Cunning General Si Ning

Shen Yu raised a hand and pointed his index finger at Si Ning but he had lost a large amount of blood so his hand waver between Si Ning and Shao Lang as he squinted his eyes to see clearly.

Oh Dear, must he make it obvious...

Si Ning shifted a bit to make sure Shen Yu was pointing directly at Shao Lang. A dying man pointing at him and creating a topic for the Officials to gossip about was something Si Ning want to avoid at all cost, he was already the most talked about when Xiu Zhicheng declared him as his Consort to be and Shen Yu pointing to him to create another topic wasn't something Si Ning wants.

"General Si... Ning..." Shen Yu called out, his voice breaking but firm. "You... hur... hur... you... win... finally... see.. ing that...hur.." Shen Yu coughed as he struggled to talk while blood flows out continuously from his mouth.

The sword must have hit a bad spot.

Si Ning knew it won't be long for Shen Yu to drop dead and since Shen Yu had managed to say his name made him to shift to his previous position, Shao Lang at his side. Si Ning raised a brow watching how Shen Yu was breathing hard as he lowered his hand then opened his mouth to form some words while pressing the wound on his stomach to minimize the blood gushing out to buy time for him to say his dying words.

It was in this situation that Si Ning was supposed to be freaking out because a man was bleeding to death in front of him instead he was oddly calm even though it scared him that he was starting to lose his humanity but seeing that everyone present was just like him, looking calm and composed made him felt a little relieved that he didn't lose his composure, watching Shen Yu with a feeling that a person stabbing himself and dying was somewhat a normal occurrence.

Shen Yu spat out some blood, wearing a determined look. "General... Si Ning, you... hur hur..."

"General Shen Yu, you served our Nation well." Qiu Bai interrupted Shen Yu as a means to stop Shen Yu from talking while Mo Xiang put his sword back in its sheath.

Shen Yu continued coughing as everyone in the courtroom watched while Xiu Zhicheng wore a bored expression waiting for Shen Yu to give up the ghost so he could resume the meeting. Shen Yu had been sentenced to death which means they don't have to help him, they only have to watch as he bleeds out till he takes his last breath.

"General Shen Yu, won't you continue what you have to say before it's too late." Song Ouyang said as he bent a little folding his hands behind him not trying to hide the fact that he was hungry for any juicy details.

The rest of the Officials looked curious and some nodded, agreeing to what Song Ouyang said but Si Ning, on the other hand, was just a little curious but for some reason, he doesn't want Shen Yu to continue talking because it was obvious Shen Yu didn't want to say some prayers for him and he might end up cursing at him instead and curse his generations not that Si Ning believe in curses but he doesn't want that to be the last words of a dying man.

Please don't curse me because I will send it right back to you...

Si Ning was sure Shen Yu won't say a word about Qiu Bai's plan of meeting him because Qiu Bai was present staring at Shen Yu making his presence known, making his presence talk to Shen Yu that one more word then he would have to stain his sword himself to silence him for good.

Shen Yu understood this and let his hands fall to the floor not trying to block his wound anymore as he diverted his gaze from Si Ning to stare into space, after some time his head hits the rug as blood pooled around him, soaking the rug, turning the spot into a darker crimson color and Si Ning held his breath and watched till Shen Yu took his last breath.

Seeing that Shen Yu wasn't moving anymore made Song Ouyang bent and placed two fingers on Shen Yu's neck to measure his pulse before placing it on his wrist to confirm if Shen Yu's heart had finally stopped. He stood up after his little inspection and shook his head.

Qiu Bai sighed. "What a beautiful way to die, so pretty." He muttered.

Even though Qiu Bai said those words almost like a whisper but Si Ning heard him clearly and he knows he wasn't the only person that must have heard him.

Si Ning could only see the horrifying scene as nothing beautiful, there was nothing beautiful or pretty in the way Shen Yu died but Si Ning wasn't surprised about Qiu Bai's statement because he had already branded Qiu Bai as a person with a twisted personally after Qiu Bai openly told him he killed his twin brother like he just confessed to removing a pest.

The two guards that brought Shen Yu in proceed to carry his body out after Xiu Zhicheng waved his hand as permission for them to take the body away. Two guards came in immediately after the ones that took Shen Yu's body left, they saluted before they started rolling the rug to take out.

"I also want to request the Emperor to free the men of General Shen Yu in the prison, the ones that did not follow General Shen Yu to attack the Si residence. I will be grateful if the Emperor grants me permission to take them home." Qiu Bai requested.

"Mo Chong Xuan." Xiu Zhicheng called as he narrowed his eyes to focus on the Minister of Justice.

"Your Majesty." Mo Chong Xuan stepped out.

"Release the captured men of Xilie that did not attack the Si residence." Xiu Zhicheng instructed.

"Yes, your Majesty." Mo Chong Xuan said as he stepped back.

"Many thanks to the Emperor for granting my request. I Qiu Bai will make sure our relationship goes smoothly and I will also take my leave first." Qiu Bai said as he bowed and Mo Xiang also bowed.

Uttering such bold lies was something that amused Si Ning because everyone in the court knows it was a lie yet they acted like Qiu Bai's stay wasn't bothering them as they welcomed him with fake open arms.

Since Qiu Bai and Mo Xiang were done with what they came for and had nothing more to discuss, they both took their leave.

The rest of the meeting went like a blur that Si Ning was only half concentrated and when Xiu Zhicheng dismissed the court, he didn't wait with hope that the Head eunuch or Lin Fan might call him that Xiu Zhicheng summons him, instead he found himself out of the court, riding his horse Yun out of the palace with his two guards riding their horses behind him trying to catch up with Si Ning that was racing home.