Chapter 618: An Bang Ting’s Remorse! (1/2)

An Bang Ting gasped. He’d expected these questions, but he didn’t think Bai Xiaofei would be so direct.

“It’s a long story, Brother Bai. You’ll need some patience.” With a sigh, An Bang Ting began to talk, “Two months ago, I suddenly fell ill and became easily exhausted overnight. I panicked and summoned all the famous doctors in the imperial city to save myself. Unfortunately, no one knew what kind of illness it was. In a rage, I killed those quacks!”

An Bang Ting’s voice was icy as if he had returned to that time, but soon the coldness disappeared.

“Brother Bai, don’t rush to correct me. I already know that I was wrong, I was just too obsessed then.” An Bang Ting smiled and continued, “Driven by the fear that I could die any time, I released an imperial announcement in my prolonged struggle. That was when those two men showed up. They responded to the announcement, then stabilized my condition and claimed that they could refine a pill that could cure me completely. In desperation, I chose to believe them. Following their instructions, I arrested a large number of men, women, and children in the name of finding dissidents. Finally, their lives were lost in the refining of that Blood Pill…”

Hearing this, Bai Xiaofei’s heart skipped a beat. If so, A’Tao’s sister…

An Bang Ting naturally didn’t know what Bai Xiaofei was thinking. He kept on explaining the behavior that he deemed to be his crime.

“Just when I was convinced that they were refining my medicine, I found out that the pill they gave me was actually a chronic poison. The more of this poison consumed, the more vitality it burns while the user would look very healthy. It was also when I learned that I only had less than two months to live.”

An Bang Ting smiled bitterly.

“When I knew that I was going to die, suddenly my thoughts became clear. Sometimes life and death are not so important, what matters is what you can do when you are alive. I have done a lot of wrongs, I don’t want to keep on being wrong!” An Bang Ting looked at Bai Xiaofei. The bitter smile on his face became resolution.

“So you arrested those two men?” asked Bai Xiaofei softly. His face was indifferent, it was hard to tell what he was feeling.

“They must die. Compared to me, their crimes are much lighter, but I can’t redeem myself yet. I need to choose a suitable heir for this country, so I have to wait for another month. A month later, at the ceremony of the new king’s accession to the throne, I will make my crimes public and die in front of the people to quell their anger. I will do anything to make this country stable again.”

Therefore, Bai Xiaofei believed An Bang Ting, because he trusted his own eyes. When An Bang Ting said he could do anything for the country, he couldn’t spot any sign of a lie.

It was absolutely genuine! Bai Xiaofei firmly believed this.

“You can wait a month, but have you considered the people who lost their loved ones? Your guards are still beating those who want to find their relatives. Don’t you think it’s a crime to keep hurting them?”

Although Bai Xiaofei already believed An Bang Ting, he did not intend to stop pursuing the matter. He had promised A’Tao to handle this, so he needed at least something to help the boy accept the fact that his sister had left forever.