Good Intentions Gone Bad?
"Sometimes, it's more advantageous to keep an enemy alive than to kill him." Chao Yushi's words were profound, containing the methods of those sinister schemers who understood the darker arts.
Lin Bai could only understand part of it. Chen Yule and Yi Song were much the same, understanding only a little.
However, with Chao Yushi's guidance, the three of them gradually grasped the deeper meaning behind his words.
Chao Yushi smiled and asked Chen Yule, "Who was the person killed by the Chen Family's Saint Son?"
Chen Yule frowned. Could it be that Chao Yushi didn't know that the South Mountain Clan's Saint Son had been killed?
Though suspicious, he obediently answered, "The South Mountain Clan's Saint Son, Zhou Han."
Chao Yushi smiled. "What is the South Mountain Clan's Saint Son's standing in the Northern Territory?"
Chen Yule replied, "It's more or less the same as the standing of the Saint Sons of the Five Great Families and Seven Sects of Chu."
Chao Yushi continued, "Saint Son of the Chen Family, if one day you were killed by a martial artist from the Northern Territory, what would your Chen Family do?"
Chen Yule drew a breath, his face filled with pride. "My Chen Family would naturally avenge me at any cost!"
"That's right." After saying this, Chao Yushi did not continue.
Lin Bai, Yi Song, and Chen Yule gradually caught on. Chao Yushi meant that... Zhou Han's death had conveniently given the South Mountain Clan a reason to start a war?
Chen Yule frowned and asked, "But my Chen Family is different from the South Mountain Clan."
"The Chen Family is, after all, bound by blood ties, while the South Mountain Clan has little familial affection."
"Would the South Mountain Clan truly avenge Saint Son Zhou