Chapter 457: Purpose

"I know, I can feel it, you are a good person!"

Watching Shen Yu gradually approach her, Xue Sha did not show any panic; her clear eyes seemed to reveal infinite trust.

There was no connection between them; a single sentence was by no means enough to make someone produce such trust.

Either this little girl was a master of acting, or she was capable of distinguishing good from evil, or even capable of perceiving the inner heart, such that she could perceive the good and evil even of a powerhouse like Shen Yu.

If it were the latter, then the power within the little girl was quite extraordinary.

"Hero, I know you are a very strong powerhouse. Except for Brother Dong, I have never felt such powerful strength before."

"The power inside you tells me you are a good person, I want to ask you to help me."

Looking straight at Shen Yu with her head raised, Xue Sha's face flushed, and she gathered her courage to beg Shen Yu.

She had never perceived such powerful strength before, so powerful that it even gave her an urge to flee immediately; this was a feeling she hadn't had for a long time.

Yet, deep in her heart, another voice seemed to be telling her that the person before her was a good person, that she didn't need to run, and that she couldn't run away anyway.

Two contradictory feelings were constantly struggling within her, but at the thought of Brother Dong being locked in the jail, she suddenly surged with infinite courage.

Perhaps to her, Shen Yu was the last straw she could grasp, and no matter what, she wanted to try.

Regardless of whether the other party was willing to help, it certainly wouldn't be worse than the current situation.

"You!" Opening his mouth slightly, under the gaze of the young girl, Shen Yu even had a feeling of being spied upon.

The power within this little girl probably not only allowed her to distinguish good from evil but had endowed her with super-strong perception, to the point where even he could be probed; this power was not only strange but absolutely strong as hell.

"Hero, can you help Brother Dong? He is a good person, I beg you!"

"If no one helps him, he will definitely collapse, and when that time comes, everyone will die; no one will be able to stop him!"

While speaking, Xue Sha plopped onto the ground and kowtowed to Shen Yu incessantly.

Shen Yu could feel her kindness, and could also clearly feel her anxiety; Shen Yu even had an illusion that this little girl was not only asking him to help Dong Yu, but was also helping those people who spurned and complained about her.

Her worry and anxiety were not just for Dong Yu alone, but also for more people.

"Get up first!" Helping Xue Sha up, Shen Yu couldn't help but ask, "You just said he would kill people, that he would kill everyone?"

"Yes." Nodding, Xue Sha did not hide anything from the Shen Yu before her.

When dealing with such a powerhouse, concealment was the most foolish behavior. She also hoped that Shen Yu could understand all of this, and only then would he be willing to take action.

Moreover, the voice in her heart told her that the person before her was worth trusting, which was also the reason why Xue Sha dared to try to seek help. At the very least, up until now, her perception had never been wrong.

"Hero, inside Brother Dong's body there is an extremely powerful force; Brother Dong is suppressing it every moment, but now, now..."

Speaking to this point, Xue Sha seemed to recall some sad matter again, and couldn't help but lower her head and sob softly; she looked at the surrounding crowd with tears in her eyes.

However, in the eyes of this young girl, there was no resentment, only grievance, and it was more like she hated her own incompetence.

"I grew up with Brother Dong since we were children; from the time we met, Brother Dong had already started helping others as much as he could, and for over a dozen years, it has never ceased."

"I used to be curious why this was, and later Brother Dong told me that the smiling faces and words of thanks from those he had helped would become the strength for him to guard."

"Even if he didn't receive thanks, doing so could still bring him peace of mind. Peace of mind leads to a calm heart, and a calm heart is without flaws, which is the only way to suppress the power within his heart."

"I didn't understand these words before, and Brother Dong told me that all of this was to suppress the power within his body. Until later, I understood."

While speaking, she gently pressed her own chest, where a heat as scorching as the sun lingered, constantly nourishing her body.

This kind of energy gave her a different World; her eyes seemed to be able to see a side that others could not see, including the power that Brother Dong had once said he had always been suppressing within his body.

