Can I become the Yu-Gi-Oh by summoning the Flame Swordsman?

Bai Chu looked at Deng Mi's arm hidden under the black robe: "So, not only were you disfigured, but your fingers were also..."

The surrounding environment spun around and they returned to the woods where the three men had fled. Deng Mi's figure floated away from Bai Chu, a few steps away, leaving only Bai Chu's pale and thin back visible.

Deng Mi slowly raised his hands, and as his black robe fell, his left and right hands, which had only five fingers in total, were exposed. "Fortunately, I have a group of brothers who support me. They saved me in the chaos, and in order to calm the anger of the crowd, they even cut off their own fingers to help me escape."

"This is one of the few things that makes people feel comforted." Bai Chu's solemn brows finally felt a little relieved.

"But I would rather no one rescue me and let them take away my ten fingers." Deng Mi sighed to the sky.

"The fact that someone cut off my finger also inspired them: Gu Ke wanted my finger, but even my own mother might not be able to tell the difference between my finger and others'. Everyone thought that anyone's finger could be used to fish in troubled waters.

As a result, the situation gradually got completely out of control. The debt collectors who had agreed to fight together began to fight each other, killing each other, and like crazy cutting off people's fingers in exchange for money.

When more than 30 people came to Gu Ke with fingers of unknown origin, Gu Ke did not seem surprised. He said that it was impossible for a person to have more than 30 fingers. We were not sincere enough to cooperate and were trying to defraud him, so he refused to fulfill any of his promises made that day.

Suffocating despair permeated every wisp of air. Bai Chu couldn't help but lower his head and muttered, "Is this also within Gu Ke's calculations? Then your blood was... shed in vain."

"After being turned away, some people finally came to their senses. Gu Ke had been playing tricks on us from the beginning and never thought of reconciliation. But everyone had already had a grudge against each other over the broken fingers, so it was difficult to unite. They hated Gu Ke and also hated me. They said that if I had obeyed Gu Ke's wishes, they would have gotten what they wanted long ago."

Bai Chu looked at Deng Mi's back in silence, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Of course you are at fault," the Snow Girl said suddenly, "Your mistake is that you are too naive to try to negotiate with a greedy man like Gu Ke. He cannot hear your protests. Only fists can let him know that you are not a piece of cotton that he can knead."

"Yes." Deng Mi turned his head and said, "After experiencing this, I finally realized that I should fight instead of trying to awaken the conscience of those people in various ways. They have no conscience at all.

But even if I was determined to fight, who would be my enemy? Should I capture the mine where Gu Ke was and drive everyone down the mountain to go back to farming? No one wanted to live a life of living by the weather.

I thought about going on strike, but the result every time was that people like Tang Ji would reap the fruits of the strike, and the villagers who followed me in the strike would be subjected to crazy retaliation from the mine afterwards. After all, my power was too weak and I could not change the status quo in the slightest.

Gu Ke told the miners in the mine that because of my existence, the mine had become difficult to operate due to repeated strikes, so their welfare benefits had to be cut to overcome the difficulties. From then on, I was not only the enemy of the mine, but also the enemy of every miner, and my existence became a mistake.

Eventually, one of my most trusted brothers, who was willing to cut off my fingers for me, betrayed my hiding place and was subjected to a comprehensive crackdown by the county government. My body was cut into hundreds of pieces and hung in front of the mine to dry, being eaten by snakes, insects and wild animals. My skull was nailed to the feet of the stone lions in front of the county government, implying that I would never be reborn.

Snow Girl suddenly realized: "So, when we first came here, the raging clouds of resentment that I saw over Wen Tang County, covering the sky and the sun, actually came from your resentment."

"My hatred for the injustice of this world has kept me alive. Naturally, I didn't save your lives out of selfless kindness," Deng Mi turned and looked at Bai Chu. "After I died, the county magistrate Liu Milai asked someone to seal most of my power so that I couldn't stir up trouble. And I hope that you can help me defeat Liu Milai and take back my power. After I regain my strength, I will go find Gu Ke for a fight to the death."

Bai Chu nodded: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, of course there is no problem... With your strength against Gu Ke, what are your chances of winning?"

Deng Mi shook his head: "I am a warrior. A warrior's duty is to charge before the enemy falls. This is also my promise to the brothers who once fought with me. As for victory or defeat, that is decided by heaven."

……

It was late at night and a drizzle began to fall in Wentang County, adding a touch of gloom to this dreary little town. However, a restaurant three streets away from the county government office was still bustling with people coming and going, and the hustle and bustle was not affected by the night at all.

"Master Liu, it's so late, why don't you stay here overnight?"

"No, no, hahahaha, I've been very busy with work lately... hiccups, the rebels and bandits are always rampant, and they've troubled me so much that I've lost my appetite, hiccups, and I've been worried day and night... ah——"

The short man who was speaking had a flushed face and was laughing and joking in the previous second, but in the next second he let out a scream and fell down the steps in front of the restaurant.

"There's an assassin! There's an assassin!" The entourage immediately rushed up, shining torches on the ground, and found a beggar with twisted legs and feet, holding his broken leg and wailing.

"Where did this wild dog come from? How dare you trip me?" The short man with a broken nose got up from the ground. Because the ground was muddy due to the rain, his face was mixed with blood and mud, and he was suddenly filled with anger.

"Uncle, please spare me, I am just taking shelter from the rain here, I didn't mean to trip you."

"How dare you! Do you know that this is an extraordinary period? How dare you wander around the streets so late at night and disturb the public order of Wentang County? Do you know that the people of Wentang County live and work in peace and no one begs? Who are you to dare to openly oppose me?"

"Uncle, I know, but I was not originally a beggar. My family originally had three acres of land for a living, but it was forcibly taken away by the court and left abandoned. Later, in order to make a living, I went to work in a mine, but an accident broke my foot. The mine said that I had done non-standard construction and it was my own fault, and refused any compensation. Now my wife and children have run away, my family is ruined, and I can only live on the streets..."

"I don't care what excuses you have! You poor bastards always come up with a bunch of excuses. It's because you don't work hard. There's no other reason!" The short man pointed at the beggar with a broken leg and cursed, "Look at your half-human appearance. How can the people from above see you? How can I put my face down? Come on, take him away and lock him up for three months!"

"Sir, Sir, please don't..."

Just as everyone was about to capture the beggar who was kowtowing on the ground, a red sword energy swung out from the darkness, sweeping up the heat wave and carving deep marks on the steps, forcing everyone to retreat.

"Who is it?!" The short man and his followers followed the direction of the sword energy and looked into the shadows of the street.

In the chaotic night, a tall and well-proportioned figure slowly walked out. He was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat. He lowered his head slightly in the misty rain and his face could not be seen clearly. Upon closer inspection, there were two figures behind him, one in white and one in blue. They were hidden in the night and it was impossible to tell whether they were men or women.

The one who slashed out with sword energy was the red-clothed swordsman next to the man in the straw raincoat. The fiery red sword on his back hissed in the rain, spreading a layer of hazy mist.

"I said I couldn't find anyone at the county government office. So this is where you handle your official business at night. Mr. Liu Milai."

"Who are you?" The short man saw that the other party seemed to be well prepared, and he immediately became alert and all the drunkenness disappeared.

"My name is... Xian." Bai Chu raised his head, gently lifted the brim of his hat with his fingers, and pointed his sharp eyes at the short man's eyebrows.