Chapter 16: Let the Strong Devour the Strong
"You will tell Jiang Chen to meet us at the Sound Soul Valley—alone—or we won’t reveal anything further."
Mie Lin’s expression shifted, her brow furrowing deeper. "You want both of them to meet?"
"It’s time to settle this matter once and for all. Whoever emerges victorious from their encounter won’t dare blame us. After all, they seek each other’s destruction; let them take care of it themselves."
Mie Lin’s gaze sharpened as realization dawned on her face. "If that brat Jiang Chen wins, he’ll have avenged his family. If the other party triumphs, he’ll achieve his goal and put an end to the Jiang lineage entirely."
"Exactly," Xiao Ning chuckled darkly, "This meeting will be a fight to the death—a resolution neither can refuse—and ... we shall merely give them what they desire."
A shiver ran down Mie Lin’s spine. This was more than cunning—it bordered on diabolical. Yet, wasn’t this precisely the kind of manipulation the Shadowclaw Sect excelled in?
Still, she couldn’t help but wonder: who exactly was Xiao Ning?
What cultivation level had he attained in his past life?
Still, one question gnawed at her. "And what makes you so sure they’ll bite?"
"Jiang Chen breathes for revenge. He’ll crawl through fire if it leads him to his family’s killer. As for the other party..." Xiao Ning’s eyes gleamed with quiet malice. "Let’s just say Jiang Chen’s survival is... unacceptable to him. Especially now that he’s awakened a Five-Colored Nascent Soul."
From Li Fang’s memories, Xiao Ning already knew everything there was to know about this man. His name was Wu Shu, heir to the Imperial Wu Clan, whose father ruled as emperor over the Rising Cloud Empire—the most formidable power in the Sea and Mountain Realm.