The amusement park was teeming with people: young couples, affectionate spouses, and happy families, all laughing and chatting.
But they were unaware that a confrontation was unfolding right beside them.
The ghosts released by Lin Zitong covered the eyes of the ordinary people, preventing them from seeing Wu Tianfeng, Yan Shouyi, and the others, thus avoiding chaos.
However, this only slightly eased the pressure on Yan Shouyi and the others.
Wu Tianfeng, though half his body incapacitated, held a girl hostage. Even injured, killing a girl was still an easy feat for him.
"Daddy... Mommy! Yin Yin is scared!"
The girl, unaware of what was happening, only felt the adult holding her was terrifying. She kept crying out for her parents, sobbing uncontrollably.
The girl's crying was a headache for Wu Tianfeng. He raised his hand and slapped her, shouting angrily:
"Stop crying! You're too noisy!!"
After the slap, the girl's once fair and tender face instantly became red and swollen. Wu Tianfeng's force was so great that it stunned the little girl, making her forget to cry.
"Don't hurt the child!"
Lin Zitong's heart softened immediately. She said loudly, "We can talk."
She was also about to become a mother. The thought of her own daughter suffering such a fate one day made her heart ache.
Therefore, despite her extreme hatred for Wu Tianfeng, she had to compromise at this moment.
Yan Shouyi also said gravely, "Let the child go, and we can discuss everything."
"Now you know to back down? What were you doing before!" Wu Tianfeng, seeing their compromise and recalling his previous losses, couldn't help but become more presumptuous and humiliate them. "You're all just like this, hypocritical! I told you long ago not to chase me. If you push me too far, I'll do anything. But you wouldn't leave me alone, and it seems you don't care about human lives!"
The two remained unmoved. The decision to kill Wu Tianfeng was definitely correct. If they let him go, it would indeed stop his massacre tonight, but the future harm he would cause would be far more severe than tonight.
This was a rational decision, set aside from personal grudges.
Seeing no reaction, Wu Tianfeng snorted coldly and, still clutching the little girl's neck, said, "Put down your weapons!"
The two exchanged glances and both put down their weapons.
"Don't think about playing tricks on me! Yan Shouyi, take off your satchel too, and Lin Zitong, your soul-summoning bell!"
Wu Tianfeng was also a meticulous person. Knowing that Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong still had magical artifacts, he did not let down his guard.
The two had no choice but to comply.
After putting down all their weapons, Yan Shouyi weighed his options in his mind and regretfully realized that in their current state, if Wu Tianfeng directly killed the little girl, they would have no chance to stop him.
But they had to do it.
Yan Shouyi couldn't help but lament that it was difficult to be a good person. Good people had to uphold their bottom lines, bound by all sorts of rules, while bad people only needed to exploit a loophole outside these rules to easily threaten good people.
It was precisely because it was difficult to be good that kindness was so precious.
"We've done as you said. I promise we won't hunt you anymore. Now, let the child go," Yan Shouyi said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Wu Tianfeng burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! You've caused me so much misery. If I leave without collecting some interest, wouldn't that be too unfair?"
Lin Zitong's face darkened. "Wu Tianfeng, don't push your luck. If you really kill this little girl, you'll forfeit your only chance to escape tonight!"
"Are you threatening me?"
Wu Tianfeng's face turned grim. He suddenly opened his mouth and stuck out his disgusting tongue.
The tongue slithered like a python across the little girl's face, terrifying her into wailing and struggling.
"I can plant a poisonous蛊 (gu) on her. After I leave, if the蛊 (gu) acts up, she will have no chance of survival."
Wu Tianfeng's heart was truly malicious, determined to kill the little girl to retaliate against Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong!
Seeing Wu Tianfeng's tongue writhing, the two were filled with anxiety.
However, they had already put down their weapons and were at a considerable distance from Wu Tianfeng, making it almost impossible to save the little girl.
Unless... someone could distract Wu Tianfeng, even for a moment, it would be enough!
Wu Tianfeng's tongue seemed to be searching for a suitable spot, and soon it settled on the little girl's clean neck.
"Here we go..." Wu Tianfeng said with a sinister smile.
At this moment, Lin Zitong suddenly raised her hand and shouted, "Act now!"
Wu Tianfeng immediately looked up, his gaze locking onto Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong.
But neither of them had moved closer.
Who was Lin Zitong urging?
Wu Tianfeng suddenly felt something approaching from behind. He turned his head and saw the girl's father holding a broom, swinging it fiercely towards Wu Tianfeng's head!
"Let my daughter go!!!!!!" the father roared like a madman.
Wu Tianfeng's pupils contracted.
When Lin Zitong released her ghosts to cover the eyes of ordinary people, she had deliberately spared the child's father.
This meant that the little girl's father had been watching all along.
To save his daughter, the father had held his nerve, quietly circled behind Wu Tianfeng, and launched a surprise attack the moment Lin Zitong gave the command!
A great father would do anything for his daughter. When protecting their children, even the most ordinary father would become a superhero!
Wu Tianfeng's reaction speed was swift. He kicked the little girl's father flying with one blow.
During this brief window, Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong had already picked up their weapons and rushed beside Wu Tianfeng!
The Zanpakutō moved, and with a single slash, Wu Tianfeng's right arm was severed. The little girl immediately fell, still clutching her bloody arm.
Lin Zitong and Yan Shouyi, cooperating seamlessly, bent down to catch the falling girl and then turned to stab Wu Tianfeng!
Wu Tianfeng finally came to his senses and blocked with his remaining four limbs. Lin Zitong, using the force of her Red God Umbrella, leaped and delivered a series of kicks, forcing Wu Tianfeng to retreat repeatedly!
While Lin Zitong kept Wu Tianfeng occupied, Yan Shouyi also managed to circle behind him!
On Wu Tianfeng's back, the wound previously inflicted by Lin Zitong was shocking. Half of his Jue Gu body was exposed. Yan Shouyi clearly saw an ugly蛊 (gu) worm attached to Wu Tianfeng's spine!
"That's you!"
Yan Shouyi gripped the Zanpakutō, and the blade instantly ignited with the scorching power of the Li Fire!
*Swoosh!*
The Zanpakutō pierced through Wu Tianfeng's back, delivering a fatal blow to the Jue Gu!
"Squeak squeak squeak—"
The palm-sized Jue Gu cried out in pain, its body twitching and convulsing. Its host, Wu Tianfeng, reacted in the same way.
His body stiffened, his chest arched like a drawn bow, and the fleshy mass on his face trembled uncontrollably!