"Gao Yigong, did you hear that?" Gao Guiying asked in a hoarse voice when she saw Gao Yigong didn't say anything.

Gao Yigong finally came to his senses and subconsciously responded with a nod.

Gao Guiying showed a satisfied smile.

She turned to look at the generals and said, "Everyone, the Emperor Dashun is dead. From now on, you should be loyal to the Empress Dashun."

Without waiting for anyone to speak, she continued, "I order you to lay down your weapons and surrender to the Ming army! From now on, you must be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, shed sweat and blood for the Ming Dynasty, and never give up until your death!"

Gao Guiying turned her gaze to Hong Niangzi.

She sighed: "Madam Hong, I have avenged you. I'm sorry I can't let you kill your enemy with your own hands!"

After saying these words, Gao Guiying pulled out the dagger that was stuck in Li Zicheng's chest.

She held the dagger in both hands and stabbed it into her heart.

The moment she fell to the ground, she threw herself towards Li Zicheng's body.

With a plop, the bodies of the couple fell together.

call--

The wind from the Loess Plateau whistled past, dyeing the sky an ochre color.

Crash!

The surging water of the Yellow River beats against the river bank, making a mournful sound.

Quiet, the scene fell into deathly silence!

The series of unexpected events shocked everyone. They stared with their eyes wide open, unable to believe what had just happened.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongmin knelt beside Li Zicheng's body and cried loudly, "It is my fault that I failed to protect Your Majesty! Come back to life soon and give me another chance, okay?"

Li Zicheng's body lay beside the icy river bank, unable to respond to Liu Zongmin's request.

Looking at Gao Guiying lying in a pool of blood, Gao Yigong was completely confused.

He rushed forward, hugged Gao Guiying and yelled, "Sister, what's wrong with you? This is not a place to sleep, wake up!"

"Say something!"

"I didn't hear what you just said. Can you please say it again?"

"Just once, I beg you!"

Wow!

A heart-wrenching cry came out of Gao Yigong's throat, and everyone present was moved.

Hongniang looked at the two cold bodies on the ground and no hatred was left in her heart.

Since ancient times, hatred has been eliminated when people die!

"Everyone, did you hear that?" Li Shunzu took a deep breath and said, "Surrender, I will fulfill my promise."

Military advisor Song Xiance was the first to step forward.

He came to Li Shunzu as quickly as possible, bent down and knelt, and said: "Song Xiance is willing to surrender to the court."

Just as Li Shunzu was about to accept the surrender, Hong Niangzi stopped him: "No."

"What's wrong?" Li Shunzu asked puzzledly.

"He doesn't deserve it!" Hongniang was too lazy to explain.

"Then...what should I do?" Li Shunzu didn't ask any more questions, but started to feel troubled.

Song Xiance was the first to surrender. If he was killed, other Shun army generals would misunderstand that surrendering would also mean death.

Hongniang came up to Song Xiance with a grim smile.

"Please...please spare my life, Lady Hong. Those bad things were done by Niu Jinxing. They have nothing to do with me!" Song Xiance was suddenly panicked. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed hard.

Hongniang stared at Song Xiance with her eyes fixed, unmoved.

If Niu Jinxing was the instigator of Li Yan's death, then Song Xiance must have added fuel to the flames.

Looking at Hong Niangzi's murderous gaze, Song Xiance began to sweat coldly on his back.

He explained again: "On weekdays, I am only responsible for some divination and fortune-telling, and I don't care about other things. Li Yan's death really has nothing to do with me. I beg Lady Hong to investigate."

Hong Niangzi smiled slightly, pointed the tip of the knife at Song Xiance's nose and asked, "Are you only responsible for divination?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Song Xiance nodded vigorously.

"Okay," Lady Hong smiled even more brightly, "You can tell the fortune now."

Song Xiance slowly breathed a sigh of relief. He asked, "Who are you fortune-telling for? What are you fortune-telling for?"

"Tell your own fortune!"

"Ah?" Song Xiance was stunned by this request.

"You don't know how to do it or you don't dare?" Hong Niang gently shook the knife at her waist, and the sharp blade flashed in front of Song Xiance's face, scaring Song Xiance so much that he tried his best to dodge.

"I can and I dare to!" Song Xiance had no choice but to take out three copper coins from his arms.

Under the gaze of Hongniangzi, he scattered the copper coins on the ground.

After scattering the coins six times in a row, he collected the coins and put them back into his arms.

"Is it good or bad?" Hongniang suddenly asked seriously.

"It's a lucky omen!" Song Xiance's expression showed a hint of pride.

"Haha, you calculated wrong!" Hong Niang swung her knife at Song Xiance while speaking.

Song Xiance was caught off guard and was stabbed in the shoulder. His clothes were torn and blood gushed out.

"Hiss-" Song Xiance took a deep breath while enduring the pain, "Madam Hong...what...what are you doing?"

"Expose you!" said Hongniang without hesitation.

Tormented by the pain, Song Xiance quickly changed his words and said, "I was wrong. It's a bad omen, a bad omen!"

"Oh..." Red Lady nodded and swung the knife again.

The blade hit Song Xiance's back, cutting off a large piece of flesh and leaving the wound so deep that the bone was visible.

"Ah--" Song Xiance screamed like a pig being slaughtered, "You...hiss, why...are you going to chop me again?"

"Congratulations, you got it right!" Lady Hong raised her sword again while speaking.

Song Xiance felt terrible.

If you say a good omen, you will be chopped down; if you say an unlucky omen, you will still be chopped down.

What's the point of talking about that? Just run!

But Hongniang did not give him a chance to escape and slashed at his neck with her knife.

The knife flashed and blood splattered everywhere.

Song Xiance, the military advisor of Dashun, also ended his sinful life.

The Shun army generals did not question the sincerity of the Ming army because of Song Xiance's death.

Instead, they preferred to surrender to the Ming army, which killed Song Xiance.

But there are exceptions.

Liu Zongmin drew his sword to protect Li Zicheng, and said to Hong Niangzi who was approaching: "Back off! Don't touch the body of my Dashun emperor!"

Hongniang's eyes were moist, and she advised: "General Liu, Dashun is dead, you..."

"Dashun is not dead!" Liu Zongmin shouted hysterically: "I am the Marquis of Dashun, the general who commands the Zhongquan army. I am still alive. What makes you say that Dashun is dead?"

"General Liu, don't be like this..." Hongniang started crying again.

Liu Zongmin had no intention of surrendering. If he continued, he would only face death.

"General, surrender!" Other Shun army generals stepped forward and began to persuade him.

"I won't surrender, and Dashun will never surrender!" Liu Zongmin suddenly burst out with tremendous strength. He picked up Li Zicheng's body and ran to the bank of the Yellow River, then jumped into the surging river.