Chapter 1213: Chapter 364: Oh, Isn’t This Master Zhou? How Did You End Up So Miserable?

His voice carried a suppressed anger, "You’ve slaughtered most of us; now all the great families are eyeing us, trying to insert their people into my Nangong Family."

"And also..." Nangong Xiongba’s voice was low, "the wealth accumulated by generations of ancestors was also swept away."

At this point, he suddenly stomped the ground in fury, shattering it, "Up till now, I still don’t know who did it!"

Amidst the flying debris, his voice seethed with deep hatred: "Originally, with Xuanyuan Yichen’s betrayal, I intended to massacre the Taiqing Sect to vent my anger..."

"And the result?" He laughed hysterically, "I was left with only a strand of Primordial Spirit to escape from being beaten by three Spirit Slash."

"Isn’t it... quite miserable?" He tilted his head, approaching Zhou Qing again, like a naive child asking, "Is there any Spirit Slash in the entire Holy Martial Dynasty worse off than me?"

His eyes became venomous. "Now, even if I go back, I’ll become a laughingstock in the whole Spirit Slash circle..."

He suddenly grabbed Zhou Qing by the collar, "Even in the years to come! Whenever anyone mentions you, Master Zhou, they will also mention my Nangong Family as a stepping stone!"

"So, right now I can be said to have lost everything, and it’s all thanks to you."

Zhou Qing endured the pain and asked in a deep voice, "Then have you thought about what the cause of all this is?"

"Cause?" Nangong Xiongba let go of his hand and started laughing maniacally, his laughter tinged with madness, "Isn’t it that useless Nangong Xiao who caused this trouble?"

He restrained his laughter, his voice turning cold, "Do you think, as a Spirit Slash family, with our clansman killed, even if he was at fault first, we shouldn’t reclaim our dignity?"

"Should we apologize to your Ghost Mastiff senior brother to show our magnanimity?"

He looked down at Zhou Qing, cold light flickering in his eyes, "Kid, when you truly stand at the pinnacle of power in the Holy Martial Dynasty, you’ll understand that sometimes excessive sense of reason and intentionally displayed kindness only appear as weakness in others’ eyes."

"In this world where the weak are prey to the strong, benevolence is often interpreted as cowardice, and tolerance as incompetence."

Zhou Qing remained silent, but the disbelief in his eyes was clear.

In his mind, if a Taiqing Sect disciple were to err first, the uncles and elders would surely apologize, which is the true demeanor of a strong person. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Let’s not talk about this..." Nangong Xiongba suddenly changed the subject, his tone becoming somber.

"Of course, I’m not a fool either. I actually understand Xuanyuan Shuo’s purpose for saving me."

He raised one finger: "Either become a grand gift to win over you, a promising Fourth-level Array Master, and those three daunting Spirit Slash Great Powers of the Taiqing Sect."

"Or..." he raised a second finger, "become a tool for them to slowly drive you into the Royal Family’s cage."

"And after being used..." Nangong Xiongba laughed again, his laughter tinged with bleakness, "In the end, it’s still death for me..."

His expression turned gruesome, "But in exchange, it’s your gratitude and unwavering loyalty to their Xuanyuan Family, truly a profitable deal."

"Oh, right..." he suddenly remembered something, "at worst, it’s about killing a chicken to warn the monkey, becoming a bell to alert other Spirit Slash families when they step out of line."

He suddenly tore open his shirt, revealing a strange rune mark on his chest: "That old bastard Xuanyuan Shuo falsely claimed to heal me, yet secretly planted a Restriction to imprison me in this borderland..."

"And then, under the pretense of having me watch over this border, he busied himself with the Taichu Dojo in the Vast Mansion side."

"Add to that witnessing the Seventh Prince’s tragic death without timely rescue..." He sneered, "Anyway, no matter what, I’m already a doomed man, it’s just a matter of time."

Zhou Qing’s gaze sharpened, "So, you’re going to seize my body?"

Hearing Zhou Qing’s words, Nangong Xiongba approached Zhou Qing again, his eyes bursting with fanaticism, "Exactly!"

His voice even trembled with excitement, "Who would have thought you’d walk into the trap? For me, this is nothing short of a godsend opportunity!"

"I originally wanted to kill you to vent my anger, but that dark trick just now gave me quite an inspiration."

"And upon careful thought, this idea is truly brilliant, let me tell you about the benefits of seizing your body."

He licked his lips, "With your talent, advancing to Spirit Slash is just a matter of time."

"If I succeed in seizing your body, with my experience, the success rate will only be higher. Even if it fails, with your life span and foundation, I still stand to gain."

His speech quickened, "What’s even better is, I can inherit all your memories as a Fourth-level Array Master."

"Just this alone would be enough for me to live a prosperous life in the coming days."

"At worst, I can use your identity to seek refuge with the Xuanyuan Family again, acquire more secret medicines, and assuredly ascend to Spirit Slash."

Zhou Qing’s expression grew darker.

"But that’s just the worst-case scenario!" Nangong Xiongba waved his arms excitedly.

"With your potential to walk a path in fifty years that others take two thousand, after seizing your body, I’m bound to break through to the Mid-stage of Spirit Slash, even Late Stage... or even higher levels!"

His eyes suddenly turned sinister, "What’s even more fun is, I can use your identity to exact revenge on those who wronged me, like the Taiqing Sect..."

Zhou Qing’s eyes were filled with a murderous surge.

"And the Xuanyuan Family..." Nangong Xiongba sneered, "Don’t they love using others to do their dirty work?"

"Now it’s my turn..." He stuck out his crimson tongue, licking his lips, "Killing a few Princes, or ambushing Xuanyuan Hao..."

He laughed heartily, "Then framing it on your Taiqing Sect, letting the Xuanyuan Family retaliate with blood, leaving no survivors!"