Xie Chong broke into a cold sweat.
The Qu Family was a major cultivation force in the Tianlan Star Domain. Anyone who dared lay a hand on one of its direct descendants was courting death. They were only Nascent Soul cultivators; before the mighty Qu Family, they were no more than ants.
But what could he do?
Wasn't this your order in the first place?
"Before we set out, what did I tell you? I warned you again and again to capture Qu Feiyan alive if possible. If that failed, kill her—don't let her return to the Qu Family alive. But the five of you useless fools couldn't even handle a single Core Formation Cultivator. I paid a tremendous price to learn that she had brought only one bodyguard, and you still let her make it back alive. Now the Qu Family has sent people to demand an explanation. Tell me, should I hand you over?"
"Please forgive us, Young Master. We've served you for many years. Even if we haven't earned merit, we've certainly worked hard. You can't hand us over, Young Master! We're willing to atone for our failure. Please give us a chance." Xie Chong kowtowed three times, pleading desperately.
"Please give us a chance to atone for our failure, Young Master." Yu Xin and the other three hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
If Ning Wuque wanted them dead, there was no way they would make it out of here alive today.
"Hmph. The Ancestor has already explained to the Qu Family that our Ning Family has nothing to do with you and never ordered you to capture Qu Feiyan—"
Before Ning Wuque could finish, the five men's faces went white.
"Spare us, Young Master! Please spare us! Let us live, and we'll brave any danger