Chapter 35: Mocking Fang Xun with Idle Words
At the sight of the frail-looking youth appearing before him, Jiang Chongguang felt as though he had just escaped death. Overjoyed, he blurted out, “Sushu? Why are you here?”
The young man, named Han Sushu, revealed a faintly helpless smile. “I came to save you. What else?”
As he spoke, he lifted his right hand and gave a light tap through the air. A streak of pale yellow light shot from his fingertips. Like an invisible key, it unraveled the layers of sealing talismans binding Jiang Chongguang in mere moments.
“If it weren’t for you, I’d truly have been doomed this time!”
Freed at last, Jiang Chongguang stretched his stiff limbs, his face dark with lingering resentment. “I never expected Fang Xun to be so cunning!”
Han Sushu let out a quiet sigh. “It’s not that he’s cunning. You were simply too foolish. You walked straight into such an obvious trap.”
Jiang Chongguang scratched his head awkwardly, forcing a defense. “I did suspect it was Fang Xun’s scheme. I just wanted to take the chance. What if it worked? I could’ve avenged my uncle!”
A flicker passed through Han Sushu’s eyes, but in the end, he only shook his head without another word.
“So what do we do now?” Jiang Chongguang asked quickly, as if he had found his anchor.