Bai Xian Zhu, the young man who protects Fu Mo Town with a barrier.

At this moment, the two of them looked incredibly conflicted, filled with hesitation and doubt, their handsome faces betraying a sense of reluctance.

“Do we really have to do this?” Lou Yu Zhu asked softly.

On the surface, both of them appeared to be young men; Jiang Bai Yu looked like a boy, his face still youthful, but the power dynamic had unknowingly shifted into Jiang Bai Yu’s hands.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t shake the Chen family’s massive ship, like an ant trying to shake a tree. Yet, Jiang Bai Yu effortlessly brought it all to ruin; at this point, age didn’t matter anymore.

Facing the Chen family, the three of them stood united, and when it came to how to deal with the situation, Jiang Bai Yu presented a plan.

Merely crippling their cultivation wasn’t enough; he wanted to be more thorough.

There were methods of dealing with them that didn’t involve killing.

The iron was glowing red, and Lou Yu Zhu and Bai Xian Zhu couldn’t bring themselves to act.

“Their dantians have been destroyed, their meridians severed; they have become complete invalids and will never be able to cultivate again.” Lou Yu Zhu, as a promising young man from Tian Ji Sect, knew in his heart that such cruelty was not the way of righteousness.

It wasn’t enough to cripple them; they also had to disfigure them, silence their voices, and humiliate them deliberately, making it impossible for them to live or die.

If it weren’t for the Chen family’s recent actions being so vicious and insane, he and his junior brother would definitely not be reacting this way.

Qin Ling and the Chen family young lady had already turned into a puddle of mud, barely hanging on to life. Seeing the glowing iron, they instantly understood what was about to happen. According to the rules and teachings of Tian Ji Sect, the disciples they trained would never be this cruel, but the one in charge was a ruthless young man.

The Chen family young lady was both shocked and terrified. As a precious direct descendant of her family, she had never experienced such a situation.

Without the protection of the Chen family, she had become a fish on the chopping block, ready to be slaughtered. A strong sense of powerlessness and panic made her threaten again, “If you dare to do this, the Chen family will never let you go!”

Jiang Bai Yu scoffed, “Oh, still quite spirited.”

After being cut repeatedly and having their powers crippled, she could still threaten others; that was way more impressive than someone who had just been beaten and immediately ran away.

The resources of a big family were indeed strong, and their bodies were robust.

Jiang Bai Yu held the glowing iron in one hand and lifted the Chen family young lady with the other, ready to press the iron against her face when he suddenly asked a completely unrelated question, “Why was Tian Ji Sect besieged and destroyed?”

The topic jumped abruptly, leaving Lou Yu Zhu and Bai Xian Zhu bewildered.

This matter was undoubtedly a heart-wrenching pain for the disciples of Tian Ji Sect, so the two of them fell silent for a long time.

After a while, Lou Yu Zhu managed to say, “We don’t know.”

Jiang Bai Yu asked again, “Are all the disciples of Tian Ji Sect like you?”

Lou Yu Zhu and Bai Xian Zhu looked confused, not understanding what he meant by “like this.”

They knew nothing; they only knew that Tian Ji Sect had suddenly suffered a catastrophic disaster, and someone must know something.

Jiang Bai Yu brought the iron close to the Chen family young lady’s face, the glowing red light illuminating her fair and delicate skin, causing her facial muscles to twitch in fear.

“You must know something, right?”

The Chen family young lady’s expression was one of terror, tears involuntarily spilling from her eyes as she cried out sharply, “The disciples of Tian Ji Sect are all fools, all fools!”

It was as if she was venting her negative emotions, hysterically saying, “Now is the era of the dynasty; sects and families are all bowing to the royal family, serving the emperor. Yet they still fail to recognize the situation, indulging in the glory of the old era, refusing to submit to the emperor!”

“Those who follow me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish. Such a stupid sect, being exterminated is only a matter of time! Do they think we are still in an era where sects hold a superior position?”

“The sect master of Tian Ji openly condemns the emperor’s backward actions; such treasonous behavior invites disaster upon themselves!”

“You Tian Ji Sect are just foolish!”

Lou Yu Zhu and Bai Xian Zhu’s expressions changed drastically.

“Don’t insult Tian Ji Sect!” X2

Without hesitation, Jiang Bai Yu pressed the iron against the Chen family young lady’s cheek, the sizzling sound of flesh burning filled the air, the smell of charred protein wafting into their noses.

“Ahhhhhhh!!!!” The Chen family young lady screamed.

Jiang Bai Yu asked again, “What’s the difference between the families and sects that submit to the royal family and the old era?”

This time, it was Lou Yu Zhu who answered, “The emperor grants privileges to the families and sects that submit, allowing them to act recklessly, no longer feeling the need to cultivate their hearts, pursuing power and pleasure. Cultivation has become merely a means to gain greater strength; the righteous path has already declined, and what they preach is just empty talk.”

Lou Yu Zhu’s face was filled with anger; he bit down hard on his cheek, tasting his own blood, “These damned beasts have harmed so many lives for their own selfish desires!”

“We cultivators must understand self-restraint; otherwise, how are we any different from beasts?”

“Families and sects like ours, who refuse to sink to their level, are being suppressed and ostracized by the dynasty, facing difficult circumstances!”

