He Doesn't Die? Then Should I Die?

"Seventh Elder! Please! Please don't kill my son!"

"Kill me if you must! I'll die in my son's place! Please spare him!"

Tai Tan could no longer care about his status. He scrambled and crawled to Tang Lie, both hands clutching tightly at Tang Lie's trouser legs.

"He doesn't die? Then should I die? Do you intend to defy the Heavenly Screen's rules?"

Tang Lie kicked Tai Tan away expressionlessly, his voice cold without a trace of warmth.

Tai Tan was shoved to the ground, his knees striking the hard floor.

Yet he felt no pain, only an icy chill spreading through his entire body.

Tang Lie no longer looked at him and strode toward Taino.

Taino's legs had gone weak with terror. He did not even have the strength to run and could only watch helplessly as Tang Lie approached.

"Master! Please! Save my son!"

"Master, you possess immense powers. You must have a way! Please save Taino!"

Tai Tan scrambled to Tang Hao again and clung desperately to his leg, tears and snot streaming down his face.

"Tai Tan, it is not that I do not want to save him. The Heavenly Screen's rules cannot be stopped, and I am powerless as well."

"If I could save him, why would I stand here and watch Taino come to harm?"

Seeing Tai Tan's miserable state, Tang Hao felt some pity, but he still chose to refuse.

"Then... then kill someone else!"

"If one isn't enough, kill two! If two aren't enough, kill twenty!"

"The Heavenly Screen will surely agree!"

"Please, save my son!"

As if clutching at his last lifeline, Tai Tan swept his gaze around wildly.

"Hall Master Tai Tan, calm down."

"Taino's life is a life, and so are everyone else's. You cannot sacrifice others just because