Yuan Tan looked at Shen Pei and sighed deeply, "Rest assured, Zheng Nan, what happened in the past was merely my misplaced anger. Now, with the Yuan Family in a state of turmoil, how could I be so unwise?"
Shen Pei looked at Yuan Tan, his expression startled, for he saw the resolve to die on Yuan Tan's face.
"My lord, what is this?" Shen Pei exclaimed.
"The foundation my father established may have fallen to Liu Xuande's hands by the mandate of heaven, but to let it fall into the hands of the Huns, how could I, Yuan Tan, still be a man?" Yuan Tan said with a faint smile, "Even Gongsun Bogui can defend Youzhou and guard the rivers and mountains, how can I, Yuan Tan, allow the Huns to ravage the magnificent landscape of Huaxia."
Shen Pei looked at Yuan Tan in silence for a long time. The resolve to die had already shown in Yuan Tan's eyes—he truly intended to live and die with the land, cities, and people behind him.
