Meng Qinghuan's heart chilled. He had known Bai Cha was still recovering from serious injuries. If he were truly sealed off, he would have to withdraw from the battlefield, further reducing Bai Cha's chances of survival.
Despite his worries, Meng Qinghuan followed orders immediately. Obedience was something they had to adhere to at all times.
This was the first time Mo Ziye had seen Meng Qinghuan with his eyes open.
Sitting cross-legged, Buddhist light radiated. Those eyes, flashing with electricity, were the purest gold. Merely opening them made it difficult to breathe, and the entire space seemed to stutter, even the light distorting.
Meng Qinghuan pressed his palms together above his head and slowly lowered them. As his hands moved, countless golden arms appeared in the air. Bai Meng then gradually transformed into a golden bead, embedding itself in Meng Qinghuan's forehead.
Now, Meng Qinghuan had broken through the limits of humanity. He was the Thousand-Armed Tathagata!
Tonight was destined to be shaken.
Sky Island was completely enveloped by a golden spherical barrier that night. The brilliant gold was so dazzling that even in the brightly lit bustling city, one could see it clearly by looking up.
The few tourists remaining on Sky Island immediately panicked. Before they could even fully react, they were enveloped by a golden light shield resembling a golden clock.
[Important Notice: A top-level criminal has appeared on Sky Island. For the safety of all tourists, please remain within the light barrier and do not move.]
Sacred Buddhist chants echoed throughout Sky Island twice. Almost everyone saw a thousand-armed Buddha figure ascend from the Dreamlike Disney Aerial Castle.
People were bewildered, never imagining that the collision of Eastern and Western cultures would be so bizarre.
Major platforms had already exploded. Public relations departments, unaware of the truth, couldn't easily post anything and could only exchange worried glances with their superiors. Not to mention them, even the highest-ranking officials had no idea what was happening.
Meanwhile, chaos nearly erupted in the Dreamlike Castle at the center of Sky Island. Bai Cha, cradled in Lucifer's arms, took a while to recover, her vision darkening.
"Mr. Mo, are you going against us?" Lucifer held Bai Cha, gently stroking her back to help her breathe.
He was trembling. Unexpectedly, anger and fear filled him with an increasingly cold aura. Even Bai Cha could feel the intense emotions clashing within Lucifer.
Anger, rage... and fear.
This time, however, Bai Cha did not stop Lucifer. She was also deeply angered.
"How do you feel?" Bai Cha wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, looking at Mo Ziye's self-blaming and worried gaze with mockery. "You saved him, and he struck you. If I hadn't reacted quickly, you'd still be alive? How does the farmer and the snake feel?"
"That's not it, it's because Xiaobai said life and death were irrelevant!" Mo Ziye's eyes widened with panic as he saw the anger and coldness in Bai Cha's eyes, stammering an explanation. "Uncle Tu and I have a very good relationship, our families are very close, I know what kind of person he is. How can Xiaobai just kill people casually!"
"Close relationship... A fine close relationship!" Bai Cha clutched her aching chest and pointed at the two pairs of frightened parents, roaring at Mo Ziye as if she were mad. "What does your close relationship have to do with me! What does your close relationship have to do with them, with those innocent parents! Do you know he's related to their children's disappearances!"
"Huh?" Mo Ziye looked confused. Seeing Bai Cha's mad appearance, he felt a trace of fear rise from the bottom of his heart.
"You understand him? It's easy to draw a person's face but hard to draw their bones. You can know someone's face but not their heart. Do you know what the Tu family is involved in? Based on your visits to his house during holidays, what right do you have to guarantee anything!" Bai Cha punched the wall, creating a large hole. "You let the criminal go! If something happens to those children, are you responsible!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Mo Ziye's face turned pale, but he still stubbornly replied, "I'll be responsible! I can guarantee it, Uncle isn't that kind of person..."
However, before Mo Ziye could finish his last word, Bai Cha grabbed him by the collar and threw him violently against the wall.
"You'll be responsible, how will you be responsible? What will you use to be responsible! Will you use money? Your life? Even if you took out a million, ten million, a hundred million, a billion! What then? Even if you die, even if your whole family dies, what then!" Bai Cha glared at Mo Ziye, angrily shouting, "They want their children back alive!"
Mo Ziye's face had lost all color. In his heart, he still leaned towards his uncle who had doted on him since childhood, but he couldn't refute a single word Bai Cha said.
"Mo Ziye, no one needs your money, no one needs your life. What do you have to guarantee?" Bai Cha released Mo Ziye, stumbling backward, and was caught by Lucifer.
"Master!" Lucifer stepped forward, supporting Bai Cha's body with his own, giving her something to lean on and calming her slightly.
"Mo Ziye, those parents want their children back alive, those children want to go home with their parents." Bai Cha covered her face, suddenly seeming vulnerable, her voice softening. "And I want them all to live..."
"But, but you can't kill people arbitrarily. It's wrong to kill without evidence. Xiaobai only has a guess, no evidence." Mo Ziye's lips trembled, seemingly making a final struggle. "And maybe that person in red had his reasons. Can't they be captured alive?"
"There are no reasons, he must die." Bai Cha covered her face, her cold voice emanating from her palms. Xiang Nan and Lucifer looked at Bai Cha with surprise.
In their minds, Bai Cha had always been indifferent and arrogant. But just now, they had clearly felt Bai Cha's chilling and insane killing intent, bordering on madness.
