Chapter 1182: Heaven's Gate Representative

In the time that followed, Wei Yang twisted the bell in his hand in a bizarre manner. The numerous Yuan Zhumin acted like tamed dogs, following Wei Yang's commands and attacking the Can Yu Zhe with no emotion, tearing into them mechanically.

Watching Wei Yang manipulate these people as if they were livestock, and seeing the accumulated wounds on the Yuan Zhumin along with their utterly numb expressions, Chu Tianqiu couldn't help but think to himself.

Was Wei Yang, with his style of operation, truly on the side of justice... or evil?

He was using the dead to attack those on the brink of death. Since the Yuan Zhumin lacked any subjective consciousness and could only act on instinct, their assaults were almost entirely suicidal.

This was the first time Chu Tianqiu had witnessed a true Xue Liu Cheng He since the Tian Ma Shi Ke. The massive amount of fresh blood flowed out, gathering into streams along the ground's grooves, and if you listened closely, you could even hear a faint murmuring sound.

So, in this situation... who could still claim that Wei Yang represented the side of justice?

In his hands, people were nothing more than livestock, after all, because he still possessed Tian Ji level thinking.

No... Chu Tianqiu shook his head, perhaps this question had been flawed from the start.

The Yuan Zhumin hadn't become livestock only in Wei Yang's hands—they had always been that way.

At a cost of nearly ten lives for each enemy killed, the Yuan Zhumin pressed forward relentlessly to the sound of the bell, tearing into dozens more like wild beasts before the remaining encirclement scattered in panic.

These gathered Yuan Zhumin were nothing but a rabble, with no leaders and no tactics. Once they saw deaths occurring and couldn't immediately gauge the numbers, they assumed defeat.

Once the first one fled, the rest followed suit.

Wei Yang employed a Wei Cheng Bi Que strategy, teaming up with Qin Dingdong to encircle the Can Yu Zhe from both sides while leaving them an escape route, which brought the battle to a swift end.

After such a severe blow, this rabble, gripped by extreme panic, wouldn't regroup anytime soon.

As the murmuring of blood echoed across the ground, the sun at dusk finally cast a dim light.

A few meters from Di Shu, a portal of light slowly materialized out of nowhere.

The portal resembled a crack or a cave, rotating gently in midair.

"It's time..." Di Shu said with narrowed eyes, "Esteemed leaders, the Tianyi Zhan has arrived. Please hold on to the handrails and board from the front door."

Chu Tianqiu turned back, gazing at the dark, swirling "door," his emotions a complex mix.

Logically speaking, Tiantangkou had already become an expendable part of this grand plan, yet it had still ended with nearly everyone perishing. So, what about the other "organizations"?

Qin Dingdong stepped forward after hearing this, standing directly in front of the portal and turning back to Chu Tianqiu: "Who are you bringing on board?"

Chu Tianqiu paused, glancing back at his team members behind him.

Zhang Shan, Jin Yuanxun, Xiao Yanjing, Li Xiangling.

"Only one...?" Chu Tianqiu murmured, finding it a difficult choice.

Entering the Lien Che could mean escape, or it could mean death.

After all, countless Sheng Xiao were waiting there, and from the moment they stepped through that door, it might be nonstop combat.

"I'm not going." Li Xiangling said, clutching her injured shoulder. "My Hui Xiang is useless anyway—I've always relied on hand-to-hand combat, and now that I'm wounded, I'd just be a burden. I'll wait here."

"Alright..."

"So..." Li Xiangling slowly raised her hand, a faint Xin Nian rippling from her body, "Will you take one last look at Qiao Yun jie at the final moment?"

"No." Chu Tianqiu replied, "That's not the real her."

Xiao Yanjing stepped forward at that point, his right arm already broken and hanging limply like a rope.

"I'm the same as Li Xiangling." Xiao Yanjing said. "My Wu Gou is no different from her Xian Ling. She's survived this long on fighting skills, and I've relied on my wits, so I won't intrude on this Da Ya Zhi Tang."

With that, Xiao Yanjing placed his left hand on Chu Tianqiu's shoulder. In the next second, the blood and dirt on Chu Tianqiu's body visibly vanished, revealing his calm face, though his eyes remained bloodshot.

"Mr. Chu, you represent us from Tiantangkou when meeting the big shots—you need to look neat and clean." Xiao Yanjing, who always seemed so rational, choked up as he said this.

"Alright..."

"So, does Tiantangkou still need me to clean up... I mean..." Xiao Yanjing pretended to adjust his glasses, subtly wiping away a tear from the corner of his eye with his pinky finger, then looked up as if nothing had happened. "Will we... get to see each other again next time?"

"I'm not sure." Chu Tianqiu smiled sadly. "But I believe we will meet again someday."

"Okay, then I'll go clean up the area..." Xiao Yanjing said, "And look for Lao Lv's body while I'm at it. He was a friend, so I'll give him a proper burial."

Chu Tianqiu nodded, then turned back to Zhang Shan and Jin Yuanxun.

If anyone could board, it would probably only be these two who could stick with him to the end.

"You two..." Chu Tianqiu began, but they cut him off.

"I'm going with you." They said in unison.

Chu Tianqiu frowned slightly, knowing their conditions weren't great—Zhang Shan was covered in wounds from iron shards, and Jin Yuanxun looked pale, with half his sanity lost.

Going into the Lien Che like this would be suicide.

"Neither of you is going." Chu Tianqiu said. "Find a place to rest. I'll handle this fight on my own."

"Come on, don't talk nonsense." Zhang Shan waved his hand, shaking the blood off as if flicking water. "It's just wounds. If I can activate Tian Xing Jian on that Lien Che, I'd be healed in minutes."

"I'm the same." Jin Yuanxun said blankly. "Ge, you said it yourself... the crazier a person gets, the stronger their Hui Xiang becomes. I'm really strong right now."

Chu Tianqiu thought for a moment, his gaze finally settling on Zhang Shan.

"Zhang Shan, you're coming with me." Chu Tianqiu said. "Jin Yuanxun, find a place to rest."

"Why?" Jin Yuanxun was stunned. "Why not me, ge?"

"Because your mission is different from Zhang Shan's." Chu Tianqiu replied. "The reason he came here and joined Tiantangkou might have been for this very moment."

"I..." Jin Yuanxun fell silent, lost in thought.