Chapter 1061: Chapter 1033: You Reap What You Sow

"Sikong Ting, we have..."

Murphy suddenly burst out from the bushes, excitement on his face as he rushed to Sikong Tingzhi’s side, eager to tell him that we were saved.

But halfway there, Murphy saw the Shadow Beast, long dead and stripped of its Demon Core.

His mouth dropped open in shock, incredulous:

"This... did you kill this?"

He instinctively thought of the Tier Nine Magic Scroll Sikong Tingzhi had.

But following Sikong Tingzhi’s gaze, when he saw Lin Yi standing not far away, his expression froze again:

"King Jialan!"

He murmured in shock:

"What’s he doing here?"

"Could it have been him who killed it?"

Just then, Sikong Tingzhi’s voice sounded in Murphy’s ear:

"It was him who killed it."

Although he had already suspected as much before,

he couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed with shock upon hearing Sikong Tingzhi confirm it.

This was a demon as powerful as a Tier Nine creature!

If he remembered correctly, Lin Yi, the King of Jialan Empire, was only at Tier Seven.

Could it be that just because he passed a Thunder Tribulation, his power now rivals that of Tier Nine?

Unfortunately, Murphy didn’t witness the process.

Otherwise, he might not have such thoughts.

...

...

As the Behemoth arrived with Wen Xu and the others, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became delicate.

When the Behemoth’s hand lifted from Romman’s head, Romman instantly collapsed to the ground, as if utterly spent.

But at this moment, no one paid attention to Romman’s sorry state.

Because those Sikong Tingzhi had brought were all staring at the ferocious Golden Behemoth in disbelief.

This was supposed to belong to legendarily powerful races.

Sikong Tingzhi suddenly looked at Lin Yi with a complex expression.

Lin Yi’s earlier actions had already made it clear what his relationship with this Behemoth was.

He couldn’t have imagined.

He had already elevated this person’s image in his mind repeatedly.

Yet this person could always bring unexpected shocks.

Elf Dragon, Giant Dragon, Titan, Behemoth...

These belong to legendary races, yet Sikong Tingzhi was fortunate enough to witness them all through Lin Yi.

What other secrets does this person have?

Remembering the conversation the Jialan Crown Prince had with him earlier, Sikong Tingzhi involuntarily let out a bitter smile.

And at this time, Lin Yi didn’t notice Sikong Tingzhi’s anomaly, but after stopping the Behemoth, he turned to ask Ling Yuwei who had rushed over:

"Are you okay?"

Ling Yuwei, who had been worried, immediately breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Lin Yi was fine:

"I’m fine."

Behind Ling Yuwei, Wen Xu led a group, blocking before Lin Yi, and said:

"Your Highness, were we late?"

Lin Yi smiled:

"No."

"Just in time."

Upon hearing this, Wen Xu chuckled:

"Then it’s all good."

Then Wen Xu looked at the group of flummoxed geniuses opposite them, and asked Lin Yi:

"How should we deal with them?"

Even though Wen Xu didn’t know what happened here before.

With his keen intuition, Wen Xu could still sense that there seemed to be some unpleasantness between these people and Lin Yi!

Besides Sikong Tingzhi, Wen Xu wasn’t afraid of anyone here.

Now, with just one order from Lin Yi,

Wen Xu would surely take the lead and slaughter the group of exhausted and terrified peers opposite them completely.

However, Lin Yi didn’t give him the chance; he merely said:

"Don’t worry about them, let’s go."

These people, not knowing right from wrong, repaying kindness with ingratitude, indeed chilled Lin Yi’s heart somewhat.

But it hadn’t reached the point where Lin Yi wanted them dead.

Since these people were so ungrateful, just leaving them here would suffice.

In their current state, perhaps some ’enthusiastic’ demon would come to give them an instructive lesson in his place.

But unexpectedly, just as Lin Yi turned to leave, someone suddenly rushed forward to him saying:

"King Jialan, I was wrong."

But this person was quickly stopped by the sharp-eyed Wen Xu:

"Don’t move!"

"What do you want to do?"

The person didn’t even glance at Wen Xu, instantly kneeling and handing over his Storage Ring:

"There’s a Tier Four Spiritual Artifact inside, I’m willing to hand it over to Your Highness, please save me."

Those who were still hesitating saw this and immediately rushed forward, shouting:

"I have three bottles of Life Potion, I hope King Jialan won’t mind."

"Take mine, I have thirty million in Gold Notes, all for you."

"King Jialan, I have a sister of marriageable age, I can promise her to you as a concubine."

"Your Highness, save me, I don’t want to die."

But these people had no chance of getting close to Lin Yi, all intercepted by Wen Xu and his men.

Wen Xu couldn’t help but look curiously at Lin Yi, wondering what this all meant.

Yet Lin Yi, without turning his head, merely said:

"Let them fend for themselves here."

"Anyone who dares follow will be killed on sight!"

Hearing this, dozens of people turned pale with fright:

"King Jialan, please give us another chance."

"I don’t want to die! Please save me."

"Just give us one more chance, King Jialan."

But no matter what they said, Lin Yi remained unresponsive.

Some turned their pleading eyes to Sikong Tingzhi:

"Young Master Sikong, help us."

"Please plead with King Jialan for us, we’re begging you."

Sikong Tingzhi originally wanted to say something.

But recalling the words these people said before, he couldn’t help letting out a sigh:

"Self-inflicted sins are not to be lived with!"

Compared to those dozens in despair, the more than twenty individuals who decisively surrendered their Storage Rings were full of joy.

Perhaps they were feeling smug over their wise choice.

Seeing the miserable state of these people, Ling Yuwei hurried to catch up with Lin Yi, seeming to want to say something.

But she was intercepted by Orana beside her, who stopped her:

"Sister, don’t."

Orana gestured for Ling Yuwei to remain silent.

Although they didn’t know what had happened here prior,

given their understanding of Lin Yi, they could roughly guess some of the events.

Since Lin Yi had already made a decision, Orana felt there was no need to ask him to change it.

Especially in such a special period where everyone feared for themselves.

After all, the human heart is the hardest to fathom.

Not everyone can be of one mind, united outwardly.

Really, if some malicious individuals were mixed in.

At critical moments, these people’s presence might be even more terrifying and dangerous than demons.

Those who not only refused to surrender their Storage Rings before but also mocked Lin Yi were now, feeling utterly hopeless, cursing out loud:

"King Jialan, you will definitely regret your actions today."

"If I don’t make it back alive, await revenge from my kin, hahaha~"

"Don’t think we can’t survive here without you."

"Just you wait and see!"

Saying this, a group of them dragged the terrified Romman away, disappearing into the dense forest.

Their rapid change of face left Wen Xu somewhat dumbfounded.

Only then did Lin Yi speak:

"Do you think what I did was a bit heartless?"

Aside from the Behemoth, only Ling Yuwei understood Lin Yi best.

When Lin Yi spoke, Ling Yuwei said:

"I trust you must have your reasons for your actions."

"I only know the Lin Yi I know would never abandon someone in need."

Suddenly, Lin Yi stopped without warning.

Under Ling Yuwei’s bewildered gaze, Lin Yi looked seriously into the depths of a dense forest and said:

"Come out, I see you."

Following Lin Yi’s gaze, Ling Yuwei and the others saw nothing but darkness.

But then, a hoarse voice suddenly emerged from the shadows:

"You shouldn’t have come."