Zhang Ying paused, then continued, "I did nothing wrong. And you, you led so many soldiers to invade the Holy Land..."
Hearing this from behind, Meng Ruliu became furious and spurred her horse forward, saying, "Zhang Ying, what you're saying sounds too high-sounding."
Zhang Ying glanced at her contemptuously and said, "I'm talking to your master. Step back."
Wei Jingzhuo said, "General, I will speak to her."
After Meng Ruliu angrily retreated to a distance, Wei Jingzhuo continued to say to Zhang Ying, "When I was young, I knew that families of divine healers had such a rule. A goddess has the right to have a family of divine healers treat a person. But I did not know that this treatment would come at the cost of the goddess's life."
Zhang Ying said, "It's not too late for you to know now. The important thing is that this is a deal that Su Wan and I reached, and both of us agreed to it."
Wei Jingzhuo said, “This is completely unfair. You keep saying that it was consensual. But you’ve overlooked one point: for you, saving someone is just a simple matter, but you’re demanding someone else’s most precious life. You have no right to take anyone’s life away.”
Zhang Ying's expression changed for a moment, but she quickly recovered and said in a mocking tone, "Too bad. It's me who has the most advanced medical facilities, not you."
She proudly spread her arms wide: "Only I can operate this laboratory, only I can grant these people eternal life. Do you know what eternity is? You people only live for thirty to fifty years in your lifetime, or perhaps sixty or seventy if you are old enough. It is already a blessing that I have made an exception to come out and talk to you. How dare you make demands of me?"
She turned to the crowd behind her and said, "Kneel down and let this emperor see how obedient you are."
The Jiang brothers and others immediately knelt down and respectfully said, "The power of the Creator is the greatest; you possess the power of a god."
Wei Jingzhuo said coldly, "A person who treats human life as worthless is not worthy of possessing the power of a god."
“Your words don’t change any facts,” Zhang Ying turned to Wei Jingzhuo. “I own this laboratory, and they’re all kneeling at my feet. If I wanted, I could make the whole world kneel at my feet, including you…”
"Insolence!" Meng Ruliu roared from behind Wei Jingzhuo, spurred his horse forward, and used the momentum of the horse to throw a bronze whip at Zhang Ying.
The flying hammer was her signature move, which she later replaced with a copper whip, increasing its power rather than diminishing it. She had long been secretly plotting to ambush Zhang Ying, intending to launch a surprise attack while those people were kneeling, aiming to capture the leader first.
The copper whip flew past Wei Jingzhuo's right side, leaving a dark afterimage in the air, and struck Zhang Ying's chest like a cannonball.
In that instant, the pride on Zhang Ying's face turned into surprise. It was as if she hadn't expected Meng Ruliu to suddenly make a move.
Meng Ruliu felt her heart stop beating completely at that moment, hanging high in her throat.
Zhang Ying was the backbone of these men. If they could injure her, perhaps these subordinates would stop putting up futile resistance. Then she could force Zhang Ying to release Su Wan.
No one doesn't cherish their own life. Even if Zhang Ying possesses divine power, she is still human and will fear death.
If it succeeds, then everything will be over.
Just as the copper whip flew to within a few feet of Zhang Ying's chest, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
With a thud, the man's hand gripped the bronze whip tightly. The tip of the whip was only half a foot away from Zhang Ying's chest.
Chu Yi shook his head: "You reckless girl."
It was the handsome young man who had been standing in the middle of the last row who rushed forward and grabbed the copper whip at the last moment.
Meng Ruliu was stunned. She had thrown the object with all her might, yet the other person had caught it so steadily and without a scratch.
"My name is Jiang Li."
After introducing himself, the young man held the copper whip horizontally across his chest with one hand and gripped the handle with the other, his arms and chest muscles suddenly bulging.
The incredibly hard bronze whip snapped in two with a crack.
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