Chapter 320

As he was pondering, suddenly, Wang Jian erupted in fury:

"What? Li Yuanba was only late for a short while, and you surrendered, choosing to pledge loyalty to Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu?"

"What if Li Yuanba does not go? If he does not go, do you still intend to assassinate the Emperor?"

"Your Majesty, this man is a traitor to the nation; please execute him immediately!"

"Ah?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Xiaoyaozi was utterly stunned.

At that moment, he knelt and kowtowed frantically toward Facing Ying Su, shouting: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, I absolutely had no such intention! We were merely feigning surrender! Even if General Li Yuanba did not come, we would absolutely not pledge loyalty to Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu! We would only wait for a suitable moment to coordinate with the main army to kill Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu!"

He shouted frantically!

Facing Ying Su laughed: "According to your words, must I not record a merit for you?"

Xiaoyaozi shook his head frantically:

"I dare not claim merit, but this humble one absolutely will not betray again!"

"You must know, the very moment General Li Yuanba appeared, we immediately followed General Li Yuanba to kill the Xiongnu soldiers! On this point, General Li Yuanba can testify!"

"General Li Yuanba, please speak up quickly! Is this not the case?"

He kept shouting, wailing toward General Li Yuanba!

And everyone else turned their gaze toward General Li Yuanba!

General Li Yuanba scratched his head and said: "When I first rushed in, they were indeed helping me kill the Xiongnu soldiers!"

Facing Ying Su asked: "Then... at that time when you fell into the pit, did Xiaoyaozi intend to save you or kill you?"

"This..."

General Li Yuanba scratched his head, and finally, shook his head: "I do not know!"

He truly did not know.

After all... how could anyone explain such a matter clearly!

Yet his single "I do not know" directly scared Xiaoyaozi half to death; he began kowtowing frantically toward General Li Yuanba, shouting: "General, General! Do you not remember?"

"Although I was sneering at you at that time, I also gave you a signal with my eyes, and one foot even hooked the iron chain!"

"Although that sword strike was aimed at your head, however... it was intended to sever the chains binding you!"

"Even if I, Xiaoyaozi, do not speak of loyalty to Great Qin, I would absolutely never commit an act of betrayal time and again!"

"If such conduct were spoken of, it would simply make people laugh at me!"

He shouted repeatedly, while Facing Ying Su frowned!

After a moment, he said to Wang Jian: "I think this Xiaoyaozi is indeed a person of commendable loyalty and courage; he should not be some treacherous villain!"

Wang Jian roared: "Your Majesty, this man cannot be kept! Keeping him is purely a disaster!"

Chongxin knelt and bowed to Facing Ying Su, saying: "Your Majesty, regarding whether this man is loyal or treacherous, this servant noticed a detail: when Xiaoyaozi was brought in just now, he was crying the whole time. This indicates that this man was indeed wrongly accused; otherwise, how could he cry so sorrowfully?"

"Your Majesty, you often say that a person makes no mistakes but is not human. Even if he truly made a mistake, you should give him a chance to reform and start anew!"

He kowtowed to Facing Ying Su!

Upon hearing these words, Lu Wan immediately knelt and bowed to Facing Ying Su: "Your Majesty, what Lord Chongxin said is reasonable. This man killed dozens of Xiongnu soldiers and is therefore a person of merit. You should give him a chance; only thus can Your Majesty's benevolence and virtue be demonstrated!"

"What? Just..."

Fan Kuai grew anxious; he opened his mouth to say something, but before he could speak, Lu Wan pinched his thigh hard, causing him to grimace in pain.

Just as he was about to scold Lu Wan, he saw Lu Wan frantically signaling him with his eyes!

He did not understand the meaning.

However... Cao Can understood it, knelt and bowed to Facing Ying Su: "Your Majesty, when Xiaoyaozi and the others were killing the Xiongnu soldiers, they were indeed very diligent!"

"Among these people, many were injured in this battle!"

"Since this is the case..."

Facing Ying Su frowned repeatedly, and finally, looked at Wang Jian: "Then let him keep his life!"

"But... a death penalty may be spared, but a living punishment cannot be avoided. He must atone for sins through merit to avoid death. General Wang Jian, assign him a task!"

"If he completes the task, I will spare his death penalty. If he fails the task, I will announce to the world his betrayal to the Xiongnu; for the crime of treason, he shall be cut into a thousand pieces and executed by slow slicing!"

Facing Ying Su spoke these words; upon hearing them, Wang Jian immediately nodded: "Yes!"

He pondered for a moment, then said to Xiaoyaozi: "Since Grand General Han Xin previously assigned you the task of killing Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu, continue executing that task!"

"Now, Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu has just fled not long ago. Take your three hundred men and pursue Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu. If you kill Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu, I will petition the Emperor to grant you a marquis title!"

"If you fail to kill Chanyu Modu Chanyu Chanyu Modu, you shall be executed for the crime of treason!"

After finishing, he knelt and bowed to Facing Ying Su!

Facing Ying Su did not speak but looked toward Xiaoyaozi: "How about it?"

"I... I..."

Xiaoyaozi was numb, but at that moment, what could he do? He could only nod: "Yes!"

In the blink of an eye, he left!

And gazing at his departing back, Facing Ying Su, Wang Jian, Lu Wan, and the rest of the group all laughed heartily!

Facing Ying Su then cursed Wang Jian shamelessly, saying that killing a person is merely a matter of a single chop, yet he insisted on playing with him before killing him!

Wang Jian knelt and bowed respectfully to Facing Ying Su: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable. Since he is useless, he should be utilized to the fullest!"

At this moment, everyone laughed again.

They continued drinking wine and eating meat!

After three rounds of wine and five courses of dishes, not long after, the group dispersed!

And that group of Xiongnu beauties brought Snow Woman back into Facing Ying Su's tent again!

However... when Facing Ying Su finished with Bai Hu this time, he was startled!

Because... no matter how much Ying Su tormented her, she showed no reaction whatsoever!

Checking her breath, he felt not a shred of warmth!

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"This... is... dead?"

Ying Su slapped the Snow Woman's buttocks twice, then finally pulled the handkerchief stuffed in her mouth out.

Then, he touched her body again and again, feeling the warmth on her skin.

Finally, he shook his head: "Someone, throw her out to feed the wolves!"

He shouted, and taking advantage of the momentum, helped the Snow Woman put her clothes back on!

However, before the Hun beauty could even step out!

Suddenly, the Snow Woman, who had been lying on the bed, shot up!

Then, a sharp sword light stabbed toward Ying Su!

"This..."

Ying Su was shocked in his heart, and then, instinctively, he rolled like a donkey, barely dodging that sword strike!

"Protect the sovereign!"

Ying Su shouted!

However, this loud shout did not bring anyone to protect him; instead, there was movement outside the tent!

His tent was instantly torn apart; six soldiers dressed as Qin Army troops all drew their swords and stabbed toward Ying Su!

"This..."

Ying Su was startled and hurriedly tried to flee!

But... all six of them were masters of Wu Gong; almost instantly, they reached Ying Su's side!

One sword thrust straight for Ying Su's throat!

"Someone!"

Ying Su shouted!

At this very moment, he could hear commotion outside!

Presumably, those responsible for his protection were rushing over!

But... however fast they were, they could not be faster than the Snow Woman's sword about to reach Ying Su's throat!

She was filled with hatred for Ying Su!

She fiercely stabbed toward Ying Su!

But... just at the instant that sword was about to reach Ying Su's throat!