Shangguan Shenhao's consciousness blurred for only a moment before returning to normal.
The look he gave Chu Xisheng was extraordinarily complex, filled with utter despair, boundless hatred, and indescribable remorse.
Had he known this day would come, he would have killed this bastard months ago, whatever the cost!
Even if the Formless Divine Sect retaliated afterward, even if Shangguan Shenhao ultimately paid with his life, at least the Shangguan Clan of Xiushui Commandery and his wives and children could have survived.
He and the others would never have been reduced to rebels, facing the execution of their entire families.
Shangguan Shenhao drew a deep breath and tightly gripped his sword. "I want to know how you did it. How did you get Eastern Province Governor-General Wang Sheng and Eastern Province Circuit Inspector Xiahou Yuan to wallow in the same filth as you, turn black into white, and frame Sikong Chan and our Xiushui Gentry?"
Chu Xisheng narrowed his eyes, realizing that the man before him had completely abandoned any thought of escape.
A bitter fight now awaited them, one that would decide not only victory and defeat, but life and death!
The corners of his lips curled slightly, the mockery in his eyes deepening. "I don't understand what you're saying, Clan Head Shangguan. What do you mean, wallowing in the same filth and turning black into white?
"Your Shangguan Clan's collusion with Crown Prince Li's remnants was jointly investigated and substantiated by Xiushui Embroidery Guard Thousand-Household Commander Cao Xuan and Commandery Assistant Xiahou Yuan. Your secret plot to rebel is backed by conclusive evidence, a case as solid as a mountain. The law will not tolerate it!
"If you must blame someone, blame yourselves for your ravenous ambition, your wolfish hearts, your defiance of the Imperial Court, and the thoughts