The watery, bright eyes held a trace of anger, and the tassels on the phoenix coronet began to sway from side to side. The woman glared at Zhou Lin with hatred.
As if displeased with Zhou Lin's actions, she blamed him for everything.
"You shouldn't have stopped my wedding. If I had married, you all could have left here, but you are truly ungrateful."
Though the woman was outwardly attractive, her voice was not. It had a slightly hoarse quality that marred her beauty.
Guo Liang, the Xuanxue professor, and the students were all captivated by this woman. She was truly beautiful, far more so than today's celebrities.
"You wish! You wish to take away our captain."
One of the mercenaries glared at the woman beside him, his anger evident. Even a celestial being couldn't lay a hand on their captain.
"Heh... do you think you can stop me?"
The woman flashed a smile, her gaze fixed on Zhou Lin.
"I've long heard that Wang Canghai was handsome. Although he was a skilled craftsman, many women were infatuated with him. I also heard that some remained unmarried their entire lives. Could it be that you are one of them?"
"But you are also very capable. To be in the same tomb as Wang Canghai, you should be content. At least you are better off than many others."
Zhou Lin looked at the woman, his tone exceptionally indifferent.
"That is my business. You have no right to judge. Now, I offer you two paths. If you leave this man here, I will let you pass. What do you say?"
As the woman spoke, a flicker of infatuation flashed in her eyes, but it vanished instantly.
Hearing this, Zhou Lin's eyes grew colder.
However, Ral, who had eaten his fill, walked behind Zhou Lin with the other mercenaries and students.
"Captain Zhou Lin, just agree to it. That way, we can minimize our losses."
Ral looked at Zhou Lin, trying to persuade him. Only then could he save his own life.
He knew clearly that if danger arose again, Zhou Lin would not care about him.
Upon hearing Ral's words, the mercenaries were enraged. They glared at Ral's irritating face, ready to beat him to death.
"If this woman fancied you, I would leave you behind without hesitation. But Captain Bai is different. And this is a matter for Great Xia. You, an outsider, should not interfere. It's not something you need to worry about."
Everyone looked at Ral with displeasure. If the occasion were different, they would have already acted.
They would have dealt with him without mercy.
In the live stream.
"Are you people from Great Xia speaking human language? Is this something a human would say?"
"Are the people from your Eagle Country speaking human language? I say, you people from Eagle Country are immoral. When did matters of Great Xia become your business? Bah, what are you?"
"Even if we keep Captain Bai, it's our affair, not yours. You'd best keep quiet, or Great Xia will keep Ral too."
"You dare! If you dare to make a move against our Eagle Country, we will not be polite to you."
"I'd like to see how you intend to be impolite. A country like yours, not human, does it have a single decent thing?"
In the dean's conference room.
"Wang Canghai had such a history? How come I didn't know?"
Professor Hu was surprised that Wang Canghai was so popular. Was there someone who liked him to this extent?
"You're just someone who studies weapons. You don't read books, so how would you know about such things?"
Professor Wen said dismissively upon hearing this news.
"Let's not talk about that now. This woman doesn't look like a zombie, does she? Her eyes are wrong."
"Yes, is this woman desperate to get married? If she truly liked Wang Canghai, why would she marry someone else?"
"My goodness, juggling two men? Is that what's happening?"
The professors and experts watched the big screen.
They speculated amongst themselves.
Inside the tomb.
"Why don't you choose someone else? He's good. He's foreign. Do you want to keep him as your husband?"
Zhou Lin sneered and pushed Ral out from behind him.
Ral watched the woman staring at him, his face turning pale. His heart pounded nervously.
"No, I won't."
Ral quickly shook his head, refusing.
"Just because you say no, it doesn't mean no? If we keep you, we can leave. Isn't that what you said? Sacrificing one to ensure everyone's safety, isn't that a good thing?"
"If you're unwilling, why do you think our Captain Bai would be willing?"
Zhou Lin sneered at Ral, finding a sense of satisfaction in his panicked state.
Why should he speak so confidently about deciding others' lives when they were enjoying themselves, but be unwilling to be sacrificed when it came to himself?
Ral's lips trembled a few times. He wanted to explain but couldn't utter a word.
"This kind of low-class trash is too embarrassing even to be used as a lantern. This person reeks, his heart is impure, and he carries the nauseating scent of selfishness and self-interest. Even as fertilizer, he's inferior garbage."
The woman looked at Ral with utter disdain.
However, Ral breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as he could live, nothing else mattered.
"You still think you're lucky? Even ghosts despise you. How much of a failure must you be as a person?"
Seeing Ral's relaxed demeanor, Zhou Lin couldn't help but scoff.
Then, Zhou Lin looked at the woman.
"Captain Bai is a good person, and you have good taste. But unfortunately, this person cannot be yours. You'd best let us go, or else..."
Zhou Lin preemptively released his Emei刺 (a type of dagger).
"Or what? Do you think you can leave?"
As the woman spoke, an invisible wind surged around her. The paper figures nearby began to regain their expressionless demeanor, devoid of their previous eerie smiles.
These paper figures held small knives in their hands and slowly advanced towards them.
Just outside the entrance, these paper figures formed a formation, appearing before everyone like soldiers.
Zhou Lin couldn't help but think of the tomb he had descended into previously. Were all women these days so desperate to marry?
And if they weren't allowed to marry, they resorted to force. Truly exasperating.
"You're resorting to force? The last person who tried to force me is now gone. Are you sure you want to anger me?"
Zhou Lin showed no fear of the paper figures, calmly facing the woman.
"Heh, you can try and see if I disappear."