Yecheng, Jizhou, in the study of Yuan Tan's mansion in the west of the city.

In the study room, which is usually neat and clean, at this moment it presents a diametrically opposite meaning, with dry firewood and fire-starting things piled up everywhere, and a large circle is encircled in the room, but during the period when Yuan Tan is standing, he is holding a torch in one hand, and his bloodshot eyes are staring at the door of the study emptyly, like a witch who is about to be burned in ancient Western countries, his face is full of deep remorse, despair and the surging anger of being willing to burn jade.

God does not bless him Yuan Tan, think that he has worked hard and painstakingly to manage and design for more than ten years, but in the end it has become an empty one, what is the battle for domination of the world, what is the lord of the four states, what is the best of the best, in the end it has not become the pavilion in the air, crumbling, destroying without a trace in an instant, drifting away with the breeze, like a passing cloud.

Strike, strike, strike! Since all the efforts and scheming have been in vain, why should I be too sad and add troubles to myself? Today, with this fire, I will take my life and Lingyun's ambition away with the smoke and dust, and I will never worry about it again!

With this hint of determination, Yuan Tan looked down at the firewood pile under his feet, and reached out to ignite the firewood pile under his feet!

But seeing that the torch in his hand was about to be lit on the firewood, Yuan Tan's hand stopped unconsciously, back and forth, trembling, and seemed very hesitant.

Even though he has infinite pride and ambition in his heart, even though he has countless heroic feelings in his heart, Yuan Tan is not a warrior who sees death as his home after all, he is the third prince of the fourth world, he is a son who grew up with a golden soup spoon in his mouth. He is the queen of a family that has never suffered hardship and never suffered sin!

For such a person, let him end his life with his own hands, how can he do it?

Now he is only thirty years old, just in the prime of life, he still has a long way to go, and he has not yet enjoyed enough of this endless glory and wealth. He hasn't enjoyed the kind of life of a hegemon who responds to the call and laughs at the world, and now he is dead. Isn't it a little too unworthy?

It's too wronged, isn't it?! I'm just dead, but I haven't lived enough!

Yuan Tan thought sadly. []

"Big brother, big brother. Are you still there? ”

Just when Yuan Tan was hovering on the dividing line between death and immortality, an eager voice outside the door faintly came into his ears, like a demonic urging sound, making him tremble!

How is it possible, this brother of the enemy is also here? What can I do now? He was already hesitant to die, but now that he suddenly appeared, if he didn't kill himself at this moment, wouldn't it be a joke that summoned him? Fall into the handle of greed for life and fear of death for a lifetime!?

Yuan Tan was in a dilemma, sweating all over his head, and Yuan Shang outside the door was obviously a little impatient. shouted at him at the top of his throat: "Big brother, are you here?" Squeak when you are in! ”

"I'm here!" I don't know why, but as soon as Yuan Shang appears, there will always be an indescribable inexplicable fear in Yuan Tan's heart, and he even stumbles a little when he speaks.

Yuan Shang, who was outside the door, heard Yuan Tan's answer. First choked, and then asked, "Then are you dead?" ”

When Yuan Tan heard this, a black line suddenly flashed above his head.

"To die or not to die? If I'm dead, I'll be gone, and if I'm not dead, I'd like to say a few words to you! ”

Yuan Tanqi's hands trembled, and he gritted his teeth and trembled: "It's not dead yet, but it's fast, if you have anything to say, just say it quickly!" Don't delay my business! ”

Yuan Shang's voice outside the door immediately said, "Okay." I will say right away, in a few words, I will never delay the auspicious day of your suicide. ”…,

Yuan Tan's head began to smoke outward, even if I commit suicide, what else do you say about a good day and an auspicious day? Do you urge me to marry Lord Yama?

"If you fart, let it go!" Yuan Tan's voice was obviously a little uncalm.

Yuan Shang cleared his throat and said loudly: "Big brother, today is a good day for you to die, I shouldn't have come over to block you, but there are some things that I can't hold back in my heart, and I want to vomit as soon as possible, if I don't say it today, I'm afraid that you will be a ghost if you die in the underworld!" ”

Yuan Tan stood in the room, holding a torch, and snorted coldly, "What do you want to say?" ”

"You were used by Xin Ping, and you don't know it? Still here out of thin air dreaming of moving back to me, in the position of the lord of Denghebei, big brother, don't you think you are a little natural? ”

Yuan Tan Ha Ha Da Lu smiled and said, "You said these words, Guo Tu has already told me just now!" He said that Xin Ping united with Cao Cao, deceived me of blood and support troops, and then killed me, and then blamed this matter on the judge, so as to completely control the trust of my old department, and accelerate the control of Yecheng with the strength of the mourning army, the so-called killing two birds with one stone, this is exactly the case! ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said: "That's right, it's ridiculous that you don't understand it now, you were sold by others and gave Xin Ping a lot of money, big brother, if you die now, you can only cheap Xin Ping and Cao Cao, and you were used once, you and me, and Yu Hebei are no different, and you don't look away!" ”

"Phew!" But when I heard a sudden burst of chatter in the room, it was Yuan Tan who sneered and said, "Yuan Xianfu, are you a three-year-old child, and you were fooled by your two words?" If I believe in your provocative scheme, it will be the real death, and if you want to use me to persuade my old troops to quit, don't even think about it! I, Yuan Tan, am dead today, and I want to tear off a piece of meat from you to tell you that I am going to commit suicide by setting fire now! ”

"Don't ——!" Yuan Shang suddenly blocked the exit. [~]

In the study, the corners of Yuan Tan's mouth showed a happy and smug smile.

