Murder was not the first time for Liu Mengchao. Blood splashed from his throat and fell to the ground into a flower. The flower was so beautiful and breathtaking.

The Edward brothers stood there blankly, their eyes could not help but be a little dull. They... had never experienced such a death, and the cruelty of the world may not have been fully revealed in front of their eyes. With those who pursued the Philosopher's Stone all the way,

Compared with the hardships they have experienced in their lives, the shock of a living person dying in front of them is even greater.

They were a little trembling and more at a loss.

"I have no choice but to do it."

Liu Mengchao grinned and said with a smile.

"Liar... why do you want to kill him..." Edward looked directly at Liu Mengchao, his lips moving continuously, "Even...even if he deserves it the most, he should be handed over to the country instead of dying here."

Moral mysophobia? Or the so-called ideal of life?

Liu Mengchao twitched the corner of his mouth, squatted down, and stared at the bishop who was no longer breathing. The bishop's body began to slowly exude the last trace of heat, and finally became cold and pale. Liu Mengchao turned a blind eye to everything in front of him, and just quietly raised his head.

The bishop's left hand slowly but firmly took off the Philosopher's Stone ring on his middle finger.

"Even if he is handed over to the country, the only thing waiting for him is the death penalty. I think you should understand this." Liu Mengchao raised his head as he spoke, "Have you ever thought about a moment of kindness?

How much damage will it cause in the end?”

Liu Mengchao's eyes narrowed slightly.

"This is just a reason you find for yourself!"

Edward shouted angrily.

"Yes, this is my reason. This reason is not strong, and it is extremely far-fetched, but this is my reason." Liu Mengchao said, staring at the ring in his hand, inlaid with the Philosopher's Stone.

.This ring is inlaid with a blood-red Philosopher's Stone, which makes people involuntarily feel that this stone is made of blood. This is an extremely cruel illusion, and it is also an extremely real illusion.

The index finger slowly rested on the edge of the Philosopher's Stone and slowly turned the small ring. I saw the ring slowly turning in the palm of Liu Mengchao's hand, moving bit by bit. The red sage ring

The stone refracted light and shone into Liu Mengchao's eyes, causing his eyes to wander.

"What a beautiful stone, isn't it?"

No one answered, and the anger on Brother Edward was still not gone. Not to mention the two Edward brothers. The girl who was originally as clear as water had already fallen softly, her legs were limp, and she sat on the ground.

Liu Mengchao turned a blind eye to all this. His heart seemed to be carved from stone, cold and so hard.

"for you!"

Liu Mengchao raised his hand. The Philosopher's Stone naturally drew a parabola in the air and fell towards the direction of the two Edward brothers.

He raised his hand naturally, but with a lot of hesitation.

Edward subconsciously looked at the Philosopher's Stone in his hand, and he frowned tightly. Just because through the red stone, he seemed to be able to smell the fishy smell mixed with blood.

"I……"

"You can't do it." Liu Mengchao stood up at this time, walked down the stairs, and walked to Brother Edward. He raised his head with a smile and said emotionless words with the raised corners of his mouth, "Alchemy

The principle of alchemy is equal exchange. I will give you this sage's hand, and you will help me become the national alchemist."

Speaking of National Alchemist, Liu Mengchao didn't know what the role of this title was. But Liu Mengchao vaguely felt that as long as he had such an identity, in some ways he would be closer to the top of the country, and thus

Clear yourself of the world you are about to face.

This is a good deal. Liu Mengchao decided to realize this equal exchange. This is the principle of alchemy, isn't it? Give one, you will get one.

"us……"

Edward subconsciously turned his head and looked at his brother behind him. Alphonse lost all his body due to the human body being made, and could only attach his soul to the hard and cold armor. Even though his hands and feet were not sound.

, but for Edward, it is not enough reason for him to recover his body.

There is only one real reason.

Let your brother have a body again! A real body that can feel cold and heat. Skin that can be touched and felt, taste buds that can taste the sweet and bitter, a real body that can feel fatigue and sleepiness.

It's not armor. For Edward, what he really needs is definitely not the recovery of his body, but for his brother to live in this world as a normal person again.

Thinking of this, Edward looked at his brother hesitantly, the two bright spots of red light hidden in the armor. This is where his brother's soul is, and it is also the direction of the eyes that most people think.

But just as Edward's eyes glanced at Alphonse's two flaming eyes, he immediately turned his head and looked at Liu Mengchao as if he was electrocuted.

