On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 2101 Night Interrogation and Intimidation

Yan Ruyu sat to the side, smiling as she watched Beibei scare the masked man.

Seeing that the masked man was trembling and unable to say a word, Beibei straightened up and bent down to take something out of the box.

It was a folded human skin mask, which he carefully unfolded and placed in his palm.

The mask was so thin that it was translucent, and the lines of the eyebrows and eyes were so clear that they looked like real skin. The edges were neat, and you could even see the fine pores. It was indeed a work of exceptional craftsmanship.

"Don't believe me? Let me show you." Beibei handed the mask to him, her tone smug.

But to the masked man, this exquisite mask was even more eerie than the face of a vengeful ghost.

He felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

He instinctively tried to back away, but his back was pressed tightly against the cold stone pillar, and his head kept tilting back until his neck was taut and there was no way to retreat.

The cold stone wall pressed against his back, and the chill spread along his skin, making him shiver.

"No...don't come any closer!" He finally found his voice, filled with deep fear, "You can't do this!"

Beibei smiled and said, "Hey, they're all in my hands now. Whether they can be or not is not up to you."

He patted the masked man's face: "Why don't you answer my master's questions honestly? Maybe there's still a glimmer of hope."

The masked man immediately looked at Yan Ruyu: "What do you want to ask?"

Yan Ruyu glanced at him indifferently: "Who is your master? Is it the real Liu Jiulang, or someone else?"

The masked man was speechless.

He knew in his heart that if he revealed his master's information, he would suffer a terrible fate, but in the current situation, if he didn't speak up, he would probably lose face.

Caught in a dilemma, his face grew paler and his breathing became more rapid.

Beibei frowned impatiently, put away the human skin mask in her hand, and gripped the thin-bladed knife tightly again: "It doesn't matter whether you talk or not, I just want your face."

"Who your master is, I'll ask you that after I've skinned you alive."

As he spoke, he raised the knife in his hand, the tip of which was aimed at the masked man's cheek.

In the firelight, the tip of the knife gleamed with a chilling light, making the masked man's heart tremble with fear.

His eyes were fixed on the knife, his pupils contracted slightly, and his body trembled even more violently.

"Wait! I'll talk! I'll talk!" Just as the knife was about to touch his skin, the masked man finally broke down, his voice trembling with sobs, "I'm not Liu Jiulang! I was just following orders!"

Yan Ruyu paused, her fingers tapping her knee, a barely perceptible smile curving her lips. "Wouldn't it have been better to do this earlier? It would have saved us the trouble. Now, tell me, who sent you to capture Li Cheng? Where is the real Liu Jiulang?"

The masked man swallowed hard, his throat bobbing a few times. His voice was still trembling, but it was a little calmer than before: "It's...it's Liu Jiulang."

He told me to impersonate him, kidnap Li Cheng's daughter, and blackmail him into taking Su Zhenhai outside the city.

"Where is the real Liu Jiulang?" Yan Ruyu pressed.

“I don’t know!” The masked man quickly shook his head. “I haven’t seen the real Liu Jiulang since I took over this matter.”

He wouldn't let me ask any questions at all; I was just told to do as he said and not to ask any more.

Yan Ruyu remained silent, staring at him, trying to determine whether what he said was true or false.

The hall fell silent for a moment, with only the crackling of the torches and the masked man's heavy breathing.

Beibei was still holding the knife.

His eyes darted around, and he bent down to take out a slender-necked porcelain bottle containing an amber liquid from the box. He uncorked the bottle, and a pungent smell immediately filled the air.

Upon smelling the scent, the masked man's expression changed drastically, and he quickly said, "Everything I said is true! Not a single lie!"

Yan Ruyu sniffed the smell, frowned slightly, and said to Beibei, "Let's put the bottle on, the smell is too strong."

Beibei obediently put the cork back in the box, still holding the thin-bladed knife, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Yan Ruyu, waiting for her instructions.

The masked man also looked at Yan Ruyu anxiously, hoping there was still a glimmer of hope.

Yan Ruyu stood up, turned to the guards standing at the door, and instructed them, "Please invite the prince over."

The guards responded and left, and the hall returned to silence.

The masked man looked at Yan Ruyu and asked cautiously, "I...I've told you everything, can you let me go now?"

Beibei spoke first: "Let you go? But I haven't made the mask yet."

The masked man trembled with fear and quickly said, "I've told you everything I know! There's no use for me if you keep me alive, so please let me go!"

Yan Ruyu said calmly, "Let you go back and report to Liu Jiulang?"

"No! I won't!" The masked man shook his head hastily. "I swear, I will never go back to report! I'm leaving Rongzhou right now and will never come back!"

Yan Ruyu didn't reply. After a while, Huo Changhe walked in.

He smelled faintly of blood, and his brows were slightly furrowed, indicating that the interrogation was not going well.

"How is it?" Yan Ruyu asked, looking at him.

Huo Changhe shook his head: "We didn't get any useful information. We only know that they were acting under the orders of 'Liu Jiulang,' but we have no idea who the person behind them is."

Yan Ruyu pointed to the masked man: "He is not Liu Jiulang. The real Liu Jiulang told him to find Li Cheng, and then disappeared without a trace."

Huo Changhe was not surprised, and then said in a deep voice, "In that case, there's no use keeping him around."

"What do we do now?" Beibei asked, still holding the knife and staring at the masked man's face.

The masked man felt a chill run down his spine under his gaze and quickly said, "I really don't know anything! Please let me go!"

Yan Ruyu looked at him and slowly said, "Letting you go is not impossible. But you have to promise me one thing."

"What is it? Tell me! As long as it's within my power, I'll definitely agree!" the masked man said quickly.

Yan Ruyu smiled faintly: "I want you to wear this 'Liu Jiulang' mask and come with me to a place."

The masked man was taken aback: "Where to?"

“Go see Liu Balang.” Yan Ruyu’s eyes narrowed slightly. “I want to see if he recognizes you.”

Outsiders have never seen Liu Jiulang's face, but what about Liu Balang?

Yan Ruyu felt that she had overlooked this before and had never thought of letting Liu Balang recognize her.

The masked man's expression changed, and he instinctively wanted to refuse: "If he finds out that I betrayed the Liu family, I will surely die!"

"If you refuse now, you will die immediately," Yan Ruyu said calmly. "The choice is yours."

The Liu Balang mansion is no longer what it used to be. In the past, it would have been brightly lit and bustling at this time of day, but now it is eerily quiet.

Those who wanted to escape couldn't; they were all inside the mansion, and everyone was filled with anxiety.

Liu Balang still hadn't woken up.