The crowd turned to look, a chaotic mess where no one cared who spoke or what they said. However, some found the words reasonable and continued, "Yes, breaking out of the Demon Realm was the Demon Emperor's own will; he can't force it upon us. We are just ordinary people who wish for a simple life, not those things like wealth, power, or beauties. If you want them, go get them yourselves; why force others to join you?"
"What kind of talk is that? Are you trying to rebel?" The petty leader looked around, seemingly searching for the speaker.
He suddenly spotted Mo Qi's face, a youthful, vibrant face of sixteen or seventeen, perfect for charging into battle. He couldn't help but beam, "Hey, how come there's a fish that slipped through the net here?"
He pointed at two soldiers beside him, "Go, drag him over here."
The two soldiers immediately rushed to Mo Qi's front and, without a word, grabbed his hand.
Mo Qi dodged with a flash, "What are you doing? You can't win an argument, so you resort to force?"
After missing, one soldier lunged forward again, like a shadow, "What force? You have to join the army too."
Mo Qi retreated repeatedly, "Didn't you just say sixteen to twenty years old? I'm over thirty, I'm not suitable."
The petty leader clearly saw what was happening here. Upon hearing this, he said, "I don't care if you're thirty or forty; if you look sixteen, you'll be treated as sixteen."
This was blatant kidnapping!
Mo Qi was instantly enraged. He flicked two fingers, knocking the two soldiers down. They rolled on the ground, howling.
The people were stunned. Daring to violently resist the Demon Emperor's army recruitment was basically a death sentence. Did he not want to live?
Seeing Mo Qi make the first move, the young man's blood also surged, and his anger blazed.
"Thousand Blade Slash!"
Suddenly, without any warning, streaks of red light pierced through the bodies of the two soldiers who had been pulling him.
The bodies of the two soldiers trembled incessantly, blood splattering.
Unable to move, they could only watch helplessly as thousands of blades and swords passed through their bodies, like sheep caught by a beast, unable to die or escape, and forced to watch in terror as the beast devoured them.
They didn't understand how the helpless sheep of a moment ago had instantly transformed into man-eating tigers.
None of that mattered anymore; they just wanted it to end quickly!
A moment later, all the light swords had passed through the bodies of the two soldiers.
The brilliant radiance of the previous moment finally dimmed.
The bodies of the two soldiers crashed to the ground, their eyes wide open, filled with unwillingness, fear, and a hint of relief.
The other soldiers were shocked, then enraged, all glaring at the young man, "How dare you?"
The young man's parents also froze for a moment. His father sighed, "This child, why couldn't he hold his temper? He's gotten us into trouble this time!"
The leader snorted, "More than just trouble; you're thinking too simply. Just wait; it will be a village massacre at least!"
With that, he suddenly leaped up, soared over the wall, and flew into the air. The other soldiers immediately followed, speeding away.
The young man's father, a burly man with a thick beard, roared, "You forced me!"
As he spoke, he thrust out a palm, "Golden Jade Chain Lock!"
Countless chain lock shadows flew from his palm, continuous and successive, interlocked, swirling and looping in the air, forming chains of rings. The chain rings lined up side by side, forming cylindrical light rings that trapped those people within and then rapidly contracted.
The leader was no ordinary person. Before the light rings contracted, his body twisted sharply, breaking free from the restraint, and he sped away into the distance.
But the light rings were persistent, chasing rapidly from behind.
The other soldiers, unable to break free, were bound by the light rings, which grew smaller and tighter.
The soldiers struggled to resist, but they were no match. Their eyeballs bulged outward, almost popping out of their sockets.
The bearded man pointed his hand, and the light rings shattered, along with the bodies of the soldiers, which also exploded.
A light rain of blood fell from the sky.
However, the leader ran further and further away. As the light rings were about to be unable to catch up, he was about to escape.
"Hahaha... You want to kill me? No way. Just wait for the village massacre." The leader laughed heartily, his laughter echoing through the heavens and shaking everyone's hearts.
He thought he was definitely safe.
"Flying Sword!"
A neighbor made a move. A light sword shot out, emitting a deafening hum in the air as it sped through. However, when it reached the leader's back, the leader merely dodged it with a slight turn.
The flying sword returned dejectedly.
"Chase! Don't let him escape." The bearded couple leaped into the air simultaneously, preparing to pursue and kill him.
However, at this moment, Mo Qi flicked his finger. A silent arrow of energy flew out. In the blink of an eye, it pierced through the leader's body. The leader fell from the sky, landing on the ground and rolling. The couple stepped forward, fixing him with their gaze.
"Hahaha." The leader showed no fear, "Don't think killing me will silence you; you're too naive. Didn't you consider that my superior knows when I'm out on business? If I don't return, they will come looking for us. Where will you escape then?"
The bearded man still ended him with a sword. It didn't matter if it silenced them or not; they had come this far and didn't mind killing a few more people.
And there were still two people lying in this family's yard. They had been injured in the chest by Mo Qi and were not yet dead.
But for them, this was even more difficult; it would have been better if they had died just now!
Because they were certainly doomed to die!
Because these people had gone mad.
The surrounding people, like wolves and tigers, closed in with murderous intent. The two soldiers, terrified, scuttled backward on the ground, retreating repeatedly.
"Spare us, we promise not to say anything when we get back."
However, the young man ignored their pleas. He pointed his fingers, and thousands of light shadows shot out, killing the two soldiers in an instant.
This child is quite ruthless!
The bearded couple returned to the courtyard and nodded at Mo Qi.
Mo Qi returned the courtesy.
The bearded man laughed heartily, "This young brother looks unfamiliar; are you from afar? I am Yin Tiancheng. May I ask your name, brother? If you hadn't intervened just now, that person would have almost escaped."
Mo Qi timely poured a basin of cold water, "What's the use? In a moment, thousands of troops will arrive. Whether he escaped or not makes little difference."
At this moment, the neighbors began to retreat outside their houses, as if avoiding a plague, slinking away.
Mo Qi added, "What's the use? They said they would massacre the village. Are you just going to hide away?"
After speaking, Mo Qi himself wondered if this sharp tongue was possessed by Ge Xiang.
The neighbors stopped and were all moved.
A tall, thin man turned to Yin Tiancheng, "Old Yin, you must think of a way."
An elder next to him also nodded, "Alas, we cannot just sit and wait for death."
Yin Tiancheng sighed, "Brother Wei Li, Senior Lu Pinghou, all you villagers, please flee for your lives. Waiting here is a dead end."
Lu Pinghou shook his head, "The entire Demon Realm is the Demon Emperor's eyes and ears. Where can we escape to? Unless we escape the Demon Realm and go to the human world. But how could the human world possibly take us in? We have been cursed people since birth."