Xiang An swung his heavy spear, the weapon whistling through the air as he flung it backward in a full circle before smashing it toward Xiang Yu's head.
Xiang Yu's expression was grim. He shifted aside, evading Xiang An's frenzied assault and pulling away to the left.
Boom—!!!
Xiang An's heavy spear missed Xiang Yu and struck the ground directly, shattering earth and stone and gouging out a massive crater.
After that attack, Xiang An did not press on as he had before. Instead, he stopped, holding the heavy spear broken into two sections as he raised his head slightly, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Xiang Yu.
"Father and Qin Shi Huang gave you that damned prediction module. You saw it, didn't you?"
"You saw that today, you and I would sever all ties, didn't you?"
Xiang An's voice carried anger, exhaustion, and... pleading.
"I saw it," Xiang Yu admitted without denial. The Heavenly Dragon City-Breaking Halberd was planted against the ground, making the nearby earth tremble faintly.
"...So you never saw me as your blood brother, did you?" For some reason, a trace of laughter entered Xiang An's voice. He straightened up, dragging his heavy spear as he took two steps forward.
"I never considered you an outsider. But I divide important things by priority, and the realm is unquestionably the most important." Xiang Yu did not yield in the slightest, speaking calmly and firmly. "I always thought you could understand me, Kuaiji Type One."
"..."
Xiang An's expression darkened like the storm clouds overhead.
Xiang Yu would not lie—at least, he would not lie to him. Xiang An understood that.
Even now, with all ties between them severed, Xiang Yu would not deceive Xiang An with false words.
But precisely because of that, Xiang An found it... tragic.