392. Sit Back and Reap the Benefits
Watching the disheveled eunuch, who had delivered the decree, leave, Mu Yang's face grew even more gloomy. The wrongful death of his father, Yaoji's disappearance, Mo Jingli's suspicions—it all feels like a series of oppressively heavy mountains pressing down on me, he thought. Seeing the dead bodies of the Imperial Guard scattered around, Mu Yang's face turned ashen.
Commander Zhao Lian of the West Route Army, who had some acquaintance with the old Marquis Muyang, arrived upon hearing the news, only to find the situation irreparable. Even though he and Marquis Muyang had been friends, their relationship was not strong enough for him to risk his reputation and possessions for this friendship. He could only order Mu Yang to be confined within the army and personally wrote a petition to be swiftly sent to Mo Jingli. Unfortunately, he didn't know that his petition turned to ashes only twenty miles out of the military camp.
