Steal The Male Lead

4.11

Fei Shang opened his eyes. Fei Qianchi was able to find out that he had hurt that man at least, that was a step. As he stood up, a maid hurried to his side.

"General Fei, Immortal Zhu Luishui has left to attend a meeting ordered by Immortal Bai." The maid lowered her head, avoiding Fei Shang's piercing gaze.

Fei Shang looked at the maid, scanning her to see if she was trustworthy before he finally nodded. "You may leave."

The maid bended her back down once again before she finally turned around and left.

Fei Shang rubbed his head, his eyes closing for a second as he began thinking. Zhu Luishui's relations with Baicheng were like fire and water. The enmity between the two ran deeper than what anyone knew. Though, whose fault it was was unknown.

He could only sigh as he stood up and exited his room. As soon as he stepped out, a strange aura made him alert. But he already knew who it was. This has happened too much for him not to know.

"General Xue, come out," Fei Shang said as he kept his pose, not threatened at all by Xue Lu.

A rustling was heard as Xue Lu appeared. He didn't have a smile on his face, his expression cold and harsh, his eyes deep and unknown. He looked at Fei Shang for a second before he opened his mouth and said, "General Fei, I assume that things have been going well for you."

Fei Shang looked at Xue Lu. This man was his enemy but whenever Zhu Luishui was gone to meet Baicheng, Xue Lu appeared without fail.

"General Xue, what is your purpose in being here?" Fei Shang's voice was cold. His eyes flared at Xue Lu, his voice demanding an answer.

Xue Lu merely looked at him, not affected by Fei Shang as he replied, "My purpose...I wish to know it too. All I know is that if I stay there, it would only hurt me more." Xue Lu turned his eyes towards the sky as he said this.

Fei Shang finally remembered. Whenever Baicheng was seen, Xue Lu was too. In fact, many people were more afraid of Xue Lu than they were of Baicheng. Baicheng had tried not to appear often or kill anyone, but Xue Lu had been the one who did that. He killed without flinching and he followed all of Baicheng's tasks.

Thinking upon it now, Xue Lu had been by Baicheng's side for a long time. In such a long time, maybe his feelings had turned to something more?

Fei Shang scoffed as he said, "You love him."

Xue Lu merely looked back. "Who knows? I would rather my feelings not extend to that point." His voice was almost as if he knew the sacrifices behind it.

Fei Shang had asked this man many times. Why was he standing by Baicheng's side? But Xue Lu had always given a reason why he was willing to fight for him. Fei Shang didn't understand how Xue Lu could overlook everything that Baicheng had done, why he was still so loyal.

Then, Xue Lu grabbed a small bottle from the sleeves of his robes. "Give this to Immortal Zhu when he comes back. I'll be taking my leave now."

Fei Shang looked at the small bottle of pills in his hand. "How do I know this isn't a trap?"

Xue Lu shook his head, "You don't. You can decide rather or not you can trust someone like me." Then, he turned to leave. His footsteps heavy as he finally ascended into the air and returned.

Fei Shang knew that Xue Lu wouldn't use underhanded tactics to kill Zhu Luishui. Even though he was cruel in ways, he wasn't to that extent.