Before dawn, the sky is the darkest.

The atmosphere at this time in Xiangyang City and the government office was quite depressing.

Although all the Luotian traitors who rushed into the yamen at night to save people and cause trouble were all trapped, the official army was seriously injured, with dozens of casualties, most of which were injured by the hands of the thunder light.

Especially Yang Chen's death made everyone feel unacceptable, and Yang Zhen was completely depressed. The death of his brother had a huge blow to him because he felt that it was his mistake and incompetence that killed his brother.

So even though Li Ling had already comforted and enlightened, Yang Zhen still sat there silently without moving. Seeing him like this, it was naturally difficult for others to disturb him. Even reporting the situation in Fancheng to Li Ling, he deliberately lowered his voice: "Sir, Fancheng has been taken back by our army, and some small groups of rebels in the city have been defeated and taken down, and all the city gates have been controlled and closed."

"Well, where is the Cai clan? And, what about the casualties?" Li Ling nodded slightly and asked with concern the price of taking Fancheng.

"The brothers from the Cao Gang were not injured, but the other soldiers were somewhat damaged. The most serious thing was that the thousands of brothers General Zhang brought over early in the morning, nearly 400 were killed in battle, and almost everyone was injured. In addition, General Zhang had led his troops out of the city in order to continue pursuing the fleeing rebels."

Li Ling nodded slightly and sighed again. Although the rebellion was pacified in a short period of time, the cities on both sides did not seem to be damaged much, and the people were not disturbed, the price was still not small. Especially for those soldiers, hundreds or thousands of people died in this battle.

Although this cannot be compared with the casualties of every battle between the border troops, this is the heartland of the Central Plains. The officials' army paid a tragic price because of the conspiracy and chaos of the Luotian Sect and others! Therefore, we cannot give the enemy any chance to breathe. If we let them escape now, there will be another accident in the future, and too many innocent people will die in the rebellion!

Li Ling suddenly cheered up and relieved the feeling of discouragement in his heart because of Yang Chen's death. Then he looked at Yang Zhen: "Yang Zhen, Yang Zhen!" The next sentence was shouting loudly, which made Yang Zhen, who was trapped in his thoughts, shook his body and looked up.

"I know you are sad, but now that things have come to this point, no matter how much you blame yourself, it is useless. Everything should be looked forward. Only by doing your best to quell the rebels and avenge Yang Chen, will he rest in peace in the underworld! You are a man who stands tall, don't act like a child anymore!"

Those comforting words had little impact on Yang Zhen, but this generous speech made him slowly regain some spirit: "Sir... what I said is that since we are the Great Vietnamese soldiers, we have long expected this to happen! I will cheer up, and I will kill that guy with my own hands to avenge my elder brother!"

"Well said, that's right!" Li Ling stepped forward and patted his shoulder. "Now, there are still many Luotian scholars hidden in Xiangyang City. There are also the Luotian scholar guardian named Thunder Light. Although he escaped from the government office, he would never leave Xiangyang. So, if you want to take revenge, you should be even more cheerful. I will find a way to find his hiding place, and then set up a net to kill him!"

These words made Yang Zhen's eyes even more bright. He clenched his fists and said loudly: "Yes, sir, don't worry, I won't complain about my elder brother's death and do nothing. As long as you can find the whereabouts of Thunder Light and make me take revenge successfully, then my life in Yang Zhen will be yours in the future!"

"What do I want your life? I just need you to restore your original appearance and continue to be a good match for the court in the future. I will deal with all those who should be killed and arrested." Li Ling looked at the other party, and a smile of relief appeared in his eyes. Yang Zhen, he finally recovered.

After telling him to rest and accumulate energy first, Li Ling stepped out of the hall, and Li Moyun immediately followed. Seeing that there were no people around, he whispered: "Young Master, can we really find the thunder light?" Xiangyang City is so big that there are hundreds of thousands of people alone. Isn't it like looking for a needle in a haystack?

Moreover, he is a senior member of the Luotian Sect, and his other abilities may not be strong enough, but his ability to hide and avoid government investigation must be one of the best.

Li Ling kept walking out, but a trace of determination and ruthlessness flashed across his face: "If we really want to search, unless we search the whole city at all costs, it is impossible to turn out the guy hidden in a corner of the city. However, don't we have the senior officials of the Luotian Sect in our hands? Others may not know where Thunder Lightning will hide, but they are different."

