Almost at the moment Shen Tang was attacked, Xiao Jin instantly transformed into his true form, a black panther, and charged forward like lightning, knocking the assailant to the ground.
His sharp claws glowing with icy coldness, firmly suppressing the beastmanâs neck.
His golden beast eyes were filled with cold violence, his voice low and dangerously threatening,
"Seeking death!"
He was about to swing his claws to end the personâs life.
Shen Tang quickly got up from the ground and stopped him, "Wait, donât kill him yet!"
Xiao Jin halted his actions, his cold beast eyes looked at her in confusion, "This beastman wants to kill you, why spare him?"
Shen Tang looked at the young beastman being restrained by Xiao Jin, appearing just around adulthood, with very noticeable short orange hair, a tall and slender build, handsome features, good talent, and strength at the fourth rank.
But at this moment, his eyes were filled with red blood veins, looking at Shen Tang with eyes full of hatred and anger, forcefully making his face appear twisted and terrifying, blood on the corner of his lips, his smile carried a hint of madness, "If you have guts, just kill me, otherwise when my sentence is over, Iâll kill you sooner or later!"
Shen Tangâs heart skipped a beat, cursing inwardly: the mess left by the original owner is truly sinful!
For all the sins she had committed before, assassins couldnât kill them all.
Constantly being on guard is not a solution, Shen Tang needs to find an opportunity to completely change this group of beastmenâs impression of her.
Shen Tang forced out a somewhat gentle smile, "May I know why you hate me so much?"
The young beastman spat viciously, cursing angrily, "You bitch dare still to ask, if it werenât for you, Shahtou City wouldnât have been breached by the rebel army!"
"Our family wouldnât have scattered, fleeing to other places, life or death unknown!"
In the beastmanâs curses, Shen Tang sorted out the eventsâ causes.
His homeland Shahtou City was secretly sabotaged by the original owner and breached by the rebel army.
The family had to flee to other places to avoid the chaos, relatives died in the conflict, scattered who were scattered.
His beast father lost a leg in the conflict, and within two years, he died of depression.
And his beast mother got sick on the road and from then on was bedridden, critically ill.
The beastmen present all showed sympathy, if their families were destroyed, they would certainly also have a murderous intent.
Many detainees looked at Shen Tang with hidden anger, if it werenât for Xiao Jin and the City Lord being present, they would have pounced on her and torn her to pieces!
Shen Tangâs scalp felt numb, feeling a prick on her back.
She took a deep breath, looking at the orange-haired beastman suppressed on the ground, and said sternly, "Did you consider what would happen if you failed by recklessly charging forward? Assassinating a female is a serious crime. Regardless of what I did before, just with this charge, you could end up on death row."
The beastman coldly laughed, "Death is death, Iâm not afraid, as long as I get a chance to drag you to hell, itâs worth it!"
Ha, heâs spirited and temperamental.
Shen Tangâs smile slightly waned, speaking coldly,
"Have you thought about what will happen to your bedridden, seriously ill beast mother after you die?"
The beastmanâs expression froze for a moment, his face turning ashen, gritting his teeth tightly, the veins on his neck bulging.
"If you dare harm my beast mother, I wonât let you off, even in the grave!"
He seemed ready to fight desperately, Xiao Jinâs face turned sullen, claws harshly clamped down on him, scratching several bloody marks on his chest and neck, flesh torn.
His voice low and violent, "Move again, Iâll kill you now!"
The beastman dared not move, showing humiliation and anger, heart filled with towering hatred.
Shen Tang walked up to him, solemnly saying, "The past is my fault, I apologize to you here, and to all the beastmen I hurt."
The orange-haired beastman was stunned, completely unexpected for her to apologize.
The crowd fell silent for a moment.
Soon, someone sneered, "Ha, now she knows to apologize, so hypocritical! Those who died canât come back, what good is an apology?"
"If she really knew her mistakes, she wouldnât have done those filthy things back then."
"A dog canât change its ways, I think this wicked female is just scared of being assassinated, intentionally saying this, how detestable her false face is."
"Exactly, anyone can say those high-sounding platitudes."
"So hypocritical and disgusting!"
"..."
Shen Li heard the crowdâs whispers, the curses grew nastier, he frowned slightly, turning his head to look at Shen Tang.
Only to find her expression unchanged, as if long used to the abuse.
Shen Tang said, "The harm from the past canât be undone, but Iâm willing to make every effort to compensate."
"Ha, compensate? What can you do?" The orange-haired beastman sneered.
Shen Tang said, "I can treat your beast motherâs ailment."
The orange-haired beastman was taken aback, furrowing his brows, angrily said, "Imperial City doctors are at their witâs end, what can you, a female, do?"
Shen Tang suppressed her displeasure, coldly said, "If I can save your beast mother, will you agree to one of my conditions?"
The orange-haired beastman obviously didnât believe her, but seeing her so confidently swept him away, instinctively asked, "What condition?"
Shen Tang said slowly,
"Sell your life to me."
As soon as these words came out, the whole venue fell into dead silence, pin-drop audible.
The orange-haired beastman was dumbfounded, even forgotten to struggle, eyes filled with amazement.
Shen Tang provocatively looked at him, "Well? Do you dare agree?"
The beastman regained his composure, staring deeply at her, voice squeezed from between clenched teeth, "Alright, as long as you can save my beast mother, my worthless life is yours, loyal forever, never to betray!"
He didnât believe Shen Tang would genuinely save anyone, nor did he believe she had the ability.
He wanted to see how this boastful wicked female would cover this lie!
But the next scene stunned him.
Shen Tang smiled and spoke a few words with the City Lord, who then ordered to bring his bedridden beast mother to the square.
The beastmanâs eyes were bloodshot, roaring, "I did this, it has nothing to do with my beast mother!"
The beastmen present showed sadness, recalling Shen Tangâs past cruel acts against beastmen, definitely wanting to use his beast mother to torment him for revenge.
But unexpectedly in the next second, Shen Tang stepped forward, her palm emitting a gentle green light.
The crowd perked up.
Beastmen near her faintly felt the gentle power, full of vitality.
The skin-and-bones, barely clinging to life old femaleâs body slowly restored at a visible rate.
Her pale thin face flushed with color, with the beastmenâs support, she could actually get up and walk.
The old beast mother didnât know what happened, felt her body improve with joy, seeing her son pinned to the ground, looking miserable, she exclaimed, "Xiaoâer, whatâs happened to you? Whatâs going on?"