Night Curtain's Collapse

"Interesting."

"Looks like we aren't the only smart ones."

"Besides, Ji Wuye's stupidity has once again refreshed my understanding."

"He can't even keep his own subordinates under control."

"It is hard to imagine him winning anything in the political struggles to come."

Within Snow Garment Fortress.

Inside a room of understated luxury.

Bai Yifei's voice slowly echoed.

The disappointment in his tone was exceedingly obvious.

And beyond doubt.

Accompanied by the sound of bamboo slips containing intelligence being passed over.

Soon enough.

Lady Mingzhu's voice followed. Unlike Bai Yifei's, however, her tone held more mockery. Naturally, that mockery was not directed at Bai Yifei, but at Ji Wuye, Han Kingdom's general who knew nothing at all. "In the end, he lacks a bit of foundation. And he has been blinded by wealth and glory, losing the ambition he once possessed. This ship is bound to sink eventually. Cousin, do you think we should speed up the process?"

"My advice is no."

"Although the current situation is highly favorable to us."

"Complicating matters is not a good habit."

"Nor is underestimating an enemy."

"Before the dust settles, everything remains uncertain. We should nail shut this coffin with the utmost rigor."

"To ensure that this great general may rest in peace forever."

Bai Yifei phrased it elegantly.

His tone could not have been more calm.

Yet it made one's teeth go cold.

Just as the saying went: true fear did not come from sights that seemed visually shocking, but from the unknown within humanity itself.

Because humans possessed abundant imagination.

Some things did not need to be laid bare too explicitly.

One only needed to leave a little room.

And stop at the right point.

Those who thought too much would naturally feel fear.

Commonly known as scaring oneself.

Fortunately, Lady Mingzhu,