“They are innocent.” Mu Qingyun nodded. She couldn’t help feeling this way as she watched those people scream before their deaths.

Long Chen turned serious. “You are wrong. I’m going to give you all another lesson right now. When you face your enemies, there is no such thing as innocent people. You pity them now. But if that eruption hadn’t occurred, when we fled from them, they would chase us down without hesitation and raise their butcher’s blade against us. If we were just killed, then that would be one thing. But the female disciples would have to face a torment worse than death before dying. Do you think that they will let you off because you pity them? Do you think that they will consider you innocent? Are...