Chapter 142 Propriety, Righteousness, Integrity, and Shame
Yu Xuan jogged to catch up: "Dad, what crime are we going to commit and what good deeds are we going to do to atone for it?"
"Hey, let's deal with these scumbags first!" Old Yu shoveled a tattooed man over: "I'll explain later!"
Old Yu and his friends specifically targeted the easy targets on the periphery of the competition, and their teamwork was surprisingly effective.
Most of these thugs possessed level one superpowers, and apart from Xiong Chao and those two ruthless characters with tattoos all over their faces, they were basically weaklings.
In less than fifteen minutes, the ground was covered with people lying haphazardly.
Lu Nange and her group are no longer the soft-hearted people they once were; those lying on the ground are basically lifeless.
The only one still breathing was Xiong Chao, who was imprisoned in Chi Yanzhou's lightning cage.
Xiong Chao was charred black all over, with two darts above his eyes, looking like a piece of rotten wood struck by lightning. Only his slightly rising and falling chest proved that he was still alive.
Lightning occasionally exploded into a blue-purple spark on his body, each time triggering a violent spasm.
Once Xiong Chao had completely died, Chi Yi vines shot out and bound the corpses scattered on the ground together.
Gu Wan and Lu Xici attacked simultaneously, and the fireball landed on the pile of corpses, instantly igniting a towering inferno.
Lu Nange lightly twirled her fingertips, and a whirlwind precisely circled the campfire.
The flames, propelled by the wind, shot straight into the night sky, yet strangely, they did not spread outwards even slightly.
The corpse crackled and popped in the high temperature.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lao Yu pulled his daughter aside and explained the whole story in a few words.
After Lao Yu finished speaking, the fire gradually subsided, and Gu Qi raised his hand to extinguish the embers.
He Zhuo and Ji Xian exchanged a glance, and suddenly the ground surged, burying all the charred remains.
Feeling that the soil was obstructing the way and affecting the aesthetics, the two used their earth-based abilities to turn the soil buried on the ground into the depths of the green belt.
Roddy and his group stared in disbelief. The second brother stammered, "This... a professional one-stop funeral service!"
He Zhuo: "Not bad, young man. You have a good eye."
Gu Qi glanced at him: "Has working in the funeral industry made you so arrogant?"
He Zhuo: "Mind your own business when it comes to handsome guys. You wouldn't understand anyway!"
Lu Nange ruffled Lu Beiye's hair, then turned and walked towards the villa: "Let's go, it's too late, we don't want to delay our A-Ye's growth."
The child yawned obediently, tears still glistening in the corners of his eyes.
Suddenly, Lao Yu grabbed Yu Xuan and Luo Di. Luo Di stumbled and pulled Lao Er, and Lao Er... one after another, a group of people knelt down in a row like dominoes.
Gu Qi: "Why are people kneeling everywhere we go? Yan-ge, Nan-nan, this group looks like they're sending off the last group from before. Should we kill them all?"
He Zhuo raised an eyelid: "Right, they're with the bespectacled man who delivered the letter. So they're the ones who brought this group to us. Shall we kill them all?"
Lu Beiye looked up at his sister and asked, "Sister, should we kill them together?"
Roddy was internally screaming: [So handsome and adorable, what a wonderful kid! You've all spoiled him rotten.]
"Gah! Kill them!" Gangzi flapped his wings in agreement.
"Chirp chirp chirp!" The vines twisted excitedly into braids, and the leaves rustled.
Lu Nange: "Kill him."
Lu Xici: "I'll come."
Luo Xingyou: "I'll do it."
Wen Qing brandished the Tang sword and pistol in his hand: "Me?"
Roddy: [Look at that shared face! No wonder the little kid is so vicious, this family is warped from the start!!!]
Old Yu shook his head anxiously, and Yu Xuan and her group followed suit, their inner monologues screaming: [This is a matter of life and death, it's urgent, can't we at least get a word in edgewise?]
The second brother, in a panic, kept tugging at Roddy: "Uncle Roddy! Say something! He's about to die, what are you standing there for!"
Roddy snapped back to reality, his tongue tumbling out: "We didn't! We're not! Listen to our excuses... oh no! Listen to our explanations!"
Old Yu: "Yes, yes, give us a chance to explain..."
After Lao Yu finished telling the whole story, he didn't even dare to hide the part about Xiao Wu.
Chi Yanzhou raised an eyebrow: "That's it?"
Old Yu resignedly closed his eyes: "That's all... Do with us as you please. But could you just kill us old folks and spare us...?"
Lu Nange led Lu Beiye away without looking back, and Chi Yanzhou and the others quickly followed, disappearing into the depths of the villa hidden by vines in the blink of an eye.
Only after confirming that the people were far away did Roddy breathe a sigh of relief: "Get up, all of you. Are you addicted to kneeling? Are you really going to wail and cry for Xiong Chao?"
The group helped each other to their feet, while Old Yu continued to stare in the direction of the villa: "Does this mean... they're not going to hold it against us?"
Yu Xuan patted the dirt off her knees: "Dad, he's obviously someone who's going to do great things, he wouldn't care about these things."
She suddenly became serious: "But we can't pretend it never happened. What happened tonight was dishonest on our part."
Xiao Wu rubbed his numb legs and muttered defiantly, "Sister Xuan, do we have to go to her door and kowtow to apologize?"
Roddy grabbed Xiao Wu by the collar: "Xiao Wu, if you keep being so ungrateful, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later."
"I saved everyone!" Xiao Wu suddenly exclaimed excitedly, shaking off Luo Di. "If it weren't for my quick thinking, we would all be dead tonight. What right do you have to blame me? We eliminated such a huge menace as Xiong Chao; the entire city of Shun should thank me!"
"Smack!"
Yu Xuan slapped him hard on the back of the head: "You brat, you think you're a hero?"
He grabbed Xiao Wu by the collar and forced him to look towards the villa: "Those girls, the oldest is only in his early twenties! The rest are younger than you, and that little boy isn't even up to your chest!"
Her chest heaved with anger, her eyes burning with fury: "They have their own abilities. What if they were just ordinary survivors? That's more than a dozen lives lost. How are you any different from Xiong Chao and his gang of beasts with that attitude?"
Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale, but she still forced herself to argue, "Sister Xuan, wasn't I trying to save you all?..."
"Saving lives with innocent people?" Yu Xuan abruptly interrupted, tears welling up in her eyes. "I'd rather be dead!"
Old Yu: "Xuanxuan is right! The world has changed, but we are human beings. As long as we are breathing, we must remember that we are human beings! If we have lost our sense of propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, then what is the difference between us and animals?"
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