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On that day, Ye Chen was taking a nap when he was suddenly startled awake by the sound of Pei Guanjing pushing open the door.
He squinted his eyes, reluctantly opening one, and mumbled, "What is it?"
"Come with me," Pei Guanjing said without much explanation, reaching out to help him straighten his bedding.
Ye Chen had been at the Regent's residence for over half a month, and this was the first time he was being taken out. He immediately perked up, sitting up straight. "Where are we going?"
Pei Guanjing lowered his head, fastening the buttons of Ye Chen's outer robe. The cloud patterns embroidered with silver thread on the cuffs shimmered faintly in the morning light. "You'll know when we get there."
The two of them walked through the winding corridor of Wenxin Study and climbed into a carriage at the corner gate of the royal residence.
As the wheels rumbled over the cobblestones, Ye Chen tilted his head to observe Pei Guanjing, who was resting with his eyes closed. Usually dressed in light-colored robes, he had changed into a dark robe today. The jade pendant at his waist clinked softly against each other with the jolting of the carriage.
"This direction doesn't seem like it's leading out of the city," Ye Chen suddenly sat up straight. "I'm not leaving the capital until next month. You’re not planning to send me back to Chongzhou early, are you?"
Pei Guanjing opened his eyes and gently brushed his fingers over Ye Chen's tousled hair. "I'm not sending you away; I'm taking you to meet an old friend."
After half an hour, the carriage stopped in a pine forest on the outskirts of the city. Mo Sheng lifted the curtain, and just as Ye Chen was about to get down, Pei Guanjing half-carried him out—since the carriage was quite high off the ground.
Once Ye Chen steadied himself and looked up, he was taken aback.
It appeared to be a graveyard, with corpses scattered everywhere. In the distance, a few dogs with red eyes were watching them intently.
"You brought me to a graveyard?" Ye Chen took a step back, his jade pendant bumping against Pei Guanjing's knee. "In broad daylight, why bring me here to meet some old friend? They’re all dead; what’s there to see?"
Pei Guanjing held onto his cold fingertips and led him deeper into the pine forest.
The autumn wind grew stronger as they hurried along. Pei Guanjing quickly adjusted Ye Chen's clothing and held him tightly in his arms, saying, "A Chen, look over there."
Following the direction pointed out by Pei Guanjing, Ye Chen looked over and saw a figure standing beside a corpse in the distance. The person looked somewhat familiar. As Pei Guanjing led him closer, Ye Chen realized it was Li Wangcai.
Pei Guanjing's expression darkened as he stared at Li Wangcai, who stood next to the corpse in the mass grave.
Li Wangcai's gaze was fixed on King Ren, who lay lifeless on the ground, unmoving for a long time, as if he were a statue.
After a while, he slowly raised his head and looked at Pei Guanjing and Ye Chen, asking coldly, "Did you kill him?"
Pei Guanjing replied icily, "Are you planning to avenge him?"
Li Wangcai shook his head and said, "He saved me from a pile of corpses back then, and I have long since repaid his kindness over the years. Moreover, his actions in recent years have truly disgusted me. His death is no loss; I will not seek revenge for him."
As he spoke, he glanced at Pei Guanjing's grim face and then at Ye Chen, who was tightly held in Pei Guanjing's arms. He asked, "Are you here to settle the score with me over Ye Chen?"
Pei Guanjing coldly responded, "Exactly. You kidnapped him and harmed him; I will not let those injuries go unpunished."
Li Wangcai nodded in realization.
However, instead of leaving, he took a few steps forward and stood in front of Ye Chen.
Pei Guanjing watched him with an increasingly frosty gaze.
Then Li Wangcai bowed to Ye Chen.
Straightening up, he looked at Ye Chen and said solemnly, " King Ren had shown me kindness and nurtured me; I cannot betray him. It was I who kidnapped you from the Military Camp; I take full responsibility for that. You can kill me or do as you please; I will accept whatever fate you choose."
With that, he stood there as if daring Pei Guanjing to make a move, adopting an expression that suggested if he flinched even slightly, he would not be worthy of being called a man.
His fearless demeanor evoked a sense of admiration in Ye Chen. Thus, Ye Chen spoke up, "Captain Li, we were colleagues after all; we spent a year together in the Military Camp. You were working for King Ren and did not intend to take my life. This matter has its roots; now that King Ren is dead, we owe each other nothing. You may leave."
Ye Chen now felt that if he didn't let Li Wangcai leave soon, given Pei Guanjing's ruthless demeanor when he killed King Ren just moments ago, it was likely that Li Wangcai would end up dead right here.
He began to ponder who exactly Pei Guanjing was. He seemed so fond of quietude in his daily life, yet when it came to killing, he didn't even blink. Moreover, he had brought him to the mass grave to ambush someone; could it be that he had anticipated Li Wangcai would come to retrieve King Ren's body?
Ye Chen couldn't see King Ren's face clearly because King Ren was wrapped up in a tangle of grass mats. It appeared that when Li Wangcai was taking him away for burial, he was discovered by Pei Guanjing's men.
Ye Chen had said all this in hopes of preventing Li Wangcai from dying here, but Li Wangcai remained steadfast, defiantly locking eyes with Pei Guanjing.
Pei Guanjing's gaze towards him was unmistakably that of someone looking at a corpse.
The meaning was clear: you hurt my A Chen, and no matter who you are, you must die.
Pei Guanjing's right hand twitched slightly, ready to strike with a palm.
In his heart, he thought that considering his year-long acquaintance with Li Wangcai, he wouldn't let him die too painfully; a single palm strike to the heart would suffice to end his life instantly.
However, as soon as his right hand moved, Ye Chen sensed it.
He hurriedly reached out and grabbed Pei Guanjing's hand, turning sharply to Li Wangcai and saying sternly, "Get out of here."
But Li Wangcai was also a stubborn person; he stood there unmoving.
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