"Before the alliance was formed, I already said that when it came to matters of war, I had the final say. If I say they won't be killed, then they won't be killed."
"Come out quickly, leave quickly!"
"This is your last chance. Once this village is past, there will be no such shop."
"We'll all be living with our lives balanced on the edge of a blade. With your tiny bit of strength, how could you possibly have any chance of surviving by following us?"
Qin Shaofeng's words came one after another.
Every sentence made Zi Long and the other man behind him, who had remained silent all along, shudder all over.
We know what you mean.
But did you have to be so patient and persuasive, coaxing them into leaving?
"Then... I withdraw."
A man with Heavenly Venerate Realm cultivation immediately stepped forward.
This was someone Zi Long and the others had devoted great effort to nurturing. Yet while his cultivation had risen, his mind had not.
At least when it came to fearing death, he was certainly no less cowardly than many others.
"Hand over everything."
This time, Qin Shaofeng did not need to say anything further. Tian Yinuo of the Disciple Hall, Chasing Star Yao Guang, personally led several people over to reclaim the items.
Upon seeing him, the many lower-cultivation disciples began calling out that they wished to withdraw, stepping out from the crowd.
With them taking the lead, one powerful expert after another also began to retreat.
Qin Shaofeng was in no hurry to let this sentiment spread.
The standoff lasted a full hour.
Compared with the more than three hundred people who had chosen to leave last time, nearly six hundred people had now chosen to break away from the Carefree Gate.
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