When Xiang Shaolong and his party returned to Xianyang, Fang Zheng alone still looked relaxed and at ease, while everyone else wore grave expressions. Xiang Shaolong in particular was deeply troubled. Although Fang Zheng and his retainers had warned him from the start that Lu Buwei harbored ill intentions, Xiang Shaolong had still obtained proof in his own way—after escaping Red Pine Forest, he had proceeded as originally agreed to Henglong Ridge to meet up with the group they had previously split from.
If Fang Zheng and the others had guessed correctly, and Lu Buwei truly was the traitor, then when Xiang Shaolong went to Henglong Ridge, the people he encountered would definitely not be his own.
The facts proved exactly that.
Though Xiang Shaolong had been warned beforehand and successfully killed the enemies disguised as his companions, Lu Buwei's betrayal still weighed heavily on him. He had no idea how to deal with it.
On the road back to Xianyang, Li Si quietly came to Xiang Shaolong's side and asked in a low voice.
"Brother Xiang, how much do you know about that Fang Zheng, Young Master Fang?"
"You mean Young Master Fang?"
Xiang Shaolong was somewhat surprised by Li Si's question, but he promptly began introducing Fang Zheng with enthusiasm.
"Young Master Fang is truly remarkable. To be honest, there were several times when I nearly lost my life, and he was the one who saved me..."
As he spoke, Xiang Shaolong thought carefully and realized that Fang Zheng had indeed saved him many times. The first had been when he had just arrived in this world and helped Tao Fang's caravan fight off horse bandits. Then there had been the ten thousand horse bandits they encountered while escorting Zhao Qian as an envoy to the State of