"Why, don't you want your brother and me to die? I'm going to die to show you! Whoever stops me, I'm in a hurry! ”

Outside the study, he heard Yuan Shang clapping his hands and asked two soldiers to escort one person to the door of the study.

"Big brother, you don't believe what I said, but I don't know the confession that came out of this person's mouth, I don't know if you believe it or not?"

Yuan Tan was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously said, "Who?" ”

"Eldest son, it's me!"

Outside the study, a voice with an obvious crying voice howled and slammed into Yuan Tan's chest.

Yuan Tan was suddenly startled and said, "Xin Bi, why are you here!?" ”

Outside the study, he saw Yuan Shang gently patting Xin Bi's arm and showing him a dangerous smile.

"Xin Bi, you are Xin Ping's own brother, presumably every link in his plan will not be hidden from you, now in front of my eldest brother, tell my eldest brother what you know about the Tao, remember! Don't lie, don't pull out the blind! Otherwise, I'll send you to my eldest brother's study, and let the two of you be a pair of phoenixes bathing in fire!" ”

Xin Bi trembled when he heard this, and then suddenly kowtowed to the study where Yuan Tan was, trembling and crying: "The eldest prince forgives me, the brothers of the Xin family are sorry for you!" ”

In the study, Yuan Tan's body suddenly trembled, and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Xin Ping's crying voice slowly came out from outside the house, and he said while crying: "The eldest prince, so far, Xin Bi will not lie to you, in fact, my brothers and I have already attached to Cao Sikong, Cao Sikong promised, if my brothers and I take Yecheng this time, the court should treat it with the gift of Jiuqing's marquis, and there will be no defeat!" My brother thought hard for many days, and the strength in his hands was insufficient, so he thought of the eldest son, and the eldest brother once said to me that if the son's soldiers and horses could be deceived, then the eldest prince himself would be useless, and it would be a disaster to stay, and it would be a disaster to be removed. ”…,

In the study, Yuan Tan's mouth suddenly grew, and he couldn't believe that these words came out of Xin Bi's mouth, a sense of sadness and frustration of being deceived hovered deeply in his heart, and he couldn't disperse for a long time.

"Eldest son, I'm sorry for you!" Outside the study, Simbi's voice continued to sound.

Yuan Shang saw that Xin Bi finished speaking, waved his hand, ordered the guards to take him down, and then turned his head to Yuan Tan's study in the house and shouted: "Big brother, now, can you hear clearly?" You still don't believe it when you say you're natural, isn't this me and Guo Tu making it up? Right and wrong are right and wrong, there is a public opinion, and now that you are told the truth, you don't have to die with regrets! ”

Listening to Yuan Shang's words, Yuan Tan's body trembled suddenly, and he subconsciously asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Outside the study, Yuan Shang subconsciously shrugged his shoulders and said, "I mean, what I want to say has been finished, since you already know the truth of the Dao, you won't be a fool after you die, you can die!" ”

"What?" When Yuan Tan heard this, his body was crooked: "What to die?" ”

"Ignition of the fire, aren't you going to set fire to suicide?" Yuan Shang's voice became a little cute, very silly and naïve.

Yuan Tan's cold sweat suddenly flowed down his neck, if it was said that he died a little half-pushed, but now he doesn't want to die at all, just imagine, a person who knows that he was kicked away by others after being used by others, and actually thinks about suicide, how big is this person, or how good is such a person?

"That one" Yuan Tan's tone was evasive, hesitating, obviously thinking about the reason why he could be immortal.

Yuan Shang's voice came in from outside again, and said, "Big brother, you shouldn't be reluctant to attack yourself, right?" ”

Yuan Tan in the house looked a little ashamed when he heard this.

"Since the eldest brother is reluctant to do it to himself, you and my brother, this favor, I helped~~!"

Yuan Tan in the room was stunned when he heard this, and before he could figure out the meaning of Yuan Shang's words, he saw the door of the study being kicked open, and Yuan Shang was holding a bright torch in his hand, standing outside Yuan Tan's study with a golden knife.

"What do you want to do?" Yuan Tan's heart tightened, and an extremely bad feeling flashed in his mind.

"Big brother, take care all the way! Little brother has practiced it for you! After Yuan Shang finished speaking sadly, he raised his hand and threw the torch into the firewood pile in the study, and then said, "Bah! The door to the study was slammed shut again.

Yuan Tan: "(Welcome to your support, is my biggest motivation.) )