Chapter 2969 — Zhong Yongliang's Fury: And Here Gu Mengyao Sighed Softly, Wondering, Where Was Her Own Mother?
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"Is there any way to resolve it?" Zhong Yongliang asked with a frown.
"The best way is for him to step out of the heart demon himself. If he cannot, then killing the one who planted the heart demon in him may free him from it. But there is a drawback to that as well: if Wei Zhao is killed and Zhang Naipao loses his drive to cultivate, then the loss would outweigh the gain..." Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable explained.
"I see..." Zhong Yongliang frowned. "But if he never steps out of the heart demon, wouldn't that be even more wretched? This way, then: we wait a while longer, and if Paozi cannot step free of it himself, then let Chunyin make the trip and do away with Wei Zhao."
"Chunyin?" Pure Yang was momentarily stunned. Chunyin was his junior fellow disciple, but a madman of cultivation who paid little heed to the sect's affairs, doing nothing but seclude himself year in and year out. He had now reached the peak of the late Heaven Rank, and if he were sent to kill Wei Zhao, Wei Zhao would die beyond a doubt! Yet Pure Yang felt some misgiving: "Master, if our Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect interferes directly in the affairs of the secular world, might that not bring trouble down upon us?"
"What trouble could it bring? Have him disguise himself so no one discovers it—isn't that enough?" Zhong Yongliang said dismissively. "Do you not understand assassination?"
Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable's mouth twitched twice. This was the first he had heard that an ancient sect, in going forth to kill, must still disguise itself and strike from the shadows! Though the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect was a demonic sect, it conducted its affairs squarely, one being one and two being two; it did not stoop to games of concealed identity—for all ancient sects had their own ancient pride!
But the Mad Dragon Patriarch's body also housed Zhong Yongliang's soul and thoughts, and so that crooked, side-door way of thinking had naturally infected Zhong Yongliang's mind, prompting him to put forward this notion that left Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable caught between laughter and tears!
"Disguise... that is easier said than done. Our techniques, our strength, our very build—anyone with the mind to investigate could trace them all back to our Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect..." Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable said with a bitter smile.
"Then he would have no evidence! Besides, with Wei Zhao dead, who would be left to avenge him? Out of sight, out of mind—among these ancient sects, apart from the Five Luminaries Sect, who would dare provoke us of their own accord?" Zhong Yongliang curled his lip disdainfully. "And besides, we kill Wei Zhao over the matter of Zhang Naipao. Even if the Five Luminaries Sect learns of it, it is all for the sake of that plan. With a figure as important as Zhang Naipao in difficulty, the Five Luminaries Sect will not sit idly by either."
"That makes sense!" Only then did Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable recall that Zhang Naipao was likewise a key member of that future plan. In that case, so long as the Five Luminaries Sect stood on their side, there would essentially be no problem. He nodded and said, "Very well, it is settled then. We shall send Pure Yin Heavenly Venerable."
The two were still conversing when suddenly hurried footsteps sounded outside the door. Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable frowned. By rights, while he and Zhong Yongliang were speaking privately, no one was permitted to disturb them! RS