Sheng Lengshuang would certainly not let Tao Li off the hook. She comforted her mother, "Don't worry about this, Mother. Even if I don't deal with Tao Li, her master will. After all, a puppet is very useful."
Madam Sheng felt no sympathy for Tao Li, believing she deserved her fate. The mere thought of Tao Li's actions, especially harming Lengshuang and Xiao Feng, made her grind her teeth in hatred.
"Lengshuang, be careful yourself. Always keep your wits about you. Now that you've captured Zhou Wenxing, the Black Hand will surely make a move."
This was exactly what Sheng Lengshuang was waiting for. "Mother, it's even better if the Black Hand makes a move. If they don't, how can we investigate their affairs? Besides, one of the reasons I kept Zhou Wenxing was to lure the Black Hand into a trap."
Madam Sheng understood this and couldn't help but remind her, "I won't go to see Zhou Wenxing. If he asks about me, just say I don't wish to see him."
Sheng Lengshuang also didn't want her mother to see Zhou Wenxing. "Mother, I will handle these matters. The household might be a bit chaotic recently, so please take more guards with you when you go out, and try to go out as little as possible."
Madam Sheng promised to bring more guards and also urged Sheng Lengshuang to do the same.
After seeing off Madam Sheng, Sheng Lengshuang sat in her chair, contemplating how to gain the greatest benefit from Zhou Wenxing.
As she was thinking, a dark guard landed before her.
"Miss, Zhou Wenxing is starting to break."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lengshuang immediately went to the secret prison.
When she saw Zhou Wenxing, covered in blood and subjected to torture, she smiled.
"Oh, I almost didn't recognize you as Zhou Wenxing."
Zhou Wenxing struggled to look up at Sheng Lengshuang, his eyes filled with hatred. "Don't be smug. Even if I die, someone will deal with your family."
Sheng Lengshuang smiled and nodded. "I believe you. But you won't live to see that day. Most importantly, your fantasy will never be realized, not even in death. What a pity."
Zhou Wenxing showed his unwillingness, his face contorted with resentment and ferocity, like a ghost in the midnight hour, wishing to tear Sheng Lengshuang to shreds.
"Sheng Lengshuang, I may not achieve my wish, but I will see you in hell, hahaha. I can still take back Qi Shi then." He laughed madly.
Sheng Lengshuang gently waved a finger. "No, no, no, you're wrong. Scum like you, who are full of evil deeds, will go to the eighteen levels of hell after death. Families like ours, with boundless merit, will be reincarnated directly after death. How could you possibly see us?"
"Stop daydreaming."
Zhou Wenxing almost bit his teeth to pieces. "Don't even think you can get any useful clues from me."
Sheng Lengshuang was not in a hurry. She circled him. "Look at you, you had a good life but insisted on making trouble. Now look at your current state?"
Zhou Wenxing did not regret his choice, only regretting not being more careful and not killing Sheng Lengshuang at birth.
"Sheng Lengshuang, you don't need to waste any more words. I won't say anything."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lengshuang took out several packets of powder and handed them to the dark guard. "Give our Lord Zhou a good welcome, make sure he feels right at home."
The dark guard forcibly fed Zhou Wenxing a packet of powder and then retreated to the side.
Sheng Lengshuang watched Zhou Wenxing cough incessantly, trying to spit out the powder. She smiled faintly. "Don't bother trying to spit it out. This powder dissolves in water."
Zhou Wenxing struggled to lunge at Sheng Lengshuang, but he was tied to the rack, and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't reach her.
"You damned mongrel..." he cursed Sheng Lengshuang wildly.
Sheng Lengshuang stood there with an unchanging smile, letting him curse.
After less than ten curses, Zhou Wenxing suddenly let out a scream. He was in so much pain that the veins on his face bulged, and he struggled incessantly.
"Bitch, what did you do to me? What did you do to me?" he roared.
Sheng Lengshuang ignored his attitude. "I gave you some medicine. I made this medicine myself. It's guaranteed to make you suffer to the point of death, yet unable to die. Isn't that wonderful?"
Zhou Wenxing was in too much pain to speak. Tears streamed down his face. It hurt so much!
A dark guard brought a chair, and Sheng Lengshuang sat in it, smiling as she watched Zhou Wenxing's agony. "Zhou Wenxing, this is just the beginning. I have several more packets of powder. If you still refuse to talk, we'll take it slow. I have plenty of time to play with you."
Zhou Wenxing gritted his teeth, refusing to speak.
Sheng Lengshuang was truly not in a hurry. She propped her head with one hand and sat there, leisurely watching the suffering Zhou Wenxing. "Look at you now, you have nothing, and you're hated by the person you love the most. I might as well tell you, my mother detests you so much that she doesn't even want to look at you."
"Impossible!" Zhou Wenxing said in a voice like a mosquito's hum. "Qi Shi truly likes me..."
"You know better than anyone how much my mother detests you," Sheng Lengshuang interrupted him. "Why are you deceiving yourself? Even if you continue to deceive yourself, you cannot change the facts."
Zhou Wenxing was not unaware of this, but he refused to admit it. He firmly believed that as long as he could win back Qi Shi, Qi Shi would come to her senses and like him again.
Seeing his expression, Sheng Lengshuang guessed his thoughts and was too lazy to say more.
When it was almost time, she had the dark guard force-feed Zhou Wenxing another packet of powder and waited. She wondered if a big fish would take the bait tonight.
It was another round of torment.
This time, it felt as if his body was being torn apart. The pain caused Zhou Wenxing to faint and wake up several times.
He didn't know when this torment would end, but he knew one thing for sure: he absolutely could not confess, or he would truly die.
Sheng Lengshuang grew impatient, so she instructed the dark guards to keep a close eye on Zhou Wenxing and gave them plenty of powder before returning to her courtyard to rest.
Not long after she fell asleep, a maid woke her up.
"Miss, something has happened in the secret prison."
Sheng Lengshuang's sleepiness vanished instantly. She calmly asked, "What happened in the secret prison?"
The maid bowed and said, "Someone came to rescue Zhou Wenxing, but fortunately, the dark guards repelled them."
This was within Sheng Lengshuang's expectations. "Deploy more guards to the secret prison. Don't let anyone rescue Zhou Wenxing."
The maid took her orders and left to carry them out.
Sheng Lengshuang was no longer sleepy. She sat by the window, gazing at the dark night sky, pondering Zhou Wenxing's situation. From the looks of it, there were still spies in the mansion, otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why someone tried to rescue Zhou Wenxing so soon after she left the secret prison.
"Why aren't you sleeping so late at night?"