A Comparison Between Wu Chao and Zhang Xuezhou

"Has the Substitute Death Incantation on me actually been lifted or not?"

Jin Chang's words had persuaded Zhang Xuezhou, who had ultimately stepped in and saved his life.

Wu Chao, meanwhile, had spent a restless night because of Jin Chang's conjecture.

Only when Zhang Xuezhou yawned and got up did Wu Chao come back to his senses.

The campfire was still burning. Drops of grease fell from time to time from several pieces of horse meat and horse liver roasting over the smoke, sending little sparks flaring up among the logs.

Wu Chao reached out, took a piece of horse meat and handed it to Zhang Xuezhou, then wiped his hand on the rag covering his private parts.

"Do you think the Substitute Death Incantation on me has been completely lifted?"

Wu Chao asked Zhang Xuezhou.

Wu Chao had many slaves under his command and all kinds of relatives, but he had only one close friend.

Wu Chao could hardly tell the Chanyu about these matters. It would do him no good and would only add frost to snow after his expulsion from his master's school.

The royal family had many princes and princesses. The Chanyu had no shortage of children; all he lacked was a qualified heir.

Wu Chao had been expelled from his master's school and no longer had the backing of a Sacred Land. If the Chanyu learned that he had been cursed, he would undoubtedly be removed from the ranks of potential heirs and relegated to the margins from then on.

"It should have been lifted, I think. After all, Hongku was willing to show us the contents of the Substitute Death Incantation back then," Zhang Xuezhou said as he gnawed on the horse meat.

"What if he'd counted on us not looking?" Wu Chao said.