Mei Ren Dan's face had gone pale. No longer feigning weakness, she faced Lu Yin directly. "Mr. Lu, what are you planning to do?"
Lu Yin smiled. "Not going to keep pretending?"
"Humanity's survival is difficult, with enemies all around us. Whether or not you can kill Ancestor Hongxia, even if you do, the price you pay will leave you beyond salvation," Mei Ren Dan said.
He Xiao said gravely, "That's right. Ancestor Hongxia joined The Unknown. Attacking him is tantamount to declaring war on The Unknown."
Bing Xu didn't dare say much. He didn't know what would happen to He Xiao and Mei Ren Dan, but he was certain he was in for trouble. Lu Yin had beaten him badly before, and the two of them had a grudge.
Shocking Gate Supreme Lord frowned. "The Unknown was behind the destruction of humanity's Nine Cradles. Hongxia betrayed Human Civilization and joined The Unknown. Do you think that was right?"
"We couldn't control our master's choice," He Xiao said, "but we know very well that if he dies, you'll have to face a war with The Unknown. Forget our Star Under Red Clothes Civilization—even you won't be able to hold them off."
"So?" Jiang Feng retorted.
"Leave us alive," Mei Ren Dan said. "Your war with Master has nothing to do with us. We haven't betrayed humanity. If you spare us, Human Civilization will have three more Eternal Life Realm cultivators, and a better chance of survival."
"What's more, there are three of us at the Eternal Life Realm," He Xiao added.
It was a tremendous temptation. As far as He Xiao and the others knew, the only way to break their Wushang Dao's anchor was to kill them.
They didn't want to die. Nobody did—especially not those who had reached