Volume 3 Chapter 59 (2/2)
“Oh God…” The crowd burst into shock, each see He Xia’s sword stab into themselves
The storyteller didn’t care about the co iic “The Main General was able to block this stab originally, but when He Xia lunged in, he didn’t resist him He didn’t care whether he was near death or not, he went in to cut He Xia’s throat He Xia was plenty powerful hie, but our Main General’s final struggle is not easy to dodge Although his sword didn’t cut off his head, it stabbed into his shoulder”
The storyteller hesitated for ascene He slowly yet securely continued, “The Main General’s abdomen was stabbed and he fell off his horse He Xia sat on the horse, the wound on his shoulder bleeding profusely Dear people of Bei Mo, you really ought to have seen He Xia’s expression at thattheir ’s soldiers paled in shock, hurrying forwards to bandage them for him He Xia stopped them with a hand, lowered his head and asked our Main General, ‘Is this worth it?’ and did you knohat Main General replied with?” He stopped
The audience was silent and were so nu They could only feel that they were standing there, watching the authoritative He Xia looking down from the horse and the seriously wounded Main General Ze Yin on the ground yet still had his dauntless pride
It was a while before anyone finally whispered a word “Sir, how did the Main General reply?”
The storyteller’s head hed in both lament and admiration “The Main General lifted his head, smiled at He Xia as he said, ‘It’s worth it Because from now on, all of Bei Mo’s people will know that He Xia is not that scary He Xia can bleed, He Xia can be injured too And there will definitely be a day when He Xia is defeated too’”
His articulation was very clear, each word both slow and heavy It entered everyone’s ears and entered everyone’s brain until it had seeped into everyone’s veins
“My story is very short, this is the end of it Let e” He fu by his feet and lifted it to his lips, drank He then said, “I heard this story from someone else as well and that someone else heard froinated but we all know that it is true As long as all of you listen to this story and keep it close to your heart, the Main General’s bloodshed was not in vain Don’t forget, we still have Main General Ruo Han Although we don’t knohere he is right now, sooner or later, he will be like Main General He Xia and oppose He Xia once more
He struggled up fro stick
“Sir…” someone called, “What happened to Main General Ze Yin in the end? Did He Xia kill him?”
The storyteller shook his head “Who knows? This story is passed on from person to person I can only pass on what I have heard to you” He continued onwards
From now on, all of Bei Mo’s people knew that He Xia wasn’t scary
He Xia could bleed
He Xia could be injured too
And there would definitely be a day when He Xia was defeated too
“Will Main General Ruo Han come back to lead soldiers?”
“Can we defeat He Xia? He’s a widely acclaieneral after all”
“Even if we lose, so what?”
Tiny flickers of light seemed to be hidden in the audience’s crowd They parted in sures re in their place
“Yangfeng…”
“He’s still alive” Yangfeng stood silently for a very long ti each syllable “He ain, be injured Alive so that he can see the day when He Xia is defeated” In just a single phrase, her tears began to fall silently and quietly fall
Pingting reached out a hand to hold onto Yangfeng’s cold and tre hand
She didn’t speak
She was unable to co, er than her She knew Ze Yin better and understood how to love better
Two faed to Yun Chang, the other to Dong Lin
But Bei Mo didn’t quite have nothing
Bei Mo had heroes, goodpersistence
Not just Ze Yin, they had many, many, normal Bei Mo people
The next day, the neas spread about fifteen e The corpse of the storyteller was found, cut into rando on a trunk, warning all the Bei Mo people who passed on the rumours
A-Han and a few of the young ht’s darkness to steal back his head They quietly buried it on the hillside outside of the village
They did not give hily, quite a lot of people went to pay their respects to this storyteller whose name was never known
A who took their underaged children too
It was an autu, and the sheep were fat
In insecurity, the common person would unfortunately experience murder, tyranny and opportunity, but at the same time, they also had the opportunity to experience passion and heroic spirits
After returning fro strode into the roorabbed the sword “Divine Soul” off the wall
“I don’t want you to go out of thereached out to stop her, her eyes so red they seemed ready to cry tears of blood Her expression however were resolute, “Pingting, don’t do anything for others, forcing yourself to do things you don’t want to do”
“It’s not for you It’s forheld the sword in her ar across her surroundings She stressed each syllable, “I ao look for my beloved man, my child’s father I want him to love me, protect me, let my child and me to never be bullied or to be forced, so that ill never have to witness such tragedy again”
Her elegant lips lifted ever so slightly, revealing a beautifully confident smile
“Yangfeng, I’ I whole-heartedly want to do; this is what my heart wants me to do” She looked for A-Han, “Mister, you still have a horse hidden right? Could you please lend it to me?”
“Mada, what do you want the horse for?”
Pingting hugged the sword tighter to herself as she laughed softly “I want to look for a person, a , that’s why I need your horse Also, please help Yangfeng to look after xiao”
Yangfeng saw her good friend’s weak figure and couldn’t bear the heavy pain in her heart She secretly wiped away her tears, forcefully trying to act calst all these frenzied soldiers? Where will you go to find the Duke of Zhen Bei who has beenalready?”
