197: Chapter 197 Hand over the person, or I'll kill them!

Boom!!!

Just as the blind man made his move, Wang Xianzhi had already swung her sword to block him a step ahead.

She stood with her sword held horizontally, staring at him.

"What exactly are you trying to do? What do you actually want to do!!"

"Hehehe," the blind man felt the Sword Intent radiating in the air and said quite gratified, "Good disciple, not only have you successfully grasped the Sword Intent, but you have even elevated your level of Sword Intent further. Not bad, not bad, this old man is very gratified."

"I'm asking you a question!"

Wang Xianzhi's voice trembled as she spoke; the resentment of being deceived erupted in that instant.

"Answer me!!!"

"..."

The blind man put away his previously calm smile and let out a deep breath.

"Sigh... disciple, there are some things you cannot understand. Many things are not as simple as we see them. Regarding your background, this old man did keep things from you. But you should also be clear: if I hadn't taken you out, perhaps you would have been refined into a monster by Old Man Wei's group. Instead of becoming a monster, isn't it better to continue being a human?"

"You..."

Wang Xianzhi was suddenly at a loss for words.

At this moment, Tian Cai said, "Let me clarify: Penglai isn't entirely made of bad people, and not everyone is refined into a monster. So, fundamentally, your statement doesn't hold water."

"..."

The blind man's single eye narrowed again as it landed on Tian Cai.

"You really do have a lot to say."

"Yeah," Tian Cai grinned, "I'm a person who by nature loves to fight against injustice, especially when facing a spy who doesn't even know how many faces he has!"

"Hehehehe," the blind man let out a cold sound, "You're not qualified to say that, Tian Cai. Others might not know, but don't I know? You keep talking about the dangers of Earth Immortal Village, but in reality, you are the one who wants to enter it the most, right?"

"Bullshit!"

Tian Cai cursed directly, and his reaction immediately drew curious gazes from everyone at the scene.

The fatty even leaned over to Lin Tianyi's side and whispered, "The old Taoist is getting anxious!! It seems the blind man is right; he really does want to enter. Everyone is so scheming!"

"I can hear you!!"

Tian Cai shouted angrily at the fatty. Then, he didn't hide it anymore and said directly, "I do want to enter Earth Immortal Village. If I can enter Earth Immortal Village, perhaps I will have a chance to find a way to resurrect my wife and child. This is what I have always wanted to do. I have never thought of hiding it. Unlike you!"

He said, pointing at the blind man, "What about you? Sword Saint?"

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Comments Section:

[So it's just dogs biting dogs, right??]

[Sure enough, I said there's no one so simple in this world. All that talk about 'for humanity', it's all just for themselves.]

[The person above, you are a bit biased. If people don't look out for themselves, how could they survive? Do you really expect everyone to be completely selfless? Face reality. There has never been such a kind person in this world!]

[Indeed, even for Lord Song, the reason they keep going deeper is because of the crisis of the Forbidden Zone globalization; it's also for their own survival.]

[Self-interest first, then helping others—that logic is sound. It's the blind man's motive that is the least pure.]

...

On the Break of Dawn vehicle,

The crowd was exceptionally silent.

After a full dozen breaths, Liu Tao finally spoke to Wei Fengzhao in the front,

"Boss, why do I suddenly feel like we in Break of Dawn are such clowns??? This blind man joined us with ulterior motives, and Tian Cai is the same. This makes us look... so foolish!!"

"Shut up!"

Wei Fengzhao rubbed his temples, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he said, "Drive!"

"Okay," the driver didn't understand but quickly stepped on the gas.

Liu Tao leaned over confusedly, "Boss, where are we going now? Isn't this Earth Immortal Village already the destination? If we really enter it, either we solve everything, or we get solved and all hope is cut off."

"No," Wei Fengzhao shook his head slightly, then said, "None of this is that simple."

"Hm? What do you mean?" Liu Tao asked curiously.

Wei Fengzhao analyzed, "How could a place that others can know about be the real destination? How could the Forbidden Zone let its own weaknesses be exposed to the eyes of the world? If this place were known only to Song Yiqing, then perhaps it might be true. But now, whether it's Tian Cai or the blind man, they are all making various plans for this place. Don't you find that strange?"

"Hiss——"

Liu Tao gasped, suddenly waking up, "So that's how it is. So this so-called Earth Immortal Village might just be a small stage, not the destination!!"

"That's the logic, so our plan must continue."

After Wei Fengzhao finished speaking, the morale of everyone at the scene instantly surged violently again. Only Wen Xiuya, sitting in the back, felt no interest at all after hearing their words.

'Truth and lies, lies and truth, what is real? What is fake... Perhaps from beginning to end, the so-called hope is just a little trick the Forbidden Zone uses to fool you. Perhaps, immortality is too.'

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On the livestream screen, the blind man smiled after hearing Tian Cai's questioning voice,

"Hehehe, this old man doesn't have too many thoughts; I just want to keep moving forward. So, hand over Zhang Qilin. This old man can spare your lives!"

His words made him seem even more like a riddle.

"Why Zhang Qilin?"

Song Yiqing thought for a long time, and had some slight guesses in his heart. Before Lu Ziliang died, when he was controlled by the power of the Forbidden Zone, he had said that the Zhang family were traitors. And now, the blind man was saying he needed Zhang Qilin, which seemed exceptionally strange. Could it be that the Zhang family members, who were loathed by the Forbidden Zone, were the key to entering Earth Immortal Village?

However, the blind man did not intend to answer his question.

"Hehehe, as for why, this old man cannot say. But if you don't hand him over today, this old man will make you all walk the road to the Yellow Springs one by one!"

As he spoke, Sword Intent gradually began to steam off his body, and this overbearing aura had already surpassed that of Lu Ziliang.

"Hand over the person, and I won't kill!"