A man clad in armor was covered in arrows.
This man was none other than Di Hu, the garrison commander of Fuling City.
At this moment, blood was flowing continuously from the wounds on Di Hu's body, pooling into a dark pool at his feet.
Di Hu knelt on one knee, using one hand to grip the hilt of his sword and barely manage to keep himself from falling.
His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at a young man in a scholar's robe standing in front of him, and then he roared.
"Pei Shaochu, you'll die a horrible death!"
"What a waste of my trust in you! You treacherous dog, you actually colluded with the Xiongnu! You opened the city gates when I wasn't looking!"
"You beast! You're worse than a pig or a dog!"
The person standing in front of Di Hu at this moment was Pei Shaochu, the fourth son of Pei Liang who had escaped from the capital.
He had already been secretly moved when Pei Shaoqing used his family's assassins to kill Mu Zi'an.
After all, assassinating the Duke was a capital offense, whether successful or not.
Therefore, leaving the capital for the time being is the best option.
But no one expected that such a meticulous arrangement would lead to this.
Surprisingly, Pei Shaoqing was killed by Mu Zian.
The main branch of the Pei family was exterminated!
Pei Shaochu went from being the dignified fourth young master of the Pei family to a homeless dog in an instant.
Di Hu, the garrison commander of Fuling City, had once received favors from the Pei family, so he risked taking in Pei Shaochu.
But to Di Hu's utter surprise, Pei Shaochu actually defected to the Xiongnu.
Pei Shaochu served as a guide for the Xiongnu during their southward migration.
Under the cover of night, Pei Shaochu opened the gates of Fuling City, allowing the Xiongnu army to enter the city without bloodshed.
By the time Di Hu realized what was happening and tried to fight back, it was already too late!
Without the protection of the city walls, the defenders of Fuling City were no match for the Xiongnu cavalry!
In just half an hour, this seemingly impregnable city was breached from within!
At this moment, the firelight reflected off Pei Shaochu's face, flickering on and off.
Looking at the human tragedy around him, Pei Shaochu felt no remorse whatsoever; instead, he showed a very satisfied expression.
In the distance, a Xiongnu cavalryman easily sliced open a civilian's chest with his scimitar!
As blood gushed out, the Hun cavalryman burst into loud laughter.
Similar massacres continued to occur in the city of Fuling.
Pei Shaochu stared at the dying Di Hu with a ferocious expression and shouted.
"Beast? Hmph! I'm no longer a member of the Great Li!"
"This city of Fuling is just the beginning!"
"I will make the entire Great Li Dynasty pay the price for the Pei family's demise!"
"If you had been willing to surrender to the Left Wise King back then, Fuling City wouldn't have ended up like this!"
"If you have someone to blame, blame yourself for being too overconfident!"
Di Hu looked at the somewhat deranged Pei Shaochu in front of him and spat out a mouthful of blood onto his face with all his might.
Pei Shaochu's smile vanished abruptly, replaced by a coldness.
"You're asking for it! Aren't you being ungrateful?!"
Pei Shaochu stepped forward and slashed at Di Hu with his knife.
Just as his knife was about to strike Di Hu.
Di Hu suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Pei Shaochu by the neck!
The guards who had been watching the commotion were suddenly horrified!
Covered in blood, Di Hu resembled a dying wild tiger.
"I, Di Hu, have failed the Great Li and all the people of this city!"
"Even if I die today, I will definitely kill you, you traitor!"
Having said that, Di Hu used all his strength to raise the broken knife in his hand and slash at the struggling Pei Shaochu.
Pei Shaochu was shocked!
"Help me! Help me!"
Just as Di Hu's broken sword was about to slit Pei Shaochu's throat, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the air!
An arrow pierced Pei Shaoqing's ear but struck Di Hu squarely in the forehead!
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