He struggled to warn his general, but Zhu Zhen's kick had already extinguished all his life force...
In the end, all he had time to do was shout one last time.
"General..."
But before he could finish speaking, Zhu Zhen's angry roar rang out.
"roll…"
After yelling at the soldiers, Zhu Zhen rubbed her hands together, a wicked smile playing on her lips and her eyes sparkling with a hint of amusement, and said...
"My little beauty, I'm here..."
The messenger didn't understand what he had done wrong until his last breath. He was wholeheartedly devoted to his general, but his general not only didn't believe him, but also killed him...
Li Zhu looked at the messenger on the ground. Even in his last moments, he was fulfilling his mission. Such soldiers were extremely rare in this chaotic world…
Out of respect for the soldier, Li Zhu squatted down, looked at him, and sighed.
"Although I don't know your name, you were a true soldier in this chaotic world. I hope you can be born in a peaceful era in your next life, so you can truly live for yourself..."
Perhaps having heard Li Zhu's words, the messenger finally closed his eyes, which had been wide open in death...
When Li Zhu stood up again, he looked at the tightly closed door with a chilling gaze. The fact that soldiers like this could be killed so easily showed how cruel and incompetent their commander was; such a person didn't deserve to live in this world…
A series of unpleasant sounds came from inside the room. Li Zhu was furious. How big must one's heart be to be so oblivious to what was going on outside and only want the woman by one's side?
The city had fallen, yet they didn't realize it at all, and they completely ignored the messengers' messages...
Bang!
Li Zhu kicked the door open, and Zhu Zhen, who was driving, mistook him for a messenger who wasn't quite dead, and roared without looking up.
"Get out...didn't you hear me? I told you to get out..."
But the next moment, his body involuntarily trembled, and he knelt there dumbfounded, staring at Li Zhu who had entered…
The moment Li Zhu pushed open the door, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, thinking to himself, "This is too much to bear..."
"If you don't mind, you can continue. I'll just look around here..."
Li Zhu clicked his tongue and said somewhat apologetically, after all, he had interrupted someone's good time, which was unethical...
"Who are you? Don't you know this is our bedroom? What are you doing barging in? Do you know this is a capital offense? Guards, where are the guards? Seize this audacious thief!"
Zhu Zhen shouted and yelled for a long time, but there was no response...
It was only then that Zhu Zhen realized something was wrong, but he didn't consider the message the messenger had given him, since it sounded like a lie...
"Who are you? Did the New Tang Dynasty send you to assassinate me? How much money did they pay you? I'll give you double..."
Li Zhu just watched him quietly. A person's will to live is extremely strong when they are about to die, just like Zhu Zhen now. In his heart, he wished he could tear Li Zhu to pieces, but on the surface, he could agree to any of Li Zhu's requests...
Seeing that Li Zhu didn't speak, Zhu Zhen thought the money wasn't enough, and quickly added...
"Three times the price! I'll pay three times the price for my life..."
Li Zhu looked at Zhu Zhen with a cold smile, as if he were looking at a monkey. If he weren't afraid that killing him would be too bloody and frighten the two pretty girls next to him, he would have already made his move...
The sight of Zhu Zhen's flabby body disgusted him, especially the way that flabby flesh could jiggle in front of such a young and beautiful woman, which only intensified his loathing for her...
Seeing that Li Zhu only sneered and remained silent, Zhu Zhen began to panic and hurriedly continued to beg for mercy.
"Name your price, I can give you all my money..."
"Even if I kill you, your money will still be mine..."
Li Zhu said expressionlessly, "This is tantamount to sentencing Zhu Zhen to death..."
"You can't escape if you kill me. My soldiers are everywhere outside. If they see you kill me, they'll stop you at all costs to prevent you from leaving. If you let me go, I'll give you all my money, and then I'll have the soldiers let you go. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?"
Zhu Zhen's analysis was very logical, but he didn't know that the area outside was already filled with Li Zhu's soldiers, and had nothing to do with Zhu Zhen anymore. He was still threatening him with soldiers who didn't even exist...
"Now that I'm here, do you think I care about the soldiers outside?"
Li Zhu looked at Zhu Zhen and sneered. Even now, the other party was still playing tricks. He simply wanted to contact his soldiers first, confirm his safety, and then settle accounts with Li Zhu. Li Zhu saw through his little scheme. However, even if he let him leave, the result would be the same, because the entire Qicheng would be his...
"Hero, since you don't care about the soldiers outside, I'll have them bring the gold and silver treasures over to you..."
Zhu Zhen got up from the two young girls, ignoring their pleading looks, and rushed out after throwing on some clothes...
Li Zhu looked at Zhu Zhen with amusement, but was completely stunned the moment Zhu Zhen rushed out of the room…
The courtyard was full of soldiers, but they weren't the men he expected to be under his command; all the soldiers were dressed in the uniforms of the New Tang Imperial Guard…
Seeing this, Zhu Zhen had only one thought in her mind: It's over!
It was obvious that Qicheng had fallen, yet he was the last to know…
Looking at the now-cold messenger on the ground, he suddenly realized that although the messenger had exaggerated, the message he conveyed was true. He still had a chance to escape at that time, but he missed it. Instead, he used the time he had spent escaping to shake the fat on his belly on the bed of two beautiful women…
"Weren't you going to call for help? I'm waiting here..."
Li Zhu looked at Zhu Zhen with a teasing expression, waiting for his next move!
Zhu Zhen knew that he had only been able to leave the room because Li Zhu wanted him to leave; the other party was just playing a cat-and-mouse game. Now, it was definitely impossible for him to leave the courtyard again…
"This must be His Highness the Crown Prince of the New Tang Dynasty? This humble general, Zhu Zhen, the garrison commander of Qicheng, greets His Highness the Crown Prince. Long live the Crown Prince!"
Li Zhu was amused by him. This guy was really shameless. He had been caught red-handed, yet he still wanted to use his status as a general of the New Tang Dynasty to avoid punishment. If he had known this would happen, why did he rebel in the first place?
"No, I'm not your crown prince. Your crown prince should still be in Taiyuan..."
"Your Highness, you are mistaken. The New Tang Dynasty is the legitimate dynasty, while Zhu Wen is merely a rebel. I was forced into this situation; my family is in Taiyuan Prefecture, and I had no choice but to serve Zhu Wen. My heart has always been with the New Tang..."
Zhu Zhen is incredibly shameless; he dares to spout nonsense even in front of the Crown Prince himself…
"Really? I think your heart is with women..."
Li Zhu said sarcastically!
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