Truly, this was a scholar facing a soldier-reason could get him nowhere. However silver his tongue, if a brute truly meant to kill him, one thrust of a blade would leave him no chance to persuade anyone.
His gaze shifted from the severed head to Bo Yan before him. Still less had he expected Sun Bolan to find this man to serve as an assassin, infiltrating Prince Dai's Residence to seek a chance to kill him.
I nearly died. A wave of lingering fear swept through Wen Xunpeng.
Bo Yan watched Wen Xunpeng's expression. Seeing only emotion and fear on his face, rather than immediate fury, he knew that whether or not Wen Xunpeng was merely trying to placate him first, there was at least still room to salvage his situation. He kowtowed repeatedly again. "Mr. Wen, I have something else to report."
"Squad Leader Bo, please speak." Wen Xunpeng took a long breath. Feeling that he had prepared himself mentally, he signaled for Bo Yan to continue.
Bo Yan lowered his eyes. "Among those who joined alongside me, several may be spies."
He then named Zheng Huai and Pang Si.
Wen Xunpeng had still harbored some hesitation. Though this man had decisively killed Sun Bolan, he had previously killed someone from Prince Dai's Residence, and that "decisiveness" struck him as far too troublesome, too much the way of a martial wanderer. But these words gave him another idea. After pondering for a long while, his expression toward Bo Yan softened. "Squad Leader Bo, abandoning darkness for the light is a good thing. Identifying the spies is another meritorious deed. Come, let us see our lord!"
"I will certainly speak on your behalf and safeguard your life and prospects."
At last, Bo Yan's heart settled back into his chest. Those