"This is a huge gain." Ning Fengzhi smiled calmly. "Originally, my plan was for you to build a good relationship with Tang San at the Shrek Academy, then team up with him to achieve good results in the Soul Master Tournament. After that, I would appear as a guide, telling him about his mother. Then, with Tang San's help, we would find the hidden Clear Sky Sect. Once I found the Clear Sky Sect's hiding place, I could leak this information to the Spirit Hall. Even if we couldn't completely eradicate the Clear Sky Sect, we could still create chaos."
"And then what?"
"After that, I can represent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Alliance with the Clear Sky Sect. Then I can find an opportunity to avenge Rong'er." Ning Fengzhi looked at Jun Yi and said bluntly.
"I didn't expect Uncle Ning to have considered things so far ahead; it's just that I didn't do as you suggested."
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "Plans can never keep up with changes. I will make corresponding adjustments according to various situations."
"So, the moment I broke with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, you had already planned to help Tang San escape from his predicament in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, right?" Jun Yi looked at Ning Fengzhi quietly.
"That's right. After I learned that Uncle Jian was hunting you down, I had already planned my next move. I intended to use your reputation at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to put pressure on Tang San. Of course, I would have to pay a price, such as Rongrong's marriage."
"Afterwards, Tang San will definitely return to the Clear Sky Sect. Although his talent is not as good as yours, he is still considered one of the best among the younger generation in the entire Douluo Continent. The Clear Sky Sect will definitely accept him, and at that time, I will be able to legitimately contact the higher-ups of the Clear Sky Sect."
After hearing this, Jun Yi took a deep breath. He never expected that even after he broke with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi had been using him all along. Just how deep were this man's thoughts?
"Have you really not considered Rongrong's happiness at all?"
Jun Yi looked at Ning Fengzhi, his eyes filled with doubt and confusion.
"I've considered it, but only considered it." Ning Fengzhi looked into Jun Yi's eyes and said calmly, "All I've considered is how to Rong'er. Everything else is outside my consideration." Jun Yi took a deep breath. He felt as if he had been struck a heavy blow to the heart. He looked at Ning Fengzhi in front of him. This person was truly terrifying.
"So how do you plan to deal with me?" Jun Yi asked curiously.
"It's very simple. According to my original plan, by the time I fully cooperate with the Clear Sky Sect, you should be around 20 years old, at most having broken through to the Soul Douluo. I can then directly use the power of the Clear Sky Sect to have multiple Titled Douluo surround and kill you. After all, your relationship with Tang San and his son isn't that good."
"I could have easily killed you and then taken my revenge slowly. I just didn't expect your growth rate to exceed my expectations. After all, the strongest member of the Gu Clan is only a Soul Saint, while your talent is unbelievably strong."
Ning Fengzhi sighed softly, "My only miscalculation was not anticipating the Spirit Hall's annihilation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School. This caused me to lose a lot of resources. In order to gain the trust of the Clear Sky Sect, I humbled myself and pretended to have feelings for a good-for-nothing, which made the Clear Sky Sect completely believe me."
"Useless? Could it be Tang San's aunt, Tang Yuehua?" Jun Yi asked curiously.
"Heh, if Tang Yuehua weren't Tang Xiao's sister, I wouldn't even bother with her normally," Ning Fengzhi sneered.
Jun Yi fell silent. He had never imagined that Ning Fengzhi was such a crazy person. It seemed that his arrival had brought about far too many changes.
" Uncle Ning, I have another question and would like to hear your opinion."
"Speak freely." Ning Fengzhi tidied his appearance, regaining his composed demeanor.
Jun Yi looked quietly into Ning Fengzhi's eyes, "If, and I mean if, I didn't exist, Tang San were the most talented person in the Douluo Continent, would you still avenge your wife?"
Upon hearing this question, Ning Fengzhi fell silent. After a long while, he slowly said, "If that's really the case, then I probably wouldn't seek revenge."
"Why?" Jun Yi asked, puzzled.
"Because it was you, I saw hope for revenge," Ning Fengzhi replied.
"What's the meaning?"
"If it weren't for your Soul Tool blueprints, I might never have learned the truth about Rong'er's complete death from Bibi Dong in this lifetime. At that time, I might have made Rongrong and Tang San friends, or even cooperated with him to buy Hidden Weapon from him. I might even have used the power of the Clear Sky Sect to truly ally with them and fight against the Spirit Hall. The matter of revenge might not have existed. At most, I might have taken action against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in the future."
Ning Fengzhi slowly revealed his thoughts.
"If you truly didn't exist, Tang San would be the most talented person, and he would become the protagonist of the Douluo Continent, possessing endless possibilities and opportunities. At that time, the entire Douluo Continent would become his domain."
Jun Yi gave Ning Fengzhi a deep look, his admiration for him growing even stronger, because what he described was almost exactly the same as Ning Fengzhi's actions in the original novel.
"So, is it all my fault that you've become like this? Or have you been using me from the very beginning?" Jun Yi looked at Ning Fengzhi and said calmly.
"If that's what you're saying, then there's nothing wrong with it."
Ning Fengzhi poured himself a glass of wine, raised it to the sky, and said, "I laugh as I watch the world change, for all things in this world are but a game of chess."
Ning Fengzhi downed the wine in his cup in one gulp. "Above the clouds, I am the one who holds the chessboard."
Jun Yi listened quietly to Ning Fengzhi's words, sensing the nonchalance in his tone and the arrogance that disdains all living beings.
" Uncle Ning, you truly astonish me." Jun Yi sighed, feeling immense admiration for Ning Fengzhi. "But why didn't you wait for me to grow stronger and then use my power to destroy the Clear Sky Sect?"
"It's simple, I don't trust you," Ning Fengzhi said calmly. "Your parents died at the hands of Uncle Jian, and I was there too. I won't entrust my future to someone with whom I have a blood feud."
"Besides, someone as sentimental as you, if you were to find out the truth one day, wouldn't everything I've done be for nothing? I won't do anything that's too risky."
(End of this chapter)