Chapter 209: Twists and Turns
Hearing Zhong Min's words, Hei San and others hurriedly turned around and found that Qin Ke and others had appeared beside Zhong Min without them knowing when. For a moment, their legs became weak again. They didn't know whether they were tired or scared by Qin Ke's expressionless face, and they knelt down on the ground.
"Hero, please have mercy on me, hero, please have mercy on me. I have already delivered the girl here safely as you ordered. I beg you to spare my life. I will definitely turn over a new leaf and never dare to do evil and harm others again!" Cold sweat broke out on Heisan's forehead. The more it was at this moment, the more nervous he became. Now they were no longer of any use. If these people killed them directly, they would only deserve to die.
"Don't beg me, I don't care about your life or death." Qin Ke glanced at Zhong Min as he spoke. Although he didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was obvious. Life or death all depended on Zhong Min's words.
Hei San reacted immediately upon seeing this, and began to beg for mercy from Zhong Min. The others did the same. Their lives were now in the hands of this little girl, so they had no reason to hesitate, let alone kowtow for mercy.
Seeing this, Zhong Min snorted twice and said to these people in dissatisfaction, "Alright, alright, everyone, shut up! You're making so much noise!"
After these words were spoken, Heisan and the others did not dare to say another word. They just looked at Zhong Min with pitiful expressions, their fear of death and hope for life clearly visible.
"Don't look at me like that!" Zhong Min said with a sullen face, "Now you're afraid, afraid of death, and aware of the importance of living? If that's the case, when you did those heartless things, when you killed those people, did you ever have a moment of softness in your heart? They were human too, they were afraid of death, and they wanted to live and live well with their families, but you were so cruel. You are now the same people they were in the past. If you still have a shred of conscience, you should be tortured by it every day and blame yourself every night for the crimes you committed in the past. You must pay the price for everything you have done!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Heisan and the others' faces turned pale, and two of them even couldn't help crying. They knew in their hearts that there were more than one life on their hands, and what the girl said was indeed true. Now thinking about it, what they had done before was really inhuman. It was a pity that all the mistakes had been made, and there was no chance to change them even if they wanted to.
"Why are you crying? You have to take responsibility for your actions. Debts must be paid, and murder must be punished. You should have thought about your fate long ago! If I were you, I wouldn't have the right to cry!" Zhong Min became more and more excited as he spoke: "Do you know how much evil you have committed? Killing a person, selling a person, not only harms that person, but also harms the entire family! Wives and children are separated, families are broken up, don't think that it's someone else's family that has nothing to do with you. Karma, reincarnation, good and evil will be rewarded, this is the law of nature, how can you escape it! Now you are scared to death, you know how to cry, but do you know that those who were killed by you didn't even have the chance to cry for your innocent death! If you still have an ounce of conscience as a human being, there is no need for others to do it. Ending your own life can be considered a little regret before you die!"
Zhong Min's words were so righteous and sincere that not only did Hei San and the others feel extremely remorseful after hearing them, but even Qin Ke, Xiao Liu and the others beside them could not help but fall silent. Although they did not kill innocent civilians like Hei San and the others, they had never thought so deeply about life, nor did they have such respect for it.
"Hei San, I see you're a man too. A man should be responsible and pay for the sins you've committed!" Zhong Min said as he took the sword from Xiao Liu and threw it directly in front of Hei San. "As a man, use this sword to end your life for the sins you've committed and the lives you owe!"
She looked at Hei San coldly, without a trace of warmth in his eyes. Hei San was looking at the sword on the ground in front of him with a gloomy face, and his expression was extremely dull. The other people behind Hei San couldn't help but sit down on the ground one by one, no longer crying or begging for mercy, and looked like they were sitting there waiting to die.
They knew in their hearts that this girl would not let them go. Once Hei San died, it would naturally be their turn next. But they did not want to make any more pointless struggles, not only because it was useless, but also because at this moment they truly felt that they deserved to die.
Hei San trembled for a moment, then finally took a deep breath and stopped hesitating. He picked up the sword on the ground and said to the brothers behind him, "Brothers, I am sorry for you. It is me who has led you to such an ignominious death. I will never be able to repay you in this lifetime. I have no choice but to go now. I will definitely compensate you in the next life!"
When those people heard this, they couldn't help but shed tears. "Don't worry, big brother, we don't blame you. We will bear our own sins. You go first, and we will come to find you later. In the next life, we will be brothers again, and we must be good people!"
