A real man should be responsible. As long as it's right, he should do it, regardless of so many rules and worldly principles. As long as the goal is right, that's all that matters.
Having made his decision, Lin Yao calmed down, only to suddenly realize that he had forgotten to leave himself an outfit. He was still dressed like Tarzan, making him unfit to be seen in public.
Lin Yao rushed to the mountain stream and was surprised to find that the whole situation had changed; the Yi family had arrived.
This time, the Yi family members were all dressed in matching dark blue outfits, looking very stylish. Besides those in dark blue, only three people remained on the scene: Dika, Jiang Wei, and another member of the Jiang family. Of course, this was also the first time Lin Yao had seen Jiang Wei in person; last time he had only sensed him, not seen him with his eyes.
"Sir!" Yi Fei suddenly saw Lin Yao and excitedly ran over, then quickly took off his clothes and handed them to Lin Yao.
Lin Yao smiled and simply wrapped the garment around his waist as if it were a skirt, avoiding any overly revealing outfit.
Yi Potian was the first to detect Lin Yao's arrival. He was overjoyed, but remained silent and made no other move.
Yi Potian was worried that Jiang Wei would resort to desperate measures. He had heard about the "Thousand Mountain Gu" characteristics in the body of the girl who was being coerced by Jiang Wei. He knew that if Jiang Wei used his gun to kill the girl, Lin Yao would not be spared.
The Miao people's methods are truly ruthless and unsolvable. Even as a Heavenly-level expert, he could only feel helpless. Unexpectedly, Lin Yao took the initiative to show himself. His originally calm expression involuntarily caused his eyebrows to twitch, which was immediately noticed by the perceptive Jiang Wei.
"Elder Yi, my request is not high. I just want this girl to accompany me safely to the Jiang family. I promise to release her as soon as we arrive at the Jiang family. I will never go back on my word!" Jiang Wei's tone was very firm, and his arm holding the pistol did not move at all, which showed that he had a very strong mental fortitude.
"I don't trust the Jiang family," Yi Potian said calmly. "The Jiang family never tells the truth, especially on the battlefield."
"Then it's up to Elder Yi. Anyway, even if I die, I'll take someone down with me." Jiang Wei stared directly at Yi Potian without fear. His fierce expression and tone showed his determination. If we're going to die, we'll all die together. That was his decision.
Accompanied by Yi Fei, Lin Yao slowly approached and took note of the situation.
On the ground, a dozen or so men were lying on their stomachs or backs in a small area. Judging from their clothing, they were almost all members of the Daika tribe. They were probably the ones who led the Jiang family's Heavenly Realm experts to chase after them. One of the men was dressed differently and looked like a member of the Jiang family. Lin Yao immediately realized that the Jiang family had sent a total of seven people. He had dealt with four of them, one was dead on the ground, and the remaining two were threatening Dika.
Dika's expression became numb; she remained motionless, as if she weren't the one being held hostage. She showed no fear whatsoever.
Dika's face was facing Lin Yao. With his extremely sharp eyesight, Lin Yao could already sense the girl's emotional state. Her gaze was unfocused, and tears were streaming down her face. At this moment, she looked utterly despondent.
Those once-living clansmen were killed in an instant by a few people who suddenly appeared. Dika couldn't accept it. Even if her own clansmen attacked first, those people shouldn't have killed people without asking any questions! This bloodshed, this outcome, filled Dika with horror and sorrow. She felt completely empty, with no thoughts left.
Seeing that Yi Potian still hadn't agreed to his conditions, Jiang Wei glanced at Lin Yao, who was approaching, and said, "Lin Yao, you're coming with me to Changzhou, or I'll kill Dika immediately!"
"Okay," Lin Yao casually agreed and continued walking closer to Jiang Wei.
"Don't come any closer!"
"Sir, don't go any further!"
Two voices rang out simultaneously. Jiang Wei was terrified by Lin Yao's arrival, because it meant that his three companions who had just rushed to grab him were gone. He didn't know exactly how Lin Yao had done it, but judging from the situation, Lin Yao had definitely managed to keep those three people there. The Yi family had obviously only just found their way here, and judging from their questioning and behavior, they hadn't met with Lin Yao before.
Having defeated three mid-stage Earth-level experts, Jiang Wei was convinced he couldn't afford to offend Lin Yao, regardless of the methods Lin Yao used, and thus instinctively rejected Lin Yao's past.
The other person to speak up was Yi Fei. He didn't want Lin Yao to take any more risks. They had finally found someone, and even if the Jiang family had a woman who could threaten Mr. Lin, he didn't want Mr. Lin to take the risk directly.
"It's nothing." Lin Yao turned to look at Yi Fei and smiled. He took out a dagger that emitted a faint blue light from his pocket and gestured to Jiang Wei, "Jiang Wei, look what this is."
