Above the Galaxy
Chapter 232 - 169: Using Pain to Relieve Pain!

Chapter 232: Chapter 169: Using Pain to Relieve Pain!

"Death Sentence," it isn’t a command for you to die.

Rather, it ensures living is worse than death.

When the old man used the Acupoint Stimulation Technique once more to jolt Ling Yunxiao awake from his faint, his face had turned ghastly pale, his breath was as faint as a thread, and his entire body was soaked through with sweat.

After carefully sizing him up, the old man ascertained that Ling Yunxiao wasn’t feigning unconsciousness and then spoke to Tang Fei, "This time should be about right..."

"Then we’ll go with your judgement," Tang Fei nodded in agreement to the old man’s assessment and said, "After suffering so much, let’s give him a break for now..."

"..."

The old man wasn’t pleased, what does it mean to go with my judgement?

Who asked for another round? Who told me he could handle it?

Tang Fei looked at Ling Yunxiao and asked aloud, "Ling Yunxiao, do you know who I am?"

Ling Yunxiao’s gaze was dull as he looked at Tang Fei, as though he was strainously attempting to recall Tang Fei’s name and identity.

Tang Fei sighed lightly and said, "Seems like you’re still not clear-headed enough... if it really doesn’t work, let’s go for another round. After all, we have plenty of Spirit Talismans here..."

"Tang Fei." Suddenly, Ling Yunxiao’s spirit returned, and he screamed in alarm, "Tang Fei... you are Tang Fei..."

He truly couldn’t bear it anymore.

He was terrified of enduring another round.

Tang Fei was a beast, a devil that would heartlessly rip out hearts and devour livers.

"That’s more like it," Tang Fei was very satisfied with Ling Yunxiao’s answer and chuckled, "I am an honest person, so I hope my friends can also be honest with me."

"Ling Yunxiao, now when I ask you something, you answer me. If there is any hesitation or purposeful concealing... a third or fourth Talisman will appear on your head..."

"You tell me a few lies, and a few more Talismans will stick to your head... the choice is yours... Who sent you to kill me?"

"No Worries Palace."

Tang Fei closely scrutinized Ling Yunxiao with a smile and spoke out loud, "Why did you hesitate?"

"I didn’t hesitate... I was just... just... slow to respond..."

"There’s another answer, isn’t there?" Tang Fei looked at Ling Yunxiao with a smile, his face brimming with confidence, "You’ve always blamed No Worries Palace before, a response you’ve repeated countless times by heart, haven’t you?"

"If only one answer existed in your heart and you were very firm on it, you should have shouted it out without any hesitation..."

"But you hesitated... so, there’s another answer in your heart, what is it?"

"There’s none, it’s just No Worries Palace..." Ling Yunxiao fiercely insisted.

"You’re not being honest," Tang Fei stated.

He turned to look at the old man and said, "How about we stick two this time? He lied, and I want to punish him..."

"No problem," the old man fished out two yellow Spirit Talismans from his bosom.

"Chen Fenglei... it’s Chen Fenglei..." Ling Yunxiao contorted his face and roared out.

"Chen Fenglei?" Tang Fei’s expression stiffened, and his countenance grew darker.

He exchanged glances with the old man, then looked at Ling Yunxiao and asked, "Chen Fenglei from the Empire’s Royal Family headquarters?"

"Yes, it’s him... it’s him who arranged his confidants to approach me... they gave me a large sum of money, along with several rare beast Genetic Potions... they asked me to kill you..."

"But they were afraid the affair would be exposed, afraid their identities would be revealed, so they instructed me to push all the blame onto No Worries Palace..."

"No Worries Palace is the most secretive assassin organization in the world, nobody knows who their leader is, nobody knows where their headquarters are... thus, it was equivalent to having no proof of death..."

Since he had already mentioned that name, there was no value left in concealing the rest.

Ling Yunxiao decided to spill everything he knew, admitting guilt in hopes of earning a chance to redeem himself through meritorious service.

"Why would Chen Fenglei want you to kill me?" Tang Fei inquired.

His interactions with Chen Fenglei were limited; even if they couldn’t be friends, they definitely weren’t enemies.

Besides, he was a friend of Phoenix; there was no need for him to kill a princess’ friend.

So, this proved that Chen Fenglei wasn’t acting on his own volition...

Was it the will of the Royal Family? Did Zhong Daolong want me dead?

Had he discovered my identity?

"I don’t know." Ling Yunxiao shook his head and said, "They wouldn’t share their reasons with me, and I never asked... it was a mutually beneficial arrangement, they needed me to handle their affairs, and I needed money, various Genetic Potions, and the most advanced weaponry, as well as healing facilities..."

"Have you collaborated with them before?"

"Yes," Ling Yunxiao nodded in admission, "For some of the dirty work they couldn’t handle themselves, they would have us take on the task... The Empire has repeatedly attempted to eliminate the assassins of No Worries Palace, but has always been fruitless because... we would always be notified in advance..."

