With a cold snort, Wei Xianglin's appearance, ordinarily that of a common old woman, now revealed a hint of ruthlessness. "If it truly comes to that, then I'll remove the father and keep the child.
There have always been plenty of people in Daughter Country who do such things. Why can't I, Wei Xianglin, become a great general of Daughter Country?
And why can't I go a step further?
No. If others can do it, then so can I. Behind the Devil Sword stands a true immortal lord. No matter what that immortal lord has done—
I must follow the immortal lord, and I absolutely cannot disappoint him."
At this moment, with Life and Death hanging over her, Wei Xianglin had only this final faith left.
Without that faith—
She truly would kill people.
"Then the next step is to kill people.
But killing people in broad daylight is truly inappropriate right now. I can only choose a suitable time."
Wei Xianglin had already entertained such thoughts.
Before long, the sky outside had grown dark.
The nosy neighborhood gossips all returned to their own homes, with no movement for the time being.
Taking advantage of this, Wei Xianglin's front door creaked softly.
She smiled faintly, her gaze naturally shifting toward the patrolling guards nearby.
When she heard the disorderly footsteps of those guards approaching—
She immediately shut the door tight.
Only after the patrol guards enforcing Daughter Country's curfew had all left—
Did she sneak outside.
Right now, she was still merely an ordinary woman. Though holding the Devil Sword could make her somewhat stronger, it was only by a little.
She could kill ordinary people, but if she wished to kill cultivators who had achieved success in cultivation, the odds were simply far too low.
"I must kill people.