Chapter 267: In War, Deception is Key, Victory Belongs to the Cunning!

He Liancheng felt a tremor of fear in his heart. His head hung low, and although he was not dead, he seemed as if his soul had already been hooked away by an infernal messenger.

Silence ensued for a long while.

Finally, he spoke, his voice low and hoarse, void of any life, "I cannot say, if I do, even my granddaughter Shaoying will die. But if I don't, you will kill the last of the He family. When Hall Master Lin's family met their misfortune, I should have foreseen this outcome..."

He muttered to himself in repentance for quite a while before finally saying, "I am guilty, deserving of death. Before I die, I wish to ask you for one thing."

Zhou Yang said impatiently, "You've been droning on and on without saying anything of use, and yet you have the gall to ask me for one thing."

The humble He Liancheng mustered a trace of courage and said, "If you don't agree, I won't tell you anything."

Zhou Yang took a deep breath and said, "Let's hear it."