Ming Zuo sighed. "That human was too careless. When I mentioned Absolute Ridge, a living being happened to be leaving through the altar. They must have heard me. But later, when that human warned me not to let anything slip, he clearly said the massacre happened after I left. Of course, I'm certain about that part; otherwise, I would have seen it. So does that mean a living being left before then?"
Ming Gu barked, "What nonsense are you spouting? The shadow said no living beings left."
Ming Zuo said, "Chief, why are you getting angry? I was only giving you a reminder. Besides, I clearly saw someone leave. I just don't know whether they heard me say Absolute Ridge."
Ming Gu stared at Ming Zuo and its helpless expression. Then it spoke slowly, its voice lower than ever. "Are you threatening me?"
Ming Zuo jumped in surprise and blinked, puzzled. "Threatening you? You can't just say things like that, Chief. How would I dare threaten you? And what could you possibly be threatened with?"
"Has the chief misunderstood something?"
A flash of killing intent passed through Ming Gu's eyes. It badly wanted to kill Ming Zuo, but knew that was impossible. It couldn't make a move; otherwise, it would be going against the Ruler's will, which was even worse than the extinction of the Fluff Civilization.
Ming Gu took a deep breath, suppressing its murderous intent. Its voice turned calm. "Hand over five hundred units and show sincerity. From this moment on, Ming Zuo, you're free."
Ming Zuo was overjoyed. "Really? Thank you, Chief. Thank you!" After expressing its gratitude, it hurried away, as if afraid Ming Gu might change its mind.
Ming Gu gazed deeply at Ming Zuo's departing figure. Behind it, a figure emerged and dropped to