Black Cloud said, "You humans have a saying: a life for a life!"
Niu Youdao's energy was flagging. As he relaxed, his mind truly did become sluggish. Hearing this, he immediately understood what Black Cloud meant.
Why had he not harmed Qin Guan and Ke Dingjie? Only because Kun Linshu had killed quite a few Fox Clan members while training in the Desolate Marsh Deadlands. Kun Linshu's cultivation art had been especially eye-catching, so the Fox Clan must have remembered him—or rather, borne a grudge against him!
Forcing himself to stay alert, Niu Youdao said, "A life for a life! There's nothing wrong with those words, but exceptions can be made sometimes. Some matters cannot be laid at the feet of law and reason, nor can they be enforced with absolute rigidity. For example, Clan Chief, you have killed quite a few human cultivators as well. By rights, what should be done about that? Some things belong to grudges and enmities. What ought to be forgiven should be let go!"
Black Cloud said, "As the Fox Clan's chief, I must give the dead Fox Clan members an explanation!"
Niu Youdao chuckled. "Is that so?"
Black Cloud's expression darkened slightly. "You think I'm joking?"
Niu Youdao said, "Aren't you?"
Black Cloud grew faintly angry. "You think I don't dare kill him?"
Niu Youdao said, "You dare! Why wouldn't you? He has fallen into your hands and surrendered without resistance. I am badly injured and cannot stop you. Whether you kill him or not is merely a matter of lifting a finger. Black Cloud, you can kill him to give the Fox Clan an explanation, but if you kill my man before my eyes... the dead are gone, while the living stand before you. Shouldn't you first give me an explanation?"
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