907 Treacherous Eunuchs (2/2)

”General Gu was still worried, so he decided to take all of his family members to the Western Regions. I once tried to persuade him otherwise. I said that, maybe, the young Emperor would need us, but General Gu had already made up his mind. Because of this, he even disowned some of his relatives. Both of your sister-in-laws decided to return to their own families and neither followed your father to the Western Regions.”

Gu Shenwei still had a vague memory of this event. He didn't remember his sister-in-laws' looks. He only remembered that there seemed to have been an intense quarrel between his eldest brother and his father.

A year after the Gu family moved to the Western Regions, the political situation in the Imperial Court had stabilized and the Middle Assistant Minister Yan Qin had started taking revenge upon his enemies. He had never forgotten the humiliation that he had suffered.

Both the retired officials and those assigned to provincial cities were framed for all kinds of crimes. They were imprisoned and tortured. It was at that time that Wei Song yielded to the eunuch. ”The Wei family is a large family. I could think of over a hundred family members. Besides, I always held the thought of swallowing the humiliation so as to avenge our sufferings some day. I know that this sounds ridiculous, and that Dragon King won't believe it, but I did think so at that time.”

Yan Qin didn't forgive Wei Song immediately, but he did assign him to be the Governor of Jade City, which was synonymous with exile for a Central Plainsman.

Wei Song had lived in horror since then. Though he was thousands of miles away from the capital, he still didn't dare meet any of his old friends, and he even decided to break off his son's engagement.

Wei Lingmiao had followed his father to the Western Regions. He volunteered to explain to the Meng family. But unexpectedly, with the help of the Meng family, he got in touch with Golden Roc Castle and found that it was totally unnecessary to break off the engagement as the Gu family would soon be eliminated.

”I really didn't expect that Lingmiao would do that kind of thing… ” Wei Song appeared aggrieved. Back then, when they were in Xiaoyao Lake, Wei Song had had the same look as now when he was talking about his son. But in the letter to his cousin, he didn't mention his son's evil deeds at all. It was only full of hatred towards the Dragon King.

Wei Song had known that the Gu family was in dire danger of being massacred, but he hadn't warned them. Instead, he had taken advantage of this opportunity to get closer to the envoy sent by Yan Qin. ”Yan Di, also named Yan Guansheng, is Yan Qin's adopted son. He knew all of the members of the Gu family, and so he was assigned to hire the Golden Roc killers. I offered him some help. As a reward, Yan Qin no longer regarded me as an enemy.”

”Did Yan Qin kill all of the family members of all his previous political enemies?”

”No. Just the Gu family. He hated General Gu the most. Rumors say that even today, he still quotes the words from the book about treacherous eunuchs very often, claiming that that was the biggest humiliation that he has ever suffered.”

”Zhang You was sent here by Yan Qin. He knows that I'm General Gu's son, but he still tried to 'save' me. I don't know why.”

”Neither do I.” Wei Song contemplated it for a while, as if he were the Dragon King's advisor. ”Yan Qin always seeks revenge for even the smallest grievance. By no means would he suddenly become merciful. There must be something behind this, but I can't think of what at the moment. I think that Zhang You is also not an insider. He received an order and deliberately called off the plan at a crucial moment so that Dragon King would owe him a favor. Both the Unique King and I were used.”

Gu Shenwei believed he had gotten all the relevant information that he needed. If he kept asking, all he would get would merely be some pointless details, so he pulled out the Five Peaks Saber.

Wei Song felt that he should have looked at the Dragon King, but he couldn't move his eyes away from that sharp, long saber. ”The Dragon King has every reason to kill me, but please think about this – I'm still useful to you. The Dragon King's biggest enemy is not me, but rather Yan Qin. He's hiding in the Imperial Court, outside of which are several hundred thousand troops, and inside of which are hundreds, even thousands if kung fu experts. The Dragon King can't just charge into the capital. You need someone to assist you from the inside. Although I took Yan Qin's side, I still hate him. I just didn't know of the right way to take revenge on him, but now that the Dragon King is here… Of course, Prince Xiao's status is higher than mine, but he knows that you're just seeking revenge, so he probably won't help you. Think about it, Dragon King. Think about it carefully. If you kill me, you will get nothing, and your enemy might even become vigilant because of this. Yan Qin wants to use you, which is a golden opportunity to get your revenge. Don't alert him… ”

Wei Song's words were very reasonable. More importantly, Wei Song still had some relations with others, which meant that it was not safe to kill him right now.

Gu Shenwei grabbed Wei Song's forearm and dragged him outside of the tent. The snow outside had become even more crystal clear. The shimmering glints could almost make someone forget about the cold weather.

Wei Song looked at the Dragon King in perplexity, hoping to find a hint in the cold look on his face. ”I'm still useful… ”

”I, the son of the Gu family, Chief of the Dragons, King of the Five Peaks,” Gu Shenwei said solemnly, ”hereby exculpate you of your sins. You shall suffer no further.”

Wei Song felt greatly relieved. He was just about to open his mouth and say something when his head fell to the ground, his body still standing there. Blood gushed out, splashing onto the Dragon King as well as the clean snowy ground.

There was a red patch amid the boundless white. This was Gu Shenwei's hatred. Chu Nanping walked out from behind a tent. He was the only witness.