Demands

It didn't matter whether the Azure Cloud Pavilion had colluded with the Jiao Kingdom. What mattered was whether Marquis Weining wanted the Azure Cloud Pavilion to collude with the Jiao Kingdom.

That was why Feng Ming looked so grim. He had already grasped how serious the situation was.

"So what should I do?" he asked.

"What you should do—the Marquis of Weining has already given you a choice. Let the Azure Cloud Pavilion collude with the Jiao Kingdom, and he can avenge the death of his grandson at Chiyun Mountain. And if he lets you off, what does Marquis Weining stand to gain? Or rather, what does he want?"

Jiang Wang said, "Give him what he wants."

Feng Ming ground his teeth. "We've already shown enough sincerity over Jiao Xiong's death..."

Jiang Wang sighed inwardly. Marquis Weining really should have held Feng Ming back and made Feng Yue consider the matter instead. Compared to Feng Yue, Feng Ming simply lacked the experience and decisiveness to handle it.

But then he reconsidered. Was Feng Ming worth such a tremendous price? Would it make the Azure Cloud Pavilion hesitate to act? Jiang Wang had only thought of this angle. Perhaps Marquis Weining was considering another.

"Or there's another way, though I don't recommend it," Jiang Wang continued. "You don't have to go to Marquis Weining. The Marquis of Martial Merit, who just left, is another option."

The Marquis of Martial Merit's subordinates had caught the Jiao Kingdom's spies. If he said the Azure Cloud Pavilion had nothing to do with the Jiao Kingdom, then naturally it had nothing to do with it.

But Jiang Wang advised against it for Feng Yue's safety. Besides, the Azure Cloud Pavilion still had to carry on in Shun'an Prefecture. Falling out with Marquis Weining wasn't a