From the very beginning, Viet Guard had been a pawn Great Qin planted within the Yue Kingdom. I was merely a puppet leader the Imperial Son had casually chosen. All resources were supplied by Great Qin, and seventy percent of Viet Guard's upper ranks had long since become Great Qin's people.
In recent years, I had come to understand certain truths and gained the Imperial Son's favor, acquiring some authority. The justice and kindness Viet Guard upheld were all fake, nothing more than the outer garment Viet Guard wore. Viet Guard's true purpose was to destroy the Yue Kingdom.
Upon hearing Li Qinqian's words, everyone stared at her with wide eyes, their faces filled with shock. Their minds seemed to have suffered a crushing blow, and some nearly could not remain standing.
They had never imagined that the Viet Guard they loved and devoted themselves to was actually a pawn planted by Great Qin; that the leader they followed was merely a puppet; that the justice they believed in was all false. They had joined Viet Guard for their love of their country, for a better future for the Yue Kingdom—yet Viet Guard's purpose was to destroy the Yue Kingdom.
The blow seemed enough to drive them to collapse. This was undoubtedly the most agonizing thing of all: the belief they had clung to so firmly had crumbled like this. Loving their country had instead become harming it.
An old man felt as if his chest had suddenly been crushed. He spat out a mouthful of blood, utterly unable to accept this outcome.
Li Qinqian's expression dimmed slightly as she spoke once more. "Originally, your fate was to be erased. But you have believed in and worshipped me so deeply, and I do not wish for you to meet such