Chapter 488: That's just how the jianghu is [7 more]

On a meteorite about 10,000 kilometers outside the Saint Flame Island Planet.

A group of nearly a hundred women gathered together, anxiously waiting.

A blue light flashed and arrived, turning into the figures of He Er Na and Xiao Feng.

"Island Master!"

"Island Master, wuu wuu wuu~"

"We are finally saved, thank you Island Master for coming to save us~"

"Those bastards from Saint Flame Island all deserve to die!"

These women were all young in appearance; upon seeing He Er Na arrive, they each came forward, some crying, some cursing.

Xiao Feng glanced and saw that all of them were female, with not a single male among them.

Moreover, their levels were not high either; basically all were between levels 200 and 300, with only four gods above level 300.

"Stop crying, stop crying, everyone is safe, we'll go home right away." He Er Na saw the children beside her being bullied, her mood also not improving, she hurried to comfort each one.

A lower god woman named Bu Bu stepped forward and cried out: "Island Master, that demon Red Horn King is too cruel; many sisters refused to be his slaves, torn to pieces, simply... simply... wuu wuu wuu~"

"Big Sister Bei Ni, to protect us, was tortured by him for three full days; even after death he wouldn't let go, and, and..."

The women wept, pouring out their grievances.

Xiao Feng also felt furious upon hearing this.

But the events had already happened; he couldn't change anything.

Killing the Red Horn King and avenging them, all that remained was to bring them home, nurse them well, and gradually ease that fear.

"Let's go home, we'll head back now."

With so many people crying, He Er Na didn't know how to comfort them.

But she is the master of Wind Spirit Island and the spiritual pillar in everyone's hearts; she cannot do nothing. She can only suppress her own sorrow and grief, first bringing them home.

Releasing wind divine power, she carried everyone and flew toward Wind Spirit Island.

Carrying so many people, her speed became much slower than before, and her consumption increased greatly.

However, with the recovery medicine and divine power crystals given by Xiao Feng, her divine origin power is inexhaustible.

On the way back, the women were still weeping.

Some people felt a bit better and began to clearly recount to He Er Na what happened after they were captured.

These people were originally civilians mining resources on the Black Stone Continent.

Thirteen days ago, the resource point on the Black Stone Continent was attacked; many people from Wind Spirit Island were killed, especially the male members, not a single survivor left.

They were captured and taken to Saint Flame Island, where they suffered abuse.

Fortunately, the duration was short, so the number of victims was relatively low; most of the women here were merely frightened and not persecuted by the Red Horn King.

However, in the whole incident, the number of those killed exceeded 500, and the losses were severe.

He Er Na comforted them, and in passing said what she had just mentioned.

In just over an hour earlier, she had cleansed the entire Saint Flame Island.

She killed the dozen or so lower gods scattered on the island, as well as over two thousand non-divine beings who served Red Horn King and others.

Adding the members completely purged by Xiao Feng's two forbidden spells, Saint Flame Island had over 3,000 people, with not a single survivor.

Upon hearing this news, the women felt somewhat relieved; some said the people of Saint Flame Island deserved it, while others felt they had finally gotten revenge and justice had prevailed.

Xiao Feng listened from the side, feeling somewhat emotional.

In such matters, the ordinary civilians are the ones who end up unlucky no matter how they fight.

The civilians of both Saint Flame Island and Wind Spirit Island did nothing wrong; it was entirely the struggle of the top-tier deities that harmed them.

Although he kills without hesitation, he does not consider himself just.

Sometimes one can even clearly say he is also a bad person.

But there's nothing to be done; that's just how the jianghu is.

The game is a vast jianghu; grudges and grievances cannot be clearly sorted out, and right and wrong hold little meaning.

Xiao Feng's body still ached terribly, as if his internal organs had been crushed.

Earlier, while tallying the spoils, his attention being diverted made it a bit better; now, idle, he felt his body wasn't even his own, the pain making him want to lie down and roll around.

Remembering that He Er Na had taken a Saint Yuan Pill earlier to reduce pain, he took one for himself.

