Xiahou Chi gave up struggling, gave up running away.
After all, escape was futile, and moreover, his very action of 'escaping' was only because he didn't want to die a painful death within the sect.
But now, even though he was in pain, he was not going to die, so there was no point in creating problems for himself unnecessarily.
Especially since Big Senior Brother did not blame him for running away, the second senior brother and the others were not so forgiving, and they had given him a severe lesson that day.
As Xiahou Chi was being beaten, he stealthily observed their expressions.
There was worry, there was fear, but they dared not truly strike a killing blow.
This convinced Xiahou Chi that they were hiding something, particularly the tactics of the third senior brother and Wang Hu, which he found all too familiar.
These two had been of the same profession!
They were not good people before either!
Xiahou Chi realized...
