Volume 2

67 Did You Think I Would Be Oppressed?

With a swing of my long dress, I took a huge step forward and glared at Zou An. A sneer upon my face, I started, “Zou An, you truly are bad at differentiating between the good and evil. As far as I’m concerned, the incident regarding Ah Wen was not my doing. On the contrary, the history behind these experiments has everything to do with You Ji and yet, you are all willing to work for her?

“I admit that I have not contributed much as a District Commander since I was given this position. Still, I hope that despite this, you’ll remember that Li Qing’s appointed commander is me, Li Shen!”

A strong gust of wind whipped at my hair, but my gaze remained stubbornly upon the group of men in front of us.

I will not retreat, nor will I show any signs of weakness. Even if I hadn’t done my best in the past, I can start over now. I have Song Lu and Yu Liang waiting for my rescue, and there’s Laurel too. There was no way I would surrender my district to those people!

A peculiar expression formed on Zou An’s gaunt face, and he looked at me as though he was watching a monster. After a long pause, he smiled,...