Chapter 40 (2/2)

Yan Xiaohan never would have anticipated that he could have this degree of level-headedness He was a bit unable to believe his own ears, and suspected that this was one of the signs of the other losing his yuan…”

”Don't look at ed You've exaon Guard, Brother Yan Do you still believe that the words of a man on the brink of death are sound?

I don't, in any case” He smiled in self-derision ”It's fine to say I' my years in Yan Prefecture, I examined Eastern Tartar folk and Zhe folk, as well as Han folk So up out of fear, but even s up, atte to use themselves as bait to draw further people in to be buried with them”

Yan Xiaohan realized in a flash that Fu Shen's experience was completely unalike an ordinary person's He was shoved into extreain with no preparations, sharpened by ht of adown on his head yet his expression reher the waves in front of him were, the ination

He curiously recalled a figure in the pouring rain On the day when he hi control, Fu Shen had calmly stated ”a nobleman's place in this world is defined by what he does and does not do”

A heart uts made of ice

Fu Shen serenely proceeded with his thorough analysis ”During the battle of Mount Sound Gorge, Yang Xu intentionally putting off on assisting the arht have been true, but he wasn't the priht I don't know if Priest Chunyang wasn't aware of that, or if he took pains to blur the main and the auxiliary After o wasn't me, but His Majesty the Prince of Su, and the two of us have already deduced the Gorge's battle Even if Yang Xu's Tang army had rushed over in time, they wouldn't have been able to saveup to the tail end of it Further Xu had delayed, he still re suspicion — the Prince and I didn't notice anything unusual, at least If he had been too blatant, the Prince would have slaughtered hih life up 'til totday

Additionally, he accidentally referred to 'us' Blue Sand Pass, Mu Boxiu, whitedew, the Vast Longevity Feast – he couldn't have done any of those four things by his loneso network in the capital, and Priest Chunyang was only a pawn; it's the one who's holding the game pieces from behind that's the key

As for the final reason… it's just ht not be accurate Whitedew's properties are too horrendous, and once it spreads around, the consequences will be endless In order to cover up his tracks, Priest Chunyang once extere for him, and there were those several innocent commoners that died of whitedew If he really was from the Northern Yan Army as well as my uncle's subordinate, this method would rather be a bit too vicious

I have a sort of hunch that it's not just Priest Chunyang who's like that, but also the one behind his… is s”

”…Do you have so like this?” [1]

Fu Shen sneered ”When he was alive, he often said that my uncle and I had benevolence textbook of a woman In ay do you think he'd be benevolent?”

Yan Xiaohan had no response

”Since you didn't believe Priest Chunyang, why did you want to end him with your own hands?” he asked after a time had passed

This question caused Fu Shen to startle slightly, immediately after which he spoke with not a whole lot of care ”He ca hied into the water?”

Yan Xiaohan suddenly got up, leaned in close, and pinched the other man on the forear in a split second, but he had no idea why he hadn't dodged it

”Did that hurt?”

Fu Shen didn't understand him ”What crap How about I pinch you so you can try it for yourself?”

”So it hurts” Yan Xiaohan stood in front of hiesture of total acceptance His eyes gazed into Fu Shen's the entire ti person, and nothad been unscrupulous and sche he had done was all for Fu Shen, and behind hihosts

He was still someone who remembered the loyal souls who had perished

He was still so drained of the last drop of blood for him

All of the Northern Yan cah they had never e, Fu Shen was yet aware that he was his fellow soldier That hy he finished off Priest Chunyang

The entirety of his calm analysis was established outside of e the whole of his rationale to scout out questionable details Only then could he force hi's eye

Yet, he was not built with a heap of a metal and stone

Fu Shen was stunned for an instant His stiffened shoulders and back collapsed at long last, follohich he slightly leaned forithout a word, burying his face in Yan Xiaohan's eently landed on his back

”The Northern Yan has been guarding the border for close to two decades How et unwarranted suspicion in exchange?” he ht to the death to his finalXu ran rae, it takes the lives of my Northern Yan Army to fill it…”

”Don't be so distressed,” Yan Xiaohan spoke quietly, tightening his arms around him ”Look, no matter what happens, you'll always have the ample Northern Yan behind you — as well as hly famous and historically revered mountain, featured incolorious, outstanding, i else heroic you can think of