Chapter 293 - You Are Selling Your Life (1/2)

Chapter 293 You Are Selling Your LifeKang Xigui and Kang Chengqian trembled and hurriedly knelt down. The head stained with lime rolled out the box and appeared in the public. The officials and generals of Zhaoyi, who were drinking in the banquet, were greatly frightened. They hurriedly got up, left the table, and knelt down like Kang Chengqian. The singers, who were singing and dancing, all lay on their hands and knees in the hall, shaking.

Kang Chengqian trembled with fear and quickly explained, “This is the head of the messenger of Hedong! This guy had evil intentions, and he wanted to bewitch me to deal with you together with him. I couldn’t tolerate this kind of rebel, so I killed him without authorization! If I did it improperly, I beg your forgiveness!”

“The head of the messenger of Hedong?” As Li Ye waved his hand, the head flew into his hand. Song Jiao appeared out of nowhere and came to Li Ye’s side suddenly. She glanced at the face of the head, and then she nodded slightly toward Li Ye.

When Kang Chengqian and Kang Xigui saw Song Jiao, they felt shocked again. She was another master whose cultivation was over Level 9 of Qi-refining Realm. Maybe, she was in the semi Foundation-building Stage or in the Spiritual Master Realm!

How many masters did Li Ye have under his command?!

Li Ye casually threw the head away, and it fell into the box. He made eye contact with Shangguan Qingcheng, indicating her to sheathe her sword. Then he walked out the table with a smile and wanted to help Kang Chengqian up. But Kang Chengqian didn’t dare to let him do that, so he quickly got up.

Li Ye smiled and said, “General Shangguan is the general on the battlefield, and she always guards me, so please forgive her overreaction. General Kang, you killed Li Keyong’s messenger because of righteousness. I’m grateful and His Majesty will also appreciate that.”

Kang Chengqian was overjoyed. For him, this was a great pleasure. When he looked up at Li Ye and saw his sincere look with no doubts on his face, he was relieved. He thought, “Fortunately, I took decisive action and didn’t let the Hedong messenger run away, otherwise it is really difficult to gain His Highness’s trust.”

Kang Chengqian quickly said, “As long as you’re happy, everything I have done is worthwhile… General Shangguan lives up to the general of Militarism. She is majestic looking, and I admire her!”

Shangguan Qingcheng was expressionless. Her face was as white as ever, and her lips were as red as ever. She blushed and quickly ducked her head slightly only when Li Ye looked at her.

“Well, everyone, please get up. I know soldiers are brave and officials are wise in Zhaoyi. I will report it to the imperial court accurately. As long as this battle wins, the imperial court certainly won’t treat you unfairly!” Li Ye swung his sleeves. “Please take your seat. I will drink with you until we are thoroughly drunk tonight!”

“Thank you, Your Highness Prince An!” the officials and generals of Zhaoyi said together loudly.

Kang Chengqian and Kang Xigui looked at each other and finally felt relieved. As long as Li Ye was satisfied, they didn’t care about how the imperial court would treat them because no one took the imperial court seriously at present.

Li Ye’s recognition and approval of their contributions were more important than anything else because Li Ye was the one who had the final say.

When Li Ye and the officials and generals of Zhaoyi were enjoying the banquet and it seemed that Li Ye wanted to put Zhaoyi in an important position, Xue Wei couldn’t remain his calm anymore.

When the officials and generals of Zhaoyi went back to their seats, he quickly got up. He proposed a toast and said loudly to Li Ye, “Your Highness, I have ordered all the soldiers of the Tianping Army to set off immediately and come to Luzhou to help! There are more than 100,000 soldiers in all. Please give me instruction.”

His voice was so resonant that it spread throughout the hall. He did it deliberately to let everyone in the hall know that he sincerely followed Li Ye and to remind everyone that he was the first commissioner to follow His Highness! “Don’t contend with me for the identity of Li Ye’s No. 1 henchman, especially Kang Chengqian!”

“Oh? General Xue, you’re so loyal? It is beyond my expectations. The Tianping Army is elite, and I’ve heard that there are warriors of Militarism. With the help of 100,000 Tianping soldiers, it won’t be long before we suppress the rebels!” Li Ye raised his eyebrows. He didn’t expect that Xue Wei would be so thoughtful. He got up with a smile and raised his cup. “General Xue, why not drink wine together!”

Xue Wei was overjoyed. “Your Highness, please!” He quickly finished his wine first. After drinking, Xue Wei looked around the crowd in the hall with a proud look. Li Ye used a cup of wine to exchange for Xue Wei’s 100,000 soldiers, but Xue Wei looked as though he had got a bargain.

The Henghai secretary stood stunned, looking at Xue Wei. “Clank.” The wine cup in his hand fell to the ground.

He quickly picked up the cup. Seeing Xue Wei walking back proudly, he gnashed his teeth with hatred. If his gaze could kill a person, Xue Wei would have been killed countless times.

“Shameless. Despicable. No bottom line. There is such a shameless person in the world! It really widens my vision today! Sending reinforcements is my idea, but you steal it from me. You son of a b*tch!”

When he noticed the Henghai secretary’s gaze, Xue Wei sighed secretly. “Dude, don’t look at me like that. I know what you’re thinking. But I’m really not shameless. I have no choice and I have my difficulties. You don’t know that I didn’t take the initiative to turn to His Highness but was caught after I offended him! Kang Chengqian, who doesn’t offend His Highness, has done so much to help His Highness with no retreat left, so can I still have any reservations?”