Yin Duo's hands were tied behind his back and he was hung from the beam. His whole body was covered in scars and his eyes were so swollen that he could not open them.
Before Li Qinzai left, he chatted with Yin Duo and Yan Yuese for a while.
Yin Duo still looked dishonest, taking things too seriously. No matter how much Li Qinzai promised to keep him safe, Yin Duo still refused to reveal the whereabouts of the new grain seeds.
Although Li Qinzai was disappointed, there was no need to be polite to him.
There is no morality to speak of, and there is no need to consider whether it will harm innocent people.
Regardless of whether Yin Duo is innocent or not, Li Qinzai must take the secret out of him by any means necessary for the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty for generations to come.
It must be said that although Yin Duo looked dishonest, he was actually a man. Liu Asi personally tortured him and beat him until his hands softened, but Yin Duo still refused to speak.
Yin Duo probably knew in his heart that this was his only life-saving bargaining chip. No matter how severe the punishment, he would eventually survive, but once he confessed, his life would definitely come to an end.
As for Li Qinzai's promise, Yin Duo wouldn't believe a word of it.
After a day and night of torture, Yin Duo was beaten half to death. When Zi Nu walked into the house, he saw Yin Duo's miserable state.
Zi Nu frowned and couldn't help but take a step back.
Living under the fence of Tubo for these years, although she had seen a lot of the world, she still hadn't seen much of this bloody world, and women were born to be disgusted and afraid of such tragic situations.
After standing at the door for a while, Zi Nu took a deep breath, suppressed his nausea and walked in again.
Yin Duo was hung by his hands under the beam, his head drooping feebly, as if he had died.
Liu Asi, who was behind Zi Nu, smiled and said: "Second Madam, don't worry, this guy is not dead. The villain is careful with his actions and will never let him die."
As he spoke, Yin Duo groaned in pain and raised his head with all his strength. From Mo Hu's sight, he found Zi Nu standing in front of him. Yin Duo suddenly felt like a savior.
"Miss Zinu, save me, please, I didn't do anything harmful to nature, why did the nobles of the Tang Kingdom harm me like this? Heaven is unfair!"
Zi Nu frowned and looked at him, and said slowly: "Yin Duo, ever since I rescued you from Tochara, you have concealed many things from me. There are some things that I don't care about. I will conceal them if I conceal them. I will still escort you all the way." To the Tang Dynasty."
"But you are not honest in front of my man. This is wrong. My man's temper is not that good. This is about our country, our country, and our country. For the sake of escorting you from Tocharo to Tang Dynasty, I only ask You have a few questions, and you'd better answer them truthfully."
Yin Duo seemed to know what she was going to ask, his head continued to droop, and he remained silent.
Zi Nu sighed: "You may not believe what I say as a man, but can you believe what I say? I can promise you that if you confess honestly, I can keep you alive and you can be a leisurely rich man in this life, how about that?"
Yin Duo finally raised his head slowly, struggled for a long time, and then whispered softly: "Miss Zinu has saved my life, and I dare not not repay it, but the girl should know that I only have the last bargaining chip left. If you tell me, I will The noble man of the Tang Dynasty has no value to you or anyone else, and my life cannot be saved."
Zi Nu emphasized his tone and said, "I said, as long as you do it honestly, I will protect your life."
Yin Duo smiled miserably: "Girl, I am not from the Tang Dynasty. I have no power here. So many people want my life, how can you protect me?"
Zi Nu couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Then Yin Duo said: "Young lady has been very kind to me, and I would like to express my gratitude again."
Zi Nu hurriedly said: "Say it."
Yin Duo whispered: "The thing about the new grain seed is true. I got it from another businessman in Tocharo. It has wide leaves and is shaped like an umbrella. One plant produces two to four seeds... "
"It can be harvested twice a year. The fruit is grown in the ground and is dark red on the outside. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It is crisp when raw and pink and waxy when cooked. It tastes slightly sweet and has a higher yield per mu than staple food. In particular, it can be widely planted to tolerate barrenness and not invade fertile fields.”
Zinu was a princess and was not familiar with farming. She was not surprised when she heard this. She just wanted to get more information from Yin Duo and help Li Qinzai solve this trouble.
So Zi Nu continued to ask: "It stands to reason that this thing does not exist in the Western Regions or the Tang Dynasty. How did you get this thing?"
Yin Duo coughed a few times, leaving a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, but he smiled miserably: "A few years ago, a Tocharian businessman was bullied by local powerful people, and all his family property was taken away. The businessman had no choice but to escape and went south to Tianzhu. , but at that time, the small countries in Tianzhu were fighting endlessly, and the merchants found it difficult to establish themselves, so they hired ships to go west..."
"I have experienced many hardships and dangers along the way. After sailing on the sea for several months, the businessman inexplicably came to a land full of Kunlun black slaves. The businessman didn't know where it was. As soon as he landed, he was chased by the local indigenous people with spears."
"The merchant and his hired sailors hid everywhere in that strange land. When they were hungry, they ate in the fields planted by the local indigenous people. He happened to discover this thing. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It was only after her life was spared that the merchants and followers returned to the ship, pulled anchor in panic and fled."
"Before leaving, the businessman paid attention to it, stole a few seeds of this plant, transported some soil, planted and cultivated it on the ship, and then returned to Tochara after many twists and turns..."
Zi Nu frowned and said: "Have the merchants never heard of that strange land? Doesn't it even have a name?"
Yin Duo said categorically: "There is no name. He doesn't even know whether it is land or an island. After all, he was hunted down by the natives after he landed, and the hiding area was only within a few miles."
Zi Nu said: "In other words, the only gain from this business trip is the new grain seeds?"
"yes."
"How did you get it from the merchant?"
Yin Duo's eyes averted and he became silent again.
Zi Nu stared into his eyes and saw his guilty look, and suddenly knew that his method of obtaining new grain seeds might not be very honorable.
With a slight snort, Zi Nu asked again: "So, where are the new grains planted? Where did you hide them?"
Yin Duo remained silent.
Obviously this was his bottom line, and he would never say anything until his life was protected.
Zi Nu asked twice more, but Yin Duo still refused to tell, so she had no choice but to give up.
After leaving the house, Zi Nu asked Liu Asi to treat him properly and wait until Li Qinzai came back to make a decision.
Today's interrogation still yielded some results. Although we did not get the whereabouts of the new grain seed, we knew its origin after all. Judging from Zi Nu's perspective, what Yin Duo said today was probably true.
Yin Duo also needs to confirm the existence of the new grain species and make Li Qinzai pay more attention to it, so that his only life-saving bargaining chip can become more significant.
Today's interrogation of Yin Duo has yielded results. Does this count as helping Li Qinzai?
When Zi Nu thought of this, he felt happy.
She also thought that Yin Duo had been rescued from Tochara by accident. If she had not saved him, Yin Duo would have died in Tochara, and the new grain would have disappeared from the world and would never appear again in this world.
In this way, I helped Li Qinzai even more.
Thinking of this, Zi Nu felt even more beautiful.
As expected of this princess.
