Chapter 9: Pressing step by step (1)

After taking apart the black cloth that had been in front of him for nearly ten days, Zhuoba was not used to the less intense white light for a moment, and subconsciously blocked it with his hand with his shackles.

When his squinting eyes gradually adapted to the light in front of him, he saw three people. He had never seen the youngest before. The other two were Hong Chenggong, whom he considered to be his opponent, and the other one was also a familiar person. He would not be surprised at Hong Chenggong sitting in front of him, but he was indeed extremely surprised to see Li Qing here, and exclaimed in dismay: "Li Qing, how could it be you?"

"Old Mr. Zhuo, it's me." Li Qing said with a pity.

"Li Qing, why are you here?" Zhuoba asked in a slightest mind.

"I..." Li Qing didn't know how to say it. Her embarrassment fell into Hong Chenggong's eyes, and she stood up and rescued: "Old Zhuo, I'll be together for only ten months in a hurry. I didn't expect you and I would meet again under this situation."

Zhuoba snorted and counterattacked: "You used such despicable means to capture me, is it not a hero who did it?"

"Soldiers are also insidious ways. Now it is a war between the two armies, not a personal grudge between you and me. To me, breaking one arm of Wu Heimiao is more important than anything else." Hong Chenggong was not angry at all, but replied with a smile.

Although Zhuoba was dissatisfied, he lost a little unfairly and asked coldly: "I have a problem."

"Old Zhuo asks, Hong, who can answer, will definitely answer." Hong Chengchou knew that Zhuoba was not convinced, and he must have many questions in his heart. To make such a person bow his head willingly, frankness is the most important thing, especially when he is suspected and untrusted by Wu Heimiao, the best effect is and can best break through his psychological defense.

"Zhuoba has something unknown. How did your people sneak into Miaojiang? Why didn't we notice any movement?"

"Zhuo always wants to ask, why do you notice such important information from your intelligence organization at all?" Hong Chenggong asked back with a smile.

Zhuoba closed his eyes, and silence meant to be accustomed.

"Actually, Mr. Zhuo did not lose to Hong this time!" Hong Chengchuo deliberately kept it a secret, paused for a moment, and did not continue to say it.

Zhuoba was indeed aroused by the words Hong Chenggong said, and he suddenly opened his eyes and shot out two rays of light, staring at Hong Chenggong as if it were the essence and asked suspiciously: "Mr. Hong wasn't he kidding me on purpose, right?"

"If you lose to Hong, Hong is too happy, so why should he push this matter to others?" Hong Chenggong smiled frankly.

"Okay, I believe you once. Now you can say that I lost to whom I lost!" Zhuoba also wanted to know why he was cautious for a lifetime, so why did Old Ma lose his hoarseness? He became a prisoner in the lower ranks after losing in one go. He couldn't swallow this tone.

Hong Chenggong raised his hands slightly higher than his head, clenched his fists slightly, and said with respect: "You lost to the hands of His Majesty, the wise and powerful emperor!"

"Impossible!" Zhuoba said loudly without thinking.

"Zhuoba, you think you are extremely talented, but you once thought that your opponent is not just me, Hong Chengchong, but the entire court, and the emperor!" Hong Chengchong put away his respectful words and sneered at Zhuoba three times.

"This is impossible!" Zhuoba's body shook slightly. He made mistakes and even miscalculated his opponent. Isn't this a huge joke? He claims to be a wise man, and his talent is comparable to Zhuge Wuhou.

"I admit that you have been working hard in Xiangxi for ten years, and your strength is not enough to be tested. The information we know is well connected. You can know the news soon, but you have ignored one point. I, Hong Chenggong, myself, only today, knowing yourself and your enemy is not simply understanding which one you need to face to face. You must always pay attention to which one behind the opponent. This is the way to win." Hong Chenggong himself also felt that he was lucky. He always considered Zhuoba and Wu Heimiao to consider this, and his opponent Zhuoba was at most considering the governor of Huguang in Wuchang, and he probably ignored it again.

Hong Chenggong hit Zhuoba's heart with every word. He had no refutation at all, but to count it, Zhuoba's loss was destiny. If Li Qing did not appear, or he had not traveled to western Hunan, or if he did not know Zhuoba, Zhuoba might not lose, but Wu Sangui's mission would not be so easy. Wu Heimiao's death soldiers around Wu Heimiao were closely guarded, which was relatively more difficult to start than Zhuoba.

"Who was the one who caught me?" Zhuoba asked slowly.

"It is related to the court's secrets. Without the will, Hong cannot tell you that when you come to Beijing to see the emperor, you will know it." Hong Chengxuan didn't want Zhuoba to know too much, but just wanted to create a mysterious halo for the emperor to reach the sky and increase Zhuoba's psychological pressure.

"Then what do you want to deal with me after you arrested me?" Zhuoba was extremely calm after all. Although the psychological blow of failure was very big, he was still calm at this moment, which shows how high his psychological quality was.

"In addition to the shackles on your hands and feet that cannot be untied, you can move freely in the prescribed area, and we will treat you as a guest of honor!" Hong Chenggong said with a smile.

"So you don't ask me if you don't judge me?"

"Examine you and ask you, will you say it?" Hong Chenggong asked back.

"Won't!"

"Isn't this going to end? You are the one who the emperor ordered to take, so you will naturally have to leave it to the emperor for personal disposal." Hong Chenggong knew that once Zhuoba bowed his head, flattening the seedlings would be more than half. How could such a person be tortured and interrogated at will?

"Don't General Hong ask me to treat the poison on General Zuo Liangyu?" Zhuoba still has conditions to discuss.

"Whatever, the emperor has sent the Imperial Doctor Li Qing to come. I believe that without you, the poison on General Zuo Liangyu can be relieved!" Hong Chenggong said with an indifferent look.

Zhuoba's face changed slightly, but he immediately recovered and said to Li Qing: "I naturally admire Miss Li Qing's medical skills. However, if I want to treat the poison of "Cicada Cup", I may not be able to do without my unique antidote. What's more, the poisoned person may be afraid that the toxins have penetrated into the internal organs, so it will be even more difficult to treat."

Li Qing looked motionless, and Zhuoba didn't want to panic when he saw it. She smiled indifferently and said, "Old Zhuo's 'Cicada Cup' is certainly a rare poison in the world, but I have another skill in my Li family. I wonder if Mr. Zhuo has heard of it?"

"What skill!"

"Five Elements Plum Blossom Needle!"
Chapter completed!