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Hong Chenglue’s eyes changed little by little. First, they widened in realization, then they darkened into bitter fury.
“So it was you!” His voice was cold. “For that alone, I ought to kill you where you stand.”
As killing intent surged through him, the air itself seemed to drop by several degrees. Wu Qing took an instinctive step back, feeling that invisible pressure bear down on him, but he did not beg for mercy. He knew the man before him well enough. If Hong Chenglue said he would kill, then kill he would. When facing someone like him, pleading would only make things worse.
But just as quickly as Hong Chenglue’s killing intent had flared, it drew back again. Hong Chenglue exhaled slowly and said, “Why did you go to my older brother? Why did you urge him to his death?”
Wu Qing shook his hands hastily. “Lord Hong’s conviction was one of the firmest I’ve ever seen, definitely among the top three out of all the men I’ve met in this lifetime. How could the likes of me ever sway him? He truly believed that the Royal Court of Yuan had decayed beyond repair, that only by tearing it down and founding a new state could the common people see a brighter future. My master merely offered him a little assistance along the way.”
“So his death had nothing to do with you?” Hong Chenglue’s gaze was like a knife.
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