Qu Mingcheng was dragged directly to the yard of the study. He was pressed on a flat stool and the guards began to beat him.

Gritting his teeth, Qu Mingcheng tried to hold back his scream, but in the end, he failed. When the stick beat him again, he screamed continuously. His face was pale, and his forehead was sweating heavily.

Qu Mingcheng had never suffered any hardship since he was a child. He had always been the apple of his family's eye, and he had ...