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His hand hovered in the air for a long time, hesitating to knock on the door, but then stopped. After repeatedly knocking on the door, "Subordinate's palace seeks an audience."

"Enter."

Gong Zhi then pushed open the door and walked in. When he was about five steps away from the green-clothed gongzi, he knelt down on the ground and said, "Your subordinate requests for forgiveness."

The young master was currently folding pieces on the table. One black and one white, he had stacked seven or eight pieces. When he saw Gongzi kneel down, he only glanced sideways before continuing to fold the chess pieces. "What? Just you alone? "

Gongzi took out three throwing knives from his sleeve and handed them over with both hands. "This subordinate will return these three knives to Young Master."

The throwing knives that were forged with fine iron were squeezed clean and straightened with brute force. Only a few slight traces were left behind. The white blade was stained with a few traces of blood, which added to the sharpness of the blade. The hands that held the flying dagger were now riddled with wounds. The tiny wounds were still bleeding, and they were almost dyed red.

"Send it over. Am I supposed to pick it up myself?" The azure-robed young man didn't even look at him when he heard this. He supported his chin with one hand and gripped the chess piece with the other, pondering where he should place the next chess piece.

Gongzi took a few steps forward, keeping his hands above his head as he lowered his eyes. The heat of the blood warmed the knife a little bit, but the coldness on the knife traveled along the wound and into the palm of his hand. It was bone-chilling cold.

The green-robed young master deliberated for a long time. He spent nearly an incense's time to settle the last four chess pieces and admired them for a while before he turned to Gongzi and asked, "Are you tired of lifting them?"

Gong Sou pursed his lips in an indiscernible manner, "I'm not tired."

The young master sized up his finger and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"I can help young master fix that useless blade," Gongzi said. "This subordinate doesn't feel any pain."

The man in green tweaked his tongue, "You lost a lot of blood, right?"

Gong Tianni raised his head, looked at Young Master in the eye, then lowered his head again: "Only a sharp blade will cut your hand, and when you cut your hand, it will naturally bleed. There's no harm in abandoning the blade that Young Master doesn't like. This subordinate only wishes for Young Master to have a look and see if this blade can be used again. "

The young man in green took the flying dagger and held it in his hand, "These are three knives." He glanced at Gongzi's hands. "The wounds on your hands aren't something that can be healed with a knife."

Gongzi Qi paused for a second, and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Qingyi gongzi.

"I asked you before why you were the only one here." The young man in cyan looked at him with a smile on his face. The throwing knife on the tip of his finger turned, and without any forewarning, he pressed it against the side of Gong Mi's neck. "Because only you dare to test my tolerance."

Gongzi's body had tensed up when the cold was approaching, but he slowly relaxed when the blade was pressed against his neck, and revealed his weak neck in the most submissive manner: "This subordinate doesn't dare."

The young master in green chuckled, "You don't dare? How could you not dare? If you dare to come and beg for forgiveness, it means that you are certain that I will not kill you, right? "

Gong Tianxiong said in a low voice: "This subordinate does not dare to speculate about Young Master's intentions, this subordinate's life young master can take it away at any time."

The young man in green smiled, let go of his finger, and let the throwing dagger slide down from Gong Tiantong's shoulder to his knee, "I guess the next sentence you will say is that you want to take all the blame yourself in order to protect your two Junior Brothers?"

Gong Du's eyes showed bitterness, "Young master is wise, they are indeed unaware of what I have done. I dare to betray my master, how could they dare to do that? "

The four words "defying the master" came out of his mouth as if he was repeating a fact, and then calmly accepted the result.

"If you don't know, can't you just ask?" You're not afraid of the pain, but that doesn't mean they aren't afraid at all. " He then turned his eyes away.

Gong Tianxiong seemed to want to say something, but he only looked at the throwing knife in front of his knees and slowly bent down, "This subordinate will wait for Sir's command."

The young man in green raised his eyebrows in surprise at his reaction, and suddenly asked, "Do you know what I like about you the most?"

Taken aback, Gongxu straightened up and shook his head.

"Look at the situation."

