34: Chapter 34 My Second Brother Was Taken Away by an Immortal

"Ah..."

After a pleasurable moan, the dark room fell into silence once again.

Su Mo lifted a roof tile, his gaze piercing through the half-hidden light curtains at the edge of the bed, where he discovered a fair-skinned young woman lying bare-backed on top of a middle-aged man in his forties, panting heavily.

When he arrived, he had already made inquiries. Steward Wang had three sons in total: the eldest son, Wang Shide; the second son, Wang Shixian; and the youngest son, Wang Shiren.

"Judging by the situation, the woman on top of him must be his father's concubine..."

"Wealthy families certainly know how to play."

Su Mo sighed and silently flew down from the roof.

It must be said, the doors of wealthy families are truly high quality; when Su Mo pushed it open, it didn't make a sound.

After their exertion, the two on the bed had already fallen into a deep sleep, completely unaware that an uninvited guest had entered the room.

Su Mo approached slowly, his fingertips transforming into stinger-like shapes, a tiny drop of crystalline liquid gathering at the tip.

"Hiss—"

The poisonous stinger pierced precisely into the necks of the man and woman. The stinging pain caused Wang Shide to jolt awake, and he gasped in pain.

"Mmmph..."

Wang Shide's eyes widened in terror. He wanted to resist, but he discovered that he couldn't move anything on his body except for his head.

The anesthetic toxin Su Mo injected into Wang Shide was from an insect; just a tiny amount was enough to immobilize an elephant.

The toxin injected into the woman was one that would make her fall into a deep sleep.

"Don't make a sound!"

Su Mo tightly covered Wang Shide's mouth with one hand and whispered beside his ear.

"I'm going to ask you some things. If you answer well, I will spare your life. But if..."

"You dare to pull any tricks..."

"Blink if you understand."

Su Mo's fingertip drew a bloody line on Wang Shide's neck; trickles of blood rolled from the wound onto the snow-white bedding, spreading into a large stain.

Wang Shide, disregarding the stinging pain in his neck, blinked frantically.

Su Mo let go and sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at him.

Just then, a light suddenly shone into the room from not far outside the door.

Utilizing this faint light, Wang Shide clearly saw Su Mo's appearance.

Two antennae covered in black scales, a pair of dense vertical pupils, dark cyan scales resembling a snake's covering his cheeks, and two pairs of pitch-black wings faintly visible behind his back.

"Monster..."

Wang Shide's pupils constricted sharply, and he couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

Su Mo instantly grabbed his neck with one hand. The force was so great that Wang Shide couldn't help but stick out his tongue, his eyes rolling upward.

Footsteps quickly stopped outside the door, and the lantern light cast several sturdy silhouettes onto the window paper.

"Young Master, are you alright?"

The vigilant inquiry of a guard came from outside the door.

Su Mo silently watched the struggling Wang Shide in his hand. He saw his face flush red as he struggled to turn his head to look into Su Mo's eyes, his own filled with pleading.

Seeing this, Su Mo loosened his grip slightly and whispered into his ear.

"You know what to say, right..."

Su Mo's voice was like the low growl of a beast, chilling to the bone.

Wang Shide nodded desperately, squeezing out a hoarse voice from his throat:

"It's nothing, I just had a nightmare. You all can go back."

After hearing Wang Shide's voice, the guards outside the door did not suspect anything and left one after another to continue their patrol duties.

After the light gradually faded, Su Mo finally released his grip.

Wang Shide coughed violently, taking deep breaths of fresh air.

"If there is a next time, I will make you shut up forever!"

"Monster... no, My Lord, I will tell you everything you want to know..."

After recovering his senses, Wang Shide replied hurriedly.

"What is your name?"

"Wang Shide..."

"How many people in your family?"

"Four people in total. My father Wang Jiye, second brother Wang Shixian, third sister Wang Shilan, and youngest brother Wang Shiren."

Hmm?

This is not quite the same as what Yellow Three said.

"Who is currently at home?"

Wang Shide pondered for a moment, then said hesitantly.

"Cur... currently, it's just me and my father at home..."

"Argh... Mmm!"

Su Mo extended his finger and jabbed Wang Shide's face, injecting a bit of toxin that would cause intense pain and itching.

Wang Shide's face instantly twisted, veins popping, but because his whole body was paralyzed, he couldn't reach out to scratch, and could only emit low, muffled groans from his throat.

"I'll give you one more chance, tell the truth!"

"My... My Lord, please spare me, what I said... is the truth."

"Then tell me, where are the others?"

"My third sister is a secondary consort, she stays in the Imperial Palace all day. My fourth brother is at the Imperial Academy, where he also eats and lives."

"Then what about your second brother?"

Wang Shide's pained voice instantly ceased, and his gaze towards Su Mo became evasive.

"Second brother, he..."

"He..."

"My Lord, I cannot say it! Otherwise, I will die!"

Seeing him being secretive, Su Mo's curiosity was truly piqued, and he threatened him.

"If you don't speak, I will send you down right now. But my methods might be a bit cruel."

Su Mo's fingertip suddenly secreted a drop of green liquid, which dripped onto Wang Shide's face, making a "hissing" sound.

Just as Wang Shide wanted to wail, his mouth was blocked by Su Mo.

A moment later, a look of collapse finally appeared in Wang Shide's eyes.

Su Mo released the blanket that was blocking his mouth. Wang Shide's lips trembled as he squeezed a few words through his teeth.

"Second brother... was by an Immortal..."

"Bang!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Wang Shide's head suddenly exploded. Su Mo quickly dodged, but red and white matter splattered all over the bed.

"Hmm? What happened? I haven't even made a move yet."

Wang Shide's head exploded without any warning; Su Mo was a bit confused for a moment.

"He just said that the second brother was... by an Immortal..."

Su Mo stroked his chin, standing still and quietly pondering the few words Wang Shide had said.

"Second brother? Immortal?"

"Could it be that Wang Shixian was taken away by an Immortal?!"

After pondering for a moment, this was the only possibility. Wang Shide's state was clearly a Restriction placed by an Immortal.

"This is a bit troublesome now..."

There is now one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

The good news is that the tracks of a Cultivator have been discovered.

The bad news is that the Cultivator has gotten involved with the Wang family.

As Su Mo thought about it, he became a bit irritable, so he simply stopped dwelling on it.

"Since Wang Shixian was taken away by a Cultivator, perhaps Steward Wang might have some good things given by the Cultivator."

"If it's a Cultivation Technique, that would be even better..."

Although it was a bit risky, Su Mo still decided to investigate.

After searching Wang Shide's room, the only useful things were a dozen or so hundred-tael silver notes; other gold and jewelry would be too troublesome to take.

Su Mo tucked the silver notes into his pocket and turned to walk out of the room.

At this time, a drizzling rain had started outside, the raindrops hitting his body with a rustling sound.

Passing through the rain curtain, he flapped his wings and flew towards the main courtyard where Steward Wang was located.

Su Mo landed on the roof. To be safe, he still lifted a tile and glanced inside.

It didn't matter if he didn't look, but one look gave him a fright.

Steward Wang's room was very large, but the bed took up half of it, with over a dozen young women in the prime of their youth lying scattered on it, while Steward Wang himself lay right in the center.