Old Xu stood leaning on his cane, his back straight:
"I am not on either side; I simply do not want the people of this village to continue to sink into depravity."
Ladies and gentlemen, ask yourselves honestly: Have you lived with peace of mind all these years, day and night, hour and moment?
The villagers looked at each other, and for a moment there was a deathly silence.
Old Xu's eyes were filled with sorrow: "Please think carefully, everyone, how much have you paid for a moment of pleasure! And how many sins have you committed!"
Think of the mothers, wives, and daughters you abandoned! Don't you feel guilty?!
Are you still so stubborn that you'll kill the Holy Son who you've already abandoned?
Do you even consider yourselves human? Do you live with even a shred of humanity left?
Old Xu's words were resounding, and many people were moved.
With the help of tools, Hua Changle heard what Old Xu said. A part of his heart suddenly collapsed, and he couldn't tell whether it was anger, absurdity, or murderous intent.
Using women as bargaining chips to exchange for wealth...
Listen to this, listen to this, how absurd!
Those are living, breathing people! They are family members with whom we spend every day, bound by blood ties!
K.M.: […Gentlemen, I'm going to chop these beasts to pieces, you have no objections, right?]
Monk: [Count me in! This humble monk wants to punish evil and promote good on behalf of Buddha.]
Flame: [Add me]
Dual-wielding pistols (Tian Tiantian): [My sniper rifle is itching to fire!]
Tiger (Hua Wuyan): [My fist is already hard!!!]
Danruo (Meng Danruo): [I'm going to learn the reverse healing technique now!]
The next line was "Agree" and "+1".
Finally, there's Bai Xie—
Old man: [Kill]
All members of Goubuli: [Roger that, Boss!]
Kulai suddenly noticed that Hua Changle hadn't said a word, turned around to look at him, and was startled.
The little girl, who always greeted everyone with a smile and never showed any ferocity, now had an eerie dark green in her eyes, and her fingertips, which had carved marks into the wood, were pale white.
In that instant, Kulei vaguely felt the same way he did when facing the crow—a restrained yet resolute killing intent.
Kulei was speechless, and gently stroked the little girl's tense, trembling back.
"Bunny..."
I cannot restore your superpower for the time being, but I have something here that allows you to borrow other people's superpowers for a short period of time. The medium is fingertip blood.
"Bunny, thank you."
"No need, I want to beat him up too! Give him a couple more kicks!"
"no problem!"
Old Xu's heartfelt words moved the villagers, but Jin Wanguan, seeing this, became enraged and sneered:
"Old Xu is indeed a cultured man; he's so eloquent!"
What about humanity and morality? We can barely afford to eat, and people can't even survive. What's the point of talking about being human?
"We just want to survive, is that wrong?"
"Exactly!" someone couldn't help but whisper in agreement.
Perhaps more people nodded in agreement, Jin Wanguan smiled smugly and continued:
"We are having a fair trade, an equal exchange, and those are what we deserve!"
Since Mingxi is revered as a holy son and enjoys the honor bestowed upon him, he should continue to help everyone in the village prosper!
Now that he has lost his strength, we just want him to do his last bit of effort out of consideration for our past relationship! It was only because he refused that we had to resort to threats!
We tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't give us the slightest bit of sympathy!
"Mr. Xu, tell me, whose fault is it really?"
Old Xu looked at him with utter disappointment: "Jin Wanguan, are you determined to twist the truth to the very end? Do you know that your sins are so grave that you will surely be punished..."
"Bullshit about retribution!" Jin Wanguan cursed impatiently.
"Xu Jin'an, I'm giving you face by calling you 'Old Xu,' so don't take advantage of your age and act shamelessly!"
Do you think you're still the same Mr. Xu from decades ago?
Today we want him—Mingxi—either pay up or give up his life!
What can you do?
After Jin Wanguan finished speaking, the people behind him walked up to Mingxi in twos and threes and put the knife directly to his neck.
Old Xu Jin'an's face turned ashen, his body swayed slightly, and he staggered back two steps before regaining his footing.
"Your Holiness..."
The old man murmured, looking at the person on the high platform who hadn't changed in decades, and his back suddenly bent.
Decades have passed, and he is no longer the reckless and valiant leader he was decades ago.
He's old now, he knows he was wrong, but it's too late...
Seeing his arrogance, Jin Wanguan became even more overbearing, turned around, and looked at Mingxi with his head held high:
"Mingxi, I'm giving you face! Tell me! Are you going to hand it over or not?"
Mingxi remained calm throughout, seemingly detached from the conflict despite being at the center of it.
He said casually, "I won't hand it over. I'll give you back your face; you need it more."
Jin Wanguan was furious: "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to drink the penalty cup! Get them!"
At his command, a group of villagers pulled out their weapons and rushed towards Mingxi, raising their knives high.
Mingxi's gaze was distant, and he was still laughing and joking with flowers in his eyes.
Enraged, Hua Changle cursed him as an idiot: "Fight back!"
At that very moment, everyone from the three teams heard the announcement of the mission:
[Warning! Target mission in danger! Warning! Target...]
"Let's do it!"
Bai Xie, Chi Yan, and Xun Feng gave the order simultaneously.
Yang Xiaobai, Qing Shu, Xing Liu, Lin Yi, Luo Weiyin, and Lei Meng stepped forward.
The moment he leaped out, a cold wind howled, and in the eye of the storm, two pale blue wings with bright patterns condensed behind Yang Xiaobai.
Superpower – “Wind Wings”.
It possesses flight abilities, speed boosts, and the wind-attribute secondary skill "Wind Blade."
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