Chapter 2377 - 2350: Kneeling Down

"Once, everyone thought they could defeat me. In the end, they all died."

Lu Tianxing walked forward as he spoke, his voice slow and cold as ice. As it reached people’s ears, their whole bodies chilled, as if in that instant they’d stepped through the Ghost Gate.

Hearing Lu Tianxing’s boundless arrogance again, Wu Jun’s heart suddenly went cold. He knew he was no match for Lu Tianxing at all, and he no longer had the courage to fight him—he didn’t even have the courage to run.

"Lu Tianxing, I’m from the Mu Family. Do you really dare to do anything to me?" Wu Jun gritted his teeth, clinging to his last shred of hope.

"Mu Family? Anyone who dares lay a hand on me is my enemy. No matter who it is, they’ll pay the price." Lu Tianxing said calmly, not a ripple in his expression. The one he truly cared about was Mu Qingxue, not the others in the Mu Family.

And according to the information he’d obtained, the reason Mu Qingxue married into the Tang Family was because Mu Qingliu pushed it, and this Wu Jun was one of Mu Qingliu’s men. So he couldn’t blame Lu Tianxing for this.

Besides, he had no idea how many people were watching him today. He needed a chicken to kill as a warning to the monkeys, to scare those who didn’t know their own limits. Ants he could ignore, but sometimes a single ant could bring down a thousand-mile river dyke. He had to nip this crisis in the bud before it sprouted.

"Of course, I came to the Mu Family today to take my woman away, not to kill anyone. As long as you obediently kneel in front of me and kowtow to admit your mistake, I’ll be merciful and spare your life." Lu Tianxing looked at Wu Jun and spoke again, his tone incomparably indifferent, with not a trace of emotion in it.

Kneel?

Hearing that answer again, Wu Jun’s whole body shuddered, and anger flared in his eyes.

As a Martial Artist in the Late Stage of Mythical, he’d always stood high above others, yet he’d been humiliated by Lu Tianxing again and again. One could imagine his rage—he wished he could strike immediately.

But when Wu Jun subconsciously raised his head and saw that pair of eyes on Lu Tianxing, cold to the extreme, the fire that had just risen in his heart was doused as if by a bucket of cold water, vanishing without a trace.

Dignity might be important, but compared to life, dignity wasn’t worth mentioning.

"Well? Have you thought it through? Are you going to kneel and kowtow, beg me to spare you? Of course, you can choose to refuse..."

Everyone stared tensely at Lu Tianxing, afraid to miss a single word.

"If you refuse, I won’t kill you. I’ll cripple your four limbs, destroy your cultivation, make you a cripple for life—wishing for death but unable to die."

Under everyone’s gaze, Lu Tianxing spoke his final sentence.

Lu Tianxing’s words seemed to come from the Nine Nether Purgatory itself, pounding against the hearts of everyone present. Their eyes flickered as they looked from Wu Jun to Mu Qingliu, whose face was dark to the extreme, and to Mr. Mu, whose face was expressionless, each silently pondering what Lu Tianxing’s words truly meant.

Lu Tianxing’s words were like a heavy bomb exploding beside Wu Jun’s ear, making his whole body tremble uncontrollably. Cold sweat poured off him as if it cost nothing, and his face was wholly occupied by fear.

Wu Jun tried his best to suppress the fear surging in his heart, but... he failed. Under the sunlight, the muscles at the corner of his eyes twitched wildly, and his body gradually went stiff.

"What’s wrong, still not choosing? Do you want me to choose for you?" Lu Tianxing suddenly roared.

That roar was like a tiger’s howl, making eardrums ache.

At this moment, Wu Jun was afraid—truly, from the depths of his heart, a fear soaked into his very bones.

Now, Lu Tianxing felt to Wu Jun like a Soul Summoner from Hell itself, ready to take his life at any moment.

Wu Jun did his utmost to make his expression look calm, but his constantly trembling body betrayed his truest thoughts.

After a long moment, Wu Jun spoke again: "Is there... any other choice?"

This time, Wu Jun’s voice was full of tremors, and his eyes had gone somewhat dim. He had completely chosen to concede.

"There is."

Hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, a sharp light flashed in Wu Jun’s eyes. He hurriedly asked, "What choice?"

"A life for a life. As long as you kill Tang Qingyun, I’ll spare you."

A playful smile curled the corner of Lu Tianxing’s lips.

"Hiss!"

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air again. Though Lu Tianxing had indeed pointed out another path for Wu Jun this time, this path was no different from a dead end. Never mind whether Wu Jun dared to kill Tang Qingyun, or whether he had the strength to do it—just whether he had the guts to lay a hand on Tang Qingyun was already a problem.

Tang Qingyun was the Young Master of the Tang Family. If he killed Tang Qingyun, Wu Jun would likely face the Tang Family’s pursuit for the rest of his life. In the future, even eating or drinking, he’d have to live in constant fear. Such a life might not be much better than being crippled.

Without spilling a drop of blood, killing without seeing blood—at this moment Lu Tianxing played the game to perfection.

Lin Yafei sat there, listening to Lu Tianxing’s words, a brilliant smile curving her lips. This was her man, Lin Yafei’s man—unafraid of anyone.

Wu Jun stood there, unmoving. He had no idea how to choose. If he knelt, he would lose his dignity and pride, live his whole life under other people’s ridicule, and carry a shadow in his heart forever. Unless he killed Lu Tianxing with his own hands, his martial path would be broken. For the rest of his life, he could forget about taking even a single step forward.

But if he chose to kill Tang Qingyun, he would definitely die too. Forget the Tang Family—even the Mu Family would never let him off. Unless Lu Tianxing protected him, but the chances of that were pitifully small.

For a time, Wu Jun was caught in a dilemma.

"I’ve already given you a chance. Which one are you going to choose? My patience is limited—do not test it."

Lu Tianxing’s tone was still extremely cold, but this time that cold voice carried a kind of authority, a majesty that no one could offend!

"I..."

"You don’t want to pick the second one?"

Wu Jun didn’t speak, but the expression on his face had already betrayed him.

"Then kneel."

A streak of icy light flashed in Lu Tianxing’s eyes, and the aura around his whole body changed in an instant. In that moment, Lu Tianxing was like a razor-sharp sword!

Feeling the change in Lu Tianxing, Wu Jun’s face turned ashen on the spot, and his mind was completely shattered by Lu Tianxing.

"Thud!"

Wu Jun could no longer control himself and fell heavily to his knees.

Between life and dignity, Wu Jun chose the former. He chose to live, because he knew how precious life was, and he did not want to die.

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