The old man stopped walking.
"For the last match, let's have a quiet and straightforward one with them."
"What a pity. After spending half his life plotting against others, he never expected to be so upright and honest in the end."
"Hahahahaha..." The old man burst into laughter, as if mocking the wasted efforts of his first half of life.
Then he stepped across the threshold and gradually traveled far away.
After a long while, Marquis Dingyuan, leaning against the wall, also stepped out the door.
In a daze, a shrill female voice, like that of a vengeful ghost, seemed to soar straight to the sky and resound throughout the mansion.
"Hahaha, Yuan Xu, Yuan Binpei, Fang Yunhua, your retribution has come, hahahaha."
“Yuan Xu, Fang Yunhua, you poisoned your own granddaughter, and your hands are stained with so much blood.”
"Yuan Binpei, you were so smart all your life, but in the end you were just a foolishly filial son. You watched your parents kill their own daughter and didn't dare to utter a word. You even tried to conspire with the devil. You are utterly disgusting."
"My poor Ying'er, my poor daughter! She's so young, with such a bright future..." The woman's voice was heart-wrenching, as if her heart and bones had been ripped out.
"She just died like that... I didn't even get to see her one last time."
"I'll haunt you even as a ghost, hahaha..."
"His Majesty will not let you go either. You will all die, and die a very miserable death, hahahaha."
"You all must die, you all must descend to the eighteenth level of hell, suffer endless torment, and atone for your sins against my Ying'er..."
The venomous voice lingered in the mansion, refusing to dissipate for a long time.
"Me too... I'm guilty too, I deserve to die too, we all have to go and atone for Ying'er's sins..."
"And my child who died shortly after birth..."
The last few words were spoken with a sudden decrease in volume, accompanied by obvious sobs and choked sobs.
But Marquis Dingyuan still heard it.
Yuan Xu is his father, Fang Yunhua is his mother, and Yuan Binpei is his name.
This woman was Lady Dingyuan, who had been imprisoned for life after their daughter died suddenly many years ago, driven mad by her grief.
She was a baby girl that his parents had found during the war years ago. They were childhood sweethearts and grew up together.
She gave birth to a child, a girl, while she was imprisoned, but the child died shortly after birth.
If... Marquis Dingyuan's eyes were momentarily dazed, they would immediately regain their clarity the next second.
There are no "what ifs," and he never regrets any of the decisions he has made.
He mounted his horse and gripped his sword tightly.
Looking at the rows of torches held high so close to us, it was as if we could also see the light in the distance.
The light converged into waves of red.
"Report! The old lady committed suicide in prison. She told the Marquis not to worry about her and to do as he pleases."
The guards who received the message from the prison rushed over and reported the news to the father and son.
The father and son gripped the reins tightly once more.
Yuan Xu took a deep breath.
Now only the father and son remain. Back then, under the protection of the Crown Prince, they were unable to fight the Qi Dynasty head-on. Now, let's try again.
Marquis Dingyuan seemed to have learned of his mother's plan at this moment.
She wasn't being overly impulsive that day.
She probably wanted to die a long time ago, which is why she bumped into Shen Yulou that day and uttered wild words, venting her useless resentment.
She was of little use, and staying would only be a burden to them, so she chose to die.
Or perhaps she felt her sins were too grave, so she went to atone for them ahead of time.
"On my command, we will storm the capital city directly, ignoring the rest of the city."
Yuan Xu drew his sword and raised it high.
His chest vibrated, and he forced out the loudest sound, mixed with the gurgling of thick liquid in his throat.
But everyone heard it.
"attack!"
He swung his sword, pointing it straight ahead.
Ten thousand horses galloping.
Within the capital, herds of black-clad soldiers, their horses tethered and their men holding sashes, advanced relentlessly, their movements both chaotic and orderly, utterly silent. The rhythmic sound of their galloping horses spoke volumes as they raced toward their destination.
An Youping led Ji Chang to the hostile forces on the outskirts of the capital, where Ji Chang led the team to clear them out and defend against possible external enemies.
Shen Bijue led Chi Wangshu to the hostile forces within the inner perimeter of the capital, where Chi Wangshu was responsible for clearing them out and guarding the area around the imperial city, ready to support the palace at any time.
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