Yin Xiu remained silent, and the man could only manage an awkward laugh. In the strange atmosphere, Yin Xiu coldly curled the corner of his mouth, "Then I'll give you another chance to show yourself?"
The man's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Really." Yin Xiu nodded without hesitation. "It was my fault that I failed to kill you just now. I won't fail this time."
The man knelt down with a thud, grabbed Yin Xiu's leg, and wailed, "Boss, I was wrong! I really just wanted to show off. I don't know how to use this thing you're holding. It was really unnecessary for me to risk taking it! You have to believe me!"
Yin Xiu's gaze was deep and unfathomable. "Do you know what it means to kill the chicken to scare the monkey? If I kill you, no one in the whole city will dare to covet my things again."
The man was sweating profusely. "Boss, what you did just now was enough to make an example of someone. Now everyone in Twin City is terrified of you and everyone is talking about you. I don't think it's necessary to kill me as well."
Yin Xiu sneered, "I see you're not afraid of me enough."
"I'm scared! I'm so scared!" the man cried, wiping away tears. "But I couldn't think of any other way to get your attention. I was thinking of taking your things first, leading you to our base, then kneeling down and kowtowing to apologize, and then discussing things with you properly. But the first step..."
The plan was meticulously planned, but no one expected that the very first step would be a mishap with Yin Xiu.
Now I've angered the big boss, my life is in danger, all I want to do is cry.
Yin Xiu stared silently at the man, who indeed did not exude any aura that was directed at him. On the contrary, he was now very afraid and panicked.
He had just killed the divine messenger of Twin Cities in public, so it was unlikely that anyone would turn around and risk provoking him like this, especially someone as weak as him. Either they were out of their mind or they had lost their brains.
Clearly, the man in front of him was the latter, the kind who wasn't quite right in the head.
Yin Xiu glanced at the man's clothes, which were red, and he remembered the rules of Twin City.
Twin Cities Rule Four: If you encounter someone wearing red clothing on the road, please ignore whatever they say and let a divine messenger handle it.
First of all, the rules of Twin Cities are meant to govern the citizens of Twin Cities. Yin Xiu is not from here and does not want to be governed, so he does not listen.
Secondly, he has killed all the divine messengers who could come over, so no divine messenger will deal with this person.
He was curious about the man in red clothing who was not accepted by the citizens of Twin City, as indicated in the rules. He might spare his life and try to get some information from him.
Thinking about it, Yin Xiu was very satisfied with his choice. If his aunt were here, she would definitely praise him for being much calmer and more polite than before.
"Alright." Yin Xiu withdrew the knife he had been holding to the man's neck and silently sheathed it. "Let's hear what you want from me first."
The man, who had been wailing, immediately stopped crying when he heard Yin Xiu agree and not kill him. His eyes cleared. "Boss! Really?! Let me make it clear, if you don't accept my agreement, don't go back on your word and kill me!"
He was terrified that Yin Xiu would come up with some new idea to kill him this time.
"We'll see," Yin Xiu replied lazily, glancing around at his surroundings. Even though he was far from the place where he had just wreaked havoc, there were still many people in Twin City watching him. Standing here now was not a good place to talk.
"Let's talk somewhere else."
"Good, good, good!" The man wiped away his tears and excitedly led Yin Xiu away from the crowd.
Look at that jubilant expression, as if he had found some treasure and brought it home. He has completely changed from his previous crying and wailing to being very proud.
Yin Xiu followed him away from the bustling street and slowly walked towards the other side of Twin City.
As he walked further, he noticed that the houses around him were gradually becoming dilapidated, from exquisite and perfect walls covered with images of the God of Happiness to old walls that were slowly turning gray and worn out, with nothing pasted on them. Even the houses around him were different from the street that Yin Xiu had seen when he first appeared.
Over there, there is peace, happiness, and prosperity, while here it is dark, dilapidated, and utterly desolate.
If Yin Xiu hadn't witnessed the changes firsthand, he would have suspected he had gone to another place.
"Is this where you live?" Yin Xiu noticed that almost everyone walking past him was wearing red. He hadn't seen any of them over there at all, but here they were all dressed in red.
"Yes." The man nodded. "Normally, we're not allowed to go over there. But you killed all the guardians today! The commotion was so big that we all knew about it, so I sneaked over to watch the show."
The man chuckled, "Boss, what's your name? My name is Yin Tianrui! That's what I used to be called! Ever since I was removed from Twin City, all I have left is my slave account! But I don't like it, Boss, you must call me by my name."
"Oh," Yin Xiu replied casually. "My name is Yin Xiu, and my boyfriend's name is Li Mo."
"Hmm...hmm?" Yin Tianrui's expression turned bewildered in an instant. Would someone really introduce themselves while also mentioning his boyfriend, whom he had never met and didn't even know? And a boyfriend? ???
"Uh... okay, I'll remember that. I hope to see you again." Yin Tianrui didn't know what to say besides responding politely. Perhaps all big shots are unpredictable.
"What is the Slave Number?" After explaining his name, Yin Xiu began asking for information as usual.
"The slave number is the number given to those who have been stripped of their names and rights as citizens by Twin City. We who wear red clothes are all slaves of Twin City, unfortunate people." Yin Tianrui's expression turned somewhat bitter, but he introduced to Yin Xiu naturally, "If you are captured by the divine messengers and are not killed, you will most likely become like us."
Yin Xiu recalled the propaganda on Twin City, which claimed it to be a peaceful and fair city. He assumed that the city's inhabitants lived well under the protection of the God of Fortune, and he never expected that there would be such a group of slaves.
If people are deprived of their livelihood as citizens and enslaved, how can there be peace and fairness?
"Why were you stripped of your names and rights?" Yin Xiu found this contradiction hard to understand.
"Uh...it's mostly because of criminal records." Yin Tianrui spread his hands innocently.
"Take my things like you just did?" Yin Xiu raised his chin, as if he understood something.
"No, no." Yin Tianrui quickly waved his hands, afraid that Yin Xiu would misunderstand. "I am a law-abiding citizen. I only learned to steal after I became a slave because I was forced to do so by life. Before that, my criminal record as a slave was disrespectful to God!"
"Is disrespect for God also a criminal record?" Yin Xiu pondered.
"Yes." Yin Tianrui nodded. "In this city, disrespecting the gods is a crime. Once someone is deemed disrespectful to the gods, they will be immediately stripped of their right to live in Twin City and then banished here to be treated as slaves. We can only wear red clothes, which is the mark of slaves and cannot be shaken off."
"Unless you don't wear it... but that would mean you'd lose even the most basic human dignity..."