268: Get involved

Bai Shengrui tilted his head, his tone mocking as he ridiculed Gu Xiaoyue for not playing the game properly.

White Gaze, in the iron cage, furrowed his brows and slowly shook his head, his eyes seeming to tell her to leave.

Even though Bai Shengrui was hurting him now, his ultimate target was still Gu Xiaoyue.

"Mr. Gu lost the last round, so it should still be my turn to choose the next game!

Hmm, it's still truth or dare—did you steal the palace treasury, hmm? Mr. Gu?"

Gu Xiaoyue hesitated for only a second, and Bai Shengrui's hand rose and fell again, chopping off one of White Gaze's wings!

"You!—"

At this moment, Gu Xiaoyue was somewhat enraged, but wasn't that Bai Shengrui's goal?

He absolutely wanted her to be flustered first!

"I know Mr. Gu will definitely not admit it, but if you deny it, it's certainly not your truth!

As punishment, I cut off another of his wings, nothing wrong with that, right? Hahahahaha!"

Bai Shengrui laughed maniacally, enjoying the sight of Gu Xiaoyue and White Gaze in his hands, hating themselves yet unable to defeat him!

"Since you've already decided that I stole the treasury, come at me directly; don't torment White Gaze anymore!

Aren't you afraid of accidentally killing him and losing your bargaining chip?!"

Gu Xiaoyue originally wanted to attract Bai Shengrui's attention to herself, but she didn't expect him to not fall for it at all; instead, he used a taser to violently poke White Gaze's back again!

White Gaze trembled uncontrollably in the iron cage from the electric shock, further satisfying Bai Shengrui's twisted psychology.

"I already set up restrictions all around; so what if I kill him?

Do you think you can escape?

Didn't Mr. Gu also enter my trap with the determination to die?"

After Bai Shengrui finished speaking, he threw a knife at Gu Xiaoyue's feet.

The knife clanged as it rolled twice before Gu Xiaoyue stepped on it.

"The game isn't over yet, it's time for a dare this time, Mr. Gu."

He stroked his chin, his eyes fixed on Gu Xiaoyue, seemingly racking his brain in thought.

"Should I cut off your left hand first, or your right foot first?

Or—Mr. Gu, if you kneel down and beg me properly, perhaps I'll have a moment of weakness and let you go?"

Gu Xiaoyue scoffed, picking up the large knife from the ground.

She swung it a few times in her hand; the blade was sharp enough to cut hair, reflecting a cold glint under the moonlight.

"Mm—mm!—"

White Gaze began to struggle desperately, his body slamming against the iron cage, making it clang incessantly.

How could he watch his sister be threatened by Bai Shengrui and hurt herself!

He wanted to stop all of this, but now he was completely helpless, unless—

Unless he ended his own life!

But the next second, he actually saw Gu Xiaoyue unhesitatingly chop off her own left hand!

No!

White Gaze slammed his head against the iron cage, again and again, his eyes blurred with tears, and blood marks appeared on his forehead from his own impact!

His sister had already done so much for him; how could he let her be further coerced because of him!

No, no—

"Aren't you going to heal yourself, Mr. Gu? I'll give you time!

I'll count this round as your win; we'll continue the next round in two minutes!"

Bai Shengrui's expression was somewhat twisted; he saw Gu Xiaoyue's severed left arm roll to the ground, the wound bleeding profusely.

She actually severed her own left arm for that bastard White Gaze!

He didn't feel much pleasure from revenge; instead, his heart was filled with hatred for Gu Xiaoyue's actions!

Doesn't she feel pain?

She was so resolute; she wouldn't even lower her head to beg him!

Bai Shengrui was somewhat dazed at this moment, swaying slightly; he closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.

Could it be that he had drunk too much and it was getting to him?

Bai Shengrui shook his head vigorously, rubbed his eyes, and then looked at her again, but—he saw that Gu Xiaoyue opposite him hadn't severed her left arm at all!

Was he seeing things?

He blinked hard; the bloodstain that was there, and Gu Xiaoyue who had maintained a distance from him, were no longer in their original spot.

What followed was a chill at his neck.

"Prince Sheng wants to play dare with me; it's my turn to dictate the game content now, isn't it?"

Gu Xiaoyue's clear, cold voice sounded in his ear, and only then did Bai Shengrui suddenly snap back to reality—what had just happened to him?!

"I clearly set up restrictions; you, how could you—"

"Restrictions are useful, but they don't restrict everything!"

