Chapter 17: Surprise

He had asked nearly all the questions that needed asking.

With no one inputting True Qi to suppress the injuries, the lethally severe wounds that the "Death Enduring Technique" had forcibly kept at bay began their backlash.

Under the excruciating pain of the injury's rebound and since Qing Yu had already drained Qingzhou of his value, he didn't bother maintaining the "Mind Control Spell." On the brink of death, Qingzhou regained consciousness from his controlled state.

Straining to open his eyes wide, he stared intently at the person in front of him, wearing a bronze mask and looking down on him like a deity, his eyes filled with a plea for confirmation.

Qing Yu understood what that plea was for and, in a manner both generous and cruel, he responded to the confirmation he sought.

"Have a good journey, Brother Qingzhou!"

The words, tinged with malice, sent Qingzhou's heart plunging into hell even before his life did.