At first, Marshal Fang was provoked by Xie Jue, and then angered by Fang Chuning. If he were not steady, he might have fainted. Even with amnesia, his eldest son remained defiant and unwilling to submit to anyone. He could see that Fang Chuning's words were not mere perfunctory statements; he indeed trusted no one, not his father nor Xie Jue. He believed only in what he deemed true.
The affair between him and Xie Jue had spread across the land, and now the rumors in Jiangnan never ceased. Whether it was him or the soldiers under his command hearing such hearsay, it was never pleasant. Marshal Fang could never accept his son being linked to such a scandal. All he wanted was to sever the ill-fated bond between Xie Jue and Fang Chuning with a stroke of his sword.
