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"": "The two words Xu Lu wanted to say were "a freak."
He felt that Shangguan Xingyue's problems, at least those concerning her mental state, were even harder to fathom than Kong An's.
In ordinary interactions, Shangguan Xingyue was quiet, spoke little, and always acted at just the right moment.
Now, however, Shangguan Xingyue had taken a strand of almost everyone's life soul.
In truth, this was simply a certain degree of ruthlessness and decisiveness. There was nothing wrong with it.
She had not waited until enough of them had died before stepping in. Certainly, that might have turned the tide, but what would have happened afterward?
Even if the seven gentlemen from the Veiling Heaven Lands had intervened first and been defeated, saving everyone afterward would not have won Shangguan Xingyue their loyalty. Instead, they would have considered her the most calculating of them all.
Thus, what she was doing now was correct.
The reason Xu Lu felt something was deeply wrong with Shangguan Xingyue was still her final remarks about going home, being happy, and being unhappy.
She had explained who she was and told these people what awaited them.
Kill, but do not torment. Even if she intended to use them to scout ahead, she could have kept those words to herself.
People clung to wishful thinking. There was always a sliver of hope to be given.
Now, all they had left was despair.
Of course, even despairing people would obey when someone else held their lives in their hands.
As for Luo Bin's warning to Xu Lu to be careful, he had offered no further explanation.
In their present circumstances, it was not a good time to say more.
Shangguan Xingyue stopped beside the tortoise shell and took a knife from inside