Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 178 - 128: Saving the Wicked is Doing Evil

Chapter 178: Chapter 128: Saving the Wicked is Doing Evil

A wise move.

At least in Jiang Feng’s eyes, it was better to be cornered like a desperate dog than to lose one’s life; hiding behind the crowd was a way to preserve life.

The figures of a dog and a wolf emerging from the silver crown were bulky, appearing like some sort of special Gu creatures, their shapes bizarre and their sizes enormous, the aura that overshadowed the sky indicated that this was definitely a lethal trap!

Especially after releasing these two Gu creatures, Hou Zhongxiao directly hid in the crowd without any regard for his face, and Cen Yueyue’s body also trembled slightly, this was the first time he had seen Miss Cen in such a physically weak state.

"You!"

Her arm moved, but she stopped halfway, hesitating for just a second before the girl heard the devil whispering in her ears.

"Then you might as well journey together, may the road to the underworld be accompanied."

His expression was still hesitant, but Jiang Feng just drew out the slightly cracked short knife in his hand, his first trophy from battle that blazed with intense flames, although it was just the most basic Fire Blade spell, it at least looked the part.

Seeing that Cen Yueyue seemed hesitant to make a move, he lowered his voice and roared, "Junior Sister, don’t be deluded!"

"You, as the Princess of the Southern Border and the great-granddaughter of the Great Clan Chief! How can you mingle with a Qi Refinement waste!"

"What do these lowly commoners of the Central Plains have to do with you? Why help them? Could it be that you really want to mix with the people of the Central Plains? Have you truly forgotten your own stance!"

"Even the disciples stationed nearby from the Central Plains haven’t interfered in this matter, why must you meddle?"

"Moreover, the person by your side is a remnant of Purple Cloud Palace, how many people from the Southern Border died at their hands? You surely know this! This remnant still possesses a Soul Summoning Banner, and is completely an Evil Cultivator."

"Mixing with the remnants of Purple Cloud Palace and even listening to him, wanting to kill your own senior brother, aren’t you afraid the Village Chief will be heartbroken?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng’s expression darkened for a moment, not because he was worried that Cen Yueyue would change her stance, but because he heard some news.

Disciples of the Central Plains stationed nearby did not interfere.

Remember, days ago when he was discussing this matter in Shuangfeng City with Yu Ying, he mentioned that this situation may not be as simple as imagined, and not just an outbreak of Gu Poison.

But an omen that war was perhaps on the horizon.

Throughout this, Cen Yueyue remained silent, staring directly at the man standing amidst the crowd.

Naturally, she wouldn’t waver, though Hou Zhongxiao had started to play the emotional card, but she still had her own judgment on right and wrong, even if her allegiance and Jiang Feng’s were different, the actions of Hou Zhongxiao had already crossed her bottom line.

"Are you done spewing nonsense? Do you need some more time?"

"You, a mere Qi Refinement runt, dare to interrupt? Cough cough..."

His words were sharp, but he couldn’t help coughing several times afterward. Although he wasn’t top-notch in the Lower Grade of Core Formation, he was still capable, being from a Great Sect did give some foundation after all.

Yet compared to a monster like Cen Yueyue, the gap was just too vast. They fought for just half an hour, and he was already so injured.

But all Jiang Feng did was sigh.

"When you are outside, if your realm isn’t sufficient, your status is even less than a dog’s, alas."

The girl’s gaze flicked over, despite being the highest in cultivation among them, she was also the most innocent and least scheming child.

Approaching thirty, Hou Zhongxiao, as a snitch who had infiltrated for twenty years, had more social experience and life experience than her; as for Jiang Feng, with two lifetimes combined, he was old enough to be Cen Yueyue’s father.

Seemingly noticing the girl’s gaze, Jiang Feng spoke.

"Miss Cen, how about you close your eyes and leave him to me to handle?"

"You?"

"You?"

Both of their expressions turned into shock, and Hou Zhongxiao even burst into unrestrained laughter. A person at the Qi Refinement Realm thinking of dealing with him?

What kind of fool’s dream was he having?

Could it be that being backed by others had made him foolishly think he was someone of importance?

However, Jiang Feng merely scanned over the group kneeling on the ground, eagerly gnawing at the corpses and licking Gu Worms off the floor in "Pu Village," his eyes filled with undisguised disgust.

"To eradicate evil is to promote good, to save the wicked is to perform evil deeds."

He recited these words from his teachings by his senior sister, Liu Tangxi, while they were still on the road days ago.

To clearly distinguish between good and evil, if good intentions give rise to evil, then it’s not goodness but wickedness.

Even Cen Yueyue couldn’t help but turn her head for another look, realizing that this boy a year younger than herself seemed much more mature in thinking.

The Fire Blade in her hand was still burning; it was merely the most common Fire Spell. Under their watchful eyes, Jiang Feng directly threw out the short blade.

Swoosh!

Subconsciously raising his hand to gather Spiritual Energy, Hou Zhongxiao didn’t even have time to wonder why a person at the Qi Refinement Realm could control a sword, but the Flying Knife traced several arcs in the air and landed beside his body... on a corpse.

The blade, carrying flames, stabbed straight in, even as several people were fervently devouring the blood and flesh of that corpse.

"What does this mean?"

Although he mocked with his words, he didn’t dare underestimate the situation deep down, yet he couldn’t help but feel confused.

Was the aim off?

He glanced beside him; he remembered that the corpse being devoured was the disabled husband of that woman who, in order to treat her husband’s illness, had dug out a pregnant woman’s stomach, bringing in this high-quality medicine guide.

And that woman’s corpse was also nearby.

Thankfully, the hovering wolf and dog that posed a constant threat to his life vanished, and two Gu objects returned to the silver crown, Cen Yueyue’s complexion visibly improved, clearly supporting these two Gu objects was tremendously consuming for her.

Standing not far away, Jiang Feng quickly retreated a few steps and directly hid behind the broken wall in front of Hou Zhongxiao’s face. After Cen Yueyue withdrew her killing move, she promptly turned around and covered her ears.

It was just... although these two often bickered, sometimes they really were in sync.

Only Hou Zhongxiao didn’t understand what had happened, and then he seemed to hear some noise.

It sounded like something was burning. Turning towards the body that the Fire Blade had stabbed, his pupils froze, and the next second, the reflection of firelight shone in his eyes.

Boom!!!

"What was that noise?"

At the foot of the mountain, two figures looked towards the distant Red Flower Temple, their eyes full of confusion.

"Is there a master?"

"Hard to say."

Shaking his head, one of them had a not-so-pleasant expression.

"It must be a master from Fengzhou City, who has followed the traces of the Gu Poison here, we need to move quickly."

"Damn it, it’s all your fault, I’ve told you! Even if the sect commanded us, we shouldn’t let the Gu Poison outbreak be too severe, and now, I’m afraid Yu Ying herself sent someone here!"

"Stop talking nonsense, run faster! If that woman finds out it was us who intentionally let people from the Southern Border spread the Gu Poison everywhere, we might be..."

"Cursed thing."

He couldn’t help but shiver, fear filling his eyes.