The green-robed young master paused for a moment before continuing, "I have never been a person who liked to grab onto everything. I also don't want my subordinates to be completely loyal to me. Like you, like the devil's poison, like the wind, and like you don't cry, which one of you will be truly loyal to me? No. What I need is for you to be attached to me, not to be loyal to me. "

Gongzi was silent, thinking.

Young Master Qing Yi became a little more serious, "You are very strong. Just based on martial arts alone, you are in the top ten. Of these ten, not many are as good as you in terms of patience, suffering, or brains. Of these ten people, less than half were willing to drive me. "Therefore, I admire you a lot and wish to cultivate you as well."

"Young master …" He steeled his heart and raised his head to look at the green-clothed Young Master, "The Poison Hall was established by the palace master to begin with, and we have existed since childhood for the sake of becoming the shadow guard for the four young masters. This subordinate's personality was such that even though he would never dare to say the word "loyal", this subordinate has never dared to forget his kindness. If your subordinate had any rebellious thoughts towards the Puppet Palace, I wouldn't dare to kneel in front of you. "Subordinate …"

He bit his lips hard and stopped his words. He did not say anything else and just bent down to kowtow heavily, "This subordinate knows his wrongs and is willing to accept all of Young Master's punishments."

The green-clothed young master kowtowed to him, but he didn't stop him. He waited until he saw the blood before he said, "Since you know and are here to beg for forgiveness, I won't be in a difficult position. Speak, do you have any requests? "

Gong Tianni straightened himself slightly but kept his head lowered. Blood dripped from his forehead and dyed his eyes red. I will let the young master punish me as he pleases, I dare not have any extravagant requests. "

The green-robed young master held his head up as he looked at him, "You don't intend to plead on behalf of Drifting Water?"

Gong Tianni lightly shook his head, "Since you are in the wrong, then we will naturally punish you. He would never dare to forget the status of his subordinates. The young master didn't believe that they were innocent, so he decided to interrogate them … "

The green-robed young master pointed at the throwing knife at his knee, indicating that he should pass it to him. Gongxu was slightly startled as he stretched out his hand to deliver the flying knife. The young master in green took the flying dagger in one hand while his other hand grabbed Gong Mi's wrist before he could stop his attack.

Gong Que subconsciously struggled for a moment and then reacted, lowering his eyes and allowing him to grab his hand without making a sound.

"Why do you keep your head down? Afraid that I'll watch it? " The green-clothed young master released his hand and took a handkerchief from one side to wipe away the blood on his fingertip. "The wound on his hand has split open again. Don't you feel any pain?"

Gongzi looked at his hands and replied, "Not bad."

He threw the handkerchief in front of him and indicated for him to wipe the blood off. "You're not the same as Drifting Water. With him here, he would be a burden to you. On the other hand, without you, there's nothing he can do. I told you to separate the two of you, but it doesn't look like it will work. Seeing as you have served us for so many years, today, I shall give you a few choices, and you can decide for yourself. "

Gongzi was stunned. "Young Master …"

The green-clothed gongzi indicated for him to stay silent: "One, you guys should go back to the Poison Hall and continue to be killers there. Whether you are loyal or not, I will let bygones be bygones. "With your abilities, it's not impossible for you to take over the Blood Hall. I can give you the Hidden Words Hall as well.

He waved two of his fingers, "Second, you guys go and find masters worthy of your service. Whether it's your weapons or what belongs to you in the Netherworld Valley, as long as you can take them all at once, you can do whatever you want. I won't cripple your martial arts, and I won't make things difficult for the devil Xuanyuan Xuanyuan. "

Seeing that Gongzi was about to speak, he lightly added, "The prerequisite for these two is that Quicksand Mute remains. You and Drifting Water can leave. And it's best not to let me see you. If I ever find out that any of you were doing anything against me, I believe I would have the ability to capture you all and kill you all. "

Gongzi pursed his lips, raised his head and asked: "Are there any other choices?"

"Yes." The green-clad young master smiled, but there was no happiness in his eyes. "At most, three months is the end of the business in the Dark Valley. I will let Drifting Water go to the new hall and let him be the new hall master. When the time is ripe, I will arrange a suitable place for you both to play your part. As for Quicksand, he would first go to the new hall, then return to the word hall. You will stay in the Netherworld Valley and do what you have always done. I don't care about what they do, but if you lose your second heart, I will kill the three of you together. "

Gong Tianni was stunned for a long while before regaining his senses, "This subordinate dares not."

