Seeing the emotion in his eyes, Yun Xi nodded. In the end, she also preferred the lives of all the people of Jing City. If so many people lost their lives because of her choice, her Merit Points might also decrease.
The others were dumbfounded, never expecting that the number one on the Blue Star Ranking was actually in their Jing City.
Yun Xi's gaze shifted to the tall man in black robes. "Come here, let's sign a contract. I promise I can let you go, but you have to tell us all the inside information you know, and you must remove this Dark Curtain Treasure."
"If you lie or fail to remove the Dark Curtain Treasure, it will be considered a breach of contract."
However, the Tall Black Robe Man hesitated when he heard Yun Xi describe the contents of the contract.
"I am not actually the controller of the Dark Curtain Treasure, and I cannot guarantee that it will stop completely. I can only say that I will try my best to apply for it."
Understanding his meaning, Yun Xi frowned and said firmly, "There is no room for negotiation. If the Dark Curtain Treasure doesn't stop, I don't need to say more about your fate."
"If you don't choose to sign the contract, I can send you to the Western Paradise right now."
Yun Xi's next sentence completely dispelled all the Tall Black Robe Man's ideas, leaving him no choice but to obediently sign the contract with her and then begin to fulfill its contents.
Yun Xi gave him only 10 minutes to stop the Dark Curtain Treasure, otherwise the system would charge him the price for violating the contract.
During this period, he also needed to explain the cause of the accident to the officials of Jing City.
"Actually, that thing... is a person."
"One person? What do you mean?" the Jing City leader asked him, frowning.
"In your Jing City, someone obtained a precious item from our superiors, and that item merged into her body."
"Because the valuable item is too special, it cannot be displayed in public. Our leader's idea is for us to kill everyone in the city who has seen that person, in order to avoid other subsequent chain reactions."
"Is this why you're going to massacre the entire city?"
"Yes, yes," the Tall Black Robe Man said with a hint of guilt. "We had no choice. We signed a lifelong contract with our superiors and couldn't disobey their orders."
"So, you really are from the Flower Country?" the Jing City leader said coldly.
The Tall Black Robe Man nodded.
Because of the contract he signed with Yun Xi, he cannot lie.
Upon hearing his confession, everyone present was shocked.
"Who is the person you are looking for?" Yun Xi asked him.
The Tall Black Robe Man shook his head. "I don't know either. The leader only said that her features are very obvious, and that you would recognize her as soon as you see her. I can tell you this feature: her full head of black hair has a few strands of silver-white mixed in."
"The precious item on her is extraordinary. If we kill her, it will automatically reveal itself. We don't know who that person is; we've only been told to massacre the entire Jing City, and the item will appear."
How can you be so sure that person is definitely in Jing City?
"The results of advanced Appraisal Skill cannot be wrong."
"What if he leaves Jing City during this period? Wouldn't you have needlessly caused the deaths of an entire city?"
The Tall Black Robe Man shook his head. "Anyone who has seen that person... must die. So even if that person is no longer in Jing City, it doesn't stop us from continuing the massacre."
Under the influence of the contract, the man in black robes had no choice but to honestly reveal his true feelings.
The people present glared at him angrily, but a trace of sorrow lingered in their hearts.
The Tall Black Robe Man in front of Ai Ai was also from the Flower Country, but for various reasons, he chose to slaughter tens of millions of his compatriots.
It's not hard to imagine that many others, like the Tall Black Robe Man, made the same choice, either out of desperation or driven by malice from heaven...
Yun Xi, however, asked the most crucial question, "Who is your leader?"
"I... I... I really can't say this. If I were to say it, it would be a betrayal of our leader, and I would die."
"But didn't you say you would tell us all the inside information you know? If you don't tell us, you're also breaking the contract." Yun Xi didn't tolerate him at all and continued to press him for answers.
"Here's what we'll do: you just need to tell us your boss's name. That shouldn't violate your contract of betraying him."
"His name is Kunkudo." The tall young man hesitated for a moment, but finally revealed the name.
Kunkudo? This name doesn't sound like Flower Country; he's most likely a native of the Godfall Continent.
Seeing that she couldn't get any more information from him, Yun Xi reminded him again, "Your 10 minutes are almost up. Hurry up and ask your supervisor to remove this cover-up."
The Tall Black Robe Man also looked anxious. He was opening the system and seemed to be sending messages to his superior to explain.
I don't know what the other party said, but just before the 10-minute countdown ended, the Dark Curtain Treasure stopped attacking and slowly closed up.
Seeing this, the tall man in black robes finally breathed a sigh of relief; at least his life was temporarily saved.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, Yun Xi called out to him.
"Wait, I'll let you go, but you have to hand over everything of value you have, including the black robe you're wearing."
"You said you would let me leave safely."
"Yes, I did say I'd let you leave safely, but I didn't say when. A year from now should be fine," Yun Xi said with a forced smile.
Regardless of the reasons, the fact remains that he suffered such a disaster in Jing City, and she never intended to let him go from the beginning.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll have the leaders release the Dark Curtain Treasure again?"
"This kind of treasure must have a long cooldown period, right?" Yun Xi interrupted him directly. If there was no cooldown period, this kind of treasure would be too overpowered.
"Fine, fine, you're ruthless." The Tall Black Robe Man gave Yun Xi a sinister look, then took off his black robes and the Storage Bag hanging at his waist.
Only the ring on his hand remained. His gaze was dark and uncertain, but under Yun Xi's threatening gaze, he still took it off and threw it in front of her.
"Alright, you can leave now." Yun Xi waved her hand.
Thus, their contract came to an end.
The black curtain in the sky has been removed, leaving only this desolate city.
The tall young man quickly ran out of the city. Without Yun Xi's prompting, several young officials exchanged glances and chased after him in perfect unison.
If the Tall Black Robe Man had lost the protection of the ring, with his original strength, he would have no chance against the combined pursuit of several level 10 officials.