Manor Head Ping sneered, "Ha! Innocent? Do you think you're fit to say the word 'innocent' from Mr. Hara's mouth? How many innocent people have died in your hands? Have you counted them one by one? It was a rule set by our ancestors to keep the Four Great Families away from the world. Now that the situation has changed and the laws have been abolished, everything is different from the old days. I must enter the Central Plains again and create a glorious status for the Four Great Families. I might even revive the glory of the Four Great Cities! In comparison, you'll stay where you are forever, afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. You'll shrink back! "
Manor Head Ping said, "The Four Great Cities' power has reached its peak. No matter how hard you try to imitate it, you'll only be slightly closer. Being obsessed with the glory of the past is the true stupidity and ignorance! And you, Manor Head Ping, can betray your conscience for this insignificant hope? "Manor Head Ping sneered," What conscience have I betrayed? You don't have to mislead people with your lies. "
Manor Head Ping said, "Your manor has been secretly colluding with the Seven Evils Demons for more than half a year. How can you be so magnanimous? I don't know what benefits he promised you after conquering the Central Plains. There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. You're risking your lives just to wait for others to gain power so that you can become their slaves. You should be well aware of these words. I didn't plan to say much but since you insist on making things clear, then let's be frank. "
Manor Head Ping's expression turned ugly when he finished speaking. Manor Head Xia and Second Manor Head Liu's expressions darkened. They agreed to work with Manor Head Ping because they saw that he was alone and without help. Even if they succeeded, they could still get some benefits. Only now did they know that he had been colluding with the Seven Evil Spirits.
Now that there was one more person at the intersection of interests, who knew what he would do? In the future, they would only get a small share in the name of equal distribution. He sneered and questioned, "Oh, Brother Ping, when did you start working with the Seven Evil Spirits? Why didn't you tell us beforehand that you've made such a powerful ally? "
Manor Master Ping's expression was gloomy. He knew that the original Manor Master was trying to stir up internal strife among the three of them. In reality, he had no intention of truly cooperating with Second Manor Master Xia and Manor Master Liu. However, seeing that the morale of the army was unstable and that it was not yet time to dissolve the alliance, he raised his voice and shouted, "Everyone, don't listen to the Yuan Family's instigation! Since we want to split the loot, we must have loot to split. Once we take down Martial Union, feel free to ask for whatever benefits you want! "
Xia and Liu, two people thought it was reasonable, so they united their battle line. They raised their weapons and said with a laugh, "Yuan Laoxiong, today the two of us brothers will unite against the common enemy. Are you really going to be so stubborn and disregard the friendship between us brothers? "
The former Manor Lord smiled bitterly and said, "As far as I am concerned, the Four Great Families have always been a whole. I wonder who was the first to betray the alliance that day? Do you have to meddle in the affairs of Jianghu and cause my villa to fall apart? Now, you're condemning me first? This is really a case of the thief calling out to stop the thief! "
Manor Master Ping said, "Everyone wants to be in a high position, but the highest position is the throne. For those who succeed, there are bound to be those who fail. Our Four Great Families have endured until now and trained our troops painstakingly. Isn't it so that one day, we can kill our way back to the Central Plains and take back our rightful position as the Overlord? But I wonder what it is that has eroded your will? Could it be that these years of comfort and pleasure have dulled your brain? If you want to blame someone, you should blame that Qi Sha brat. He forced us to bring our plan forward. Moreover, your Yuan Family isn't necessarily innocent! Didn't your son often call him brother and have a lively relationship with him? Who knows if there are other collusions in the dark? Do you intend to take over the properties of the other three families? "
The former Manor Lord laughed instead of getting angry and said, "I haven't seen Brother Ping for a year, but you've grown eloquent. Twisting words and forcing logic, inverting right and wrong, you've become more and more capable. I don't dare to snatch your credit. "
Yuan Yi was about to speak when Ping Ruoyu suddenly took a step forward and lightly blocked everyone's path. She said coldly, "Brother Yi, since you're not righteous, don't blame me for not being benevolent." After saying that, her figure flashed and floated up.
Yuan Yi hurriedly tried to pull her back, but felt her sleeve slip from his hand and fall off. Her body had already landed in front of the corner of the stage. She smiled faintly, but there was an indescribable viciousness in her smile. She said, "The reason why I chose this place as the venue, other than its original purpose, is because I have a special intention. Brother Yi, you're a member of the Four Great Families, so you should know very well, right? "
Yuan Yi frowned deeply. He suddenly thought of an extremely terrifying thing and cried out, "Don't tell me you're thinking of …"
Ping Ruoyu didn't answer him and said to everyone without consulting him, "I'll explain it to everyone, so that you won't be kept in the dark and die without knowing why. Our Four Great Families are located at the bottom of the sea, separated only by a glass enclosure. This is the central area of the Manor. As long as I pull the mechanism and remove the protection, the sea water from the outside will pour in and bring disaster to the Manor. None of you will be able to escape! "
Yuan Yi anxiously said, "Ruoyu, don't be rash. We can discuss everything …"
Ping Ruoyu sneered and said, "Instead of telling me to calm down, why don't you persuade your group of Wulin fellows to respectfully accept me as the Alliance Leader? Li Yijie is my Ping Family's son-in-law. We're a family anyway. Don't tell me you'll play any tricks? If you insist on not allowing it, the worst case scenario is that we'll all die together. You know that I, Ping Ruoyu, always do what I say! I'll count to ten. Don't challenge my patience, and don't think that I'll be as benevolent as those Jianghu friends of yours! "
As she finished speaking, she lightly pressed on the wall. A corner of the wall immediately receded, revealing a square control platform. On the right side of the platform was a long pole with a red crystal ball at the top. This was the mechanism that could make thousands of people perish together.
