305: Jiang Wei surrenders

“Do you confess your guilt?”

Gu Liangyuan’s words came again. When the Barefoot Girl heard this, she knew that Gu Liangyuan had completely seen through her thoughts.

Her last shred of hope vanished.

“Jiang Wei confesses her guilt.”

The Barefoot Girl usually spoke with a cold tone, but this time, her voice carried a hint of flattery and pity.

However, Gu Liangyuan cultivated the Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture, so his resolve was incredibly firm. How could he be soft-hearted and show mercy because of a single sentence from this girl?

“Do you accept your punishment?”

Gu Liangyuan spoke again.

Hearing this, Jiang Wei bravely raised her head and looked at Gu Liangyuan.

To her disappointment, Gu Liangyuan’s face showed no emotional fluctuation, making it impossible for her to discern anything.

She bit her red lips, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, and looked at Gu Liangyuan with misty eyes, not replying.

Gu Liangyuan glared and spoke again:

“Do you accept your punishment?”

This time, Gu Liangyuan’s killing Qi was unleashed. The Barefoot Girl felt as if she was not facing Gu Liangyuan, but an endless mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

“Jiang Wei… accepts her punishment.”

Seeing that feigning pity was ineffective, Jiang Wei could only lower her head helplessly.

Gu Liangyuan reached out, and a long whip appeared in his hand.

The whip was ten feet long, entirely purple, with flames and lightning coursing over it.

The crackling electrical arcs, combined with flames that could burn even the Void Realm, made Jiang Wei’s heart tremble at first glance.

She recognized this whip; it belonged to Li Wuyan, who had once fought alongside her and Gu Liangyuan.

The whip was named the Thunderflame Whip. Although it was a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure, it was forged from the essence of thunder and fire, and its offensive power was no less than that of a High Grade Spirit Treasure.

Gu Liangyuan pointed to a main pillar in the hall, about the thickness of a man’s embrace, and said:

“Tie yourself here and receive eighty lashes. I will spare you this time.”

Gu Liangyuan could have easily used his methods to restrain Jiang Wei, but he didn’t do so because he wanted Jiang Wei to submit not only in action but also psychologically.

His main purpose in subduing her was to make her work for him.

If he couldn’t make her submit, not only would she not work for him, but she might even cause trouble in the future!

Wouldn’t that be like keeping a ticking time bomb by his side?

This was something Gu Liangyuan absolutely did not want to see.

“Master, I was wrong.”

Jiang Wei looked at Gu Liangyuan piteously.

Watching Jiang Wei’s loyalty value, which had decreased instead of increasing, Gu Liangyuan remained completely unmoved.

“I will not keep an extremely unstable factor by my side. If you can deliberately refrain from acting today, you can take the opportunity to harm me tomorrow!”

“I am punishing you to ensure you remember this lesson.”

“If you are unwilling, then I cannot keep you.”

Listening to Gu Liangyuan’s words, Jiang Wei immediately released her tight grip on Gu Liangyuan’s thigh, and the pleading in her eyes disappeared.

Meeting Gu Liangyuan’s emotionless gaze, she struggled internally for a moment, and ultimately, her desire for survival triumphed over everything.

She looked at Gu Liangyuan with a mix of anger and resentment, then stepped forward, embraced the main pillar Gu Liangyuan had indicated, took out a Spirit-Binding Rope, and tied herself to it.

With the sound of a whip tearing through the air, a bloody mark appeared on Jiang Wei’s back.

The long whip whistled through the air, striking repeatedly.

Screams echoed outside the hall.

Elder Sha, waiting outside the Forget-Love Hall, felt his scalp tingle.

In his impression, although Gu Liangyuan was ruthless towards outsiders, he had always been lenient towards his own people.

This was the first time he had seen Gu Liangyuan get so angry with one of his own.

Half an hour later, the screams ceased, and the hall door opened.

Gu Liangyuan’s voice came from inside the hall:

“Old Sha, come in.”

