Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

Logan's brows furrowed at his question. He didn't think Zachary would know his name, but since Zachary had followed him before, it was reasonable that he figured it out on his own. At this point, there was no use to deny, so he just shrugged and replied, "Yes, I'm Logan Leng."

"Well, I guessed right. I heard that you were a genius disciple from Shura College back in the days. Later on, you became a fugitive, hunted by Shura College and the Devil Kingdom, because you colluded with some heterodox warriors and murdered orthodox warriors. Nobody knows where you disappeared to after that. Is that true?" Zachary asked once more, but Logan just smirked at him.

"That's your second question, so I don't have to answer that. It's my turn to speak now." Their eyes met, as the tension ratcheted up. It was obvious that they were both intelligent, and it wouldn't be easy to outsmart the other.

"Okay, go ahead then." Zachary nodded. It wouldn't work if he pushed too hard, not while Logan was willing to play with him. He inadvertently ruined Logan's plans, when he won first place in the two competitions of the King Level contest, so Logan had a motive against him.

"I should have killed you from the start. Then I could have avoided all these troubles. You ruined the plans that I painstakingly arranged. But we made a deal before, and I think you are talented. It will be a pity to just kill you, so I decide to give you a chance." Zachary's eyes narrowed, and an eyebrow quirked up in bemusement at his words. He folded his hands against his chest intimidatingly and answered, "Really? Should I be grateful to you? But I'm not as afraid of death as you think." Zachary knew that Logan was just intimidating him, in hopes that he'd fall right into his trap, but he was going to be disappointed if he thought it would be that easy. If he wanted to kill him, he could've done that from the start, but instead, they were chatting like old friends.

"I know you're not afraid of death. If you were, you wouldn't have come to see me," Logan answered lightly as if he was consoling a child.

"Then, why did you say you would give me a chance? That's unnecessary anyway because I will not fall into your trap," responded Zachary with a dangerous glint in his eyes. His eyes were blatantly challengi

iao Clan and wanted to cultivate his own force, then he would need to help Logan fight against the Xiao Clan. At the same time, he would cultivate his force to replace them. That was the only way.

Finally, after he contemplated his choices and their consequences thoroughly, Zachary raised his head and looked at Logan. "Okay, I promise you, I will choose the Xiao Clan. But I also have one condition."

"What is it?" Logan asked, a frown spreading on his features, as he didn't expect Zachary to have his own condition.

"If possible, make me the head of the Xiao Clan," Zachary proposed directly.

Eyes wide in surprise, Logan burst into laughter once again. "You are quite ambitious!" It seemed to Logan that Zachary was keen on surprising him at every turn.

"Just as you want to eliminate the Xiao Clan, I also have my reasons. We are cut from the same cloth, and we have the same experiences. I don't think you are a bad person at all, Logan. Everything you do is necessary for the sake of revenge," said Zachary honestly. He hoped that he wasn't being too honest, to the point that he was offending Logan. After all, he was just being truthful.

"Really? Why are you so sure?" Logan could tell that Zachary was being sincere when he said those words, and it sounded like he also had an incredible backstory, one that intrigued Logan to no end.

"As I said earlier, Logan, we are cut from the same cloth." Zachary's voice was low but sincere, and Logan could tell from his eyes the deeper story beneath his words.