Thump, thump, thump!
Lai Yunwen’s reckless provocation was simply the price he had to pay for his earlier words to Lan Deyong. If he had been trying to strangle Lan Deyong only a moment ago and then immediately started begging the Imperial Guard for mercy, Long Gu would certainly have grown suspicious. For a man pushed to the brink of madness, this kind of erratic reaction was the only one that made sense.
Lan Deyong had once heard Long Gu mention that Lai Yunwen had cheated him out of tens of thousands of taels of silver; he was itching for the Imperial Guard to beat the man to death to vent his frustration. However, knowing how crucial Lai Yunwen was to the Prince of Han, Lan Deyong hurriedly intervened.
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