Urban Super Medical Saint

"Since that's the case, there's no need to keep him alive!" Ge Dongxu said coldly.

As soon as Ge Dongxu's words ended, the palm leaves entwining Suo Meng immediately tightened fiercely.

"No... No..." Suo Meng's face turned red as he cried out, but soon he was silenced.

Following that, the palm leaves loosened, and with a "thump," Suo Meng crashed onto the ground from above. Fortunately, it was soft earth; his head did not burst open like a watermelon, but seeing him lying motionless, he was unmistakably dead.

The courtyard was dead silent.

Even though they clearly knew that Ge Dongxu was on their side, cold sweat uncontrollably broke out on the foreheads of Jiang Baoming and the others, pouring down like rain.

A sense of urgency surged in their bladders.

At that moment, Jiang Baoming, who had just begun to take Ge Dongxu lightly in secret the night before, realized how naive and ignorant he was.

In front of such a person, though he was the Vice President of the Fourth Special District, if he wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as stepping on an ant! Ridiculous that they even fancied themselves as armed with guns, having soldiers, and having experienced gunfire and shrapnel, and did not take him seriously!

Ge Dongxu gazed at Suo Meng lying rigidly on the ground, his eyes clearly blank for a moment.

This wasn't his first time killing a person, but it was his first time witnessing himself taking a life. To say he felt nothing would be false.

However, strangely, though he seemed to have a mental block against killing someone like Liu Lihe, unable to do it, killing someone like Suo Meng was done decisively, with little reaction, and his eyes quickly regained calmness.

Perhaps it was because his body carried the blood of ancient prodigious individuals, or maybe the cultivation at such a young age had given him a much tougher heart than the average person, or perhaps he understood that to eliminate evil was to do good. Especially in the case of people like Suo Meng, if left alive, who knew how many more lives they would harm. So, in Ge Dongxu's eyes, a person like Suo Meng was perhaps more fittingly described as a beast than a human. Since he was a beast, not human, then killing should be swift and decisive!

In any event, Ge Dongxu's state of mind quickly returned to tranquility.

The palm fronds stretched out again, and the other branches did the same, releasing everyone, including Gan Lei.

To stimulate trees with techniques was, to a certain extent, a depletion of the trees' life force. A brief use of this force was negligible compared to the plants' far longer lifespans than humans—a mere drop in the ocean—but if kept up persistently, it might harm the trees' "Vital Energy."

Standing firm on the ground again, everyone's faces were pale, their legs weak, and even with their firearms lying at their feet, no one dared to bend down to pick them up. Everyone stood trembling, looking at Ge Dongxu, as if waiting for the King of Hell to pass judgment on them.

Gan Lei was no exception.

It's said Gan Lei had killed countless people in his lifetime, endured many life-and-death experiences, once was so spirited and disdainful of others, but now, seeing the old man lying at his feet equally terrified and pale, trembling throughout, he lost all his earlier arrogance and grandeur.

Because this old man was none other than Suo Meng, whose fearsome reputation and powerful mana were well-known in Shan State.

Gan Lei's expansion over the years was linked to Suo Meng's covert assassinations of several enemy leaders, and he had personally witnessed his methods.

But now, this wizard whom he had regarded as extremely powerful and honored as a national advisor was no different from an ant in front of this young man. He could be killed by him, without even a chance to fight back.
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"If I kill him, does Chairman Lin have the capability to control this region?" Ge Dongxu asked, seemingly indifferent to Gan Lei's presence, turning to Ouyang Murong at his side.

"No. If you kill Gan Lei and hand over this region to Chairman Lin, Gan Lei's subordinates will surely rise up in rebellion. What follows will likely be a fragmented and chaotic struggle for territory, ultimately harming the local populace. Moreover, neither the other factions in Shan State nor the governmental forces will sit by while Chairman Lin suddenly grows more powerful," Ouyang Murong pondered for a while before replying with a serious expression.

As a warlord, Gan Lei was certainly no fool. Hearing Ouyang Murong's words, his eyes, which had been filled with despair and fear, suddenly brightened. He quickly bowed to Ge Dongxu and pleaded, "Master Ge, Master Ge, please be magnanimous and spare my life. I promise I won't cause trouble or kill recklessly anymore. That Zhang Kaixuan and Ma La... it was not my intention to capture them. It was Suo Meng who took an interest in Ma La, saying she was born on an inauspicious day and if her resentment could be greatly provoked before killing her, a powerful vengeful ghost could be obtained. With proper cultivation, it could become a ghost soldier. I will have them both released immediately."

"What use is your promise to me? You should be promising the people you've killed and those who died because of you!" Ge Dongxu glanced at Gan Lei with disgust and said coldly.

"Yes, yes!" Gan Lei nodded repeatedly.

Seeing Gan Lei nodding over and over, Ge Dongxu's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

He had certainly intended to kill Gan Lei, but he could not disregard Ouyang Murong's words without careful consideration.

Ultimately, Ge Dongxu snorted coldly and said, "I can spare your miserable life, but you'll take a Blood Oath."

"Yes, yes, I'll take the Blood Oath," Gan Lei responded, visibly relieved and nodding repeatedly.

Seeing this, Ge Dongxu smiled coldly, pointed at Gan Lei's forehead, and shot a sharp burst of True Qi from his finger, causing blood to flow from Gan Lei's forehead. Ge Dongxu then made a grabbing motion in the air above Gan Lei's head, and the blood transformed into a hovering Blood Sphere in the air.

"Swear the Blood Oath as I dictate," Ge Dongxu instructed.

"Yes, yes, you say, you say," Gan Lei nodded repeatedly, not daring to wipe the blood from his forehead.

Thus Ge Dongxu stipulated the oath, including provisions such as not killing innocents without cause and gradually eradicating drugs, among others. Of course, the punishment for breaking the oath was severe: not only would he suffer torture for seven days and nights, but his soul would also endure endless torment after death.

Gan Lei, eager to save his life, had no choice but to take the oath.

As soon as he completed the oath, the Blood Sphere in the air transformed into two ancient characters. One was taken by Ge Dongxu's hand and vanished without a trace, its destination unknown, and the other landed on Gan Lei's forehead, also disappearing into nothingness.

"Even though you've taken the Blood Oath, for the crimes you've committed, you'll still endure living punishment!" After securing Gan Lei's Blood Oath, Ge Dongxu spoke coldly, suddenly forming a spell with his hand, with the ancient character faintly appearing on his palm.

All at once, Gan Lei began writhing on the ground, his facial muscles contorted with pain, his mouth agape as if wanting to scream, yet he was unable to make a sound. His extreme agony was so unsettling that not only were Zhang Yaku and his brothers taken aback, but even Jiang Baoming, accustomed to witnessing torture, felt chills run down his spine.

Ge Dongxu paid no attention to Gan Lei rolling on the floor and turned to the officer who had led them in, saying, "Bring Zhang Kaixuan and Ma La here."

As he spoke, Ge Dongxu tapped the officer several times and continued, "If you don't want to end up writhing on the ground and dying like Gan Lei, you might want to consider fleeing or trying some other trick."

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare," the officer shivered all over and hurriedly replied.

"Go," Ge Dongxu said coldly, without giving Gan Lei another look.

If it hadn't been to prevent this land from falling into war once again, Ge Dongxu would have killed Gan Lei on the spot. Now, although he had spared him, how could he possibly let him off so easily?