"What?" Yang Qiaoxi narrowed her eyes. "You have a grudge against Sea Buckthorn Rose?"
"More than a grudge!" The mercenary glared viciously at Suyue. "Two of my closest brothers—one was lured in by Sea Buckthorn Rose's damned emblem and willingly became someone else's scapegoat; the other was ambushed by Sea Buckthorn Rose on the way back from a mission, and even his body was dumped in the wilderness... Those women eat people without even spitting out the bones!"
"Tsk, that really is some deep-seated hatred." Yang Qiaoxi looked at the mercenary with a trace more sympathy.
"That woman... she isn't under Tianshu Tower's protection, is she?" the mercenary asked.
"I don't know." Yang Qiaoxi gave an excellent answer, then looked directly at Sun Hang, who was standing nearby.
"If we handed this woman over to you, what would you do with her?" Sun Hang suddenly asked.
"I'd torture her with the cruelest methods I can think of. I'd make her beg for life and death, and when she had only half a breath left, I'd throw her into flesh-eating ant territory and let her experience being eaten bite by bite by thousands upon thousands of flesh-eating ants..." the mercenary said through gritted teeth.
"Aren't you afraid Sea Buckthorn Rose will retaliate against you?" Sun Hang asked again.
"Didn't all her companions die at Giant Hill?" The mercenary looked up at Sun Hang. "Could there be some kind of partnership between Tianshu Tower and Sea Buckthorn Rose?"
"No. But I won't hand her over to you." Sun Hang glanced at the trembling Suyue. "I still have a use for this person."
"A use?" The mercenary froze for a moment, then caught the implication in Sun Hang's words. "What kind of use?"
"The kind where everything is put to use," Sun Hang