I, a Mental Patient, Was Chosen to Participate in AnalogHorror-Chapter 450 - 416: Lingering Fears

Elder: ▄█▀█●

Without any hesitation, resisting death is futile; better to kneel and beg for mercy to strive for a slim chance of survival.

"Just now, I was blind and senseless to speak such nonsense; actually, you make sense, I, I’ve long been fed up with that disgusting Young Master Qi! Lay down the butcher’s knife, yes, yes, lay down the butcher’s knife!"

The elder flung his Green Steel Blade dozens of meters away, earnestly and fearfully expressing his desire to turn over a new leaf and start anew, something he had never had the chance to do before.

"Sir, as you know, I never had the chance before, but now I want to be a good person."

Eh?

Jiang Xiao was stunned, then a hint of joy rose in his heart.

"So it turns out, not all the weirdness in Hangzhou City is beyond salvation; after all, there are a few who are willing to listen to my reasoning, uncle, it’s great that you have this thought."

The leader of the elders was both afraid and relieved, thinking to himself that this terrifying man, though mighty, was still too naive, so easily believing his words.

Heh, heh, heh, to think that after killing my junior brother, he foolishly believes I would lay down the butcher’s knife?

The elder had made up his mind that as soon as he found the opportunity, he would shake people up and must kill this young man!

Such a talent, he definitely wouldn’t believe it if he didn’t have treasures on him.

But the Peach Wood Sword and the scepter he carried seemed to be quite valuable...

After a brief discussion with Steel Egg and Chang An, Jiang Xiao nodded and turned to the elder.

"Since you’ve decided to repent, then please let down your mental defenses."

"Ah?" The elder was taken aback: "Why?"

"What do you mean, ’why’? I’m having Chang An search your soul, and I need to plant a slave mark on you; what if you’re deceiving me and plan to stab me in the back?

Jiang Xiao looked like he was stating the obvious, always being cautious wouldn’t hurt.

Elder: "?"

Search my soul and slave mark? Could this be a demonic cultivator?

"Don’t worry, once this is all over, I’ll return you to a state of freedom."

"No, no, no, wait a minute, I just remembered, my mother at home is pregnant with triplets, I might temporarily..."

"Don’t be afraid, it’s just for a moment. If you resist, I’ll have to kill you."

Believing that the man had truly reformed and wouldn’t resist the slave mark, Jiang Xiao immediately ordered Chang An to use the slave mark technique on the elder’s brain.

"Eh?"

Jiang Xiao uttered a soft exclamation. That easy?

"I thought you were feigning surrender; I didn’t expect you to not resist at all. Sorry, I shouldn’t have been suspicious."

Elder: "?"

Not resist?

Didn’t you say if I resist, you would kill me?

"Okay, the slave mark is placed; you shouldn’t have any thoughts of harming me now, should you? Otherwise, you would be..."

He hadn’t been worried until he mentioned it, which inadvertently triggered the elder’s desire to harm him.

"Ah!"

The elder, in agony, clutched his head, and before dying, shakily pointed his finger at Jiang Xiao, wanting to curse, but because of the slave mark, he couldn’t manage to do so.

"I hate you!"

’Pfft—’

In the end, his head burst open like a rotten watermelon.

Jiang Xiao was taken aback, and then a sense of relief rose in his heart.

"This old man really was feigning surrender, I almost fell for his trick!"

"Dad! Don’t forget, you have to suppress their souls into Hell so they may never be reborn!"

After the fight, the timid Bai Yi also jumped out, indicating she was particularly skilled at torturing souls!

After all, wasn’t she also a spooky one?

Perfectly fitting her profession!

"Lil’ White!"

Jiang Xiao expressed his dissatisfaction correcting Bai Yi’s misuse of words.

"What do you mean ’never be reborn’? What soul torture?"

"They are bad people, evildoers through and through. By doing this, we’re helping them cleanse their sins, and without hesitation, we’re suppressing their souls—which should have dissipated and are filthy—allowing them to atone for the sins they committed while alive. Lil’ White, you need to understand, we are great people."

Huh?

The more Jiang Xiao talked, the more resolute Bai Yi’s expression became, thinking she really had to learn a lot from her father.

"So, I’ll handle the souls, but what about their bodies?"

"Aren’t you going to eat?"

"Eh, they reek of death. I still prefer the feasts that the Song family invites me to, and the dishes from that restaurant."

Alright then...

"Though their sins are unforgivable, you have to understand, we are, after all, excellent model youths. As the saying goes: respect for the deceased. Fine, let’s bury them."

At Jiang Xiao’s direction, Chang An utilized a simple Ignition Technique to completely incinerate the three bodies, leaving not a hair behind.

But a few items immune to the flames fell to the ground, which Lil’ White picked up and toyed with.

"Dad, aren’t you pretty decent? They were so vile, yet you spare their past grudges and gave them a cremation. What a morally upright father you are."

Using ’spare their past grudges’ correctly deserved a reward.

But regarding ’morally upright,’ Jiang Xiao felt it was necessary to properly correct him.

Jiang Xiao earnestly taught Bai Yi the correct meaning and usage of the idiom, and of course, she was all humility and eagerness to learn.

It seemed as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with the father and daughter.

Meanwhile, Gang Dan and Chang An were standing by, their expressions no better than the old man’s from earlier.

But that’s not right, is it?

Isn’t it... the two of you...

How do you manage to make murder and annihilation of corpses, even eternal suppression of the souls, sound so noble?

"Brother Jiang Xiao, what a technique, Gang Dan admires you."

It was unclear if he admired Jiang Xiao’s strength or his attitude.

"Nah, it was just a fluke win. If there were a rematch, the outcome might not be so certain. That old man actually feigned surrender to take advantage of my pure and innocent nature. I was nearly deceived."

Jiang Xiao began to reflect on the close calls during the fight.

"Let’s not talk about the old man. That Goat-beard—if he were ten or twenty times faster, maybe I wouldn’t have dodged so easily."

"Of course, it was mainly that Mutton Chop Beard. Had he not foolishly performed White Crane Spreading Wings and set himself up as a target, once given a chance to the trio for a united attack, I would have probably turned to ashes by now."

"They took the initiative to come out. But what if they hid the whole time? What if they launched a sneak attack when we weren’t paying attention? What if they poisoned our food with their malice—you know, those who would slaughter an entire family for their evil deeds can do anything."

By the end, Jiang Xiao couldn’t help but feel somewhat relieved, conceding that he was just lucky today. Otherwise, just by a hair’s breadth, he might have lost his life right there.

Bai Yi was completely in agreement, noting that the recent fight was a narrow escape from death, and her dad had almost been counter-killed.

Then the father and daughter huddled together, strategizing how to ensure their safety in such situations next time...

Are you two being a bit too cautious?

No, it’s... are you two sick or something? Can’t you be normal, like me?

Gang Dan had countless retorts, but couldn’t figure out where to start, so he simply held it in.

Previously, he’d heard that parents beget children like themselves, a notion he had scoffed at, but today, he believed it.

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