Evil of all ages

Chapter 51 The Heart-Questioning Gu

"Sir, I saved your sister. How can you say this is my way of getting revenge on you? Don't you want me to save your sister so that she can be killed?"

Huang Taichu asked back with an innocent expression.

"you……"

Di Qingtian was so angry that he was speechless.

"Don't pretend with me. I slashed you with the back of my knife. You can't possibly not hate me."

"You approached my sister just to disgust me and get revenge on me!"

Di Qingtian looked as if he had seen through Huang Taichu's intentions.

"Sir, why do you need to deceive yourself? If I approached your sister in this way, you are a brilliant detective, how could you not find out?"

Seeing that Huang Taichu looked like he could withstand scrutiny.

Di Qingtian gritted his teeth. His intuition told him that there was definitely something wrong, but he had no evidence.

He's been checking everything these past two days.

He didn't even know how many times he had interrogated Wang Wuzhong and his son, but he used torture on them, something he never used before.

The result was that Wang Wuzhong and his son were simply seeking revenge, and it had nothing to do with anyone else.

He even investigated why Huang Taichu was in that place that night.

It was nothing more than Huang Taichu taking a moment of kindness and taking the little beggars fishing. They fished late and encountered this incident on their way back.

"Yes, perhaps it's all a coincidence, but your behavior is very puzzling."

“I met her once at the prison gate, and once when my sister took Yin Li to the slums. You and my sister have only met twice.”

"You went to such lengths for my sister after only two meetings. Do you think that's reasonable?"

Di Qingtian awaited Huang Taichu's reply.

All he got in return was Huang Taichu's silence.

"You don't know how to answer, do you?"

"That's true, we're not related, and I just slashed you with the back of my knife."

"It's one thing if you don't hold a grudge, but you even risked your life for my sister. It's really hard to give a reason for that."

Di Qingtian pressed closer.

"It's not that I don't know how to answer, it's that I'm afraid you'll kill me if I do."

Huang Taichu smiled wryly.

"Say"

Di Qingtian pressed Huang Taichu for an answer.

"Sir, do you believe in love at first sight?"

Huang Taichu countered with a question.

"Swish"

Upon hearing this, Di Qingtian immediately drew the sword from Yin Tianying and pointed it at Huang Taichu's neck.

"If you keep giving me this excuse, believe me, I'll kill you."

Di Qingtian said with murderous intent.

"See? You don't believe me when I tell the truth. You're unhappy when I stay silent. What can I do?"

Huang Taichu sighed.

"You think I won't kill you?"

How could Di Qingtian not be furious? It's like your sister being targeted by a blond-haired man, who's even suspected of being a murderer. How could the older brother not be angry?

"The sword is in your hand. Whether you kill me or not is up to you. Why do you need to ask me?"

Huang Taichu looked like he was completely at their mercy.

"Good, very good. Go to the cellar and bring Old Qi over."

Seeing Huang Taichu's nonchalant attitude, Di Qingtian sent Yin Tianying to fetch Qi Hongfei.

With two injured people around, Qi Hongfei naturally didn't return to the Ghost Market, but stayed in the cellar of the Di residence.

A moment later, the drunken Qi Hongfei was carried over by Yin Tianying.

Di Qingtian's ears twitched. He knew that someone was eavesdropping outside the door, and without a doubt, he knew it was his sister.

He pretended not to notice and let her eavesdrop if she wanted to.

"Old Qi, if you're like this, I'll have someone smash all the wine that Princess Pingyang sent."

Seeing that Qi Hongfei seemed unwilling to wake up, Di Qingtian immediately threatened him.

"What are you smashing? That's good wine, and it's the consultation fee you gave me. Are you going too far by threatening me with this?"

Qi Hongfei immediately sobered up from his drunken state and expressed strong dissatisfaction with Di Qingtian's attempt to smash his wine.

“I only gave you a dozen or so jars of wine, I didn’t say I would give you all the wine in the cellar.”

"Now do me a favor, and after you do, all the wine in the cellar is yours."

Di Qingtian said.

"What's the deal?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Hongfei perked up and quickly asked what he was busy with.

“I remember you once told me that you have a kind of Gu called the Heart-Questioning Gu, which can make people tell the truth.” Di Qingtian deliberately said these words in front of Huang Taichu.

