The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Chapter 177 Danli 11 Loss

Wen Li placed the Second Master in the space and walked out.

"Host, you contacted Xie Wanzhou before?"

"Nonsense, I've contacted everyone I could find who was connected to the Jiang family. But almost all those who supported the Jiang family back then are dead. The rest either hate the Jiang family or are completely unaware of what happened. In short, they all believe the Jiang family is guilty, and no one is willing to help me."

At this point, Wen Li had no idea that Xie Wanzhou had been quietly investigating this case all these years.

Back then, he righteously denounced the Jiang family as deserving of death and even advised her to stop investigating.

"In any case, host, you're finally going to find out the truth!"

Si Xiaxia was genuinely happy for Wen Li. The mission was progressing so smoothly, and it wouldn't be long before the world returned to peace.

"Don't be too happy yet, let's capture Shen Yannan first."

As Wenli left the mansion, she could see soldiers searching for people from house to house on the street, carefully checking whether they were wearing human skin masks.

Asagao reminded them from the side, "Besides the human skin mask, remember to use a magical artifact to check if they've used illusion magic, so they don't get away."

Wen Li walked over and asked, "How is it? Have you found the person?"

Asagao shook her head, "I sent people to investigate immediately, but there are still no results."

"Continue the investigation. Also, tell everyone to go home immediately and not to go out easily for the next two days. Now I have to go and guard Guigu."

Asagao quickly ran to the door, grabbed her horse, and exclaimed, "Wait for me! I'm coming too!"

*

For several days, Guigu and Tianqu City were unusually quiet.

Since they couldn't find Shen Yannan, Wen Li and the others didn't dare to let their guard down. Then, in mid-January, news suddenly came from the south that the South China Sea was under siege.

Shen Yannan was still hiding in Danli, but the rebel army had all gone to the South China Sea.

A diversionary tactic? But if he can't unseal Ghost Valley in time, the rebel army attacking the South China Sea will be annihilated sooner or later. Shen Yannan's move seems more like a desperate act, sacrificing pawns to save the king.

Most of the world's military forces are currently in Ghost Valley, yet Shen Yannan is still hiding in Tianqu. If the military forces are reduced, who knows what will happen?

Ultimately, Xie Wanzhou ordered Pei Kuang to lead 60,000 elite cavalry from the northern deserts to the South China Sea to provide support.

A few days later, news of a series of great victories came from the South China Sea.

Somewhere in Tianqu City, Yun Hao was in a panic. He was terrified and, in his anxiety, overstepped his bounds.

He arrived at Shen Yannan's door and patiently knocked for a long time, but there was no response from inside.

Helpless, he could only muster his courage, lower his head, carefully open the door, and bend over to go inside.

The room was very dark, and the light from the windows was deliberately blocked by a spell, making it almost impossible to see anyone inside unless you looked closely.

Yun Hao found his way by following the scent, knelt down and bowed, keeping his head down without ever raising it.

The man in front of him had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, meditating, ever since he entered.

After hesitating for a long time, Yun Hao finally spoke up: "My lord, I have no intention of offending you, but I have some doubts and need your guidance."

The person on the other end still didn't react. He mustered his courage and continued.

"Your subordinate doesn't understand why you suddenly showed your face to Wen Li, letting them know our whereabouts. Now the guards at Guigu are becoming increasingly tight..."

"Do you have a better plan now? Then what about the people we send to the South China Sea..."

Yun Hao adjusted his language, trying to be as tactful as possible.

The person opposite remained silent, neither opening their eyes nor speaking.

He added, "The people in the South China Sea can't hold out much longer. Why is Your Majesty delaying your actions?"

Yun Hao looked up and carefully examined the person in front of him, but couldn't make out who he was.

Yun Hao felt a little regretful. His family had been loyal to the royal family for generations. Later, when Shen Yi gave the body to Shen Yannan, they had no particular thoughts. Whether it was Shen Yingsi or Shen Yannan, as long as they had the blood of the Shen family, they would follow their master for life without any disloyalty.

The shadow cannot have its own thoughts, and must never question the Lord's words or actions; today he has committed a grave offense.

Thinking of this, he added, "Today I was impolite and guilty. After Guigu, I will accept any punishment from my lord."

After he finished speaking, he stood up, intending to leave, but Shen Yannan, who was hidden in the darkness, finally responded to him.

"I deliberately dragged out the time until everyone in the South China Sea was dead. It's good to die at someone's hands; they were supposed to die for me anyway. Since they harbored resentment towards me, their deaths are just as good."

Upon hearing the answer, Yun Hao immediately turned around and knelt down, cold sweat beading on his forehead as he felt a surge of worry.

“My lord, they have no ulterior motives. Even if a few individuals are dissatisfied with your cooperation with the demons, they will never disobey your orders. If they all die, all your efforts over the years will be in vain, and you will have no one left to rely on after your death.”

“Demons are wicked and malicious. They may be allies with you now, but they may also abandon and kill you in the future.”

"My lord, I beg you to save them, so that you may have a chance to ascend to a high position in the future. Otherwise, with your strength alone..."

Before he could finish speaking, a sword suddenly pierced his chest, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Yun Hao was incredulous.

"Why……"

Shen Yannan drew his sword, kicked the corpse to the ground, and only after confirming that the person was completely dead did he slowly speak.

"No ulterior motives? It's just a matter of time. A day, two days, a little longer, a year, two years, they will all betray me, and you will betray me too. Everyone will betray me. You never believed I would win, never..."

Facing a dead man, he found a certain patience and a desire to express himself.

"Yun Hao, I should have killed you long ago. I just had more patience because I thought you still had some use to me. I hate having people around me. Who knows when someone will stab you in the back?"

“When I was a child, I thought to myself, I am a prince, not some lowly one. I am a prince, yet everyone looks down on me! Everyone wants to betray me and use me! Even my biological father is no exception. How can I trust others so easily?”

The smell of blood permeated the air, and the light coming through the window was dim, yet it made him feel at ease.

“Even though Shen Yingsi and I are both of royal blood, just because his mother is a Xie family woman while my mother is just a lowly maid, I have never won against him since I was a child. No matter how hard I try, no matter how much I fight, I will always lose, because the way of heaven has never been on my side.”

"Loyalty is bullshit! People are bullshit. No one will help anyone else forever. People are selfish, and people have to be selfish."

"Come on, see how I die, see how my blood stains the three realms, how it sullies your white robes..."