"Guards, drag the messenger out and execute him!"

Hou Sheng quickly stepped forward and advised, "Your Majesty, you mustn't!"

"When two countries are at war, envoys should not be killed. If we kill the envoy now, it will probably give Qin even more reason to attack us."

King Qi was also enraged by Ying Zheng's letter of surrender. He gritted his teeth and looked at the Qin envoy, but he was helpless.

"King Qi! Of the seven kingdoms under heaven, all have now fallen to Qin, leaving only Qi!"

"If the King of Qi is willing to surrender, my king will reward him with the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

These words were a blatant insult to the King of Qi. He was being asked to surrender before even fighting.

"Hmph! Go back and tell that brat Ying Zheng! My Qi state is not a lamb to be slaughtered. If he dares to attack my Qi state, then let's see who comes out on top!"

After the Qin envoy left, the King of Qi sat down on the throne.

How could he not be panicked? The Qin Dynasty had already destroyed five kingdoms!

"Prime Minister, what should we do now?"

Hou Sheng raised an eyebrow, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, now... our Great Qi no longer has the strength to contend with the Qin Kingdom."

"If... if we surrender, we can keep our lives and have no worries about food and clothing. But if we resist... Your Majesty, look at the fate of other monarchs."

Hou Sheng's words struck a chord with the King of Qi. He was so afraid because he had seen the fates of the King of Chu and the King of Zhao.

If he wins, all will be well; but if he loses, he won't be able to survive.

"But as the King of Qi, am I to surrender without even fighting a single battle?"