"Because true powerhouses would never lay a hand on weak, miserable people."
Upon receiving this answer, Chen Changsheng raised a brow. "The way you treat the other royal descendants is barely understandable."
"But the Crown Prince, the true culprit—are you really planning to let him off like this?"
Chen Changsheng continued pressing him. After weighing his words for a moment, Lin Tianlang said, "The vengeance of my family's extermination will never be forgotten, but I truly do not wish to use killing to resolve all this."
"He has already suffered the cruelest punishment."
"Making him live in terror every day is far more satisfying than killing him."
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled happily.
"Not bad. Five hundred years truly have made you grow a great deal."
"Having someone with a blood-deep vendetta like yours 'protect' him every day—I'm sure that will be quite interesting."
"To kill a man, strike at his heart. The fear of death lasts only a moment; the process of waiting for death is what hurts the most."
Watching Chen Changsheng's delighted expression, Lin Tianlang smiled. "Young Master, when you had me enter into that marriage alliance, had you already considered this day?"
"Yes!"
"Great Song has entrenched itself in the Greenwood Epoch for far too long. Even if we seized all its territory by force, we would have no way of making the people of the realm truly submit within a short time."
"So, if we want to stabilize the entire Greenwood Epoch, we must rely on the Great Song imperial family."
"Besides, you bear a blood-deep vendetta against Great Song. If we did not properly handle your matter, cracks would inevitably form within our ranks."
After receiving this answer, Lin Tianlang said, "Then what if Tianlang could not see through this and insisted on being