"you need to?"

"Didn't you say before that the Heart-Questioning Gu would be ineffective when it encountered a person with strong willpower, and that you were unwilling to use the Heart-Questioning Gu to investigate cases?"

Qi Hongfei asked.

"Times have changed, and so much time has passed. I believe that Elder Qi, you should have already resolved the flaws of the Heart-Questioning Gu."

Di Qingtian looked at Qi Hongfei expectantly.

Upon hearing this, Qi Hongfei's face lit up with pride, but he didn't rush to answer. Instead, he held up one finger.

When Di Qingtian saw Qi Hongfei's proud expression, he knew the answer in his heart and understood what Qi Hongfei meant by pointing with one finger.

"Old Qi, if you keep doing this, I'll have someone smash all the wine in the cellar."

Di Qingtian felt that he couldn't keep going along with Qi Hongfei's wishes; if things continued like this, there wouldn't be enough wine for him to drink.

Besides, he can't keep asking Princess Pingyang for bars all the time.

"I don't mean to push my luck. The Heart-Questioning Gu must be used in conjunction with something else to ensure its success."

"And this thing is the incense that makes you lose your mind."

"My bewitching incense is completely different from the bewitching incense found elsewhere that only knocks people out; it's made with many precious materials..."

"Alright, alright, I got it. I'll give you another hundred jars of good wine."

Di Qingtian didn't want to listen anymore and agreed to Qi Hongfei's conditions.

"I'm giving you one more chance now. Confess everything to me, or you won't even have a chance to atone for your sins."

Di Qingtian, considering that Huang Taichu was his sister's savior, gave him another chance.

"I've told you everything I needed to tell you, but you just don't believe me."

Huang Taichu shook his head slightly.

"Since you're so insistent, then don't regret it."

Di Qingtian gave Qi Hongfei a look.

Qi Hongfei took out a thin bamboo stick about half the length of a chopstick from his body and poured out a thin incense stick from the end of the bamboo.

Give Di Qingtian and Yin Tianying a pill to take, and light some incense.

As soon as the incense was lit, Qi Hongfei released the Heart-Questioning Gu, which burrowed into Huang Taichu's body.

Huang Taichu's eyes immediately went limp.

"Is everything you just said true?"

Di Qingtian knew that Huang Taichu was also cursed, and the Heart-Questioning Gu that had entered Huang Taichu's body would probably be gone in less than three breaths.

He must ask what he wants to know within three breaths.

"Yes"

Huang Taichu answered listlessly.

How can it be!

Upon hearing this, Di Qingtian was shocked. How could it all be true?

"Were the mysterious cases in the prison committed by you and your accomplices?"

Knowing that time was of the essence, Di Qingtian hurriedly asked.

"No"

Huang Taichu replied.

"The connection between the Heart-Questioning Gu and me has been severed, but the Bewitching Incense is still somewhat effective. Ask me anything quickly."

Qi Hongfei turned to Di Qingtian and reminded him.

"You risked your life to save my sister, and you really didn't get close to her on purpose, nor were you trying to get revenge on me?"

Di Qingtian asked.

"It wasn't intentional...it wasn't..."

At this moment, a look of struggle appeared on Huang Taichu's face.

This means the incense is about to lose its effect.

What incredible willpower!
Qi Hongfei was amazed by Huang Taichu's strong willpower when he saw that Huang Taichu regained consciousness so quickly.

"Tell me, who do you suspect is responsible for the mysterious case in the prison?"

Di Qingtian was still preoccupied with the strange case in the prison, and took advantage of Huang Taichu's incomplete waking up to ask him a question.

"I...I don't know..."

Huang Taichu had barely finished speaking when he suddenly shook his head and snapped back to reality.

When Huang Taichu regained his senses and saw that Di Qingtian's face was as ugly as if he had eaten feces, he deliberately showed a bright smile.

"My lord, have you obtained the answer you sought?"

"Now you know I've fallen for your sister at first sight, right?"

Huang Taichu said this on purpose, not only to annoy Di Qingtian, but also to let Di Luoyun, who was eavesdropping outside the room, hear it.

Upon hearing this, Di Luoyun's heart began to beat faster.

(End of this chapter)