Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1300 Nightmare

"What are you angry about?" Fang Zilan's lips curled slightly, smiling a little like a little fox, "He guessed the reason, there is nothing to say."

Shangguan Min at the side hesitated and said, "Master Fang, aren't you afraid that Master Qi will bear a grudge and refuse to help?"

"This is not a favor, but an order." Fang Zilan smiled. "Would I keep someone under my command who doesn't work for me?"

"In that case, Shangguan Min would like to thank Lord Fang first." Shangguan Min was about to clasp his fists and salute, but was stopped by Fang Zilan, "This is a deal, you don't have to thank me."

"But I didn't do it well." Shangguan Min said frankly. Fang Zilan said calmly: "Even so, I am still satisfied with the result now. Therefore, our deal is still valid."

"I..." Shangguan Min opened her mouth, wanting to say something but in the end nothing came out.

Fang Zilan looked at Shangguan Min with amusement, as he was about to speak but hesitated, and couldn't help but sigh, "Shangguan Min, this cautious and timid look is not like you."

"Then Lord Fang, what do you think I should look like?" Shangguan Min lowered his head, his expression much gloomier.

"How I feel is my business, but you should decide what you look like." Fang Zilan looked at the young man in front of her steadily. In just a few months, he seemed like a different person.

Fang Zilan was silent for a moment, and then spoke again: "Shangguan Min, since you dare to come to me and ask for non-commissioned officer status, it means you are still willing to stay in the army. I can't say what the future holds, but since you have made up your mind, don't be afraid. If you don't go to the end, who knows what will happen."

Finally, Fang Zilan lowered her head and said softly, "Since Your Majesty already knows everything, why bother asking?"

"Fang Zilan." Li Shengxuan held her shoulders and met her gaze. "You don't believe that I will protect everyone in the North?"

She stared into his eyes and said coldly, "Yes, I don't believe it. Those who hold high positions are all playing tricks and weighing the pros and cons, and Your Majesty is no exception. How can I believe it?"

Li Shengxuan let go of his hand and said calmly, "If all those in high positions are like this, then why are you willing to risk your life to protect the people of the Northern Territory?"

There was a look of scrutiny in his eyes, "Or do you think you are the most unique?"

Is it different? When she heard this word, she suddenly chuckled and asked instead, "Your Majesty, I have already answered one of your questions. Now, it's your Majesty's turn."

He was stunned for a moment, but did not ask any further questions. He just said calmly: "Those who carry firewood for the people should not be allowed to freeze to death in the snow. The people in the northern border have held on for several years and have made great contributions. I will not disappoint the soldiers in the four borders."

She was slightly stunned, and asked involuntarily, "But what if..."

"If this eventuality had to happen, it would have happened long ago. Why wait until today?" He interrupted her without further ado, his confidence almost conceited, "I have also guarded the northern border before, have you forgotten?"

Fang Zilan didn't say anything, but her heart felt inexplicably calmer.

In fact, ever since that day when Li Shengxuan said in front of Yuzhang Palace that he was willing to share the burden with her, the balance of trust and suspicion in her heart had uncontrollably tilted towards the side called trust.

Now that they are pursuing us so aggressively, it has finally been confirmed beyond a doubt.

No matter what, she believed him. One point or ten points, she believed him after all.

"Fang Zilan, I know that people in this world are treacherous, and suspicion is the inevitable fate of those in high positions." Li Shengxuan said slowly: "But Zhuge Yu told me that trust should be applied to things, not people. I think he is right, so just do your duty. I trust you, and you can trust me too." She heard his voice, and he said word by word: "You are not the only one who is different."

His tone was calm, and his words seemed like insignificant idle chatter. But for some reason, the last string of defense in her heart completely relaxed.

"Master Fang is right. So many people died for me, I can't let them die in vain." Shangguan Min raised her head, tears in her eyes, "May I ask Master Fang, I am in the army, will Master Fang treat me sincerely?"

"Of course." Fang Zilan nodded without hesitation: "Although I am a grudge holder, I also clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment. Between you and me, you haven't done anything wrong, but I have many regrets towards you."

Fang Zilan shook her head helplessly. Shangguan Min couldn't help but ask, "Do you regret it?"

"I can't say I regret it." Fang Zilan said calmly, "If you want to move forward, you will inevitably hurt others. You will get used to it in the future. There is nothing to regret."

"Does Lord Fang really think so?" Shangguan Min asked unwillingly. Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "Even if I regret it, what can I do? Is there any regret medicine in this world?"

"Shangguan Min, I will teach you a lesson today." Fang Zilan smiled meaningfully, "Even if you feel regretful and upset, never say it out loud. Others will not care about your feelings, but will give them reasons to hurt you. Even if you are deceiving yourself, you must keep going until one day you are strong enough to turn lies into reality. That is the real regret-free and complaint-free."

"So Lord Fang doesn't regret keeping me?" Shangguan Min gritted his teeth and finally asked what was in his heart.

Fang Zilan's smile grew even brighter. "Of course. I've said it before, if one day you stand against me and fight me to the death, as long as you have the ability, just do it. But if you don't have the ability, I won't be soft-hearted towards you. Do you understand?"

Her words were like a beam of light, shining straight into Shangguan Min's heart.

So many things happened in just a few months. In his confusion, he vaguely felt that he was pursuing something, but he was always powerless as he could not grasp anything.

It was not until this moment that he suddenly understood.

The past cannot be retrieved, and regretting it later will be of no use. He can only live in the present, get the status of a non-commissioned officer, and settle down in the army.

One day he will find out the truth and clear the Shangguan family's name.

Seeing Shangguan Min remained silent, Fang Zilan couldn't help but ask, "But let me ask you one thing, after all this, do you hate me?"

"No." Shangguan Min answered without hesitation, "Rather than resentment, I believe in the innocence of the Shangguan family."

He paused, and said firmly: "Since my last name is Shangguan, I must live up to the name of the Shangguan family. As long as I am alive, I will not live in vain. One day, I will restore the Shangguan family to its former glory."

The boy's eyes were still as clear as before, but the ambition and murderous intent intertwined in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, then raised the corners of her lips and chuckled, "I'll wait and see."

(End of this chapter)