In missions, Bai Cha's primary role was to save people. Even criminals, unless they were extremely deadly enemies or it was unavoidable, had the highest chance of survival under Bai Cha's hands. This was the first time Bai Cha had so frantically wanted to kill someone.
"Why! You won't even listen to their reasons for making mistakes!" Mo Ziye questioned in disbelief. "How can Xiaobai kill randomly? You weren't like this before?"
Unexpectedly, upon asking this, Bai Cha burst into laughter, the sound eerie and decadent. After a brief silence, Bai Cha raised her head.
After a brief release, she had returned to normal, her expression cold and her gaze indifferent. She had regained her usual calm demeanor.
"Why? Because that person is already dead. He cannot be alive." Bai Cha grabbed Mo Ziye's collar and threw him violently to the ground. "That was Bai Ze."
Her own brother, who had died before her very eyes!
"Impossible." This time, it was Xiang Nan who spoke. Xiang Nan's sickly pale face was flushed with blood, his disbelief evident. "Didn't we bury Bai Ze together?"
"Yes, buried, but not cremated," Bai Cha said indifferently.
Hinting at the truth, Xiang Nan's face grew even more grim. He understood Bai Cha's meaning but could not imagine that these people would commit such heinous acts.
These people had actually dug up Bai Ze's grave?!
"Xiang Nan, mobilize all your insects to find Cang Liu and the children's location. I just carefully sensed the basement below and there was no trace of Cang Liu, so they must have been moved." Bai Cha patted Xiang Nan's shoulder and said indifferently, "Your power is yin and cold. The power of blood is a nemesis to your insects. I'll handle those two."
"You, will you handle it personally?" Xiang Nan hesitated. Even though he possessed cold-blooded animal genes, the thought of Bai Cha personally dealing with her own brother made him feel uneasy.
When Bai Ze was forced to commit suicide, everyone had seen how heartbroken Bai Cha was. To think that years later, Bai Cha would have to personally deal with her own kin.
This was too cruel.
"I'll go," Lucifer squeezed Bai Cha's hand, looking worried. "Your condition is not good, my Master."
"I'll go personally," Bai Cha shook her head.
Although she was not at full strength, she had a deep understanding of the power of blood. While Lucifer was powerful, his understanding of blood power was limited. The news would undoubtedly be on the headlines. This confrontation had to be resolved quickly.
"Xiaobai, are you doing this for revenge?"
Mo Ziye sat on the ground, blankly watching Bai Cha assign tasks. For some reason, he suddenly blurted this out.
"What are you trying to say?" Bai Cha looked at Mo Ziye on the ground, her gaze somewhat cold.
"Last time Teacher Meng mentioned your father and Michael. I investigated, and it was indeed an error on the part of the Light faction." Mo Ziye wiped his face, a little timidly, but still spoke his mind. "Living in hatred is very painful. We should look forward. Everyone has their difficulties. Can't we communicate and resolve the hatred?
You are the leader of the Shadows, how can you... for revenge..."
"Slap!"
The entire hall fell silent. Bai Cha raised her hand high and delivered a swift, clean slap, smacking Mo Ziye's face hard to the side.
"Master!" Lucifer, after a moment of surprise, quickly stepped forward, took Bai Cha's hand into his palm, and gently massaged it.
This slap had clearly been delivered with some force, reddening her palm. Lucifer frowned, his gaze towards Mo Ziye becoming more hostile.
"A 'work error'... Forget it, that's not the point." Bai Cha's expression was somewhat strange, with obvious disappointment. "You actually think I'm pursuing your Uncle Tu because of revenge?"
Mo Ziye remained silent, clearly dazed by Bai Cha's slap.
"Mo Ziye, the first time I saw you, I thought you were an angel – pure, clean, and upright." Bai Cha sighed, withdrawing her hand from Lucifer's palm. "I thought you were at least reasonable."
She felt a bit tired. She wanted to finish the mission quickly and bring everyone back, bring everyone home.
"Mo Ziye, I don't seem to recognize you anymore. Standing on the moral high ground, bathed in holy light, I can't see your face."
Underground, in a subterranean passage somewhere.
Dark, damp, yet relatively clean, with insects occasionally crawling by. Fortunately, it was quite spacious, enough for Gu Mingze to escape with the two children.
"Faster, someone will discover us soon," Cang Liu said urgently, but he couldn't carry the children.
He was emanating coldness. If he held the children, they might freeze to death by the time they got out.
Gu Mingze was panting, his lungs burning. He had never exercised so vigorously before. He was carrying one child in his arms and another on his back, running with all his might.
Not long ago, they were bound with iron chains by several masked figures in white coats and led through a maze of corridors into a small room. The room had a hospital bed, surgical instruments, and various equipment. It looked suspicious, and it was likely that even if it wasn't organ trafficking, their fate wouldn't be much better.
Fortunately, they were only tied to different beds, and the people left. The main perpetrators likely hadn't arrived yet.
Cang Liu, with his special physique, had already detoxified himself in the basement earlier. With a few swift cuts, he severed the chains, and together with Gu Mingze, they fled with the two children through the passage.
At this point, they couldn't just wait to be caught. The group ran desperately, and even the two children were quiet, not crying or making a fuss.
"Where does this path lead? Huff, I, I really, can't anymore!" Gu Mingze gasped for breath, his legs weakening, nearly falling.