Chapter 356 I'm going to kill you!
At that moment, it seemed as if the entire world had fallen silent.
Shan Tong'er stood frozen in place, feeling a deafening roar in his ears, as if the world around him was collapsing and crumbling, and he himself was about to fall into the abyss and be reduced to dust.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he could slowly hear his own heartbeat and heavy, rapid breathing.
Is he still alive?
He's still alive!
However, his body felt as if it were not his own. His hands, which had never trembled even when wielding a two-hundred-pound copper hammer with the speed of the wind, were now trembling violently, almost unable to support his body, and he was about to fall forward.
And this fall—
He slowly lowered his eyes, looking at the knife wrapped around his neck. The blade was sharp, and even though he had broken it, it was not damaged at all. In fact, with each heavy breath and the rise and fall of his Adam's apple, the blade had already grazed his neck, leaving a faint bloodstain.
Shan Tong'er shuddered violently again, his whole body stiffening like iron, and he dared not move again.
But the knife remained as steady as a rock.
The hand gripping the hilt of the knife behind his back showed no tremor; in fact, the blood flowing from the split between his thumb and forefinger gave it an air of fierce power that made no one dare to disobey. Yuwen Ye, with his back to him, said in a deep voice, "You have done what you were supposed to do."
"...!"
The boy choked on his breath.
After saying this, Yuwen Ye raised his head to look at Xiao Yuansui in front of him. At this moment, his face was gloomy, and the killing intent in his eyes surged up like a tide after Shan Tong'er's defeat. Yuwen Ye only said indifferently, "His combat strength is first-class in your stronghold—and even in the world."
"..."
"But he failed today because of you."
"..."
"Because you overestimated your abilities and allowed him to deal with me, you suffered this crushing defeat. Therefore, this defeat should be attributed to you, not him."
Xiao Yuansui clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.
He said coldly, "Isn't it a bit too arrogant of you to say that in my village?"
"..."
"Or do you really think that after taking the head of a general amidst a vast army, you can still leave alive?"
"Second Brother!"
This time, before Yuwen Ye could speak, the boy standing behind him with a blade pressed against his throat suddenly spoke. Everyone's gaze fell on his stiff back again. The boy's shoulders twitched slightly, and then he slowly said, "Even if you don't let him leave, I, I will protect him and leave alive."
Xiao Yuansui's brows furrowed immediately.
The surrounding disciples were even more enraged, shouting, "Ninth Master, what are you saying?"
"Are you going to help outsiders against your own people?"
"This person is an enemy of Wanggangzhai!"
Shan Tong'er remained silent for a long time. Seeing that the knife that was close to her throat still did not move, she slowly straightened up, turned around, looked at Yuwen Ye's broad back, then looked over his shoulder at Xiao Yuansui and the others at the gate, and said in a deep voice: "What they just said is right. I am very sad in Wanggang Village."
"..."
“I don’t like what you do. Although you are all heroes and you have your own village rules, when you plunder villages and merchants passing by, some of you still kill innocent people indiscriminately, not even sparing women and children. But I haven’t left here because of me. I can’t get enough to eat. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be alive today.”
"..."
"So I've been thinking of ways to repay your kindness."
At this point, he looked at Yuwen Ye again: "Just now, I did want to kill him. Only by killing him could I atone for what I'd done to him in the village these past few days. He knew that, but he... he didn't kill me. So..."
Yuwen Ye slowly turned around to look at him. Shan Tong'er looked into his deep, cold eyes and said softly, "I... I want to go with you. Can you... feed me well?"
This caused an uproar throughout Wanggang Village.
"You betrayed us?!"
"You ungrateful wretch, you've actually betrayed us and betrayed us!"
"We really misjudged you!"
Everyone was pointing at Shan Tong'er and angrily scolding him, but Yuwen Ye remained unmoved, showing no joy whatsoever. He simply watched the little monk, who had regained some of his childlike innocence and naivety, and seemed somewhat helpless in his presence. After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "Following me means joining the Duke of Sheng's army. You won't have a problem eating your fill. But we will still conquer cities and fight battles."
Shan Tong'er said softly, "When Duke Sheng entered Daxing City, he did not kill indiscriminately."
"..."
Yuwen Ye raised an eyebrow slightly, revealing an expression of not being surprised.
Shantong said, "Actually, at that time, I also thought about staying by his side, but I... I've kept the precepts for too many years, and I really wanted to go out and see the outside world. I just didn't expect—"
He never expected that he would emerge to find a world ravaged by war and in ruins.
At this moment, Yuwen Ye let out a long sigh.
He didn't say much, but slowly turned around and glanced at Shen Wuzheng again. Shen Wuzheng nodded slightly.
Yuwen Ye then looked at Xiao Yuansui, whose face was ashen, and said, "It seems that the outcome of this battle is already decided."
"..."
Xiao Yuansui looked at him coldly: "Not necessarily."
Yuwen Ye slowly withdrew his arm, holding the bent knife back upside down at his side, and said, "Do you still want to fight me?"
Xiao Yuansui shook his head: "I'm not going to fight you."
"..."
"I'm going to kill you!"
"...!"
This time, Yuwen Ye's heart skipped a beat.
After all that had happened, it was only natural that the people of Wanggangzhai, or rather Xiao Yuansui, wanted to kill him. But for some reason, he vaguely sensed that Xiao Yuansui's emotions seemed somewhat strange.
After all, Xiao Yuansui himself was a very shrewd person who knew when to retreat, which enabled him to win several times in such a chaotic situation and make a comeback. Back then at Xingluocang, even when he was at such a disadvantage, he was able to calmly negotiate with himself and finally lead his people to retreat unscathed, and even took a batch of grain with him.
But now, he seems obsessed with one thing—killing himself!
This has been the case since we first met, and now it seems that this persistence has influenced his actions.
Why?
Why did he want to kill himself so badly?
Could it be—
Yuwen Ye's mind went blank, but Xiao Yuansui had already slowly raised his arm, about to give orders to the disciples around him who were furious because of Shan Tong'er's betrayal.
Just then, several people rushed out of the village, their faces filled with panic. They ran up to Xiao Yuansui, panting, and said in trembling voices, "Master, something has happened!"
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