The Saint Yuan Pill is a medicine for treating injuries of god-level powerhouses; it is also useful for this kind of physical trauma.

After taking it, he indeed felt much better.

After waiting for the medicine's one-minute cooldown to end, Xiao Feng took another pill, a potent divine heal pill.

The pain inside him eased again, finally making it bearable.

Seeing him frown, He Er Na moved close to help massage his wounds.

At this moment, the women of Wind Spirit Island also noticed Xiao Feng and couldn't help asking: "Island Master, who is this male god? We've never seen him before."

The two words "male god" made Xiao Feng feel delighted, instantly reducing his pain by 80%.

Following the sound, he saw that the speaker was precisely that lower god, Bu Bu.

This girl is promising material; her eyesight is quite good! The key is her sweet mouth!

He Er Na introduced: "He's called Xiao Feng, an adventurer and also my... contract master. You can also call him Island Master from now on; in Wind Spirit Island, his status equals mine."

As soon as she said that, the surroundings immediately erupted with a series of exclamations.

"What?"

"Contract Master?"

"Island Master, are you sleepwalking?"

They couldn't believe that the goddess Island Master they revered as supreme would actually become someone else's contract slave.

Master-servant contract……that's something extremely humiliating, big

Most people would rather die than sign such a contract!

But their most respected island master actually signed a contract with a mid-tier god-level adventurer!

This is too shocking; they can't accept it.

He Er Na had already anticipated their reaction and wasn't surprised; she then said: "The master is very powerful; just now, thanks to him, I was able to rescue you all. The Red Horn King was killed by him, he also slew the bloodthirsty demon god of the lower realm, defeated a king‑level powerhouse. Moreover, he is a very kind person, helping Dai Ni Si complete the Ancestral God's trial, giving me many precious divine artifacts and secret refinement techniques. From now on we also have secret refinement techniques, and everyone's strength can increase..."

She said a lot; in short, she kept praising Xiao Feng, hoping the women would accept him.

But some preconceived notions are not easily shaken; her own image and the gap with the master‑servant contract make it really hard for people to accept this fact.

Even a 260‑level little girl stepped forward, pointing at Xiao Feng and shouting: "You big bastard, are you threatening the island master with Dai Ni Si's younger sister to force her into signing the master‑servant contract? You'd better cancel the contract right now, or nobody on Wind Spirit Island will let you off!"

This attitude completely disregards life and death, and they aren't even afraid of being beaten to death by Xiao Feng, this "big villain".

Xiao Feng didn't get angry; he just thought this little girl… is surprisingly clever!

Because what she said is exactly the truth; if it weren't for Dai Ni Si, He Er Na would certainly rather die than sign a master‑servant contract with him.

But so what?

Aren't they all his people now?

It doesn't matter how the process went; as long as the outcome is good, that's fine!

Facing a group of fearless Wind Spirit Island women, he gave a wicked smile and said: "Your island master is already my contract servant now; I suppose you don't want her to die, do you? To keep her alive, you'd better show me some respect, otherwise if I change my mind, she's done for~"

"Damn it!"

"Ahhh, disgusting big bastard!"

"I'll fight you to the end!"

These women were all fuming, wanting to duel Xiao Feng.

Unfortunately, under He Er Na's divine power control, they couldn't even get close to him.

Xiao Feng grew more smug, laughing: "Shout all you want; the louder you yell, the angrier I get, and if I get angry I might strip your island master's equipment bare and humiliate her in front of you."

As soon as he said that, everyone fell silent.

Death isn't scary; what's scary is being humiliated.

Even worse, having the person you hold in highest esteem insulted right before your eyes!

Xiao Feng, this great demon, had grasped their weakness, so they dared not resist.

He Er Na saw the situation, felt somewhat helpless but also thought it rather amusing, as it could ease the fear they had endured on Holy Flame Island, so she offered no explanation.

A group of people, under her leadership, flew in an orderly manner toward Wind Spirit Island.

(End of chapter)