Chapter 1648: Trap! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

”Your Highness…”

Heaven Deaf and Earth Mute seemed to sense something and turned to Wang Chong. Before they could say anything, they were cloaked in Stellar Energy.

”Don't talk. Let them come in.”

A familiar voice rang out in their ears, and as Wang Chong spoke, he brought the pair into a corner of the room while restraining his energy to the maximum.

Creeeak!

A few moments later, the main door to the hall opened and two figures walked in. Although the room was pitch-black, the two seemed extremely familiar with the place and walked up to one of the few tables left. One of them snatched a flint from the table, and with a crack, a dim light illuminated the room.

”Search carefully, and take away any of those small objects that we can. We can't leave behind a single clue. In addition, tomorrow, call the palace maids to have them sweep the place again. We'll have them move away anything we can't take from here.”

In the light, one of the 'Imperial Army soldiers' took a brush rack from the table while carefully inspecting his surroundings.

”Mm. What a pity. When the time comes, it seems we'll have to get vicious again,” the other Imperial Army soldier replied as he inspected his surroundings.

Whoosh!

Just then, there was a gust of wind, and before the second soldier could reply, a slender white palm seized his neck.

The soldier was alarmed and opened his mouth to call out, but his entire body was no longer under his control. At almost the same time, Heaven Deaf and Earth Mute shot out and seized the other soldier.

The mood in the room instantly turned tense.

”Answer me or die!” Wang Chong coldly said, lifting the man by his neck.

The soldier nodded, upon which Wang Chong relaxed his grip and released his throat acupuncture points.

”Don't try to shout or bring anyone else here, as you'll be dead before they get here.”

”Who… who are you?”

The Imperial Army soldier stared with fear-stricken eyes.

”This isn't something you should be worried about. Where is Eunuch Gao being held?” Wang Chong asked. Wearing his assassination clothes, he had left only his eyes exposed, and it was impossible to tell his identity through solely his eyes.

”Eunuch Gao? I don't know what you're talking about, nor do I know where Eunuch Gao is being held,” the Imperial Army soldier said, shaking his head as if he was oblivious.

”Hmph, I only said Eunuch Gao, but not which one, so why are you so quick to deny? It's like you're saying that there's not three hundred taels of silver buried here.”

Wang Chong coldly laughed.

There were quite a few eunuchs with the surname 'Gao' in the palace, and the title of Eunuch Gao was hardly enough to determine which was which. But given how fiercely the soldier shook his head, it was obvious that he knew which one Wang Chong was talking about.

Heaven Deaf and Earth Mute had been right. This really was the place where Gao Lishi had been held.

The soldier Wang Chong had seized immediately paled.

He had never imagined that his answer would reveal so much to Wang Chong.

Kaclack!

Wang Chong tightened his grip, and the soldier's face turned red while immense pain emerged in his eyes.

”I'll talk, I'll talk! We've already moved Eunuch Gao to Tianxin Palace! We were just following orders and don't know anything else.”

When Wang Chong relaxed his grip again, the soldier immediately told everything he knew.

”Your Highness, he's not lying,” Heaven Deaf and Earth Mute suddenly declared after staring at the soldier this entire time.

This pair had reached an extremely high level of mastery in concealment and pursuit, and they were similarly accomplished in interrogation. They had a systematic and comprehensive method of determining whether what the other party was saying was a truth or a lie. When that soldier was replying, his heartbeat, blood flow, and Psychic Energy did not fluctuate, indicating that he was telling the truth.

Wang Chong sent his Psychic Energy into the mind of the soldier. A few moments later, his eyes flashed and he subtly nodded. He slapped his palm, causing the soldier to collapse, and then he shot out the door like a bolt of lightning.

”They aren't real soldiers of the Imperial Army. Take them away and interrogate them about their origins! As for what comes next, let me handle that.”

Heaven Deaf and Earth Mute glanced at each other in surprise, but there was already no trace of Wang Chong.

……

In the northwest corner of the Imperial Palace, Wang Chong found the palace that 'Imperial Army soldier' had spoken of.

Tianxin Palace!

This was an extremely important building in the Imperial Palace, and when Wang Chong arrived, it was brightly lit.

”Everyone, be careful! Put down the things and then immediately leave!

”Do what you're told and don't look at what you shouldn't! Move! Move!

”Hurry, hurry! Get out of here!”