Only the top swordsmen could achieve this.
"My patience is limited. Hand over the information."
Ning Beichen leaned close to her ear and whispered.
"The item, the item isn't with me."
Qian Mian Dao Shen replied fearfully.
"Do you take me for a fool? Your people are downstairs, making a deal. Don't tell me the item is with that fat guy. You, Qian Mian Dao Shen, aren't that stupid."
Ning Beichen's voice echoed in her ears like a devil's whisper.
"Really, I don't have it on me. You know, the value of this information is so great, great enough to make a small country start a war. How could I dare carry it on me?"
Qian Mian Dao Shen hurriedly explained.
"If you don't have the information with you, how are you going to complete the transaction? If they pay but don't get the item, will they let you go?"
Ning Beichen asked.
"Of course I wouldn't break my word. If someone offered a price, I would give them the location and the key to where the information is stored."
Qian Mian Dao Shen replied.
"Good, I believe what you say. Then where did you put the information?"
Ning Beichen believed she wasn't lying, nor dared she lie to him, because Ning Beichen could tell if she was lying by observing her breathing and bodily reactions.
Unless Qian Mian Dao Shen had reached a level where she could control every inch of her body at will, she wouldn't be able to fool Ning Beichen.
"In a safe deposit box somewhere."
Qian Mian Dao Shen said.
"Take me to get it."
After Ning Beichen said this to her, he pinched the back of her neck. Qian Mian Dao Shen fainted. Ning Beichen picked her up and walked out.
As for the sellers downstairs who were trading, Ning Beichen was too lazy to bother with them. He had already captured Qian Mian Dao Shen, so there was no need to deal with those guys.
Ning Beichen held Qian Mian Dao Shen, then quietly left the scene with his compound bow and the case.
Only after reaching a safe location did Ning Beichen wake Qian Mian Dao Shen up.
When Qian Mian Dao Shen woke up, she found herself locked in a small room. However, she wasn't bound by ropes or tied down.
"You're awake."
A man appeared before her. Hearing his voice, Qian Mian Dao Shen finally knew who had captured her, as she hadn't been able to turn her head earlier.
"Who are you? How did you find me?"
Qian Mian Dao Shen looked at Ning Beichen, feeling very frustrated. She had been active for so long and had never made a mistake. Now, this man had ended her record.
"Who I am is not important. You took my item. Hand it over, and I'll let you go. Otherwise, I'll show you what human torture is."
Ning Beichen said to her.
"I can return the item to you, but how can I believe you'll keep your word and let me go?"
Qian Mian Dao Shen was not that naive. If she had captured Qian Mian Dao Shen, she probably wouldn't have let her go so easily.
Either she would force Qian Mian Dao Shen to give up her wealth and everything, or she would control Qian Mian Dao Shen to work for her. Killing her would be the most valueless outcome.
"You have no choice but to believe my promise."
Ning Beichen said to her.
"Aren't you afraid I'll escape?"
Qian Mian Dao Shen looked around the interior of the house.
"You can try. I'll give you an hour. Either you escape, or you take me to get the item, or you die."
Ning Beichen couldn't be bothered to waste more words on her. After speaking, he turned and walked out.
He wasn't in a hurry. Qian Mian Dao Shen was in his hands anyway. If she could escape from him, it would only mean Ning Beichen was incompetent.
"You're not going to restrain me?"
Qian Mian Dao Shen asked in surprise.
"No need."
Ning Beichen replied without looking back.
And Ning Beichen really left, not paying any attention to her, but went into another room and started making tea.
For people like Qian Mian Dao Shen, harsh interrogation wouldn't be very effective. Killing her was definitely out of the question. Although Ning Beichen was called Ning Yanwang, he wasn't a fool. Even if he were foolish, he would know that a living Qian Mian Dao Shen was the most valuable.
Qian Mian Dao Shen watched Ning Beichen truly leave, which left her somewhat bewildered. Was this guy really just letting her escape and not bothering with her?
She was Qian Mian Dao Shen, renowned as someone who couldn't be confined anywhere in this world.
Yet, this man really didn't care about her, didn't restrict her freedom, and didn't even take anything from her.
Qian Mian Dao Shen glanced at the room. With her abilities, she had at least thousands of ways to leave this house.
She waited for a while and saw that the man didn't appear, which made her a bit angry.
This guy was really underestimating her, Qian Mian Dao Shen. Fine, she'd escape and show him.
Soon, Qian Mian Dao Shen easily used a small tool to open the door and slipped out. There was no one obstructing her along the way, and she didn't see any other people in the house.
Before long, she arrived at the entrance. However, after thinking about it, she didn't leave through the entrance. Instead, she created a diversion at the entrance, making it seem like she had left through the door, while she herself remained inside the house.
But after hiding in the dark and waiting for a long time, the man never came, as if he didn't care that she had escaped.
"This is too much!"
Qian Mian Dao Shen felt insulted. Did this guy really not worry at all that she might escape?
"Since that's the case, I'll really run away and show you."
Qian Mian Dao Shen squeezed through a small window. After landing, she was as light as a cat and quickly left the house.
But when she reached the courtyard.
Suddenly, a terrifying aura enveloped her, scaring Qian Mian Dao Shen so much that she didn't dare to move.
She had no doubt that if she moved even an inch, something extremely terrifying would happen to her.
It wasn't that she was timid, but her sensitivity to crisis and danger had saved her countless times over the years.
Qian Mian Dao Shen stood frozen, sweat trickling down her cheeks, dripping onto the ground.
"As expected of Qian Mian Dao Shen, you're quite alert. If you had moved just now, you would have spent the rest of your life in a wheelchair."
After a while, Ning Beichen walked up to her with his hands behind his back, saying leisurely.
"Qian Mian Dao Shen, I've given you a chance. It's your own fault for failing, so don't provoke my patience and attitude further. You can't afford it."
After speaking, Ning Beichen pinched a thin black card between his fingers and flicked it towards her.
The card accurately landed in Qian Mian Dao Shen's hand.