The green-robed young master asked, "What do you not dare to say?"

Gongzi said, "This subordinate definitely wouldn't dare to have any other thoughts."

The green-clothed gongzi leaned forward and said softly, "Don't forget, your life was not only given to you by the Puppet Palace but also by Qing Yi. You leave your gratitude in the Puppet Palace, but you'd better leave your loyalty to me. I won't harm the Puppet Palace, and you don't have to betray me. "

Hearing this extremely soft voice, Gong Zou could only feel cold sweat trickling down his back, "Yes, this subordinate will remember, I dare not forget."

"You've received the six pieces of Blood Vein Iron, right?" The green-clothed gongzi laughed and stood up, "There is also something suitable for him in the one with the shallow mark. When the storm abates, I will find someone to forge a new weapon for you. When weapons were used in the old, there were also old benefits, making it easy to use. Rather than throwing it away, it's better to reconstruct it, don't you think? "

"Thank you, young master, for your gift," said Gongzi. This subordinate will never forget Young Master's kindness. "

The green-robed young master chuckled, "If you can live to the point where you have no teeth, it should be my fortune."

After a slight pause, Gong Tiexin broke into a laugh, "Although this subordinate was not fortunate enough to live a long life to old age, I am willing to follow Young Noble until I die to repay Young Noble's kindness."

After a moment of silence, the green-robed young man looked at him and asked, "It has been more than twenty years since I first saw you, right?"

Gongzi replied, "It should be a little over 20 years."

The green-robed young master seemed to be deep in thought, but he didn't want to say anything more. "Go ahead and have a good rest."

"Yes." Gongzi answered and took two steps back before getting up to leave. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he left the three throwing knives and some dripping blood on the ground.

It was somewhat dazzling.

"Would he understand you?" At some point, a person had appeared in the originally empty corner. Xuanyuan Yin walked out from the shadows, the mechanism behind him slowly moved, and the hidden door closed, restoring a flat wall.

The green-robed young master chuckled, "How smart is he? How could he not understand my profound meaning? I just don't know how much loyalty he will leave behind for me after weighing the pros and cons. "

Xuanyuan Yin was silent for a moment, "The affairs of the Netherworld Valley are complicated, so it is inconvenient for me to take action today. It is indeed very difficult to find a person to replace him in a short period of time. "

The young man in cyan said, "It's not easy to follow him for many years. As long as he's still willing to serve me, I don't have to make things too difficult for him."

It was unknown whether or not he had guessed his intentions, but Xuanyuan Yin only replied with a "Yes" and then fell silent.

The green-robed young master took out a few pieces from the bottom of the stacked pieces, and when he saw them collapse, he revealed a thoughtful look, "In the end, the Netherworld Valley is still just a piece of loose sand. They were forced to stay here … Sands with some ability. The three of you took five years to subdue a person's heart, so why did you destroy it just because I was a little suspicious? "

He bent down and picked up a few pieces, and smiled, "Many of these pieces are stacked together to form a stable 'pagoda'. All he had to do was remove a few pieces from the ground and the tower would collapse. "However, if I am worried that these chess pieces leave and cause the tower to collapse, the result …"

Xuanyuan Yin watched him casually sweep through more than half of the chess pieces and realized, "In the end, these chess pieces are still in Young Master's hands. Even if they dared to leave, they wouldn't be able to destroy the entire pagoda."

Looking at the chess piece that was lying on the ground beside the flying knife, the green-clad young man laughed softly, "I only want my blade. I am not afraid of its cuts." "Three blades and a dozen chess pieces huh …" With a wave of his sleeve, the dozen or so chess pieces soundlessly shattered into fine powder. As for the saber, it was safe and sound.

Xuanyuan Yin's gaze focused slightly, but quickly regained its indifference. "There are still useful sabers, no need for such a pity."

"Help me keep an eye on these knives." The green-robed young master threw the chess piece in his hand to the side and left, "The chess pieces are not worth much, but there is no need to waste too much of it."

Xuanyuan Yin bowed, "Yes, this subordinate understands."