Brush!
Xiang Bo's face changed drastically.
With a bang, he kowtowed his head to the ground again, apologizing repeatedly, "I'm sorry, Old Ancestor. It was I who overstepped, I who was ignorant! But no matter how wrong this matter is, it has nothing to do with others. I beg the Old Ancestor to spare their lives!"
Even at this critical moment, Xiang Bo was still determined to plead for others!
Ying Chen remained noncommittal.
He simply said with a blank expression, "Get up first. Then gather everyone together."
Xiang Bo's heart sank instantly at this remark!
"Old Ancestor, please don't..."
However, before Xiang Bo could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Ying Chen's icy glare.
"What? You were just making conditions with me a moment ago, and now you dare to disobey my orders?"
"I... I dare not! I will obey the Old Ancestor's decree!" Xiang Bo's heart tightened, and he quickly said.
Then, with a heart full of sorrow, Xiang Bo opened the archive room door, hesitated for a moment, and shouted from his throat, "Everyone... follow me!"
Although the Fengdun Bureau personnel present didn't know what had happened, they could already guess something from Xiang Bo's expression.
They exchanged glances, but not a single one chose to flee. Instead, they tacitly followed behind Xiang Bo and walked away.
Soon, all the Fengdun Bureau personnel were gathered, not a single one missing.
Xiang Bo stood in front of these people, tears in his eyes, and choked out, "I'm sorry... I have implicated you... If I hadn't appeared, you might not have suffered such a disaster."
"If there is a chance in the next life, I will be your ox and horse to atone for this sin!"
"No, Xiang Bo, it's not your fault. On the contrary, we should thank you for always resolutely protecting us..."
"Xiang Bo, we see your intentions clearly. We are not ungrateful wretches, how could we blame you? If anyone is to blame, it's only our lack of skill! If there really is a next life, I will diligently cultivate and rise above others, and I will no longer let anyone step on me and treat my life as nothing!"
The Fengdun Bureau personnel said one after another.
They all believed that they were bound to die this time.
Ying Chen gathering them together was for the convenience of a massacre.
For a time, a pessimistic mood permeated the entire Fengdun Bureau.
Xiang Bo looked at these colleagues he had worked with day and night, at these young people in their prime, and suddenly gritted his teeth and stepped forward.
"Xiang Wentian, the 75th generation grandson of the Xiang family, dares to challenge the Old Ancestor again!"
"If I can withstand one move from the Old Ancestor, the Old Ancestor will release one person; if I can withstand two moves from the Old Ancestor, the Old Ancestor will release two people; if I can withstand three moves from the Old Ancestor..."
"Wentian knows this is an impossible feat. But Wentian is willing to try! If I succeed, will the Old Ancestor spare everyone's lives?"
Xiang Bo still refused to give up!
This scene moved all the Fengdun Bureau personnel.
"Xiang Bo, we are not afraid of death! You don't need to beg this devil for us!"
"Yes, what is there to fear about death? If life is lost, there is still the next life. But if dignity is lost, it may not be regained in the next life! Xiang Bo, don't beg him!"
"Xiang Bo, as men, we can bow to heaven and earth, we can bow to our parents, but we will never bow to an enemy! Xiang Bo, lift your head! Since ancient times, who has not died? We can endure it!"
The crowd was impassioned, all demanding that Xiang Bo not bow to Ying Chen!
Facing such an impassioned public opinion, Ying Chen ignored them and merely looked at Xiang Bo and said, "Challenge me? Are you too confident in yourself?"
After speaking, before Xiang Bo could answer, Ying Chen stomped his foot on the ground!
Boom!
As if an earthquake had occurred, the ground began to shake instantly!
Xiang Bo's face changed in horror.
Just as he was about to use techniques like "Thousand Pounds Drop" to stabilize his stance, he unexpectedly fell to the ground with a thud!
And not just Xiang Bo, all the Fengdun Bureau personnel were like drunkards, staggering and falling to the ground one after another.
In the blink of an eye, only Ying Chen was still standing on the scene, while everyone else had turned into limp puddles of mud on the ground!
"..." A look of despair flashed across Xiang Bo's face.
He had originally thought that with his last ounce of strength, he could at least withstand three moves from Ying Chen.
He never expected to not even withstand one move!
Ying Chen just stomped his foot casually, and he became a lamb waiting to be slaughtered!
Such a huge disparity in strength made Xiang Bo instantly lose all desire to challenge. He cast a guilty look at the Fengdun Bureau personnel, then simply closed his eyes and waited for death!
The Fengdun Bureau personnel also realized their fate. Although there was inevitable fear in their hearts, they still tried to force a smile and said to each other, "It was a pleasure to know all of you in this life. I hope to work with all of you again in the next life."
Then they all closed their eyes in unison!
The entire Fengdun Bureau fell into a dead silence, not a sound to be heard.
They were all silently waiting for death to descend!
The prisoners in the Heaven-grade prison seemed to sense something as well, cowering in the corners of the walls, their faces filled with terror.
Even facing such a scene, Ying Chen remained unmoved.
There was no trace of pity on his face, nor the slightest hesitation.
He directly raised his right hand.
A rune appeared in the air like ripples, slowly spreading out and enveloping everyone.
The next second, as Ying Chen pressed his right hand down.
The rune crashed down with a roar!
Sensing the power of the rune, the Fengdun Bureau personnel were first startled, then revealed a look of relief.
The sooner one dies, the sooner one is reborn. Since death is inevitable, let it come sooner!
Bang...
The rune exploded, and the powerful shockwave swept everyone within.
The light was dazzling, and the airflow was chaotic.
When the light and airflow disappeared, the bodies lying on the ground were revealed.
"No!" For some reason, Xiang Bo had miraculously survived. When he opened his eyes and saw the corpses all over the room, he completely broke down.
Tears streaming down his face, he crawled towards the closest corpse.
"Xiao Wu." It was a young man who often brought him food, and had only joined the Fengdun Bureau for less than a year.
Who would have thought he would suffer such a disaster!
However, when Xiang Bo grabbed Xiao Wu's wrist, he suddenly froze in place.
His face showed a look of utter disbelief, mixed with an uncontrollable surprise.
"Xiao Wu... he's not dead?"
Xiang Bo clearly felt Xiao Wu's pulse beating!
Then, unconvinced, Xiang Bo grabbed another person's arm, and the result was the same – he also had a pulse!
The third...
The fourth...
The fifth...
Xiang Bo checked everyone's pulse in this way and finally discovered – they were all alive!
They had just fainted!
"Old Ancestor!" Tears welled up in Xiang Bo's eyes, and he couldn't help but turn to look at Ying Chen.
"I knew the Old Ancestor was not a bloodthirsty person, I knew the Old Ancestor was not a great villain!"
"It is truly fortunate and glorious for Wentian to become the Old Ancestor's seed!"
"Not just in this life, but even in the next life, Wentian will serve the Old Ancestor! I will never go back on my word!"
Xiang Bo, who had previously thought Ying Chen to be cold-blooded and cruel, was now unhesitatingly flattering Ying Chen!