Xiao Yi squeezed his fists tightly, in a lowered voice asking: "If this servant departs, how will the person live?"
Yan Si gently shook his head, because his very self also knew not how to live alone in a place like this; nevertheless, that internal spy he absolutely wished not to retain by his side.
In the midst of this moment Xiao Yi naturally understood clearly, solely that if his own self departed, then every single day who would bring food over, who would prepare bathwater for him? Furthermore Mao Zi, who would take care of it now? When master could not even manage his own worries, what to speak toward it? As for his own self, where did he know to go? Possessing no further place of reliance, where did he know to go ah?
Right so, he had forgotten the past time, thanks to him obtaining favor and grace that his own self wherever he went was not sought by people to make trouble, while his very self had never spoken heavy words toward him either.
The person was solely because of yearning to be loved that he lost his way and stepped onto the wrong path, while his own self aided and abetted the villain to coerce, violate, frame, and harm so that he had to suffer pain, sorrow, and humiliation to the ultimate end.
If it were not because of Liú Yu inciting and agitating causing master day by day to sink all the deeper into error, then how could there exist the affair of the person fleeing to the suburban villa, after that furthermore employing a high dosage of soul-clouding incense to coerce His Highness so as to be discovered by the Imperial Consort like that?
Then today, how bitter that when the person fell out of favor, his own self also fell into a terrible situation following suit; every single thing… every single thing… was precisely the fault caused by his own self…
Xiao Yi all of a sudden knelt down, continuously slapping forcefully upon his own face, while beating while speaking: "Master, this servant knows his fault already… this servant truly knows his fault already… I beseech the person… I beseech the person do not drive this servant away; toward afterward, this servant will with entire heart be utterly loyal toward the person, not daring to act in such a manner further… this servant begs master… begs master…"
Yan Si suddenly checked the hand of Xiao Yi, shaking his head, saying: "There is no requirement to act in such a manner; hastily embrace the gold and silver to go away. I know by my very self to take care of myself, possessing no requirement for you to be concerned; go away."
"Master…" Xiao Yi again continuously kowtowed: "Master, I beseech the person do not drive this servant away; do not drive this servant away…"
"What further do you wish again here?" Yan Si all of a sudden furiously shouted loudly: "Is that quantity of gold and silver still not sufficient or what? Yet I possess nothing further remaining already, solely possessing this single life; do you wish to take it or not?"
"Master…!?" Xiao Yi was startled and astonished looking up, thereupon catching sight of Yan Si holding a dagger close against his own neck; he turned all the more panicked and flustered, saying: "Master, pray do not… pray do not…"
This thing, albeit incapable of killing him, nevertheless at least in this moment could cause Xiao Yi to feel fear; Yan Si shook his head, saying: "You wish to look upon my next action, do you not? Then here, if I die at this place, your very own self also cannot avoid being implicated; linger not around at this place further, hastily vanish away."
One turn losing trust, ten thousand turns losing faith; master had no longer believed the words he spoke; inside his eyes at present, he was merely striving to remain so as to act as an internal spy, that was all.
In the end, even if Xiao Yi spoke anything, it could in no way enter into the ears of Yan Si; in the final analysis, he had no choice but to swallow bitterness and depart.
Xiao Yi knew his own self had committed very many faults so as to result in such a plight; thinking toward Liú Yu thereupon caused him to feel immensely full of furious hatred.
"It is because of that fellow… every single thing is because of that fellow… impermissible… I cannot permit it to conclude in such a manner; at all costs I must go to beg an audience with His Highness to narrate clearly the situation." He thought his own self needed to perform something to atone for guilt. Even if incapable of assisting him to obtain favor and grace as in former times, nevertheless at least he could punish that evil entity, because that fellow was precisely the entity who incited and enticed his master to act improperly.
Perchance his own self also could not escape being implicated, yet for the sake of master, no matter how his own self turned out, he would willingly consent to accept.
Thinking so, Xiao Yi thereupon hastily went toward the place of RongCheng, unexpected that having walked not for long, he was again blocked on his path by Liú Yu.
That fellow walked one turn looking around Xiao Yi, smiling faintly, asking: "Where do you intend to go?"
The countenance of Xiao Yi instantly turned pale down, saying: "This servant follows the words of master to report news to His Highness to know that the person is currently suffering a severe illness."
"Is that so?" Liú Yu let out a faint laugh, his eyes suddenly narrowing, in a cold voice asking: "When in the afternoon was the person not still very healthy? For what cause has he fallen into a severe illness?"
"He…" Xiao Yi grinded his teeth, saying: "After the evening meal, he suddenly clutched his stomach rolling around; this servant truly also knows not."
"Is that so?" Liú Yu still retained the intent of a smile upon his lips, saying: "Then you hastily go; I shall arrive first to see how he is."
"Yes!" Instantly, Xiao Yi in a hurry departed away…
Midnight, Yan Si was resting in peaceful sleep when all of a sudden he heard the sound of people knocking on the door hurriedly and intensely; he lazily lowered his feet down from the bed to go out to see what affair it was.
Outdoors there were two bodyguards arriving knocking on the door reporting news, speaking that Xiao Yi had been murdered by someone and his corpse cast away at the rear of the rear courtyard, asking whether he wished to arrive to claim it or not.
Yan Si listened through, his frame nearly turning stiff and numb: "Dead already…"
So he had been harmed to death already? Claiming the corpse or not here? Claiming to perform what for a traitorous entity?
Even knowing it was thus, nevertheless why when hearing the news that the person was harmed to death, inside his heart he felt it truly painful and aching? Turned out across that long time of being close and attached, albeit false and deceptive, nevertheless his own self also considered him as a beloved relative; now the person was also lost… that fine and peaceful period of time was entirely concluded already.