[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip":3,"chapter-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1008":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1838041,2444,"Chapter 1008 312: Are You Really This Reluctant to Be a Good Person?","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1008",1008,"\u003Cp>\"Uncle,\" Zhou Qing said softly, \"even putting that aside, are you... really ready? In your current state?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xuan looked down at his unfamiliar body, then at the unchanged sleeping face of his daughter in his arms, and finally, he collapsed and released her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing took Nannan from him and held her in his arms once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, if you trust me, leave Nannan to me!\" Zhou Qing looked directly at Gao Xuan, his voice steady and firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xuan lifted his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed intently on Zhou Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, he nodded heavily, as if using all his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, what should I do?\" Gao Xuan's lips trembled, his voice hoarse beyond recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing looked at him and suddenly smiled: \"Welcome Nannan with your best self.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he turned with Nannan in his arms, quietly facing the blood-red barrier before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the array rippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing took a deep breath and stepped into it without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Gao Xuan staggered to his feet, his withered hand reaching into the void, as if still trying to grasp something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang and Mo Xingjian rushed forward to support him, whispering comforting words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those words had already become indistinct, isolated by the closing barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the barrier, Wu Sha was already standing silently in wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured once more, leading Zhou Qing back to the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing carefully placed Nannan back in the center of the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nannan's body made contact with the core, countless black patterns suddenly appeared on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vanished black-robed puppets surged out from the earth once more, turning into wisps of gray air and flowing into the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've thought of the conditions!\" Sikong Yan walked out from the darkness, arms crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, you pondered for so long but couldn't decide, saying you'd mention it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just went back and forth, and you've decided again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This leap in thinking caught him off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that trying to follow this madman's thought process with normal reasoning was futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What conditions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan didn't immediately reply but instead took out an imaging stone from his sleeve and tossed it to Zhou Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing caught it, and as spiritual power flowed into it, his pupils contracted sharply when the scene unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the image, Sikong Yan and the white-robed Lin Jin joined forces to kill a young man in fancy attire and his guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered, screams echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhou Qing had never seen the Fifth Prince, he immediately understood the young man's identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I killed the Fifth Prince,\" Sikong Yan said casually, \"and now I've killed his mother, Princess Consort Ying, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing's brows furrowed, not understanding why the other party was suddenly telling him these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the Divine Ruins Celestial Palace, he had informed him first after the initial kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly shameless, yet somehow proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Golden Thunder Sect is just carrying the blame,\" Sikong Yan grinned, baring his white teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, right now we're all in the same boat. You Taiqing Sect folks also played a part in the assassination of Princess Consort Ying and the Royal Guards, so it doesn't matter if I tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing said in a deep voice, \"You're truly insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps.\" Sikong Yan shrugged indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have a grudge against them or something?\" Zhou Qing couldn't help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not really,\" Sikong Yan replied nonchalantly, fiddling with his fingers, \"I just can't stand the sight of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing took a deep breath: \"What does this have to do with the conditions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan's expression suddenly turned serious: \"I have three conditions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak, as long as it's within my capability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First,\" Sikong Yan raised one finger, \"I need to do something significant in the capital, something that might involve array restrictions, and I need your help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing's frown deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The capital is the heart of the Imperial City, heavily guarded by restrictions. What on earth is this guy planning?\u003C\u002Fp>",685,"2026-06-09T06:34:18.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","565a5a2ed0eb9dad790468f9736920aa9139e69af89b0f295d1327c98df8a9a2","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1009","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1007",1176,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-cover.jpg"]