Looking at the puzzled expression on the owner of Tyrant Nether Tavern's face, Sikong Jing smiled faintly and said, "For now, you only need to stay hidden. I may yet fail, and I won't bind all of you completely to myself..."
"I cannot let Uncle Yao's situation repeat itself..."
"That is to say, if I fail and die, you can still go on living for your loved ones."
"So you need not do anything. When you see a glimmer of hope in the future, simply answer my call."
As his words fell, the owner of Tyrant Nether Tavern trembled from head to toe, then understood everything.
Sikong Jing was trying his utmost not to drag him in. He did not want the same entanglement and impossible dilemma that Yao Yulou had faced. If Sikong Jing succeeded, he could charge forward alongside him; if he failed, he could remain hidden and continue living on as a pawn of the Thousand Kings.
Thinking of this, the owner of Tyrant Nether Tavern was deeply moved and knelt again.
At that moment, Sikong Jing said softly, "Next, I'll send someone to contact you in secret. Just hand over all your cultivation techniques and the like to me. I'll raise your martial realm and let your martial potential erupt in full."
"Just like Xiong Tingting—advancing madly for the sake of her daughter..."
Sikong Jing naturally meant to remake the owner of Tyrant Nether Tavern's cultivation methods and unleash his greatest potential. More than that, he wanted every pawn of the Thousand Prison Tower to continuously cultivate his beast arts and beast techniques without the Thousand Kings Holy Tower noticing.
Sikong Jing's words left the owner of Tyrant Nether Tavern stunned. He asked, "Could it be that Xiong Tingting also...?"
"Yes. And now, I've already rescued