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Mu Qu’s expression was unsightly. Inwardly, he felt suffocated.
Xue Chuang, who was still pinned firmly beneath Su Yi’s feet, couldn’t help but shout, “What are you hesitating for!? Hurry up and agree! It’s just a few external treasures. What do they matter compared to my life?”
Mu Qu’s face stiffened, but in the end, he agreed. Before long, he and Xue Chuang had both obediently offered Su Yi every treasure they had on them.
Once he’d been released, Xue Chuang wiped the blood from his face and sighed. “That’s much better!”
The crowd didn’t know what to say.
Mu Qu, however, felt deeply ashamed. You took such a brutal beating, and you almost died in the process. How can you call that ‘better’?
Su Yi looked at him in surprise. “You don’t hate me?”
“I feel hatred, yes,” said Xue Chuang. “But what I hate is my own weakness! Taking a beating isn’t a bad thing. It’s a chance to temper my heart and realize the gap between us, and that’s a precious thing indeed.”
Many of the onlookers were flabbergasted. Did he get beaten into a masochist?
“My clan ancestor always says that I need a good beating. To me, suffering is a blessing. He said that so long as I survive, no matter how badly I lose, I’ll enjoy good fortune in equal measure....
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