Gu Xiaoyue was actually a little worried that Bai Shengrui would bring a Beastmaster with anti-stealth skills, which would not only reveal Chu Li and Shui Lingyu but also potentially Little Black and Little Mo.

It wasn't that Bai Shengrui hadn't made arrangements; it was just that while anti-stealth skills countered stealth skills, there was a prerequisite that they needed to be of the same level as the stealth skill.

Anti-stealth skills belonged to the light attribute, and most Beastmasters disliked light-attribute pet beasts, so very few bothered to upgrade this skill.

Bai Shengrui searched all over Damon to find an expert-level anti-stealth Beastmaster, but before he could be put to use, he was controlled by Little Mo!

From the moment Gu Xiaoyue arrived on the rooftop of Hongyun Building, she immediately summoned the invisible Little Black and Little Mo to guard her.

And when Bai Shengrui moved the entire top-floor room to the rooftop, Gu Xiaoyue herself knew that he had activated the restriction.

Bai Shengrui's attention was all on her and White Gaze, so she had no choice but to play along with him.

Until Little Black, Little Mo, Chu Li, and Shui Lingyu subdued Bai Shengrui's subordinates one by one.

Unfortunately, illusion skills needed to be cast when the opponent was off guard, and Bai Shengrui had no openings until he genuinely chopped off one of White Gaze's wings.

The moment the Wind Blade was blocked by the Water Shield, Bai Shengrui finally fell for it!

He cut off White Gaze's second wing, and seeing Gu Xiaoyue sever her left arm—these were all illusions!

To deceive Bai Shengrui, Gu Xiaoyue cast an indiscriminate illusion, even White Gaze saw the scene of her severed arm.

She just didn't expect that, in order to free her from being restrained, White Gaze would even try to end his own life!

"Don't think you've got this in the bag, Mr. Gu!"

Bai Shengrui pressed another button, and the rooftop's restriction was instantly lifted, simultaneously triggering the backend alarm.

"In less than a minute, this place will be surrounded by Damon's top-tier Beastmaster team!

Heh, by then, you won't be able to fly even with wings!"

"It doesn't matter; at worst, we'll die together!

With Prince Sheng to accompany me, it won't be a wasted trip to this world!"

Gu Xiaoyue said lightly, pulling Bai Shengrui closer to the iron cage where White Gaze was imprisoned.

"Let White Gaze out!"

Bai Shengrui took a deep breath, seemingly deliberately stalling for time, and said faintly.

"I didn't expect Mr. Gu to be so fond of me, wanting to live and die with me!"

He was no longer manic, having recovered some of his cynical demeanor, just like when they first met.

The girl's indifferent eyes had long been imprinted on Bai Shengrui's heart, carved into a cinnabar mole.

Gu Xiaoyue held the knife to his neck with her right hand and applied slight pressure, and a line of blood appeared on his neck.

With a thought, she swept her left hand, holding a sword, and a deep wound appeared on Bai Shengrui's left arm.

"If I kill you, can I get the key to this iron cage?

Dare, it's really quite fun!"

Gu Xiaoyue didn't want to waste words with him; if she wasn't afraid that he had a backup plan and she wouldn't be able to rescue White Gaze, she would have struck him down long ago!

Bai Shengrui had repeatedly humiliated and framed White Gaze, and now he wanted her life.

If she let him go again, wouldn't she be too much of a saint?

She wouldn't know that Bai Shengrui only wanted to find out the whereabouts of Zheng Jie and the treasures, and imprison Gu Xiaoyue for life just like Zheng Jie!

Fortunately, she didn't know, otherwise Bai Shengrui would have died a very, very miserable death!

"It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. I'll sever one of your arms and one of your legs; let's see what you'll use to contend for the throne with Lord Rong!"

Since ancient times, monarchs, as the supreme rulers, would lose their right to inherit the throne if they had physical defects, unless Bai Shengrui rebelled!

But if he were truly physically disabled, how many generals would abandon him, and then rebellion would be even harder than ascending to heaven!

Gu Xiaoyue raised the long sword in her left hand, poised to strike.

"I'll open it!"

Bai Shengrui quickly spoke to stop her actions; he first opened the iron cage, then awkwardly, one by one, unlocked all of White Gaze's hand and foot chains.

As all of White Gaze's restraints were released, he instantly vanished from his spot.

Bai Shengrui frowned, stunned for a second. What was happening?

"Mr. Gu didn't come alone?"

"What are you kidding? How could I possibly brave this perilous place by myself?!"

As soon as the words fell, dozens of high-level Beastmasters appeared in the sky; they stood on their flying pet beasts, looking down at Gu Xiaoyue.