Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 363 Mind Reading

In the guard's bedroom, Xiao Zong was stunned after hearing Feng Tietou's shocking words.

Feng Tietou was not in a hurry. He crossed his legs and admired Xiao Zong's expression after his secret was revealed. This was his greatest hobby.

"Imperial seal, what imperial seal?" After a while, Xiao Zong finally remembered to cover it up.

"That's boring, isn't it?" Feng Tietou sneered as he peeled off the skin of his feet, "Since I can say these two words, you should know that I know everything."

“……” Xiao Zong couldn’t deny it.

"Do you really think I'm so kind that I saved you from Gou Chen Si?" Feng Tietou teased, "No way, you don't really think so, do you?"

"..." Xiao Zong remained silent, but his face turned red. It was ridiculous that he really thought he was lucky to be rescued by a rebel general who was always thinking things out.

It turns out that someone is also eyeing his...imperial seal.

"I know you still have hope in your heart, that is your demigod uncle." Feng Tietou continued to destroy his belief, "But I advise you not to count on him. It's already this late, why hasn't he shown up? He definitely won't come to rescue you."

"..." These words actually hit the nail on the head for Xiao Zong. He had been on the run for such a long time, and his sixth uncle should have shown up by now, but Xiao Baoyin only sent a team of incompetent people to pick him up.

Uncle Six must know that Lord Tu's group is no match for the elite soldiers of Gou Chen Si. But he himself has not shown up yet, which is indeed a problem.

"Don't worry, I keep my word. As long as you hand over the imperial seal, I will make sure you are treated like a distinguished guest with fine clothes and delicious food. If you want to leave, I will immediately escort you out of the country and never bother you again." Feng Tietou lifted Xiao Zong's chin, like a lioness admiring her prey, and warned him:
"If you continue to play dumb and refuse to hand it over, I promise to make you a hundred times more miserable than you are now."

"..." Xiao Zong twitched his lips a few times, still unable to make a sound.

"Speak!" Feng Tietou shouted.

Xiao Zong was startled, and then he quickly said: "Who told you that the jade seal is in my hand?"

"Although this is my secret, I can still tell you in order to convince you - my magical power is called 'mind reading'." Then Feng Tietou whispered: "For example, you are now suspicious of your sixth uncle's motives, wondering if he is trying to trick you."

"Mind reading..." Xiao Zong's face turned green. He never thought that this seemingly rough Feng Tietou actually had such a miraculous power.

"In fact, when we were in Youhuang Valley, I was going to do you a favor and let you go with them. But at that time, I heard the thoughts of those ghostwriters and knew that the jade seal was in your hands, so I forced you to come back."

This is indeed the most reasonable explanation. If a rebel leader can sacrifice himself to benefit others, there is only one possibility, that is, he has a bigger plan...

Since the other party has the ability to read minds, it is useless to deny it. He smiled bitterly and said:

"Yes, I did take the imperial seal with me when I fled. Because it was my family's treasure, of course I couldn't leave it to Xiao Yan."

"What? The imperial seal?! Not an ordinary seal!" Feng Tietou was shocked when he heard that.

"Ah?" Xiao Zong was even more shocked. "You don't know?!"

"Nonsense, I just heard them shouting 'Imperial Seal', 'Imperial Seal' in their hearts... No one said it was the 'Imperial Seal'. I thought it was an ordinary imperial seal, so they handed you over to the subordinates to do whatever they wanted." Feng Tietou said with a grim smile:

"If I knew it was the Imperial Seal, I would definitely do it myself!"

He originally planned to force Xiao Zong to hand over the imperial seal, and then sell him and the seal to the Southern Dynasty for a good price. But it turned out that it was not an ordinary imperial seal, but an imperial seal, so he had to make new plans.

"It's useless to do it yourself." Xiao Zong smiled bitterly and said, "If you can really help me remember where the jade seal is, I have to thank you."

"Oh?" Now it was Feng Tietou's turn to be stunned.

"Since you can read minds, you should be able to see that I'm not lying. I really forgot where I hid the jade seal." Xiao Zong spread his hands and looked at it casually. "Hiss..." Feng Tietou sucked in a breath of cold air. He could see that Xiao Zong was indeed not lying.

"How could you forget something so important? Are you suffering from dementia at such a young age?"

"I was worried about being caught by the Gou Chen Si, so I ordered Jiao Xiaonu to use her magical powers to make me forget where I hid the jade seal."

"What about the Mermaid? Ask her to unlock your magical powers for you." Feng Tietou said speechlessly.

"Dead." Xiao Zong sighed and said, "I racked my brains now, but I still can't figure out where the jade seal went."

Therefore, he cried so sadly after Jiao Xiaonu died, not only because of the loss of his beloved, but the more important reason was, how could he get the jade seal back now?
"..." Now it was Feng Tietou's turn to be silent. Jiao Xiaonu was a famous demon. Her magical powers could only be unlocked by a demigod, right?
But this secret must not be known to any demigod, otherwise not only will the jade seal be stolen, but his own life might also be in danger.

Feng Tietou was still not giving up, and stared at Xiao Zong and asked, "Don't you have any clues at all?"

"I've been trying hard to recall it these days, but I really have no clue." Xiao Zong said with a wry smile.

"I think you're still not working hard enough. Let me help you recall it!" Feng Tietou gritted his teeth and said, "Someone come!"

"General." The captain of the personal guards led his men in.

"Strip him naked and search his body thoroughly. Also search his men thoroughly to see if there is a jade seal." Feng Tietou gave the order in a deep voice.

In fact, he also knew that the possibility of finding it in this way was very slim, but he could not skip a step in the necessary process.

As expected, only a few private seals of several people were found, and no imperial seal was found, let alone the imperial seal.

Feng Tietou decided to use the "Great Memory Restoration Technique" and ordered his men to hang Xiao Zong upside down and repeatedly insert his head into a water tank.

They even heated the slabs of stone until they were red hot and forced him to dance on them.

Even put him in a sack full of rats...

"Do you remember it?" After a few days, Feng Tietou was almost at his wit's end and was extremely angry.

"No..." Xiao Zong was tortured to the point of being on the verge of death and almost losing consciousness, but he still couldn't remember a single clue.

"Damn it!" The captain of the personal guards raised the red-hot pliers and directly clamped Xiao Zong's earlobe.

He howled in pain without a sound...

At this time, a personal soldier came in and handed a letter to Feng Tietou.

"General, someone has delivered a letter."

"Who sent it?" Feng Tietou asked in a deep voice.

"I'm not sure. The guards on the city wall said that it was brought by a paper crane." The personal soldier presented a paper crane that was more than one foot long.

"Yeah." Feng Tietou nodded, recognizing that this was a method Ge Rong often used.

So he opened it and saw that it was the letter written to him by Ge Rong.

(End of this chapter)