"You devil, you shouldn't harm my family. Kill me or torture me as you please, what does it have to do with my wife and children?"
Ye Hua roared angrily, his eyes bloodshot and his chest heaving.
"Today, even if I die, I will have no shame before Heaven or Earth!"
Ye Hua stood with his hands behind his back, his voice resounding.
The soldiers behind him looked on with awe.
The other two commanders also shouted, "Brothers, we are all loyal ministers and good generals. We only regret that we cannot be buried on the battlefield in this life. Since things have come to this, we can only perish together with this Hall of Supreme Harmony!"
In an instant.
The words of these three commanders stirred the blood of countless soldiers.
The soldiers held their long spears, their eyes filled with sorrow and despair, but none of them retreated a single step.
This grand display thoroughly attracted the attention of the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and a host of concubines in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Entangled by palace maids and eunuchs, they stepped out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in pink and red silk dresses.
"Loyalty, how utterly loyal!"
The Empress Dowager, her hair completely white, spoke in a trembling voice, tears welling in her eyes.
The Empress said in a solemn tone, "Mother, His Majesty's return is uncertain. Now that the traitors are causing trouble, we... are in grave danger!"
What is there to fear in death?
The Empress Dowager, leaning on her phoenix-headed cane, slammed it into the ground, spread her sleeves wide, and looked at the soldiers in front of her, proclaiming loudly: "In my Wushi Kingdom, among millions of men, have you ever retreated a single step?"
"If you want to die, I will die with you!"
Upon hearing this, the Empress was greatly alarmed and hurriedly transmitted her voice, saying, "This is no good, Mother. There is another passage leading out of the city behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony. We must leave this place quickly and let these people hold out for a while. When we return, we will treat their wives, children, and elderly relatives well."
The Empress Dowager angrily transmitted her voice, saying, "Empress, I never imagined you would be such a coward who clings to life. As the mother of the nation, instead of standing with the soldiers at the front to die for the country, you are now... willing to abandon the lives of the soldiers at the front and live a life of shame?"
The Empress's face was very unpleasant, and she thought to herself, "This old man is truly an inflexible and unyielding person!"
"Empress Dowager!!!"
Ye Hua was so moved that she burst into tears.
The soldiers were moved to tears.
How moving it is that the Empress Dowager of a nation was willing to die alongside them!
at this time.
Wang Fu tied up Ye Hua's family and brought them to Kuafu one by one. These were all weaklings, all Ye Hua's family members: his wife, his daughter, his son, and his grandson.
very good.
It's perfect.
The whole family, all together.
Kuafu then looked at Ye Hua and said, "You say you have nothing to be ashamed of before Heaven and Earth, but in my eyes, you dog, you are guilty of heinous crimes that are unforgivable!"
Wang Fu added, "Yes, heinous crimes!"
Ye Hua angrily retorted, "I, Ye Hua, died for my country. That was a worthy death. What crime is unforgivable?"
"A devil like you will never understand what it means to have a noble character or to sacrifice for one's country!"
After listening to what he said.
The Empress Dowager was furious. She pointed at Kuafu with trembling hands and said, "Young man... General Ye Hua is loyal to the country, which is the duty of a subject. You are indeed a demon! We cannot reason with you!"
Kuafu laughed and said, "Demon...you son of a bitch."
The Empress Dowager trembled with rage: "..."
Kuafu arrived in front of Ye Hua's family. Upon seeing this scene, Ye Hua clenched his fists, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
A dignified and beautiful woman glanced at Kuafu with fear, then quickly lowered her head, clutching the hem of her skirt with both hands, standing there uneasily.
Kuafu lifted her fair chin and laughed, "You're his woman, aren't you?"
“Listen, your man abandoned you for the sake of the Boundless Kingdom and for those unrelated people. He would rather watch you die in my hands than kneel down and beg for mercy.”
"Do you want him to be a loyal subject and die with you, or do you want him to kneel down and beg for mercy, pleading with me to spare you?"
Upon hearing this...
The dignified and beautiful woman said in a trembling voice, "I...I have a child. My child can't live without me. I...I want to live too. I don't want to die!"
She let out a piercing cry.
Upon hearing this, Kuafu gently wiped away the tears on her face and said, "Yes, no one wants to die, but your man doesn't care about your life."
“He could have tried, then knelt on the ground and begged me to let you go, even though I don’t know if he would have succeeded, but he was unwilling to try.”
"He abandoned you."
These words were spoken.
Those family members connected to Ye Hua were all weeping quietly, their occasional glances at Ye Hua tinged with resentment.
Ye Hua dared not meet their gazes, his expression changing repeatedly, and he remained silent.
The Empress Dowager looked at the weeping people, and her expression became much more complicated. If she were in Ye Hua's shoes, would she give up the lives of her family for the sake of the Wushi Kingdom?
Kuafu looked at Ye Hua and said in a cold voice, "You dog, is this your idea of being worthy of heaven and earth?"
"A person who doesn't even care about his wife, children, and elderly parents, how are you any different from a beast?"
"And what nonsense about loyalty and devotion? Just listening to that makes me think you must have had cerebral palsy."
Every word was like a knife to the heart.
Ye Hua's face was ashen as he roared at his wife, children, and elderly relatives, "Even if we die, it will be for our country."
"Only with a country can there be a home."
"May we be family again in the next life!"
Unfortunately, no one responded to him; his family members looked at him with a mixture of unfamiliarity and resentment.
They wanted to live.
They didn't want to die.
They didn't want any lasting fame.
Upon seeing this, Ye Hua sighed and said, "It would be a waste to live a life like a thousand ants."
That's all.
He drew his divine sword, slashed across his neck, blood splattered out, his eyes widened, his true spirit shattered, and his body fell to the ground with a thud.
Upon seeing this, Kuafu stared blankly at the corpse, muttering, "Really...really didn't care about the lives of his own family?"
"Wang Fu, let his family leave."
"Don't kill them."
After a long while, Kuafu said weakly, his expression complicated.
Wang Fu then cupped his hands and said, "Yes, sir!"
"Furthermore, after I send someone to rule the Wushi Kingdom, I will issue an order that no one is allowed to lay a hand on the Ye family. I want you to tell the world that the Ye family has not offended me. Do you understand?"
Kuafu transmitted his voice solemnly.
Wang Fu was taken aback, but still nodded and transmitted his voice, "Understood, I will act as you command."
He turned to Ye Hua's family and smiled, "You're really lucky. Get out of here."
"Thank you... thank you!"
Ye Hua's woman quickly thanked him and left with a group of Ye family members.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager said with a face full of sorrow, "You devil, I will kill you!"
She wielded her phoenix-headed cane, imbued with boundless magical power, and struck fiercely at Kuafu's head.
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