*Fair warning before you proceed, this chapter depicts a bit of disturbing scene, which was the continuation from the previous chapter.*

"AAAAaaa!"

The scream from the dream Yang Xian from the battle still lingered.

Blood and flesh splattered on the ground, creating gory sight.

Yang Xian was silent. He could see that this time, he blamed himself for not coming faster and when Wei Liuying came, the two only exchanged glances. The two of them didn't exchange any words but they understood what each other was feeling.

Guilt.

Anger.

If only they could arrive faster….

Yang Xian didn't say anything more, but he was gripping his hand so tightly that if this was not a dream, blood would have oozed out from his palm. Watching a scene that was so unfamiliar yet familiar at the same time felt strange and painful.

His heart continued to be stabbed with pain from every scene.

If only he was wounded physically, Yang Xian was sure that the place where he was standing now would have been filled with a pool of blood.

The scene didn't end there as Yang Xian saw some of the people managed to escape and set An You City in fire. The villagers were scrambling to escape as they lost their home while the dream Yang Xian struggled.

When Wei Liuying returned, what greeted her was the sight of the burning city.

The light in her eyes dimmed and probably will never return back anymore. Shi Yan, despite being a bit stupid, was the only person whom Wei Liuying befriended during her most miserable times in Wei Family.

Now, she had lost him too.

The scene changed once more.

Now, he had arrived at the village, the same village that he had seen this morning where he massacred those from other tribes. There was no hesitation within his eyes at all as if he was determined to eliminate his enemies.

The questioning was the same.

But several reports came over. The dream Yang Xian was looking at the messenger in front of him with a cold gaze.

"The deal is off?" the dream Yang Xian asked in a cold tone.

"Y…yes, Strategist Yang. They said that they're not going to switch to other more reassuring deals…" the messenger trembled.

More reassuring deals?

The dream Yang Xian let out a cold laugh. There was only one person whom those people could turn to: Prince Ji Shu. After all his hard work these past few years, those people will fall to Prince Ji Shu's hand just because he had lost the leader.

"Tell them to make a move now and destroy the entire gang."

The messenger was stunned, but he bowed down then left.

Watching this, Yang Xian narrowed his eyes. He knew that they were talking about Shan Xi Gang. After all, the only power that he had been trying to pull over to Prince Ji Sheng's side yet unable to all this time would be that gang.

Aside from Shan Yi and several other leaders, the rest didn't want to follow Prince Ji Sheng.

'I see… losing Shan Yi meant losing the entire gang.'

And Shan Xi Gang was a big power between the capital city and the north. It would make things more dangerous for Prince Ji Sheng in the future.

So far, Yang Xian had created countermeasure to make sure that the people in the capital city couldn't hurt Prince Ji Sheng easily. But with the crumbling deals with the gang, there was simply no hope from them.

He had to make another method.

And fast.

The battle for the throne will begin soon enough and without enough preparation, it was the same as presenting a fat lamb for slaughter.

He turned around.

"Ji Shu…"

The dream Yang Xian clenched his fist. He looked at the capital city. "Even though His Highness say that he didn't want the throne, I'll not let you get it easily either. If Han Shi Kingdom falls to your hand...I'll personally make sure that you're going to live a life full of misery!"

The promise that he made to himself didn't sound that strange. Yang Xian himself was angry at Prince Ji Shu but not to the point of sacrificing everything. After all, right now, Yang Xian still had his friends.

But the dream Yang Xian had lost everything.

Those people had already accompanied him ever since he was young but now, they had left the world much quicker than him. One mistake led him to lose everything in but a few days' time.

There was nothing else that he could possibly lose anymore. And if he didn't wish to bring Prince Ji Sheng down, he could simply step down from the position and said that everything was his scheme without any relationship with Prince Ji Sheng and Wei Liuying in the slightest bit.

In fact, in this dream, it looked as if his relationship with Wei Liuying was nothing more than master and apprentice, which was why the dream Yang Xian didn't even care that much about what happened around her.

"Even if I have to destroy the entire world, I will make you pay, Ji Shu…"

Even in the dream, the one responsible for settling the tribe was also Prince Ji Shu. However, the decision those tribes made to enter Han Shi Kingdom and attacked Gao Ling was not Prince Ji Shu's fault. Prince Ji Shu was not the one who ordered the attack because it was done by another group that Yang Xian found after interrogation.

But with him already losing so many people important to him, the dream Yang Xian simply cared nothing anymore.

He needed someone to blame.

And that person was Prince Ji Shu because he was the only person who had slight relation with the incident that occurred here. And also because the one who would benefit the most from all these incidents would be that very prince.

The dream Yang Xian walked to the same inn and stood there. Looking at the three words that was written on the bamboo scroll, it felt as if the words were mocking him.

What happened to him was exactly the opposite of what had happened there.

There was no longer any words that the dream Yang Xian uttered, but Yang Xian understood himself. He knew that from that day, he would have launched full investigation regarding Prince Ji Shu regardless of the cost in order to make Prince Ji Shu paid. Whatever happened in the future, he would surely block Prince Ji Shu's path.

And with the dream Wei Liuying might be adamant to make Wei Xiao Hua's live worse too, the confrontation between two sides would be inevitable. After all, she had lost her confidence and everything that she had just gained.

She had lived a miserable life in Wei Family residence and after gaining a fulfilling life for several months, now she lost everything. The pain she felt must be… unbearable.

Yang Xian closed his eyes.

"Why did you show this to me, Yang Xian?"

Turning his body around, Yang Xian could see himself standing in front of himself as if a mirror was placed in front of him. But the expression of 'Yang Xian' in front of him was filled with anger and vengeance.

There was a faint smile formed on the corner of the 'Yang Xian' when he saw Yang Xian turned around yet there were no words said.