Chapter 230 Shame
Xiao Beiheng came to the tent where the prisoners were held, put the Yanque sword behind his back, and looked at the three men kneeling on the ground in front of him.
All three of them had high noses and deep eyes, and were obviously from the Western Rong region.
"You are clearly from the Western Rong, how could you become Xiao Zhuo's assassin?"
All three of them were wounded, their hair was disheveled, and their bodies were soaked, but they kept their heads down and said nothing.
Xiao Beiheng turned to the general next to him and asked, "Is there a commander inside?"
The general pointed at the man kneeling in the middle and whispered, "Your Highness, this is him. Those people called him Qiang Lin... He killed more than a dozen of us... We finally caught him."
Xiao Beiheng said, "Oh, so brave? He must not be an ordinary soldier in the Xirong Army."
He turned around and stood in front of the man named Qiang Lin: "Qiang Lin?"
The man raised his head. His cheek seemed to have been slashed with a knife, from above his ear almost to the side of his nose. The bloody flesh was turned upside down, looking particularly horrible.
"Xiao Beiheng." He responded calmly.
Xiao Beiheng didn't mind Qiang Lin calling him by his first name and asked, "Where is Xiao Zhuo?"
Qiang Lin shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Haha, you still want to fool this prince?" Xiao Beiheng paced on the spot. "Xiao Zhuo escaped, and you followed him around. You are obviously his trusted guards. How can a trusted guard not know where his master is?"
Qiang Lin looked down at the ground and said, "He disappeared in the chaos of the battle. What's there to be suspicious about?"
Xiao Beiheng stopped and said with a smile, "I've heard that you Xirong people are good at tracking. Even if you've been separated from Xiao Zhuo, you'll definitely know where he is. Tell me now, and not only will I spare your life, I'll also send you back to Xirong so you can be reunited with your family."
Qiang Lin said, "I really don't know."
The smile on Xiao Beiheng's face gradually disappeared.
Song Zhen stepped forward and said, "My Lord, please be patient. I will persuade him."
He had just been scolded by Su Mo, and was eager to save face in front of Xiao Beiheng, so he volunteered to persuade Qiang Lin.
Xiao Beiheng said, "I want to know where Xiao Zhuo is. Ask him quickly." After saying that, he took a step back and sat at the table. Someone immediately brought him hot tea.
Song Zhen came to Qiang Lin, sighed first, and tried to calm down.
Qiang Lin looked up at him and said, "What do you have to say to a man who betrays his master?"
Song Zhen was a little embarrassed and said, "Qiang Jun, you are wrong. Didn't you betray the Western Rong like me? Why do you single out me as the traitor?"
"I'm different from you," Qiang Lin sneered. "Back then, our master went south to the border to borrow food and save our lives. Later, when we were persecuted by our own people, she saw our difficulties and refrained from harming us. We are foreigners, yet our master treated us like kin. This kindness is as heavy as a mountain, and that's why I swore to the gods to serve her. Now, does Xiao Beiheng have any gratitude towards you? You surrendered out of fear of death, and yet you dare to compare yourself to me?"
Song Zhen had been squatting in front of Qiang Lin. After listening to Qiang Lin's words, he stood up again and covered his face with his fan.
"Song Zhen, step back." Xiao Beiheng shouted at Song Zhen to leave. He placed the teacup on the table, stood up, and walked to stand in front of Qiang Lin. "Take me to find Xiao Zhuo right now."
"You're dreaming," Qiang Lin laughed heartily, puffing out his chest. "Do you think I'm someone like Song Zhen?"
Looking at Song Zhen again, he was already ashamed.
Xiao Beiheng waved his hand, and two soldiers as fierce as wolves and tigers came up, lifted up the man on Qiang Lin's right, and put a cold dagger on his neck.
"Take me there, and I'll spare the life of your men." Xiao Beiheng said grimly.
Qiang Lin turned to look at the man being held up by two people and nodded.