Only then did Li Moyun realize that he was trying to pry open the mouths of Zhao Chenghuang and Li Tong. But this was not an easy task. Don’t talk about the former, even the torture may not work. As for the latter, it is the young master’s biological father. Will he really use any means to him?

Li Ling did not care about the other party's thoughts, and kept walking and continued to head towards the yard where important prisoners were imprisoned. Because they were wary of the Luotian Church taking advantage of the chaos to save people, they moved Zhao Chenghuang and others to an inconspicuous courtyard next to the Second Hall, and there were many elite guardians around them.

Seeing Lord Li suddenly coming, the guards immediately gave up their way and led him to two adjacent houses, where two elders of Luotian Sect were imprisoned. After Li Ling stayed in front of the two houses for a while, he pushed the door and entered the house where Zhao Chenghuang was closed. It would be better to force something out of others than to turn against each other.

The room was empty, with only a table. It was not until Li Ling came in that the guards guarding the door brought in an oil lamp, which made Zhao Chenghuang in the corner feel uncertain. Not only were there many chains on his body, but he was also pressed on his shoulders, making it extremely difficult for him to move.

At this time, Zhao Chenghuang leaned against the wall and closed his eyes without seeing any movement. Even Li Ling walked in front of him and did not see him opening his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep. But after looking at the other party for a while, Li Ling still said in a deep voice: "There is no need to disguise in front of me, you are awake."

Zhao Chenghuang continued to close his eyes, but opened his mouth and said, "So what? No matter what you want to get out of my mouth, I advise you not to worry or work hard. Since I fall into your hands, you can kill it if you want, but don't think I will betray the Holy Church and tell you the secret of my church."

"But I still want to give it a try." Li Ling narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party, "You should know the name of the Imperial City Department, and you should have known that there are many kinds of tortures there. I really don't think that people like you who don't have martial arts can not compromise in the face of endless tortures."

"Haha, then you underestimate me too much. Yes, I really can't compare to those martial arts practitioners who have been practicing for many years. I also know that maybe after a few tortures, I will explain everything. However, I don't think you will do this!"

"Oh? Do you think I am a gentleman who is willing to act in accordance with the rules of the king?" Li Ling raised his eyebrows and said, "Maybe I didn't think about remedying you before. After all, you have more uses. I have to take you to the capital for trial and eventually punish you for your Ming Zhengzhu.

"But now things have changed, and I have changed my mind. Some people have to pay for what they have done!"

Hearing this statement, Zhao Chenghuang finally slowly opened his eyes and looked at Li Ling thoughtfully: "What do you want to know?" He had already felt the strong evil spirit from Li Ling's words.

Li Ling stared at him back: "Explain all your hiding places in Xiangyang, especially those hidden points that the middle and senior sects can use to hide, such as Thunder Light!"

"Haha...haha..." Zhao Chenghuang suddenly laughed out loud, and then looked at Li Ling gloatingly, "It seems that you suffered a great loss on the Thunder Guardian this time! Well, Thunder Guardian is worthy of being the number one master of my holy religion. Not only can he escape unstoppable, but he can also cause you considerable damage..."

After laughing for a while, he suddenly changed his expression and turned his mind: "Let me betray my brothers of the Holy Church, you are dreaming. All you can get from me is this life!"

"You..." Li Ling's eyes flashed with fierce light, as if it was about to attack, but he smiled again and said, "I know what you want to say, it's just to use torture to scare and force me. But what I want to say is that if you really want only one body, you can torture me, but I can guarantee that as long as I get hurt, or my heartbeat and breathing are inappropriate for a period of time, I will die!

"Don't think I'm coaxing you. I might as well tell you the truth. As early as when I came to Huguang to achieve great things, I no longer left myself any way out. So I took the poison early on. As long as I was damaged anywhere in my body, the poison that was originally a chronic attack would immediately attack. I am not afraid of death, what about you?"

Li Ling was stunned. From the other party's expression and tone, he could see that Zhao Chenghuang was definitely not intimidating, but was telling the truth. This can also explain why he became so calm after being arrested. On the one hand, he still hoped that someone could save him, and on the other hand, he knew that the government could not get more inside information from him.

"You are really cruel enough!" Li Ling sighed. This person is not only cruel to his subordinates but also to himself! In this way, he really can't force him to ask questions anymore. After all, there is no thing in his hands that can threaten Zhao Chenghuang.
Chapter completed!