Because he had encountered Monk Huikong and learned that he had already become a Celestial being, Meng Zhao had weighed the pros and cons before proposing that they turn enemies into friends.
Otherwise, Meng Zhao would have gone down the same dark road to the bitter end, remaining on Zhou Wangqiao's side while opposing the Pudu Cult. Sooner or later, he would have fought Monk Huikong. Never mind the outcome of that battle—the process alone would have inevitably brought tremendous losses.
The Meng Family was strong, but the Pudu Cult was no weaker.
Now, because he had met Hui Kong in advance and the two had gotten along amicably, Meng Zhao had traded Zhou Wangqiao's head for the reconciliation of a Celestial being like Hui Kong and the Pudu Cult. It was a massive profit.
Of course, this was also based on Meng Zhao's own formidable strength and Unrivaled Martial Arts. Otherwise, Monk Huikong and the Pudu Cult would never have given him the time of day.
Monk Huikong paid no heed to Meng Zhao's sentimentality. In his view, Zhou Wangqiao had deserved to die, and Meng Zhao was merely shedding crocodile tears.
It made him seem somewhat hypocritical.
Still, he did not slap Meng Zhao in the face directly, merely expressing his thanks once more.
Meng Zhao also let go of Zhou Wangqiao. A dead man had no value left, so there was no need to keep dwelling on him. Instead, he asked about the current state of Lingwu City.
Before he had left Lingwu City, Meng Hongdao had already arrived and begun handling the matters involving Meng Yan and Seven Star Tower. He did not know how things had progressed.
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