"Shut up!"

When Chalm heard Jing Zhe address him as "Your Majesty," he seemed to recall something unpleasant. His eyelids twitched violently, and he became enraged, which aggravated the wound on his face, causing him to wince in pain and gasp for breath.

Chamu has had a really bad few days, and it's all thanks to Jing Zhe.

Four days ago, Jing Zhe killed four people in his tent, leaving five generals, including Chamu, terrified.

So much so that when Jing Zhe put Chamu on the throne, Chamu gladly accepted and even dreamed of becoming king and returning to Kaden to receive the homage of the people of Western Xinjiang…

But once Jing Zhe left, he realized how ridiculous his idea was, as the other nine generals were the first to disagree!

Not only did they refuse, but the nine of them also rushed up and beat him solidly. If he hadn't agreed to the other nine's suggestion, he felt he would have been beaten to death on the spot!

Their proposal was to capture Jing Zhe in Liangzhou.

Although Jing Zhe was highly skilled in martial arts, he couldn't possibly defeat an entire regiment of ten thousand heavy cavalrymen on his own.

If he doesn't obediently submit, then they are prepared to massacre Liangzhou City. Even if he is dead, they will bring him back, not only for the sake of the Prince of Jin, but also to give an explanation to the people of the Western Frontier!

Of course, if Liangzhou is massacred, whoever kills the most people and has the greatest military merit will be the new king!

Therefore, all ten generals, including Chalm, hoped that Jing Zhe would resist so that they could massacre the city!

Then he said viciously, "You killed our king, General Wan, and two half-generals. Your crimes are heinous. We are going to take you back to Kaden to apologize to our people! If you know what's good for you, you'll come out and come back with us!"

"What if they don't know what's good for them?"

"Heh heh, then we'll massacre Liangzhou and make all the people of Liangzhou die with you!"

Chalm's eyes were red, and he wished Jing Zhe would curse him a few times so that he could order his troops to fire arrows and kill him. Then he would lead his troops into the city and kill as many people as possible. The more people he killed, the more likely he was to become the king!

Although he was king for only a few minutes, this stuff seems to be addictive, and now he dreams of being king all the time!

Therefore, his position was ahead of the other nine generals, which ensured that he would be the first to rush into the city after the rocket barrage.

Little did he know that this very position exposed him completely to the grenade's lethality, unlike the others who were surrounded by yaks, so that even if the grenade exploded, someone would share the damage.

Do you know why the Prince of Jin is so afraid of me?

At this moment, Jing Zhe asked himself a question.

"Ha, isn't it all because of your older sisters?"

Chamu scoffed, "But even if your sisters are powerful, do you think they would dare to cross the desert and go to Kadian to cause us trouble? If they dare, we'll make sure they never return!"

As he spoke, Chamu deliberately glanced at Liu Jinghong, as if he were talking about her.

Liu Jinghong is indeed formidable, having won many battles over the years, but he has only fought against ordinary soldiers from the Western Frontier. Now that all the heavy cavalry regiments are present, not only the Jinghong Iron Cavalry, but even the major sects would not dare to openly confront them!

Jing Zhe sneered: "The reason why the Prince of Jin is afraid of me and promised you so many benefits to capture me is not because of my sister, but because—"

With that, Jing Zhe pointed to the sky and said, "I can summon heavenly lightning into the earth and strike whoever I want!"

"Heavenly lightning striking the earth?"

Chalm paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"What a thunderbolt striking the earth! What a feat of striking whoever you want!"

"Ha ha…"

Under Chalm's influence, the heavy cavalry regiment behind him seemed to be infected as well, and they all burst into laughter.

After laughing, Chalm narrowed his eyes slightly. From Jing Zhe's words, it seemed that he had no intention of surrendering.

He was secretly delighted, and with a wave of his hand, his thousand heavy cavalry regiment behind him was ready.

"Archers!"

Immediately afterwards, the last rank of archers in the thousand-strong heavy cavalry regiment nocked their arrows and prepared to fire.

At this moment, Chamu sneered, "Didn't you say you could summon heavenly lightning into the earth and strike whoever you wanted? Come on, strike me!"

In Chamu's—or rather, in everyone's—understanding that summoning lightning into the earth was utter nonsense, and that Jing Zhe's statement was tantamount to cerebral palsy; he simply wouldn't believe it.

As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "If you can't hit me, don't blame the rockets behind me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the archers lit the arrows covered with pine oil cloth and aimed them at the city wall.

"Fine, since you want me to chop you up, then I'll chop you up!"

As he spoke, Jing Zhe reached into his robes.

Before long, he pulled out an unconventional, conventional hand grenade.

It's considered standard because this grenade is exactly the same size as the previous ones, and can be easily held in one hand.

It's unconventional because Jing Zhe has done some research over the past few days, removing all the soil from the grenade's seal. This way, when the fuse is lit to ignite the gunpowder, the grenade won't explode because of the gap; instead, the flames inside will shoot out through the gap, quickly igniting any flammable materials nearby.

That's it?

Although he was some distance from the city wall, Chamu could still see that Jing Zhe had taken out a small pottery jar the size of a palm. What was the use of this thing?

"Chalm, don't talk nonsense, be careful there might be a bomb in this jar!"

"A mine in a jar is worse than a mine in your crotch!"

Haha~

The other generals made some lighthearted jokes, creating a lively atmosphere.

At this moment, Jing Zhe had already taken out a tinderbox, lit the fuse, and quickly threw it down.

"Hiss~"

The fuse ignited with a sharp screech, landing not far in front of Chalm. Although Chalm was quite dismissive of it, he was still startled.

"Chalm, what is that?"

The thousand generals behind asked curiously.

"that is…"

Chamu couldn't see clearly while sitting on the yak, so he jumped off. Just as he reached the grenade, it exploded.

Because it wasn't sealed, it didn't actually "explode," but rather, like fireworks, it emitted flames.

"day!"

The grenade was quite powerful. Even though it didn't explode, the flames it emitted were still very intense. It hit Chalmud's feet right in the blast, instantly turning his leather boots a ghastly white.

"What the hell is that?!"

Although he was sprayed, he didn't feel any danger. He kicked it away, and it landed right on a pile of thatch. The thatch slowly started to burn under the spray of flames.

"It's nothing, he just threw in a can, and there's a fire inside. He probably mistook it for a bolt of lightning, right?"

As soon as Chamu finished speaking, another burst of laughter erupted behind him.

"Since he thinks lighting a clay pot is some kind of divine lightning, then I'll show him what real divine lightning is! Bow and arrow—"

"Bang!!!"

Thunder roared!

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