Elder Shan bowed to Hong Shigui. "We all hold Brother Hong's kindness in our hearts."
Hong Shigui wore a rare expression of self-mockery. "What kindness? It was nothing more than not wanting to let our loved ones grieve while our enemies rejoiced."
Without thorough preparation, inciting the younger generation of the School of Novelists to fight Zhou Tieyi to the death would have been reckless. It might have brought temporary satisfaction, but the chances of truly harming Zhou Tieyi were slim. Conversely, if this led to mass casualties among the core disciples of the various sects within the School of Novelists, everyone would eventually blame him for the disaster.
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