Thinking of this, An Xuetang tightened her hands, her eyes sank, and she already had a candidate for the traitor in her heart.
Shou’er and Kang’er, after listening to Xún Hóng’s words, looked at each other, and simultaneously had a person pop into their minds.
As expected, there was no need for them to guess. Xunhong’s eyes were now even more menacing than before. He gritted his teeth and said, “The moment we saw those two pictures, we knew that there must be a traitor among us. What we didn’t expect was that the two pictures were actually drawn by Fu’er herself.”
“Speaking of this, Xun Hong was afraid that An Xue Tang wouldn’t believe him. He looked up at An Xue Tang, “Your Highness, about that drawing, I dare to swear my life on it, it was indeed drawn by Fu’er. Because Fu’er’s painting techniques were taught by me personally, so when I saw the drawing, I could immediately tell that it was definitely done by Fu’er.”
When Xún Hóng finished speaking, Shòu’er and Kāng’er, the two children in the room, exchanged glances. Although they didn’t want to believe it, the person was indeed the same as they had guessed, and their hearts grew cold.
Just then, both of them nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, “That’s right.”
“The princess explained, ‘Your Highness, the four of us learned our painting styles from Xiuming. He knows us well and is familiar with each of our individual techniques. So it’s not surprising that he could immediately tell that the painting was Fu’er’s work.'”
After understanding, An Xuetang nodded slightly. As expected, the person was Fu’er.
An Xuetang’s gaze remained fixed on Xun Hong. Seeing that she believed his words, Xun Hong continued:
“If I were fighting with Fu’er, how could she possibly have such topographical maps on her body? Besides, the Fu’er I created despises painting. After living in the valley for so many years, she has a clear understanding of everything in it. Why would she waste the effort to draw these two maps?”
“Besides, the master had strictly ordered that no one was allowed to draw out the deciphered formation diagram, nor could anyone reveal any information about it to anyone outside of Your Highness, not even King Beijang. We are forbidden from telling him the method of breaking the formation.”
So I began to suspect that the woman with the same face as Fu’er was not Fu’er at all. When I continued to oppose her, I became more cautious and deliberately tested her several times. Only then did I see the difference between her and Fu’er.
Not only did I see through her, but Xun did too. The two of us joined forces to kill that woman. In the end, we succeeded in killing her and found Fu’er’s jade pendant on her body. But before we could catch our breath, a group of people appeared. They broke through the Valley Master’s formation.
The person who came in was about three thousand, each martial arts master, according to their posture, they were completely aiming to eradicate our Shuntang Valley.
Speaking of this, Xun Hong hated gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and said, “If it weren’t for the Princess warning me beforehand to transfer the remaining people in the valley, that night…the more than a thousand brothers left behind in the valley…I’m afraid…they would all have died without a place to be buried!”
“!!”
Shouer and Kang’er stared wide-eyed, completely unable to believe what had happened.
If Fu’er truly betrayed them, well… Well, those brothers in Tanggu all grew up with her, trained together, shared joys and hardships.
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Kang’er’s eyes gradually turned red, her hands trembled slightly as she held the jade pendant. She carefully examined the jade pendant in her hand and sure enough, she saw the piece that belonged to Fu’er.
Each jade pendant in their hands had a unique mark symbolizing their status, but these marks were very small and could not be seen unless looked at closely.
When she first saw the pendant, she thought the owner must have sacrificed themselves. She couldn’t face the thought of anyone sacrificing themselves because to her, every brother in the valley was like a blood relative. The loss of any one of them would be unbearable, so she didn’t dare to examine the markings on the pendant closely.
She deceived herself into believing that as long as she didn’t look, she wouldn’t know who the sacrifice was, and she could pretend that person was still carrying out the tasks assigned by the Princess and the Valley Master.
But now, after hearing Xún Hóng’s words, she finally understood that this jade pendant was actually… Fú’er’s!
Oh, Foler… how could she be so heartless, wanting to kill the brothers in the valley.
“Shou’er also couldn’t accept such a result, and at this moment, Xunhong continued to grit her teeth.”
“When those thousands rushed in, they weren’t trying to get me out. They were trying to let me come back and expose Fu’er’s true face. He… he and six other brothers protected me with their lives, clearing a path for me to escape. Before I jumped out that emergency exit, I looked back. I actually… saw them with my own eyes, using their bodies to block the entrance. Even though they were pierced countless times by swords, they didn’t budge an inch!”
“! ”
Shouer and Kang’er both staggered back a step, and Kang’er couldn’t accept it even more, his legs went soft, and he collapsed to the ground, his eyes hollow.
So… he didn’t reconcile with his six other brothers… they all died in the valley!
Shou’er still retained a sliver of sanity. After regaining her composure, she trembled slightly as she helped Kang’er to his feet.
“Xun Hong took a deep look at them, then turned to An Xue Tang, “My Lady, if this humble servant’s life can be spared, I beg your permission, My Lady, allow me to… personally chop off Fu’er’s head. This humble servant must avenge the brothers of Xun!”
“!”
An Xuetang’s whole body was tense. Hearing that so many people had died this time, she wasn’t a truly cold-blooded and ruthless person, so it was impossible for her to have no feeling at all.
She just didn’t expect Fu’er to be so ruthless. If she hadn’t asked Xún Hóng and Xún Bù to return to the valley beforehand to move the remaining brothers, the thousands of brothers would have been killed by those people as Xún Hóng said!
When Xún Hóng saw An Xuě Táng lowering her head, he didn’t immediately get a response. He was afraid that An Xuě Táng would refuse, so he was about to get up and kneel down to beg her.
An Xuetang swiftly pressed him down, softly rebuking him, “Lie down! If Fu’er truly colluded with the bandits, I wouldn’t spare her life.”
Xun Hong heard this and immediately got angry. He thought An Xue Tang didn’t trust him, so he quickly said:
“Your Highness, don’t you still believe what your subordinate said? Those two drawings made by Fu’er were not that the subordinate was unwilling to bring them back. It was just that during the fight with the enemy, those two drawings were damaged and tattered. At that time, there were too many enemies, and the subordinate had no way and no opportunity to pick them up.”
Seeing Chun Hong’s excitement growing, An Xue Tang sighed helplessly and patted him on a place where he wasn’t hurt:
“No explanation needed, I trust you! Those brothers wouldn’t have died in vain. Whoever is responsible for this, whether those who attacked Xintang Valley or Fu’er, I will not let them go!”