bestfiction Chapter 405 There is only one dead end
Chapter 405 There is only one dead end
Li Hai watched this scene in shock and astonishment.
For a moment, he stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
Upon hearing this, Prince Yong's face grew even more gloomy. He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the force, and roared viciously, "A bunch of utterly foolish and lowly people, utterly unreasonable!"
"Rebellion is a capital offense! I am here on imperial orders to quell the rebellion, and you unruly commoners dare to openly defy the court and even have the audacity to ambush me. Your crimes are truly unforgivable, and your punishment is further—"
However, before the King of Yong's roar could even finish, countless people poured out from the side paths and the forests, some carrying hoes, sickles, and kitchen knives, rushing toward the King of Yong's location with a death-defying spirit.
Almost instantly, it engulfed Prince Yong and his twenty-odd guards.
Li Hai stared at the horrifying scene for a long time before he came to his senses. Panicked, he shouted at Yun Shang in a trembling and urgent voice, "Lord Yun, hurry! Quickly order the guards to protect the Prince!"
Yun Shang watched indifferently as Prince Yong was gradually swallowed up by the crowd.
Even the strength of an ant can shake an elephant.
Turning his head, he smiled and said to Li Hai, "Lord Li, you are so loyal to His Highness Prince Yong, why don't you go and rescue him yourself?"
Upon hearing Yun Shang's words, Li Hai hesitated and did not move forward.
Meeting Yun Shang's faint smile, he felt even more embarrassed and annoyed that his thoughts had been seen through, his face turning pale and red in turns.
He composed himself before stammering, "Lord Yun, this is no time for jokes! If anything were to happen to His Highness, none of us could bear the responsibility!"
At this moment, the shouts of the people were deafening, and amidst the flying dust, one could see that the guards of Prince Yong had been scattered and broken.
Yun Shang seemed not to hear, slowly straightening his sleeves, his expression like a still pond, without a ripple: "Lord Li, you and I both know why these people are like this."
“Those rebels did not deserve to die. Prince Yong used the pretext of suppressing the rebellion, but instead committed acts of brutal cruelty and slaughter, which forced them to their doom.”
"Isn't he to blame for this situation today?"
Li Hai stared wide-eyed at Yun Shang in disbelief, as if he had seen some kind of demon: "Lord Yun, how could you utter such treasonous words! The Prince is a prince, this is blatant treason!"
"Treason?" Yun Shang chuckled softly.
The laughter carried a mixture of mockery and pity.
His gaze fell upon the Prince of Yong's entourage, who were engulfed by the crowd. Amid the mournful cries of the people, he could almost hear the Prince of Yong's desperate plea for help.
"He drove the people to a dead end, so he should have known that the path he was on could also become a dead end from which there was no turning back."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a guard covered in blood staggered through the crowd and ran up to them.
He was a guard of Prince Yong.
With his last ounce of strength, he grabbed Li Hai's robe and pleaded weakly, "My lords, please, please save the prince..."
Warm, scarlet blood slowly trickled down his fingertips, spreading across the ground and creating a shocking red stain.
Li Hai, who had initially harbored a sliver of hope to save the man, was instantly overwhelmed by fear upon seeing the horrifying wounds on the guard's body.
He trembled uncontrollably and backed away repeatedly.
"No, no, I don't want to die!"
These lowly people have gone completely mad! If he were to go and rescue Prince Yong, he would surely be hacked to death by these insane lowly people!
Li Hai's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.
He's in a bind now, unable to advance or retreat!
The chaos lasted for a long time.
Finally, the angry and rioting crowd gradually quieted down. Li Hai looked at the suddenly quiet scene and felt a jolt in his heart, as if he had been hit hard by a heavy hammer.
He turned his head abruptly, his voice trembling slightly, and asked, "Lord Yun, the Prince...?"
As if in response to his words, the people who had gathered together quickly dispersed in all directions, just as they had when they arrived.
The air was thick with the pungent smell of blood.
Li Hai looked at the several corpses lying on the ground not far away, and felt a sudden darkness before his eyes.
He struggled to support his weak legs and stumbled toward the corpses, each step feeling like walking on cotton, unsteady and powerless.
Yun Shang followed behind him, her expression calm, as if she couldn't see the bloodshed before her.
As he approached, Li Hai immediately recognized the almost unrecognizable corpse on the ground.
The corpse was wearing a long robe embroidered with golden python patterns. Although it was soaked in blood and covered in dust, it was still clear that it was the same clothes that Prince Yong was wearing today.
Li Hai's pupils constricted sharply, and he let out a terrified gasp. He knelt on the ground with a thud, clutching his head with his hands, and muttered to himself, "It's over, it's all over, Your Highness Prince Yong... what are we going to do!"
Prince Yong died on his way back to the capital, and none of his entourage escaped!
Yun Shang walked to the body of the Prince of Yong.
The golden python robe on Prince Yong's body was almost completely soaked in blood, clinging haphazardly to his mangled body like a discarded rag.
He had no fatal wounds, but his body was covered in wounds, with almost no intact skin or flesh on his body. His eyes were wide open in despair, clearly indicating that he had died from excessive blood loss in endless pain.
Yun Shang gave a slight smile.
He knelt down, reached out and closed the unseeing eyes of Prince Yong, his tone calm: "Lord Li, things have come to this, grief is of no use."
"The most urgent task is to figure out how to explain this to the Emperor."
Li Hai was numb, utterly terrified, his mind blank. He muttered, "Confess? How can I confess..."
"This is Prince Yong! Prince Yong has made so many mistakes before, but His Majesty has repeatedly let him off lightly, which is enough to prove that His Majesty cares about Prince Yong very much. Now he is dying on his way back to the capital!"
"Lord Yun, how can you and I bear this responsibility?!"
Compared to his shock and loss of composure, Yun Shang was completely unresponsive. He calmly said, "Report the facts as they are."
Li Hai stared at him blankly.
He felt as if he was only now getting to know Yun Shang.
What kind of person could be so fearless after killing a prince?
He wanted to report the truth, but if he did, would he still be alive to return to Shengjing?
Li Hai shuddered violently and subconsciously said, "Yes, yes, we must report the truth..."
"So, so... the prince and his party were attacked before they could rejoin the main force and were killed by the rioters. By the time we arrived, it was too late."
Yun Shang listened to Li Hai's trembling words and turned to look at him.
His eyes were deep and calm, making him unfathomable.
He said calmly, "Just as Lord Li said."
When Li Hai met his deep, calm eyes, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if a coldness shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
He forced out a smile that looked worse than a grimace.