"Since things have come to this, let them do as they please. Remember, from now on, behave yourself. I'll arrange for someone to send you out."
"Once you're out there, heaven and earth are vast—go wherever you wish and make your way in the world."
"Don't stay in the Sacred Heaven Dynasty any longer."
Fang Jing glanced at his son and spoke.
The first thing Fang Li would do after taking the throne would surely be to clear out his former faction, place her old followers in the court, and firmly seize the entire Sacred Heaven Dynasty in her hands.
Though his son might not die, he would spend the rest of his life imprisoned here.
That was not what he wanted to see.
So while he was still alive, while he still had some ability left, he had to make arrangements for his son and ensure that he lived well.
This was also the final shred of hope of an old father nearing death.
"Father, I'm not leaving."
Fang Yuan clutched his father's arm, his tone filled with determination.
"Not leaving? If you stay here, you'll never have another chance to rise."
"You're still young. Go out and make your way in the world. Even if you die out there, you'll die with a smile on your face."
"If you die here, you'll only be trapped to death alive."
"I've already made the arrangements. They'll secretly send you to the Western Region."
"No matter how capable Fang Li is, her hand cannot reach into the Western Region."
"If you can truly carve out a place for yourself there, so much the better. If you can't, if you die, then that is your fate."
Having said so much in one breath, Fang Jing's voice grew far weaker.
No one could