Chapter 574 The Showdown: The Xiao San, Actually, the Mole is Me
When Tang San Tang San woke up again, he found himself in a palace. He tried to get up, but every part of his body felt like it was being pricked by needles. However, he still forced himself to lean against the headboard. His head was throbbing with pain, as if his Divine Soul was about to explode.
" Xiao San, you're awake." Ning Fengzhi appeared in Tang San's line of sight.
He carried a bowl of medicinal soup, slowly walked to Tang San's side, and handed the soup to Tang San.
Tang San laboriously raised his hand to take the medicine; his movements were still stiff and not smooth.
" Uncle Ning, this is..." Tang San looked at Ning Fengzhi with some surprise. He didn't know why Ning Fengzhi was here.
" Xiao San, drink your medicine first. I'll tell you after you finish," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile. Tang San didn't say anything more. He picked up the medicine and drank it, while Ning Fengzhi stood quietly to the side.
After Tang San finished drinking the medicinal soup, Ning Fengzhi slowly said, " Xiao San, you must be very curious now about why you're here, right?"
Tang San looked at Ning Fengzhi with some surprise, "Yes, Uncle Ning, what exactly happened?"
Ning Fengzhi gave Tang San a deep look, but didn't answer Ning Fengzhi question directly. Instead, he slowly stood up, coughed lightly twice, and asked Tang San in return, " Xiao San, have you ever wondered who the traitor who killed your father was?"
"Wasn't it arranged by Xue Qinghe?"
Tang San looked at Ning Fengzhi with suspicion. The reason he killed Xue Qinghe was because Ning Fengzhi said that the man in black had a very close relationship with Xue Qinghe. That's why he faced the pressure of regicide, killed Xue Qinghe, and slaughtered the palace.
"My investigation revealed that Xue Qinghe was also deceived; he was unaware of the mole's identity," Ning Fengzhi said calmly.
" Xiao San, actually, the mole is me." Tang San was stunned; he never expected Ning Fengzhi to speak so slowly.
"Wh... what? Cough cough cough!" Tang San Tang San coughed violently. He looked at the medicine soup from before and, after activating his Purple Demon Eye, he immediately saw that it had been poisoned. Tang San instantly understood everything; Ning Fengzhi had been deceiving him all along.
" Xiao San, I heard from Jun Yi that you are particularly skilled with poisons. How could you be so careless today and take this deadly poison?" Ning Fengzhi said with a smile. He did not rush to make a move and remained standing aside, seemingly waiting for something.
"You... cough cough, why did you betray me?" Tang San looked at Ning Fengzhi. Although he couldn't understand Ning Fengzhi's purpose in doing this, he was certain that the other party must have done it for some purpose.
"It's simple. I just want revenge. Once you're dead, the last remaining member of the Clear Sky Sect in this world will be extinguished by me." Ning Fengzhi smiled as he looked at Tang San.
" Xiao San, actually all your relatives died at my hands—your father, your uncle, and even your aunt."
Tang San was stunned. His body trembled involuntarily, and his originally pale face turned ashen. He never expected Ning Fengzhi to say such a thing.
"You... cough cough, what did you say? You killed all my family members?" Tang San's eyes widened, filled with rage. "Yes, before your father and uncle died, they both said you would avenge them. Unfortunately, you're like a dog now, being ordered around by me, biting whoever I tell you to bite," Ning Fengzhi calmly.
"Why? Why did you do this?" Tang San stared intently at Ning Fengzhi, refusing to believe that this elder, who was even closer to him than his own father, was the culprit who Destruction his entire family.
"Why? You should go and ask your father that question." Ning Fengzhi was unwilling to explain the reason to Tang San, and simply watched Tang San suffer from the poison.
Although Tang San was stripped of his Asura God Position, his physical abilities remained intact. He could speak and naturally could hear Ning Fengzhi's words.
"No... this is impossible... Ning Fengzhi... you..." Tang San's body trembled. He refused to believe Ning Fengzhi's words. Although he didn't know why, he could feel the coldness in Ning Fengzhi's words.
" Xiao San, you really are a very good pawn. If it weren't for you, I would never have been able to get in touch with the higher-ups of the Clear Sky Sect so easily, nor would I have been able to personally kill them. You could say that you are the indirect murderer who killed your loved ones." Ning Fengzhi had a faint smile on his face.
"It wasn't for nothing that I fell out with Jun Yi, whom I raised for so many years and whom I considered my own son."
"Why did you do this... why!" Tang San's body trembled, his eyes filled with fear and confusion.
Ning Fengzhi didn't answer Tang San's question. Instead, he said to himself, " Tang San, if Jun Yi hadn't appeared, perhaps I really would have let Rongrong befriend you, and even bought a lot of your Hidden Weapon, and truly befriended the Clear Sky Sect. Even if I had known the truth, I might have chosen to endure it because of your talent. What a pity, what a pity! Jun Yi born when Tang San was born?"
"I... cough cough, what exactly did I do to offend you? Why did you do this?" Tang San stared intently at Ning Fengzhi. Although his body began to stiffen, his eyes were filled with determination and resolve.
Ning Fengzhi glanced at Tang San indifferently, " Xiao San, don't you understand yet? From the moment I learned of your existence and the conflict between you and Xiao Yi, I had already planned everything. At that time, you were destined to become my pawn. You were just a tool for my revenge. Otherwise, do you really think I would send my beloved daughter to an obscure, dilapidated academy?"
Tang San was stunned for a moment, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes, "From... from the very beginning... you planned this all along..."
Ning Fengzhi paused, then said calmly, "Actually, you should thank me for helping you and Xiao Wu. Without me, you two would have died long ago. Do you think a mere Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could survive until the Soul Master Tournament? Wasn't it because I sent people to protect you the whole time?"
"You... cough cough..." Tang San coughed violently again, his eyes filled with anger and confusion.
"Why... cough cough, since you know I'm the descendant of your enemy, why did you still raise me? Aren't you afraid I'll turn on you after learning the truth?"
Looking at Tang San's eyes, filled with anger and confusion, Ning Fengzhi said calmly, "How can you expect a reward without putting in the effort? Besides, Tang San, do you really think you're better than Jun Yi? Apart from being more ruthless than him, you can't compare to him in anything else, whether it's talent or temperament. You're far inferior to him."
(End of this chapter)