"There are many people in the world who want me dead, but unfortunately none of them can do so." Wei Subaru said quietly: "I am looking forward to it. Who can kill me?"
He said and looked at Fang Zilan, "Master Fang, do you want to give it a try?"
Fang Zilan pursed her lips, took a deep breath and said, "Master Wei, if you want to die, you don't have to wait for others to do it. I have no intention of being your enemy, but I cannot agree with what you did today."
"I thought Master Fang would stand with me." Wei Subaru said thoughtfully: "My brother-in-law sent someone to detain Master Fang's good apprentice, and Master Fang doesn't want to know why?"
Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "If Wei Changtai is willing to speak, I will listen attentively."
Wei Changtai was immediately in a dilemma. He was afraid of Wei Subaru's cruelty, but also afraid of offending Fang Zilan by revealing the plum branch pattern. If the two people really stood on the same side, he would have no chance of survival.
So he murmured for a long time and said tremblingly: "I...I just want to use him to blackmail Mr. Fang and force Mr. Fang to help me rebel..."
Fang Zilan had an expression that was indeed true, but Wei Subaru was noncommittal, "Really? Then what are those shredded papers taken out from the belly of my uncle's cronies?"
"Nothing..." Wei Changtai shook his head like a rattle, and Wei Subaru explained with great difficulty, "My uncle's cronies were interrogating Master Fang's good disciple before my people broke in, but for some reason they suddenly swallowed A piece of paper, I asked them to cut open the confidant, take out the paper and look at it, but it was all crumbs and nothing could be seen. I wonder if Mr. Fang has any clues? "
"I think Sir Wei has already guessed it, so why bother to ask more?" Fang Zilan's eyebrows were covered with a layer of frost, "Or is it that Sir Wei also wants to take advantage of me?"
Wei Subaru chuckled lightly, "So Master Fang is also afraid of being taken advantage of?"
Fang Zilan pursed her lips tightly and said nothing. Wei Subaru suppressed a smile and said casually: "It is inconvenient for Master Fang to stay here for a long time. Why don't you go see how your good apprentice is doing now and come back in an hour?"
"My apprentice certainly wants to see it." Fang Zilan looked sternly, "And Zheng Yan, where is he now?"
"Master Fang, you don't have to be like this. Zheng Yan is also someone who went out under my control. I won't do anything to him." Seeing that Fang Zilan was doubtful, Wei Subaru said, "Master Fang will see Zheng Yan here in an hour." .”
Hearing this, Fang Zilan said nothing more and turned to leave. Not far away, a soldier ran out to guide her and took her to the camp where Shangguan Min was being held.
Fang Zilan opened the curtain and entered, and the soldiers who led the way immediately retreated.
The moment Shangguan Min saw Fang Zilan, he breathed a sigh of relief and said in a hoarse voice, "Master..."
Fang Zilan walked over and glanced at the ropes that were tightly tied around Shangguan Min. She showed no intention of loosening them for him. After a while, she sighed: "I really have a good apprentice."
"Master, I was wrong..." Shangguan Min admitted his mistake very quickly. Fang Zilan looked at him condescendingly, "Shangguan Min, where did you go wrong this time?"
"I shouldn't have lied to you." Shangguan Min bit his lip and changed his title, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fang."
Fang Zilan didn't expect him to be so frank, and said with a complicated expression: "You already know who I am, right?"
"Yes." Shangguan Min nodded, took a deep breath, and then told the truth, "When I was in the north, I accidentally discovered the plum branch pattern in your study. However, as soon as I took a look, I was passed by. Miss Awan pulled her out, and when I saw her looking like she was facing a formidable enemy, I knew that this pattern was not simple. And..."
He paused, lowered his eyes and said: "When the Beiyuan Seven Wolves died, my father Shangguan Jing had doubts in his heart, so he pursued it for a while. Although I was young at that time, I still had some impressions, and one of the clues was this pattern. My father went through many circles and found out about the owner of this pattern—Zi Xiu, the best in the world."
Fang Zilan's eyes were deep, "So, you knew that I was Zixiu when you were in the north?"
"Yes." Shangguan Min raised his head, looked directly at her and said, "I also know that the killer friend you mentioned is yourself. You used an old and trumped-up case to unjustly kill my father and harm the Shangguan family. A clan.”
"Although what I said is half false, it is still half true." Fang Zilan looked calm, "Your father did collaborate with the enemy for your mother. The letter is true, and it is not that I wronged him. If you don't believe it, you can go In Mobei, there is half a ruined monument, and the piles of dead bones buried underneath are the people from Beijing who were used for trade by your father."
"How do you know?" Shangguan Min asked, and Fang Zilan avoided his eyes, "Because I have seen with my own eyes how they died tragically and how their bodies were thrown into the yellow sand..."
She did not continue, but changed her tone, "Your father did something wrong, which brought down the whole family. And what I did, stirring up trouble and adding fuel to the flames, is not a good thing."
Shangguan Min's eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "But your words have awakened me. Your Majesty also cannot trust the Shangguan family, otherwise he would not hastily close the case without even investigating..."
"You are wrong." Fang Zilan interrupted him coldly, "You said I was wrong, and I admit it. However, the evidence of your father's case is solid, and it is not settled hastily. There are people from the Zhuge family, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Empress Dowager. We are investigating. Not to mention Your Majesty, he is always cautious about cases involving people in the military, otherwise Lao Li and the others would have died on New Year's Eve last year."
Shangguan Min was stunned, "Didn't you stand up and save everyone in the North?"
"I have stood up, but it is not me who protects everyone in the north, but His Majesty." Fang Zilan looked at Shangguan Min and said thoughtfully: "Now that we have said it, then when you come to the capital this time, do you want me to accept it?" As a disciple, you have already planned everything, right?"
Shangguan Min remained silent, and continued talking to herself, "And Huangfu Xin, your so-called drunkenness and saying something you shouldn't have said, and you accidentally let him hear it, so we became friends, but in fact you did it deliberately. Is it right?"
Shangguan Min breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes. If I want to clear up the name of the Shangguan family, I have little strength and can only borrow help. Most of the people in the northern army are with the Huangfu family. Huangfu Xin is the next head of the Huangfu family and he is an upright person. He will not be biased against me, and is most suitable for my use. As for..."
He hesitated for a moment, and finally said slowly: "My purpose in coming to Beijing this time is to get you to accept me as your disciple. Even if you didn't take the initiative that day, I would use other methods, even if it is unscrupulous..."
"Shangguan Min." Fang Zilan interrupted him and said helplessly, word by word: "Do you have to say what you have planned and done in such a disgusting way?"
