"Bastard!"
Hearing Zhou Lin's words, Zhou Meng immediately shouted angrily, and the expression on his face immediately turned gloomy!
Facing Zhou Meng's reprimand, Zhou Lin had no intention of backing down. She asked directly, "Did I say anything wrong?"
"The one who died was Xing Ming, your teacher's close friend. According to seniority, you should call him uncle. Is this how you treat your elders?"
Zhou Meng said angrily, "Do you really want to go crazy for a man who doesn't love you at all?"
"Father, I don't have such an uncle."
Zhou Lin shook her head. "Besides, this has nothing to do with love. You guys are doing something wrong. Am I supposed to just watch you guys continue to do the wrong thing?"
"What do you think is wrong and what is right?"
Zhou Meng snorted. "As long as we can win the final victory, it is right. The process is not important!"
Looking at Zhou Meng's ashen face, Zhou Lin was disappointed. She did not expect Zhou Meng to become a person who only cared about gains and losses. He had completely lost the emotions that a person should have. What was the difference between him and those aristocratic families that they had been resisting in the past?
"Father, do you still remember what your wish is?"
Zhou Lin looked at Zhou Meng sadly. "You once told me that your wish was to bring happiness to all the poor people in the world. But what you are doing now has nothing to do with your wish."
"You don't know anything!"
Zhou Meng said in a low voice, "This is an extremely realistic world. Only with great strength can you win the respect of others and do what you want to do!
Without strength, all your wishes are just wishful thinking! "
Zhou Lin asked, "Father, what kind of strength do you want?"
"Nascent Soul!"
Zhou Meng took a deep look at Zhou Lin. "Only by advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage can I have more say in the Black City. Only then can I use the power of the Black City to do what I want to do, to resist the rule of the aristocratic families, and to realize true fairness and justice in this world!"
"Have you ever considered whether what you are doing is fair and just to Qinchuan?
Why must your way of realizing your wish be based on the suffering of innocent people? "
"In order to achieve great things, one has to pay a certain price and sacrifice. For the future of millions of people, Qinchuan's death is worth it!"
Following Zhou Meng's words, the office fell into a strange silence. Zhou Meng and Zhou Lin looked at each other. One was impassioned, while the other was disappointed.
"Father, you've really disappointed me."
Zhou Lin smiled bitterly, "I thought that you would work hard to realize your dreams after you sat in a high position. You would do things that many people wouldn't dare to try. I didn't expect your actions to be no different from those aristocratic families!"
"Zhou Lin, you are my daughter. As your father, I will not harm you." Zhou Meng looked at Zhou Lin and sighed. "Why can't you understand me?"
"Understand?
Father, why can't you understand me? "Zhou Lin shook her head." What did I do wrong?
Why do you have to endure such torture? "
Zhou Meng looked deeply at Zhou Lin and said to Zhou Lin, "You and Qinchuan can't have a happy ending. Give up."
Zhou Lin shook her head again. "What will happen between me and Qinchuan is our business. Father, the person who should let go is you. Power has already corrupted you. I don't want you to continue to be corrupted until you become a walking corpse driven by profit!"
… …
The conversation between father and daughter came to an end. Both sides parted unhappily.
After Zhou Lin left, Zhou Meng couldn't help but let out a long sigh. When he learned of the plan, he had already expected this day to come. However, when Zhou Lin really stood in front of him, he couldn't say a single word that he had originally thought of. The only thing left was a quarrel between them.
Zhou Meng didn't feel guilty about Qinchuan. In his opinion, people who walked different paths couldn't make plans together. Since Qinchuan couldn't be his companion against the aristocratic families and wouldn't become his son-in-law, there was no need for him to think too much about Qinchuan. After all, he and Qinchuan were just familiar strangers.
"I really don't know what's so good about that kid. Why are you and father quarreling like this?"
"Calmly speaking, Qinchuan is handsome and humorous. In terms of talent, Qinchuan deserves to be called an outstanding talent among the younger generation. In terms of cultivation, he is already in the early Golden Core stage. In terms of background, there are at least three Nascent Soul cultivators behind him. Moreover, they are all outstanding Nascent Soul cultivators. Which girl wouldn't like someone with such status?"
A slightly low voice suddenly sounded behind Zhou Meng. He turned around and asked, "Captain, why are you here?"
Shangguan Yuanhao glanced at Zhou Meng and replied, "I was worried that you and Lin Lin would quarrel, so I came to check on the situation. I didn't expect that I would still be a step too late."
Hearing Shangguan Yuanhao's words, Zhou Meng sighed and said, "Lin Lin is too stubborn. It's hard for us to change her mind."
"There's nothing in this world that can't be changed. We all know Lin Lin's feelings for Qinchuan, but how many people can be faithful to one person until the end of their lives?
When Qinchuan dies and other young talents emerge, Lin Lin will naturally fall in love with them. "
Hearing this, Zhou Meng looked at Shangguan Yuanhao with a complicated gaze and asked, "Captain, I still don't understand why you must kill Qinchuan.
In fact, with Qinchuan and Lin Lin's relationship, Qinchuan will very likely become one of us. "
"No, you're wrong. Qinchuan will never become one of us."
Zhou Meng was confused and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Shangguan Yuanhao took a deep look at Zhou Meng and asked, "Do you still remember when I suddenly retired?"
Hearing Shangguan Yuanhao mention the past, Zhou Meng nodded and replied, "Of course I remember. At that time, you suddenly chose to retire. Many of us couldn't understand it. Even when we asked you, you didn't give us any explanation. Could it be that Qinchuan has something to do with your retirement?"
If Zhou Meng remembered correctly, Qinchuan had just been born not long ago.
Shangguan Yuanhao's face revealed a trace of reminiscence. He said to Zhou Meng, "That year, I killed two people. One was the Qin family's second miss, Qin Qing, and the other was Qin Tian."
Hearing this, Zhou Meng couldn't help but be stunned. Although he didn't know who Qin Tian was, he knew that Qin Qing was Qinchuan's biological mother. Qin Tian must be Qinchuan's biological father. In other words, Shangguan Yuanhao was Qinchuan's biological father?!