"I..." Edward took a deep breath and stretched out his hand tremblingly. He was not left-handed, so he used his right hand, which was the prosthetic leg made of steel, which represented proof of sin.

.

"Are you ready to accept it?"

Liu Mengchao narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.

Without an answer, Edward neither put away the Philosopher's Stone in his hand, nor returned the Philosopher's Stone in his hand to Liu Mengchao. He was in a dilemma, and the moral shackles weighed heavily on the shoulders of this young man who was just fourteen years old.

, making him unable to breathe, and even speaking became extremely difficult.

"What is your decision? To do it or not to do it? To trade, to do it or not to do it."

Although Liu Mengchao said this, he didn't show much urging on his face. He knew everyone's heart well. Even if it was the first time he saw the two Edward brothers, it didn't prevent Liu Mengchao from seeing through them at a glance.

In the hearts of these two brothers, no matter how long and arduous their journey to recover their bodies is, the moral sense in their hearts still exists and is not damaged at all. This is why the two of them can be as strong as steel.

.

Desire is often like water vapor. As long as it is exposed to it for a long time, it can corrode steel unconsciously.

He was speechless and couldn't find a reason to accept or reject. Edward had never been so entangled before. He originally thought that Liu Mengchao's exchange was just to seize the Philosopher's Stone. But he never thought that Liu Mengchao would really kill him.

Bishop. But he doesn't want to give up

This Philosopher's Stone is their first time. They are so close to recovering their bodies. As long as they raise their hands, everything is within reach. This is a kind of torture, like constantly beating steel.

The hammer rang loudly, splashing out bright yellow sparks.

What on earth should I do?

This is the biggest question in Edward's mind now, and it is also the most overwhelming proposition that Liu Mengchao has given him. Either sacrifice his own conscience and choose to take the Philosopher's Stone from the hands of the dead, or... choose to give up. It's just the result of giving up,

Will it still be like this now? After all, the Philosopher's Stone is a legendary thing that can be encountered but not sought.

"elder brother……"

Just when Edward was in a dilemma, Alphonse's voice suddenly came out. A child-like voice came out from a huge armor, which made people feel a little confused. But this is reality.

Condition.

"I...don't want it!"

Alphonse said with difficulty. If he could cry, I'm afraid the tears would have been all over his face. If he could tremble, I'm afraid every inch of his skin would stir the air crazily. But he didn't, he was just a man who didn't know how tired he was.

An armor that knows warmth and cold. It doesn't know hunger. It can't cry or laugh.

"What decisive words." Liu Mengchao narrowed his eyes and picked up the scarlet Philosopher's Stone from Edward's mechanical right hand, "This Philosopher's Stone is a legendary tool.

, I think it’s possible to resurrect even a dead person, right? Not to mention the bodies of the two of you. If you give up, wouldn’t you..."

Just nothing?

Before Liu Mengchao finished speaking, he found that the eyes of the Edward brothers in front of him suddenly changed. Both of them were looking at Liu Mengchao's back in horror, and the corners of their mouths were twitching nervously.

"Stop...stop..."

Edward's golden eyes were obviously saying this. And Alphonse, who was standing behind him, was even more unbearable. This armored man who was much taller than Liu Mengchao actually walked forward slowly, as if he wanted to intercept him.

Live like Liu Mengchao's retreat.

"Relax."

Liu Mengchao raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile. But as soon as Liu Mengchao finished speaking, a voice that no one could have imagined suddenly sounded in the basement.

"lay down!"

"oh?"

Liu Mengchao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

"I...I told you to put it down! Put down the Philosopher's Stone! Put...put down..."

She couldn't even speak intermittently, let alone the hand holding the pistol. Rosa, who had long auburn hair, pointed the gun in her hand at Liu Mengchao tremblingly.

"Give...give me the stone that can resurrect the dead...give me!"

The gun kept trembling in her hand and looked shaky, as if it would fall to the ground in the next second. No one knew where Rosa got the courage to take out the gun from the dead body.

But Brother Edward knew one thing more clearly.

"Rosa... don't be impulsive!"

They shouted in unison. After all, they knew one fact better than anyone else.

If a pistol could kill an alchemist, there would be no so-called national alchemist. And not to mention, the person pointed at the gun was not just an alchemist.

Liu Mengchao, before he became an alchemist, he must have been a killer!

Merciless killer!

"If I don't give it to you, will you kill me?"
Chapter completed!