Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's meeting hall is still filled with the smoke of fireworks. There are several scorched black marks corroded by resentful spirits on the carved mahogany pillars. The cracks on the ground have been hastily filled with new white marble. The traces of old and new intertwined silently tell the story of the tragic fight three days ago.
Ning Fengzhi was sitting on the main seat, his fingertips gently caressing Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's tower body, and his eyes could not hide the fatigue.
Gu Rong stood beside him, his face still gloomy, his eyes fixed on the door of the conference hall.
Tao's figure appeared.
Tang Xiao walked in.
He was not wearing the brocade robe of the Clear Sky Sect leader, only a coarse linen garment that had been washed white, and a bundle of spiked thorns was tied to his naked back. The dark brown thorns dug deeply into his flesh, and the blood snaked down his spine, spreading patches of dazzling red on the rough linen cloth.
The once tall and powerful Clear Sky Sect master now has a stooped back, completely white hair, wrinkles on his face so deep that they could pinch stones, and his cloudy eyes without any brilliance, like a dead lamp that is about to burn out.
Second Elder followed him, holding a rosewood box in his hand, with his head lowered, not daring to look into Ning Fengzhi's eyes.
Tang Xiao walked step by step to the center of the meeting hall and fell to his knees with a "pop" sound.
His knees hit the cold stone ground with a dull sound.
"Sect Master Ning," his voice was hoarse as if it had been sandpapered, and every word was laced with blood foam, "Tang Xiao, on behalf of the Clear Sky Sect, on behalf of my useless sister, apologize to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
He leaned down deeply and pressed his forehead against the cold stone ground. The sharp thorns of the thorns pierced deeper and blood flowed down his neck, dripping onto the stone ground and forming a small pool.
"It was my god sister who was helpless and allowed her to commit such a heinous crime, which cost Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect hundreds of lives and destroyed the sect's foundation. All the blame will be borne by me alone. Sect Master Ning will kill or behead her, but Tang Xiao will never complain."
Second Elder also knelt down and raised the rosewood box above his head. "Sect Master Ning, this is a little bit of the Clear Sky Sect's heart, three million Gold Soul Coin, 100,000 kilograms of fine iron, and seven pieces of Thousand-Year Soul Bone, to express our apologies. We only ask Master Sect Master Ning to have a large amount, and spare Clear Sky Sect's thousands of disciples."
Gu Rong snorted coldly, took a step forward, and the bone dragon Soul Power around him was faintly surging. "I just apologized and thought about it? I, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, have hundreds of lives. Is this worth it? Tang Yuehua blew up half of our mountain gate. Is this an account that you can just clear up?"
Tang Xiao did not raise his head, but pressed his forehead closer. "What Douluo said is. If Sect Master Ning feels it is not enough, Clear Sky Sect is willing to give out half of the mineral deposits, and all the forging workshops will be owned by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As long as Clear Sky Sect is not implicated, Tang Xiao is willing to do anything."
There was no trace of unwillingness in his voice, only endless numbness and despair.
Ning Fengzhi looked at Tang Xiao kneeling on the ground and was silent for a long time.
He recalled the Clear Sky Sect young sect leader who was so high-spirited on All-Continent Soul Master Tournament more than thirty years ago that he knocked out all the Star Luo Empire players with one blow; he recalled the appearance of him standing in front of the Clear Sky Sect mountain gate twelve years ago when Tang Hao rebelled against the sect and grew old overnight; he recalled the Tang Yuehua who was devoured by the power of Evil God three days ago and eventually died of self-destruction.
The instigator is dead.
Tang Hao was cast into a bronze man and will always kneel at the feet of Angel God Statue to apologize.
The man in front of him has lost his brother, his sister, his position as the leader of the clan, all his dignity and pride, and has become the laughing stock of the entire continent.
If we continue to pursue the case, there will be no meaning except for the Clear Sky Sect to be completely destroyed and Spirit Hall to reap the benefits.
Ning Fengzhi stood up slowly, walked to Tang Xiao, and reached out to help him up.
"Sect Master Tang, get up."
His voice was very soft, but it carried undeniable power.
"What Tang Yuehua did has nothing to do with the Clear Sky Sect, and it has nothing to do with you. Every wrong has its own owner, and she has received the punishment she deserves. This account ends here."
Tang Xiao raised his head suddenly, a trace of disbelief flashed in his cloudy eyes. "Sect Master Ning... you..."