"I understand now, ’thief crying stop thief’... Every clean-up operation is all thunder and no rain... they casually throw a few small fry to deal with the task, while the real big fish have long escaped..."

Ling Yunxiao remained silent.

That was the truth, they were assassins, but they also did a lot of dirty and tiring work for the Royal Family and the major families.

Otherwise, why do you think anyone could afford them with their high prices?

"This is politics," the old man said with a face full of scorn as he looked toward Tang Fei, "there’s nothing dirtier than this."

Tang Fei knew that the mention of ’politics’ had brought up painful memories for the old man.

He himself had been harmed by these two words.

Good people could be manipulated into becoming the villains everyone points fingers at, and bad people could be packaged into the good people that thousands of families worshipped.

Everything was a political necessity.

It was all for the needs of the big shots.

They needed a certain type of person, and you had to become that person.

If you didn’t change, they would take matters into their own hands.

Tang Fei looked at Ling Yunxiao and asked, "Since you are working for Chen Fenglei, why is he hunting you down like a Mad Dog? Are you two putting on a show together?"

"No." Ling Yunxiao shook his head, saying fiercely, "He really wants to kill me. They want to kill and silence me, only when I’m dead can they truly rest easy."

"It’s very difficult for civilian forces to find me, only official power is the most terrifying... When they want to find someone, they can mobilize cooperation from all departments... No escape to the heavens, nor doors into the ground..."

"If it weren’t for avoiding Chen Fenglei’s hunting dogs, I wouldn’t be unable to rest and recover, and wouldn’t end up being caught by you all on Crab Island..."

"If that’s the case... If you know he wants to kill you, why are you still hiding this secret for him?" Tang Fei looked at Ling Yunxiao, puzzled, and asked, "Does he have something on you? As a result, you’d rather die than dare to expose his name?"

After a long silence, Ling Yunxiao said sorrowfully, "I have a son, my son is in their hands..."

"....."

Tang Fei looked at Ling Yunxiao with an expression that couldn’t bear to see him fail to reach his potential and said, "If you have a son, why would you still be an assassin? And if you are an assassin, why did you have a son? Don’t you think you’re very foolish?"

To want it all is just too greedy.

"Yes, I am foolish, foolish beyond measure..." With a reddening around his eyes, Ling Yunxiao said heavily, "I didn’t know she was pregnant until later... when I found out... after finding out... the baby was already born..."

"I originally wanted to kill him with my own hands, but... but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it... I sent the mother and child away, far far away, yet they were still found by Chen Fenglei’s messenger bees..."

"I understand now," Tang Fei nodded and said, "That makes things clear. Chen Fenglei hired you to kill me, but you failed to do the job, and someone rescued me..."

"Chen Fenglei didn’t want the matter exposed, or rather, he didn’t want to offend Her Highness the Princess... So, he thought of finding you to silence you... and with your son in his hands, to save your son’s life, you’d rather die while clenching your teeth and taking the fall for him..."

"Who would have expected to run into your nemesis... My respected and kind Master Lu... and so, you ended up confessing everything. Is that right?"

"Yes," Ling Yunxiao replied, "They said you were a supreme Qi master, that you could be dealt with in a snap of the fingers. It was supposed to be a foolproof sniping, but unexpectedly... unexpectedly, you managed to hold on..."

"Later, when the Princess arrived, I had no way to kill her too, especially since I was badly injured at the time... so I could only make a hasty retreat..."

"Isn’t Chen Fenglei bold enough, huh? The Princess is untouchable?"

"..."

Ling Yunxiao looked at Tang Fei, his face full of horror.

He thought, of course, the Princess could be killed, but would I still be able to live afterward?

To save himself, Chen Fenglei would surely silence all loose ends. By then, our whole family would not be safe... they would probably vanish without trace, not even leaving behind a sliver of bone.

"Seeing that your son is in their hands, why didn’t you give yourself up?" Tang Fei asked. "Don’t you care about that son?"

"I don’t trust them," Ling Yunxiao said through gritted teeth, "They’ve left me messages saying that as long as I willingly turn myself in, they would spare my son’s life..."

"But I know, the day I’m caught will be the day both my son and I meet our end... They won’t leave any survivors... Killing people is too simple for them..."

"Besides, killing me would allow them to report my death to their superiors... so, no matter what choice I make, I’m a dead man either way..."

"Do you still have a little hope for Chen Fenglei? You think, as long as I haven’t betrayed you, he might show mercy and spare your son?"

"I know it’s wishful thinking, but I know, the moment I reveal his name... my son... my son will only have one path to death, he’s only three years old... he’s just three years old..."

Ling Yunxiao cried without tears.

Thinking that his son might already be in danger, his heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife.

At this moment, he wasn’t the famous assassin but simply a father of a child.

"What a pitiable person..." Tang Fei sighed softly and said to the old man, "Let’s give him another talisman... at this time, only pain can help him alleviate his suffering..."

"..." Ling Yunxiao.

"..." The old man.