Chapter 404: Chapter 295: Advancing and Retreating Together (2)
The cold words pierced straight into everyone’s hearts like sharp arrows.
Although everyone was angry and resentful, they had no response.
Their resolve shattered instantly!
Among the female disciples, Wang Puyu’s heart tightened!
She thought Lin Lang intended to massacre everyone.
As the most responsible senior sister of the Golden Dragon Cave!
She absolutely couldn’t stand by and watch the Golden Dragon Cave fall into catastrophe without doing anything!
But!
What leverage did she, a prisoner, have to negotiate with Lin Lang, this demon?
What did she have that Lin Lang, the demon, needed?
In desperation, her eyes reddened as she hurriedly stepped forward to plead:
"Don’t kill them! As long as you let them go, I’ll... be willing to follow all your instructions! I’ll do anything you ask!"
Her voice carried a slight tremor, yet also conveyed firmness.
The whole person seemed to exude a broken beauty!
Lin Lang raised his eyebrow slightly, looking at Wang Puyu with interest, and said, seemingly amused:
"Are you sure? Don’t force yourself."
His gaze seemed to pierce through to the heart, as if probing Wang Puyu’s resolve.
Wang Puyu gritted her teeth, a flicker of determination in her eyes, and shouted loudly:
"I mean it!"
Her voice echoed in the silent air, like a pledge to fate.
Lin Lang nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the group of Golden Dragon Cave disciples, and said lightly:
"You may go."
At that moment, one disciple shouted excitedly:
"Senior sister! Don’t sacrifice yourself, we’d rather die than yield!"
Lin Lang was speechless:
"I said you could leave, not die; unless you want to die now, I can also accommodate!"
Instantly!
The person who was chanting slogans stepped back, hiding among the crowd.
Others helplessly advised:
"Let’s go! Why suffer now!"
"The senior sisters’ brave sacrifice is our fortune!"
"We’ll always remember the senior sisters who sacrificed for the sect!"
Wang Puyu, hearing such words, couldn’t help but widen her eyes in shock, she never expected—
Her usually loyal and friendly comrades!
Could utter such heartless words.
The other female disciples were also full of grief, tears welling in their eyes.
They felt their sacrifices were not worthwhile and were chilled by their comrades’ indifference.
Once, they thought the Golden Dragon Cave was a warm family!
But now, in the moment of life and death, everything seemed so fragile.
...
Watching the people of the Golden Dragon Cave hurriedly leave, as if eager to escape this embarrassing situation.
The female disciples’ faces grew darker and darker.
Disappointment hung heavily over them like a cloud, spread confusion in their eyes.
They couldn’t believe, the Golden Dragon Cave, to which they were wholeheartedly loyal, would abandon them so heartlessly at the critical moment.
Their world was left with shadows.
Lin Lang watched their appearance, corners of his mouth slightly curved, showing a teasing smile, softly saying:
"Don’t worry, although they’ve forsaken you, I will not abandon you."
His tone was casual and his words clearly carried a sense of humor.
"Phft! Scoundrel!"
The female disciples couldn’t help but glare at Lin Lang.
In their hearts, Lin Lang’s previous actions were like those of a "devil"!
But now, hearing those words, even though they knew he was probably teasing, they couldn’t help but feel slightly comforted.
After all, in this moment of despair from being abandoned by the Golden Dragon Cave, hearing someone say they would not forsake them.
It was like seeing a faint light in the darkness.
They had to admit, in this lonely and helpless situation, these seemingly playful words made them feel like they weren’t completely abandoned by the world, that there was still someone willing to "accept" them.
However, this comfort was soon replaced by helplessness and bitterness.
Because the one who "accepted" them was none other than the "devil" who brought them endless fear and pain before.
Wang Puyu’s heart was a mix of emotions, she bit her lip, thoughts swirling within, unable to resist giving Lin Lang a deep look.
That gaze held worry for the unknown future, along with unspoken helplessness and struggle.
The other female disciples also turned their eyes to Wang Puyu, their gazes full of helplessness and confusion, as if waiting for her to decide.
Yet Wang Puyu was no less helpless.
She bit down on her lower lip until it turned pale, thinking to herself:
What options do they have now?
Besides continuing to be imprisoned by Lin Lang, there seems no other way.
Just like those long three days before, trapped in this small space, enduring each day like a year.
Except, during their previous captivity, they still held onto a glimmer of hope that the sect leader of the Golden Dragon Cave would come to save them.
This hope was like a beacon in the dark, helping them endure those tough times.
But now, the sect leader’s merciless words still echoed in their ears, clearly declaring they had been abandoned, crushing their final hope.
At this moment, despair washed over them like a tide, intensifying the confusion and helplessness in their hearts.
They couldn’t help but ponder, whether the beliefs they had steadfastly upheld still held meaning amid the Golden Dragon Cave’s heartless abandonment?
Was this persistence merely self-deception?
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