CHAPTER 284: CHAPTER 284: TREAT OTHERS THE WAY THEY TREAT YOU

Now, Xia Mian wants these people to personally turn each other into corpse puppets!

As soon as Xia Mian spoke, the corpse refiners sensed her intention. Instantly, all of their expressions changed, and without further hesitation, they manipulated their respective corpse puppets to charge towards Xia Mian and the others.

Song Yi’s expression subtly changed, his gaze deep, "Corpse puppets are things that have lost their soul and consciousness. To deal with such things, merely injuring them won’t do, you must reduce them to rubble..."

Xia Mian slightly pursed her lips, then smiled, "No, we have another way."

These corpse puppets, in essence, are a kind of puppet, with no consciousness of their own, only following the master’s commands.

Once the master is restrained, the puppets become masterless and will no longer attack.

"We can hold their masters at bay." Xia Mian’s dark eyes were deep, her smile sending chills down one’s spine, "These heartless things should taste their own medicine!"

Just as Xia Mian finished speaking, Song Yi had already taken the initiative to act.

Xia Mian already harbors some resentment towards him, so he must show his sincerity to possibly mend the rift between them.

When Xia Mian said to act against the corpse refiners, he would act against the corpse refiners!

Xia Mian intended for these corpse refiners to turn each other into corpse puppets, then he would temporarily disable them, rendering them unable to control their puppets!

Song Yi moved, and Lu Zechuan moved as well.

The little black cat was unwilling to be left behind, leaping and weaving through the crowd.

Just as Xia Mian anticipated, the corpse refiners’ skills were limited, and so were the abilities of the puppet they refined.

All it took was a slight dodge, and the attacks of the corpse puppets would miss.

These corpse refiners were already injured earlier, now dragging their half-crippled bodies and distracted by controlling the puppets, how could they possibly be a match for Song Yi, Lu Zechuan, Xia Mian, and the others.

Within just ten minutes, these corpse refiners were all crippled, incapable of giving orders to their puppets.

Without their master’s commands, the corpse puppets all stopped.

Xia Mian squinted her eyes, staring at the corpse puppets in the woods.

Although she felt these things weren’t very formidable, since they could be sold, couldn’t she sell them too?

As for whether doing so was humane, she felt she wasn’t the inhumane one, so she could temporarily disregard this issue.

Xia Mian propped her chin, pondering as she looked at the defeated enemies on the ground, her lips curling slightly, a touch more sinister, "Don’t you love turning others into corpse puppets? Now, I’ll give you a choice."

"Whoever is willing to turn the person next to them into a corpse puppet, I will let them leave alive!" Xia Mian squinted, her gaze slowly falling onto the crippled warriors.

As soon as Xia Mian spoke, those crippled warriors immediately showed fear, struggling to retreat.

However, all of them had their limbs broken, so when they moved, the pain shot through their arms and legs, making them grimace in agony.

"Miss Xia, should I send word to the auction house?" Song Yi offered.

Since Xia Mian wanted to sell these corpse puppets, she obviously couldn’t transport so many out of the woods alone.

Xia Mian gave Song Yi an approving glance, "If it’s convenient, please go ahead, Mr. Song!"

Song Yi smiled, "Happy to oblige!"

With that, Song Yi turned and exited the woods.

Song Ke had a request for Xia Mian, and for his troublesome brother, Song Yi couldn’t afford to offend Xia Mian!

Song Yi’s figure soon disappeared at the edge of the woods.

Only then did Xia Mian turn back to the incapacitated corpse refiners on the ground, "Have you made up your minds? Who’s first?"

Xia Mian’s cheerful demeanor seemed harmless, but those refiners only felt chills!

This girl, she kills without batting an eye!

"Mmm mmm mmm..." With their tongues cut by Song Yi, these corpse refiners could only emit unclear sounds.

Xia Mian’s eyes narrowed slightly, icy snow hiding in her gaze, "Since your camaraderie is so deep, then you can all go to hell together!"

Saying this, Xia Mian lightly raised her hand.

In her palm, spiritual energy gathered, howling into a whirlwind.

Within that whirlwind seemed to lurk soul-claiming blades.

"Mmm mmm mmm..." One of the corpse refiners was so terrified that his legs trembled, leaving a wet patch beneath him.

The stench filled the air instantly, causing Xia Mian to take two steps back in disgust.

The little black cat’s eyes were also full of disdain; these corpse refiners, when harming others, never considered if those they harmed were innocent, and now the same fate befalling them leaves them scared!

"Useless!" Lu Zechuan’s face darkened, disdainful of this spineless creature dirtying Xia Mian’s sight.

Immediately, his hand moved, and a series of green vines erupted beneath the man, like spirit snakes, wrapping tightly around him, dragging him swiftly behind the bushes. The man seemed to emit a painful whimper, then fell silent.

With a comrade dying right beside them, the other corpse refiners turned ashen-faced, instantly realizing the calamity they were facing!

The crude realization of "if not you, then me" dawned on these still-breathing corpse refiners, and their minds immediately spun for survival.

"Mmm mmm mmm!" A young corpse refiner raised his hand, "Mmm mmm mmm..."

Xia Mian looked at him with interest, "You want to live?"

The person nodded vigorously.

Xia Mian curled her lips, smiling enigmatically, "Alright!"

After a pause, her shifting gaze landed on the remaining refiners, "Then turn them all into corpse puppets!"

...

When Xie Chengming led the people to this part of the woods under Song Yi’s guidance, the young corpse refiner had already turned all his companions into corpse puppets.

After such betrayal and consumption of his cultivation, his physical and psychological discomfort had reached its limit.

He clung to an old tree, pale-faced, vomiting uncontrollably.

Xia Mian stared at him, speaking softly, "I am someone who keeps their word, you can leave now."

The young corpse refiner looked up at Xia Mian, at this moment, she seemed like a demon in his eyes!

While he did escape with a sliver of life here, the fact of betraying his comrades was set in stone; henceforth, in the eyes of other corpse refiners, he was like a rat crossing the street!

From now on, his life would be overshadowed by perpetual darkness!

As Xia Mian needed him to refine corpses, she had set his arms and legs, though he still struggled to move smoothly.

His body was stiff, as if his limbs were foreign.

He turned around, slowly disappearing into the depths of the woods.

"You’re just letting him go?" Xie Chengming raised an eyebrow, "Corpse refiners are far from trustworthy. Letting him go, he might come back with more to trouble you."

Xia Mian chuckled nonchalantly, "He wouldn’t dare."

Xie Chengming glanced at the corpse refiners turned puppets by the young refiner, thoughtfully nodding, "Ingenious, Miss Xia!"