“Don’t worry” Pingting rolled her crystal-like eyes, using her best voice to strongly reply, “I will definitely find him if he is still alive”
The peasants of Yun Chang’s capital welcorand ceremony
He Xia rode on the leading horse while receiving the cheers of the crowd Fei Zhaoxing gathered his reins and rode towards him He didn’t dare ride beside He Xia, so he remained half a horse behind as he whispered, “Prince Consort, once you enter the capital, will you first go to the Royal Residence?”
He Xia shook his head, coldly replying, “What need is there to go to the Royal Residence when Dongzhuo is already waiting for us at the Prince Consort Residence?”
Once he entered the Prince Consort Residence, Dongzhuo was indeed waiting for thezhuo rose up correspondingly He was practically the ’s capital now
He Xia, Fei Zhaoxing and Dongzhuo entered the office There were no other Yun Chang officials, so they could speak without fear
He Xia asked, “What have the officials been saying?”
“Yun Chang’s officials are terateful towards the Royal House of Yun Chang” Because Dongzhuo stayed behind in the capital to monitor the situation, he knew the officials’ actions like the back of his hand
Fei Zhaoxing said, “It’s against Yun Chang’s law for the Marquess of Jing-An to beco-An gains, he will never have the blood of Yun Chang’s Royal House”
“I’ve ventured on this topic with some of the most respected officials With their attitude, they’re not tooa new king,” said Dongzhuo
He Xia’s expression was unhappy He sneered “They’re quite cunning Several hundred thousands of soldiers are in my hands If they dare interfere with ’s mistakes”
“The ar’s Royal House I’etthen comforted, “This isn’t actually that hard, they’re just an interfering bunch of loyalas the Royal House disappears, they’ll be without support and will ie Marquess By then, no one would object to a new king succeeding the throne Country names and titles can be revamped after that”
Dongzhuo listened to Fei Zhaoxing’s suggestion and was rather surprised that he et rid of the Princess He didn’t feel , but Yaotian treated He Xia like no other Killing her wasn’t quite fair and his expression slightly changed He lowered his voice, “The Princess has already been told to stay in the Royal Residence and won’t pose any threat to us Why do we have to be so ruthless and kill her? Not to mention, she has Master’s flesh and blood in her belly”
Fei Zhaoxing had the skills to see through the civil strife bri back in Gui Le He knew inside details and always talked on the best interests ofas there are women, why can’t you have children? It seelorious indeed, but his footing isn’t stable He has to succeed the throne and set titles before…”
“Zhaoxing,” He Xia held up a hand as he stood by the winter The start of day had begun He lowered his voice, “Let’s not argue first You’ve just returned, so go rest first”
Fei Zhaoxing was slightly surprised He glanced at the unco shall retire first then”
He Xia sighed after waiting for Fei Zhaoxing to walk out of the roozhuo, you’ve been with me since childhood, so feel free to speak”
Although Dongzhuo re He Xia’s army’s expedition to all four corners He heard ru army’s various action and collected a whole stomach load full of words He wanted to tell them to He Xia when he returned He wanted to spit it all out, but after He Xia’s question, Dongzhuo’s heart stumbled
He had grown up in the Jing-An Ducal Residence since young and watched his Master becoenius fallen out of the heaven’s favour He watched his Masterthe Prince Consort of Yun Chang, yet was oppressed by Yun Chang’s government till the point he couldn’t lift his head He watched hile assembly, every injustice paid back thrice
Ups and downs, stueneral who the world feared stood before his eyes He experienced a very buzhuo understood that the most
Perhaps it was because he had every possible hardshi+p, been hurt too ly violent and vicious, causing even Dongzhuo to be deeply chilled from within
Dongzhuo raised his head to look at He Xia
His Master’s figure was handsome, but it felt further and further away, hazy It was as if dense whiteapart their distance before their eyes
“Master,” Dongzhuo’s voice was slightly pleading, “Please forgive and forget The Gui faot what they deserved, but the Princess is different Does Master really not have any feeling towards the Princess in his heart?”
He Xia stiffened He was silent after hearing Dongzhuo’s words The cruelty in his handso his expression to look a little bit softer
At that moment, he see-An Ducal Residence again
“In a world of politics and pohere does feeling dwell in?” He turned to look at Dongzhuo who he trusted the eneral who had never lost a battle and always pleased of hizhuo, you’ve been with me for more than ten years now Have I always been such a heartless person?”
There was none above hi illusion
The Jing-An Ducal Residence had held military power, a pro of Gui Le was enough to destroy all of it and bring his family to ruin and death
What point was a Prince Consort? Yaotian was a oman who didn’t understandefforts by casually dissolving the i
And he had already lost Pingting’s s home, he could only see an empty, lonely residence
He’d had enough punishments…
He Xia closed his two eyes, covering up all of the fatigue and helplessness he felt