Chapter 146

Who in the world is not a hero?

Shangguan Yan's statement was filled with a sense of excitement and satisfaction, as if the person trapped before him was not himself who was at the end of his rope at all!

Of course, he does have enough reason to be proud. Although the chaos in the empire was caused by various reasons, he did play a huge role in fueling the flames!

It is not an exaggeration to say that he single-handedly provoked the greatest chaos in the empire in a century!

Even though they were enemies with a deep blood feud, Yue Lingxi had to admire the man in front of him who was so dedicated to his mission!

Even the soldiers and generals surrounding him, including Qin Jinguo and Yue Xuehan, seemed to be moved by Shangguan Yan's statement about the hardships he had endured and his determination to fight to the death for his forces!

Only Liu Buqi has never had the concept of heroes appreciating heroes among different races in her mind. Apart from family feuds and national hatred, there is no need to mix any other emotions between them!

Because! What made this grassland hero was the blood debt of millions of people in the Taiyue Empire!

Liu Buqi didn't care or ask how the grassland people treated their heroes, but the grassland people's heroes were the enemies of the Taiyue people. She understood this better than anyone else present!

They have already known each other until death, so how can we talk about cherishing each other?

"Sir Shangguan, are you so sure that you are of grassland people's blood?" Liu Buqi's indifferent words seemed like a heavy hammer, hitting Shangguan Yan's heart hard!

"I am the descendant of the grassland's Golden Family! Back then, my mother took me, a pure-blooded grassland person, from the clan and replaced me with her own illegitimate offspring, Taiyue! She brought me to Taiyue! My mission is to disrupt Taiyue and achieve unparalleled hegemony for the grassland Khanate!"

Shangguan Yan's hysteria attracted the attention of Yue Lingxi and others. It seemed that Liu Buqi's question had brought out a secret that had been hidden deep in his heart for a long time!

The grassland bloodline inheritance instilled in him by his mother since childhood and the reality that he was born, studied and grew up in Taiyue often made him feel confused!

In the dead of night, Shangguan Yan had asked himself countless times, who was he and where did he come from?

No one can share the high position bestowed by the grassland, and no one can confide in the noble spirit learned by Taiyue! He is constantly searching for his sense of belonging!

But today, his grassland bloodline, which he was so proud of, was being questioned in public! Even though he himself had doubted this issue countless times!

Liu Buqi ignored Shangguan Yan's murderous glare and turned to Yue Lingxi, asking loudly, "Your Highness, has anyone ever doubted your royal bloodline?"

Yue Lingxi was visibly stunned, then he said, "How is that possible? The royal family has their own secret method of verifying royal bloodline. How could they be easily fooled?"

Liu Buqi nodded, then turned back to look at Shangguan Yan, "Sir Shangguan, let alone the royal family, even ordinary noble families have their own secret methods to verify bloodlines. You don't really think Shangguan Zhou and Shangguan Zhi would so easily believe the words of the grassland princess, do you?"

"Nonsense, the grassland has its own secret inheritance that can easily avoid verification!" Shangguan Yan's face turned red and he roared like a beast!

Liu Buqi, however, shrugged, "What a trifle! It might be enough to fool a small family from the Central Plains, but if you can fool the Shangguan family, who have guarded Datong for generations and know the ins and outs of the grasslands, wouldn't that be the height of ridicule?"

At this point, everyone in the room had figured it out. This Shangguan Yan was most likely a descendant of the Shangguan family! The so-called pure-blooded grassland person was just a lie told by the grassland princess to deceive the children!

Judging from Shangguan Yan's intense reaction, he had obviously guessed this himself!

"Sir Shangguan, the Golden Family bloodline you're so proud of is nothing but a joke! You killed your father, forgot your ancestors, betrayed your friends, and betrayed your master. How dare someone as unkind, unjust, disloyal, and unfilial as you call yourself a hero? Isn't this a huge joke?"

Liu Buqi's stern question left Shangguan Yan speechless! The look of disgust his mother gave him before she died was enough to explain everything!

It’s just that I never go there and dare not think about it deeply!

Liu Buqi became even more passionate. "The grasslands can't tolerate a Taiyue person like you, and the Taiyue people can't tolerate a traitor like you. In this vast world, you are nothing but a stray dog that everyone wants to kill!"

"What is there to praise? What is there to brag about? Anyone who works hard for their country and their people is a hero."

The phrase "Everyone in the world is a hero" instantly swept the entire audience!

Even the poor Shangguan Yan, who was already furious, kept muttering to himself over and over again, as if he was relieved!

After calming down his previous anger, Shangguan Yan seemed to be reborn at this moment, and a black light emanated from his eyes as he stared at Liu Buqi!

"People really shouldn't take themselves too seriously!"

After saying this last sentence with a wry smile, Shangguan Yan suddenly drew his sword and cut down the neck without hesitation! The crowd was too far away, and with the enemy soldiers trying to stop them, no one reacted!

Thus, a tyrant who had stirred up chaos fell on a land that did not belong to him. On that lifeless body, a pair of eyes filled with questions stared up at the heavens, as if accusing the heavens of injustice!

Liu Buqi sighed softly. Shangguan Yan's fate was already determined. All he had left was to choose how to die! And she had undoubtedly placed the most unbearable weight on his last psychological defense!

The whole place was in complete silence. Many of Shangguan Yan's personal soldiers had already drawn their knives and committed suicide, following Shangguan Yan past!

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The biggest traitor of the empire has been found, and Yue Wuji finally doesn't have to bear the infamy anymore. I think he can die with peace of mind in the underworld!

Qin Jinguo and Yue Xuehan were extremely grateful to Liu Buqi! After their great revenge, they returned the favor by helping the Youzhou Army gather the remnants of Guannei Hou's defeated troops!

As soon as the sky brightened, tens of thousands of Youzhou troops, led by Gao Yi, finally arrived in Chang'an, instantly solving the problem of Youzhou's serious shortage of soldiers and more prisoners than defenders!

And Yue Lingxi relied on such a small force to defeat the Guannei Hou army which was almost ten times larger than his own strength, and was even able to retain the enemy camp for his own use. It was really unbelievable!

Before he had time to inquire about the situation, the Youzhou cavalry led by Wang Changling arrived in Datong Prefecture half a day later than him.

At this point, except for the Youzhou soldiers stationed in Chang'an City and Taiyuan City, the main forces of the Youzhou army that had followed Yue Lingxi in fighting in the north and south for several months, crippled Yehe, and attacked Guannei Hou, all gathered in Datong Prefecture!

What was waiting for them was the 400,000-strong Tiance Palace army led by the Crown Prince Yue Chengqiu, the Imperial Regent!

A double dragon meeting that will determine the direction of the empire for the next few decades is about to begin!