"Gu Changqing regarded him indifferent and no longer spoke.
There was not a deep-rooted animosity between Gu Changqing and Tang Yueshan. The misfortune that had befallen onto the Gu Family's military merely stemmed from their alignment in different factions. Whether or not it involved Tang Yueshan was almost irrelevant. The men of the Gu Family military would still have suffered, no matter whose hands they might have ended up in.
However, an irreparable conflict had sprung up between Gu Changqing and Tang Ming. Tang Yueshan could not possibly leave Tang Ming unprotected, so his relationship with Tang Yueshan was now also beyond the point of return.
In such a case, there was no need to falsely maintain civility.
The more nonchalantly Gu Changqing behaved, the greater Tang Yueshan's rage grew: "Won't admit it, will you? Very well, don't blame me for my lack of compassion! Servants! Bring the torture instruments!"
"What are you about to commit, Tang?"