Neither dared drift off to sleep, and both stubbornly held on. They stared at each other, their minds exhausted to the limit. Both Bo Wen and Chen Mu possessed remarkable tenacity, and neither would allow himself to fall asleep first.
One hour passed.
Two hours passed.
Three hours passed.
Five hours had passed. Both men were on the verge of mental collapse, yet they still doggedly held on.
Then Cheng Ying woke up. After five hours of sleep, her complexion looked much better. She regarded the two men staring each other down with some surprise, then her gaze fell on the Twin-Hook Beast lying on the ground.
Overjoyed to see Cheng Ying awake, Bo Wen said, "Cheng Ying, kill him!" I really did make a brilliant choice! Cheng Ying had actually become the key to deciding who won this confrontation. Yet he also secretly grew wary. Although Cheng Ying was on his side, their association was founded only on mutual interests. Both his life and Chen Mu's were now in this woman's hands. Who knew what she might do? Bo Wen had already resolved that if Cheng Ying laid down any conditions now, he would agree without hesitation.
His request that Cheng Ying kill Chen Mu was more of a probe. He wanted to know whether the relationship between him and Cheng Ying had changed under these circumstances.
At Bo Wen's words, Chen Mu's expression remained calm, but his heart sank. He had no strength left to fight back. He truly was a lamb awaiting slaughter.
To his surprise, however, Cheng Ying walked between them and sat down. Bo Wen's expression shifted slightly at her action. He knew things had begun to change.
"Bo Wen, I'm sorry, but I won't kill him." After more than ten hours without a