"If he's not dead, are you truly at peace?"
Zhou Xuan's words echoed in the black-clad man's mind like a demonic chant.
Yes, if Wang Zekun wasn't dead, could he really be at peace?
As for someone who had stabbed him in the back.
And who had tried to use his own head to secure his life.
The black-clad man's hatred for him surpassed that of anyone else in this world.
If Wang Zekun didn't die here today, didn't die by his hand.
Even if his father could avenge him later, he felt he wouldn't be able to swallow his anger.
After all, to not avenge a grievance is not the mark of a gentleman!
Although he wasn't exactly a gentleman, he was certainly vengeful!
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Naturally!"
"And besides believing me now, do you have any other path to take?"
Hearing the leader of the black-clad men's question, Zhou Xuan smiled faintly.
Because he knew the black-clad man had made his choice.
"Good, it's settled!"
Indeed, the moment Zhou Xuan finished speaking.
The black-clad man nodded his head fiercely.
Then, he tore off the mask from his face.
Revealing a rather handsome countenance.
He slowly began to explain to Zhou Xuan the complete truth behind the Zhou family's downfall ten years ago.
"My name is Li Tianyou, I am the current head of the Li family!"
"Everything began with my grandfather's generation!"
"Your grandfather's generation?"
"Wasn't it your father?"
Hearing the black-clad man's words, Zhou Xuan interrupted him with a hint of surprise.
"It was indeed my father who participated in the destruction of your Zhou family!"
"But if you want to know the complete truth, you must start from my grandfather's generation!"
As if slightly displeased by Zhou Xuan's sudden interruption, Li Tianyou frowned and explained.
"Alright, continue!"
Seeing Li Tianyou's demeanor, Zhou Xuan wisely closed his mouth, waiting for him to elaborate.
"My grandfather was named Li Weixin!"
"He was a subordinate of the Qin family head in Shangjing City back then!"
"However, despite being a subordinate, he relied on the Qin family!"
"So, my grandfather was quite a significant figure in Shangjing City at that time!"
"Originally, our Li family would probably have lived like this forever, relying on a powerful patron!"
"But alas, fate is unpredictable."
"Several decades ago, my grandfather, at a banquet!"
"Offended a major figure from the then-thriving Fang family!"
"And almost got himself killed!"
"Fortunately, the Qin family head at the time, considering my grandfather had served the Qin family diligently for many years!"
"Made a full effort to save his life!"
"However, because the Fang family was the most powerful among the Five Great Families back then!"
"Even the Qin family did not dare to offend them too much!"
"Although they saved my grandfather's life, he was expelled from the capital!"
"And was ordered never to return again!"
"Later, after drifting around, our Li family took root in Cangyun City!"
"Relying on their decent strength and the experience of dealing with people honed during their time as subordinates."
"My grandfather quickly made a name for himself in Cangyun City!"
"And developed the Li family's influence to a considerable extent!"
"It's a pity, though, that despite achieving so much glory in Cangyun City!"
"My grandfather still yearned every day to return to Shangjing!"
"To return to the Qin family!"
"But due to the Fang family, this wish remained out of reach!"
"Just as my grandfather was about to fall into complete despair!"
"A variable appeared!"
"And that variable was your Zhou family!"
Saying this, Li Tianyou specifically glanced at Zhou Xuan.
Seeing that he showed no reaction, he cleared his throat and continued.
"The reason your Zhou family is called a variable!"
"Is purely because your family was simply too monstrously talented!"
"Not only was your grandfather's cultivation unfathomably profound back then!"
"Even your parents were rumored to possess heaven-defying cultivation talent!"
"According to the news that spread at the time!"
"Your parents were said to possess the Pure Yang Body and the Pure Yin Body respectively!"
"Both rare prodigies in the cultivation world, encountered once in ten thousand years!"
"And at that time, it was said that a high-ranking figure had divined their fate!"
"Stating that they both had the potential to become Ascended experts!"
"This statement immediately shocked the entire Zhonghua land!"
"Because since the last Ascended expert disappeared a thousand years ago!"
"There had been no news of Ascended experts in the cultivation world!"
"And your parents were prophesied to have the qualifications to become Ascended experts!"
"How could this not be astonishing!"
"Thus, the five great families of Shangjing City all extended an olive branch to your Zhou family!"
"Hoping that your Zhou family would join them!"
"But unfortunately, your Zhou family ultimately made a wrong decision!"
"That is, your grandfather was not prepared to join any of the major families!"
"But intended to make your Zhou family the sixth great family of Shangjing City!"
"Such an act instantly offended everyone!"
"Because the situation of the Five Great Families dominating Shangjing City had been maintained for over a thousand years!"
"Your Zhou family's sudden intrusion would inevitably siphon off a significant portion of the profits of the Five Great Families!"
"This was something that no one could tolerate!"
"Of course, if it were only this!"
"Your Zhou family might not have reached the point of annihilation!"
"What truly plunged your Zhou family into such a tragic situation of extermination!"
"Was another mistake made by your grandfather back then!"
"That is, after rejecting the olive branches extended by the Five Great Families!"
"He actually maintained close contact with the Fang family among the Five Great Families!"
"This immediately made the heads of the other four great families restless!"
"You must know that the Fang family's power was already the foremost among the Five Great Families!"
"Now, not only did your Zhou family show ambitions to contend for dominance in Shangjing!"
"They even seemed to be in league with the foremost family of Shangjing City!"
"What are you trying to do?"
"In an instant, all four great families felt a sense of impending crisis!"
"Fearing that your Zhou family intended to ally with the Fang family to oust one of them and replace them!"
"Some even suspected that your Zhou family's ambitions were far greater than this!"
"And so, on a certain night ten years ago!"
"A secret letter from Shangjing City was delivered to my grandfather's room!"
"And on that letter, there were only six short characters!"
"Investigate reality, annihilate Zhou family!"