Still Have to Save Her

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Hearing He Wang's words, Huo Hai did not know whether he should marvel at how prophetic his words had been or lament that he had truly run into such a melodramatic plot. Who would have thought it really would be a scene of a tyrant snatching away a young maiden by force—and that he would be the one to encounter it?

"Hehe, should I save her or not? I'm a bad person, but no rule says bad people can't save beauties." Huo Hai muttered to himself, unsure what to do. In truth, what truly troubled him was not whether he was good or evil. It was that the methods he used could not yet see the light of day and could not be exposed casually. That was the real reason he did not want to act this time.

Before his eyes, Ji Mu was nearly unable to hold on any longer. She was surrounded by He Wang's men. If this continued, she would eventually exhaust both her strength and spiritual energy before being subdued by He Wang. Even Ji Mu herself had begun to consider taking her own life to preserve her honor.

He Ya stroked his chin and muttered, "At a time like this, shouldn't I say, 'Put down that girl and let me go first'?" After saying it aloud, Huo Hai's face suddenly reddened.

As a virgin through two lifetimes, it was one thing to think such words in his heart, but saying them aloud was truly embarrassing. Besides, there was a genuine beauty not far away, and his blush was completely beyond his control. Huo Hai slapped his face hard, cursing himself repeatedly in his heart. He was truly too embarrassing. With skin this thin, how was he supposed to become a bad guy?

The slapping sounds from Huo Hai's face were immediately heard. "Who's there? Who is hiding there? Get out here at once, or you'll be an enemy of the He Family from now on!" He Wang stared toward the bushes, his face full of vigilance.

If he were discovered now, things would become troublesome. He Wang secretly signaled for his men to hurry. Once the deed was done, what could anyone do even if they found out? Could the Ji Family afford to lose that much face?

Huo Hai froze, inwardly sighing that he was still too inexperienced. He had actually been discovered at such a moment—and by a playboy who was just about to get what he wanted. Looking again, Ji Mu was already completely at a disadvantage and was about to be captured. Huo Hai shook his head. "Sigh, I still can't stand seeing this kind of thing, especially when it involves a beauty." He felt helpless with himself.

No matter how much he wanted to become a bad person, at heart he was still ultimately a good one. He simply could not bear to watch such a thing. "Hmph, even bad people have principles. This sort of thing is beneath the contempt of people like us."

Huo Hai found himself a reason, a reason to intervene and save her. As for how to conceal his abilities, he had already thought that through long ago. Huo Hai was still muttering here, but He Wang did not want to wait any longer.

He signaled for his men to quietly approach, then shouted, "Who exactly are you? What kind of hero hides his head and shows his tail? Hmph, if you want to save someone, come out now. If you're too late, this will become our own family affair." It was a provocation, but Huo Hai's mental age was far too great for him to be swayed by such tactics.

The Star Gu scouting the surroundings had already discovered people secretly closing in. The moment he exposed himself, they would attack him immediately. "Hmph, since you're courting death yourselves, don't blame me." A cold glint flashed through Huo Hai's eyes.

With a thought, several Star Gu sprang into motion. Their speed instantly surged to the limit, their targets the men's throats. With the hardness and speed of the Star Gu combined, they pierced through those throats in an instant. Under Huo Hai's command, the Star Gu did not feed. Instead, while no one was watching, they crawled back out through the wounds and left.

Only a few muffled groans came from the bushes before all went quiet. Huo Hai once more felt his stomach churn. He had killed people yesterday, and this was only his second time. It was not as unbearable as yesterday, but it still felt awful.

Huo Hai knew he still needed training. Training himself through killing people—was that bad enough? He let his thoughts run wild to distract himself. After waiting for a while without the slightest movement from the bushes, He Wang could no longer sit still.

"Young Master Three, look—they're dead." At that moment, someone took advantage of Huo Hai's inattention to drag back a corpse. There was a tiny hole in the man's throat, striking the vital point precisely; that was the true cause of the thug's death. Even He Wang felt his scalp go numb at the sight. "Who exactly are you, sir? Must you truly become enemies with our He Family?"

Huo Hai had no idea that the time he wasted adjusting himself due to his discomfort had invisibly placed enormous psychological pressure on He Wang. Facing an assassin like this, it was already impressive that anyone could still speak.

Hearing He Wang call out again, Huo Hai finally pulled himself free from his wandering thoughts. His stomach still felt somewhat uncomfortable, but it would not interfere with him. "These are all bad people. They deserve to die." Huo Hai kept numbing himself, having already forgotten his own intention to become a bad person. The numbing seemed to work, and he quickly returned to normal.

