Da Ming, Er Ming...
They were her last refuge, the softest and strongest barrier in her heart.
But now, this man, this demon, was going to use her to destroy that very barrier.
Xiao Wu shook her head desperately. Tears brimmed in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
She knew. She knew all too well that if Qin Yao really brought her to the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, Da Ming and Er Ming would absolutely choose to sacrifice themselves for her without hesitation.
What was more, Qin Yao had a Titled Douluo of unfathomable strength by his side, as well as two more Titled Douluos.
Resist? Run?
That would only bring humiliation upon herself.
A feeling of helplessness unlike any she had ever known seized Xiao Wu's heart.
For the first time, she realized that before overwhelming strength and cold calculation, every struggle was so laughable.
Was this the fate of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had taken human form?
"I..." Xiao Wu's lips trembled as she finally managed to utter a hoarse sound.
She raised her head. Her once lively, cunning eyes now held only pleading and resolve.
"I can sacrifice myself to you!"
She nearly screamed the words, pouring every last ounce of strength into them.
"Please... don't hurt them! I'll give you my Soul Ring and Soul Bone—everything!"
As long as Da Ming and Er Ming could be spared, she was willing to pay any price, even her life.
It was the only bargaining chip she could think of.
Qin Yao looked at her, his expression unchanged.
Everything had gone exactly as he had expected.
When dealing with a rabbit already locked in a cage, first shatter its pride, then take away its last hope. What remained would naturally be