“The real reason… is heartache, right? You’ve almost lost your rationality,” Haitang said helplessly.
“Lord Shura, should be someone worth entrusting a lifetime to,” after a long pause, Ji Xiuran murmured softly.
“Worth it?” after a long while, Haitang said.
“What do you think?” Ji Xiuran squinted his eyes.
“Even if others are worth entrusting, it’s not you,” Haitang looked at Ji Xiuran, a man she couldn’t see through at all.
“Pfft!”
Suddenly, Ji Xiuran spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Are you okay?”
Seeing this, Haitang supported Ji Xiuran.
Ji Xiuran remained silent for a moment, slowly stood up, and shook his head, “I don’t have much time left.”
“Just like Master Li said, now… every day for you is suffering… your strong will comes from Wuyou… Did your wish really come true after Wuyou came back? You endured for so long just to see Wuyou again,” Haitang’s eyes held an indescribable emotion.
Ji Xiuran still didn’t speak.
“With your current physical condition, you can’t possibly fight, but the last time you fought with Lord Shura… you were committing suicide. If it weren’t for that, your body wouldn’t have deteriorated like this,” Haitang said.
“It’s all the same,” Ji Xiuran shook his head, “I’ve said it, my time is short.”
“They captured me just as I fell ill… coming here, even if it’s the last thing I do for Wuyou.”
The man’s face turned pale, stepping out of the cage step by step.
Watching Ji Xiuran’s retreating figure, Haitang remained silent.
What exactly does this man want to do? What can he achieve with his current state?
Finally, Haitang stood up and followed behind Ji Xiuran.
On the island, in a dilapidated room.
Ji Xiuran slowly entered.
“Emperor Ji!”
There were a dozen or so men and women inside the room, standing up upon seeing Ji Xiuran.
“Xiuran, how did you end up being captured?”
The leader, with a cold expression, stared at Ji Xiuran with a slightly furrowed brow.
“Don’t ask too much, how is the investigation?”
Ji Xiuran asked.
“The Martial Alliance Guild, they must want to dominate the Independent State…”
After a while, a woman spoke.
“Go on.”
Ji Xiuran said.
“We discovered on the island that the legitimate factions and the Martial Alliance Guild have joined forces…”
One of Ji Xiuran’s underlings said.
“Emperor Ji, you also know that in recent years, the legitimate factions have started to counterattack, persuading the major families to switch sides in secret. Those who refused to submit were eventually assassinated,” the woman frowned.
“All of it was orchestrated by the Martial Alliance Guild. They’re ambitious, and the Independent State may not find peace.”
Ji Xiuran closed his eyes slightly, after a moment of silence, shook his head, “Not necessarily.”
While there’s a connection between the Martial Alliance Guild and the legitimate factions, it’s not certain that they’re truly aligning with them.
“Do you mean, Emperor Ji…”
“The Martial Alliance Guild… interesting.”
Ji Xiuran smiled slightly, “Perhaps the Martial Alliance Guild isn’t necessarily here to protect everyone.”
As Ji Xiuran’s words fell, the dozen or so people present exchanged puzzled looks.
The Martial Alliance Guild?
Protect everyone?
“Eight or nine out of ten forces on the island oppose the legitimate factions. If the Martial Alliance Guild obeys the legitimate factions, what they’d do wouldn’t be imprisonment, but execution.”
Ji Xiuran said softly.