Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 751: Chapter 751: The Devil

"You’re wrong about that. Your value to me is quite significant. Actually, it doesn’t matter if you don’t talk, because there are so many people alive here. Not everyone can be tough, there will be one or two who are soft and will tell me what I want to know. And you are the most crucial stepping stone for that." Xu Ke said with a smile as he looked at him.

The man, whose head was originally lowered, suddenly lifted his head because of Xu Ke’s words. He saw Xu Ke standing in front of him, completely at ease, even carrying a message of ’how foolish you are’ in his eyes. The man’s mind went blank instantly, and all his senses seemed to be sealed off, leaving only the heartbeat pounding in his chest.

Xu Ke gave the man a faint smile and softly said, "Considering you’re the first to be executed, I’ll give you a privilege. I’ll let you choose a punishment. You’ve endured whips and sticks before; they’re not interesting anymore. Let’s try something more entertaining."

Although Xu Ke’s voice wasn’t loud, the room was empty, and he was the only one speaking, so his words could be heard clearly.

With just a few words, Xu Ke easily captured everyone’s attention.

With his back to everyone, Xu Ke felt the scrutinizing gazes from them on himself.

"Let’s start with something to whet our appetite. In ancient China, there’s a punishment called the iron comb. I think you might not know what the iron comb is used for, but don’t worry, I’ll explain it to you."

a prisoner, then pouring boiling water on the prisoner’s feet and legs. After which, the iron comb is used to scrape the cooked flesh off the legs and feet, layer by layer, pouring more boiling water each time, repeating

look up at the man, then casually glanced over the faces of everyone in the room, watching

to walk on a red-hot iron plate, imitating the walking of Palace Attendants with bound feet. Because of this punishment, the prisoner’s steps become peculiarly enchanting and alluring.

on the man’s feet. Though he was clearly a strong man, about 1.9 meters tall, and out of strength, he still desperately tried to pull his feet

don’t have a wooden donkey here

eyes, Xu Ke pretended to have an epiphany and said, "I forgot, you might not know what stick punishment is. It’s very simple: you take a stick and thrust it through your

devil. Don’t come near me." The man looked at

result I want from you? It might affect my subsequent interrogations. If you still don’t choose, I’ll choose for you." Xu Ke stopped looking at the man and instead looked at the

as if remembering something, he turned to the people locked in the cage and said with a smile, "What I just said, you don’t have to take it to heart, as

people in the cage shook their cuffed wrists. At that moment, Xu Ke was no longer seen as just a man in their eyes, but a devil, a devil crawling out

words, Xu Ke instilled fear and terror into everyone in the chamber,

choice, I’ll have to choose for you. To be honest, personally, I prefer the first punishment because it’s the least labor-intensive, and I don’t want to waste too much effort on someone destined to die. After all, there are so many more