stonecrandall Chapter 793: Gongzi Gao is brave and ready to resist!
Chapter 793: Gongzi Gao is brave and ready to resist!
The moment he grasped the hilt of the sword, he felt a faint but real touch, as if a drowning man had grasped the last straw. The coldness and heaviness of the metal seemed to convey a false sense of courage. Gongzi Gao took a long, deep breath, forced down the trembling in his throat, supported his body with the sword, and struggled to stand up again.
Just when he finally steadied himself and looked around again, the last bit of composure he had barely maintained by holding the weapon shattered in an instant!
At some point, countless figures emerged from the darkness! They stood silently, like ghosts crawling out of the ground, surrounding the entire camp, making it impossible to get out. There were so many people, so densely packed, like a silent, moving forest.
But Gongzi Gao's heart sank into a deeper icy cave!
Because he saw it clearly - the armor style of these silent surrounders, which was shining with a cold and hard luster under the moonlight and the bonfire... was definitely not the standard style of the Southern Border Army!
Prince Gao, the puppet King of Qin who had been carefully nurtured by Gao Yao for many years, was manipulated like a puppet, but he still bore the title of "King of Qin".
Whenever there was a sacrificial ceremony, rewarding the army, or receiving foreign envoys, Gao Yao needed this solemn body to sit on the throne and issue orders in the name of "King of Qin" to whitewash the peace. Therefore, Gongzi Gao was very familiar with the generals of all levels of the Southern Border Army, the standard armor of each battalion, and even the attire of Gao Yao's core guards - that was the only "real" world he could touch during his life in prison.
However, at this moment, the armor worn by the densely packed and silent soldiers in front of him was hideous and unfamiliar! Under the cold moonlight, the reflection angle of the armor pieces, the shape of the helmets, and even the tanning and dyeing of the leather armor all revealed a style that Gongzi Gao had never seen before. One thing was certain. This was definitely not the standard equipment of the Southern Border Army!
No! A colder and more desperate thought instantly pierced his heart. This must be someone from the Southern Border Army! Only Gao Yao, who controls the entire Southern Border and can cover the sky with one hand, has the ability to deploy such a large elite force around his core guard camp without anyone noticing!
Only Gao Yao could have such a powerful army that wiped out all the guards around him like a ghost in the middle of the night! Gongzi Gao knew that he would die in Gao Yao's hands sooner or later. This was the fear buried deep in his heart the moment he became a puppet. But he never expected that death would come in such a ridiculous and humiliating way!
"King Qin, please come in!" A cold voice broke the silence. A general wearing the same unfamiliar armor rode his horse slowly out of the crowd and stopped a few steps away from Gongzi Gao. He looked down at him with a hint of undisguised sarcasm on his lips. His eyes were like looking at a lamb to be slaughtered, or... a piece of waste that was about to be discarded.
"Who are you? Did Gao ask you to come?!" Gongzi Gao screamed, his voice distorted by extreme fear and uncontrollable rage. It was not just confusion, but a raging rage of being completely fooled and made a fool of like a clown exploded in his chest.
Gao Yaodao must know! How could he not know?! What is the Southern Border Army? It is Gao Yao's ironclad private army that he has been cultivating for many years! How could any other army be able to sneak into the core camp of the King of Qin's imperial carriage without making any noise, and eliminate all the elite guards in an instant? This is simply a fantasy! Unless... all this was directed by Gao Yao himself!
Humiliation! This is naked humiliation! If you want to kill him, just kill him, why make such a scene? Let him run away in the empty camp like a frightened rabbit, and then watch him desperately looking for weapons like a monkey show? Gao wanted not only to kill him, but also to completely crush his remaining symbolic royal dignity in the mud before he died! This would make Gongzi Gao feel more miserable than a sword piercing his heart!
The general turned a deaf ear to Gongzi Gao's questioning, and the mocking smile on his face deepened: "King Qin, I don't know what you are talking about. But..." His voice suddenly turned cold, like ice, "You still have to come with me! Capture him!"
Before he finished speaking, several soldiers as ferocious as wolves and tigers suddenly jumped out from the shadows on both sides, holding ropes!
"How dare you!" Just as the soldier's hand was about to touch Gongzi Gao's collar, a loud shout rang out like thunder! Gongzi Gao, who had been holding the sword tightly in his hand, suddenly raised it like lightning, and the cold sword blade pressed firmly on his fragile neck! The sharp sword edge instantly pressed a glaring blood line on his skin!
"A soldier can be killed, but not humiliated!" Gongzi Gao's eyes were red as he stared at the general. Every word he said seemed to burst out from between his teeth, with a determination to perish together with his enemies. "I am Gongzi Gao! I am of the Ying family of the Great Qin! Even if I am a puppet, I am still the King of Qin! How can I allow you villains to humiliate me like this?!"
This sudden change made the pupils of the general sitting on his horse shrink suddenly, and for the first time, his face showed real surprise. He obviously did not expect that the seemingly cowardly puppet King Qin, who had always been played around by Gao Yao, would burst out with such a fierce blood in a desperate situation!
The few soldiers who were about to rush forward suddenly stopped, looked at each other, and dared not take another step forward. The scene was instantly deadlocked, with only the crackling of the bonfire reflecting Gongzi Gao's pale face twisted by anger and determination.
“Gao Yao——!” Gongzi Gao suddenly raised his head and roared at the dark night with all his strength. His voice was shrill and sad, echoing in the empty camp. “If you really want to kill me, then stand up and give me a chance to die! Why do you have to use the hands of thieves to do such a dirty and despicable thing?! You humiliate me like this, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at by the world?! Gao Yao! Come out——!!”
He shouted at the top of his lungs, each word carrying a tearful accusation and unwillingness. He stared at the darkness around him, expecting that familiar and terrifying figure to appear. Even if it came to end his life personally, it would be better than being tied up and dragged away like an animal by these nameless people!
However, all he got in response was deathly silence and the whimpering of the night wind. Gao Yao, like a cold ghost, always hid in the shadows behind the scenes, not even bothering to show his face. This complete indifference made Gongzi Gao feel more desperate and humiliated than any insult, and an indescribable impatience and resentment almost tore him apart.
"King Qin, why are you doing this?" The general seemed to have regained his composure, and his tone contained a hint of hypocritical persuasion, but his eyes were as cold as a knife, and he gave an imperceptible look to the soldier next to him.