Chapter 829 Imposter
Xiao Chengqi looked up and sneered disdainfully, "Who is from your Xiao family? From beginning to end, my surname has always been Yang!"
This is the imperial surname of the former Great Zhou Dynasty.
Xiao Chengqi raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Then I am truly curious. Just who is it that has such extraordinary means to place the former crown prince into the palace and raise him as a prince? There are so many hurdles involved. A slight misstep could lead to complete failure. Isn't that... a bit too audacious!"
"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't." Xiao Chenglin narrowed his eyes slightly. "I've endured humiliation and hardship for many years, and I'm utterly fed up with you hypocrites!"
Xiao Chengqi chuckled, "Hmph, it seems that calling me 'Royal Brother' is beneath you?"
Xiao Chenglin gripped the hilt of his sword. "Xiao Chengqi, you don't need to say such nonsense! Your Xiao family stole the Yang family's territory, and today, it's time to pay it back!"
Xiao Chengqi's expression suddenly turned strange.
His gaze swept past Xiao Chenglin and landed on the rebel army behind him.
"The remnants of the previous dynasty have indeed laid out a grand scheme, scheming and plotting for years. They've certainly put in a lot of effort. Your escape from prison was also thanks to them, wasn't it?"
Xiao Chenglin would not answer his question.
However, Xiao Chengqi didn't need his answer anyway.
He narrowed his eyes slightly. "You started your rebellion in the southwest and fought your way to the capital. Do you know how many people in this capital have died because of you?"
Xiao Chenglin frowned; he felt that Xiao Chengqi's words had come too suddenly.
"You don't know, and you don't want to know, right?" Xiao Chenglin's eyes turned cold and sarcastic. "The number of soldiers who died on the road following you is countless. If you had cared about them even a little, you wouldn't have arrived in the capital today! They followed you through life and death, and you didn't even care about them, let alone these pawns in the capital?"
Xiao Chenglin's face turned cold.
One of his lieutenants immediately raised his voice, "To be loyal to His Highness! To restore the Great Zhou! This is our supreme honor! This dog emperor, stop spreading these heretical words—ah!"
A long black arrow suddenly flew in! Piercing through the sun! Arriving in an instant! Piercing deeply into the lieutenant's chest!
Pfft!
The sound of flesh tearing open rang out, and the lieutenant, clutching his bleeding chest, fell straight off his horse!
He was only one step away from Xiao Chenglin!
Xiao Chenglin's face darkened! He immediately fixed his gaze on the front!
Shen Yanchuan appeared beside Xiao Chenglin at some point, tall and elegant, holding a bow in one hand, his expression cold.
The distance between the two sides was not close, yet Shen Yanchuan's arrow seemed to have eyes, hitting the deputy general with incredible speed and precision!
Everyone stared in horror, the same thought flashing through their minds—if Shen Yanchuan's arrow had been just a little higher, it would have been Xiao Chenglin who had been shot off his horse!
Xiao Chenglin slowly tightened his grip on the sword hilt, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.
If Shen Yanchuan protects Xiao Chengqi with all his might, even if he were to break through this imperial city today, he probably wouldn't be able to take Xiao Chengqi's life!
If I had known that Shen Yanchuan was a big problem, I should have dealt with him as soon as possible when I left the capital!
After a brief silence, the rebels became agitated because of the arrow.
"He killed Deputy General Zhao!"
"At this point, they actually dared to make the first move; they're courting death!"
"Your Highness! This humble general is willing to volunteer! To slay the enemy leader! To avenge Vice General Zhao!"
The crowd was immediately agitated.
Xiao Chengqi glanced at the silent rebel soldiers on the ground.
"Unfortunately, he never knew until his death that the person he served was an imposter."
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