mc-med Chapter 232 Luo Cheng: I swear to kill Qin Qiong!
Chapter 232 Luo Cheng: I swear to kill Qin Qiong!
"Your Highness, they're from Yanshan, saying they're looking for Luo Cheng."
Outside the main tent, Yuwen Chenglong reported to Lü Xiao, and also introduced the origins of these thirteen people.
Lu Xiao looked up and his gaze fell on these people.
Seeing their attire and the undeniable injuries on their bodies, a bad premonition immediately welled up in his heart.
What made these elites of the elite abandon the Prince of Beiping's mansion and travel thousands of miles to come here to find someone?
Something big must have happened, something truly momentous.
"Summon Luo Cheng here," Lü Xiao said in a deep voice.
Before long, Luo Cheng heard that several men dressed in black armor and carrying curved swords were looking for him, so he hurried over.
As soon as he entered the tent, his gaze fell on the man in the lead.
"Yenching University?"
Upon seeing the other person, Luo Cheng recognized him at a glance.
Isn't this the Yan Yun Eighteen Riders, the most elite troops under his father's command?
They were his father's trump card, the people his father trusted most. How could they be here?
"Young Master! My old lord..." Upon seeing Luo Cheng, Yan Da could no longer suppress his grief and knelt on the ground with a thud, tears streaming down his face.
"Our old lord... he's dead!"
"What!" Luo Cheng's eyes widened suddenly, his eyeballs almost popping out.
He rushed forward and grabbed Yan Da's shoulders tightly with both hands, his voice trembling.
"How could my father be dead? You're lying! My father was perfectly fine, how could he be dead?"
"Your Highness, it's Qin Qiong!" Yan Er knelt on the ground, saying with great sorrow.
"Qin Qiong left Beiping Prefecture and joined Dou Jiande!"
On the battlefield, he personally used his flying mace to injure the old lord, allowing Naroshi to capture him!
Later, our old lord died in Dou Jiande's camp!
"Qin Qiong! Qin Qiong!"
When Luo Cheng learned the whole story, his eyes immediately turned red, as if they were about to bleed.
He released Yenching University, staggered back two steps, and roared to the sky, his voice filled with boundless hatred and grief.
That dream was right after all!
Sure enough, there was an accident at home!
No wonder he dreamt of lying in the snow, being torn apart by wolves; that desolation and helplessness was exactly what his father felt before he died!
What a Qin Qiong!
What a fine Qin Shubao!
He treated the other person as his cousin, a relative, and a respected elder brother, and treated him well and trusted him completely!
But this guy not only betrayed his father and joined the enemy, he even killed his father with his own hands!
"Your Highness, don't be too sad..."
Yuwen Chenglong stood aside. He was usually quite eloquent, but at this moment he didn't know how to offer any advice.
After all, he had previously reassured Luo Cheng with great confidence, saying that dreams are always the opposite of reality.
He dreams every day that his biological father is beheaded, but his biological father is still alive and well.
But in the blink of an eye, Luo Yi was actually killed, murdered by his own nephew.
If that's the case, then his dream about his elder brother Yuwen Chengdu being torn apart by Li Yuanba, could it be true?
Thinking of this, Yuwen Chenglong felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to his head, and his whole body went cold.
"Things have come to this, Your Highness, it's time to look forward."
Lu Xiao stepped forward, reached out, and gently patted Luo Cheng's shoulder.
He hadn't expected things to develop to this point.
He originally thought that Luo Yi, as the Prince of Beiping, held a large army and was protected by the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun. Even if he could not defeat Dou Jiande, he would be safe.
But who could have imagined that Qin Qiong would suddenly appear and completely change the course of the battle?
Now that Luo Yi is dead, Beiping Prefecture is leaderless and will certainly not be able to hold out.
It seems that the land of Hebei will fall completely into Dou Jiande's hands.
This game has become even more unpredictable.
