Am I really doomed this time?
"I'll follow you, but you must promise not to harm me!"
He put forth this request shamelessly.
That man snorted and spoke in a tone brimming with ridicule and contempt, as though mocking his ignorance and naivety, "Not harm you? Don't be naïve! You have no right to negotiate with us! Leave with us with dignity, or else we'll drag you by your feet, dead or alive!"
The man spelled out their terms to him sans mercy!
Dead or alive!
Mu Lianjue was aghast.
What does he mean?
Does he mean that, as long as I show any signs of struggle, they'll use force on me?
He stood stubbornly on the ground, refusing to give in still.
The man lost his patience finally and signaled his henchmen behind him with his eyes. "We're running out of time; seize him!"
"Understood."
The few mercenaries behind him, all bulky and muscular in size, immediately circled the elder.
