bookbashuk Chapter 62 The Torture Chamber
Chapter 62 The Torture Chamber
Chapter 62 The Torture Chamber
The stands at the Torture Chamber Club have three tiers.
The lower level has metal benches, the middle level has genuine leather booths, and the upper level has VIP rooms with glass partitions. The glass is one-way, so you can only see out from the inside, and the privacy of the people in the room is completely kept.
Upon hearing the conversation between Lu Tiansheng and Xue Hua, the leader of the Spider Gang, Lu Yunzhao felt a chill run down his spine, as it overturned his long-held beliefs.
No wonder—no wonder the elders in the family, who had not yet reached the Core Formation stage, typically only lived to be around two hundred years old, but with their profound opportunities and the addition of prosthetic bodies, they could live to be around three hundred years old.
But it exceeded this limit. All the fortuitous encounters were actually the result of demonic methods, and the longevity pill was forged from human essence.
Legend has it that in the distant ancient times, mortals in all the heavens and myriad realms suffered a great famine and resorted to cannibalism by exchanging their own children.
of course.
The people of Cangzhou cannot be used as human shells. To maintain the legitimacy of their local rule, they must send people to other states, or directly to the allies of other states, to act on their behalf.
The elders in my family have lived to this age thanks to the longevity pills supplied by the gang forces under the control of our allies in Leizhou.
"I absolutely wouldn't dare!"
Xue Hua knelt on the ground, drenched in sweat, his face also covered in perspiration. Lu Tiansheng now suspected that the goods that were supposed to be shipped to Leizhou had been stolen by him.
While it is indeed true that the profits are enormous, just by hiding the corners and edges made by cutting corners, one can get tens of millions or even hundreds of millions from Xiao Su every month. How could one not be tempted?
However, since I only hid a little bit, it was impossible for anyone to discover it, and I can only force myself to keep it a secret until now.
Lu Tiansheng remained calm and composed. He could give Xue Hua money, but he couldn't cause trouble behind the scenes. There was no news of shortages or lack of goods from Leizhou; it was just suspicion and a stress test at the moment.
Xue Hua's reaction wasn't a big problem, so let's let him off the hook for now.
"That's all for now. Also, everything should follow procedures and be done with contracts, so that no one can find fault with us."
Lu Tiansheng cautioned that the concern was not about fooling the public, but about other companies seizing loopholes under these rules and launching a massive offensive.
The judiciary is above public opinion; even truth must yield to power.
Xue Hua felt as if he had been granted a pardon and scrambled out of the VIP box.
Lu Tiansheng is not formally a member of Cangyan Power, nor is he the head of the Lu family. He merely operates in the outside world as a mole, so even if something happens to him, all the blame falls on him.
But it doesn't matter. In the factional struggles within the family, the unspoken rule is that the person who is elected to this position will be the next leader of Lu Tiansheng's faction.
Since ancient times, the maternal uncle has been considered the most powerful relative to his mother. The wealth and status of the maternal uncle are closely tied to that of his nephew. In fact, the maternal uncle himself wielded far more power in the Lu family than Lu Yunzhao's father, who had married into the family.
Meanwhile, the deadly battles in the underground boxing rings have already begun. The big shots are tired of magical combat and are keen on the raw, bloody, and brutal deathmatches, which are limited to the early stages of Qi Refining.
"What kind of expression is that?"
Lu Tiansheng rebuked him, saying that Lu Yunzhao was already twenty years old and no longer a child.
Lu Yunzhao felt as if he had been in another world. Yesterday he was attending a banquet for the elite circle, but today he was in this kind of place, watching those people fight and being smashed to pieces by fists imbued with spiritual energy. He found it not interesting at all.
He knew that Lu Tiansheng wanted to train himself, but he felt that it wouldn't train him at all, it would only make him feel disgusted.
The rotten and ground flesh was nothing compared to the fact that he had learned the truth about the Human Essence Longevity Pill. He felt dizzy and his previous understanding was completely shattered.
I felt like vomiting.
The people on the field howled like animals, smashing their opponents to pieces. Blood, flesh, and internal organs were splattered everywhere, and the spiritual energy released from Guan Yuan's Qi Sea was filled with a strong bloody smell.
"Um--
Lu Tiansheng remained silent for a while, thinking that perhaps he shouldn't be too harsh on Yun Zhao. He recalled what his deceased elder had told him two hundred years ago, and he hadn't quite grasped the meaning of it.
