The wind would not cease in the dead of night, nor would the cold trees stop howling.
In the Yinyu River Grand Canyon, two "familiar" figures once again faced each other from ten paces apart.
Unlike Jiang Wuyuan, who had been able to restrain his emotions, Jiang Wuji's face contorted violently at those words. Malice filled his eyes, and his black hair bristled as he screamed hysterically:
"You beast! How dare you insult my elder brother?!"
His voice was savage and crazed, shattering the black mist.
Jia Huan's smile never faded as he said unhurriedly:
"In prison, Jiang Wuyuan even lost control of his bowels. His prison clothes were covered in filth, and he looked as wretched as an old dog. Though he never wagged his tail and begged for mercy, he barked and snarled to cover up his disgraceful end."
Jiang Wuji's temples bulged, and the two streaks of white hair at his temples trembled. His emotions were on the verge of collapse.
Yet almost instantly, he burst into unrestrained laughter, thick with mockery:
"You ambitious little brat named Jia, are you bent on seeking death?"
"With fewer than three days left, you want to die for your country in the line of duty? To die loyally serving the state as Commanding Commissioner? Even if you were incompetent and negligent in life, once you're dead, more than half the condemnation from posterity would disappear."
Jiang Wuji stared at the Golden Flying Fish Uniform and laughed until tears streamed down his face. It was impossible to tell whether they came from grief or pleasure as he said sinisterly:
"Keep dreaming!!"
"I won't kill you. I'll wait until the court's decree is proclaimed throughout the realm, then stand before you."
"I'll ruin your name, drag you down from the pinnacle of