Chapter 882
The twilight sun slanted.
Under the great locust tree in the fenced yard, Li Letian and Pi San sat facing each other. Pi San drank bowl after bowl of wine, partly out of a craving for a few good sips and partly to muster courage.
After all, knowing that he was sitting across from the Emperor, the utensils he had used in the past had to be placed in front of the ancestral tablets for worship. Although Pi San was cunning, he now needed a drink to steel his nerves.
Pi San noticed that until now, Li Letian had not touched a drop of wine, and there seemed to be a heavy thought in his speech. Every time he spoke, he sighed deeply, as if his mind was elsewhere.
"My lord, do you have something troubling you?" Pi San asked.
"Troubling matters?" Li Letian chuckled, "To tell you the truth, the things that needed to be dealt with are already settled. I'm just waiting now. The rest... isn't troubling, it's just that..."
