My brother and I are heart to heart, but he plays mind games with me.

"You're not after our hearts; you're after our lives."

Seeing this scene, Wang Tianlong became agitated.

Such a familiar scene.

Back when he had pledged loyalty to Tang Fei, they had controlled him with a Death Spell. To gain Tang Fei's trust, he had even scarred his own face…

The Society Leader truly treats everyone equally and fairly.

He didn't spare the newcomers just because they were old teammates...

Seeing everyone's expressions of terrified disbelief, Tang Fei sighed softly, "Actually, I don't want to do this either, but I have no choice…"

He pointed to Bai Wuxin, who stood by, radiating a cold and deadly aura, and said, "This friend of mine has a brutal personality and enjoys killing… He killed all those Black Robes in the Divine Palace, almost killed Mr. Yan as well."

Mr. Yan gravely concurred, "Indeed, that's true."

"..."

Bai Wuxin slightly frowned, not taking up the conversation.

He didn't care how the outside world viewed him; he was a world unto himself.

Whether being brutal or bloodthirsty…

Those were not wrong accusations, so why feel angry?

"According to him, he wants all of you dead and to select a new batch of Black Robes from various areas… That way, those promoted by me would be my people, definitely loyal to me…"

"But I rejected his suggestion. Everyone is born of a mother and father; how can we just kill as we please?"

"Though you weren't promoted by me, I have the courage to keep using you… Who says you can't be loyal to me?"

"However, his concerns are also valid… Am I familiar with you? No, this is our first meeting."

"Can you genuinely work loyally for me? I truly am not confident… You know better than me what the atmosphere is like within our society."

"After much consideration, the only option is to share a drink of fellowship wine with everyone… I give you my heart, and please, give me yours too..."

"If you don't betray me, I won't betray you. If you do betray me, it's as good as betraying yourselves…"

"As long as everyone works sincerely, I assure you, everyone present will have meat to eat, wine to drink, and regular doses of Antidote… What do you think?"

No one responded.

They felt otherwise...

Ultimately, they were deceived by Tang Fei, their stomachs forcibly filled with poisoned wine.

To say they weren't angry and resentful would be a lie...

The feeling of having your life completely controlled by someone, hanging by a thread, was truly unbearable.

Yet, they were indeed worried that Tang Fei would launch a mass killing.

Upon their arrival, they had discovered that all the Black Robes originally supervising various areas within the Divine Palace had completely vanished.

Not one was left.

If they could kill the Society Leader and those Black Robes, why couldn't they kill them?

Silence.

A deathlike silence.

At the crucial moment, it was Wang Tianlong who spoke.

"The Society Leader is right," Wang Tianlong was the first to step forward and express his stance, "We originally belong to the Flame God; when we joined the sect, we swore to dedicate everything to the Flame God, including our bodies and lives…"

"The Society Leader is the messenger of the Flame God, representing God's will on Earth, relieving suffering… Our loyalty to the Society Leader is our loyalty to the Flame God."

"Besides, the Society Leader, despite knowing nothing about us, is willing to give us this valuable chance; we should be deeply grateful…"

"I have no thoughts of betraying the Divine Sect or the Society Leader... Do you?"

"No, no."

"How could we betray the Society Leader? Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"We are willing to be loyal to the Society Leader."

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The other eight Black Robes quickly took a stance.

Are you kidding? How could they dare harboring any second thoughts at this time?

"Thank you, brothers, for your trust in me. As I said, if you are loyal to me, I will definitely not let you down."

He beckoned and said, "Come, pour some wine, let's have another drink with my brothers."

The people's expressions turned to horror, and they retreated.

"No need, no need, Society Leader, such formality is not required..."

"I really can't handle my liquor, oh, why does this room feel like it's spinning..."

"I can't do it anymore, I'm drunk..."

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"This time it's not poisoned," Tang Fei said angrily.

These damned fellows actually didn't trust his character.

What happened to the basic trust between people?

After pushing them to drink two more glasses of fellowship wine, a subordinate reported that everything at Miracle Square was ready, and the Holy Daughter invited Tang Fei over.

"Brothers, let me tell you some good news. After the collective efforts of the Holy Daughter and our base, we have finally developed an Antidote to overcome the plague virus…" Tang Fei said happily.

'Hmph, isn't the virus also something you created,' they derided inwardly.

Of course, such thoughts were extremely dangerous; they only dared to think it silently while still performing 'overjoyed' act according to Tang Fei's play.

"That's great, our brothers and sisters are saved."

"Thank you, Society Leader, thank you, Holy Daughter… Thank you, Flame God."

"Indeed, the technology brought from New Star is powerful… The Society Leader truly is God's messenger, come to spread the gospel to us suffering folk."

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Tang Fei waved his hand and said, "All glory to the Flame God. Let's go; the Holy Daughter is waiting at the square, let's go see."

Miracle Square, said to be the site where the Flame God appeared.

Naturally, this refers to the headquarters.

The headquarters of the Flame Shrine is called the Divine Palace, so small Divine Palaces were built everywhere.

In front of the Divine Palace is the Miracle Square, and the entrances to each local Divine Palace are also called Miracle Square.

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