Human Hearts

"I heard that because you feared my retaliation, you became haggard in body and spirit overnight?" Zhang Gaoqiu looked down at him, his gaze full of scrutiny.

Hearing this, Zhang Chen was slightly stunned. He stared at Zhang Gaoqiu in astonishment. Where had this bastard heard such a rumor?

And who had actually dared to spread rumors about him?

This was utterly preposterous!

Facing the arrogant Zhang Gaoqiu, Zhang Chen was just about to retort when Zhang Gaoqiu spoke first. "Zhang Chen, the tide is now in my favor! As long as you obediently admit defeat and leave Jinling City, and keep your distance whenever you see me in the future, I can refrain from making things difficult for you for the sake of the same blood flowing through our veins."

"You want me to leave Jinling City? I'm afraid you're not worthy." Zhang Chen looked Zhang Gaoqiu up and down, then gave a light cough. "You think too highly of yourself and too little of me."

Seeing that Zhang Chen actually dared to refute him, Zhang Gaoqiu's expression changed. Unable to save face before so many people, his voice turned cold and severe. "If you insist on going your own way, don't blame me for disregarding our kinship in the future."

"Utterly baffling." Zhang Chen glanced at Zhang Gaoqiu, flicked his sleeve, and turned to walk away. He was considering whether he had a chance to release the monster sealed within the Exquisite Pagoda.

Watching Zhang Chen's retreating back, Zhang Gaoqiu's smile gradually stiffened. He said to the crowd gathered around him, "That fellow truly doesn't know his place. He came from some small backwater and doesn't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth. Once he keeps hitting walls throughout Jinling City and tastes some suffering,