Chapter 247 - 245. Didnt I Say It Before...I Will Kill You. (1/2)

Third-person POV

”I-I beg you, please stop this, Great General Xu! Yo-you are a very kind master, please don't punish them when they are still hurt.” Ming Yu begged Xu Tingfeng while gripping on his coat.

Although Ming Yu was profusely begging Xu Tingfeng to let Ah Xi and the others go, the punishment was still going. Their hands didn't stop whipping Ah Xi and the others' back. Their lips were ghastly pale and beads of cold sweat formed on their forehead but not even a single complaint or yelp came out from their mouths.

Xu Tingfeng turned his eyes to Ming Yu and helped her to stand up, ”Why? Why do you beg me?”

Ming Yu looked at Xu Tingfeng with a puzzled expression, she was extremely confused by Xu Tingfeng's question. Does she need a reason to save her beloved and friends? Ming Yu tried hard to think up a reason so that the punishment could stop as soon as possible.

”Be-because Great General Xu is their master…” Ming Yu said with a visible fear in her voice.

After getting his answer, Xu Tingfeng turned his body to face them.

”Do you wish to stop the punishment?!” Xu Tingfeng roared.

”No, Master!” They answered at the top of their voice although most of their energy was drained from the burning pain.

”Do you think you deserve this punishment?!” Xu Tingfeng roared once again.

”Yes, Master!” They bellowed with eyes burning with passion.

”Why do you receive this punishment?!” Xu Tingfeng's deep voice grew louder and more intimidating.

”Because we can't protect Her Majesty Empress, Master!” They clenched their jaw in disappointment at themselves.

”Why you can't protect Her Majesty Empress?!” Xu Tingfeng slammed his Guan Dao.

”Because we are weak, Master!” They answered with a thunderous voice.

Xu Tingfeng gave them a dead look and turned to Ming Yu to look at her shocked expression with tears pooled in her eyes. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to the teary Ming Yu.

”Their most important job is to protect Her Majesty Empress and they failed to do so. They deserve this and as you can see, they are aware that they are at fault for being weak!” Xu Tingfeng gripped the handkerchief.

”B-but Her Majesty Empress is still alive! The enemy is too strong and outnumbered us. They were also badly injured! Can't you please lessen the punishment? Can't you see that they are on the verge of collapsing again? I know that Great General Xu has a very big heart! So please!” Ming Yu glanced back and forth at the pale Ah Xi and Xu Tingfeng.

Xu Tingfeng placed his wide palm on Ming Yu's head and an empty smile appeared on his lips, ”So what?”

The color in Ming Yu's face drained as her heart thumped in fear at Xu Tingfeng's hollow smile.

”So what if my daughter is still alive if she is nowhere to be seen? They still failed in protecting her, their one and only job.

Do you know the meaning 'better dead than alive'? What if my daughter is in a bad hand? Do you forget that my daughter has an above-average looks and body?” Xu Tingfeng gently wiped the tears that stained Ming Yu's cheeks.

Ming Yu's lips trembled as she couldn't get any word out of her throat.

”I lost my daughter once, once is more than enough for me. Do you know how much suffering she had to endure while I was desperately looking for my only daughter? Do you know how much I wanted to kill myself from seeing her little frail body had cuts all over her body? At that time, her height hadn't reached my waist.” Tears trickled down Xu Tingfeng's eyes when he recalled the inexplicable suffering that Hong er hid under her bright smile knowing that she had found her real family.