With a loud clang.
The short sword fell to the ground, and Saigo trembled all over, his face turning ashen with fear.
“Your Majesty…you…” Saigo hurriedly began to speak, but Akihito’s cold rebuke followed:
"What? Do I have to say it a second time?"
"As a Japanese, do you not even have the courage to commit suicide after your defeat?"
All the ministers remained solemn and silent, none daring to step forward and offer any advice.
In fact, when Emperor Akihito made up his mind to kill Saigo, everyone knew that it was too late to change anything, since His Majesty the Emperor always meant what he said.
But Saigo Ryo, with his strong will to survive, refused to accept it and immediately begged for mercy:
"Your Majesty, the fault does not lie with me!"
"I have already made myself very clear. This defeat was entirely due to..."
"Enough! Suicide is the only dignity you have left! If you don't want to commit suicide, then drag him away and behead him!" Akihito interrupted angrily.
The guards immediately stepped forward.
Saigo trembled at the angry shout, his lips quivering as he looked pleadingly at his father beside him.
Saigo Jun, with a stern expression, stepped out from among the ministers.
But the guards had already grabbed Saigo's arms, but Saigo Hayato pushed them away.
Upon escaping his predicament, Saigo saw his father's actions and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. He was about to speak when he heard something that sent a chill down his spine.
"Your Majesty! Please give us another chance!"
"Let him kill himself!"
Saigo stared wide-eyed, his eyes bloodshot, looking at his father with a terrified expression.
"Hmph!" Akihito flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and sat back down on the throne.
Saigo Hayato bent down, picked up the short sword, handed it to his son, and said coldly:
"Yes! You are my son!"
"You may have been defeated on the battlefield, but you must not lose your courage!"
Come on, don't let me down!
The short sword wasn't heavy, but at that moment Saigo felt it was incredibly heavy, and the cold touch gave him goosebumps.
He raised his face and looked straight at his father.
Saigo Jun remained expressionless, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.
"hiss--"
After a brief two breaths, Saigo avoided his father's gaze, took a deep breath, drew his sword from its sheath, and looked at Akihito. At this moment, he became much calmer.
But suddenly, he roared:
"Attack on Yan Kingdom will definitely be a mistake!"
"The Yan Kingdom's army is incredibly powerful now. Given time, they will surely come to our Fusang!"
"No! They might already be on their way!"
"We're doomed!!"
Emperor Akihito was furious. He stood up abruptly and was about to order Saigo to be dragged away and beheaded when he saw Saigo close his eyes and stab himself in the abdomen!
"ah!"
As a high-pitched scream rang out, Xi Xiang's eyes turned bloodshot, and with a sudden jerk, the blade ripped across his abdomen.
With a "poof" sound.
His abdomen was cut open, and the flesh rolled over, with blood gushing out like a spring.
"Pat-pat-pat"
Crimson blood splattered on the ground, and the strong stench of blood permeated the room. Some of the ministers bit their lips or closed their eyes.
"That's not enough! You can't even do seppuku?!"
How dare you spout such nonsense here!
Enraged by Saigo's words, Akihito went mad, roaring loudly.
Saigo was trembling all over, his face was completely bloodless, and his hands were stained red with blood gushing from his abdomen, but his abdomen had only been cut open halfway!
My hands were trembling, and the churning made the pain in my abdomen more and more intense.
Saigo gritted his teeth, his face contorted with rage, and used all his strength to continue cutting open his abdomen.
"Aaaaaah!"
A high-pitched scream echoed throughout the hall. Such a bloody scene had happened before, so no one spoke at this moment.
But the next moment, there was a loud "bang".
Saigo Hayato, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold on any longer. His eyes were red, and he knelt down, pleading:
"Your Majesty! Please allow me to be the second! Grant me a sword!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted, not from Akihito, but from Saigo, who was committing seppuku.
He grinned like a madman, even though there was a pool of blood beneath him and his internal organs were exposed.
"Just you wait and see! Just you wait and see!"
"Fusang! It's going to be destroyed by you!!!"
With that final, frantic roar, accompanied by a "sizzle," Saigo completely cut open his abdomen!
His face was now contorted like a demon. He released the hilt of his knife, grabbed the entrails spilling from his abdomen, and hurled them at Mingren!
With a "bang".
Before the organs were even expelled, the instant they were removed from the abdomen, Saigo Ryo's eyes widened, and he collapsed to the ground dead!
Silence fell over the hall for a long time, with only the increasingly strong smell of blood constantly wafting into people's noses.
Saigo Jun knelt on the ground, his body stiff and his expression frozen.
Yamanakajima looked somber and sighed inwardly.
The ministers remained silent, heads bowed, staring at the ground.
The long silence was broken by a roar from Akihito.
"Where is that bastard Huang Tianwei?! Where is he?"
"Kill them all too!!!"
"Useless! Kill them all!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Saigo Hayato's body twitched slightly, and his fingers dug into his palm.
As he walked out of the mountain temple, he replied in a deep voice:
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