However, those in positions of power must fulfill their responsibilities, knowing what is essential and what should be discarded, taking the Way as their guiding principle, and not indulging in worldly desires.
"Legend has it that in the distant past, more than ten thousand years ago, there was a terrorist in the makeshift hospital, a giant among demonic forces, known as the World Honored One, who could pluck stars from the sky and grasp the moon, and hold up the heavens and the seas, and was omnipotent. So much so that he provoked the Heavenly Court and even attacked the 70th floor of the makeshift hospital, planning the largest and most serious terrorist attack in the history of the makeshift hospital."
He shared his cultivation methods and life's work with the public without compensation, hoping to spread them like wildfire and destroy the Heavenly Court.
Do you know the outcome?
That story is an ancient secret to the modern world, but Lu Tiansheng learned some of the truth about it from the oral traditions passed down among the adults.
His memoir, written before his arrest, became a forbidden book in the makeshift hospital, and possession of it would implicate his family.
"Of course it's over."
Lu Yunzhao hung his head, feeling somewhat love-struck, and felt he had no face to see Luo Yueli.
"That's right, even a person with extraordinary abilities can make a mistake when they get old."
He overestimated the world. All beings are trapped in the circumstances they have created together. They are both hurt by it and pushed along by it. Giving and receiving are inherently intertwined in the collective choice. All cowardice, despair, and resentment stem from an escape from one's own participation.
Even with the intervention of the Heavenly Court, it was difficult to bring him to justice. It was only due to the betrayal of his confidants that he was captured alive, subjected to a long and humiliating trial, and had his influence almost completely destroyed before being publicly executed.
There's always a reason why someone is pitiful, and I'm not asking you to witness their ugliness or pointless filth. I simply want you to understand that you shouldn't get caught up in any narrative. All written rules, in the face of the harsh realities of life, take a backseat to natural selection.
Lu Tiansheng didn't use a lecturing tone, "This is just my personal—humble opinion. Who's right and who's wrong, who's true and who's false, these are just stories I've heard. Who knows until the very end? But the person in charge of the Lu family needs to understand these things. If you don't want the people of the Lu family to become trapped beasts on that field decades or centuries from now."
Lu Yunzhao had nothing to say.
And in the boxing ring.
A man had won, punching his opponent through the chest. He was grateful to have survived, but suddenly lost all his strength, collapsed to his knees, and his face, streaked with tears, twisted into a blissful smile.
But Xue Hua went mad.
This rule, which applies only to the early stages of Qi Refining, was set by the club. Xue Hua can modify it as he pleases and do whatever he wants with the people who come to the arena.
He realized that some of his actions had displeased Lu Tiansheng, and that the casino, the most efficient production site of the Dragon Tiger case last night, had also been damaged, which may have made Lu Tiansheng quite unhappy.
Tonight's betting odds are a minor matter; what's important is to serve these young masters and ladies that Lu Tiansheng brought well. What's the point of just having dead people? We need to challenge those above our level, create miracles, and get everyone's blood pumping!
"I'm announcing that everyone at the Torture Chamber Club tonight is in for a good show! The format has changed! Every challenger will face three professional boxers, each stronger than the last! There's even a cybernetic madman with full metal modifications! You're all in for a treat!"
Xue Hua's top priority was to curry favor with Lu Tiansheng and desperately become his dog. He knew that the difference in status between himself and Lu Tiansheng was like heaven and earth, and that he was only condescending to come here. Any one of his subordinates could easily crush him.
What was initially just a bit novel—the young masters and ladies in the one-way glass booths—became even more interested. It did seem quite interesting, like leveling up and fighting monsters, with a high-concept feel, like The Platform or The Squid Game.
The man who had just won the match was in despair. The iron fence under the arena slowly opened, and the person who walked out was not a person in the early stage of Qi Refining, but a person in the middle stage of Qi Refining, who also had a cybernetic body modification.
Soon, it will be Wang Qing's turn.
"Dude, are you going to mail it?"
The cigar-smoking man froze, thinking, "How am I supposed to live like this, Brother Qing?"
"It's alright."
Wang Qing didn't care. Even if he encountered an opponent that was theoretically impossible for him to defeat at his current level, it was only theoretical. As long as no one sent someone to completely defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he could handle it.
Those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage are welcome to come, but not allowed. Otherwise, don't think that I, your uncle, am some kind of nice guy.
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