"Hey! Your Highness, you can't say things the other way around." Huo Minggao snorted again, "I heard that you, my eldest nephew, colluded with Dongpan Ge in secret to attack my son's troops without cause?"
"Thirteen, you're really good at pretending," Lin Mo thought to himself.
“Uncle, I don’t want to waste any more words with you,” Lin Mo said. “Chu Ran is my woman, my queen, and I must take her away!”
"Oh? But on what grounds? Why should I let you take my daughter away?" Huo Minggao said. "Are you trying to say that you've truly fallen in love with my daughter? Heh, only a fool would believe such nonsense!"
"Two sons for one daughter? Your eldest son, Huo Cheng, and your third son, Huo Tong!" Lin Mo shouted. "How about it? Isn't that a good deal?"
Huo Tong and Huo Cheng had already died under Xiang Yu's Chu halberd.
However, the main road leading to Jidong had been blocked by Lin Mo, so the news naturally couldn't get back.
Lin Mo casually sculpted two replicas based on their appearances, intending to trick Huo Minggao first.
As he spoke, Lin Mo brought out the young prince of the Huo family that the system had created.
Huo Minggao's lips moved incessantly. "Heh! Two sons for a worthless bastard born of a whore? Sounds like a good deal." He muttered, "But how many sons do I have again? Oh, a dozen? Or twenty?"
There are too many to remember.
Moreover, I am not yet sixty years old and still have the ability to reproduce.
And look! My new queen is pregnant again. Everyone says it will be a son, and I think so too.
So, you think I'm out of my mind?
Lin Mo, “…”
I'm completely numb!
This outrageous statement is absolutely unbelievable; I have absolutely no way to refute it.
Before Lin Mo could respond, Huo Minggao continued, "Hey, nephew. But you, so young, married two wives, and yet so much time has passed and there's still no sign of anything happening!"
Hey, if you're really not up to the task, why don't I do it for you?
After you are born, you will take the surname Lin.
Lin Mo, "I'll do it!"
He instinctively gripped the sword hilt tighter.
"My lord, you mustn't!" Xiang Yu quickly dissuaded him, "He's deliberately trying to provoke you!"
"I know I need to stay calm!" Lin Mo said, "But how the hell can I stay calm?"
If Lin Mo couldn't stand it, Huo Churan, as Huo Minggao's daughter, found it even more unbearable.
She knew that from a young age, her father had treated her like a commodity, a bargaining chip for power and profit.
But if Huo Minggao said such things so bluntly in front of so many people, even the strongest person would break down.
At this moment, Huo Minggao continued, "Nephew, you either attack the city or withdraw your troops. What's your mentality in bringing so many troops to chat with this old man like me?"
"Damn it, you think I can't take your city?" Lin Mo was instantly enraged.
If it weren't for Huo Churan, would I be wasting so much breath talking to you?
Yao Guangxiao's suggestion was perfect: abandon the capital, retreat to the more prosperous Jiangdong, develop for two years, and after the army is well-trained and the food is plentiful, then slowly deal with these rabble.
I'll listen to him; he's definitely right.
But I can also add some spice to this plan.
Why can't I first capture the capital, tear you, that damned Huo Minggao, apart with five horses, and then retreat to Jiangdong?
With that in mind, Lin Mo finalized his plan.
"Yes, I must tear you old bastard to pieces first!"
"You have so many sons, and I've even killed your heir. Once you're dead, your Huo family will surely be thrown into chaos!"
Now, we need to think of a way to ensure Huo Churan's safety!
At this very moment, Huo Churan, standing atop the city wall, silently closed her eyes.
"He didn't attack the city because of him!"
"He was willing to release the traitors, my two brothers, for my sake!"
"He said I was his woman, his queen!"
"He has me in his heart! Even if it's not necessarily love!"
A tear rolled down Huo Churan's cheek.
"What can I do for him?" Huo Churan thought. "With my life?"
"This worthless life!"
"This life that my father called a whore!"
Huo Churan shifted her body slightly.
"Perhaps, I can..."
She suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the city wall.
If she were to jump from the city wall, all her suffering would end. Years later, her name would be engraved on a tombstone in the cemetery of the Regent Lin Mo family!
Thinking of this, Huo Churan grinned.
Suddenly, she unleashed boundless potential.
With a forceful push, he actually managed to shove the two burly guards away.
“Your Highness, you will no longer have any worries!” she shouted.
Then, she strode forward, running towards freedom...
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