The palace was brilliantly lit, and Li Huowang's pupils trembled slightly in front of the dragon-pillared columns.
First, he glanced at the Spinal Bone Sword on the ground that had moved on its own, then he turned towards Zhuge Yuan beside him.
He had suffered many injuries, but none had ever been as painful as the one at this moment.
"So you had a backup plan all along! You never really trusted me! Are you truly Zhuge Yuan, the man who would save me at the cost of even his own life?"
"You want me to stabilize my true self? Yet you've always treated me like I was nothing more than Oblivion!"
As he spoke, Li Huowang's mouth twitched slightly, and he raised his fist with a ferocious expression to pound his own head fiercely.
"Brother Li, I had no choice. There were so many lives at stake in Da Qi, I really couldn't take a gamble on you. I could lay down my own life for you, but I couldn't bet all the lives of the people of Da Qi on you!"