Peerless Medical Emperor

He paused before continuing.

”I’ve already had Chen Yuan and the security team round up all the men of the Wu Family. They’re locked in the cells, awaiting your judgment. And now, I am here, outside the cells holding their women.”

He paused again, his voice turning grim.

”I will make those men suffer the punishment they deserve. I’m going to have them stripped naked and tied to wooden posts. They will endure endless torment and humiliation here.”

Ye Shi Yi stared at Chen Qingdi in shock. ”You’re going to do that? That’s too cruel!”

Chen Qingdi sneered. ”These people have committed monstrous crimes. They should know that resistance will only bring them a more severe punishment. I want them to understand that their dignity and freedom have been utterly stripped away.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion erupted outside the cells. Both Ye Shi Yi and Chen Qingdi looked out. The women, clearly unaware of what was happening, were staring at each other in confusion.

Chen Qingdi barked an order to the soldiers outside the cells, ”Strip those men naked and tie them to the wooden posts!”

The soldiers sprang into action, forcing the men to the posts.

They were forced to their knees and then stripped of their clothes.

The women screamed when they saw this, but the soldiers ignored their shrieks and protests.

Chen Qingdi walked up to one of the men tied to a post and said coldly, ”Do you know what crime you’ve committed?”

The man looked up at Chen Qingdi, his eyes filled with resentment and fury. ”I’ve committed no crime! I was only trying to protect my family!”

Chen Qingdi smiled faintly. ”Your actions will only earn you a more severe punishment. You will become a slave, forever bound to this wooden post.”

The man struggled, lunging forward to attack Chen Qingdi.

But his hands were tied to the post, and he couldn’t reach him.

The other slaves also tried to escape but were all subdued by the soldiers.

Watching this, Ye Shi Yi felt a deep sense of unease.

Outside the cells, Ye Shi Yi anxiously watched Chen Qingdi. To her, the men tied to the posts were nothing more than a group of boys.

’They’ve probably never tasted the joys and sorrows of life, never experienced the sweetness of love or life’s ups and downs. Their lives have only just begun. Must they end so abruptly?’

”Chen Qingdi, can’t you spare them, for the sake of their youth?” Ye Shi Yi pleaded, her voice full of kindness and sympathy.

Chen Qingdi shot her a cold glance, the corner of his mouth twisting into a mocking smile.

”Ye Shi Yi, your bleeding-heart act is becoming unbearable. This is how the world works: it’s either kill or be killed. If we spare them, do you think they would ever spare us?”

Ye Shi Yi was speechless. She knew Chen Qingdi was telling the truth.

’In this world, it’s the law of the jungle. If you show any weakness, you’ll be devoured.’ But even so, she still couldn’t accept such a reality.

”Cyan Emperor, this punishment is far too cruel.”

”Cruel?” Chen Qingdi snorted. ”This world is cruel. Only when they know pain, know the taste of loss, will they learn to restrain themselves. Sometimes, pain is necessary for growth.”

He paused, then added, ”This cruelty might just save our lives. Anyone who thinks of becoming our enemy will have to think twice about whether they’re willing to pay the price.”

Screams of agony echoed from within the cells. Ye Shi Yi turned her head away, unable to watch, even though she knew Cyan Emperor’s decision was the right one.

’This is how the world is. There is no absolute good or evil, only different standpoints. She just felt sorry for the innocent people who were implicated.’

Outside the cells, the security team moved with the swift, practiced motions of their blades.

Blood sprayed everywhere amidst a cacophony of screams. Chen Qingdi wanted any potential enemies to see his cruelty, to know the consequences of opposing him.

After a while, the screams gradually died down. Ye Shi Yi’s heart trembled, and her stomach churned, but she forced back the urge to vomit. ’This is all real. It’s not a dream.’

”Chen Qingdi...” she called out, her voice trembling. ”This is too cruel...”

However, Chen Qingdi didn’t answer her. He just watched the scene inside the cells silently, his face expressionless. His gaze was cold and resolute, as if to say, ’This is the world I want.’

Ye Shi Yi felt stabs of pain in her heart. She knew Chen Qingdi had his reasons, but she still couldn’t accept this cruel reality.

’The world is already full of hardship and pain, so why must we twist the knife in someone else’s wounds?’

However, Chen Qingdi’s words had made her understand a truth: in this world, only the strong survive.

Only by showing those who want to harm you how formidable you are will they curb their ambitions. This was the way of survival, the lesson Chen Qingdi was teaching her.

Inside the cells, the castrated men collapsed to the ground one by one, crying out in agony.

Their eyes were filled with terror and helplessness.

Seeing this, Ye Shi Yi’s heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife. She knew this lesson would become a source of eternal pain for them, but that this pain would also become a driving force for their growth.

Chen Qingdi watched the scene inside the cells and nodded with satisfaction.

He turned to Ye Shi Yi and said, ”This is how the world is. We cannot be weak; we cannot be soft-hearted. This is the only way we can survive.”

After dealing with these people, Chen Qingdi had no desire to linger on Medical God Island. He ordered that these people be left to fend for themselves. After all, the women of the Wu Family had already been made into slaves, and the men had been castrated into eunuchs. There was no point in wasting any more time on them here.

”Boss, should we head back? Things here are pretty much taken care of,” Chen Yuan stepped forward and asked cautiously.

”Yes, we’ll leave right away.” Chen Qingdi nodded, then asked, ”By the way, did you see a helicopter land on Medical God Island just now?”

”Boss, are you talking about those heavily armed assassins who just landed?” Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment before the realization hit him. He asked in confusion, ”Who sent them? Could it be the Wu Family?”

”It’s probably not the Wu Family,” Chen Qingdi said, shaking his head, his voice grave. ”The Wu Family no longer has the capability. These assassins must have been sent by another power.”

”Then should we take them back for interrogation?” Chen Yuan suggested.

”No need.” Chen Qingdi waved his hand and said flatly, ”We have more important things to deal with right now. We’ll figure that out later.”