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KLANG! A sword flashed from its scabbard.
Guo Xi held the edge to his neck and cried out in anguish, “Lord Yu! This is all my fault. My daughter knew nothing. I beg you, let her go!”
CLACK! Before the words had even left his lips, his sword flew from his hand.
It was only a small stone, but that tiny pebble was all it took to disarm him.
Li Yuan cast him a cold glance and said calmly, “You discovered a small group of enemy scouts. To avoid alerting them, you sent Guo Qin to inform me. We joined forces and killed both the Lord of Arms and Heavenly Master. Unfortunately, your personal guards were all killed.”
“...” Guo Xi froze.
He looked at Li Yuan, then at Guo Qin. His eyes grew red.
His head drooped. His knees buckled, and he knelt before Li Yuan. But he turned his head aside and let out a long sigh, at a complete loss for words.
Guo Qin’s eyes were red too. She looked at her father kneeling before her, and for a moment, she didn’t know what to say. She knew everything now. She knew her father had used her.
But.. he was still her father. What could she...



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