Ping Ruoyu stretched out her hand and firmly grasped the ball. She turned her head halfway and arrogantly looked at everyone present. Needless to say, what she was holding in her hand was indeed everyone's heart. The corners of her mouth slowly rose, squeezing out a cold smile that looked down on all living things, but it also contained a bit of broken decisiveness. She raised her voice and said, "One!"
Her voice was originally very gentle and pleasant to listen to, but now it was like the cry of a sinister owl, causing people to feel a kind of trembling and coldness that seeped into their spleen and lungs. Even people with profound cultivation couldn't resist her cold and elegant ridicule.
The people below the stage looked at each other in dismay. All of them here were people with great backgrounds. Even if they lost their heads, they couldn't lose face in front of others. Although everyone saw Ping Ruoyu's determined expression and knew that she wasn't joking, no one could bring themselves to lower their heads and admit defeat to her.
Villa Masters Xia and Liu had been through countless storms in their lives, but they had never seen such a scene. They whispered, "Brother Ping, I'm afraid that Little Yu has gone mad. She wants the alliance leader's position, so is she going to sacrifice our lives as well? " "Yes, if you don't stop your little girl, she'll be muddle-headed and do something stupid, and everything will be too late!"
Villa Master Ping leisurely looked at Ping Ruoyu's figure next to him. Among the chaotic crowd, he was the only one whose expression did not change. He said, "My little girl has been very stubborn since she was young. When she loses her temper, she won't recognize anyone. I'm afraid that she won't even listen to her father."
The two villa masters turned pale with fright. They held a hidden weapon in their hands, but their limbs seemed to have stiffened, so they couldn't shoot it. It was not that they were worried about Villa Master Ping's reputation, but they were estimating the distance between them. Ping Ruoyu's hand was already holding the mechanism. Even if they could shoot their hidden weapons and were confident that they could succeed in one shot, with the remaining strength she had before she died, she could pull the lever. It would still be difficult to change the situation.
As he listened to her count, it was like the slow beating of the drum of death. Every single count brought the Grim Reaper closer by a centimeter. A heavy and oppressive fear filled everyone's hearts.
In this kind of dark torment, when she counted "six", Shangguan Yaohua couldn't bear it any longer. He rolled and crawled over, shouting, "I promise you! I promise you! Once I return to the capital, I'll order the 100,000 elite soldiers in my palace to listen to you. With the emperor's approval, your position as the alliance leader will be stable, right? Now quickly let go of your hand and come over. Don't end up with nothing and lose your life in vain! "
Ping Ruoyu smiled gently, but the words she spoke were colder than the three feet of ice and snow in the dead of winter. She said, "Yao Hua gege, you're the most obedient. Unfortunately, you're only one person and cannot represent the 100,000 soldiers! However, you alone are far from enough. I, Ping Ruoyu, am only an ordinary woman. To be able to make so many famous seniors follow me to the Yellow Springs, it can be said that my life has not been in vain. "
Shangguan Yaohua was so anxious that he wanted to stomp his feet, but he pressed the original villa master down. He said, "When the boat reaches the bridge head, it will cross that bridge. Why do you have to appear so useless? Not only you, but everyone's life is equally precious. "
Ping Ruoyu's hollow voice said, "Eight, nine, ten." Although the commotion had not subsided, no one surrendered to her and begged for mercy. Ping Ruoyu's beautiful face had already turned green with anger. At this time, it was completely bloodless, like a demon from hell. She said coldly, "Very good, you all have some tough bones. You're quite unyielding. You'd rather die than be willing to respect me as the alliance leader? Is that right? Very well, since it's like this, I'll fulfill your wish! "
Yuan Yi saw the red flush on her face fading away, replaced by a cold determination like stagnant water. She knew the situation was not good and shouted, "Wait, Ruoyu, you'll also die! The position of the alliance leader of Wulin must wait until you're alive to fight for it. Otherwise, even if you die, before you marry Alliance Leader Li, you'll still be the young miss of Ping Family Village. You'll never be able to obtain the position of alliance leader! Come, be a good girl, let's discuss this matter at length … "
He spread out his hands, making the same intimate gesture they had when they were young, as if an older brother was going to embrace his younger sister. His tone was even more like that of an elder advising a naughty child. He did not doubt the credibility of Ping Ruoyu's threat. Although he was not afraid of death, he did not want to die in such a cowardly manner. He still tried his best to persuade her to let go of her own accord. Between his words, his attitude was faintly relaxed.
Ping Ruoyu's face suddenly revealed a hazy smile, as if she was dreaming, and said, "It's too late. In the future, there won't be four great clans in this world, and naturally there won't be a Ping Family Village. When everyone arrives in the netherworld, there won't be any difference. There won't be any need to scheme against each other all day long, pondering over who's better. Please allow me to be willful one last time. Since I can't love happily, then let me hate happily! Let me be a sinner for all eternity and bear all kinds of infamy. Forgive me! "Finished speaking, she did not turn her head, but her elbow resolutely lowered.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on the mechanism's lever, which was lowered. After a moment of deathly silence, the ground in the hall faintly vibrated, becoming more and more intense. A series of rumbling sounds surged into the four walls, as if there was an enormous pressure, enough to swallow everything, surging violently outside, waiting to pounce into the main hall at any time, and pull everyone into the abyss of death. The glass cover above their heads was removed inch by inch. When they looked up, their field of vision became clearer, and at the same time, it also became higher and farther.
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Moreover, ever since Nangong Xue became the Right Dharma Protector, her days in the Cult were not much better than before. The only difference was that each of them had turned the endless disturbance and self-defense into a secret battle. At every moment, at any time, anywhere, she had to be on guard against a hand reaching out from a hidden place to trip her feet, or digging a trap full of sharp stakes not far away.
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