Lu Chengwen said, "I have no idea what he's plotting! Coming to Seven Star Peak to seize people? Is he kidding!?"
"You think the Bai family are the only ones on this mountain!? Let me tell you! Tiangang and the Earthly Fiend are both here!"
"Fishing Elder and Immortal Elder Nanji are both here!"
"Why are the Jiang Family people helping me? Are we their target, or is it the Bai family!?"
"Why would Bai Menya personally step in under these circumstances!? With his arrogant personality, why would he set up such an absurd, ridiculous wager!?"
"Those big shots... they sit high above us! They laugh and chat! They drink tea, crack sunflower seeds, make conversation, and watch you and me fight to the death!"
"You, me, Zhao Ritian, and Long Aotian—we're all just chess pieces in their eyes! Chess pieces! Do you understand!?"
Zhu Tuozi smiled and stood up. "In my entire life, I've never once been able to stand straight. Lu Chengwen, do me a favor. Let me die standing straight here! The Patriarch has shown me kindness as deep as a mountain. I must repay such grace with my life! The Bai family's name must not be tarnished! Only my death can preserve the Bai family's purity!"
Zhu Tuozi threw away his long saber and spread his arms. "Kill me! The Bai family has only warriors who die in battle, never worthless cowards who cling to life!"
Lu Chengwen slowly walked up to him. "What you just said has already defended the Bai family's honor. The truly respectable ones are not invincible Gods of War, but warriors whose hearts are filled with glory."
"You..."
Tears streamed down Zhu Tuozi's face. "What are you doing!? I am a loyal retainer of the Bai family—how can I accept your