"Revenge?"
Zhou Qing looked Dai Weisi over several times. "Your circumstances are certainly pitiful, but the hope of revenge is slim. We cannot declare war on the Star Luo Empire over this."
Dai Weisi naturally understood that, but he was utterly unwilling to accept it. "That bastard killed Father Emperor and framed me for it. If I do not avenge this hatred, I swear I am not human!
Zhou Qing, as long as you let me take revenge, I am willing to swear loyalty to you!
So will my descendants!"
"There's no need for that."
Zhou Qing hurriedly waved his hand. "We do not do that here. Loyalty to a person will sooner or later turn into betrayal; only loyalty to an ideal can endure.
As someone born into the Royal Family, you should have seen plenty of officials joining forces and betraying one another for profit, haven't you?
So do not casually swear loyalty to anyone, and do not make such a cruel choice for children who have not even been born. Otherwise, you are no different from the generations of elders in your family."
Dai Weisi clenched his fists as tears streamed down his face. Trembling, he asked, "I have nothing now. What exactly must I give to obtain the Red Assembly's help?"
"Have you not already received the Red Assembly's help? You can stay alive." After saying that, Zhou Qing looked at Zhu Zhuyun, who had regained some Essence, Qi, and Spirit after filling her stomach. He said to Dai Weisi, "And besides, you are not entirely without anything—"
Dai Weisi looked at Zhu Zhuyun as well and closed his eyes.
He knew that, having lost their power, they had no chance of seeking revenge against Dai Mubai. They did not even have the right to stand