Forced Into the Palace: Becoming the Emperor's Favorite-Chapter 445 Mutual Probing

But Jiang Huanqing did not even raise his eyebrows, and immediately spoke to stabilize the army’s morale.

"I have heard that the Marquis of Northwest is known as the Fox General. When you march to war, you like to use strategies the most. What kind of trick are you playing today? Shedding the golden cicada shell?"

After saying this, he let out a mocking laugh.

His laugh made many others laugh along with him.

Being looked upon so lightly, the Marquis of Northwest’s eyes narrowed to slits.

Eager to pierce this person with a sharp sword.

But it was this very act that Jiang Huanqing noticed.

So he whispered to Feng Qi.

"Don’t worry, he’s out of tricks. Otherwise, with me mocking him like this, how could he not retaliate against me? The Marquis of Northwest is famous for being petty! Attack!"

Hearing Jiang Huanqing’s analysis, Feng Qi nodded, strongly agreeing.

He then shouted loudly.

"Fire!"

With a wave of his hand, ten thousand arrows shot towards the Marquis of Northwest.

Even the Marquis himself probably didn’t expect these two would truly give a kill order, being so untempted by wealth and riches!

Seeing the arrows coming at him, his heart was exceedingly shaken.

Could it be, he guessed wrong?

The Little Emperor just doesn’t care and only wants his life?

For a moment, his face slightly darkened.

In the instant of life and death.

Over a dozen attendants naturally surrounded him tightly, continuously resisting the torrential rain of arrows.

But human effort always has its limitations.

One fell, two fell, three and four also fell.

As the people around the Marquis of Northwest dwindled, his usually calm demeanor showed more traces of hopeless despair.

Watching those around him fall one by one, even the Marquis couldn’t help but curse angrily.

"You better hope I don’t leave here alive, or I’ll repay today’s insult tenfold on you!"

The Marquis of Northwest is not afraid of death; thus in this dangerous moment, he did not show fear.

He simply hoped even more to live to witness the Little Emperor’s empire destroyed by his hands.

The Liu Family’s hundred years of merit, how can it be confined to just the Northwest?

Clearly, the current peace in this vast land is because of the Liu Family’s sacrifices.

Yet the Yuwen Royal Family enjoys the fruits.

How could he agree to that?

That’s why he harbored intentions of replacing them.

Foolishly dreaming of overthrowing the Yuwen lineage, to let the Liu Family rule the world.

This would be worthy of the generations of loyal souls and bones buried in the Northwest!

But regrettably, a misstep in the chess game.

The Imperial City didn’t explode, and they fled in a panic.

All the way to now, watching as crossing the river would bring them to another world.

Yet there’s a feeling they can’t escape today.

The more desperate the situation, the more the Marquis of Northwest’s demeanor as a decades-long general guarding the Northwest emerged.

Even if he can’t leave, he has ways to overpower the world.

It’s because all his worthy descendants are in the Northwest’s stronghold. If they knew of his death.

They would certainly rise up in resistance.

By then, Da Wei’s peaceful days would be over.

When the 600,000-strong Northwest Army charges into the Central Plains.

The peace of the people will be buried with him.

After such a killing spree, there were few left by the Marquis of Northwest’s side.

Only a few still drawing breath, now too weak to hop anymore.

Seeing himself at the end of the road.

The Marquis of Northwest looked sardonically at Feng Qi and Jiang Huanqing.

Raising the sword in his hand to his own neck.

Seeing his action, Feng Qi immediately shouted loudly.

"Stop!"

The three thousand soldiers all obeyed Feng Qi’s command.

No need for them to stand out, just to follow orders is enough.

"Marquis of Northwest, stop making pointless struggles. Do you really think you can escape today? The Emperor has secretly ordered us to take you back to report! Wouldn’t you obediently surrender and go back to receive the punishment you should face?"

After all, Feng Qi is a man from the army, so his nature is straightforward and frank.

Even when speaking, he is full of righteous majesty.

Little did he know, his opponent was not some other ruffian, but the backbone of the Liu Family, the Marquis of Northwest.

How could he willingly confess, then let them escort him back to Shengjing City?

Isn’t this throwing his, the Liu’s family’s face, and past achievements to the ground, to be stomped on?

Thus, with eyes filled with a determination to face death without fear, he spoke grandly.

"Hahahaha, the Marquis has a lifetime of glory, will never let himself fall into the hands of the likes of you scoundrels. Although I’ve reached a dead end, it’s merely a momentary oversight, you better not think you can use this to threaten the Marquis, threaten the Northwest Army!"

Then he exerted all his strength and said.

"Northwest Army, heed my command!"

In that big pit, the barely breathing ones on the ground let out faint sounds.

Though weak, at this moment they were particularly important!

"If you survive and leave this place, tell the Marquis’s descendants, spare no cost to level the mountains and rivers of Da Wei, let the world become a purgatory, buried with the Marquis!"

Third Master Liu evidently knew his father was about to commit suicide, so he shouted through the pain.

"Father, no!"

Unfortunately, his voice had no effect on the Marquis.

He intended to use his death to provoke the whole Liu Family and the Northwest Army members.

How could he easily let go?

With a swift stroke, a red mark appeared on his neck.

Jiang Huanqing also reacted, shouting.

"This is bad, stop him quickly!"

Seeing the Marquis about to lose his life, Feng Qi quickly shot an arrow to knock the sword from his hand.

If the act of suicide really succeeded.

The rumors about this world would change direction.

Clearly, it was they who slew the treacherous ministers, but it might turn into accusations of loyal ministers tragically slaughtered by the Emperor’s lackeys.

They won’t take this blame.

By then, perhaps the Northwest Army and Liu Family would even rise under the banner of purging the Emperor’s side.

Then wouldn’t they be trapping the Emperor into injustice, plunging themselves into danger?

When the Marquis of Northwest’s sword was knocked away, the two rushed up.

But when one wants to die, there’s no way not to die.

So the Marquis immediately tried to bite his tongue to commit suicide.

But as soon as he opened his mouth.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from afar.

In an instant, the originally flat ground started shaking.

Not only the Marquis, but Feng Qi, Jiang Huanqing, and the others couldn’t stand steady.

The whole ground seemed to be struck by the wrath of heavenly thunder.

As it shook, large cracks appeared.

The deep fissures below were bottomless, igniting fear in those who didn’t understand the truth.

"The Heavenly God is angry! The Heavenly God is angry!"

In the big pit, Third Master Liu called out immediately.

"It must be the Little Emperor’s schemes against the Marquis that angered the Heavenly God, causing these events. Those helpers of tyranny, why don’t you quickly surrender and return to the Northwest!"

He was still thinking at this moment, if he could take this opportunity to escape, it might still be possible!