The wild laughter of the man in black echoed through the dungeon, sounding like sharp blades tearing apart the last shred of hope in my heart. Was the Wu Family truly finished? I closed my eyes powerlessly as Meng Li's tears dampened my collar and burned my heart.
"No, I cannot give up!" I snapped my eyes open, a spark of hopeful fire igniting in their depths. Even if there was only a sliver of a chance of survival, I would fight for it with everything I had!
Enduring the excruciating pain throughout my body, I struggled to a sitting position and forced a smile that looked worse than crying: "Good sir, our Wu Family is willing to surrender. Since you are a magnanimous person, please spare us."
Chapter 101