At this moment, the new city lord realized something, but he knew he was doomed; his fate was uncertain.
He knew the other party had given him a chance—a chance to lose a hand. Now, even if he survived, it wouldn't be as simple as losing a hand.
He was afraid, terrified, because he had already foreseen the outcome.
His elder brother!
His elder brother was crippled. He felt that, without fail, he would follow in his brother's footsteps and be crippled as well. He couldn't imagine that scene. He knew his brother was probably dead, and so was that woman.
*Poof!*
Qin Chuan made the decision for him—crippled, easily crippling a powerful martial artist. The man hadn't even been the head of the family for half a day.
The dazed man stared at Qin Chuan, now filled with regret. If he had lost a hand, he would still be the head of the family, and with his current status and the rare treasures he possessed, even if he couldn't fully recover, he could at least recover ninety percent.
But now he had nothing, a cripple. If this young man didn't kill him, someone else would.
Seeing his body intact, even without pain or itching, yet his cultivation gone, was the most agonizing thing.
He didn't know what to do about what lay ahead; death might be his fate, but he didn't want to die like that.
"You didn't kill me, but you crippled my cultivation, which is worse than killing me ten times over. How about it, interested in making a deal?" the man said.
Qin Chuan shook his head: "No interest."
"Won't you listen? The choice is yours. Listening won't hurt, what do you say?" the middle-aged man chuckled.
Qin Chuan didn't speak, but tacitly agreed, looking at the middle-aged man.
"This world is about to collapse. I believe you should prepare early. I've told you this news, and I can tell you responsibly, it's true. If you don't want your family and friends to suffer, prepare now,"
the man said.
Qin Chuan frowned slightly, about to speak, when the new city lord, the middle-aged man, spoke up: "You can deny it, you can refuse, anyway, I'm a cripple now. You can even kill me. Actually, if you kill me, I'll thank you now. Living is definitely not as comfortable as being dead."
Qin Chuan wasn't a petty person; he couldn't go back on his word. If this news was accurate, he
truly couldn't refuse, nor could he deny it. Whether this news was true or false, Qin Chuan didn't know, really didn't know, but in such matters, it was better to believe it than not, because believing this news wouldn't harm him.
Furthermore, if he could stop it, it would be a great act of merit, even bringing enormous benefits, such as his own merit power and a merit body he could cultivate.
However, encountering something capable of destroying an entire world wasn't something everyone could save. Being able to escape this situation was already a great blessing.
So, if it was true, the favor was truly significant, and judging from the situation, the other party had no reason to lie to him.
Well, as for whether he was lying, he'd know from the conditions the other party would propose next.
Qin Chuan smiled and looked at him, saying, "Then what are your conditions?"
The middle-aged man smiled, "I know what you're thinking. Whether it's true or false, you'll soon find out. But before that, I hope you'll prepare early. I only hope you can take care of my Li family."
The family is paramount; this is a deeply ingrained idea among powerful clans. Whether they're vying for the position of family head or acting in the best interests of their own branch, everything they do falls within this circle—the family.
Within the family, there's neither support nor opposition to this kind of competition. Development and progress require competition, survival of the fittest, and a sense of crisis…
If things are too peaceful, the family is prone to decline. In fact, both prosperity and decline are normal, as the saying goes, "What is prosperous for a long time will decline, what is divided for a long time will unite, and what is united for a long time will divide."
This is the law, and what the family needs to do within this law is to avoid harm and leave a spark in every whirlpool.
In the long river of history, countless families and powers have disappeared, but some, despite the passage of time, have survived. These ancient families have also experienced many periods of prosperity and decline.
This inherited foundation ensured that even in their heyday, they remained vigilant and prepared for potential dangers. Even in times of hardship, they maintained a calm mindset, ready to seize any opportunity to rise again and reign supreme. The
destruction of this world would be a catastrophe, a devastation of life. Qin Chuan had never witnessed the destruction of a world before. Those capable of such a massive undertaking were far beyond the mere massacres of ordinary people.
These were true killers, and Qin Chuan currently didn't know how to deal with them; it was simply unimaginable.
How a world could be destroyed was unknown to Qin Chuan. The only thing he could think of when the word "destruction" came to mind was poison.
Undeniably, poison was the most terrifying and mysterious substance, often afflicting people unknowingly.
A truly terrifying poison could indeed destroy a world, amplified many times over, like a plague, leaving corpses strewn everywhere it passed.
However, many would also survive, and some might even undergo mutations in such an environment, creating immense opportunities.
Nothing is absolute. Besides, some people have the ability to resist poisons. However, a poison capable of destroying a world is not something that ordinary antidotes or poison-resistant constitutions can withstand.
Of course, this is just Qin Chuan's guess. He really can't imagine how the other party would destroy it, but if it were man-made, it's impossible to turn this world directly into a void of ashes and a black hole.
"Aren't you afraid I'll agree to your request and then not do it?" Qin Chuan said.
"Of course, I really have no other choice. But one thing, although I don't have any supernatural powers to judge people, I've seen countless people, and I feel that you're not that kind of person," the middle-aged man said.
Qin Chuan's aura is too righteous, which is a good thing, but also a troublesome thing. It will cause a lot of trouble, but overall, this aura has helped him a lot.
Evil cannot prevail over good. Righteousness is awe-inspiring. To a certain extent, righteousness restrains evil. Righteousness is fierce and domineering. If evil is equal, it is really vulnerable. However, righteousness is difficult to cultivate and improves slowly, while evil is different. It can improve rapidly.
So, in general, the balance of the Heavenly Dao is the same.