Unlike her own, the power within Dong Yu was filled with evil; if the power within her was sunlight, then the power within him was like a pitch-black, bottomless abyss.

And Dong Yu himself was the lid sealing the abyss, and now this lid had been pried open.

Once the lid was completely removed, this terrifying power like an abyss would surge forth and devour every life it could devour.

"I seem to understand!" Listening to the little girl before him recount the previous events, Shen Yu basically understood the cause and effect.

That Dong Yu had probably known since childhood that there was a terrifying power lurking within his body, and had been struggling against this power all along.

Including his willingness to help others, his optimism, and so on, it was actually a method of strengthening his conviction and encouraging himself to constantly suppress the power stirring within his body.

In the little girl's words, this Dong Yu had been helpful to others since childhood, was upright and honorable, and was praised by everyone.

Moreover, he was extremely enthusiastic; whoever had any trouble would come to him for help. In daily life, everyone received his kindness, and anyone would praise him a couple of times.

Until some time ago, a scholar received help from Dong Yu and wanted to give his own belongings to Dong Yu as a reward.

And Dong Yu, who had always been helpful without seeking reward, naturally refused to accept it; during the tug-of-war, the scholar's family heirloom actually fell from Dong Yu's person.

Afterwards, all kinds of rumors spread like wildfire at an extremely fast speed.

For a time, too many people who had received Dong Yu's kindness were recalling whether they had also lost something after being helped by him back then.

More and more things were forcibly pinned on Dong Yu, leaving him with no way to defend himself, and he was fundamentally unable to defend himself.

The gratitude of the past turned into the suspicion of today; behind his back, one could always hear many people whispering, and those eyes full of wariness pierced through his already cold heart like sharp blades.

Everyone was pointing fingers at him; they forgot the care Dong Yu had shown them in the past, and forgot the kindness he had shown them before.

They only remembered that the Dong Yu before them was a thief; under the pressure of public opinion, even if he wasn't, he already was.

Gradually, Dong Yu was ostracized and treated with hostility by everyone. The marriage that had been arranged was also called off by the other party; everything seemed to collapse overnight.

It was not that no one raised objections, but people stubbornly believed what they saw; even if they knew later that they might be wrong, they would die before they would change their minds.

Admitting a mistake is easy to say, but hard to do.

And then, finally, on one night, more than a dozen families who had previously lost property joined together to go to Dong Yu to demand an explanation.

In their view, whether it was actually done by Dong Yu was no longer important; under the pressure of public opinion, then naturally and logically, it was done by him.

Their things were lost, so someone had to compensate them; why not seize such a good opportunity when it was placed right in front of them?

Even among these people, some had not lost anything at all in their homes and were merely going with the idea of taking advantage.

The kindness of the past had long since vanished in the gossip of the crowd; the human heart, in the end, cannot withstand even the slightest test.

As a result, all those dozen or so people who went to Dong Yu to demand an explanation were killed; whether this matter was done by Dong Yu, no one knew, but in everyone's eyes, it was as obvious as a louse on a bald man's head.

Everyone felt that it was his handiwork, so naturally, it must have been done by Dong Yu. Even if the facts were not so, if everyone said it was, then it could only be so. Therefore, Dong Yu being caught and killed was something that brought great satisfaction to the people.

Just like that, Dong Yu was passively turned into a villain, yet he was not a pure villain, which is why he was caught, and even on the verge of being judged and beheaded.

Otherwise, if it were truly as Xue Sha said, there is a terrifying power hidden within Dong Yu, unfathomably strong and tyrannical.

And once this power erupts, few people could escape unscathed while by his side, let alone capture him.

Once Dong Yu cannot withstand all of this and his heart collapses, the power hidden within him will erupt, and everyone will have the possibility of being swallowed.

Thinking about it is truly laughable; some people try their best to control themselves, not letting themselves collapse.

Yet some people are oblivious, currently regarding those who protect them as enemies, pushing themselves step by step into the abyss.