Shangguan Min closed his eyes and raised his hand to hold the sword at the side of his neck. Blood dropped drop by drop on his clothes. Mixed with the blood stains before, it became more and more bright as before.
He was in a daze.
Speaking of which, his bloody clothes contained the blood of Shangguan's family and Lucia's blood, but there was no blood of his own.
Everyone is protecting him, but until this moment, he can't protect anyone. He even has to hurt one party to keep the other party alive.
What's the point of living like this? With this thought in mind, the hand holding the sword blade tightened a little more. He didn't care about the blood flowing, and stabbed the sword blade hard into his neck.
But in an instant, the sword blade in Shangguan Min's hand was pulled away by the person holding the sword. The sound of flesh and blood breaking did not come from him. He subconsciously opened his eyes, but his expression was distorted when he saw the scene in front of him.
Lucia used her remaining right hand to grab the sword he had just thrown on the ground, and stabbed it into her chest. The sword was fast and hard. It was the last thing she tried her best to do for him in her life.
"No!" Shangguan Min hugged Lucia tightly and held her hand that was clutching the hilt of the sword, "Why..."
"I'm sorry." Blood kept spilling from the corner of Luciya's mouth. She held Shangguan Min's hand with her backhand, "Well...live on..."
"Lucia!" Shangguan Min shook Lucia vigorously, but she had no breath left. The hand holding him gradually slipped away. He kept shouting Lucia's name and dragged her wrist, but in the end I can't bring back that bright and cunning woman.
"Aunt..." Shangguan Min's voice was very low, but Fang Zilan, who was standing behind him, still heard the title and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
It was too late, Lucia could no longer hear.
"Let's do it." Fang Zilan sheathed the sword, squatted down and grabbed Shangguan Min's wrist, held his hand and covered the hilt of the sword inserted into Lusiya's body, and pulled it out with force.
Blood spurted out with Fang Zilan's movements, but she pulled Shangguan Min to stand without any reaction.
Shangguan Min struggled to break away, but he could not escape Fang Zilan's control at all, and still maintained his grip on the hilt of the sword.
Fang Zilan stood behind him and whispered in his ear: "Lucia has made your choice for you, don't let her down."
"Fang Zilan... why..." He turned around slowly, staring at the person in front of him with his red eyes, "Why wasn't I the one who died?" He tried to see something from her face, but she His face was as indifferent as ever.
"Sometimes, living is more painful than dying, but you have to live." Fang Zilan let go of his hand, and his voice became more solemn, "I have so many lives for you, what will you do if you don't live?"
"Are you guilty?" Shangguan Min's hand holding the sword couldn't stop shaking, but he still managed to ask.
Fang Zilan shook her head gently, "No. I know what you are thinking, but it's not."
She didn't want to save Shangguan Min's life because she felt guilty for destroying Shangguan's family. She could become a prince or a bandit, and everything was beyond her control.
"Everything I did was what I should do as the Lord of the North," Fang Zilan said without looking back and walked to Qi Yuming's side, looked at Qi Yuming and said, "What do you think, Qi joins the army?"
Qi Yuming straightened his sleeves and whispered: "If General Shangguan Jing was still here, he would do the same thing."
Fang Zilan changed her title. Qi Yuming knew what she meant. It was time to end this matter.
"Really?" Shangguan Min felt that the sword in his hand was extremely heavy. He walked step by step towards the villagers kneeling at the entrance of the village. He suddenly remembered Fang Zilan's gaffe when the Gilded City massacred the city that day. However, no matter what the gaffe, she finally compromised.
Fang Zilan left him outside Gilded City that day, and she was the one who took action. This time, no one can do it for him. Even if he is forced to do it, he must do it himself.
Shangguan Min felt that his mind went blank, as if he had been poured with paste, and there was no sound of screaming for mercy in his ears, only the sound of broken bones and flesh.
Everyone in Sanyuan Village put their lives in the hands of Shangguan Min the moment Lucia made her choice. The wolf king they once hoped for, the only bloodline of Huyan Khan, did not become their protection. By.
Even so, they still wanted him to live, and as long as he lived, he represented hope.
When Shangguan Min fainted, he vaguely heard someone calling his name. In his daze, he seemed to see the faces of many people. Uncle Jing, A Mian and other members of Shangguan's family were all waving to him.
If possible, I really want to see them, Shangguan Min fell into a coma thinking about this.
"Master Fang?" Vice General Qin supported the unconscious Shangguan Min, glanced at the Sanyuan villagers who were still kneeling on the spot, and looked at Fang Zilan with a hint of worry.
Fang Zilan didn't speak. After a while, she slowly spoke, "Take him down and kill the rest." After she finished speaking, she unsheathed her plum sword.
Following the point of her sword, all the soldiers drew their swords in unison. The sky was filled with blood mist, the air was filled with the lingering smell of blood, and there was no one left alive in Sanyuan Village.
Fang Zilan returned the sword to its sheath, glanced at the wolves that were still trapped in the flames, and said calmly: "Vice General Qin, find a few people to kill those wolves, and choose two complete pieces of good leather to send to Mr. Wang Quanzhi. The house said it was my apology gift."
"Yes!" Vice General Qin took the order and called his men to kill the wolf together.
Qi Yuming looked at Fang Zilan's orderly command. He was silent for a moment and then bowed respectfully, "Qi Yuming, who joined the army in Yanzhou, took the decision without permission today and almost caused a catastrophe. I would like to apologize to Mr. Fang."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was already kneeling in front of Fang Zilan. Everyone stopped their movements for a moment and looked in the direction of the two people, all of whom had confused faces as they didn't understand the situation.
"Qi Canjun, what are you guilty of?" Fang Zilan looked indifferent, Qi Yuming still knelt straightly, "Shang Guan Min was released privately, and he had selfish intentions for the people in Sanyuan Village. He must be blamed for his death."
"It seems that Qi Canjun still doesn't know where he went wrong." Fang Zilan looked down at Qi Yuming and chuckled, "Qi Canjun let Shangguan Min go privately, which is really a great achievement. But you absolutely should not mobilize troops privately. Do you know that the military power in the northern border is in the hands of His Majesty? I cannot mobilize troops or generals without His Majesty's approval, let alone you joining the army at a young age?"
"Master Fang..." Qi Yuming raised his head in confusion, a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then he saw Fang Zilan bending down and whispering in his ear: "Qi Yuming, do you really think I couldn't guess that you came here alone? s reason?"
