Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 864 - 857: Releasing the Tiger Back to the Mountain

Chapter 864: Chapter 857: Releasing the Tiger Back to the Mountain

"What are you muttering?" Xilia asked with a frown, and even in captivity, she never let anyone off the hook, always making Luo’er feel like he was the one captured.

"Pretty calm for someone with a knife at their throat," Luo’er said, a hint of admiration showing on his face.

"Death is nothing to be afraid of," Xilia responded coldly.

"You’ve got guts, but poor tactics," Luo’er said, shrugging his shoulders before turning his back to her, gesturing with his hands and saying, "Go on, get out of here. Don’t show your face around us again. We’re not so forgiving. We might forgive you once, but don’t expect a second chance."

"Forgive?" Xilia let out a cold laugh, infuriated by Luo’er’s words. "It was my father, my father you people killed, and now you’re talking about forgiving me, haha..."

Hearing her words, Luo’er’s expression stiffened, and he turned back to face Xilia before asking, "I’ve been reminding you to investigate your father’s dealings, who he worked for, and which organizations he had contact with, but it seems you haven’t taken it to heart."

"Is that necessary?" Xilia challenged.

"Absolutely necessary, because those are the reasons your father died," Luo’er said, staring at Xilia. "Yes, I admit, it was I who killed your father. But do you know why we had to kill him? Because he was in cahoots with Earth’s arms dealers, selling illegal military weapons; because it was he who sent assassins to kill us. We had no choice, you see. If he wanted our lives, then we weren’t going to show him any courtesy."

"You only know the pain of your father’s death, not why he died. If he hadn’t dealt with those Earthlings, if he hadn’t sent people to assassinate us, we wouldn’t have sought him out. We only kill those necessary for our tasks and those who are a threat to us. Killing your father, I’m sorry, but we had our reasons."

Faced with Xilia’s dazed gaze, Luo’er took a deep breath and turned away, unable to look directly at her and said in a detached tone, "I can only apologize for your father’s fate; we had no choice. No amount of explanations regarding your father’s mistakes can hide the fact that I killed him, so I can only apologize to you."

"And one more thing..." Taking another deep breath, Luo’er let out a long sigh and then turned back to say, "I’m sorry to you, so I’m letting you go this time. Don’t show up in front of us again and leave quickly."

As he spoke, Luo’er made a slight gesture, and Cheng Ziang nodded in understanding, then released the knife from Xilia’s throat. Clenching her teeth and glaring at Luo’er, Xilia turned, full of reluctance, and prepared to leave.

"Wait," just as Xilia was about to depart, Cheng Ziang held out his long sword to block her path, and addressing her puzzled look, he squinted and said, "Don’t believe Luo’er, he’s lying to you."

"Lying to me?" Xilia’s eyes widened in surprise.

"Yeah," Cheng Ziang said, couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, revealing a cruel smile and said, "Because it was I who killed your father personally, with the very knife before your eyes, not Luo’er."

"You..." Xilia, so infuriated she felt her head spin, was powerless to retaliate.

"Get lost now, don’t let me see you again. Luo’er has a bad temper, mine’s even worse," Cheng Ziang said, flamboyantly spinning his knife before sheathing it slowly.

He wasn’t worried that Xilia might take the opportunity to attack him; not to mention whether she could beat him, she was now at gunpoint from several directions, and any rash move would quickly turn her into a sieve.

Xilia showed an expression of grief and indignation, turning without hesitation and running back the way she came. Cheng Ziang glanced at Luo’er, then stepped briskly in front of him. The two exchanged a look, and Cheng Ziang reached out to grasp the handle of the pistol at Luo’er’s waist.

"Forget it..." Luo’er pressed his hand, shaking his head and said.

"She’s definitely not going to let this go. Letting her go is like setting a tiger free to return to the mountains," Cheng Ziang said coldly, his ears tuned to the receding footsteps of Xilia.

"With our current strength, even if she wants revenge, she might not get the chance. Let it go," Luo’er said.

"You better know what you’re doing," Cheng Ziang said, nodding slightly with regret before releasing the grip on his gun and stepping back a few paces.

He turned his head and saw Xilia gradually disappearing from sight. Of course, taking her down now wouldn’t be too difficult, because Baiyue, the sniper, was still aiming at her, and if all else failed, they also had Feng, the formidable assassin.

"I told you she was no good from the start, but you never believe what I say," Tangmo said coldly as she walked up to Luo’er, arms crossed. Her usual clinginess was gone, replaced with an air that made Luo’er somewhat apprehensive.

"I’m sorry, okay? I was wrong," Luo’er reached out and grabbed her hand, apologizing with a coquettish tone.

"Hmph," seeing Luo’er’s aggrieved expression, Tangmo snorted coldly, clearly unswayed, "You apologize to everyone, whether they love you or want to kill you. Your apologies are utterly worthless, just like trash."

Rendered speechless by Tangmo’s retort, Luo’er could only lower his head and shut his mouth quietly.

"Well, it’s good that the boss is fine, right? Sister Momo, maybe you could hold back a little..." Hu Daoke couldn’t help but step forward to mediate.

"Shut up. You keep calling him ’boss,’ but have you ever thought about what’s best for him? You always cover for him. If it weren’t for my quick reaction, your ’boss’ would have fallen under her spell," Tangmo glared at him, frightening Hu Daoke into immediately closing his mouth.

"Hehehe, bad woman, you take all the credit for yourself. Don’t forget, I’ve been with Luo’er all the time," Fulajie’er said, suddenly popping into existence and standing with hands on hips to retort.

Tangmo glanced at her and then rolled her eyes, apparently not taking her seriously. Her attitude irked Fulajie’er, who huffed about in place.

"We could have avoided this incident. I warned Luo’er that there was something off about Xilia, yet he still went off alone with her to the restroom," Tangmo glared at Luo’er and shook her head with a disappointed look, "Even though he’s the Captain of the Advance Team, composed of four people, he always likes to take risks alone. As long as there’s a pretty girl, he drops his guard and trusts her unconditionally. Luo’er, do you think every beautiful girl is an angel sent by God, pure and flawless of soul, with no ill intentions toward you, let alone a desire to harm you?"

"Enough, let’s not air our dirty laundry in public. We can talk about this when we get back," Cheng Ziang intervened, unable to watch Luo’er’s embarrassment any longer.

"Hmph!" Tangmo, angry yet reasonable, let Luo’er off the hook after being persuaded by the two of them and turned to leave.

Cheng Ziang walked up to Luo’er, glanced at him, shook his head, and then whispered teasingly, "You’ve got someone so fierce at home, yet you’re always eyeing those outside. Do you think the wildflowers always smell sweeter than those at home?"

"I’m sorry..." Luo’er said with his head lowered, genuinely apologetic.

"You’re a man, stop saying ’sorry’ all the time," Cheng Ziang sighed, "Momo’s right. It’s because you always like to apologize, and you never learn your lesson, that your apologies have become cheaper and cheaper."

"Luo’er, don’t be so sad. You didn’t do anything wrong. I saw everything," Fulajie’er flew behind Luo’er and wrapped her arms around his neck, comforting him.

"Thank you, Fula. I know my problems, but still, thank you for being willing to comfort me," Luo’er said with a bitter smile.

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