Yuan Tan was universally acknowledged to be an honest man.
Ever since Yuan Shao had arranged his marriage to Lü Qiling, he had held the exalted position of Hebei's heir, yet his presence in its government had always been slight-even less than Yuan Shang, who was constantly making a commotion, and only a little stronger than Yuan Xi's.
In terms of power among the ministers, he could not even rank in the top ten.
Luo Yan, Ju Shou, Xun Chen, Shen Pei, Tian Feng, Qu Yi, and the Four Court Pillars all ranked ahead of him. At best, he stood on the same level as Guo Tu.
But when an honest man flew into a rage, it was a terrifying thing!
Inside the King of Zhao Palace.
Yuan Tan panted heavily, his face flushed crimson as he glared fiercely at Yuan Shang's corpse on the floor. The severed head had rolled across the floor, its eyes still open in death. Cradling Tian Feng's head, he closed Tian Feng's eyes. "Minister Tian, you can rest in peace now!"
As though sensing that his great wrong had been avenged, the savage expression on Tian Feng's face grew peaceful.
Yuan Tan's hands were covered in blood flowing from Tian Feng's head, while a smile of satisfaction spread across his face. He threw back his head and laughed loudly, a hint of something sinister even creeping into his voice. "So this is what it feels like to break a taboo?"
Killing his own younger brother was something Yuan Tan had never once imagined doing.
Animals that had eaten human flesh would be killed without hesitation.
Humans were animals too.
Change took only an instant!
Once a pot was cracked, smashing it altogether was the usual course of life.
At that moment, Yuan Tan had