Beside him, Yan Chiyu was not distracted by Cheng Xuanwu's words. He thoughtfully examined the Xuanwu phantom on Cheng Xuanwu's body, his thoughts racing.
Something felt off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what was wrong with it.
The young man stepped forward and lightly placed his hand on Cheng Xuanwu's shoulder. Compared to this mature and tall man, the young man was not at all inferior; in fact, he was even a few inches taller than Cheng Xuanwu. Their contrasting auras were equally matched, neither willing to yield.
Yan Chiyu faced him, a slight smile playing on his lips, his words emphasizing their unquestionable tone: "Please, come with me into the emergency room to save my brother."
"..."
Cheng Xuanwu stared at the boy's resolute and indifferent gaze without reacting immediately. He seemed to think of something, then suddenly chuckled self-deprecatingly, "When I first met that child, he was in the hands of human traffickers, his life hanging by a thread. I saved him. I saved him with half my life; the remaining half, I want to give to an old friend."
"I believe I owe him nothing. Don't impose your human emotions and morals on me."
Cheng Xuanwu was very calm. His words sounded harsh and ruthless, but could you refute him?
Tell him that humans and mythical beasts are actually the same; apart from the difference in race, they are essentially no different in other aspects.
These words are only meant to deceive naive people and serve as a form of self-comfort.
The reason why mythical beasts and monsters are called such things is because they are different from humans. They are either terrifying in appearance or ferocious in nature, and they cannot escape their animalistic nature. You say they are the same as humans?
Of course not.
So when Wu Yue heard Xuanwu say this, she couldn't refute it and even felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
[Oh my god, if I count, my brother actually owes three lives? The first was given to him by Mother Witch, the second by the Xuanwu Divine Beast, and the third by the adorable Wu Yue. His life has been quite eventful in just nineteen short years.]
[It's clearly a sad story, but the comments upstairs make me want to laugh.]
[Hahaha. The Xuanwu Divine Beast makes so much sense, haha, but please, please save my brother!!!]
Yan Chiyu's expression clearly showed that he was convinced, but he did not let go of his hand and maintained the previous posture, continuing, "Then, I would like to make a deal with you."
"I don't want to."
Having lived for so long, Xuanwu had seen far too many exceptionally intelligent individuals; the human mind and behavior were often baffling. He was relatively simple-minded, and he couldn't afford to fall into someone else's trap so easily.
So this time the rejection was swift.
Wu Yue stared as his ear slowly closed, startled...
As expected, it is a mythical beast that has lived a long time, has experience and reputation, and is not as easy to fool as the deer, the gluttonous beast and the like.
With his other hand outstretched, Yan Chiyu slowly pulled out a badge and showed it to Cheng Xuanwu. He then calmly said, "Let's chat. We should have time."
"And there's more..."
The girl peeked out from beside the boy's left arm, her eyes slightly narrowed, a bright gleam in them: "We want to ask you about the Mountain and Sea Book God. Your lord is so irresponsible, abandoning thousands of Mountain and Sea people to go off and have some fun in some debauched place?"
"presumptuous!"
These two short words reveal Cheng Xuanwu's respect and protection for the God of Mountains and Seas. The man's eyes deepened, and he said coldly, "The God of Mountains and Seas cares for his people. He is indeed rarely home, but he would never go to such a crude and vulgar place!"
"So, do you know where he went?"
"……Know."
Cheng Xuanwu spoke up: "But I won't say."
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