I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 764 Can’t Kill
Zhou Qiucheng's words were like thunder, exploding in everyone's hearts. The people who were originally wavering began to gradually become firm in their hearts.

"This is a different time. Now the chief culprit Zhou Qiucheng is about to be executed, and my Dao needs more fellow Daoists to preach for me. If you are willing, this is your last chance to surrender." Chen Sanliang stood there, his figure as still as a mountain. "Things have come to this point, and I will not explain any more. If you surrender, your family members, young and old, and your disciples can all continue to live. If you resist stubbornly, today will be the day you die. Not only will you die, but even your family will disappear with you."

Chen Sanliang's voice was neither hot nor cold, but every word he uttered seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, making it hard for everyone to breathe.

Although the group of scholars in the field have some backbone, they are not many.

As Chen Sanliang finished speaking, someone finally couldn't stand the pressure anymore and knelt down to kowtow and surrender: "I have long heard of your great Dao and your teaching of all sentient beings. I have admired you for a long time. Today, I am overjoyed to hear the Dharma. I am willing to become your disciple and study the supreme Dharma with you."

As some people rushed to bow down, the rest of the people who were wavering suddenly panicked. No matter where you are, the first person to try something new will get the advantage.

Besides, now that a sword is at their necks, do they have any chance to resist?
The next moment, people began to kneel on the ground one after another. In an instant, a large group of people knelt down on the ground. Everyone started to shout, "We greet you, Master. We are willing to learn your great ways and become your disciples."

"Sir, your merits and virtues are immeasurable. Your virtues are comparable to the sun, moon and stars. I am willing to become your disciple and be your disciple!"

"Sir, you are so talented. I have the opportunity to become your disciple in this life. It is a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes. Please do not despise my stupidity and accept me as your disciple!"

……

A group of people knelt on the ground and kept flattering him. In an instant, the situation reversed. The two gangs who were originally shouting for war and killing actually became one group at this time, and the leader Zhou Qiucheng was completely deserted and isolated.

Zhang Chen, who was standing by, saw this funny scene and couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He thought to himself, "Sure enough, most of the loyal people are butchers, and most of the unfaithful people are scholars. Scholars are the most spineless and angry, because they are wise and good at seeking benefits and avoiding harm. For scholars, they have already understood that the country is just a form, with a new ruler... In the future, when I face scholars, I must be extremely careful and dare not be careless. If I get stabbed in the back one day, it will be bad."

"You...how could you do this!" Zhou Qiucheng spurted blood from his mouth, glaring at the scholar kneeling on the ground: "You are famous scholars known all over the world, but you actually did such a shameless thing. It's really unreasonable! You betrayed your loyalty and joined the enemy. What's the difference between you and beasts?"

"It is the instinct of animals to survive! We just want to survive. What does the conflict between camps have to do with us? No matter which camp we are in, we can live well. Why should we be buried with the human race? Why should we be buried with the city of Jinling?" A scholar began to refute Zhou Qiucheng's words.

"Yes, we just want to survive, what's wrong with us?"

"That's right. If you want to die and fulfill your own ideal, why do you have to drag us into this moral blackmail?"

"That's right, what does the life and death of those hundreds of millions of people have to do with us?"

"That's right. Those people are neither our relatives nor our good friends. What does their life or death have to do with us? Not to mention that they have nothing to do with us, even if they are relatives or friends who are related to us, as long as they are not our parents or children, they will be dead. What does it have to do with us?"

"Zhou Qiucheng, you can die peacefully! But don't hold us to your high moral standards!"

"That's right. We are not related at all. Why should we use your moral standards? Why should we listen to you? Are you my son? Do you want us to listen to you?"

……

Everyone was talking about it, and at this time everyone was pushing the wall down, constantly criticizing Zhou Qiucheng.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiucheng's body trembled with anger, and blood kept gushing out of his mouth. For a moment, he was choked by the blood and couldn't speak.

At this time, someone drew out the long sword from his waist, knelt down in front of Chen Sanliang, and expressed his loyalty to Chen Sanliang: "Old Ancestor, I am willing to personally chop off Zhou Qiucheng's dog head and pacify Jinling City for you."

The others who were kneeling on the ground looked at the flatterer and couldn't help but secretly slap their thighs, secretly hating in their hearts: "Damn it, why didn't I think of gaining Chen Sanliang's trust by killing Zhou Qiucheng."

"Brother Wang, he is just a Zhou Qiucheng, why bother you to do it and dirty your hands? This matter should be done by me, I am not afraid of getting dirty!" Another person shamelessly came forward to compete for the opportunity to make merit and show his loyalty.

"Nonsense, it should be handed over to me!"

"Stop arguing. Chen Sanliang dared to go against you, sir. Killing him with one knife would be too easy for him. It would be better for everyone to give him a knife each and let him die among thousands of cuts." Someone else jumped out to show his loyalty.