The man was already seriously injured and breathing heavily. Seeing Qiang Lin nod at him, he forced a smile and said:
"Captain, I will be waiting for your return by the side of the gods."
Xiao Beiheng's face changed, and he raised his eyes to signal the two soldiers. One of the two soldiers brandished a dagger and slit the man's throat, causing blood to spurt out.
Seeing his companion die, Qiang Lin lowered his head and did not let Xiao Beiheng see his expression.
Xiao Beiheng thought that after killing someone, Qiang Lin would be moved. To his surprise, Qiang Lin simply lowered his head, showing no reaction at all. Looking at the man to Qiang Lin's left, he was just like Qiang Lin, seemingly unconcerned about his companion's death.
He thought the two men might be frightened silly, so he ordered the soldiers to pull up the man on Qiang Lin's left hand and put the dagger on his neck as before.
"If you don't agree, your companion will die too." Xiao Beiheng's tone became a little anxious.
Xiao Kai is dead. If the Jingzhou troops who intercepted Xiao Zhuo in the south learn of his death and let him escape, it will be troublesome. I must find Xiao Zhuo and kill him as soon as possible before my father learns the truth.
The man who was being held up shouted, "Captain, the gods are calling me."
Qiang Lin said, "Brother, go ahead. I will come find you soon."
The muscles on Xiao Beiheng's face twitched, and he raised his hand and made a light scratch on his neck. The two soldiers immediately swung their knives and slit the man's throat.
Qiang Lin looked at his two dead companions, and a look of grief flashed across his face.
Xiao Beiheng saw that two people had been killed, but Qiang Lin remained indifferent. He didn't go looking for Xiao Zhuo. He couldn't kill Qiang Lin as well, right?
Just as he was feeling bored, Song Zhen approached him and whispered, "My lord, the Xirong people believe in the gods. They view death as returning to the embrace of the gods and do not feel fear or terror."
"I've noticed that, too," Xiao Beiheng asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"
Song Zhen raised his feather fan to cover his face and whispered into Xiao Beiheng's ear, "The master that Qianglin serves is not Xiao Zhuo, but Shen Yuexi. Isn't Shen Yuexi's sister... in the camp now?"
Xiao Beiheng was stunned at first, then he said with a look of joy: "Not bad."
He turned to Lin Kui, intending to ask him to fetch Chen Lan, and said, "Lin Kui, you..."
He suddenly remembered that he had just asked Lin Kui and Song Zhen to persuade Su Mo, but they had been scolded and embarrassed. If he asked them to go again now, the result would definitely be the same. He had to come in person to handle this matter.
"No need, I'll go myself, you all wait here."
No one knew what Xiao Beiheng was going to do, but since Xiao Beiheng had given the order, everyone waited in the tent.
Xiao Beiheng left the tent and saw that the rain outside was even heavier, like a bucket of water pouring down, with lightning and thunder in the sky. He had no intention of staying here and hurried to Su Mo's tent.
Su Mo was comforting Chen Lan in the tent. She had wanted to take Chen Lan away while Xiao Beiheng was away, but it was pouring rain outside and she was worried about something happening, so she had to stay in the tent for the time being.
While she was comforting him, the maid Xia Lan came into the tent and reported: "Princess, the Crown Prince has arrived."
After hearing this, Shen Lan was so frightened that her face turned pale and she couldn't stop shaking. Su Mo stood up and said to Shen Lan, "Sister, don't panic. I'll take care of it."
Although Shen Lan was Xiao Kai's wife, Su Mo knew that she had been repeatedly abused and beaten by Xiao Kai. As a woman, she couldn't bear it. In addition, she was Shen Yuexi's sister. On the one hand, Su Mo and Shen Yuexi had a good relationship. On the other hand, she believed that Shen Lan could not hinder Xiao Beiheng in any way, so she tried her best to protect Shen Lan.
Now seeing Xiao Beiheng coming again, Su Mo knew that he must have come for Shen Lan, so she went out to greet him.
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