Though Mu Renjin was dead, the ripples he left behind lingered for a long time.
The situation was obvious. The two assassins who had come one after another to throw away their lives were both survivors of families Zhou You had once participated in annihilating.
Qi Fengzhang had even been an old acquaintance of his in the northern lands and knew his origins and background. From what had been revealed through his words, Zhou You's past had likely already been exposed.
Though he had known this day would come, when it truly arrived, he still felt somewhat lost.
"Do not let his bewitching words shake your resolve."
The Great Star Commander advised, "Whether the Qi Family, the Mu clan, or these so-called remnants are real or false cannot be verified. This must be the scheme of the assassin 'Cai.'"
Assassins were best at carrying out slaughter under the banner of righteousness. The former tyrant had been brought down after Cai spread every one of his brutal deeds across the land.
This time, he was using the same old trick. His descendants wanted to ruin Zhou You utterly through matters of private morality.
But would that work on Zhou You?
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Zhou You waved his hand. "Continue forward."
"No matter how many more assassins there are nearby, if this is all they have, what does Zhou Daqian have to fear?"
"The affairs of the world were never something whose right and wrong could be argued clear. So-called revenge is nothing more than the impotent barking of defeated dogs."
"Whether the Qi Family or the Mu clan, they should have left the stage of history long ago."
"If your lineage of assassins inherited the righteous title of your ancestor, who assassinated tyrants on behalf of all