Chapter 2584: As Long as You Live, There is Still Hope
Zhong Yingxue and the others finally understood—no matter where he was, no matter how harsh the conditions, Jiangnan was the kind of person who could thrive and climb to the top of the food chain!
After only about three months of incarceration, he had become the boss of the prison, his reputation still firmly remembered even after being away for so long?
It just showed how much of a tyrant Jiangnan really was!
Wang Youzhi raised an eyebrow and said:
(๑◔◡◔ิ)"Big Dung? How's the Knock-Luo-Clock Plan going? Have you been slacking off while we were away?"
Chong Dage's face curled into a sinister smile.
(๑מּ,ൠמּ)"How could I let that slide? Otherwise, why would I have stayed behind? I beat them three times a day, six hours each time! Every day, every night!"
Jiangnan frowned immediately upon hearing this.
(｡･ˇ～ˇ･)"Hmm? Only six hours per beating? What about the rest of the time? You weren't slacking off, were you?"
Chong Feiyu and the others almost spat out a mouthful of blood at that!
Was he calling that slacking? He wanted it to be nonstop?
Chong Dage swallowed hard.
(๑מּ,﹏מּ)"Boss Boss! You're something else. You're even more ruthless than me! But we have to leave them time to recover from their injuries!"
"During that time, they also have to clean the toilets, mop the floors, wash the dishes, and take out the trash. Most importantly, they have to serve the Big Brother and Big Sister. Six hours of beating per session is already the limit..."
Jiangnan shuddered violently. Doing chores was one thing, but serving the Big Brother and Big Sister?
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧"Da Zhi~ You're ruthless! You're really ruthless!"
Chong Dage glared: (๑מּ益מּ)"Wh... what are you saying? Did you get the name wrong?"
Wang Youzhi: (ꐦ¯͒◡¯͒ꐦ)
Jiangnan shivered. With his intuition, he instantly teleported far away from Wang Youzhi!
Wang Youzhi smiled amiably: (⌒◡⌒;)"Little brother~ You're a grown man now. How could you get a name wrong? Don't make that mistake again, okay~"
Jiangnan: (•́ω•̀٥)"Slip of the tongue... slip of the tongue..."
Black God wouldn't admit it no matter what!
Wang Youzhi waved his hand: "Hurry up and take us to see them?"
The group swarmed toward the kitchen.
There, at the dishwashing station, Xing Luo and Karl stood side by side. Both were swollen to ten times their normal size, their eyes barely able to open. Their bodies were wrapped in bandages made from torn bedsheets.
Tears flowed like a faucet, washing the dishes with their tears!
Karl whimpered:
(#༎ຶ)3(༎ຶ#)"Lord Xing Luo, let's just die. I can't take it anymore! That Big Brother is way too hard to serve!"
Xing Luo sobbed:
(#ཀ)3(ཀ#)"Keep your voice down! Haven't we tried suicide before? We can't even die. Do you think they'd let us die? Hard to serve Big Brother?"
"Want to switch? That Big Sister is even more of a beast. I... ugh—"
Karl cried: (#꒦ິ)3(꒦ີ#)"Don't talk about it. Hurry up and wash. The evening beating is about to start, and we haven't scrubbed the toilets yet..."
Xing Luo gritted his teeth:
(#థ)益(థ#)"We still have over two hundred years to go. I... wuwuwu... When will Lord Di Chou come to save us?"
Just then, they noticed a huge crowd of prisoners surging toward the entrance.
Xing Luo was stunned, his face full of bitterness:
(#˃̣̣̥᷄)3(˂̣̣̥᷅#)"It's not time yet! Why are they so early today?"
Instinctively, he and Karl crouched down with their heads on the ground.
Chong Dage said: "Right here, Boss Boss!"
Xing Luo and Karl's eyes went wide with shock. Boss Boss?
Then the prisoners parted, and Jiangnan stepped through the crowd, standing at the doorway, looking at them.
Xing Luo and Karl's pupils contracted violently. They were instantly overwhelmed by fear, trembling uncontrollably, letting out unintelligible screams. They scrambled backward until they were pressed into the corner.
୧(恐༎ຶ口༎ຶ(ಥ益ಥ惧)୨
"Jiang... Jiangnan?"
Jiangnan was back? What had happened out there?
But no matter what happened outside, it had nothing to do with them. They only knew that the nightmare had never ended.
Jiangnan smiled warmly: (๑⌒◡⌒)"Don't panic... I just came back to check on you. Seeing that you're both alive puts my mind at ease. Seems like you've been having a wonderful time wishing you were dead~"
Xing Luo: !!!
This was his only chance!
He threw himself at Jiangnan, grabbing his leg, crying and sobbing uncontrollably.
(#)ཀ口ཀ)ﾉ"Please! I beg you! Let us die! Give us a chance to die! We can't threaten you anymore!"
"When dealing with enemies, you should uproot them completely! Kill me! Kill me!"
Karl also rushed over, grabbing Jiangnan's other leg and begging for death.
All they wanted now was to die.
But Jiangnan remained unmoved, staring coldly at them.
Xia Yao and Qian Benying were utterly stunned.
So this was the Knock-Luo-Clock plan? Good heavens!
They had almost forgotten that Xing Luo and Karl had taken the blame for the Bose Clan and been locked up in Ming He Death Prison.
They could still recall Karl's arrogance as the Star of Gods on Lan Xing, and Xing Luo's haughtiness as the Saint Star Lord in the Starry Sky. Now they knelt before Jiangnan, begging for death. Everything had been shattered.
