With that, Yuan Xi looked at Shen Pei and Tian Feng, who had stood silently at the back all this time.
Xu You, Ju Shou, and the City Defense Army they had brought also turned their eyes toward the two men.
"Yuanhao, is it truly as the Second Young Master said?"
Ju Shou stared fixedly at Tian Feng. He trusted that a man of Tian Feng's character would never lie.
Tian Feng opened his mouth, wanting to refute Yuan Xi's lies to his face.
But the thought of Yuan Shao's safety left him burning with rage.
After a long silence, he finally said slowly, "It is indeed as the Second Young Master said. The Third Young Master, Feng Ji, Xin Ping, Guo Tu, and the others intended to hold our lord hostage and seize the heir's position. Fortunately, our lord discovered it beforehand and secretly ordered the Second Young Master to lead troops into the city and execute them all."
Ju Shou's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
Was Tian Feng lying through his teeth, or had everything Ju Shou had just seen at the residence been an illusion?
Refusing to believe it, he turned his gaze toward Shen Pei beside Tian Feng.
Seeing this, Shen Pei nodded as well. "That is indeed the case."
However unwilling Tian Feng and Shen Pei were, they had no choice but to cooperate with Yuan Xi for Yuan Shao's safety.
As long as they kept this performance going, as long as they continued to feign compliance, they might yet have a chance to free Yuan Shao in the future.
Ju Shou had still been furious, but after thinking it through carefully, he understood everything in an instant.
Neither Tian Feng nor Shen Pei was a man who clung to life and feared