159: A different Zhou family

Ye Xiao's sudden outburst of killing was completely without warning.

The entire process, from start to finish, took less than two seconds.

The originally magnificent hall instantly became a ruin.

Zhou Dafu's resentful soul, after his death, was absorbed by Ye Xiao's ring of resentful souls.

Ye Xiao came before Zhou Dafu, collected his corpse into the Red Moon Space, and was once again met with strong protest from Xiao Jin.

However, Ye Xiao, adhering to the principle of never wasting anything, directly ignored Xiao Jin's complaints.

Having done all this, Ye Xiao's expression remained unperturbed.

He then turned to look forward, making no other moves.

However, just at this moment...

A hearty laugh rang out.

"Haha! As expected of this year's Rookie King, he truly acts without a word of warning. No wonder the Zhao Family suffered so many losses at Xiao Xiongdi's hands."

As the voice approached, a man with a face seven or eight parts similar to Zhou Dafu's, and equally corpulent, walked in from outside.

After entering, the man first glanced at the ruined hall, a flicker of pain in his eyes, but he immediately reined in his emotions.

He then put on a smile, slowly walked up to Ye Xiao, and, narrowing his eyes, chuckled, "As expected of Night Shadow. I told Zhou Dafu before that his methods were useless, but he wouldn't listen, and as a result, he lost his life for nothing."

Ye Xiao looked at the man before him and said indifferently, "Who are you?"

The man rubbed his hands somewhat lewdly and said with a laugh, "My humble self is Zhou Yi. I'm not very talented, but I am precisely Zhou Dafu's cousin, who just died at Night Shadow Brother's hands."

Ye Xiao was somewhat surprised in his heart.

It wasn't because of the other party's identity; upon seeing Zhou Yi's face, Ye Xiao had already made a guess.

What truly surprised him was that Zhou Yi had watched with his own eyes as Zhou Dafu was killed by him, yet now he could still stand before him, smiling, and talk to him.

Such a person was either foolish or extremely terrifying.

"Are you planning to act now?"

Zhou Yi quickly waved his hands to clarify.

"Night Shadow Brother, don't misunderstand. My relationship with that guy was good, but we were also competitors. You helped me get rid of him, and I can't thank you enough."

Saying this, under Ye Xiao's gaze, Zhou Yi pulled out a pile of Skill Stone of various colors from his person and handed them to Ye Xiao.

"Night Shadow Brother, this is a small token of my regard. I hope you won't despise it."

Ye Xiao looked at the nearly hundred Skill Stone and frowned in some confusion.

"What does this mean?"

Zhou Yi chuckled, "Naturally, it's to show my sincerity. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'd kill me without a word, and I don't want to go see my cousin so soon."

Ye Xiao was puzzled, but if someone was giving him things, why refuse?

After taking them, Ye Xiao briefly scanned them.

Good heavens!

100 rare quality Skill Stone.

To offer tens of millions of yuan right off the bat, that's truly a grand gesture.

Ye Xiao put the Skill Stone into his backpack, then observed Zhou Yi for a moment before opening his mouth with some curiosity, "I killed a member of your Zhou Family on your Zhou Family's territory. Aren't you angry at all?"

Zhou Yi sighed upon hearing this.

"To be honest, I'm not angry, but I am somewhat sad. After all, we're family. If I weren't sad about his death, wouldn't I seem cold-blooded?"

Your cousin was just killed, and you immediately gave tens of millions to his killer. Isn't that cold-blooded?

Ye Xiao was speechless internally, clearly unable to comprehend Zhou Yi's thought process.

As if seeing through Ye Xiao's thoughts, Zhou Yi smiled slightly and then said, "Night Shadow Brother, if you don't mind, perhaps we could find another place to sit and chat?"

Given that the other party had offered tens of millions right away, Ye Xiao didn't refuse.

First Zhou Dafu, then this Zhou Yi.

This Zhou Family is very strange.

Soon, led by Zhou Yi, Ye Xiao followed him to another reception hall nearby.

And from beginning to end, apart from Zhou Yi, Ye Xiao hadn't seen anyone else appear.

It was as if his killing of Zhou Dafu had never happened.

The two sat down, and Zhou Yi spoke again.

"Night Shadow Brother, are you very curious about my actions?"

Isn't that obvious? Shouldn't he be curious?

Ye Xiao nodded.

Zhou Yi smiled, a rare hint of helplessness on his face.

"I'm not afraid of Night Shadow Brother laughing, but this is the Zhou Family's rule for survival: the capable rise, the defeated die. We never hold grudges against others. It's been like this for a hundred years, right up to now."

"What do you mean?" Ye Xiao didn't quite understand.

Zhou Yi patiently explained, "Night Shadow Brother, you may not know, and perhaps most people today are also unaware, but when the Eternal World first appeared, my Zhou Family was once glorious. At that time, there was no such thing as the Eight Great Families of Blue Star. They were, at most, merely minor characters with a bit of fame."

At this point, Zhou Yi's face showed immense pride.

Ye Xiao, however, was somewhat surprised to hear this.

But looking at Zhou Yi's expression, he didn't seem to be faking it, so he asked, "What happened then?"

Zhou Yi's breath hitched, and then, like a deflated ball, he looked at Ye Xiao with a resentful gaze before saying wistfully, "Later, some things happened, and my Zhou Family declined."

Ye Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"However, through the efforts of several generations, my Zhou Family still stands strong today, and all of this is thanks to the family motto set by the Zhou Family's Old Ancestor before his death."

Zhou Yi then said with a serious expression:

"At that time, before his death, he set a rule: all descendants of the Zhou Family were to perform their respective duties without interfering with each other. As long as they could help the Zhou Family progress, they could advance their corresponding status and authority. And if, in this process, someone died due to offending others, the other Zhou Family members were absolutely forbidden from seeking revenge for them."

At this point, Zhou Yi praised with a look of admiration, "The wisdom of our Old Ancestor is beyond the reach of us descendants."

And after hearing Zhou Yi's explanation, Ye Xiao couldn't help but be surprised.

This Zhou Family truly had the courage to establish such a system.

If this were the Zhao Family, if you dared to touch one of their people, being pulverized to dust would be considered light punishment.

Ye Xiao looked at Zhou Yi and said with some curiosity, "So, even if you don't know why I killed Zhou Dafu, your Zhou Family won't hold it against me?"

Zhou Yi nodded, then shook his head.

"Actually, it also depends on the person. If the other party were a nobody with no background, I would definitely kill them. No matter what, Zhou Dafu was my cousin, a member of my Zhou Family."

"Although my Zhou Family has declined, we are not without temper. My Zhou Family has been bullying the weak and fearing the strong for a hundred years; we're quite good at it."

Ye Xiao heard this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

There are few people in this world who can speak of such things so matter-of-factly.

However, if what Zhou Yi said was true, this Zhou Family was quite interesting.

But why had he never heard of them before?