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“There are parents like you in this world, too.” As she spoke, Lilith suddenly wore a sorrowful expression. She had the best mother in the world, so for a time, she had believed that all parents in this world loved their children. But the appearance of Landon had ruthlessly shattered her naive belief. Perhaps that was the reason she was angry. With that, she raised her hand once more.

“Wait, wait!” Seeing the hand that symbolized excruciating torment, Landon hurriedly pleaded with her to stop. “I know I was wrong. I won’t dare do it again. Please, give me another chance. I’ll make amends for my crimes. I’ll…”

Lilith coldly brought her fist down. “If apologies worked, then what would we need the police for?”

Blood splattered in every direction. Half of Landon’s face had been almost caved in. But this time, he forcibly endured the agony, refusing to let the pain consume him. With only half of his deformed mouth remaining, he struggled to speak.

“Even if… I… really am scum, but… Liana… you have to think about Liana, too… She’s so kind… If I die… she’ll be heartbroken.”

“……”

Liana clearly heard every word from the side. Her entire body was weak, and she was unable to speak. Yet she still wore a sorrowful expression. She hated Landon deeply. She hated him so much that she wished she could kill him with her own hands. But Landon still understood her. He knew that she was kind-hearted and weak-willed.

Perhaps because those false memories of happier times still lingered in her mind, she could not possibly remain indifferent to Landon’s death. Landon… was, after all, her father. No matter how beastly he was, he was still her father, the one who constituted half of her bloodline. Thus, Liana was deeply conflicted at that moment.

“When did I ever say that I would care about Liana’s feelings?” Lilith suddenly said coldly. She did not turn to look at Liana. Instead, she stared straight into Landon’s eyes. The sorrow gradually faded from Lilith’s expression, leaving her face cold and indifferent once more.

“I torment you simply because I want to torment you. It has nothing to do with anyone else, and even less to do with anyone’s feelings.”

Landon’s eyes suddenly widened. “You… don’t… care… about Liana?”

“What does whether I care about her have to do with this?” Lilith sneered. “From beginning to end, hasn’t this always been a matter between the two of us? Ha. Don’t tell me you thought I was standing up for her.”

Landon could not understand. Wasn’t that the case?

“Of course not.” As though she had seen straight through Landon’s thoughts, Lilith chuckled. “I torment you and want to kill you purely because your actions made me dislike you very much. It’s as simple as that. So, no one in all the heavens and earth can save you today. That’s what I said.”

“……”

Landon still wanted to say something, but Lilith was already too lazy to give him the chance. She slammed her fist down and drove his head straight into the ground.

Red and white matter sprayed everywhere, yet the flesh on Landon’s body continued to writhe unnaturally, rapidly attempting to knit itself back together. Excruciating pain once again flooded Landon’s mind.

As long as the power contained within that drop of blood remained, Landon could not possibly die. But the power within that drop of blood could not be exhausted, because Lilith was right here.

She coldly watched Landon become even more grotesque, waiting for the next opportunity to swing her fist.

“Stop!” Suddenly, someone shouted. “Otherwise, I’ll kill her!”

Lilith turned around and saw a plump old man standing beside Liana. The tip of the cane in his hand was pointed directly at Liana’s chest. With just a little force, he could pierce straight through her heart.

“Who are you?” Lilith looked at the old man, rapidly searching through the memories she had inherited from the Moon Demon. “Ah, you’re the head of the Gongsun family.”

She had almost forgotten about this person. After all, compared to the thoroughly vile Landon and the Moon Demon, this man seemed far too insignificant to notice.

“I never thought someone would actually dare to come before me and act like the king of heaven and earth.” Lilith suddenly laughed, seemingly amused by the thought.

Gavin, however, was extremely nervous. He had already cursed his past self countless times. Why had he listened to the Moon Demon’s temptation and gotten himself involved in this mess?

But even he could never have imagined that everything would have gone so smoothly, only for a little golden-haired monster to suddenly appear. He had never seen Lilith before, nor did he know where she had come from. But there was one thing he knew for certain: if he allowed Lilith to kill Landon, then both he and the Gongsun family would be completely finished.

So even though he knew how terrifying that little monster was, he had no choice but to step forward now.

“I don’t know you, but judging from what I’ve heard you say, although you don’t care about Landon’s daughter’s thoughts, you do care about her as a person.” Gavin’s face darkened as he slowly pressed his cane downward. The tip of the cane sank into Liana’s ample chest, leaving a conspicuous indentation that gave the scene a strangely lewd appearance.

“I’m not asking for much. I’ll release her, and you let the two of us leave.”

The ‘two of us’ referred to Gavin himself and Landon. In his view, as long as the two of them remained alive, then even if the Gongsun family were completely destroyed, there would still be a chance to start over.

“Oh? You think you’re qualified to bargain with me?” Lilith asked, raising an eyebrow in amusement.

“Whether I’m qualified isn’t up to you. It’s up to the hostage in my hands.” Gavin pressed the cane down again, forcing Liana to let out a suppressed groan of pain through her nose.

He warily watched Lilith’s every movement and gritted his teeth as he said, “I’m a very timid man, so please don’t make any move that I might misunderstand. Otherwise, at worst, we can all go down together!”

“Hehe. ‘We can all go down together.’ What an imposing way to put it.”
“I wouldn’t dare claim that. You forced me into this.”
“I didn’t force you.”
“Your very presence is oppressive enough to force me into it.”
“Is that so?” Lilith tilted her head and thought for a moment. “In that case, I won’t pressure you anymore.”
“Hm?”
“Go ahead. Do it.”
“Huh?”

Gavin froze where he stood. He had not expected Lilith to answer like that.

“Wait, little girl. You can’t be this heartless.” Seeing that Lilith did not appear to be pretending, Daoist Kumu hurriedly stepped forward. She was the disciple he had already chosen for himself as his future apprentice. He absolutely could not let anything happen to her here.

Lilith paid no attention to Daoist Kumu. She continued looking at Gavin and asked, “What’s wrong? You don’t dare do it?”

“…You’re bluffing!” After pondering for a moment, Gavin suddenly realized what was happening. Having experienced many situations himself and being a seasoned old hand, he quickly saw that Lilith’s words were merely an inversion of the usual tactic.

A common tactic in hostage negotiations was to make the perpetrator believe that the hostage in his hands was not important, causing him to lose his sense of proportion. But how could he possibly fall for such a trick? “In that case, I’ll see for myself whether you really care about her!”