Feng Wuhen turned a blind eye to Liu Yong's pleading gaze. On the contrary, he found it revolting—so revolting that he nearly threw up last night's meal. "Even if I don't kill you, you won't live much longer. This sword of mine will finish you off and spare you some suffering. You should be thanking me."
As he spoke, Feng Wuhen slowly approached Liu Yong and said with a smile, "As for the things you want to tell us, there's no need for you to say them yourself. After all, who knows whether what you say is true or false?
Better to kill you first, then seize your soul. I may not be particularly talented, but I know a few methods for making souls tell the truth. Besides, Mount Grand Mystery treats people very well. We definitely won't let you be lonely—there'll be a great beauty of a soul companion to keep you company."
Seeing the smile on Feng Wuhen's face, one that looked like a soul-reaping messenger to him, and hearing the anticipation in his voice along with the words "soul companion," Liu Yong's heart suddenly stopped. Then he fell flat onto his back, his eyes bulging fixedly at the sky, dying with his eyes wide open.
Seeing that Liu Yong had scared himself to death, Feng Wuhen gave his body two kicks. "After all the inhuman things he did, I thought he had some real guts. Who would've thought he'd scare himself to death? I'm honestly impressed."
Bing Ling walked over and skillfully froze Liu Yong's fleeing soul. Liu Yong shivered inside that ice sphere. After tossing it lightly up and down twice, Bing Ling casually stuffed it into a storage pouch, then placed the pouch inside his storage ring.
Seeing this, Feng Wuhen bent down and began searching Liu Yong's corpse. I nearly forgot the most important part. How could I not loot the body? This old beast may have been vile, but he was still a Void Refinement Realm cultivator and the lord of a city. He must have plenty of good things.
So many people were harmed by that old beast Liu Yong. No matter what, they should be compensated. And once Miss Bai and the others leave this place and live outside, they'll need money everywhere they go.
Besides, when traveling outside, they need to protect themselves. Magical artifacts are indispensable too. Hopefully, this old fellow has enough at home to compensate Miss Bai and the others.
Shen Ziheng, Meng Hongying, and Qin Leyan had never considered this. Even Qin Xiaoran and the others had not noticed it. When they went out to train in the past, they merely fought demon beasts, explored secret realms, and sparred with others. They had truly never handled matters like this afterward.
Feng Wuhen stripped every treasure from Liu Yong's body. He even pried off the hair crown on his head and the jade adorning his belt.
"Brother, Senior Brother, Senior Sister, I want to divide these things among Miss Bai and the others.
"Now that Liu Yong is dead, they've regained their freedom. But they'll need money everywhere they go outside. I want to divide these things among them and help them through their hardest days. What do you think?"
Shen Ziheng stepped forward and hugged him. "I think it's wonderful. We never thought of these things before. None of us object. I'll go inside and call Miss Bai now, then have her find the others Liu Yong harmed.
"We'll divide the things among them and ask what they plan to do while we're at it."
With that, Shen Ziheng released Feng Wuhen and headed into the house. After finding Bai Suji and telling her about it, Bai Suji was deeply moved. Her knees bent, and she was about to kneel to thank them when Shen Ziheng stopped her.
"Miss Bai, as cultivators of the righteous path, this is what we should do. We'll have to trouble you to call the others out so we can distribute these things and help you make plans for the future."
When Bai Suji came out and saw Liu Yong's corpse on the ground, she was not frightened in the slightest. Instead, she felt utterly exhilarated.
She nodded at Feng Wuhen and the others, then ran off to find her brothers and sisters. When those who had been trapped alongside her heard what she said, their first reaction was disbelief.
Yet they all trusted Bai Suji's character and knew she would never joke about such a thing, so they followed her excitedly. When they saw Liu Yong's corpse on the ground—
The more reserved ones covered their mouths and wept tears of joy, while most simply knelt on the ground, threw back their heads, and wailed, venting all the pain and resentment in their hearts.
Feng Wuhen and the others stood to one side, listening without stopping their cries. Meng Hongying had always disliked seeing people cry, believing it to be a sign of weakness.
But as she listened to Bai Suji and the others crying out their grief, her view changed. A person crying did not mean they were weak. It meant they had suffered far too many grievances.
Bing Ling hated hearing people cry most of all, especially cries like these that made his head ache. After saying something to Feng Wuhen, he wandered around the estate.
After crying for a while, those people gradually stopped. Some of the bolder ones walked over, lowered their heads to look at Liu Yong's corpse, and kicked it several times.
The others who had been oppressed by Liu Yong seemed to find inspiration in that, and one after another, they stretched out their feet to stomp on him.
Liu Yong's corpse was soon trampled beyond recognition. Feng Wuhen pretended not to see it. Once they had vented their anger and grown tired, he told them that he would distribute wealth to them and set them free.
The moment they heard this, they froze. Then they burst into cheers.
They began talking about their plans. Some decided that once dawn fully broke, they would take the money and leave this place, never to return to this city again.
Others planned to leave in a few days. They needed to contact their families and see whether they were still alive.
Then there were those who had previously spoken of being bullied until they had become completely numb. Upon seeing Liu Yong's corpse, the huge stone that had been pressing against their hearts finally vanished, and they felt much lighter in an instant.
Yet years of oppression had already become a habit. They could not return to a normal state overnight, but they would slowly adapt.
Bai Suji decided to stay behind and accompany the brothers and sisters who had yet to leave.
She thought that since those people called her sister, then as their elder sister, she naturally had to take better care of her younger brothers and sisters and help them adapt to life.
"Thank you for saving us and even thinking so much for us." Bai Suji looked at Feng Wuhen, Shen Ziheng, and the others, then bowed once more in thanks. "We're truly, truly grateful to you!"
"You're welcome. If we come to Radiant Moon City again and you're still here, we'll come visit you."
"You can come whenever you like. We'll definitely receive you properly."
Feng Wuhen looked at Liu Yong's corpse on the ground, then turned to Meng Hongying. "Senior Sister, release Dawnlight and have him burn this filthy thing. Leaving it here is simply too much of an eyesore."
Meng Hongying greatly liked that arrangement. She summoned Dawnlight and had him spew a great torrent of flame at the ruined body on the ground.
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