Chapter 909
Ingratitude
As the head of the gang cautiously walked between the doorway and Master Xie's bed, a loud bell suddenly rang out, breaking the silence of the room.
Upon hearing the loud noise, the leader realized he had fallen into a trap. He turned around and tried to escape from the house, but it was too late.
Because the doorway was blocked by several giant mosquitoes, he tried to escape through the window, but all the windows were tightly closed and could not be opened at all.
Upon hearing the bell, Master Xie snapped awake and saw a man in black fleeing with swords and knives. He slapped his thigh and burst into laughter, calmly standing up and saying to the man in black, "Brave warrior, don't bother anymore. You won't escape from my house today!"
Now that things had come to this, the leader no longer needed to pretend. He ripped off the black cloth covering his face, turned to Xie Guangkun, and said righteously, "Master Xie, you've gone too far!"
If Master Xie hadn't been protected by those giant mosquitoes, the leader would have definitely drawn his sword and stabbed Xie Guangkun, that villain, even if it meant having his life essence drained by the giant mosquitoes after killing him.
But now that there are giant mosquitoes around Xie Guangkun, even if the leader wanted to kill Xie Guangkun, he couldn't get close to him. So the leader simply stopped hiding and tore off the black cloth covering his face, facing Master Xie directly.
Master Xie looked at the leader with a disdainful gaze and said, "How have you been, leader? Since ancient times, the strong have ruled. I speak with my strength. How can you call that going too far?"
The leader said, "It's true that you are powerful now, but you have achieved this strength at the cost of the blood of countless brothers in the village. Not only do you not repay the brothers in the village for their sacrifices, but you also indiscriminately kill innocent people. Is this something a person should do?"
Master Xie was enraged by the leader's words and shouted, "I've said it all along: the strong rule. Now that I'm powerful, all of you should obey me. Those who oppose me are obviously asking for trouble. And you, still clinging to the position of leader, wanting to share power with me? Dream on! Two tigers cannot share one mountain. The leader of this stronghold can only be me, and has nothing to do with you!"
The chieftain was furious upon hearing Master Xie's words, saying, "You truly are a despicable person! The brothers in the village helped you, and not only are you not grateful, but you also act as if it's all your due. Don't you ever think about why, even though you already possess great strength, you don't have the support of the people?"
"Isn't it because you're too arrogant and domineering, treating your brothers' lives like dirt? Think about it, who would want a master like that? Even those who are currently on your side are just putting on a show. Do you really think they obey you from the bottom of their hearts? They're just being forced by your tyranny! Even if you become a leader, it will never last long!"
Master Xie was furious upon hearing the chief's sharp words. A fierce killing intent flashed across his face as he glared at the chief and gritted his teeth, saying, "Chief, are you tired of living? Don't think I wouldn't dare kill you!" The chief, true to his tough nature, wasn't intimidated by Master Xie's words. He looked at Master Xie calmly and said, "Now that things have come to this, we've already torn off all pretense. Since I dared to come and kill you, it means I've already disregarded life and death! Do you think I'd be afraid of you killing me? I, Long Wanshan, will do whatever I want with you today!"
The leader's real name was Long Wanshan. Master Xie was so angry at the leader's words that he blew his beard and glared at the mosquitoes. Without saying a word, he used his unique way of communicating with the giant mosquitoes to order one of them: "Drain his life essence!"
Upon hearing Master Xie's command, one of the giant mosquitoes standing behind the leader walked directly towards him. Even someone as powerful as the leader was easily subdued by the giant mosquito after only a few moves. The giant mosquito then extended its proboscis and began greedily sucking the leader's life essence.
Because of the giant mosquito's enormous mouthparts, it wasn't long before the leader's face turned deathly pale, and he became limp and weak, almost unable to stand.
At this moment, Master Xie changed his mind and said to the giant mosquito that was greedily sucking the boss's blood in their unique language, "Stop!"
Upon hearing Master Xie's command, the giant mosquito obediently withdrew its proboscis from the leader's body.
The leader, having lost too much blood, was now weak and limp all over. He stood there swaying, his lifeless eyes looking at Master Xie, and said in a slurred voice, "Why did you stop? If you're so capable, just kill me!"
Seeing the chieftain so unsteady on his feet, Master Xie felt a surge of pleasure. He laughed loudly and said to the chieftain, "Long Wanshan, what are you still being so stubborn about now? Do you think I'm afraid to kill you? Heh, you're overthinking it. The reason I've left you alive is to keep you hanging on like this, so that the brothers in the village can see that the once-mighty chieftain has been defeated by me, Xie Guangkun. I'll let you taste what it's like to be subservient to others and have to watch your step!"
Upon hearing Master Xie's words, the leader said in a very weak voice, "Xie Guangkun, you are not human! I treated you so well before, and you tortured me like this. It would be better to just die than to live like this!"
Master Xie said, "Be nice to me? Ha, what a joke! Does being nice to me mean I should be your obedient dog?"
The leader, who believed he had taken good care of Xie Guangkun over the years, said, "When you were homeless, I took you in. Seeing your intelligence, I immediately let you learn from me, and later you became my strategist, earning the respect of the brothers. Have you lost your conscience? I treated you this way, consulted with you on everything, and sincerely considered you my brother, yet you uttered such words and did such things. Heaven is watching; a heartless and ungrateful person like you will be punished by heaven sooner or later!" (End of Chapter)