Under Xu Xiao's terrified gaze, Lin Tianxia, the head of the Lin Family, opened his mouth, rolled his eyes upward, and fell stiffly to the floor with a dull thud.
The three clones swiftly collapsed like black water, turning into shadows and returning beneath Li Luo.
Xu Xiao mechanically turned her head back. Her lips trembled for a long while before she finally forced out a few words:
"Why?"
"Why did you still kill him?!"
"I already agreed to your terms! Why did you still kill him?!!"
"Sorry, I moved too fast." The smile on Li Luo's face deepened.
Not only was there not the slightest hint of apology in her scarlet eyes, they were instead filled with an aggressive intensity.
It was as though they could see through every weakness hidden within a person's heart.
The girl parted her thin lips and asked calmly:
"So, do you want to kill me now?"
Xu Xiao's face was stricken with fear, and her body stumbled backward involuntarily.
Only when her back pressed against the cold wall did she regain enough strength to stand steady.
"I, I..."
Fear and conflict constantly shifted across the woman's face before finally turning into profound helplessness.
"Can't even bring yourself to utter a threatening lie?" A trace of surprise flashed through Li Luo's eyes. The icy smile on her face seemed to soften slightly. "You really are kind."
"I just don't want anyone to die!" the woman roared, nearly collapsing.
"Why? Why must everyone's life and death be controlled by another will, unable to be decided by themselves!?"
"Why do the strong get to slaughter the weak at will?"
"Why is that!?"
Li Luo quietly watched Xu Xiao scream and roar, the smile fading from her face.
What replaced it was an extremely complicated expression.
There