Turning to look, he saw that Zheng Xiang's sword had already fallen to the ground, and his right hand hung by his side, blood still dripping onto the floor.
"What happened to him?"
Shen Xiaoyan looked at Sima Hao as if he were an idiot and said, "Can't you see? He's injured."
Sima Hao's anger surged, but he suppressed it and said, "I naturally know that. I'm asking why he's injured?"
"If you're not as skilled, you get injured. What's there to ask?"
This was the first time Shen Xiaoyan felt that Sima Hao was almost like someone with a developmental disability, his questions were so bizarre.
Fortunately, Sima Hao quickly realized the flaw in his question, coughed, and continued, "That masked man, is it Baili Hao?"
Shen Xiaoyan nodded. "Yes."
Hearing Shen Xiaoyan's crisp reply, Sima Hao's face became somewhat strange.
The reason was simple: he knew Baili Hao's true identity.
"Today... he's here to get revenge on Prince Duan?"
Sima Hao spoke with disbelief in his eyes.
For so many years, Baili Hao had been lying low, but now he had made a sensational move, even involving him, all for revenge against Zheng Xiang.
Such a person was truly terrifying.
"He's not seeking revenge on you, so you don't need to be afraid."
Shen Xiaoyan said this with a smile. Although it wasn't very pleasant to hear, it was the truth.
Although Sima Hao felt unhappy hearing this, he ultimately said nothing.
His attention was now entirely focused on Zheng Xiang.
With his right hand injured, Zheng Xiang could no longer hold his sword, but he did not surrender.
Unfortunately, as Shen Xiaoyan had said, if you're not as skilled, you can only fail.
In just a few moves, Zheng Xiang was defeated and lay on the ground, unmoving.
If it weren't for the rise and fall of his chest, Sima Hao would have thought he was already dead.
Seeing Baili Hao's sword about to strike Zheng Xiang, Zheng Xiang suddenly shouted, "Zheng Wei, save me."
Hearing this, Zheng Wei did indeed quickly block Baili Hao. Zheng Xiang let out a heavy sigh of relief.
In an instant, his face was covered in sweat.
"You say, why should I save you?" Zheng Wei looked at Zheng Xiang and asked casually.
Zheng Xiang was stunned. "Why else? Didn't we agree before?"
Zheng Wei laughed. "Agreed to what?"
Seeing Zheng Wei's attitude, Zheng Xiang even began to doubt his own memory. But upon careful recollection, he realized he hadn't misremembered, so he said, "Didn't we agree to deal with Grand Princess Zande together?"
Zheng Wei nodded. "That's right, but it wasn't stated that I had to save you when you were about to die."
This simple sentence caused Zheng Xiang to spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Cough, cough, Zheng Wei, how can you be like this?"
This sentence seemed to be roared from Zheng Xiang's throat.
Indeed, Zheng Wei's words were too infuriating.
Was this something that needed discussion?
Since they were in a partnership, wasn't it natural to save each other in a moment of crisis?
No need to ask, just looking at Zheng Wei's attitude, he knew that in his mind, it was not.
Zheng Xiang was not a fool. He had lived for most of his life. With a little thought, he realized he had been tricked by Zheng Wei. Zheng Wei was deliberately setting a trap for him.
Zheng Xiang, having figured it out, looked sharply as if trying to see into Zheng Wei's mind, "You want me to die?"
Zheng Wei shrugged. "Whether you die or not is up to you, it's not up to me."
After speaking, Zheng Wei glanced towards Baili Hao and saw Baili Hao glaring at him coldly, clearly unhappy.
This was also normal. Anyone would be unhappy if a stumbling block appeared just as they were about to kill their enemy.
Seeing that Zheng Wei was truly unwilling to save him, Zheng Xiang became anxious.
He had naively trusted Zheng Wei and came alone, which was actually out of helplessness. Bringing his own soldiers into the Forbidden City was too difficult.
Especially when Huang Sa was extremely vigilant against him, making it even harder.
His mind racing, Zheng Xiang desperately thought of a way to make Zheng Wei willing to help.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
He remembered.
"Zheng Wei, don't you want to know about your father? If you save me, I'll tell you everything I know."
Zheng Wei's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he ultimately shook his head firmly.
"This news, you can take it to your grave."
Sooner or later, he would find out about his father's affairs. There was no hurry for this moment.
Zheng Xiang never expected that even after saying all that, Zheng Wei remained unmoved.
This was unlike the Zheng Wei he saw that day. On that day, he clearly saw Zheng Wei wanting to come forward and question him, but in the end, for some reason, he didn't pursue it.
However, he was certain that Zheng Wei cared deeply about his father's matters.
"You really don't want to know? If you miss this opportunity, it's gone forever. If I die, no one will ever know about your father. What I'm about to tell you, even your mother doesn't know."
Zheng Xiang spoke, feeling a little anxious, but more confident.
He didn't believe that, even at this point, Zheng Wei could still stick to his previous decision.
Clearly, Zheng Xiang did not understand Zheng Wei at all.
Zheng Wei responded calmly to these words, and neither he nor anyone else showed any reaction.
Zheng Xiang's eyes widened in alarm at this. He then saw Zheng Wei quickly step aside as Baili Hao approached with his long sword.
His eyes instinctively shut tightly, and Zheng Xiang cried out, "Ah!"
This cry, which seemed to pierce the heavens, drew everyone's attention to him.
After crying out, Zheng Xiang realized that everyone in the room was surprisingly calm, while he himself seemed unharmed.
Opening his eyes, he saw that Zheng Wei had once again blocked Baili Hao.
Zheng Xiang first breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could say anything, Zheng Wei said, "I'm giving you one chance. Tell me about my father."
Unexpectedly, Zheng Xiang shook his head instantly.
He believed that since Zheng Wei cared so much, he would definitely not abandon him.
Whatever Zheng Wei said now was just to force him to comply.
He had to grit his teeth and say nothing. Otherwise, Zheng Wei would immediately abandon him after hearing it.
However, no matter how much Zheng Xiang calculated, he never expected that by refusing to speak, Zheng Wei would directly let go, allowing Baili Hao to stab him with his sword.
Baili Hao was also enraged by Zheng Wei's repeated interference, and missed his intended target, stabbing Zheng Xiang in the stomach.
Although this wouldn't kill him, it caused Zheng Xiang to grimace in pain, almost gasping for air.
More importantly, Zheng Xiang couldn't believe that Zheng Wei would simply watch him die.
"Zheng Wei, you'll never find out about your father from me."