Green Mountain

"Such treacherous men deserve death by all!"

The crowd was stirred up, all pointing fingers at Chen Ji.

General Wang gave a cold smile, while Chen Liqin simply ducked into the main hall of the Zhang Mansion. Zhang Zhuo closed his eyes in deep thought, trying to find a way to break the deadlock and clear Chen Ji’s name but couldn’t think of any.

Only Xiao Man was red-faced with anger, tugging at Chen Ji’s sleeve, "My lord, say something, you’re not that kind of person."

Chen Ji remained silent.

Xiao Man angrily said to General Wang, "Don’t slander my master, I have served him for years; he is kind and definitely not the treacherous person you describe!"

General Wang calmly replied, "Appearances can be deceiving, and perhaps even the Prince thought him kind, which is why he entrusted the Blood Letter to him. Young girl, you are too young to understand people."

Xiao Man retorted after a pause, "...you’re talking nonsense!"

Meanwhile, Chen Ji’s thoughts raced, the immediate priority being to clear his own name, but how could he argue his case?

Could he reveal everything? No, once he did, his identity as a spy would be exposed, and he could no longer stay with the Chen family. Bai Long valued him for his standing in the Chen family, and without that, it would be difficult to save Bai Li.

Could he then shift the blame back onto General Wang? That too was not possible.