Chen Changsheng exerted a little force with his palm, and the bones throughout Little Wood's body began to creak.
Yet even under the threat of death, Little Wood still clutched the scroll in his arms tightly.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng grinned. "What? You really want to save them?"
"Since you wanted to save them, why didn't you run faster just now? If you had run faster, they might truly have been saved."
"What a pity you weren't fast enough, and your Ground Shrinking Golden Light wasn't good enough either. Try harder in your next life."
As he spoke, Chen Changsheng was about to take Little Wood's life.
"If you kill him, I will definitely strike you a grievous blow today!"
Hearing that voice, Chen Changsheng immediately stopped.
"Hahahaha!"
"The promises of the Four Brahma Three Realms are utter bullshit. You agreed that Heaven's Mandate Bearers would not enter the fray, yet you broke the agreement yourselves."
"Do you know that, under heaven, no one dares renege on a debt owed to me?"
Facing Chen Changsheng's words, Jade Completion said calmly, "The wager remains valid. But I am not acting now as a Heavenly Emperor—I am acting as a father."
"Let these children go. No matter how today ends, I will not interfere."
"No problem. You say let them go, and I'll let them go. After all, you're stronger than me."
"But since you want to negotiate terms with me, I have terms to negotiate with you as well."
Chen Changsheng forcibly snatched the scroll from Little Wood's arms.
With a hostage in his right hand and the scroll in his left, Chen Changsheng's voice turned icy.
"If you let this little child go, you can't take the scroll. If you take the scroll, this little child dies."
"Of the two