The aide shifted the blame for the earthen kang onto Zhao Feng.
He clasped his hands and grinned sheepishly. "Lord Shen saved the general's life, and the general wanted to repay her kindness. I could only obey orders..."
It had all been his own general's doing!
He absolutely hadn't volunteered! If he'd "fallen into depravity," it was all a sacrifice he'd made for his general!
Wu Xian's expression was as numb as if he'd been struck by lightning.
For a long while, he couldn't say a word.
His lips moved twice.
"So Da Yi has been... building kangs too?"
The aide carefully tried to save his general's dignity.
"Well, the general has always liked to lead by example. Rich or poor, he stands with the likes of us through thick and thin. Naturally, he'd do this sort of thing too... His handiwork is a little better than mine."
This time, they hadn't sent Zhao Feng away on an errand...
Sigh, they'd simply thought it would look bad.
Zhao Feng had once been a renowned and powerful Martial Gall Warrior, a fearsome figure whose name alone made countless bandits and petty villains tremble. Now he was so adept at building kangs. What would his colleagues think of him?
Otherwise, he would have come himself.
Under the aide's bewildered, confused, and worried gaze, Wu Xian's eyes quickly reddened. Tears streamed down his face as he wiped them away with his sleeve. "My Da Yi! How could Brother Shen treat Da Yi so poorly? I can't bear to see him suffer... I know Da Yi is the most loyal and righteous man, but to repay a kindness to this extent... Sob, sob, my heart... it hurts... Tell me, has Da Yi been mistreated at Brother Shen's?"
The aide said, "...Well, he hasn't been