A fine head tumbled into the dust.
Suddenly, the scene changed. The man kneeling on the execution platform became him, while his father, Yuan Shao, who had been standing there, turned into Yuan Shang, then Yuan Tan...
An immense terror instantly shrouded Yuan Xi's heart.
"No! I won't become Yuan Shu!"
"I want to live!"
"I'll do whatever it takes to live!"
Yuan Xi roared inwardly. A beastlike, bloodthirsty gleam erupted in his eyes as he looked up at Jia Xu and said fiercely, "I... agree!"
Even if he had to tread over Yuan Tan's or Yuan Shang's bones.
He would seize the throne of the Heir's Position!
"Excellent!"
Only then did Jia Xu smile again. Gratified, he said, "That resolve is all you need, Second Young Master. There is still room to turn things around."
"Come, let's discuss what to do next in the study."
Yuan Xi nodded, shedding tears of gratitude.
Jia Xu walked ahead of Yuan Xi, his plump face wreathed in smiles that seemed... to carry a hint of amusement.
Whatever it takes, eh.
Meanwhile, as Yuan Xi sought out Jia Xu to plot for the Heir's Position, at Yuan Shang's Residence.
With worry written across his face, Guo Jia was telling Yuan Shang, "Third Young Master, I fear the Grand General intends to let the Second Young Master inherit his position. You may no longer have a chance."
"What did you say?" Yuan Shang looked utterly astonished. "All Father did was promise Yuan Xi the governorship of You Province. You Province hasn't even been conquered yet! It might have been nothing more than drunken talk! What makes you say Father intends to make him his heir?"
At the banquet last night, Yuan Xi had been promised the post of Governor of You Province. Resentful,