But he selectively ignored them all.
He thought he must have been mistaken, but as the truth slowly unfolded before him and he learned what had happened over the years, Wei Jing realized... he was the most foolish one!
"We were brothers, why do we have to do this..."
Before Wei Jing could finish speaking, Wei Zhi raised his hand to interrupt him, his expression mocking.
"Brothers? That's laughable. I don't have a bastard like you as a brother, don't you know? You're not his child at all! You're just a bastard he brought back from outside."
"If you were even remotely related to me by blood, I might not hate you so much. But he can protect a child with no blood relation to him like this, so why can't he care about his own son? Everything I've done, haven't I been forced into it by you all!"
Wei Jing gripped the long sword in his hand, looked at him with a gloomy gaze, and pressed him for an answer again.
"So you don't care about Lu Yun and Wei Heng? Don't forget, they're still in my hands. If you have any conscience left, surrender immediately!"
"Them?" Wei Zhi laughed loudly. "My silly brother, do you think I could be indifferent to my own mother, but would I really care about them?"
"Besides, I've never touched that bitch Lu Yun. Who knows where she got her bastard child from? Back then, to attract attention, I specifically hired her to put on a show. But she's greedy. Even after I died, she wasn't content and got pregnant with another man's child to impersonate mine. Watching you all put on a show in the General's Mansion every day is truly a novel experience for me..."
He clicked his tongue in amazement, even clapping his hands with amusement.
Wei Jing's right hand, which was gripping the longsword, began to tremble slightly, and the fierce look in his eyes became even more pronounced.
But before he could do anything, Wei Zhi suddenly pressed him for an answer.
"More than that, I should ask you... Jiang Mingwei is clearly my lawfully wedded wife, your elder sister-in-law. When did you fall in love with her and want to be with her?"
"Do you know that this is immoral? Your actions are against all reason and law!"
Before Wei Jing could say anything, Qingfeng found it absurd and immediately retorted.
"You scoundrel! What nonsense are you spouting? Our general is upright and honest, and his relationship with the First Madam is completely open and aboveboard. There has never been the slightest affair between them. If there is any relationship, they are all pitiful people who have been deceived by you. What right do you have to judge the character of the general and the First Madam?"
After saying that, sensing that Li Zhong was eager to escape again, the sword in his hand moved even closer to his neck without any hesitation.
The icy temperature touching his skin made Li Zhong tremble with fear, his eyes rolled back, and he immediately fainted.
Wei Zhi glanced at him coldly and sneered disdainfully.
"What a useless fellow! Even if you catch Li Zhong, so what? There are far more officials in Bianjing influenced by the Dharani Incense than you imagine. You did find out, but unfortunately... you found out too late!"
"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let Jiang Mingwei go in the first place. You must have discovered this fragrance because of her, right?! Every woman who is to be made into Tuoluo incense will be marked with a scent. She was the raw material chosen for me by my people."
"When I saw it was her, I immediately lost interest, so I let her go. Looking back now, I really shouldn't have..."
"You beast, what right do you have to treat your sister-in-law like that?"
Wei Jing's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his long sword trembled as he charged towards Wei Zhi once again!
The two sides were locked in a fierce battle, neither willing to back down.
Qingfeng was dazzled by what he saw. The martial arts moves that Wei Jing was using now were no longer the ones Wei Zhi had taught him before. They were moves that he had later figured out on his own and created.
After a few rounds, Wei Zhi clearly realized that he was no longer Wei Jing's match.
A hint of resentment flashed in his eyes...
Although no one has ever told him this since he was a child, he knows it very well.
Wei Jing's talent far surpasses his!
Wei Jing learned many things that would normally take him a long time to learn in just one go.
To make Wei Jing break his leg and get injured, he would deliberately teach him extremely difficult sword techniques, just so that he would suffer the consequences.
But Wei Jing always did very well, far exceeding his practice level, which made him resentful.
Unexpectedly, he can no longer even beat Wei Jing!
He was struck hard on the chest, and a metallic taste of blood rose in his throat.
Wei Zhi couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, his face ashen white...
"It's been years since we last met, and you've really improved rapidly. I'm no match for you now! But so what? Nanjing is doomed!"
Even if you kill me here today, it won't change the outcome.
"And I... will live on as Wei Zhi forever. Even if you and Jiang Mingwei have feelings for each other, so what? She will never be your woman in this lifetime!"
Qingfeng was both angry and annoyed. What was wrong with this traitor?
He has already made it so clear that the First Madam and the General have no connection whatsoever. Why does this person always like to smear them?
Before he could even utter a curse, he suddenly felt a flash of cold light.
Wei Jing held his long sword, tucked behind him, and looked up at Wei Zhi with a cold gaze.
His thin lips parted slightly, but the words he spoke were firm and resolute.
"You yourself said that you are not my brother, and my sister-in-law and you only met once on your wedding day. How can she be considered your wife?"
Qingfeng: "..."
So...everyone saw it, was he the only one who was still in the dark and knew nothing at all?
"So you admit it, you have feelings for her that you shouldn't have!"
"So what if it is?"
Wei Jing's eyes turned cold and sharp. "Such a good girl as your sister-in-law, yet you didn't cherish her. You disappeared without a trace, leaving her to suffer endless torment in the Wei family. Is this your way of showing love?"
"Since you are so heartless, your sister-in-law will definitely not be in love with you anymore! She has her own choices, and it's none of your business to say anything!"
Having said that, he raised his long sword again and stepped forward to engage him in combat!
Every move he made was sharp and fierce.
Wei Zhi was quickly defeated, but he also happened to move towards the doorway.
She turned around and gave Wei Jing a cold smile.
"We'll see. I hope you can witness the destruction of Nanjing with your own eyes and personally experience how unbearable the despair is when everything you care about is completely destroyed!"
After saying that, he immediately opened the door and prepared to escape.
But the moment the door opened, he froze on the spot, his pupils constricted, and he could no longer move an inch.
Behind him, Wei Jing's longsword was already sheathed, his eyes filled with deep mockery and sarcasm.
"What makes you think... that Qingfeng and I would come empty-handed? This was a trap set for you from the start!"
At this moment, they stood before a neatly arranged line of soldiers.
Archers were also watching intently from above the roof beams. Li Zhong's mansion was surrounded like an iron barrel, not even a fly could get out...
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