The five of them looked at one another. In that moment, they felt utterly powerless.
Having their lives in someone else's hands was oppressive and agonizing. But die? They didn't seem to have the courage for that.
Huo Yuhao lifted his eyes to Lin Xiao. In that moment, he felt a pang of regret.
He regretted not leaving with Lin Xiao back then, not following him to the Body Sect.
If he had gone to the Body Sect, would his strength have improved further? Would he no longer be incomplete...
But there were no ifs in this world. What happened had happened.
No matter how much Huo Yuhao regretted it, it was too late.
"Lin Xiao, let us go."
"For the sake of the little friendship we once had."
There was a pleading note in Huo Yuhao's voice. He still wanted to live. There were so many things he hadn't done yet. He couldn't die.
"Heh, Huo Yuhao, our friendship wasn't that great."
"To be precise, you're the one who owes me. If I hadn't let you go back then, you'd have been dragged back to the White Tiger Duke Mansion, wouldn't you?"
Lin Xiao regarded him with utter disdain. If Huo Yuhao had spoken up to stop Yan Shaozhe when he attacked just now, Lin Xiao might not have gone this far.
But now Lin Xiao saw him clearly. Huo Yuhao was a hypocrite too, all pretense.
If Lin Xiao told him to kill one of them and then let him go, he might hesitate, but in the end, he would do it.
That was human nature. Who didn't want to live?
But sometimes, death wasn't the worst thing...
"Huo Yuhao, kill one of them, and the rest of you can live."
"Choose. If you don't, then all of