When Ning Xiaochuan walked out of the Enforcement Hall, he saw Zhang Linshan lying miserably on the ground.
Only half of Zhang Linshan's body remained. His legs had been severed at the knees, leaving him much shorter. His lower body was covered in blood, and even his robes had become soaked crimson.
Ning Xiaochuan walked up to Zhang Linshan, slowly crouched down, and said, "Do you know why you became crippled while I came through unscathed?"
Zhang Linshan clenched his robe tightly in his fist, hatred churning in his heart. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Why?"
"Because you failed to see the situation clearly. Did you think Cloud Marquis ordered my death solely because I killed Yao Jindao? Did you think it was merely because he did not want Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion and Golden Roc Royal Mansion to forge a marriage alliance?" Ning Xiaochuan said.
Zhang Linshan stared fixedly at Ning Xiaochuan.
Ning Xiaochuan said, "This is a struggle between two regimes. You and I are both nothing more than chess pieces in the hands of those making the decisions! It is only that my chess piece is more important than yours, so I can remain safe and sound while you became the sacrifice."
Ning Xiaochuan was unwilling to be a chess piece, so he could only cultivate diligently, grow stronger, and become one of those decision-makers himself.
"Ning Xiaochuan, don't get smug. I won't let you go. Sooner or later, I'll make you die!" Zhang Linshan glared at Ning Xiaochuan with murderous eyes.
"I'll be waiting for you!"
Ning Xiaochuan lightly patted Zhang Linshan's arm, silently sending a strand of World Extinction Sword Qi into his body! It was a gentle strand of World Extinction Sword Qi, hidden within his bloodline.
An enemy like Zhang Linshan remained a