"He's definitely gone. He was expelled from the Moon God Sect when he was twelve. They wouldn't even let him remain anywhere within the Slanting Moon Upper Domain. As for where he went or where he ended up — nobody knows."
"Not even the Holy Maiden of the Green Moon Branch knows? Not even Holy Maiden
"They'd like to know, but the Moon God Sect would never let them find out. To put it bluntly, for all anyone knows, he might be dead or alive — nobody can say."
The words were harsh, but Jiang Chen knew they were the truth.
Although he cared about this brother he had never met, his concern could never surpass that for his father,
After all, his father was someone he had actually spent time with, and the bond between father and son ran deep.
As for his mother and his younger siblings, he had never met any of them. The blood tie existed, of course, but it couldn't compare to what he felt for his father, Jiang Feng.
Having gathered this much, he was about done.
Everything he needed to know, he now knew.
Jiang Chen pointed at the Fallen Heaven Society elder and said to
Liu Zhen chuckled: "The best way to prove your loyalty is naturally to kill someone."
Liu Zhen's gaze swept across the Four Righteous of the Fallen Heaven Society. "There are four of them. Pick one. Kill one, and you're free to leave."
The elder's face shifted slightly upon hearing this. Defecting from the Fallen Heaven Society was one thing; killing the Four Righteous was another matter entirely.
Liu Zhen saw his hesitation and didn't push: "If you don't want to cherish this chance to avoid death, then forget it."
The elder heard the shift in Liu Zhen's tone and his expression changed in turn. He hurriedly cried out: "No, no, no! I'll do it! I'll kill!"
At the sound of his words, Bei Gongming was the first to blanch. If this guy was going to kill someone to prove his loyalty, the first target would undoubtedly be Bei Gongming himself.
They had just been fighting over who got to answer.
The Peerless Great Emperor smiled faintly and pointed twice through the air, undoing the restrictions on the man.
The man was pale, but his expression was resolute. It was clear he was ready to kill. Bei Gongming had originally believed this group wouldn't dare kill any of them — otherwise, they would have done so already.
Now he could see they had been far too naive. These people were utterly lawless, and they were using manipulation to sow division among them.
Judging by the man's expression, he was clearly about to come kill Bei Gongming to prove his loyalty.
"Wait!" Bei Gongming called out. "I'm willing to prove my loyalty too!"
When death loomed, no one could stay calm. Bei Gongming was no exception. He clearly didn't want to be cut down just like that.
Liu Zhen chuckled again: "Anyone else willing?"
"I'm willing!"
"I'm willing too!"
"Me too!"
In an instant, one after another of the Fallen Heaven Society members rose up, ready to defect. The scene left the Four Righteous thunderstruck.
"Cowards!" the fourth of the Four Righteous spat.
"You're not afraid to die?" Liu Zhen asked the fourth one with a smile.
The man stuck out his neck defiantly: "Afraid of you? Not in a million years! You lay one finger on me, and the Moon God Sect will grind your bones to dust and scatter your ashes to the winds!"
Liu Zhen's face darkened. He turned to Bei Gongming: "Didn't you say you wanted to prove your loyalty? He's your target."
Bei Gongming looked troubled. The fourth brother was his sworn brother, after all. Killing anyone else was one thing, but killing a sworn brother — even one he had fallen out with — was something he couldn't quite bring himself to do.
"It seems your sincerity is rather limited," Liu Zhen said coldly. "If you won't do it, there are plenty of others waiting for this chance."
He turned around: "Whoever's willing to do it, step forward."
Immediately, seven or eight of the Fallen Heaven Society members stepped up, cracking their knuckles and eager to act.
"So many? That makes it tricky — who should I pick?" Liu Zhen said, feigning indecision.
Jiang Chen had no patience for the ugly spectacle put on by the Fallen Heaven Society members. He frowned: "Make it quick."
Liu Zhen nodded at once and pointed casually at one of them: "You. Go ahead."
The man nodded repeatedly and moved forward to strike. Just then, Third Master Jing, who had been lingering outside, finally couldn't hold back and came trotting in.
"Hold on, hold on!"
Third Master Jing ran up to Jiang Chen with an ingratiating smile: "Young Master Shao, please hear me out. These four are scoundrels, yes, but their backers are extremely powerful. Within the Moon God Sect, they even have connections all the way up to a Great Emperor."