Chapter 244: One Man Gives Thousands of Ghosts
"Kill him."
Wei Yanyu made her choice.
However, no one around dared to take action, and they all looked at each other hesitantly.
Although Xu Chengwen has betrayed the Xu family, he is Wei Yanyu's son and the only direct bloodline of the Xu family after all.
Obviously, no one wants to do such a thankless task.
Fortunately, the former was already dying, and if left alone, he would probably die soon.
"Mother."
Suddenly, a faint voice was heard amidst the noisy sounds of fighting.
"My dear, I am wrong."
"Save me, save me, mother, mother, save me"
“.”
Under the bloody moonlight, Wei Yanyu turned around and looked at Xu Chengwen who was struggling in pain.
She tried to stretch out her hand hidden in her sleeve several times, but in the end it turned into a cold sentence.
"I gave you a chance."
"I, I"
Xu Chengwen wailed as he crawled to Wei Yanyu's feet, looking up and begging with tears and blood.
"Mother, mother, I, I don't want to die, I don't want to die."
“.”
Wei Yanyu didn't say anything, nor did he look away.
She just silently stared at Xu Chengwen, who was like a puddle of mud. The emotions in her eyes seemed extremely complicated, yet seemed empty.
A hungry baby, a babbling child, an ambitious teenager, a young man in his prime. As if falling into a dream while awake, pictures suddenly flash through my mind and sounds seem to echo in my ears.
“Wow! Wow!!”
"Mom, the teacher praised me for being smart today!"
"Mother! Mother! All sixty-four meridians of this child are now fully opened! I will definitely become a peerless master in the future, and I will never let you and father suffer the slightest injustice!"
"Mother, I carved this jade pendant myself. I also asked the Taoist priest to bless it. It will surely keep you safe!"
"I will work harder in the future, just to relieve my mother's worries as soon as possible!"
“.”
The blood-stained water and the cold wind are as sharp as a knife. It is better to have no children than to have them at this time.
The pleading sounds at his feet became quieter and quieter, and Xu Chengwen's eyes changed from unwilling to desperate.
Wei Yanyu just watched the latter's vitality fade away bit by bit until he was completely dead.
As a mother, she could perhaps forgive all the mistakes Xu Chengwen had made.
But as the current head of the Xu family, for the lives of hundreds of people in the Xu family, or for the tens of millions of people in Jizhou who believe in the Xu family, she must kill Xu Chengwen.
“.”
"Madam, the young master has already..."
Someone whispered a reminder, and Wei Yanyu came back to his senses, with the figure in his memory shattered.
Looking around, there was nothing but blood and loud noises.
She was silent for a long, long time, and when she spoke again, there was no emotion in her tone.
"Take these bodies and follow me to the city wall."
"Hulala! Hulala!"
Outside Jizhou City, there is the general's platform.
The banner embroidered with a golden dragon fluttered in the wind, as if the dragon on the banner had come alive.
Ning Yongnian stood on a makeshift platform with his hands behind his back, brows furrowed. He was not concerned at all about the situation on the battlefield. The only thing in his sight was the tightly closed city gate.
It is cast with black iron, mixed with dark gold and obsidian.
Although it is much thinner than the several-meter-thick city wall, it would take at least several hours to break such a city gate even if a second-grade master bombarded it at will.
Therefore, a forceful attack is definitely unrealistic and the only option is to outsmart it.
According to the previous plan, this door should have been opened a quarter of an hour ago, and then the elite of the Imperial Guard would rush in and catch the Jizhou army off guard.
But why is there no sign of the South Gate opening until now? The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and no plan can be done with the utmost accuracy.
But now the time difference is too long, and Ning Yongnian can't help but feel suspicious.
Did Xu Chengwen regret it?
Or was he discovered?
Judging from Xu Chengwen's previous performance, this boy is not a stupid person and should not make any mistakes in his actions.
The only Xu family spy in the court who knew about this, Xiang Shiyuan, had already kept his mouth shut forever.
So what exactly is the problem? Ning Yongnian's frown deepened until Li Huaizhong beside him suddenly reminded him softly:
"Your Majesty, the situation on the city wall has changed."
"Um?"
Ning Yongnian looked carefully when he heard the words, and the next moment his face instantly became extremely gloomy.
I saw that there were no red figures on the South Gate where a fierce battle was taking place, and all I could see were densely packed yellow armors.
There is no doubt that the Jizhou army suddenly strengthened the defense on this side and forcibly cleared a section of the city wall.
But that alone is nothing.
What really caused Ning Yongnian to react so violently was the dozen or so figures hung high on poles.
His limbs hung limply and his body was covered in blood. It was obvious that he was dead beyond death.
The head of the corpse in the middle was still hanging by a rope, as if it was intentionally for him to see. It was both unexpected and expected, it was Xu Chengwen.
“Crack! Crack!”
Ning Yongnian didn't move at all, but the wooden railings around the platform crumbled into pieces.
He suppressed his anger and looked carefully, then he found the woman standing under Xu Chengwen's body.
Under the woman's feet were the guards who were still trying their best to attack upwards, and flames were exploding on both sides.
But she turned a blind eye to all this and just looked at this side calmly from a distance.
"Wei Yanyu!"
Ning Yongnian roared in his heart, his eyes cold and shooting straight forward like a sharp arrow.
The two people's eyes collided in the air in the midst of the battle. Although they could not see each other's expressions clearly, and the emotions contained in them were very different , one thing was certain.
That is, from now on, neither of them will leave any way out for each other or themselves.
Until one side is completely destroyed.
"General Zhou"
After a few breaths, Ning Yongnian suddenly turned his head and looked at a man beside him who was wearing black armor with gold patterns.
The man's name was Zhou Xiao, and he was appointed General Zhenxi. He was originally the main general of the army that was suppressing the rebellion.
"Your Majesty! I am here!"
“.”
"The South City Gate will not be opened. Sound the gong to call back the troops."
No matter what, Ning Yongnian has always maintained the ability to think calmly.
Now that the plan has failed, we certainly cannot just attack at once. We have to wait until the follow-up troops arrive before making any plans.
"Yes! I obey your order!"
Zhou Xiaoben felt that they couldn't fight like this, so he immediately clasped his fists in response, turned around and jumped off the platform to arrange for the withdrawal of the troops.
At this moment, as a gust of cold wind blew by, Ning Yongnian's emotions gradually returned to normal.
The battle tonight lasted only over half an hour. Although there were many casualties on both sides, it was just a drop in the bucket in the entire battle situation.
It is undoubtedly a pity that after planning for so long, we were unable to capture Jizhou City in one fell swoop.
But this is just the beginning. He took a deep breath and looked towards the city wall again.
But just this one glance made Ning Yongnian stunned again.
I saw that Wei Yanyu had a tattered flag in his hand. Although the flag was covered with blood, the word "Ning" in the middle was particularly obvious.
A flash of fire lit up, then began to spread, engulfing all the flags in the blink of an eye.
The fire looked small from a distance, but it actually seemed very big.
Wei Yanyu's unclear face was reflected in the firelight. Even though the flames burned her sleeves and burned her originally white arms, she did not let go. Until the word "Ning" on the flag turned into flying black ash in the flames.
The flying ashes were blown by the wind and hit Xu Chengwen's body which was still hanging on the high pole, shattering it into pieces.
Ning Yongnian could no longer see Jizhou City or the battlefield at this time.
He just seemed to see countless new ghosts being burned into the sky by the flames, and then circling and falling in the obscure dark sky of the underworld that never sees the sun.
There is only one chapter today, don't wait for everyone
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