"Ah! You...you killed them?!" Jiang Wei exclaimed in surprise. Guessing was just guessing, but seeing the weapons his companions were carrying still shocked him.
"I found it, right there in that woods..." Before Lin Yao could finish speaking, he threw the dagger in his hand, aiming at Jiang Wei's right wrist, which was holding a pistol.
"Ah!" "Ah!"
Two screams rang out almost simultaneously. Seeing Lin Yao launch the attack, Yi Potian, who was always on guard, immediately launched his own attack, killing the Jiang family member who was standing guard to the side. Then he quickly launched an attack on Jiang Wei as well. In his eyesight, Lin Yao's dagger would definitely hit Jiang Wei's wrist to create a momentary opportunity, so he dealt with the other Jiang family member first before turning around to deal with Jiang Wei.
Luckily, he succeeded! Yi Potian felt a wave of fear. Fortunately, Jiang Wei hesitated for a moment and did not pull the trigger, otherwise the little girl's head would have been smashed open, and Lin Yao's life would have been in danger.
Jiang Wei released his left arm from Dika's neck and fell straight to the ground, dead.
Lin Yao wasn't surprised by the result, because Xiao Cao had controlled Jiang Wei's body in that instant. Even if his dagger throw had missed its mark, it wouldn't have mattered; it would just have been difficult to explain later. Now it was perfect. The poison on the dagger had directly taken Jiang Wei's life, and Yi Potian would only assume that Jiang Wei hesitated in the emergency because he was afraid of dying, which was why he didn't pull the trigger and shoot Dika.
"Sir..." Yi Potian was about to say something, but stopped immediately after seeing Lin Yao's behavior.
Lin Yao gently patted Dika's shoulder and comforted her softly, "Dika, it's alright, we can go home now."
Dika numbly turned her head and looked at Lin Yao. Suddenly, she burst into tears and threw herself into Lin Yao's arms. Fear and grievance had been weighing on the innocent girl's heart, making her feel like she was suffocating. The killing of her people before her eyes had completely broken her. Now, seeing Lin Yao, this only ray of sunshine, made her unable to control her emotions any longer, and she could only express them through crying.
"It's alright, it's alright." Lin Yao gently patted Dika's back, feeling very sad as well.
This innocent girl could have continued her simple life, but her entire life was changed because of the selfish desires of the clan leader and others.
Lin Yao had no doubt that the Yi family would retaliate against the Daika tribe; he just wanted to avoid making this innocent girl too upset.
"Elder, spare Dika and her mother, and the rest is up to you." The tone was calm, but the attitude was firm.
“Okay.” Yi Potian responded decisively.
"By the way, take their clan leader, the old man named Jinka, back with him, as well as the witch doctor named Le. Their skills will be helpful to the Yi family."
Lin Yao suddenly made another suggestion: he wanted to learn witchcraft. As for what methods Yi Potian would use, that was not his concern. Anyway, it concerned the strength of the Yi family, and he wasn't afraid that Yi Potian wouldn't do his best. Even if the matter couldn't be accomplished, it wouldn't matter. He could just focus on cultivating his healing true qi. As for witchcraft, he just felt that it might be very helpful to Xiaocao, since Mingjin had evolved after years of parasitizing the original witchcraft power.
"Yaoyao, shall we begin?" Xiaocao's voice rang out.
"Let's begin. If there are any problems, stop for now, and we'll have time to figure out a solution," Lin Yao replied to Xiao Cao.
After Xiaocao barely recovered, she was pleasantly surprised to find that she was able to move the Gu worm in Lin Yao's heart. So she could get rid of this hidden danger at any time. However, since there was no danger, she would let the Gu worm stay in the heart for the time being, so that she could also identify Dika's location.
At this moment, Lin Yao was talking to Xiao Cao about helping Dika extract the "Thousand Mountain Gu" worm. They hadn't tried it on anyone else's body before, which is why Lin Yao made the following statement.
Suddenly, Dika, who was crying, let out a scream, which startled Yi Potian and the others who were on guard nearby. Everyone focused their attention on the little girl, worried that something might happen to her, since Lin Yao's life was now closely linked to this little girl.
"Yaoyao, it's not working! Why can't we move the Gu worms in her body?" Xiaocao's tone was strange. She had previously thought that her abilities had improved so she could move the Gu worms, but she hadn't expected that wasn't the case at all.
"Let me think, let me think..." Lin Yao seemed not to hear Dika's screams in his arms, frowning as he pondered, "It might be because of the primordial magic power. Recently, this is the only ability I have obtained. Let me give it a try."
Barely managing to control the mysterious energy that was omnipresent in his body, he carefully channeled the energy in his hand into Dika's body through her back.