The night seemed to be shrouded in a layer of eerie gauze, and the woman's singing became more and more oppressive.
In the hall, Xu Zimei smiled at Ministry Councillor Hu, then drew the Tyrant Shadow from behind his back and stabbed himself in the abdomen.
As the Curved Blade entered his body, there was no gush of blood as imagined; instead, Xu Zimei's entire body became illusory.
Xiao Guizi and his two companions exchanged glances, each swallowing hard.
"It's just suicide, what is there to be afraid of," Lin Ruhu blurted out, and with that, he also took a knife and drove it into his own belly.
Seeing this, Ministry Councillor Hu and Xiao Guizi nodded at each other, then clenched their teeth and made the same move with their knives.
The bodies of the four men lay quietly in the hall, the night growing thicker, the dim light from the nearby lamp beginning to flicker.
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