"Yes, I want to be a good person in my next life!"
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The atmosphere suddenly became tragic and melancholic. Zhong Min sighed inwardly, unsure whether these bastards truly repented. She remained silent, observing the entire situation with a cold gaze, neither urging nor stopping them. Qin Ke and the others did the same, watching and listening without a single word.
After the few people said goodbye, Hei San waved his hand, signaling those brothers not to do this anymore, and then he made up his mind and put the sword directly on his neck. After three breaths, he exerted force and wiped the sword directly on his neck.
Just as they were about to see a bloody scene, Qin Ke raised his hand, and a small stone that had appeared in his hand hit Hei San's sword-holding hand directly. Hei San's hand went numb, and the sword fell to the ground before it could cut his neck. There was a loud bang, and everyone was stunned.
"Finally, you still have some conscience!" Zhong Min sighed. "Well, you've died once before. You recognize your sins and have the will to mend them. That at least proves you're still human. Today, I'll spare your lives, but remember this: if you dare to do anything evil again, no matter where you are, we'll find you and tear you to pieces!"
"You, you, you mean, no, don't kill us?" Heisan asked in disbelief when he heard it. He couldn't believe that he and the others had actually saved their lives.
"It's not that I won't kill you, I'm just keeping you alive for now. If you dare to do evil again in the future, your life will naturally be taken away!" Zhong Min added, "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"I understand, I understand! Thank you so much for not killing me, young lady! Thank you so much for not killing me!" Hei San finally believed that he had found a way out. He kowtowed to Zhong Min, Qin Ke and the others and said, "I will definitely reform myself in the future and never do evil again. I will do more good deeds to atone for my previous sins!"
"Yes, we will definitely change, we will definitely change..." Seeing this, the others felt like they were reborn, and they kept making promises and expressing gratitude.
"Okay, remember what you said today and leave quickly, so that I don't have to change my mind!" Zhong Min saw that it was almost time, so he stopped wasting time on these people. As long as they sincerely changed their ways, it would be considered a merit. If they did not change their bad habits, they would naturally die a miserable death.
When Heisan and the others heard this, they kowtowed again, then stood up and left as if they were running for their lives.
"I thought you were going to kill them!" Qin Ke retracted his gaze and looked at Zhong Min. "I didn't expect you to let me stop you all of a sudden. It seems you're too kind after all."
"Forget it. I think they're truly repentant. They'll probably remember this lesson for the rest of their lives." Zhong Min said, "Let's go. It's getting late. We have to get out of this damn place before dark."
Xiaoliu quickly brought the horses hidden in the woods beside the road. Several secret guards had long disappeared, and Qin Ke, Zhong Min and Xiaoliu quickly jumped on their horses and continued on their way.
After running for a while, the sun gradually began to set. Today's sunset was truly beautiful, as red as fresh blood, dazzling the eyes. The mountain path was strangely quiet. Apart from the clatter of their horses' hooves, there seemed to be no other sound.
Looking from above, if it weren't for the constant movement of their positions, the whole scene would look like an extremely strange static picture. The setting sun was like blood, and the twilight was like a hook, which made people involuntarily think of a strange word - desolate!
In addition to the desolation, Zhong Min seemed to feel something special. Her heart beat violently, as if it wanted to jump out of her chest suddenly. The inexplicable horror made her inexplicably think of death.
With a long whimper, Zhong Min suddenly pulled his horse to a halt, staring intently ahead and not moving forward. Qin Ke and Xiao Liu, unsure of what had happened, quickly turned back and stopped beside Zhong Min.
"What's wrong, Min'er?" Qin Ke was startled when he saw Zhong Min at this moment: "Why did you stop suddenly? Are you feeling unwell? Why do you look so pale?"
Zhong Min didn't react for a long time. Seeing this, Qin Ke quickly got off the horse and helped Zhong Min down. He felt that Zhong Min seemed to be in very bad condition, as if he would fall off the horse at any moment.
"Min'er, are you okay? Come down and sit down and rest for a while!" Qin Ke supported Zhong Min and prepared to walk to the side.
At this moment, Zhong Min, who had been pale and silent, suddenly grabbed Qin Ke's hand tightly, stared into his eyes in panic and said, "Brother Qin, I suddenly feel like I can't breathe. It feels like something has hollowed out my heart! Brother Qin, I'm scared, I'm scared that something big might happen!"
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