That idiot from the Sword Sect turned out to be a lucky charm.

Chapter 169 He's lying

Hao Yun glanced furtively at the people opposite him, swallowed hard, and then continued.

At this moment, Lin Zhifeng said to Elder Gu, "Uncle, this person is lying."

Elder Gu actually had the same suspicion. After listening to Lin Zhifeng's words, he nodded and asked, "How did you figure that out?"

Lin Zhifeng said, "Look at his shifty eyes, he looks guilty. Normally, what sane person would willingly throw their life away when the difference in strength is so great? There are too many loopholes in his words. I suspect he was sent by the Sword Sect's enemies to lure my father's disciples and his friends to the Demon Realm, putting them in danger so they can use the Demon Realm to eliminate them. These people are truly insidious and cunning, their intentions are despicable! Uncle, please don't fall for it."

Elder Gu turned his gaze to Hao Yun and said sternly, "Is that so?"

Hao Yun was so frightened that he cried out in protest, "I really told you everything, and I would never dare to deceive you."

Lin Zhifeng ignored him and went straight to discuss with Elder Gu: "Uncle, do you think we should perform a soul search on him, or give him a Truth-Expelling Pill?"

Elder Gu said, "Let's use the Truth-Exhaling Pill instead! After all, we only have suspicions and no solid evidence, so it's not good to just perform a soul search. After all, a person who has their soul searched will become an idiot. What if it's not his fault? We'd be so embarrassed then!"

Lin Zhifeng said, "If that's the case, then the Truth-Expelling Pill isn't really suitable either, as it can have some impact on intelligence after consumption."

After Lin Zhifeng finished speaking, he frowned in distress, as if he was really thinking about which one to choose.

Hao Yun was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat. He pleaded, "Three great masters, I truly did not lie. Please have pity on my difficult cultivation journey and do not search my soul or use the Truth-Expelling Pill!"

While they were making a ruckus, Amber, who hadn't gone back to the storage space but had instead transformed into a bracelet around Lin Zhifeng's wrist, suddenly interjected, "Why don't we just hypnotize him? Then you can ask him whatever you want to know."

Lin Zhifeng had naturally heard of hypnosis, but unfortunately he didn't know how.

He then turned his gaze to Elder Gu and Ding Mo, but they both shook their heads, indicating that they would not.

Lin Zhifeng shrugged and said to Amber, "See? I told you it wasn't as simple as you thought."

Upon hearing this, Amber flipped off Lin Zhifeng's wrist. The instant it hit the ground, it transformed into a silver snake as thick as a bowl.

The silver snake's body was covered with dense, silvery-white scales that shimmered with an eerie light. Its head, however, was completely bald, and its once prominent dragon horns had been hidden.

Amber meandered along, eventually reaching Hao Yun.

Hao Yun couldn't help but take a step back.

Lin Zhifeng shouted, "Don't move around, amber won't hurt you."

Hao Yun didn't believe it at all, but dared not speak out against it.

He knew the saying "when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head," so he forced himself to stand still and dared not move again.

Amber did not move forward again, but instead coiled its tail and stretched its body upwards, keeping its head at the same height as Hao Yun's head.

Then it stared straight at Hao Yun with its blood-red snake eyes.

Hao Yun felt his scalp tingle from being stared at.

Those bright red snake eyes were so sinister—they both frightened and irresistibly drew you in.

The snake's iris was also red, and its pupil was now shrunk to the size of a needle standing upright in the center of its eyeball. The entire snake eye looked like a dazzling ruby, possessing an eerie and radiant beauty.

As Hao Yun watched, he felt his thinking becoming sluggish, and he couldn't even think anymore.

In fact, when Amber mentioned starting with hypnosis, Hao Yun told himself, "I must stay alert and not get hypnotized. Otherwise, not only will I forget about getting the Nascent Soul Pill, but if I anger the other party, I might not even be able to save my life."

However, he realized it was useless; Amber's hypnosis technique was also mixed with mind control. Let alone a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, even a Deity Transformation cultivator wouldn't escape Amber's eyes.

After Amber subdued Hao Yun, she began asking him questions in a strange tone.

"What's your name?" Amber asked.

Hao Yun's expression was blank, his eyes half-open and half-closed. Upon hearing Amber's question, he slowly replied in a flat, monotone tone, "My name is Hao Yun."

"How old are you?" Amber continued to ask.

Hao Yun paused, as if thinking, and then said, "I don't quite remember exactly how old I am, but I'm probably three or four hundred years old."

"where are you come from?"

Hao Yun said, "I was born in Baofeng City, but I left there after my father passed away, and I have been making my home all over the world ever since."

Amber felt that it was about time, so she started asking the questions that everyone was concerned about.

Did you lie just now?

Hao Yun nodded blankly.

Lin Zhifeng: "!"

"I knew it!" Lin Zhifeng thought to himself. Because the hypnosis was still ongoing, he didn't dare to make a sound.

Amber continued, "Who sent you? Who is your mastermind?"

Hao Yun replied, "No one sent me. I've made my own way in the world and I don't work for anyone."

Amber continued, "Do you know Lin Yuan?"

"So we know each other."

"Where have you seen him?"

"I saw this for the first time at the edge of the Demon Realm Rift."