Xi Yan gazed into Hu Xiaotian's eyes and said, "If you can save this man's life, I can guarantee that you and all your men will leave Western Prefecture safely. Zhou Wenju will be safe, too."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Why does it have to be me?"
Xi Yan said, "Of course, you can choose to leave right now. But if you go, Zhou Wenju will certainly die, and you may regret it for the rest of your life."
Hu Xiaotian sighed. "I really hate myself. Why do I have to be a good person?"
Xi Yan smiled. "You're no good person. You just have a little conscience left."
"You have to tell me who's injured first."
Xi Yan said, "Long Yefang!"
Long Yefang lay inside Autumn Splendor Palace. It had once been an imperial residence of Great Kang's royal family. Ever since Long Yefang had been detained in Western Sichuan, he had been kept under house arrest there.
Long Yefang had been attacked on the day of Li Tianheng's birthday banquet. At the same time that Li Tianheng was attacked at his banquet, someone had infiltrated this place to assassinate Long Yefang. Two assassins had entered Autumn Splendor Palace and slaughtered the eighteen experts responsible for protecting him. Long Yefang had been stabbed twice, yet the pitiful prince had somehow escaped dying on the spot.
Although the assassins' identities had not been established, Hu Xiaotian had already guessed the conspiracy behind the incident. He was almost certain they had come from Great Yong, and that assassinating Long Yefang was another part of Long Xuan'en's plan. Long Yefang had become a trump card in Li Tianheng's hand. At any moment, Li Tianheng could establish a rival seat of government around him. How could one nation have two sovereigns? Eliminating Long Yefang