Chapter 425 (1/2)

“Second Lord! You can’t do this!” Ling Cao wanted to explain things to Sun Quan but addressing him as Second Lord only made things worse.

“Ling Cao, step aside. Since the Second Lord wants to kill me, I, Lu Meng, have nothing to say. This mistake was mine.” Lu Meng prevented Ling Cao from pleading for mercy for him. Lu Meng had never expected fire to be used that way. As he was already depressed, he wasn’t bothered even if Sun Quan wanted to kill him.

“What are you guys waiting for? Drag him out and behead him!” Sun Quan said with a cold expression. Lu Meng and Ling Cao had been dispatched by his brother to help him. However, Sun Quan preferred to be in power. He wanted to be in control of the military. Originally, Lu Meng and Ling Cao did not need to suffer this fate but since they did not give Sun Quan any face, Sun Quan wouldn’t bother giving them face as well.

“I want to see who dares to do so!” Ling Cao shouted anxiously as he drew out his sword. Lu Meng was his childhood friend. He would not allow Lu Meng to just die like this.

“Ling Cao! What are you trying to do?” Everyone else took out their weapons as well. They were in Sun Quan’s tent and most of them there were Sun Quan’s guards. The guards moved to protect Sun Quan naturally the moment Ling Cao took out his sword.

“Ling Cao! Put down your sword! Do you want to die?” Lu Meng shouted to his friend. Sun Quan’s guards were not easy to deal with. They may not be generals but they were all around Ling Cao.

“You even dare to point your sword at your General! You must truly want to experience military law! Men! Arrest these two immediately! If they resist, kill them on the spot!” Sun Quan shouted.

“Wait!”

“Lu Su! What do you want now?” Sun Quan coldly looked at Lu Su.

“Ling Cao. Put down your sword!” Lu Su said as he stepped forward. He knew of Sun Quan’s character. Sun Quan was a ‘good’ Lord but only the brazen and black hearted ones would succeed in this chaotic era. “Milord. If you want to continue being Second Lord then go ahead and execute these two!”

“Hm?” Lu Su’s words confused the others around.

Lu Meng simply thought to himself quietly. Ling Cao was confused because the Second Lord is the Second Lord. How could he be anybody else? The only thing that mattered to him was protecting Lu Meng. He would have done the same even if the person in front was Sun Ce.