"I, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, am not a bloodthirsty person." Ning Fengzhi sighed softly and patted his shoulder, "You and I belong to the same Upper Three Sects, and have been helping each other for hundreds of years. Now that Spirit Hall is powerful, we should work together instead of killing each other."
He turned to look at Second Elder: "Take everything back. Clear Sky Sect Now is a difficult time. You can keep these things to rebuild the sect."
Second Elder was stunned and couldn't believe his ears. "Sect Master Ning, this..."
"I said, take it back." Ning Fengzhi repeated with a firm tone, "Go back and tell the elders of the Clear Sky Sect, let the past matter pass. From now on, as long as Clear Sky Sect no longer has anything to do with Evil God, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will always be Clear Sky Sect's friend."
Tang Xiao looked at Ning Fengzhi, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
Two lines of turbid tears finally slipped from the corners of his wrinkled eyes.
He bowed deeply to Ning Fengzhi, without saying another word, turned around and dragged his heavy footsteps out of the meeting hall step by step.
The thorns swayed on his back, and the sharp thorns scratched the door frame, leaving a dark red bloodstain.
His back was hunched and lonely, disappearing at the end of the corridor, like a dead leaf blown down by the wind, without its former glory.
Looking at his retreating back, Gu Rong frowned dissatisfied. "Sect Master, just let him go like this? It's too easy for him!"
"Otherwise?" Ning Fengzhi shook his head, his eyes full of helplessness, "Killing him will not do any good except venting your anger, and the gain outweighs the loss."
"What's more," he paused, looked at the direction in which Tang Xiao disappeared, and said softly, "It's more uncomfortable for him to be alive now than to be dead."
The people in the meeting hall gradually dispersed, leaving only four people Xiao Chengu standing by the window.
Li Pu gnawed on the newly transformed elbow and came to Xiao Chengu vaguely. "Old Xiao, just let him go like this? Your parents and your sister all died in Tang Hao The Tang Xiao in's hands is Tang Hao's biological brother. If he had been willing to hand over Tang Hao back then, there wouldn't have been so many things later. Why didn't you take action just now?"
Bai Ci was also leaning against the window, spinning a blood-red ring on his fingertips, looking at Xiao Chengu with great interest. "Yes, as long as you took action just now, Bone Douluo would definitely help you. Killing Tang Xiao can not only take revenge, but also completely defeat Clear Sky Sect. What a great opportunity."
Lin Yue did not speak, but looked at Xiao Chengu quietly, with a trace of inquiry in his eyes.
Xiao Chengu's eyes followed Tang Xiao's retreating back. He didn't slowly look away until the figure completely disappeared outside the mountain gate.
There was no wave on his face, and his tone was as calm as a pool of stagnant water. "Do it? It's not necessary."
"Why is it unnecessary?" Li Pu's eyes widened with confusion on his face, "That's your father-killing enemy! Are you willing to let him go like this?"
Xiao Chengu shook his head slightly, Bone Dragon Sword turned around on his fingertips and let out a low dragon roar.
"Look at what he looked like just now," he said softly, "His eyes were empty, his back was stooped, and he couldn't even stand firmly. He lost all his relatives, lost his position as the leader of the clan, lost all dignity and pride, and became the laughing stock of the entire continent."
"He has to live with guilt and pain every day while he is alive. Every day he has to watch Clear Sky Sect being cast aside because of his younger brother and sister's crimes. Every day he has to bear the looks and accusations from everyone in the sect."
"Living like this is more uncomfortable than dying."
He paused, and a complex light that was difficult to detect flashed through his eyes. "Even the most depraved people Slaughter City at least still have the obsession to live, but what about him?"
"He has nothing left."
"Not even qualified to fall."
"This is the most severe punishment for him."
Li Pu was stunned, the pork elbow in his mouth suddenly no longer smelled good.
He looked at the figure walking alone outside the mountain gate and suddenly shuddered.
Yes.
If you die, it will be over.
But while alive, he had to endure endless pain and torture day after day, until the last moment of Life.
This is indeed more cruel than killing him.
Bai Ci chuckled lightly and patted Xiao Chengu on the shoulder, "Okay, Lao Xiao, you have seen enough. But having said that, Tang Xiao is also a poor man. He has spent his whole life wiping the butts of Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua, and finally ended up like this."
"Poor people must be hateful." Lin Yue said coldly, "If he had had the heart to kill Tang Hao back then, so many things would not have happened later. His indecisiveness and womanly kindness ultimately harmed himself and the entire Clear Sky Sect."
Xiao Chengu said nothing.