Chapter 0419 – Borrowing a Knife to Kill – Absolute Return

“Could it be that father, knew, long ago, that my brother wanted to kill me?”

“Perhaps he even, acquiesced in his brother’s behavior?”

Thinking of this, in Yang Shi’s heart, he was immediately filled with fear and despair.

He suddenly realized that he, himself, had always lived in his father’s shadow.

He had always thought that he was his father’s favorite son, but now it seemed that he was wrong.

He was, in his father’s eyes, just a tool, a tool that could be used to fulfill his ambitions.

“What …… are you trying to say?” Yang Shi looked at Jian Wuji and asked, a hint of fear in his tone.

“What I’m trying to say is that you, are just a wretch.” Jian Wuji said, “You were used by your father, by your father, and betrayed by your brother, and you, yet you know nothing about it.”

When Yang Shi heard this, he immediately went limp on the ground with a look of despair in his eyes.

His life, he suddenly felt, was a joke.

“Why are you …… you telling me this?” He asked.

“Because, I want you, to see reality.” Jian Wuji said, “You, are just a pawn, a pawn to be manipulated.”

Yang Shi sniffed and fell silent.

He knew that what Jian Wuji said was the truth.

He was, just a pawn, a pathetic pawn.

“Old guys, they are really insatiable.” Jian Wuji shook his head and lamented.

Yang Shi naturally understood that the “old man” he was referring to was Xu Luo and his father.

In his heart, his resentment towards his father, deepened.

“Come on, drink.”

Jian Wu Ji said and poured another glass of wine for Yang Shi.

Yang Shi picked up his wine cup and drank it down.

He needed to use alcohol, to numb himself, to forget those painful memories.

“Mr. Yang, if you want to know the truth, I can tell you.” Jian Wuji said.

“What truth?” Yang Shi asked.

“About your father, about the Summer Knot, about the ‘Extreme Cold Body’, about everything.” Jian Wuji said.

Yang Shi looked at Jian Wuji, and a hint of struggle flashed in his eyes.

He knew that what Jian Wuji said was what he wanted to know.

But he also knew that once he knew the truth, he could never go back.

“Tell me.” Eventually, he made his decision.

“Good.” Jian Wuji nodded and said, “However, before that, you must promise me one thing.”

“What is it?” Yang Shi asked.

“Help me, find the ‘Extreme Cold Body’.” Jian Wuji said.

Yang Shi froze when he heard this.

He did not expect that Jian Wuji would make such a request.

“Why?” He asked.

“Because, I need it.” Jian Wuji said, “I need it, to fulfill my plan.”

Yang Shi looked at Jian Wuji, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

He didn’t know, what Jian Wuji’s plan, was.

But the plan, he knew, must be extraordinary.

“I promise.” Eventually, he agreed.

He, for one, had no choice.

……

“Cheers!”

Jian Wuji raised his wine cup and said with a smile.

Yang Shi also raised his glass and clinked it with him.

The two of them drank it all in one go.

“Mr. Yang, you are truly a refreshing person.” Jian Wuji said with a smile, “I’m sure we’ll work well together.”

“I hope so.” Yang Shi said, but his heart was filled with bitterness.

He knew that he, himself, had embarked on a path of no return.

……

“Fairy Cold, you’ve done well.”

Jian Wuji turned his head towards Cold Snow and said with a smile.

Cold Snow smiled faintly and said, “This is all due to the Young Sect Master’s good teaching.”

“You don’t need to be modest.” Jian Wuji said, “You’re very talented, I believe that in the future, you will definitely become an excellent disciple of the Demon Sect.”

Cold Snow’s heart warmed at his words.

She knew that Jian Wuji, really appreciated her.

“You flatter me, Young Preceptor.” She said.

“Alright, let’s not talk about this.” Jian Wuji waved his hand and said, “Drink, drink!”

The three of them once again raised their glasses and laughed.

Yang Shi looked at Jian Wuji and Cold Snow with envy in his heart.

He suddenly felt that he, and they, were two worlds apart.

They, the strong, the dominant, and he, just a weakling, a wretch played by fate.

……

Right at this moment, Xia Jie suddenly stood up and said, “Mr. Yang, I still have something to do, so I’ll take my leave first.”

“Where are you going?” Yang Shi asked.

“I’m going to see the Sect Master.” Summer Knot said.

“Now?” Yang Shi asked, “It’s so late, and you’re still going to meet the Sect Master?”

“Yes.” Summer Knot nodded and said, “The Sect Master has something urgent for me.”

Yang Shi looked at Xia Jie and a hint of skepticism flashed in his eyes.

He always felt that Summer Knot, was hiding something, from him.

“Okay.” Eventually, he nodded and said, “Go ahead.”

Xia Jie arched his hand towards Yang Shi and turned to leave.

Yang shi looked at Xia Jie’s departing back, and his heart was filled with uneasiness.

He always felt that something bad, was about to happen.

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