Chapter 98 Hypocrisy
He fell straight backward like a withered tree.
"Xiao Gang!"
Flanders was shocked and rushed over to help him.
Yu Xiaogang's face was ashen, and his eyes stared blankly at the sky.
His eyes were empty; the last glimmer of light within them, the so-called "pride of a master," had been completely extinguished.
"I'm a piece of trash..."
"I'm really a useless piece of trash..."
Yu Xiaogang's voice was hoarse and trembling with tears.
This moment.
He finally admitted the truth that had accompanied him for half his life, a truth he had always vehemently denied.
If it weren't for Tang San, the "cheater".
His theory is nothing but a pile of waste paper.
...
Tianshui City.
The observation deck of the Supreme Court.
The atmosphere here wasn't much better than at Shrek Academy; in fact, it was even more oppressive.
Navigette sat upright in a high-backed chair.
His dark blue suit was impeccable, his long silver hair cascaded over his shoulders, and his purple eyes reflected the blood-red characters on the sky.
He just sat there.
Like a majestic snow-capped mountain, it exudes an inviolable majesty.
And beside him.
Funina stood somewhat helplessly beside a little girl.
That's Xiao Wu.
At this moment, Xiao Wu was nowhere to be seen in her usual lively and adorable manner.
She slumped to the ground, her pink skirt spreading out like a withered flower.
Her face was ashen, her body trembled violently, and her bright eyes were filled with terror and helplessness.
Just now.
She witnessed Tang San devouring the baby's soul.
For her, who was a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, this kind of devouring from the soul level was 10,000 times more terrifying than any physical injury.
That was an instinctive tremor.
That's the chill that creeps down a prey's spine when it faces a apex predator.
"Xiao Wu..."
Funina crouched down, reached out her hand, and wanted to touch Xiao Wu's head, but found that Xiao Wu suddenly shrank her neck, like a startled rabbit.
Fu Ningna's hand froze in mid-air, a hint of reluctance flashing in her eyes.
"Don't be afraid."
"This is Tianshui City."
"Navilette will protect you."
Fu Ningna's voice was soft, with a unique gentleness.
She gently placed her hand beside Xiao Wu's rabbit ears, stroking them softly, as if comforting a wounded little animal.
Xiao Wu raised her head.
Those eyes were brimming with tears.
"That's... Third Brother?"
Her voice was broken and fragmented.
"How...how could he..."
Even now, she still can't believe it.
The third brother who combed her hair at Notting College and swore to protect her for life turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"He ate the child..."
Xiao Wu murmured.
"That's his own brother..."
How could he bring himself to do it?
As soul beasts, they follow the law of the jungle.
However, among soul beasts, it is extremely rare for them to kill each other, let alone devour their own flesh and blood brothers.
This goes against the natural order.
Navelette turned her head slightly, her gaze falling on Xiao Wu.
His eyes were calm and undisturbed, yet they seemed to see through all the illusions of the world.
Are you afraid?
Navelette spoke.
His voice was deep and magnetic, devoid of any emotional color, yet possessing a calming power.
Xiao Wu was startled and looked at the Supreme Judge.
She nodded.
"You're scared already?"
Navelette gently shook her head, tapping her scepter lightly on the ground with a soft "thud".
"This is nothing."
"There should be something even more explosive coming up."
Navelette's words startled even Funina.
"besides?"
Funina's eyes widened in disbelief.
"He's already possessed bodies, been reborn, and devoured living souls, isn't that explosive enough?"
"Is there anything more outrageous than this?"
Navelette did not answer Frinina directly, but instead turned her gaze back to the sky, a faint hint of mockery flashing in her eyes.
"For a sophisticated egoist."
"Eating a baby was just the first step he took to survive."
"He is willing to sacrifice everything for profit."
"Including lovers, including brothers."
Navelette turned her head, looked at Xiaowu, and asked:
"Furina, ask this young dancer."
"What has she lost as she's grown up to this point?"
Funina blinked, puzzled, but still turned to look at Xiao Wu and asked softly:
"Xiao Wu, think about it, since you met Tang San, what have you... lost?"
What was lost?
Xiao Wu was stunned.
Her eyes began to glaze over, and her thoughts drifted back to the past.
Although the screen was displaying Tang San's crimes, it also seemed to trigger a kind of time rewind, allowing her to see through the phenomena and touch the cruel truths hidden by "love".
She is a 100,000-year-old rogue rabbit.
Transformation and rebirth are attempts to find a glimmer of hope for becoming a god.
What would have happened to her if she hadn't met Tang San?
She will live a carefree life in the Star Dou Great Forest, under the protection of Daming and Erming.
Even if she were to take human form and enter the mortal world, she could still cultivate slowly using her talent.
But what happens after they meet Tang San?
Xiao Wu's pupils suddenly contracted.
The images flashed through her mind like sharp shards.
She remembered the so-called "sacrifice".
Navelette's words were like a key that opened Pandora's box.
If things had continued along the original trajectory...
Xiao Wu clutched her chest, her heart pounding violently as if it were about to leap out of her throat.
"I..."
Xiao Wu opened her mouth, her voice dry.
"My life..."
She thought of sacrifice.
To save Tang San, she sacrificed her life and her soul, becoming one of Tang San's spirit rings.
That wasn't just about saving lives.
That is... to fulfill.
This enabled Tang San to obtain his 100,000-year soul ring.
But that's not all.
Xiao Wu suddenly raised her head, and the fear in her eyes instantly reached its peak.
"The Ming Dynasty..."
"Er Ming..."
Azure Bull Python
Titan Ape.
Those were her closest relatives in the world, her brothers who watched her grow up.
In the original timeline of fate.
What was their final fate?
Sacrifice!
It was also a sacrifice!
In order to "save" Tang San and also to avoid being hunted down by Bibi Dong, Da Ming and Er Ming ultimately chose to sacrifice themselves to Tang San.
It became the spirit ring and spirit bone of Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer!
In addition to herself.
The family of three, all neatly assembled, became parts of Tang San's body!
They all became stepping stones on Tang San's path to godhood!
"ah--"
Xiao Wu let out a short, sharp scream and clutched her head tightly with both hands.
She understood.
She understood everything.
What "You are my sister" and "I will protect you"?
This is what domestication looks like!
This is nothing short of a meticulously planned captivity!
(End of chapter)