Upon hearing about the death of Xiao Guanyin and the hidden truths behind the battle at Yanmen Pass, Xiao Yuanshan was visibly stunned. He had long suspected that the tragedy at Yanmen Pass involved internal machinations within the Liao Empire, but he had never found solid evidence. At the time, he had been busy learning martial arts in secret at the Shaolin Temple, while his own family and friends, following the murder of Xiao Guanyin, had been virtually wiped out.
While he had remained doubtful about whether internal Liao forces had sabotaged the effort, the perpetrators from the Great Song side had always been certain. Now that Murong Fu had spoken these words directly to his face—and considering that Murong Fu’s own father, Murong Bo, was the mastermind behind the entire affair—he found himself believing it. His heart fell into turmoil.
Xiao Yuanshan took a long, searching look at Murong Fu but remained silent. It was less that he disbelieved Murong Fu, and more that he was unwilling to cast doubt upon his own motherland.
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