722: Find Someone to Take the Blame [Seeking Monthly Votes]

As long as they were enemies, he had no more qualms.

At the thought, Gu Chi's relaxed features held a hint of amusement. Rarely, he teased, "My lord, after years of blood-soaked vengeance, the day of reckoning is nearly at hand. How could anyone not be delighted?"

This was even more cause for celebration than the four great joys of life. If my lord allowed it, I'd raise three full cups!

At an inopportune moment, Shen Tang thought of something else.

"If Tao Shenyu really is playing both sides and has turned to Zheng Qiao, won't we be in danger?" Her movements would be completely under Zheng Qiao's control. That really would be walking into a trap; one misstep, and we'd capsize in a gutter. Or could we turn the tables and use his scheme against him?

"The enemy is in the open, and we are hidden. We can indeed use Tao Shenyu to counter Zheng Qiao's troops. But Tao Shenyu betraying the Alliance Army is one thing; whether Zheng Qiao is willing to trust him is another. A suspicious man won't entrust his faith to someone easily."

Especially when that man was Zheng Qiao.

A man who lived every moment surrounded by betrayal and lies.

Shen Tang tapped the table in a steady rhythm and closed her eyes in thought. "Wangchao makes a good point. A cheap man like Tao Shenyu, who can be lured by profit, might be lured away by a bigger offer. Zheng Qiao won't trust him easily. Even if Tao Shenyu sells us out, Zheng Qiao's side will verify it before making a move. That gives us room to maneuver..."

The mind-reading Way of the Scholar was just too useful!

Its one drawback was that it took a toll on the user. Gu Chi had