Seeing Qing Yunzi pin all the blame on Chen Zongru and the others, whom he had already killed, Ning Wangshu couldn't help but sneer. "Ha! 'Completely unaware,' you say? 'Know nothing at all,' you say!"
"Do you think that lets you off the hook? Do you take me for a three-year-old?"
Hearing the anger in Ning Wangshu's voice, Qing Yunzi trembled and hurriedly said, "Please don't be angry, Immortal. I'm not trying to shirk responsibility. I only wish to explain what happened."
"Of course, I failed to keep my people in check. After Elder Chen and the others of my sect emerged back then, they offended you, Immortal, and joined forces with others to ambush you. That was indeed my fault."
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"But please, Immortal, since we truly knew nothing about this, show us mercy and punish us lightly!"
With that, Qing Yunzi hurriedly bowed.
The elders and Grand Elders of Shangqing Palace behind him also kowtowed. "We beg you to forgive us, Immortal!"
Ning Wangshu glanced at them and snorted. "Enough. I don't have time to waste words with you. Here's the deal: hand over every Immortal Artifact in Shangqing Palace, and I'll let this matter go and spare you."
"Otherwise... your people dared to plot against me and ambush me. It would be perfectly justified for me to destroy Shangqing Palace outright!"
"I'll give you three breaths to decide: hand over every Immortal Artifact in Shangqing Palace, or let me destroy your sect myself. The choice is yours!"
"And don't try to hide any artifacts, then hand over one or two and claim they're all your sect has."
"Once you've handed them over, I'll use the Soul