Lord Chu Qing did not want his great name to be known throughout the world.
He only wanted to cultivate in peace, then... step into the New Realm and become an overlord.
That was all.
However:
Such a humble wish was repeatedly targeted by the Unique Association.
This left him ashamed and enraged.
Therefore:
After wiping out the Gu Family and returning to the Martial Academy, he waited for the young men and women to tally the spoils.
It was the first time these young men and women had done such a thing.
Some had seized a great many resources.
Some had only gotten a little.
But everyone was excited.
They suddenly realized:
The rule-bound lives they had led before were truly far too dull.
Following Chu Qing to loot a top-tier aristocratic family was exhilarating.
What was even more exhilarating was:
The looted aristocratic families and organizations like the Unique Association all knew they had done it.
Yet not a single person dared step forward and expose their true faces.
A young woman said excitedly, "Just now, at the Gu Family, I ran into my Third Uncle."
"My Third Uncle always used to berate me!"
"This time, I took the chance to give him a slash. He did not dare call my name, much less berate me!"
Chu Qing smiled. "If you run into him again next time, just butcher him!"
The young woman hesitated. "Wouldn't that be a bit excessive?"
The other young men and women nodded as well. "We only swept away some resources. There is no need to kill our own people, right?"
Chu Qing sneered. "Our own people?"
"Come, tell me—who are our own people?"
"They do not give you resources, and they do not let you improve your cultivation without restraint!"
"They are not