Song Ling stood still, his gaze drifting toward the distant cliff, as if sinking into his memories.
After a long while, he slowly began to speak, "Five years ago, the Prince had gone against popular opinion to save a condemned official, my life, but I was already in despair, thinking it might be better to just die. Just when I thought of biting my tongue to commit suicide, it was Duke Qin who took me away from the prison."
"Duke Qin?" Cailin asked, puzzled.
Song Ling nodded slightly, "Duke Qin said he was following Prince An's orders to provide me with a way out."
Shen Xihe sneered, "What way out? Brother Song, you were too naive."
Song Ling's face turned slightly red, but he continued, "At that time, I was desperate to die, but Duke Qin said that the remaining Official Silver was hidden in Heifeng Village. I thought to myself that I had a worthless life, so I might as well redeem myself by going to Heifeng Village to see where the Official Silver really was."
