His father couldn't hold on any longer a few days ago; the hardships of fleeing famine were too grueling.
Today, he collapsed to the ground.
He hadn't intended to use such a cruel method, but seeing that they were all going to die if they couldn't get any food, he realized that they would all perish.
He didn't want to die yet.
Besides, his father is already dead, so this is just one last thing for his unfilial son.
The dark-skinned, thin man removed the old man from his shoulder and placed him on the ground.
He said this to the group of burly men.
"Gentlemen, look, could you exchange this for some grain?" The dark-skinned, thin man rubbed his hands together, his face full of flattery.
"This is all dried out, the meat is tough." A burly man looked the old man over and shook his head.
“This isn’t worth much grain. Li Er, bring half of it over.” After assessing the situation, he called out to Li Er, who was standing nearby.
"Alright, brother."
The dark-skinned, thin man took the grain, his face darkening, but he dared not utter a sound. After all, these men were all tall and strong, and it wouldn't be good if they harbored evil intentions and left him there as well.
Thinking of this, the dark-skinned, thin man broke out in a cold sweat.
"Gentlemen, I'll be taking my leave now." After saying this, the dark-skinned, thin man quickly left without looking back at his father.
At this moment, the emperor gradually regained consciousness after hearing the commotion around him.
However, due to the old man's stiffened body after death, he was temporarily unable to move.
"Brother, we're all still hungry, let's slaughter this two-legged sheep and eat it," Li Er suggested after handing the last piece of meat to his elder brother.
"Yes, brother, no one has come to exchange grain these past few days, and we don't have much stock left. We're all getting a bit hungry."
"Alright, let's slaughter this two-legged sheep and eat it." The eldest brother said, glancing at the men following him.
"Alright, coming right away." Then the burly men got to work.
At this moment, the emperor felt something was very wrong with the voice in his ear, and a chill ran down his spine.
He didn't know why he was there.
Before the emperor could come up with a solution, he felt his trousers being torn open, followed by a wet cloth being wiped on his thigh.
"Sizzle!"
"Ah!" A sharp pain shot through his thigh, and the emperor suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.
Upon seeing a knife stuck in his thigh, with blood flowing freely, the emperor was terrified and cried out in pain.
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