NOVGO.NET Chapter 754: 319: All Arrive
Chapter 754: Chapter 319: All Arrive
That man openly mocked, essentially calling the man in the black robe a dog.
The man in the black robe seemed accustomed to such insults and didn’t care at all, only shaking his head with a smile:
“Even at this point, you still have the nerve to be so defiant, it’s quite admirable.
“Enough, I imagine that even if he had the abilities of a god, trying to escape from Endless Prison would be tremendously difficult.
“I have some free time today, just perfect for dealing with you.”
As he said this, he reached a wall, pressed a mechanism, and a series of clicking sounds echoed.
The iron cage hanging in mid-air was slowly lowered by him.
The young man inside immediately opened his eyes, his gaze coldly fixed on the man in the black robe.
But the black-robed man didn’t care, only smiling at the man covered in hooks as he said:
“Do you know who this young man is?”
“Your son?”
The person covered in hooks laughed and said: “You have always been ruthless, even if it meant chopping up your own son into pieces, it would not be surprising.”
“Ha ha ha ha.”
The black-robed man laughed heartily: “Those who accomplish great deeds aren’t bothered by trivial matters, what does having a son or daughter matter? I am not yet old, finding another woman and having another child is not a big deal, right?
“But, if I were to kill this person, I’m afraid you wouldn’t be able to accept it.”
“Oh?”
The person covered in hooks sarcastically said:
“So it turns out, he is my son then?”
The young man locked in the cage frowned slightly and glanced at him subconsciously.
He then saw the man pause before suddenly erupting in curse:
“Jun Luo!
“In these years, how many things like this have you done?
“Dragging one lad after another in front of me, claiming they are my sons.
“But what of it?
“It’s nothing but a trick to deceive me!
“Do you really think I would believe your words?
“Utterly ridiculous!
“You say he is my son, well then, I’ll ask you, what’s his name?”
Master Wan?
The young man, upon hearing this, was momentarily startled.
Although he had been confined here, more than once he had wished to speak with this strangely-hooked man.
Sadly, the man never uttered a word and was extremely wary.
This was the first time he had heard him say so much…
And, he claimed the surname Wan?
Without waiting for the black-robed man to speak, he immediately said:
“This senior… It turns out we share the same clan, I too am surnamed Wan.”
“Hmm?”
The man coldly eyed the young man with his remaining eye:
“Indeed, you are surely surnamed Wan, anyone brought here claims to be surnamed Wan.
“But what… is your name?”
“I am called Wan Cangxin.”
“…”
The man covered in hooks suddenly fell silent.
The black-robed man remained quiet, his eyes filled with amusement.
After a while, the hook-covered man shook his head gently:
“You know of my past, of Qingshui Lake, of Lan Gu… and also of Qing.
“With that said, being able to find out my son’s name…
“It’s also within the realm of possibility…”
He spoke each word carefully, his sentences filled with caution.
However, with every word the man said, Wan Cangxin felt a jolt in his heart.
But as the man spoke, he suddenly looked up at the black-robed man:
“But Jun Luo…
“If you know all this, naturally you wouldn’t allow him to remain alive in this world.
“Be it you or that Western Border Woman…
“My son would become the greatest obstacle on the path of your ambitions.
“Even if he truly were still… alive!
“You would have already brought him before me and forced me to reveal the secret you so desperately want to know!
“Alas, even if you truly found him and tried all kinds of measures upon him in front of me…
“The secret known only to the Great Hall Master and passed down in Wusheng Hall cannot possibly be told to you!
“I advise you to abandon this obsession, don’t waste another life.”
“Indeed.”
Jun Luo nodded gently:
“Master Wan speaks the truth, we know too much.
“Had we not known these things, who would have thought that Master Wan of the past had such a romantic episode in Dongcheng?
“Wan Ren Mountain… ha ha, what a name, Wan Ren Mountain.
“As it stands, I won’t hide it from you.
“That Western Border Woman intercepted the letters you wrote to your Qing, and after traveling thousands of miles, she bribed Lan Gu.
“You thought your son and Qing were well-cared for by Lan Gu, but you didn’t know that Lan Gu had long ceased to care for them.
“Your Qing, who went through hardship to bear your child, ultimately fell ill due to lack of care.
“In just a few years, she passed away.
“Leaving behind only that child, alone and helpless.
“Meanwhile… you were still dreaming inside Wusheng Hall about bringing them back to enjoy family happiness.
“Later, when I usurped your position and solidified my union with that Western Border Woman, only then did I learn of these matters.
“Discovering these trade-offs, I finally learned of these events.
“By the time I had stabilized the situation within Wusheng Hall and sent people to look for him again, your child had already disappeared without a trace.
“Over the years, I indeed brought quite a few people here to deceive you.
“Afterwards, realizing that you were truly unyielding, I gave up on that plan.