"I did all those things because you told me to! You can't just stand by and watch me die now, then tear down the bridge after crossing the river!"
Seeing the black-robed man about to leave, the burly man's emotions suddenly fluctuated.
After all, toward Mo Xuan, he felt both guilt and fear.
Ever since he had seized all of the other man's family property, he had lived under such pressure every day.
Naturally, he had thought of regretting it, but this road to the executioner's block offered no way back.
The brotherhood they had once shared had ultimately been severed cleanly by this incident.
"I did indeed tell you to handle those matters. But if there had been no greed in your heart, why would you have done my bidding? Besides, didn't all that gold, silver, wealth, and glory end up in your hands?"
The black-robed man turned around and kicked the burly man to the ground.
The latter braced himself with both hands, half-collapsed on the ground, without even the slightest intention of resisting.
"Since you chose this path yourself, then walk it to the end. You must kill Mo Xuan, whether you want to or not. If you're worried you can't deal with him, start with the people around him first. That Yun Niang—can't you even handle a weak woman?"
The black-robed man looked down at the burly man as he spoke.
Though the latter could not see clearly the former's face, he could still sense the contempt in the gaze cast from beneath that enormous hood.
"What exactly are you doing this for?"
The burly man's voice trembled.
Whether it was poisoning Mo Xuan or using all manner of methods to claim his family fortune for himself, it had all been secretly instigated by the man