My gaze was cold. I had long since harbored killing intent toward Jian Long and Changsun De, but this time, since neither of them had joined the corpse cultivator Zhou Wenxuan in aiding tyranny, I still acknowledged that they had principles.
Most of the little ghosts fled, including Zu Yun, of course. Because of their own cultivation levels, Changsun De and Jian Long were seen through by the black cat and became the first targets for capture.
"What else do you two have to say? You burned the grand formation and alarmed the Guardian Deity. This should have been handled by the Guardian Deity in the first place!" Seeing that the entire Ergou family had died on the ground, their corpses strewn everywhere, Luo Yu spoke through clenched teeth in her fury.
"We didn't originally want to come. We said we would take the treasure and leave, but Zhou Wenxuan had a sudden change of heart and captured the people who tried to flee from these households, intending to use them as hostages. Jian and I tried our best to dissuade her, but it was useless. We had already decided to leave, and we didn't resist just now either. Quite a few disciples died instead. I believe all of you saw that." Changsun De was not exactly silver-tongued. Although his words contained some embellishment, they could not exactly be considered lies.
"Alas, these people were no different from mortals. We never wanted to get involved in the first place. Who could have known Fellow Daoist Zhou would be so vicious? It was completely beyond all our expectations." Jian Long shook his head, then continued, "Since we've been captured, kill us or dismember us as you please." Jian Long knew that things had reached this point and there was no chance