Chapter 459: Plotting to Seize the Throne

Eunuch Hai did not continue to plead. Based on his understanding of Director-General, a promise to spare all his relatives was surely nothing but deceitful words.

On the other hand, agreeing to spare only one descendant offered a twenty to thirty percent chance of survival.

"Thank Director-General for sparing my life. Yu Er of Yecheng is intelligent and fond of reading. She dislikes swords and spears and may one day pass on our family through poetry and books. Let her continue my bloodline."

As Eunuch Hai spoke, he took out a book from inside his clothes. The cover bore no text.

"I agree," said Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi waved his hand to take the book and, upon opening it, indeed found the "Secret Technique of Extreme Yin Giving Birth to Yang," his face showing delight as he said, "A Martial Arts Grandmaster such as yourself leaves behind a seed of learning; without you, wouldn't your unique arts lack a successor?"