Chapter 855 - 695: Uncovering the Secret
After Qin An uttered those few words, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly grew even more heavy.
Yang Huan and the others showed anger on their faces, and were just about to step forward and kill Liu Changfeng on the spot.
After all, Liu Changfeng had led this bunch of traitors and slaughtered far too many Defenders.
If not for them, the Defenders wouldn’t have died in such numbers.
Nor would they have been forced to run themselves ragged until now, much less ended up in such a miserable state.
But before Yang Huan could make a move, Qin An slightly shook his head, stopping him, and said mildly,
"Don’t act yet. This man is still useful. It’s not time to kill him; let him live for a while. I’ll give him what he deserves later."
Yang Huan looked at Qin An, somewhat puzzled, unable to figure out what Qin An meant, and asked, "Mr. Qin, why not kill him for now? He’s piled up blood debts against us. Right now is exactly the time to avenge ourselves and settle the score. Only by killing him can we vent the hatred in our hearts and return the old grievances to them."
He really couldn’t understand, and didn’t know what Qin An was thinking.
But he was clear on one point: since Qin An was the Savior and held that identity, he definitely had his own reasoning.
Right now Yang Huan wasn’t in a hurry to kill Liu Changfeng immediately; after all, Liu Changfeng had no chance of escape anymore.
Whether he died sooner or later was the same; it was better to hear what Qin An had to say.
Qin An thought for a moment, then swept his gaze toward Liu Changfeng.
Liu Changfeng was now sitting collapsed on the ground, his face full of fear, even digging his fingers hard into the floor to try to suppress the terror in his heart.
Yet sometimes, the more you try to suppress fear, the less you can, and instead it grows fiercer and fiercer, like a prairie fire, impossible to control.
When he saw Qin An’s gaze sweep over, he reacted immediately, using both hands and feet to scramble, and decisively dropped to his knees, banging his head against the ground with thuds, as if he wanted to crack the floor open.
"Lord Savior, I was wrong, I was truly wrong. I shouldn’t have believed those traitors, nor should I have become their so-called Celestial Demon Envoy."
"As long as you, Lord Savior, can be magnanimous and spare my life, I’ll do whatever you ask, even if it’s working like an ox or a horse. I really don’t want to die."
Although the Heavenly Demons possessed the ability to resurrect them, Heavenly Demons were such noble beings—whether they would resurrect them or not was extremely uncertain.
And toward something so uncertain, Liu Changfeng always held a distrustful attitude.
Having betrayed the Forbidden Area, he had witnessed too much cold indifference from the Heavenly Demons.
If they refused to resurrect them, or happened to overlook him during resurrection, wouldn’t he completely lose his chance to live?
So at this moment, choosing to submit was the most natural thing for him.
As long as he could live, anything was acceptable.
Qin An gave a faint smile. "I like people who know how to read the situation, like you. In that case, tell me now: what exactly are the Heavenly Demons? And this huge affair you all stirred up this time—what was it really for?"
"I want the simplest and most direct answers. Don’t beat around the bush, and don’t lie. I can judge whether what you say is true or false."
"If I discover that what you say is false, I’ll take your life in an instant. I’m a man who does what he says."
Every word Qin An spoke was very calm, like autumn water, yet within that calm tone lurked a hidden killing intent.
That killing intent was like ice, wrapping around Liu Changfeng.
Liu Changfeng felt a bone-deep chill suddenly sweep over him, raising a layer of goosebumps on his back. Looking at Qin An, he trembled uncontrollably.
Qin An had planned to completely erase him right after asking these questions.
Liu Changfeng’s fierce desire to live made Qin An decide to keep him alive as a witness.
He craved life, not death—that made him exactly the kind of spineless coward Qin An had just described.
Dealing with cowards was the easiest; prying open their mouths was extremely simple.
As long as he could pry open this mouth and obtain what he wanted, he would be able to exert greater effect in the fight against the Heavenly Demons.
To put it another way: only by knowing both yourself and the enemy can you remain undefeated through a hundred battles. He had to understand the situation first.
Liu Changfeng had already collapsed onto his knees in terror, knocking his head on the ground again and again.
But after Qin An asked that question, Liu Changfeng’s expression suddenly changed, as if judging whether he should speak at all.
Qin An took in that expression and frowned. "With that look on your face, do you not want to live?"
Liu Changfeng glanced at Qin An, then clenched his teeth.
"Mr. Qin, can you ask me something else—something I can help you with? I truly don’t dare harbor a trace of betrayal toward you now."
"As for information about the Heavenly Demons and many things about me, I cannot speak of them. There is Heavenly Demon power buried in my body. Once I speak, the Celestial Demon General Envoy will immediately sense it. Once he senses it, he can detonate that Heavenly Demon power in the shortest time, and I will turn into drifting ashes."
This was the real reason the traitors could move in lockstep.
Every traitor who had reached the Manifest Saint Realm had been seeded with Heavenly Demon power, which made them afraid to say anything related to the Heavenly Demons.