Sophistry and Terror (Please Subscribe)

It had to be said that Tie Xiongfei was truly the greatest blunder Song Zhiwen believed he had made in all his past experiences.

Trusting him and sending him to poison and assassinate Meng Zhao had been a blunder; trusting him, sheltering him, and concealing him had also been a blunder.

If not for Tie Xiongfei, how would Meng Zhao be questioning him today? It might even affect how Li Li, Zhai Hao, and Kui Gang viewed him, which was tantamount to a shift in the attitudes of three major powers.

These were no small families of modest means. Behind them stood martial Sacred Lands that towered at the pinnacle of Great Yong.

Compared to the Thirteen Families, the entire Song Family was no more than a tiny, lowly insect. Offending such people would negatively affect his future control over the Song and Wu Families, and even his future development.

Thus, if time could be turned back, he would choose to crush that bastard Tie Xiongfei to death at the first opportunity.

Meng Zhao was not surprised by Song Zhiwen's answer. His back was straight, his azure robes as lustrous as jade, and his fair, handsome face glowed with a glossy radiance. Smiling, he said,

"However, I learned from Tie Xiongfei that the reason he poisoned and harmed me back then was precisely because he had been instructed by Song Zhiwen—that is, by you. That is why I found it difficult to suppress the fury in my heart and developed killing intent toward you.

"I wonder whether you are satisfied with this explanation. Please enlighten me."

Song Zhiwen gave an "Eh?" His expression was thoroughly tangled, full of confusion. Holding a folding fan in one hand, he intermittently tapped it against his other palm and sighed repeatedly.

"H-how could that