"Why on earth should I spare you? Leave you alive to go back and report the news?"
The young man in blue kept rolling his eyes, as if trying to find a way out.
Even though he was at the fourth stage, he was no match for a third - rank spiritual pharmacist who had a Huodou.
If Senior Brother Bai Fan were here, they might still have a fighting chance.
"What on earth do you want me to do for you to spare me?"
Fei Yang was much smarter than Zhang Zhi. From the very beginning, his attitude had been ambiguous.
He had let Zhang Zhi take the lead while he stayed in the background, hoping to sit back and watch the fight. By then, even if there were any losses, it would be the Zhao family that suffered more.
However, Fei Yang didn't expect that the Zhao family would produce a dark horse. That girl, who seemed so weak, could single - handedly hold up the entire Zhao family.
No wonder Uncle, a steward of the Misty Rain Tower, had been defeated by the Zhao family.
What was terrifying was not the most respected Elder Zhao of the Zhao family, but the most inconspicuous and youngest member, Zhao Shuning.
"It's easy to spare you. You take out your spiritual root, and I'll plant my spiritual power on it. How about that?"
Once the spiritual power left a mark on the spiritual root, it would be a lifelong thing.
As long as he had any ill intentions, Zhao Shuning could destroy his spiritual root and take his life in an instant.
Before, those classmates who had surrounded Zhang Tianyuan had also attacked her at the second height. So outside the mysterious cave, Zhao Shuning hadn't shown any mercy and had planted her spiritual power on all of their spiritual roots.
"Do you want me to be your servant?"
"Servant? I'm not that delicate. This is my condition. It's up to you. Do you want to die or keep living? The choice is yours."
Zhang Zhi watched Fei Yang's dodgy eyes.
He quickly said, "Young Master Fei Yang, don't fall for her trick. Even if you let her plant her spiritual power on your root, she'll still kill you."
"You're so noisy. It seems that the Huodou didn't beat you hard enough."
Zhao Shuning had been with the Huodou for more than a year. The beast and she were somewhat in spiritual harmony. Hearing Zhao Shuning's words, it stretched out its long arm, grabbed Zhang Zhi, and shook him up and down vigorously. The force was so great that it knocked Zhang Zhi unconscious.
"You have three seconds left."
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"I agree."
The young man in blue lowered his head and muttered these three words. He was a proud son of heaven and had never thought that one day he would be defeated by such a young girl, and even before the fight.
Zhao Shuning let out a sigh of relief.
She had really been worried that Fei Yang would rather die than submit. If that were the case, she would have to think of another way. Killing Fei Yang now would do her no good.
Fei Yang took out his spiritual root and slowly presented it in front of Zhao Shuning.
Zhao Shuning gently waved her hand, and a wisp of her spiritual power penetrated into Fei Yang's spiritual root. Then, the spiritual root quickly returned to Fei Yang's body.
Seeing that his hands and feet were okay, Fei Yang also let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Zhao Shuning hadn't destroyed his spiritual root just now. Otherwise, he would have been a useless person for the rest of his life.
"Thank you."
"I always keep my word. I said I wouldn't do anything despicable to you, and I won't. But Fei Yang, you had such a good plan before and wanted the most precious item of my Zhao family. I can overlook these, but it's different for Zhang Tianyuan."
The two of them looked at Zhang Zhi on the ground. Zhao Shuning was calm, while Fei Yang was full of worries.
"Do you want me to...?"
"It's not up to me. It's up to you to decide what to do."
Zhao Shuning would never get her hands dirty if she could solve a problem without doing it herself.
"But Zhang Zhi is a well - known figure in Yanqing City."
"If you don't say anything, who will know?"
Zhao Shuning turned around and stopped looking at the young man in blue.
Before their duel, Zhao Shuning had strengthened the protective shield to its original state. People outside couldn't see clearly what was going on inside.
Master had said that in this world, many things could be solved more easily with the brain than with fists.
Zhao Shuning finally understood this truth.
A muffled groan came from behind. Zhang Zhi was suddenly awakened by the pain in his chest, but his mouth was covered with a cloth by the young man in blue. Zhang Zhi looked at the sword in the young man's hand piercing through his chest in disbelief.
Young Master Fei Yang should have been on his side, shouldn't he?
Why? Why would he kill him?
"Don't understand?"
Zhao Shuning said softly. Then, she looked at Zhang Zhi on the ground.
"If you don't understand, think about it on the Yellow Spring Road."
The young man in blue suddenly pulled out the sword, and Zhang Zhi's breath finally faded away. Looking at Zhang Zhi's unclosed eyes, Zhao Shuning said, "Those who do evil will surely reap what they sow."
The Zhang family had been domineering for so many years and finally had to pay the price for what they had done in the past.
Zhang Tianyuan never expected that the girl he had forced off the cliff not only didn't die but also came back and personally killed his father.
A little bit of self - interest would eventually drive greedy people into the endless hell.
Zhang Zhi never understood until his death. He just wanted to massacre the villagers in a small town. He had done such things before.
But why did he kick such a hard stone this time?
Until his death, his eyes were full of shock.
Fei Yang wiped the blood off his sword and then threw the blood - stained cloth aside. Looking at Zhao Shuning, he said, "Second Miss, please don't tell anyone about what I've done today."
"Of course."
Zhang Zhi was always Zhang Tianyuan's father, and Zhang Tianyuan was someone that Senior Brother Bai Fan had once mentioned.
Bai Fan had said that Zhang Tianyuan was a treacherous, vengeful, and ruthless person. Although Fei Yang wasn't afraid of him, he didn't want to get himself into trouble.
"Wait. You should know what to say."
"Don't worry, Second Miss. My life is in your hands now. I know what to do and what not to do."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"What about the Zhang family?"
"You don't need to worry about this. I'll handle it later."
"Then I'll trouble you, Second Miss."
Zhao Shuning looked at the Huodou beside her and gently said, "Come back."
The beast immediately rushed to Zhao Shuning's side, shrank into a tiny form, and got into Zhao Shuning's Qiankun Bag.
"Second Miss, can I go out now?"
Zhao Shuning waved her delicate hand, and the protective shield shattered. At this moment, they appeared in front of everyone's eyes.