Pei Zi Yun turned back to look and noticed the sky was still and dark. The snow had brought along with it bits and pieces of flesh and blood as it descended to the ground. The snow was so heavy that even the cliff seemed to be shaking with the weight of the precipitation. Pei Zi Yun felt extremely upset, and yet he knew that often in life, people had to do things that they didn’t want to do.

When Pei Zi Yun first met Wei Ang, they had not the slightest trace of conflict between them. In fact, they both understood each other on a deep level, knowing that each of them were talented in one way. Wei Ang bore the demeanor of a rich, young man in the olden days. After they became familiar with each other, their friendship blossomed. Soon after however, Pei Zi Yun had contributed greatly to the policy which exterminated the pirates. Since then there were cracks in their friendship due to the different parties they supported. And finally, he plotted with King Lu to kill Pei Zi Yun off.

Fortunately Pei Zi Yun sensed that something was not quite right, and made preparations in advance. If not, he would be the casualty instead.

As he had these thoughts in his mind, he could feel a sud