Jiangnan said flatly: (￢_￢)"Die? On what grounds? It hasn't even been that long. Can't endure it anymore? If I let you die so easily..."
"Would that be fair to the half of humanity that died in the World Purification Plan? To the countless predecessors who charged forward and died generously over three thousand years?"
"Some things... can't be forgotten. Keep living well~ As long as you live, there's still a chance to turn things around, isn't there?"
"Indeed, you're right. Uprooting the enemy is the right way. But that's for enemies. You two right now, even at your peak, can't withstand a single blow from me. You've fallen too far behind. You're no longer worthy of being my enemies..."
Xing Luo and Karl were filled with despair. They stopped struggling, lying on the ground with hollow eyes.
Jiangnan turned coldly: "Don't die. Maybe one day you'll return to the Starry Sky. When that happens, you'll witness the changes of this Starry Sky with your own eyes!"
"I'll give you a brand new world. Then you'll see how the ants you once trampled underfoot have grown into colossal monsters!"
With that, he turned and left. Jiangnan couldn't even be bothered to kill them now. Let them continue suffering in Ming He Death Prison.
Qing Ke, however, was shocked. Were those two fat balls the Bose bodies? The Starry Sky overlords?
Even though she usually kept a low profile, she recognized the former Saint Star Lord Xing Luo and Karl. They were once influential figures in the Starry Sky. Now they were reduced to this miserable state? Beaten until they didn't even look like Bose anymore?
Was this the fate of those who opposed the Jiang Devil?
Looking at Xing Luo and Karl, Qing Ke felt as if she were seeing her own future.
˚‧º·(˚˃̣̣̥᷄⌂˂̣̣̥᷅)‧º·˚"Waaah—"
Qing Ke burst into tears and plopped down on her knees.
Everyone was startled by her sudden outburst.
No one had hit her. What was she crying about?
Qing Ke shuffled on her knees straight to Jiangnan, hugged his leg, and wailed.
(っᵒ̴̶̷̥́口ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀)っ"Waaah—Qing Ke will definitely listen to you from now on. I'll do whatever you say, no arguments! Please don't beat me into the same state as those two, okay?"
"I was wrong! I really didn't mean to lose at rock-paper-scissors earlier. Can you forgive me? Please, please—"
Jiangnan: (•́ω•̀٥)"What are you crying about? I never said I was going to hit you. Get up! Now! There are so many people. Aren't you embarrassed?"
"I told you before, I wasn't angry with you!"
Qing Ke shook her head and cried:
(꒦ິ口꒦ີོ≡ོ꒦ິ口꒦ີ)"No~ If you don't forgive me, I won't get up! You must have brought me here to see them to intimidate me! Knock-Luo to Shake-Ke—wuwuwu!"
Wu Liang wiped his forehead, sweating profusely:
(。乛﹏乛。٥)"She... she scared herself into crying? Brother Nan is way too brutal, isn't he?"
Jiangnan pulled Qing Ke up from the ground, rolled his eyes, and said impatiently:
(꒪ั～꒪ั*)"I told you, I'm not angry with you! Get up now! If you keep crying, I really will knock on your skull, okay?"
"As long as you behave and perform well in the future, of course you won't get punished!"
Qing Ke sniffled and wiped her tears:
(ᵒ̴̶̷̥﹏กོ̀)"Mm~ I... I will definitely perform well. I won't let you down!"
Even Youming found it hard to look at Xing Luo and Karl. Look how scared they made the poor girl? She was trembling!
Beating those two Bose like this would make it impossible to explain to the Sacred Law Council. The Netherworld Race had completely boarded Jiangnan's pirate ship.
Chong Dage grinned:
(๑מּ,ൠמּ)"Boss Boss~ During this time, I've scouted quite a few good prospects in Ming He Death Prison—people of good character and ability. About eight to ten thousand of them."
"Should we take them out this time to expand the Bully Gang's scale?"
Jiangnan was taken aback. Good heavens, Dage hadn't been idle during this time!
He'd turned himself into a prisoner-training instructor, taking over the Bully Gang's recruitment?
The moment this was mentioned, the prisoners present erupted in excitement!
As long as they reformed, turned over a new leaf, and mended their ways, they had a chance to join the Bully Gang and be taken out of prison. The atmosphere in the Death Prison was incredibly positive!
Cheers erupted immediately!
٩(ŏ口ŏ*)و"Boss Nan Shen! Lead us in another prison break! We brothers will follow you to the end! We're with you for life!"
Jiangnan grinned. "Then let's—"
Youming quickly reached out: (٥ŏ口≠)ﾂ"Hold on, hold on! Another break? Do you want me to survive or not? Ming He Death Prison is practically becoming your boot camp!"
"I can't pull off another act with you! If the Sacred Law Council finds out I did this twice, the Netherworld Race is done for!"
"The gloves haven't come off yet. We can't do this!"
Jiangnan frowned. That was a problem. The timing wasn't right to take them out now.
He would have to wait until the cards were on the table, then pull them out. By then, the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle would see the Bully Gang expanded with new recruits, and they'd definitely shine!
Jiangnan grinned:
(≖⇀≖๑)"Brothers, don't rush. The time isn't right yet. For now, train hard in Ming He Death Prison and prepare actively!"
"When the time comes, Big Brother will lead you out of the Styx, eat scraps, drink leftovers, and dominate the Starry Sky!"
The scene was engulfed in enthusiastic cheers. Youming rubbed his forehead. What kind of mess had he gotten himself into?