"I only regret that you didn't hit hard enough..."
"Then why didn't you keep me?"
"I... I didn't have the face to keep you."
"You, really are a fool."
Guiniang let out a breath:
"Now, both you and I have reached the age of seventy. I've ruined your entire life, don't you hate me for it?"
"...It was I who ruined your life."
Lord Ban Shu gently shook his head:
"I've spent my whole life pondering, never knowing how to make you smile again.
"I thought about killing Zhuge Qianqiu and Zhuge Yutang, and finally Zhuge Yingxiong, only then might you be able to let go of the past.
"But unexpectedly, the situation on Imperial Court Mountain changed constantly... In the end, nothing was accomplished."
"It's not your fault..."
Guiniang spoke softly:
"You were foolish... How could you fight against those clever people?
"I tried hard to be smart, but ultimately, I was just a tool in others' hands...
"When we were young, you and I thought Jianghu was too simple.
