"I refuse this decree."
For a moment, Zheng Fan subconsciously swallowed. Is this a direct call to arms?
Zheng Fan's peripheral vision swept over the personal guards by his side. He found them all remarkably calm. Even though their Lord had spoken such treasonous words—in the capital, no less—they remained utterly unperturbed.
Brothers, this isn't Yinlang County; this is the capital! Zheng Fan desperately wanted to shout. The capital, where there are large numbers of Imperial Guards! Didn't you hear what your Lord just said?
Reason told Zheng Fan that pointing his saber at Eunuch Wei was wrong. Eunuch Wei was old; doing so was disrespectful to an elder and violated traditional virtues.
But he couldn't lower his saber now.
Now that he was on Lord Jingnan's ship, trying to jump off at this point was a death sentence.
