Inside the brightly lit palace hall, Li Huowang stood before a dragon-engraved pillar, his eyes trembling slightly.
He first glanced at the Spinal Bone Sword on the ground that was moving on its own, then turned to Zhuge Yuan, who was standing nearby. He had suffered many injuries before, but none had ever hurt as much as this.
"So you had a backup plan all along! You never truly trusted me! Are you really the same Zhuge Yuan who once risked his life to save me?"
"You tell me to steady my heart, yet you've only ever seen me as the Sitting Oblivion Path's Hong Zhong! How can I possibly steady my heart?"
As he spoke, the corners of Li Huowang's mouth twitched. His expression turned savage as he raised a fist and smashed it hard against his own head.
"Brother Li, I had no choice. With so many lives at stake in Da Qi, I truly didn't dare gamble them all on you. I can wager my own life for you, but I cannot risk the lives of all the Da Qi People!"
