How Could You Be So Cold-Hearted!

Li Xuanxiao had not expected this Male Tiger to be so devoted.

Yet the movements of his hands did not pause in the slightest as he kicked the Male Tiger away.

The Female Tiger was far stronger than the Male Tiger.

Kill the Female Tiger first!

"Don't hurt my wife! Kill me if you must!"

The Male Tiger roared.

Don't worry, it was only a matter of convenience.

Not one of them would get away!

Li Xuanxiao turned a deaf ear, his fingers forming a sword seal.

"Die!"

His sword point aimed straight at the Female Tiger trapped within the birdcage.

Just then, a sword thrust in from the side and blocked Li Xuanxiao's blade.

"Wait!"

Li Xuanxiao frowned slightly.

The one standing before him was Zhou Yan.

"Brother, please show mercy beneath your sword and hear me out."

Li Xuanxiao thought the other man wanted to kill the Female Tiger himself, making it easier for him to report back.

He did not care to contend over that. As long as the Female Tiger died, his mission would be complete.

So he quickly said, "Then do it."

By then, the Male Tiger had already lunged at the birdcage.

But with its cultivation, it could not break through the birdcage for the moment.

Meanwhile, the Female Tiger inside had been severely injured by Li Xuanxiao's sneak attack.

"Wife! Wife!!"

"Wife, how are you? Are you all right... Wife..."

"Husband... Run! These people are incredibly powerful. Run, don't worry about me!"

"No, no!! Wife, wife, I'm not leaving."

It turned around and glared furiously at Li Xuanxiao and the others.

"You want to kill me? Then let my wife go."

"Amitabha. Heaven has the Dao of Heaven, immortals have the rules of immortals.

Though Heaven and Earth are heartless, treating all things as straw dogs, who would have thought that demons, too, possess true feelings?"

Qingfeng pressed his palms together.

At his side, his junior brother Qingming also uttered an Amitabha.

Bai Xue could not help but be moved at the sight.

"May I ask, brother, which sect do you belong to?"

Zhou Yan cupped his hands.

"Shushan Disciple Li Xuanxiao."

"So you are a Shushan Disciple. Many thanks, fellow Daoist, for saving my junior sister."

"No need for courtesy. This is not the time for idle chatter. We can speak further after the demons are eliminated."

Zhou Yan glanced at the pair of Tiger Demons and let out a soft sigh.

"Doesn't Fellow Daoist Li feel moved after witnessing this?"

Moved? What an obscure word.

"Kill me if you must. I beg you, spare my wife!"

The Male Tiger imitated a human's posture and knelt down, smashing its head against the ground, a picture of desolation.

"Husband, don't... don't!! Run!"

"I'll grant you both your wish."

Li Xuanxiao raised his sword to stab.

Then he was stopped once again.

"Amitabha, Benefactor, please wait."

Li Xuanxiao: ...

No, when you were fighting just now, you did not seem this fast!

At that moment, Li Xuanxiao even suspected this was a trap set specifically for him.

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Qingfeng had not displayed such strength just now.

"Why are you stopping me?"

"Benefactor, saving one life is worth building a seven-story pagoda. The same is true for demons.

The Buddhist Dharma is compassionate. It lies not merely in loving those you love, but also in forgiving and caring for your enemies. Such a broad heart comes from the wisdom of seeing self and others as one, of loving others as oneself."

"If you want to kill me, then kill my wife and me together!!"

The Male Tiger begged bitterly.

"Husband, don't be foolish! Run!!" The Female Tiger cried herself hoarse. "You must live well and take care of our children."

"Wife, without you, living in this world would bring me nothing but pain!"

Li Xuanxiao said, "Don't worry. I'll make sure you and your children die without pain."

"Benefactor!"

"Fellow Daoist Li!"

"Please stop."

"How can you be so cold-hearted!"

Li Xuanxiao blinked.

Cold-hearted? Me?

He looked toward Bai Xue, who had spoken.

Bai Xue wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes, stirred by the scene. "Don't you think they're pitiful? After seeing this, can you still bring yourself to strike? Give them a chance."

Zhou Yan said, "You two must remember today. Never commit evil again. Seeing how deeply devoted you are as husband and wife, we shall spare you today."

"Thank you, Immortal Masters! Thank you, Immortal Masters!"

"My wife and I will certainly turn from evil and return to righteousness. Never again will we commit slaughter."

The two tigers repeatedly bowed in thanks, their faces filled with sincerity.

Zhou Yan turned to Li Xuanxiao again. "Fellow Daoist Li, it is only right to eliminate demons and defend the Dao, but sometimes one must pay attention to the method. Slaughter cannot solve everything.

Look, isn't this a happy ending for all?"

Li Xuanxiao looked at the two Tiger Demons, then at the four people blocking his path, and helplessly put away his sword.

At that moment, the Female Tiger said, "Immortal Masters, a follower of the demonic cult sent a letter to my cave abode before, inviting me to join them.

Now that my husband and I have decided to abandon evil and uphold good, we wish to hand this letter over to you. With it, you may infiltrate the demonic cult and help the Immortal Masters wipe them out!!"

"Is that true?" Zhou Yan raised a brow.

"It is true!"

"Then that's wonderful."

Zhou Yan was delighted.

Not only had this mission been smoothly completed, they had also found a clue to the demonic cult. It was truly a great merit.

"Everyone, the words of these Tiger Demons cannot be wholly trusted. Besides, I have already investigated.

These Tiger Demons have wreaked havoc here for years, killing and devouring more than three hundred men, women, elders, and children.

If a single sentence can make them lay down their butcher's knives, then what of those three hundred dead?"

Li Xuanxiao said in a deep voice.

The Male Tiger immediately said, "Immortal Master, I had no choice. My wife was pregnant at the time and had also suffered severe injuries. Helpless, I could only use bloody food to prolong her life. It was truly an act born of desperation.

If you wish to kill someone, let me repay those people with my life. Spare my wife and children."

"No! Husband, it was all me. It has nothing to do with you..."

Zhou Yan sighed. "They are two unfortunate demons as well. But the dead are already dead; they cannot return to life.

After this, the two of you should go down the mountain and apologize to the families of those who died unjustly."

Qingfeng hurriedly echoed, "When will grievances ever end if wrongs are repaid with wrongs? Benefactor Zhou understands great righteousness. This humble monk has no objections."

"Benefactor Li, what do you think?"

Li Xuanxiao understood that even if he objected, it would likely be useless.

Seeing that the others still intended to follow the Tiger Demons to retrieve the letter, Li Xuanxiao did not go with them and instead took his leave.

Watching his departing back, Bai Xue grumbled inwardly.

"Senior Brother, I had long heard that Shushan Disciples cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness. I never expected Shushan Disciples to truly have hearts of stone and iron."

Zhou Yan shook his head. "If he had truly killed those Tiger Demons, we would have had no way of learning about the letter, nor could we have found the demonic cult's trail.

That is why it is called this: do good deeds, reap good fruit."

"Yes, I understand, Senior Brother."

"Four Immortal Masters, please follow me."

The Male Tiger helped up the severely injured Female Tiger and led the way.

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