"Shadow... oh no, do you think the Zodiac Monkey can handle it alone?" Sister Hong chatted with the Zodiac Rabbit in a café.

This morning she had already established a cooperative relationship with the authorities, and to show her position, Sister Hong didn't hesitate to expose the dark history and blemishes of the Awakening Association that she had collected over the years.

Especially after hearing about the matters concerning their leader Wu Yeli, Wu Liang directly requested her to terminate all transactions between the Black Market and the Awakening Association.

Under the current alignment, Sister Hong naturally did not refuse this request.

However, when she suggested helping lead a batch of Awakened to besiege Wu Yehua, she was righteously refused by Wu Liang.

"Sister, you underestimate that guy too much. Since the great battle in Chengyang City, his strength has improved significantly. The reason he won't let you get involved might be out of concern for your safety. He's actually quite kind-hearted," the Zodiac Rabbit said, chewing sweetly and speaking unsteadily.

"Kind-hearted, huh..."

Sister Hong's mind flashed back to the battle in the news video.

Wu Liang, bathed in blood, was as terrifying as a demon from Hell, slaughtering the Ghost Valley relentlessly as if to vent his own brutal terror.

This guy... kind-hearted...?

Beep beep—

Before Sister Hong could continue chatting with the Zodiac Rabbit, her phone abruptly rang.

Upon connecting, the situation was briefly explained from the other side.

Sister Hong suddenly revealed a look of unstoppable shock as she stood up and exclaimed, "What did you say! Mingjing Pier disappeared!?"

On the other end of the phone was her confidant, sent to secretly observe the confrontation between Wu Liang and Wu Yeli to provide timely assistance if Wu Liang fell into a crisis.

But now, as the call came in, when the confidant mentioned Wu Yeli possessing City-Destroying Level strength, Sister Hong was already unable to sit still.

Unexpectedly, the next second, the confidant said with a trembling voice that Wu Liang destroyed the entire Mingjing Pier with a wave of his hand.

Now, only a few containers floating on the water's surface remain to prove it was once a pier.

What the hell is this level of power!?

"You didn't see it; the scene was incredibly terrifying. It's so good that someone like him is not our enemy... hey, hey, hey, brother, what are you doing! I'm... on your side! Don't hit me!" The person on the other side suddenly let out a shrill scream during the conversation.

Following that, Wu Liang's voice came through.

"Sister Hong, right? Contact the authorities and send people to Wu Yeli's place to stop his wrongdoing and rescue those victims. Notify me if there's anything else." Wu Liang's voice was flat, as if they were discussing what to eat for dinner.

With that said, the call was directly hung up.

Leaving Sister Hong standing there confused, facing the grinning Zodiac Rabbit, she helplessly shook her head.

"Is this guy always like this? Dominant and unreasonable?"

"Not really, he's actually quite reasonable," the Zodiac Rabbit recalled Wu Liang's actions and continued saying, "But he only follows his own logic."

"..."

On the other side, the frightened confidant watched as Wu Liang, expressionless, returned the phone, still unable to stand properly due to weak knees.

Because the fear this guy instilled in him was overly exaggerated.

The entire Mingjing Pier was completely obliterated, with Wu Yeli reduced to dust and scattered in the air.

And Wu Liang, who did all of this, didn't have a single trace of blood on him, yet the blood scent he unintentionally exuded made people feel as if they were in a pit of thousands of corpses.

"City-Destroying Level Awakened appear like children wielding swords in front of him, ridiculous. What level of Awakened is this guy... no, wait, he's the Zodiac Monkey, he should be a Symbiont!" The confidant suddenly realized something significant.

The strength of a Symbiont is generally linked with the Fierce Ghost within them.

Just how terrifying is the Fierce Ghost inside him?

If such a thing were to uncontrollably erupt, it's likely even the Capital City wouldn't be spared.

Right now, Wu Liang, gazing into the distance, had no idea what his confidant was thinking behind him; he only had one thing on his mind—what to eat for lunch.

Just then, from those containers floating on the water, a series of banging sounds emerged.

Wu Liang instinctively looked over, just in time to see a ragged and barely clothed girl emerge from a large hole.

The girl looked up blankly, her gaze meeting Wu Liang standing on the shore.

Their eyes locked.

In her eyes, Wu Liang saw no thought or the sparkle of someone asking for help, even as the water submerged her to the knees after crawling out of the container; she showed no reaction.

Her climbing out of the water-filled container was likely a biological instinct to survive, or perhaps she sensed that the auras of Wu Yeli and Old Xing had completely disappeared.

But regardless of the reason, seeing the various wounds on her body caused by torture instruments and her extremely vacant expression, Wu Liang was very clear—the girl's body might still be alive, but her soul was on the brink of death.

After all, since Wu Yeli and Old Xing deemed her ready to be shipped out, in their minds she was already fully broken in.

Now, unless he gave her no further commands, the girl might remain still, waiting until she was completely submerged by water.

She would drown in such confusion in this filthy place.

"Mr. Hou, you don't need to bother; I'll go save her..." The confidant immediately spoke, intending to jump into the river to rescue her.

But as he took a step forward, Wu Liang beside him grabbed him.

He heard Wu Liang's voice faintly from beneath the Sun Wukong mask, "Injuries to the body can be fixed, but there's no prosthetic for a damaged soul. She's nearing death."

Swoosh—

The gentle breeze rippled the water, now reaching the girl's waist.

Even as the cold river water and impending death made her shiver uncontrollably, she still showed no intention of asking for help.

Wu Liang continued, "To truly save someone, it's far from enough to just remove them from their pain. What needs rescuing is the heart that's been completely sealed."

With that, he casually created a Fog Rope and threw it with precision in front of the girl; she only needed to reach out to seize the life-saving rope.

But as he glanced at the tag tied to her hair, noting her cargo number and name, he sternly said, "Black Swan, I command you to stand still until you drown!"

Before the confidant could react to his intentions, Wu Liang added,

"Your name is Luo Fei, right? If you want to live again, grab the rope in front of you. I'll drag you out of Hell."

Two contradictory commands.

One erased her soul;

The other upheld the girl's will.

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