Chou Bao said coldly, "Lao Dian broke the rules. He must pay with his life. Four Corpse Kings at the Illusory Change Realm can buy his life, but they can't buy back the rules. That is the rule of my New Inn."
"Look at these people. Who doesn't want to leave? Many of their enemies have already died. If they returned to Illusory God Space-Time, they could live freely for the rest of their lives. But because of the rules, they can't leave. They can only remain with the New Inn until death. Their lives are lives too."
"Four Corpse Kings at the Illusory Change Realm can erase their resentment toward Lao Dian for breaking the rules, but they can't allow the rules to be broken again."
Lu Yin looked around. Whenever Lao Dian was mentioned, disgust and dissatisfaction filled everyone's eyes. Who here didn't want to leave? Did they truly want to wait for death here? Waiting for death was more painful than death itself, but they obeyed the rules and remained here. Thus, they resented Lao Dian, who had refused to obey the rules, even more.
Four Corpse Kings at the Illusory Change Realm—that was an enormous price. No matter how dissatisfied these people were, they could only endure it. Unless they could also make such a bold claim, that was already the limit. If the rules were broken again, the New Inn would lose the hearts of its people.
Before coming, Lu Yin had known that taking Lao Dian away would be difficult. After arriving, he realized it was impossible. Even if Xu Wuwei came here, he still wouldn't be able to take Lao Dian away. That was the meaning of the New Inn's existence. Unless the New Inn was destroyed.
Chou Bao looked at Lu Yin.