Ci Hui was so enraged and anxious that he struggled to shout, "His Highness is in the secret room of the fireworks storage! Hurry! Go and save him..."
After saying that, he fainted again.
Steward Zhou's face turned deathly pale in an instant. With trembling hands, he grabbed the sleeve of his attendant tightly, his lips quivering as he stammered, "Hurry! Hurry! Someone come quickly! Go inside, to the fireworks storage. His Highness is in the secret room inside! Hurry!"
In an instant, the Third Prince's Mansion was thrown into complete chaos.
In contrast to the ear - splitting screams outside, it was completely quiet in the well - soundproofed secret room of the fireworks storage.
Feng Jingxuan was sitting on a wooden chair in the secret room, looking down condescendingly at the man who was tied up and kneeling on the ground, struggling painfully.
The man was wearing the servant's clothes of the Third Prince's Mansion. His features were quite ordinary. Under normal circumstances, Feng Jingxuan would surely not have noticed him.
But at this moment, his ten fingers were being held by Shen Liang, who was stabbing them hard with extremely thick silver needles.
The fingers were connected to the heart, so his face was contorted with pain. His whole face was hideous, but his eyes were still full of hatred when he faced Feng Jingxuan.
"Speak! What on earth are you here for!"
Shen Liang was tall and powerfully built. Even if the spy on his knees confronted him head - on, the spy would definitely not be a match for Shen Liang.
Moreover, at this moment, he was tied up tightly and completely at Shen Liang's mercy.
The man's eyes were almost popping out. Obviously, he was in excruciating pain. But he still gritted his teeth tightly and refused to say a single extra word.
Shen Liang was extremely angry. He was always very experienced in interrogation, with cruel methods and a heavy hand. No one who had ever fallen into his hands could endure without opening their mouth.
This was the first time he had encountered such a hard - headed person.
Feng Jingxuan was a bit impatient. He frowned and said, "I don't have the time to waste my breath with you here. Since Feng Jingye sent you at this time, he must have found out some information and wanted to confirm the details from me.
If you cooperate well and tell me everything, I'll let you have a whole body in death. If you don't... Shen Liang!"
Feng Jingxuan raised his voice.
Hearing this, Shen Liang quickly replied, "Yes," and took out a black medicine bottle from his pocket.
When the man heard the name Feng Jingye, a flicker of panic flashed in his eyes. When he saw the medicine bottle, a look of despair welled up on his face.
"You'd rather take the punishment than the reward!" Shen Liang roughly pried open his mouth and was about to pour the medicine into it.
The man's eyes widened in panic, his eyes bloodshot. But Shen Liang was quick. Before he could struggle, a black pill rolled into his mouth.
"Gulp!"
The pill was forced down his throat.
At the same time, a look of determination welled up in the man's eyes.
Seeing that he had taken the medicine, Feng Jingxuan lifted his chin and smiled faintly.
"This is the Lening Pill.
Hehe, the name doesn't seem particularly special. However, after taking this medicine, you'll soon feel an unbearable itch all over your body. You won't be able to stop scratching. The more you scratch, the itchier it gets, and the itchier it gets, the more you scratch... You won't stop until your skin is festered and your face is unrecognizable.
It's an extremely painful way to die.
If you're sensible and tell me what information Feng Jingye sent you to find out, I'll give you the antidote and let you die quickly. If not..."
Suddenly, Feng Jingxuan's words stopped abruptly.
He stared blankly at the man who had just swallowed the medicine and looked desperate. Somehow, he had already untied the knots on his hands. His eyes flashed a fierce and determined light. He jumped up suddenly and pounced towards Feng Jingxuan.
"Your Highness!" Shen Liang was quick - witted. He quickly stepped forward and gave the spy a sharp chop on the neck with the side of his hand.
The spy's body, which was flying towards Feng Jingxuan, suddenly changed direction. He crashed heavily into the wall on the other side and fell down.
"Pfft—"
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out of his mouth.
"You overestimate yourself!" Shen Liang scolded.
But the man didn't show any anger because of the failed sneak - attack. Instead, he laughed wildly towards the sky.
Feng Jingxuan came to his senses and was immediately furious. Just as he was about to order Shen Liang to grab him again, he saw the man stop laughing after a few seconds. His mouth suddenly closed.
"Not good!"
Feng Jingxuan's heart skipped a beat. He quickly tried to step forward to stop him.
However, his movement was not fast enough. The man had already neatly bitten off his own tongue and lost his breath instantly.
"He's, he's dead." Shen Liang felt for his breath and whispered.
Hearing this result, the veins on Feng Jingxuan's body bulged. He kicked the dead man hard.
"Waste! Useless!"
He had clearly caught the man and interrogated him for a long time behind closed doors, but he hadn't managed to get any information out of him. Instead, the man had died so easily.
It was really a waste of effort!
He had even left Feng Linche and the others on purpose, thinking that he could take this opportunity to blackmail Feng Jingye.
Now that the man was dead, how could he blackmail him?
The angrier Feng Jingxuan thought about it, the more his chest heaved violently. The veins on his forehead kept throbbing. His powerful and intimidating aura silently oppressed every corner of the secret room.
"Your Highness, please calm your anger! It's all my fault for not guarding him strictly and doing my job poorly. Please punish me!"
Shen Liang was extremely frightened. He quickly knelt on one knee and buried his head deeply, saying fearfully.
Hearing this, Feng Jingxuan looked down at him coldly. There was nothing but extreme coldness in his eyes, without a single ripple.
Suddenly, he stretched out his long leg and kicked Shen Liang hard.
Bang!
Feng Jingxuan was obviously extremely angry. He used all his strength in this kick. Shen Liang was caught off guard. He crashed heavily into the wall, groaned in pain, and immediately covered his chest with his hand.
"Your Highness..." He lowered his head.
Feng Jingxuan ignored him and turned to walk out of the door.
The people in the front hall were still waiting for him to go back and receive them. He didn't have time to continue venting his emotions here.
He walked quickly through the passage without stopping and pressed the switch on the wall.
The door slowly opened. But what greeted his eyes was not the familiar darkness, but a blinding red light.
Feng Jingxuan instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes.
After a moment, when he opened his eyes again and saw everything in front of him clearly, his eyes widened in horror. Before he could react—
"Bang!"
Deafening sounds came one after another.
There was still half a room of fireworks left in the fireworks storage. All of them were the best fireworks that Feng Jingxuan had collected from the folk and stored here.
Among them, there were also many top - grade fireworks that Feng Jingxuan had sent special people to study for several days and refine with a higher - purity black powder.
When these things caught fire, the power of their collective explosion was almost equivalent to a modern bomb!
The entire side courtyard shook violently in the explosion. Not to mention the tiles, even the bricks on the walls began to fly everywhere. In an instant, dozens of people were injured!
Seeing this situation, Steward Zhou, who had just shouted to save people, didn't know whether he was injured by the explosion or scared. He immediately slumped to the ground, his legs trembling violently, and a large area under him was wet.
"It's over, it's over! A big disaster has happened!"