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and looked at the person who spoke with fear. They didn't expect that this person was so vicious. For a moment, everyone was stunned, but the next moment, everyone reacted and said:

"What's the use of cutting him into pieces? I suggest burning him to death bit by bit." "It's too easy to burn him to death with fire, just let the bugs bite him to death!"

……

For a moment, everyone was talking about it, spewing out all kinds of vicious strategies, which made Zhang Chen, who was standing aside, stunned. Looking at the faces that were vying to flatter, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, Chen Sanliang waved his hand to stop everyone from talking, then looked at Zhou Qiucheng with a pair of eyes, and his voice was full of teasing: "Old Zhou, you said...tsk tsk...you said you...you are such a failure as a person."

"I have really broadened my horizons today. I finally know what it means to be shameless." Zhou Qiucheng gnashed his teeth in hatred, looking at Chen Sanliang with a dead face: "You human traitors will suffer retribution sooner or later."

Chen Sanliang shook his head when he heard this: "I don't know whether we will suffer retribution or not, I only know that you will suffer retribution soon. Have you thought about how you want to die?"

Zhou Qiucheng smiled coldly: "It's just a death, what's the big deal? Besides, my soul has been refined into the Linglong Tower, you can't kill me!"

"Can't kill you? Haha, drag him away to feed the dogs! If the great scholar's blood and essence are fed to dogs, it might enable the dog to awaken its intelligence and become a dog demon!" Chen Sanliang's voice was full of coldness.

Chen Sanliang wished to kill all the scholars in China.

Because all scholars in the world come from the academy, all scholars in the land of China are more or less inextricably linked to the academy. Chen Sanliang wishes to destroy everything related to the academy. If it were not for the fact that it was too troublesome to train disciples personally and the timeline was too long, and the demon race was difficult to educate, he would never have conquered the major academies of the human race.

How difficult is it to cultivate the seeds of reading yourself? It takes at least ten years to start, or even twenty or thirty years to achieve something.

In addition, the demon race is wild and difficult to tame, and it is extremely difficult to cultivate scholars among the demon race. Therefore, conquering the major academies of the human race is also a helpless move.

Seeing Chen Sanliang's guards approaching and dragging Zhou Qiucheng, about to tie him up and feed him to the dogs, Zhang Chen could no longer sit still and said, "Wait a minute!"

After hearing Zhang Chen's words, the guards paused, and everyone's eyes converged on Zhang Chen. The onlookers around Zhang Chen were afraid of being affected, and they scattered in an instant as if they were hit by a flood.

"Who are you..." A guard wanted to step forward to question, but was stopped by Chen Sanliang. Chen Sanliang's eyes fell on Zhang Chen, flashing an inexplicable meaning: "What do you want?"

"Zhou Qiucheng has done me a favor, but he cannot die here!" Zhang Chen said.

After these words were spoken, the people watching around were all stunned. Anyone who dared to speak up in front of Chen Sanliang to protect Zhou Qiucheng was either a fool or had real skills.

Everyone looked at Zhang Chen with complicated and incomprehensible expressions, but they all chose to watch coldly and did not jump out in a hurry. After all, they had not figured out Zhang Chen's background yet. If they offended someone they shouldn't offend, they would be in big trouble.

After all, this is not a brainless novel, and everyone is not a brainless villain. Those who can read to their level are not fools. For a moment, everyone looked at Zhang Chen with inexplicable expressions in their eyes.

Zhou Qiucheng looked at Zhang Chen with surprise in his eyes. He never expected that at this critical moment, Zhang Chen would stand up for him.

The most crucial thing is that as Zhang Chen opened his mouth, Chen Sanliang actually fell into a state of hesitation, which made the onlookers feel confused and uncertain.

"Zhou Qiucheng is the leader of the Jiangnan literary world. It will be difficult for me to completely control the Jiangnan literary world if he doesn't die. So, if you want to save Zhou Qiucheng, you have to persuade him to join my team. I can give you this face." Chen Sanliang looked at Zhang Chen, his voice full of seriousness.

Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Qiucheng when he heard this, but saw Zhou Qiucheng raised his hand and interrupted Zhang Chen: "Don't try to persuade me. I would rather die than betray the human race or the Dasheng royal family."

Zhang Chen heard this and said helplessly: "I never thought that you are such a tough guy."

"You shouldn't have advised me! If I wasn't so stubborn, I would have escaped with the Linglong Tower long ago. After all, I have reached my level of cultivation. If I just wanted to escape, Chen Sanliang would never be able to stop me." Zhou Qiucheng said.

Zhang Chen wanted to save Zhou Qiucheng, but unexpectedly, this guy didn't appreciate it.

(End of this chapter)