Fang Shuwen wasn't surprised by Chen Qi's outrageous display of filial piety.
He just said thoughtfully,
"The one you want to kill... I'm afraid it's not just the Undying Dragon Emperor, is it?"
"That's right."
Chen Qi was blunt.
"Everyone in the Dragon Emperor Hall deserves to die."
"Before you tell me your story about the Dragon Emperor Hall, there's something I want to ask you."
Fang Shuwen put down his wine cup and looked at Chen Qi.
"The first time I left Flying Snow City, that group of Vermilion Bird Guards and the Vermilion Bird Envoy I ran into... you sent them, didn't you?"
"..."
Chen Qi paused for a moment, then gave a frank, shameless nod.
"That's right... But my goal wasn't to kill you. It was to..."
Fang Shuwen waved his hand dismissively.
"Your main goal wasn't to kill me, but to provoke me.
"Thinking back, we only started traveling together after Wangbei Pass.
