"Do as you wish, kill me or cut me up!"
"But just as I said before!"
"Your Zhou family's troubles all stem from me and Tianyou's grandfather!"
"It has nothing to do with Tianyou!"
"You can do whatever you want to me!"
"But can you spare Tianyou and the others in our Li family!"
"They are innocent!"
Seeing Zhou Xuan turn his gaze towards him, Li Zicheng had come to terms with his fate.
He decided to simply give up and stop struggling.
After all, death was inevitable, so why bother struggling?
All he hoped for now was that Zhou Xuan would show some mercy and release Li Tianyou and the other members of the Li family.
If that happened, he wouldn't mind dying himself!
At least the Li family's bloodline would continue to flow!
"Innocent?"
"Then were our Zhou family members not innocent back then?"
"My grandfather treated you father like a brother!"
"But what about your father?"
"What did he do?"
"For a vague promise, he sold out my Zhou family in return!"
"And you!"
"It was already your Li family who wronged our Zhou family!"
"Yet you still had the audacity to shamelessly try and claim my Zhou family's assets!"
"Now you ask me to show mercy and spare your Li family members!"
"Then why didn't anyone show mercy back then and let our Zhou family off the hook?"
"Today, your Li family must disappear!"
"However, I am not like your Li family members!"
"I can still give you an opportunity now!"
"Expose all the people who went to our Zhou family with you to loot assets back then!"
"If you do that, I can consider sparing the remaining members of your Li family!"
"Otherwise, your Li family can simply vanish!"
"Also, do not think of harboring any of them!"
"Otherwise, if I find out later!"
"I will track down those who were spared and bring them back again!"
"By then, I will not give them any more chances!"
After Zhou Xuan finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Li Zicheng's conflicted expression.
Instead, he turned and instructed Hei Hu and the others.
To conduct a thorough investigation of the young people invited by the Li family at the scene.
Anyone found to be close to the Li family.
Hei Hu was to note down the forces they represented.
After clearing up the Li family's affairs, when time permitted, Hei Hu was to lead his men to deal with them one by one!
Perhaps it was because they saw that even the Li family, the local power in Cangyun City, had caved in front of Zhou Xuan.
The remaining young people no longer dared to cause any trouble.
They obediently cooperated with Hei Hu in his investigation.
Some of the young people, while explaining their respective forces to Hei Hu, also repeatedly emphasized.
That they were only tricked into coming here this time, and that they were not familiar with the Li family at all.
Listening to these individuals, Hei Hu and the others understood a truth.
When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter; when a wall falls, everyone pushes.
The old saying was absolutely true!
When the Li family was powerful, they scrambled to get close to them.
Now that the Li family was facing ruin, they were all quick to distance themselves.
Afraid of being dragged down with them!
"Alright, I promise you!"
"I will confess the people who went with me to loot the Zhou family's assets back then!"
Seeing the scene of abandonment all around him, Li Zicheng understood.
No matter how hard he tried to struggle, his Li family was destined to not escape this calamity today!
A quarter of an hour later, after the last person confessed by Li Zicheng was taken away by Hei Hu to be dealt with.
Only Zhou Xuan's group and the father and son duo of Li Zicheng remained at the scene.
As for the other members of the Li family and some servants hired by the Li family.
Zhou Xuan merely had them forfeit the assets they had obtained from the Li family.
But he did not take their lives, as he was not a bloodthirsty person by nature.
"Alright, it's just the two of you father and son left!"
"Do you want to do it yourselves, or should I help you!"
After dealing with all the unrelated people at the scene.
Zhou Xuan asked the father and son duo of Li Zicheng standing in front of him!
"I can do it myself!"
"But can you really not spare my son?"
"He was not involved in any of the matters concerning the Zhou family back then!"
"I know he was not involved in the Zhou family's affairs back then!"
"But he previously went to the Lu family to try and kill me!"
"If I hadn't been quick-witted, I wouldn't be standing here talking to you now!"
"Do you think I would spare an enemy who once harbored murderous intent towards me?"
"And this is the debt that your Li family owed our Zhou family back then!"
"This debt will always have someone to repay it!"
"The cause sown by you and your father back then, is now the fruit reaped by you and your son!"
"This is only fair and reasonable!!"
Upon hearing Li Zicheng's reply, Zhou Xuan emotionlessly stated his stance.
"It was my idea to have him go to the Zhou family to kill you!"
"He acted on my orders!"
"Isn't it enough for me to repay this karma myself now?"
"Of course not!"
"Back then, there were at least hundreds of people in our Zhou family!"
"And you are only one person now, wanting to repay this karma alone?"
"By what right?"
"Who do you think you are?"
"Letting your clansmen go earlier was already my greatest act of mercy!"
"Don't push me further!"
"Otherwise, if you don't act yourselves, I will help you!"
Zhou Xuan's tone suddenly turned cold as he said this.
He could spare the remaining members of the Li family.
The main reason was that those people were not really involved in the events of that year.
But Li Tianyou was different!
Although he was indeed not involved in the Zhou family's affairs back then.
His grandfather and father were considered among the main culprits in the demise of the Zhou family.
With this connection, it was purely a pipe dream to expect Zhou Xuan to let him go!
Moreover, this guy had almost taken his own life a few days ago!
If such a person were to be let go, then what was the point of Zhou Xuan seeking revenge?
He might as well invest in opening a convent!
"Father, stop talking!"
"Why beg him!"
"It's nothing more than death!"
"What is there to be afraid of!"
"Son, I'll accompany you, and we father and son can keep each other company on the road to the underworld!"
Seeing Zhou Xuan's resolute attitude and his father's continuous, humble pleading,
Li Tianyou, who had been standing by silently, finally couldn't help but step forward to stop Li Zicheng.
Then, without waiting for Zhou Xuan and Li Zicheng to say anything further.
He directly circulated the true qi within his body and struck his own chest with a palm.
"Pfft!"
With a muffled thud, Li Tianyou spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with damaged internal organs.
His stiff body then slowly tilted and fell towards the ground behind him...