A Sacrifice for Love! Xiao Wu's Difficult Choice

"Alas! My Grandfather, my father, and my clansmen bled and shed tears on the front lines to protect the Heaven Dou Empire."

"And yet you people actually colluded with the Star Luo Empire, intending to harm my Su Family?"

Su Ling paced slowly, his voice icy and piercing.

"It doesn't matter if I die today. I only hope that when my Grandfather learns of my death, he can lead hundreds of thousands of troops back to Heaven Dou City and seek justice for me!"

The scene fell silent for a moment...

Everyone was dumbfounded by Su Ling's words.

Even the Imperial Family spies watching from the shadows were stunned.

Lead a hundred thousand troops back to Heaven Dou City?

Were you seeking justice, or staging a rebellion?

But now that things had been said to this extent...

If the Heaven Dou Empire failed to provide an explanation, the Su Family might truly raise an army in revolt.

"I have to report this to Your Majesty at once!" The spy was alarmed. With a flash, he vanished into the shadows.

Cold sweat also poured down Yu Xiaogang's forehead.

They had obviously only come seeking treatment. How had they suddenly become traitors who colluded with the Star Luo Empire?

Wasn't this blatant framing?

But at this moment, he simply could not bring himself to beg for mercy.

"Young Master Su, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

Flender hurriedly stepped forward, bent at the waist, and smiled ingratiatingly. "We only came to save our student and had absolutely no intention of offending you. If we have caused any offense, please be merciful!"

Only then did he realize...

Although the Su Family manor was currently understaffed, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse.

Not to mention that behind the Su Family stood hundreds of thousands of battle-hardened soldiers who had fought their way out of a Sea of Corpses and Blood.

Su Ling's Grandfather was also the renowned King Zhenyuan of the empire, a level 97 Super Douluo.

A figure who could make the entire Heaven Dou Empire tremble with a single stomp.

If he learned that his grandson had been bullied in Heaven Dou City...

Then everyone present, without exception, would die without even a burial place.

Su Ling ignored Flender's attempt to appease him. Instead, he turned and kicked Xiao Wu, who had attacked him earlier.

He sent her stumbling back several steps before she slammed into the wall and stopped.

"Weren't you acting pretty arrogant just now? Come on! Try being arrogant again."

Xiao Wu let out a muffled groan, clutching her stomach as she dropped to her knees. Yet she still stubbornly raised her head and glared fiercely at Su Ling.

Seeing this, Su Ling smiled faintly. Then he bent down, leaned close to her ear, and whispered:

"A hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit... I wonder what kind of spirit bone would drop after killing one? How exciting."

Xiao Wu's pupils shrank sharply, and her entire body began trembling violently.

This human had actually seen through her true form at a glance!

"Y-you... how did you know..." Xiao Wu's voice carried undisguised terror.

She instinctively tried to retreat, only for Su Ling to grab her and pull her back.

"Rabbit, if your classmates and teacher learned your true identity, what do you think they would do?"

"Would they skin you and tear out your tendons with their own hands for a spirit bone?"

Su Ling's slender fingers lightly brushed across Xiao Wu's pale cheek. The warmth from his fingertips made her feel as though she had fallen into an icy abyss.

"But it doesn't matter. The Royal Guards will be here soon. Other than Ning Rongrong, all of them will be executed for treason."

Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

"Y-you... what exactly do you want?"

Xiao Wu forced herself to endure the fear, but her voice had already become choked with sobs.

Su Ling did not answer. He merely revealed a cold smile.

In truth, he simply found Xiao Wu unpleasant and wanted to scare her.

After all, if her kick had truly landed on him earlier, he would have been crippled even if he had survived.

If she had not been a member of the protagonist's group, he would have killed her a hundred times already.

At this moment, everyone from Shrek had already been subdued by the Dark Guards.

Only Ning Rongrong remained standing freely where she was. After all, this little witch had an influential background, and even the Su Family did not dare offend her lightly.

Ning Rongrong carefully studied this Young Master of the Su Family, whom she had never seen in her Previous Life. For a moment, she could not make up her mind.

She vaguely felt that events had already developed beyond expectations.

"Xiao Wu!" Tang San cried hoarsely, his eyes wide with fury. "Let her go! Whatever you want, come at me!"

"Third Brother..." Tears streamed down Xiao Wu's face as she looked at Tang San. In the end, she painfully closed her eyes. When she opened them again, they were filled with resolve.

"I agree... As long as you let them go... I'm willing to be your woman." Xiao Wu bit her lips, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

As she spoke, she even took the initiative to wrap her arms around Su Ling's neck and bury her face against his shoulder.

The gesture appeared intimate, but in truth, her nails had already dug deeply into her palms, blood dripping through the gaps between her fingers.

Since most of Su Ling's words had been transmitted directly into Xiao Wu's ears through Mental Power, the others only saw him whispering in her ear, unaware of what he had said.

Yet Xiao Wu's change from her initial stubborn resistance to despairing submission, followed by that final sentence—"I agree..." —made the hearts of everyone from Shrek twist like knives.

"Xiao Wu, no... don't! We'd rather die than let you be defiled by this beast!"

Tang San roared, only for a Dark Guard to stomp on his back, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

But the pain in his body was nowhere near as intense as the agony in his heart.

He could only watch as Xiao Wu humbled herself to save them, utterly powerless to stop it. That helplessness nearly drove him mad.

"Xiao San, don't be like this..." Dai Mubai struggled to raise his head, his eyes bloodshot. "We can't let Xiao Wu's sacrifice be in vain..."

The others from Shrek wore equally pained expressions, torn between their anguish and the need to accept reality if they wanted to survive.

"Cough, cough... Lingling is still here! Watch yourself, kid."

Ye Wanqing finally could not stand it any longer. She cleared her throat and interrupted the strange atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingling covered her mouth with trembling hands, tears continuously slipping through her fingers.

She hurriedly ran out and slammed the door shut behind her with a deafening bang.

Seeing this, Ye Wanqing finally could not resist raising her hand and rapping Su Ling on the head. "You brat, have you held her enough? Why aren't you letting go?"

Su Ling slowly stood up and spread his hands innocently.

But Xiao Wu still clung tightly around his neck, refusing to let go no matter what, her tears soaking his collar.

"Please! Let them go." Xiao Wu's aggrieved sobs echoed through the hall, carrying a heart-wrenching plea.

For a moment, everyone in the hall turned their eyes toward Su Ling.

Those condemning, incredulous gazes made even Su Ling feel somewhat awkward.

"Hey! Why... why are all of you looking at me like that?"

"And why are you looking at me like that too, Mom? Aren't we on the same side?"

"Damn rabbit, let go already! You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? You definitely are!"

Su Ling was utterly bewildered, yet he had no choice but to maintain his outwardly cold demeanor.

He could feel Ye Wanqing's disgusted yet helpless gaze. It was as if she did not want to admit that this scum was her son, yet had no choice but to accept reality.