Chapter 54: Faith Shattered

As Linsha stepped off the wagon to take a breath, the melodious sound of a flute drifted in, its beautiful and soul-stirring melody echoing through the wilderness.

"How can there be the sound of a flute in this wilderness?"

The two guarding uncles quickly realized that something was amiss. However, when they attempted to be alert, they found their heads feeling dizzy and their bodies refusing to obey orders. Even moving their little fingers became an extreme challenge.

"Pong!" "Pong!"

The two quickly fell to the ground, unconscious. Chris, on the other hand, remained seated with his eyes closed, maintaining the same position as when he was listening to the flute. The only one who had changed was Linsha.

"I feel... my head feels so dizzy..."

Linsha covered her ears, expressing discomfort. If Yaming hadn't reminded her to cover her ears, she would have fallen unconscious like Lin Te and Keck.

[This flute sound... is it actually an attack on the soul?]

In this regard, Yaming felt a very strange sensation. The concept of a spiritual attack doesn't even exist in this world. Generally, not everyone prepares means of defense against spiritual attacks, so even a slightly powerful spiritual attack can incapacitate the strongest individuals.

The only one who has mastered the spiritual style is the puppet princess, but she does not use the sound of the flute as a means of attack, and it's impossible for her to appear here.

However, the sound of the flute soon stopped. Whether it was because the player couldn't maintain it for long or deemed it unnecessary, the flute's melody ceased. Afterward, heavy breaths approached the group.

"What... what should I do?"

Linsha looked at Lin Te and Keck, who lay motionless on the ground, feeling a bit overwhelmed. While traveling with these two guardian uncles, she had grown accustomed to thinking they could handle anything, so seeing them collapse made her panic subconsciously.

[What are you afraid of?]

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Yaming responded directly:

[You are no longer the weak lady you used to be. Think about what you did, and don't act on your own.]

"Yes, yes..."

After Yaming's reminder, Linsha realized she had killed many goblins just to maintain her previous role in front of her two uncles.

previous... Role?

Thinking of this, Linsha felt like she was in a trance. When did she need to act on her own? Had she truly changed so much from her previous self that she needed to act?

In a daze, the sound of approaching horse hooves became louder. When Linsha raised her head, she found herself surrounded by a dark crowd.

"Hahahaha! Little girl, long time no see!"

At this moment, one of the figures dismounted and showed Linsha a sarcastic smile.

"You..."

The moment Linsha saw the man's face, her pupils were constricted in disbelief. It was the bandit leader she had spared before!

"Haha! There are us too!"

Several nearby bandits waved to Linsha, including the ones she had left behind. The brown-haired boy was among them, looking at her with a sarcastic expression.

"You all..."

This scene was like a picture of hell for Linsha. She took two steps back, leaning on the cart. These thieves shouldn't be here; they should have changed their ways. They had repented before her, convincing her for a long time. They shouldn't be thieves anymore.

She felt that the belief she had always insisted on was slowly shattering in the face of reality.

[You always tell me that the thieves you left before must have changed their ways.]

And in his mind, Yaming delivered the final blow.

[Don't you usually say you're quite confident? Is it not because I cannot prove following these bandits that you dare to be so arrogant?]

"No... No... I didn't mean to be so arrogant with you..."

For a moment, Linsha trembled and cowered, like a poor kitten. She shuddered and muttered, "I just... I don’t want to deny what I was thinking about... My life... If I... If the villains who were released don’t change... Who am I even now?"

[Have you ever thought that you contributed to world peace?]

"Naturally..."

[Then how do you explain the current situation? How about you ask this man yourself what he did after you let him go?]

"..."

Linsha stopped talking after biting her lips. Forget about the brown-haired boy; she was mentally prepared for that. But she never dreamed that she would encounter the thieves she had let go before. She truly believed that they would change their ways, and she even told Yaming this more than once.

"Didn't you tell me you were going to change your ways?"

At this time, Linsha could only say in a dry voice, "Don’t you all say that you were forced to steal, and as long as you have money, you will definitely change your past? You also said that you have never seen someone so kind before, so you will definitely come back again, and you also said that you would return my kindness."

"Hahahaha!"

After a short silence, all the thieves burst out laughing in unison.

"Did you really believe that?"

Bandit leader Echo raised the corner of his mouth with a mocking expression. "Do you know why I haven't taken action yet? It's because I've always wanted to see your expression—the expression of being so deceived! It's exactly what I expected... It's so beautiful. Ah!"

"And do you know that your behavior is an insult to us?"

At the same time, the brown-haired boy that Linsha had left also came over and said, "Do you really think that you can easily deny our evil status just by saying a few words? You're overestimating yourself!"

After that, he wanted Echo next to him to say flatteringly, "Brother Echo, I have my share of the credit for arresting this woman today... Can you give her to me later?"

"No problem; everyone can do it after I'm done with it!"

Echo waved his hand, walked towards Linsha, and said with an evil look on his face, "By the way... Didn't you say that my family would be sad if I died? Have you ever thought about letting me go? How sad it would be for the others and their families."

"Huh?"

Linsha didn't understand what Echo meant, but what he said next made her mentally collapse!

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