"Your Highness, I understand."
Luo Cheng took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the grief and hatred surging in his chest.
He opened his eyes, his gaze now devoid of any confusion, filled only with a deep-seated hatred and resolute determination.
He will surely seek out Qin Qiong, capture him, tear him to pieces, and scatter his bones to ashes, to comfort his father's spirit in heaven!
Luo Cheng vows that he will not be a man if he does not avenge this grudge!
"Your Highness, such a huge change has occurred in Beiping Prefecture."
With Luo Yi's death, Hebei is leaderless, which is extremely disadvantageous for the imperial court.
Li Jing pondered for a long time before finally speaking slowly, expressing his worries.
"Um."
Lü Xiao nodded; he had already considered this. With the fall of Beiping, the gateway to Hebei would be wide open, allowing Dou Jiande to advance unimpeded and sweep across the entire province.
Meanwhile, Goguryeo, having lost the restraint of Beiping Prefecture, will inevitably become restless and cause trouble.
However, he is currently far away in the Jianghuai region, leading his army to confront hundreds of thousands of rebels, and his reach cannot extend that far.
Moreover, the Sui Dynasty was in turmoil, with war raging everywhere.
Even if he had three heads and six arms, he wouldn't be able to be in two places at once and could only take care of what was in front of him first.
"Your Highness, if we delay for another two months, these rebels will surely be defeated."
Li Jing changed the subject and returned to the current battle situation.
He had already placed his own spies within the allied forces, constantly monitoring their every move.
In recent days, news of the Allied forces' food shortages and low morale has been coming back in a steady stream.
With 500,000 mouths to feed, who besides the imperial court could sustain such a situation, feeding people and horses every day?
In less than two months, half of them will starve to death.
"No need to wait two months," Lü Xiao said slowly as he stood up. "I will completely eliminate them within a month."
He didn't give Cheng Yaojin much time, at most ten days.
If these people still refuse to become king, then he will have no choice but to take matters into his own hands and launch a direct attack on Siping Mountain.
Upon hearing this, Li Jing said no more.
He had followed Lü Xiao for many years and knew the prince's temperament well.
Lu Xiao has never broken his word. Since he dared to say it, he must have had plenty of confidence and assurance.
Now, all they need to do is wait patiently for the coming storm.
"Your Highness." Lü Xiao turned around, his gaze falling on Luo Cheng, who had remained silent, and said in a deep voice.
"Once this matter is resolved, I will give you the opportunity to seek revenge on Qin Qiong."
But until then, you must remain in the military and not leave without permission.
He cannot let Luo Cheng go now.
Once Luo Cheng leaves, he will definitely go after Qin Qiong at all costs.
Qin Qiong's martial arts skills were already quite good, and he also had two fierce generals, Qin Yong and Luo Shixin, by his side to help him. How could he stand idly by?
After a fierce battle, even with his superior martial arts skills, Luo Cheng was no match for the overwhelming force and would ultimately meet the same fate as Luo Yi.
Moreover, he would need to recapture Yanshan in the future and use Luo Cheng's reputation to gather Luo Yi's old troops and reorganize the remaining situation in Hebei.
Therefore, Luo Cheng had to stay under my command and couldn't go anywhere else.
"Thank you, Your Highness. I hope Your Highness will lend me a hand."
Luo Cheng raised his head and looked at Lü Xiao, his eyes filled with a complex expression.
Despite his arrogance and disdain for others, he was well aware of the abilities of Luo Shixin and Qin Yong.
The two men were a humanoid beast with superhuman strength but poor judgment, and a young, strong, and skilled warrior with exceptional hammer-wielding abilities.
Without Lü Xiao's help, it would be too difficult, almost impossible, for him to take revenge on his own.
"Of course." Lü Xiao stepped forward and patted Luo Cheng on the shoulder again. "Traitors to the court should be killed without exception. That scoundrel Qin Qiong won't escape."