If he remained silent, he would be tortured to death. If he spoke, he might rot to death all over, or perhaps he might be rescued.
After pondering for a long time, Gao Sheng finally gritted his teeth. "A few years ago, we went out to open up trade routes and were attacked by a demonic creature along the way..."
The experience Gao Sheng described was nothing out of the ordinary; it was nothing more than that man seizing the opportunity to corner them and demanding repayment for a favor. Coupled with the fact that the man was extremely generous, he and Hua Ruzhuo had weighed their options and ultimately decided to throw in their lot with him.
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