Self-Preservation and Cherishing Life

"No, no, I don't want to go back with you! I think I can still be saved!!"

Yao Wangui stared at his three colleagues in terror, backing away again and again.

"Yao Wangui, I advise you not to remain stubborn. As a member of the Elder Council, you should know the current situation. The Soul Clan may attack our clan at any time."

"If you obediently come back with us, then once war breaks out, as a Dou Sheng expert, you will certainly be released to atone for your crimes through merit. Perhaps nothing will happen to you at all, and you may even retain your position as Punishment Elder."

"But if you stubbornly insist on defying orders, then we have the authority to execute you on the spot. Think it through carefully. Once a person is dead, they have nothing left."

The leading Five-Star Dou Sheng spoke neither hurriedly nor slowly.

It was clear that he was skilled at grasping people's hearts. In just a few words, he made Yao Wangui give up resisting.

Besides, as Yao Wangui's former colleague, how could he not understand Yao Wangui's character?

He was self-preserving and cherished his life, cowardly and weak, and ultimately extremely obsessed with power.

That described Yao Wangui perfectly. So long as there was even the slightest hope of survival, he would probably never give up.

Yao Wangui's expression changed rapidly for a while before he finally let out a long sigh. "Fine. I'll go back with you."

"Very good. Then we will not take action. Come with us yourself. Remember, this is the last dignity the clan is leaving you."

The leader nodded in satisfaction.

Then, just like colleagues meeting as they had in the past, the four left together.

In the square.

Some spectators who had watched