At the General's Mansion, the hovercar stopped in front of the gate. As soon as the door opened, I leaped inside.
"Shuorui! Come out here!"
I shouted, and everyone in the General's Mansion was alerted and ran out.
Everyone was startled because I was still carrying a piece of Su Lao's corpse.
“Mr. Zheng…” As soon as Shuo Rui, Shuo Dai, and Shuo Zi came out, I threw Su Lao’s head at them.
"Ah!" Shuo Dai and Shuo Zi exclaimed in surprise. Shuo Rui held Su Lao's head in his hands, his tongue twisting even more: "...Su...Su Su Lao?"
"Snap!" It was Shuo Rui who gave me the sword, scabbard and all, and plunged it into the floor tiles in front of them.
"Do you know what the consequences will be if you conspire with this old bastard to harm me?"
"I...I...I..."
"Are you going to do it yourself, or should I do it?"
Shuo Dai looked at Shuo Rui in shock: "Father! You...you harmed Zheng Yang?"
When the moment came, Shuo Rui calmed down and closed his eyes: "I was wrong."
"Hmph! I think you made the wrong bet. You think this old geezer can take me down?"
Shuo Dai looked at her father, then suddenly stepped forward and knelt on the ground:
“Mr. Zheng! I know my father was wrong. Punish me if you must! I’m willing to be a slave, to be killed or tortured.”
Shuo Rong also ran out and knelt down: "Mr. Zheng! For the sake of the princess's past relationship with you, please spare the general and the princess!"
"I've already repaid that favor by helping you out of Kangcheng. Stop trying to plead for me with these things."
Shuo Dai: "So I'll give myself to you, please release my father."
Shuo Rui finally opened his eyes: "Shuo Dai! I should bear the consequences of my mistakes."
"Snap!" Shuo Rui pulled the sword from the ground.
"Father!" Shuo Dai and Shuo Zi exclaimed in unison.
"General! Let's fight him!" Shuo Rong pushed forward with a palm strike.
Then, the other chipmakers also started working together.
But as soon as I had that thought, they all screamed and were pinned to the ground.
The lightest one, Shuo Rong, she shielded me from harm, I won't hurt her.
But everyone else coughed up blood.
Shuo Dai looked around, then took two steps while kneeling: "Mr. Zheng! If you want to punish someone, punish me."
I ignored him and just looked at Shuo Rui.
"That's enough, Mr. Zheng! The mistake is only mine. Please don't implicate others. I made a terrible mistake in a moment of weakness."
Shuo Dai: "No! Father, it must have been Su Lao who forced you."
Shuo Rui shook his head: "Never mind! This is my choice too."
He shakily drew his sword: "Mr. Zheng! After I die, I hope you will spare the others in the General's Mansion."
"Can!"
"Father! Let me do it!" Shuo Dai grabbed the sword and tried to slit her own throat, but Shuo Rui pushed her away.
"Shuo Dai! What are you doing?"
"Dad!" Shuo Dai's cry of "Dad" stunned Shuo Rui.
Perhaps after serving as an official for so long, they've forgotten the feeling of family affection.
"Dad!" Shuo Dai rushed back, gripping the sword tightly: "The General's Mansion cannot be without you. If you leave, we will all die in the end."
Damn it! Seeing them like this, I find it hard to be ruthless.
Shuo Dai is right. If Shuo Rui dies, how will they survive? Shuo Dai might fall into the hands of the Grand Master.
Moreover, if Su Lao threatens Shuo Rui with his family, he will have no choice but to comply.
"Enough!" I shouted, and Shuo Rui and the others all fell silent.
"Damn it, I can't stand seeing you all crying and whining. I'll put this on record."
As I was about to leave after I finished speaking, Shuo Rui shouted, "Mr. Zheng! Why don't you take Shuo Dai with you? If you let me go like this, our king won't let me go either."
"We're going to die anyway. Considering Shuo Dai's deep love for you, please take her with you!"
I hadn't thought of that.
"Are you really that loyal to your damn king?"
Shuo Rui shuddered: "Mr. Zheng means..."
"Aren't most of your generals from the Shuo family?"
"yes!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Your damn king is such a scoundrel, why are you still loyal to him?"
Shuo Rui stared at me blankly: "You want me to rebel?"
"So you want these people to die with you?"
"Me! Besides me, the Dan Kingdom has three great generals. I am outnumbered and outmatched..."
"Then you can just wait to die!"
“Mr. Zheng! We are willing to serve you as our master,” Shuo Dai then shouted.
Holy crap? She's quite calculating. If I were to take the lead, with Elder Su already dead, who in the entire Dan Kingdom would be my match?
"How can I have time to be your king?"
Shuo Dai: "You don't need to be here. Just say that we are your people."
What a mess! It's all my fault for being too soft-hearted; now it's even more troublesome.
However, we'll need to come here to conduct experiments in the future, so we'll need to build a base or something.
Shuocheng is surrounded by mountains on two sides and a canal on the other.
With Kangcheng and Huaicheng echoing each other, if we really use this place as a base, it might actually work.
I landed on the ground: "Then let me ask you, how long will it take for Kangcheng to be rebuilt?"
Shuo Rui: "Now that Kangcheng is no longer threatened by the Si Kingdom, it will be able to return to its former state in at most six months."
Since we're going to rebel, we don't need to kill the Black Cavalry generals. They'll surrender just because of you.
With the addition of Shuocheng, Kangcheng, and Huaicheng, we now have over 50,000 troops at our disposal.
Furthermore, given your reputation for damaging Elder Su's reputation, I believe no one will dare to come.
After Shuo Rui finished speaking, Shuo Dai nodded in agreement.
If I could also easily obtain money and materials...
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