Old Man Li was agitated, trembling all over, with tears welling up in his eyes.
"Very well, my lord, I will have them release the men right now."
He raised his hand and waved towards the back.
Soon, the veteran soldiers surrounding Zhou Yuanhu backed away.
Everyone thought that justice was finally about to arrive.
But a despairing scene unfolded!
Upon seeing Zhou Yuanhu walk over, Wang Hong bowed deeply.
"I am late, causing your lordship to suffer."
The man standing before him was the father of the Prince of Qi, Qin Yu.
Although everyone knew this could not be stated openly.
But he was the Prince of Qi's father after all. If the Prince were to hold him accountable, he would undoubtedly die!
Moreover, the Prince of Qi was leading an army of half a million men back to the capital. Once the Prince overthrew Qin Xiao and ascended the throne, he, as a meritorious minister, would also be promoted and ennobled.
Zhou Yuanhu snorted coldly and spoke expressionlessly.
"These lowly peasants almost got me hurt!"
Wang Hong quickly chimed in, his face full of flattery, bowing and scraping.
"My lord, I will teach these lowly peasants a good lesson right now!"
Seeing this scene, Old Man Li shuddered all over and couldn't help but stumble two steps back.
He felt as if his sky had collapsed!
His entire worldview crumbled!
Countless veterans present stood frozen in place.
The smiles that had bloomed like sunshine after rain were still on their faces, but now, they froze like ice. A bone-piercing chill made everyone shiver.
Wang Hong's attitude was unbelievable.
Shouldn't he arrest Zhou Yuanhu and his men and behead them as a public warning?
Why was he calling them lowly peasants?
Seeing the crowd's stunned expressions, Wang Hong sneered.
His spine, which had bent before Zhou Yuanhu, now stood incredibly straight before these unruly commoners.
"A bunch of unruly peasants! When you're beaten, you should just obediently take it! How dare you challenge Lord Zhou? You simply don't know the meaning of death!"
Looking arrogant, he waved his large hand.
"Men! Archers, make ready! Show these unruly peasants what happens when they cross the line!"
"Yes, sir!"
The surrounding archers quickly drew their bows, nocking their arrows, ready to fire at any moment.
Old Man Li's pupils shrank violently, and his spine, which had just stiffened with pride, instantly slumped.
Boundless despair surged into his heart.
"Why... why are you treating us like this..."
"We fought across the land for the Great Qin, we risked our lives for the Great Qin, why is it like this..."
Facing the archers, the veterans of Northern Liang were not afraid.
But the words of the Minister of War, Wang Hong, completely chilled everyone's hearts!
They, who should have been regarded as national heroes, were subjected to such treatment!
"Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the King of Qin by doing this?"
Old Man Li roared hoarsely.
"King of Qin!"
"Oh, King of Qin!"
Countless people wept towards the sky, crying out for Qin Xiao.
Wang Hong laughed uproariously. "The King of Qin?"
"Qin Xiao is already too busy fending for himself. How would he have the time to care about you ants!"
Zhou Yuanhu said dismissively, "You can scream until your throats bleed, but Qin Xiao won't appear!"
"Loose the arrows. Once a few more of them die, they'll learn to behave!"
Facing tens of thousands of elite soldiers, countless Northern Liang warriors showed despair, standing frozen in place, losing all will to resist.
The women tightly embraced the orphans of fallen warriors, their tears flowing uncontrollably.
They could fight to the death with those thieving monks, and it wouldn't matter even if they died!
But the soldiers of Great Qin were going to kill them.
At that moment, the conviction everyone had held onto in their hearts shattered entirely!
They were no longer the heroes of Great Qin, but a group of abandoned cripples!
Years of campaigning, dedicating themselves to Great Qin, bleeding and sacrificing for their motherland, suddenly seemed like a cruel, hellish joke!
Wang Hong drew his sword and raised it to the sky. Looking at the disbelieving expressions of the crowd, he smiled with extreme amusement.
"Hahaha! Scream! Struggle! Qin Xiao will not appear, and no one is going to save you!"
"Archers, make ready! Kill..."
Right at this moment!
Boom!
Heaven and earth suddenly trembled!
An invisible wave of energy spread out, and the very ground seemed to sink!
An incredibly domineering voice suddenly exploded in the air!
"I heard you were looking for me!"
Qin Xiao's figure appeared behind Wang Hong!
The surrounding air instantly seemed to bear an immense pressure, becoming entirely distorted!
The terrifying aura made everyone's hearts skip a heavy beat, as if an invisible giant hand was squeezing their throats, making it hard to breathe!
Qin Xiao grabbed Wang Hong by the head with one hand!
"I am here. Why aren't you laughing anymore? Or were you born not liking to laugh?"
Wang Hong's eyes widened. Hearing that familiar voice behind him, he was instantly terrified, his face turning pale as paper.
"Your... Your Majesty..."
"The dead have no need for words."
The tyrannical voice of the grim reaper exploded in his ears!
"I will execute your nine clans! Your family members, even the earthworms dug three feet underground in your yard, will be sliced in half by my decree!"
"This is the price you pay!"
Wang Hong's face was filled with terror, his crotch wet as he was about to beg for mercy.
Bang!
An explosive sound!
Wang Hong's head burst open like a watermelon!
Blood sprayed wildly, splattering all over the ground!
A headless corpse fell to the earth!
Qin Xiao's appearance left everyone present in absolute shock!
"Qin... Qin Xiao!"
Zhou Yuanhu's eyes widened. Unable to help himself, he stumbled two steps back and collapsed onto his rear.
Fear spread like a tidal wave in the depths of his heart!
When he was young, Qin Xiao had pierced his eye with a single strike of a knife.
In his youth, Qin Xiao conquered the world, a blood-bathed god of slaughter.
Now, Qin Xiao was an emperor of a generation, whose single burst of anger could cause blood to flow for ten thousand miles!
"Why are you here! You shouldn't be here!"
Zhou Yuanhu screamed hoarsely, his voice tinged with deep panic and anger.
He had obviously covered up everything.
He had doctored the accounts to deceive everyone and spread rumors in the court that the Northern Liang soldiers were living well and receiving very high treatment.
So why had Qin Xiao come?
Qin Xiao looked down at him indifferently, his gaze piercingly cold.
It was him!
The biological father of the Prince of Qi, Qin Yu!
Zhou Yuanhu!
So, he was the one behind all of these deeds!
During his childhood, Qin Xiao had suffered endless humiliation in Zhou Yuanhu's household.
If he hadn't dared to resist, he would have long been reduced to a cripple!
To run into him today was excellent; old and new grudges would be settled together!
Qin Xiao took a deep breath and ignored that jumping clown.
What he cared about most were the soldiers of Northern Liang.
Qin Xiao looked around.
The emaciated soldiers, missing arms and legs, clad in tattered clothes, entered his sight.
For some reason, Qin Xiao felt a sting in his eyes.
"Great... Great General, is it you?"
Old Man Li looked at Qin Xiao, his voice trembling unstoppably.
"It is me, I have come."
Old Man Li immediately knelt down.
"Centurion of the Vanguard Camp under General Lu, pays respects to the Great General!"
He was old and frail, but his roar shook the heavens!
He wanted to cup his hands in salute, but his left sleeve hung empty.
"You are a hero of my Great Qin; you need not kneel when seeing me!"
Qin Xiao helped Old Man Li up with one hand. Facing the crowd of Northern Liang soldiers and their families, he took a step forward and spoke in a clear, resonant voice:
"Soldiers of Northern Liang! Your Great General has returned!"
"Those who once bullied you, I will make sure they die without a burial place!"
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
