CHAPTER 689: CHAPTER 280: GREAT CHANGES AT YUNQUAN TEMPLE

"Just because you’re louder, doesn’t mean you’re right."

"Without the constraints of law and morality, releasing your inner malice and driven by instinct, what’s the difference between you and those monsters that failed to mutate?"

Liang Yuan said blandly.

Li Kuirong retorted angrily, "Law and morality? Hmph, that’s just something the strong impose on the weak. Those high and mighty people, who really cares about that?"

"I’ve seen so much corruption with my own eyes. Which of those bastards care about the law?"

"How many have actually been punished?"

Liang Yuan snickered coldly, "Since you revere might so much, dying here at my hands, you should have no complaints."

"Because I am stronger than you, aren’t I?"

Li Kuirong’s words caught in his throat, the anger on his face dissipated, replaced by fear.

"Those who kill will always be killed, isn’t that so?"

"But a true strong man does not wield his blade against the weak."

"A true strong man dares to face stronger opponents, confronts his inner fears, and restrains his own greed."

"You, haven’t achieved any of these, yet you disguise yourself with survival of the fittest."

"Do you even deserve to call yourself strong?"

Liang Yuan sneered.

He casually flicked the puppet threads, causing Li Kuirong to turn uncontrollably.

Liang Yuan turned his head and said to Yang Mei in the nearby room, "Sister Mei, go fetch your mother’s body."

Yang Mei, with reddened eyes, walked out of the room.

Old Yang hurried out as well, not daring to stay inside alone.

Liang Yuan manipulated Li Kuirong to walk towards the door.

The door slowly opened, revealing a crowd standing outside.

Many of the superpower users were initially stunned at the sight of Li Kuirong, and then quickly noticed Liang Yuan and Yang Mei behind him.

Immediately, they all showed expressions of shock.

"Brother Rong?"

"Village chief, what’s going on?"

"Brother Rong, what’s this about..."

The superpower users surrounded them, showing wary expressions as they looked at Liang Yuan.

Li Kuirong’s face was covered in blood, and it was obvious to everyone that he was being coerced.

"Hold it! What did you do to Brother Rong!"

"Damn it, let Brother Rong go!"

"Release the village chief!"

These people, ignorant of their limits, actually dared to surround Liang Yuan, with some even foolish enough to threaten him.

Liang Yuan smiled and extended a finger, saying, "The strong don’t wield their blades against the weak, but that doesn’t mean the weak can bark in front of the strong, don’t you think?"

Li Kuirong showed a hint of fear in his eyes, "You... what are you going to do?"

"Following you and these people, you’ve done countless heinous acts, haven’t you?"

"I think everyone standing here is not a good person, they all deserve to die, right?"

"You—" Li Kuirong’s pupils suddenly constricted, wanting to say something, but in the next moment, Liang Yuan snapped his fingers lightly.

"Snap!"

In an instant, a terrifying surge of spiritual power transformed into a fierce shockwave, sweeping in all directions.

Within a fifty-meter radius, all the superpower users surrounding him had their brains explode!

These ruthless superpower users couldn’t even utter a scream.

They all fell to the ground like lumps of mud.

Residents of the shelter on the far side of the square were stunned by this scene.

Among the women doing laundry, some suddenly had reddened eyes.

One person immediately reacted and ran over, falling to the ground in a distant heap, crying out, "Help, help! Sir, save us! They’re all bad people, they’ve been imprisoning us here, abusing us every day, please save us!"

Others who had been oppressed also rushed out of their shacks.

Seeing the situation clearly, they too felt as if they had found a savior, desperately kowtowing to Liang Yuan, begging him for rescue.

These were all people oppressed and imprisoned here by Li Kuirong’s gang.

They harbored deep hatred towards Li Kuirong’s gang.

In the distant fields, many people put down their hoes and ran over.

Some members of Li Kuirong’s gang, hiding in the woods, were terrified by this scene and immediately fled deeper into the forest.

Liang Yuan ignored these stragglers and didn’t pay attention to the crowd.

He manipulated Li Kuirong to walk forward, passing by a middle-aged woman in her forties, and said, "Did you know there’s a burial pit behind Yunquan Temple?"

The middle-aged woman hastily raised her head, eyes red as she said, "I know, my husband was beaten to death by them and dumped there. These beasts, no, they’re worse than beasts..."

Liang Yuan said, "Get up and lead the way. I’ll help you get revenge."

This woman, without saying another word, immediately got up.

Others who overheard this also stood up.

"Sir, we know too. We’ll take you there."

"Yang Mei, is that you? It’s me, Auntie San." A woman in her fifties saw Yang Mei behind Liang Yuan, and ran over joyfully.

Seeing her, Yang Mei’s eyes reddened again, "Auntie San!"

Old Yang also quickly shouted at this moment, "Everyone, these animals have been killed by Mr. Liang. If you have any grievances, you can seek revenge now. Mr. Liang will back you up."

Immediately, the crowd was invigorated, running over from all directions.

Some, in extreme hatred towards the dead superpower users, even began whipping the corpses.

Liang Yuan took Yang Mei and followed the guide towards the burial pit of Yunquan Temple.

This burial pit wasn’t large; it was situated in a bamboo grove on the mountain.

There was a natural slope in the bamboo grove where a large pit had been dug.

Inside the pit were dozens of bodies thrown in, many of which had already begun to decompose. Some were waterlogged, turning to mush.

Some had even become skeletal remains.

Such a large number of corpses left exposed in the wilderness, rotted by mutant beasts and washed by rain, emitted a strong stench of decay, causing the faces of those who arrived to change drastically.