Wei Wuji gazed down at Zhou Wei with a calm expression. "Who gave you the nerve to speak to your emperor like that?"
Zhou Wei gave a self-mocking smile. "Does Your Majesty wish to kill me? Then do it. If there is no hope to be found, what difference is there between living and dying?"
Wei Wuji said indifferently, "They were officials of Great Wei, sustained by the people of the realm. Gu Yuanqing slaughtered my subjects and destroyed my cities. Since they volunteered to fight, what reason did I have to stop them? But you knew the outcome beforehand and did nothing to stop them. What grounds do you have to question me now?"
Zhou Wei said, "It was them this time. Will this old servant be next?"
Wei Wuji said, "Since you do not fear death, why concern yourself with such things?"
Zhou Wei said, "I have lived in a muddle for millions of years. I merely do not wish to die without knowing why."
Wei Wuji suddenly burst into inexplicable laughter.
Zhou Wei frowned slightly.
"It was his wish!" Wei Wuji abruptly stopped laughing and spoke calmly.
Zhou Wei's pupils contracted. "Why?"
"Perhaps... we are not as important to him as we once imagined," Wei Wuji said.
Zhou Wei spoke with a trace of mockery. "Has Your Majesty not always regarded himself as him?"
Wei Wuji said, "What use is there in saying that?"
After a moment of silence, Zhou Wei said, "Does Your Majesty not fear that he will learn of what you have said here?"
Wei Wuji said, "We are all his avatars, and the power of the Mirror of Rebirth is upon us. How do you know he is unaware of what goes through our minds?"
Zhou Wei's heart shuddered, and an inexplicable fear