He rose and slowly walked out, casting the group a disdainful glance. "Want to be enemies? Fine by me. I'll accompany you to the end."

Rather than launching a sneak attack, Huo Hai had openly walked out. What was going on? Both He Wang and Ji Mu widened their eyes, wanting to see what this fellow intended to do. He Wang even cautiously retreated several steps.

"Could there be an ambush nearby? Is this brat here to test us?" a servant whispered.

He Wang paused, then viciously smacked him. "Nonsense! Don't you recognize him? Isn't he Huo Hai, the one who lost his memory and turned into an idiot? That fool killed our men. Does he think he can still run?"

As He Wang spoke, he dragged out time while having people search the area. Sure enough, there was no ambush nearby. His instincts had been right. This idiot was truly an idiot. If Huo Hai had remained hidden, He Wang would have had to be wary, but now that he had come out, there was nothing to fear. With a signal, the group slowly surrounded Huo Hai, preparing to capture him or even kill him outright.

"Young Master Huo, don't take the risk. After you leave, tell my father that I died at the hands of He Wang, the He Family's Third Young Master." Having gained a chance to catch her breath, Ji Mu placed a dagger against her own neck.

So long as these people made the slightest move, she would slash down without hesitation. So many changes had happened in an instant that He Wang could barely react. Was he really going to draw water with a bamboo basket and end up with nothing? No, he absolutely could not allow that to happen. Damn brat from the Huo Family—once he was dead, she would have nothing left to hope for. Having made up his mind, He Wang gave a signal.

These men had all been carefully cultivated by He Wang; there would absolutely be no problem with them. Receiving the order, everyone revealed savage expressions and charged at Huo Hai. Huo Hai had not yet decided whether to act, but now there was no need to think any further.

No matter what kind of person they were, no one wanted to die. Faced with the simple choice of his own death or someone else's, what was there to ask? Naturally, it would be someone else who died. Huo Hai shouted, "You bastards, take my hidden weapons!"

As he spoke, he flung both hands outward. Specks of fluorescent light scattered out at astonishing speed. At such close range, no one could dodge. The people surrounding Huo Hai were pierced through the throat by the lights in an instant. Once the throat was ruptured, even a tiny wound was enough to kill. Several people clutched their necks helplessly and fell to the ground, struggling without cease.

Though they struggled, they could not make a sound. This sight immediately terrified the others. With one move, he had effortlessly killed more than ten experts. Among them were even two Spirit Blood Realm experts.

Even if they had underestimated Huo Hai and had not gone all out, such a display was still deeply shocking. At that moment, Ji Mu's eyes suddenly lit up. Perhaps she would not have to die this time. Who would have thought that the Huo Family's young master, usually so low-key and rarely seen in public, possessed such formidable strength? Hidden weapons—she had never heard of the Huo Family having any exceptional techniques for using them.

"What are you looking at? Why aren't you getting up there and killing this brat? If we let him escape today, none of us will have a good ending!" Seeing his useless men frightened stiff, He Wang was furious.

These people were ultimately little more than mercenaries. No matter how loyal they were, their quality was still inferior to the family's deathsworn. Unfortunately, this time the quota had gone to his second brother, while the family deathsworn had to devote themselves fully to assisting the fifth.

It was as if they had been jolted awake, as if they felt ashamed of their earlier conduct. The group exchanged glances, roared, raised their weapons, and charged Huo Hai. "Brat, hand over your life! No one will ever know who killed you!"

A pack of villains charging at him nearly overwhelmed Huo Hai with their momentum. The chaotic mob reminded him of street gangs, though these people were not comparable to mere street punks. Yet in this world, their status was not even as high as that of Earth's hoodlums. "Hmph, since you've made your move, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Huo Hai grabbed several Star Gu that had flown back and threw them out again. Using the throwing motion, he concealed the Star Gu's true appearance. They were tiny; without close inspection, no one would know they were actually beetles.

The Star Gu flew swiftly through the air, leaving only faint traces behind, like shooting stars streaking across the night sky. Having suffered earlier, everyone had been on guard against Huo Hai's hidden weapons. Seeing him throw something, they all dodged aside without prior agreement.

After dodging, the group inwardly sneered. What an inexperienced fool. Throwing hidden weapons right in front of others—wasn't that just inviting them to evade? Those people who had died earlier were truly useless; they had actually been killed by something like that. If these had been ordinary hidden weapons, their dodging might indeed have worked. But were the things Huo Hai threw ordinary hidden weapons?

Huo Hai himself was slow, but the Star Gu were not. Moreover, the Star Gu were alive. Even after the men dodged, the Star Gu still flew toward their throats. Beating their wings, they curved through the air and continued toward their targets.