Chapter 645: The ruler of a fallen nation is not worthy of judging my father’s merits and demerits
In the canyon, after the bombardment of huge rocks like rain, those who escaped death had no chance to breathe before the rocks replaced them and were again taken away by dense and cold arrows full of murderous intent.
The huge rocks cut off the two ends of the canyon. The people trapped in the middle could neither advance nor retreat, and were forced to scream and die in the depths of the dark canyon.
Outside the canyon, fellow deputy general You Hai stared at the long knife on his neck in disbelief, his eyes red as he roared, "Liang Ren!"
"Are you crazy?!"
Liang Ren's face was as gloomy as water and he didn't say anything. He flicked his wrist and the blade cut through You Hai's neck. A touch of warm blood splashed on the torn flesh.
You Hai was completely stunned, and he couldn't tell whether he was numb from the rumble and screams in the canyon, or frightened by Liang Ren's sudden betrayal.
The sharp pain in his neck barely allowed You Hai to regain some wits, but before he could think of the next sentence, Liang Ren said coldly, "Surrender and you will not be killed."
"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy."
To prove Liang Ren's words were true, the soldiers who had surrounded You Hai's 20,000-man army suddenly formed a battle array, raised their weapons and pressed forward. The same cry rose from all directions: "Surrender your weapons and we will not kill you!"
"Death to those who resist!"
"You dare!"
You Hai angrily said, "Are you going to rebel too?!"
"I am the deputy general appointed by the emperor to suppress the rebellion, you..."
"Who wasn't personally conferred the title by the Emperor?"
Liang Ren sneered and said coldly, "It's a pity that he is only the emperor you have identified."
"Liang Ren, you..."
"Deputy General You."
Liang Ren interrupted You Hai's roar and said lightly under You Hai's horrified gaze: "Since we have known each other for many years, I will give you another chance."
"Do you want to lead your troops to surrender, or do you want to go all the way and die with our General Dingnan?"
"You...you really are rebelling!"
You Hai pointed at Liang Rengang and shouted angrily. The next second, his eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost, and he looked at the man who was riding a horse towards him with his back to the smoke and dust in disbelief.
It’s Xu Yu.
Instead of hiding in Huizhou City as Qiu Zheng had expected due to the huge difference in military strength, Xu Yu did not retreat.
He also personally led his troops here to ambush.
And now…
There were not many people following Xu Yu, about two hundred at most.
But the one who was being dragged and rolled all the way here with his hands tied to the horse's tail was none other than General Dingnan, Qiu Zheng, who had been full of murderous intent and high spirits all the way.
You Hai was surrounded by enemies, his face was pale and he looked even more miserable than the corpses of those who had died in vain many days ago.
Xu Yu pulled the reins, the horse's hooves raised in mid-air, and with a light flick of the whip in his hand, a sharp gust of wind pierced through the air. He slowly bent down from the horse's back, looked down at the stiff You Hai, and said, "General You, long time no see."
For You Hai, although it was only a matter of time before he would meet his old friend Xu Yu again, he had already prepared for it.
But this reunion with an old friend that was so sudden and without any chance to react was far different from the countless scenarios You Hai had imagined beforehand.
You Hai's expression changed again and again. He stared at Xu Yu and gritted his teeth: "Yeah, long time no see."
"I haven't seen you for a few years. The prince is very different now. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought that what I heard before was just a rumor."
Xu Yu smiled faintly at the malice that lingered in his words, slowly rolled up his whip, and said lightly, "As the ancients said, after three days of absence, one should look upon him with new eyes. Now it is my turn to present myself before General You. I hope I have lived up to his expectations."
"The prince is really capable."
You Hai knew that Xu Yu's presence here would lead to his own death. His eyes looked as if they could turn into knives and ruthlessly cut off Xu Yu's flesh. He spoke word by word, "It seems that the years of exile in the northwest have indeed made the prince grow a lot."
"I just wonder if the family members who were exiled with the prince are still safe now that he has such incredible abilities and such a terrifying reputation."
"I heard the journey to exile was dangerous, and the prince's family consists mostly of old and young people, and most of them are women. I don't know..."
"presumptuous!"
Liang Ren's face turned pale with anger, and he slashed at You Hai's arm. Seeing You Hai almost fainting from the pain, he rolled to the ground and shouted angrily, "How can a defeated general like you have the right to shout under the command of the Xu family's young master?!"
"If you dare to say anything disrespectful again, I will chop you off right now without the Young Master's orders!"
"Cough cough cough... chop... chop me?"
You Hai was covered in blood, but he was still panting and laughing: "What can you do if you chop me up?"
"Even if you slice me to pieces or tear me apart alive today, I'm just a worthless life. It doesn't matter if I die."
"If you kill me, will the Marquis of Jiaxing be able to come back to life? Can the hundreds of thousands of innocent souls who died tragically on the battlefield of Hongbei back then be resurrected?"
Liang Ren's face changed drastically.
You Hai laughed even more wantonly and arrogantly: "Resurrection from the dead is fake, the dead are dead!"
"What can the prince do even if he is so majestic and brave today?"
"The Marquis of Jiaxing was so famous back then, I wonder how much more famous he was than the Crown Prince today, but what about the Marquis of Jiaxing himself?"
"He's dead!"
"He died in Hongbei! His body was torn to pieces!"
Amidst countless gazes eager to kill him, You Hai cocked his neck triumphantly and said maliciously, "Your Highness, you haven't even recovered the remains of the Marquis of Jiaxing? Perhaps there isn't a remains at all?"
"With all the chaos back then, who knows if the remains of Marquis Jiaxing fell on the battlefield and were trampled into mud by the Ranma people?"
"So, the soul of my loving father is still in Hongbei?"
"Hahaha!"
You Hai stopped clutching his bleeding arm and raised his other hand with difficulty, pointing at Xu Yu and saying excitedly, "What if the prince kills me today?"
"I died on the way to suppress the rebellion. Even if my body was mutilated, I would still be rewarded by the court as a loyal minister and a good general. But Marquis Jiaxing is different."
"He's a traitor."
"You, you all... including the entire Jiaxing Marquisate, everyone in the Xu family, you were traitors every day when you were alive, and you will be wandering ghosts after you die!"
As You Hai was rushing towards his death, he spoke very fluently, talking like a machine gun without any pause.
The evil words he uttered had a great impact on both sides present.
Rongchang and others were shocked and unbelievable.
Liang Ren and others were angry.
The anger almost bursting through the flesh and blood of the chest.
But under such complex and strong emotions, Xu Yu, who was pointed at and insulted for a long time, looked very calm.
There is not even a hint of ups and downs.
Xu Yu dismounted and walked up to You Hai. He inadvertently stepped on You Hai's bleeding arm. Amid You Hai's uncontrollable screams, he said calmly, "You're wrong about one thing."
"My father did die in Hongbei, but he and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in vain in Hongbei are all heroes. Their spirits live on in this place, and we are not afraid of any villains."
"And what you call treason..."
Xu Yu sneered and whispered, "Your country will soon be destroyed. How can a mere ruler of a fallen nation be qualified to judge my father's merits and demerits?"
"Emperor Yongshun is not worthy, and you are even less worthy."
"As for what you just said, the humiliation of a defeated army is like the barking of a dog. Do you think that spitting a few times can make you look mighty and unyielding?"
"A rewarded loyal minister and general?"
Xu Yu gradually increased the pressure on his footsteps. As You Hai struggled, unable to speak, he whispered, "You are totally wrong."
"From the moment you utter your first word, you and your entire family will pay the price for this."
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