Elder Sha entered upon hearing the call, only to see Gu Liangyuan still seated.

Beneath a pillar in the hall, there were scattered clothes and bloodstains everywhere.

On the pillar itself, there were also marks of lightning strikes and fire burns.

Looking at Jiang Wei, she was respectfully kneeling beside Gu Liangyuan’s leg.

Although she was dressed in white, the blood seeping from her back had stained her entire back red, as if she were wearing a red dress.

Elder Sha knew that no matter how miserable Jiang Wei’s condition was at the moment, she was still a genuine Tribulation Transcendence Realm expert.

Since Gu Liangyuan had not killed Jiang Wei, it meant he still intended to use her in the future, and they might even work together.

So Elder Sha pretended not to see this scene and instead bowed to Gu Liangyuan, saying:

“Reporting, Junior Martial Uncle, the Taiyi Sacred Lord, Di Tian, has been waiting at Guest Peak for many days, just to meet with you.”

“Whether to meet or not, please inform me, Junior Martial Uncle, so I can respond.”

Gu Liangyuan was slightly surprised after hearing this.

He didn’t understand how Di Tian dared to come to Taiyi alone.

After a brief thought, Gu Liangyuan asked again:

“When did Di Tian arrive?”

Elder Sha replied: “Reporting, Junior Martial Uncle, three days before the Battle of Zhenbei Pass.”

“He arrived before the Battle of Zhenbei Pass?”

Elder Sha nodded: “Yes, adding the travel time, he must have set off even earlier.”

Gu Liangyuan nodded:

“Alright, I understand. I will go see him later.”

Elder Sha bowed:

“This subordinate takes his leave.”

After Elder Sha left, Jiang Wei, who had kept her head deeply buried, finally looked up.

At this moment, Jiang Wei’s eyes were full of respect when she looked at Gu Liangyuan, almost writing the words ‘submission’ on her face.

Gu Liangyuan looked at this scene, a kind smile appearing on his face.

But inwardly, he was puzzled as to how one beating could directly raise Jiang Wei’s loyalty value to eighty!

This level of loyalty was already comparable to Li Xingyi and the others.

A loyalty of eighty meant that as long as Gu Liangyuan didn’t order her to die, she would not disobey any command.

Although he couldn’t figure it out, Gu Liangyuan knew that the increase in Jiang Wei’s loyalty was a good thing for him.

He pointed a finger, and a stream of light shot towards Jiang Wei’s glabella.

Jiang Wei did not dodge or evade, allowing the wisp of light to enter her glabella.

“Punishment for mistakes, rewards for merits.”

“Although you harbored intentions to assassinate your master, you did ensure that Qianqiu and the others were not harmed in this battle.”

“I have the first half of the Sun Moon Glass Body. This scroll is a Supreme Body Refining method that Master is currently cultivating.”

“Even if it’s only the first half, it’s enough to support your cultivation to the Peak of the Fire Calamity.”

“I see that although your cultivation has broken through in a short time, your Body Cultivator still has room for improvement. I hope you do not disappoint Master’s expectations and cultivate diligently.”

After receiving the information transmitted by Gu Liangyuan, Jiang Wei respectfully kowtowed:

“Thank you for the reward, Master.”

Looking at Jiang Wei’s loyalty value, which had only increased by two points, Gu Liangyuan felt even more puzzled.

He had previously thought Jiang Wei’s loyalty value was easy to raise, and he had expected that with such a generous reward from himself, her loyalty value would directly max out. He hadn’t expected such little change.

Unable to figure it out, Gu Liangyuan stopped thinking about it. He then took out a few High Grade healing pills and bestowed them upon her, after which Gu Liangyuan stood up:

“I’m going to see Di Tian. During this time, you should heal well in the Enlightenment Tower.”

With that, he disappeared without waiting for Jiang Wei to reply.

Although Gu Liangyuan had left, Jiang Wei still respectfully replied:

“Yes, Master.”