“The behavior of the Chen family today is the result of the dynasty’s indulgence; beneath the privileges, they are all ants, and their countless evils are beyond counting. The emperor is the biggest tumor!”

“If the heavens have eyes, why not open them and take a look!”

As he spoke, he bent the handle of the iron with sheer force, yet he did not unleash his anger on the Chen family young lady or Qin Ling.

Jiang Bai Yu asked, “Do you still think it shouldn’t be done?”

Lou Yu Zhu and Bai Xian Zhu were stunned into silence.

Sometimes, not answering is an answer in itself.

They must have hated the Chen family’s actions deeply, and they also despised the chaotic state of the cultivation families and sects under the dynasty, but the education and upbringing they received since childhood made it impossible for them to cross this hurdle, torturing the already powerless weak.

Jiang Bai Yu’s gaze was cold as he looked at the freshly burned wound on the Chen family young lady’s face, remaining unmoved. “You Tian Ji Sect are good; you are a good sect. So your masters probably never told you one thing: being merciful to your enemies is being cruel to yourself.”

“To slaughter the entire population of Fu Mo Town for personal grievances, mercy is unnecessary for such people. If we let them go today, they won’t let us go tomorrow, and they will repay us a hundredfold, a thousandfold.”

“Crippling their cultivation only means they have lost the ability to harm us for now; it doesn’t mean that this ability is gone forever. We can’t keep them with us forever; we have to be careful not to let them die. We can only abandon them elsewhere. Once the Chen family finds them, what awaits us and Fu Mo Town is a place of no return.”

“Remember, they are not powerless weaklings; they are enemies who can crush us to dust if given the chance.”

Gossiping is indeed annoying. The Chen family wanting to punish lightly is understandable, but they were directly aiming to eradicate them, completely disregarding whether there were innocent people involved, treating everyone in Fu Mo Town as ants that could be crushed at will, disregarding human life.

Jiang Bai Yu switched to another glowing iron, expressionless as he pressed it against the Chen family young lady’s face, ruining her beauty.

The sizzling sound and her screams intertwined, making his expression appear especially cold, like a villain.

“Kindness is a good quality, but there’s no need for it with beasts. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. What we did today is nothing compared to the Chen family; it’s just a drizzle, not even a fart! Believe it or not, if we fall into the hands of the Chen family, they will let us know just how many cruel things exist in this world and how disgusting their actions can be!”

Massacring at the slightest disagreement had become almost routine for Jiang Bai Yu.

What could be done in daily life could likely be done by the Chen family as well, and with the support of cultivators, they could be even more ruthless.

If it weren’t for the Chen family having secret methods, the enemies who died would be the best enemies.

For cultivators, enemies who were completely obliterated were the best enemies.

He put down the iron and switched to a glowing iron rod, and in the terrified gaze of the Chen family young lady, he thrust it into her mouth, deep into her throat.

Jiang Bai Yu pulled out the iron rod and casually tossed her aside, just as he was about to do the same to Qin Ling when he heard Lou Yu Zhu’s hoarse voice, “Wait!”

The straight-eyed young man showed signs of struggle, finally resolutely saying, “Let me do it!”

Blood vessels crept into his eyes, and in a short time, he had gone through an intense mental storm, like a trapped beast.

Bai Xian Zhu, not wanting to be outdone, grabbed the handle of the iron, resolutely saying, “Senior brother, let me do it!”

The two brothers seemed to stand at a crossroads of fate, filled with a sense of determination to go all out.

Lou Yu Zhu grabbed Qin Ling by the collar and lifted him up, “Tian Ji Sect is not in the wrong!”

The sizzling sound of flesh being burned rang out again.

They destroyed Qin Ling’s appearance, ruined his voice, and after finishing everything, they felt as if they had just woken from a dream, dropping the iron and the person, their hands trembling, and with a thud, they knelt on the ground, shaking all over, tears streaming down their faces.

The pain of exterminating their sect was an unshakeable shadow; they didn’t know where they had gone wrong to invite such a fate.

Clearly, everyone was good.

The two young men felt as if they were seeing the world clearly for the first time, breaking the rules they had always followed, their teeth chattering, tears streaming down their faces, but the confusion and bewilderment since the extermination of their sect seemed to dissipate.

At this moment, they had a sudden realization: ah, so that’s how it is! It was precisely because everyone was too good that they were besieged by a group of beasts in human skin!

Jiang Bai Yu watched, and suddenly his expression changed. Taking advantage of the fact that this state hadn’t completely faded, he used a dagger to blind the Chen family young lady and Qin Ling, brutally crushing their fingers.

After doing all this, the clarity and calmness he had maintained in his mind vanished, and all the suppressed negative emotions surged forth.

Facing the fear of life and death, the pressure of clashing with an opponent far beyond himself, the need to not make a single mistake, and the nauseating feeling of having ruined the Chen family young lady’s beauty and throat all came rushing back, along with the lingering smell of charred protein filling the air.

Lou Yu Zhu and Bai Xian Zhu saw the young man, who had just moments ago appeared cold and composed, now crouching down, hugging himself, burying his head in his knees, his body trembling violently.

Lou Yu Zhu: “???”

Bai Xian Zhu: “???”

After a moment, they heard a voice, muffled and utterly lacking in confidence.

“To be honest, I’m also a coward…”