Natsuhi Entrusts Herself to Liao Wu

This was not Liao Wu's net, either.

It was Star Village's self-spun cocoon: they wanted power, yet refused to accept its side effects.

How could there be such a good deal in the Ninja World?

Even drinking a cup of water came with the risk of choking to death!

Natsuhi Star's body trembled slightly as she agonized over the choice in her heart, struggling again and again.

Like a little lamb standing before a big bad wolf.

The big bad wolf said that if it wanted to save its comrades, it had to obediently let him eat it.

If the little lamb cared about its comrades, it had to sacrifice itself.

Natsuhi Star's choices left her no option to save herself, but this meant selling her body.

Natsuhi Star, who had a moral aversion to such things, found it difficult to choose.

Liao Wu slowly placed a hand on Natsuhi Star's shoulder, stroked the back of her neck, and drew her into his embrace.

"You have no choice. The weak in troubled times can only cling to the strong. You're a smart woman—you should know what to choose, shouldn't you?"

Natsuhi Star did not struggle. As she leaned into Liao Wu's arms, she knew that from this day onward, she would be controlled by him, abandoning everything from her past at the same time.

From the moment Liao Wu set his sights on her, her life had no longer been under her own control.

Liao Wu comforted the uneasy Natsuhi Star. "Don't worry. I'll save your husband and child, and I'll save your village as well!"

Natsuhi Star closed her eyes and consoled herself amid her despair. At the very least, Fire Fly and Ang could survive.

As long as she alone was sacrificed, that would be enough.

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