Chapter 1554

According to the decree of the Xiongnu Great Chanyu, today was the final one of the four great gifts he intended to bestow upon Gao Yang!

Cui Xinghe stood in the small courtyard, gazing toward the edge of the horizon.

He muttered to himself, "The storm is coming..."

"Let's go; what is meant to come will come sooner or later."

Cui Xinghe, in his cyan official robes, stepped out to head toward the Da Qian Imperial Palace.

Wang Zhong, Lu Wen, Song Li, and others also donned their official robes in unison and headed to the Jin Luandian for the morning court.

Meanwhile.

At the end of Zhu Que Street.

The Duke Prefecture.

A Xiongnu man's arrogant voice rang out.

"By order of the Great Chanyu, I have come specifically to present the fourth generous gift to Lord Gao—"

"Come, bring it up!"

Hearing this Xiongnu man's voice, Gao Yang's heart tightened abruptly.

His gaze fixed on the gate of the Duke Prefecture, staring intently.

Gao Feng, along with all the servants within the Duke Prefecture, silently clenched their fists.

Was Gao Linyuan dead or alive?

Accompanied by the Xiongnu man's voice, a wooden cage was brought up.

When the scene inside the cage entered his eyes, Gao Yang's eyes turned bloodshot, and the killing intent in his chest nearly materialized.

It was a wave of... grim killing intent that could no longer be suppressed.

There, Gao Linyuan was kneeling on the ground, one sleeve empty, with only one arm remaining intact.

The once high-spirited Gao Linyuan, who had traversed the entire Changancheng with extreme arrogance, had become like withered wood, on the verge of death.

Around his neck hung a wooden plaque with two large characters written on it—Qian Dog!

The Xiongnu death soldier felt a chill in his heart; he bit down on the poison pill in his mouth, then spoke: "The Great Chanyu specifically emphasized that I should inform the Living Yama."

"This slave is good at barking, so he is gifted to Lord Gao to guard the gate. I hope Lord Gao likes it!"

After speaking, black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he fell backward.

Clearly—this was also a death soldier sent by Helian Cha!

Although Gao Yang was furious, the most important thing now was Gao Linyuan.

He rushed forward, split the wooden cage with a blade, and carefully removed the wooden plaque from Gao Linyuan's neck.

"Quickly summon a physician, as fast as possible!" Gao Feng let out a roar.

The servants of the Duke Prefecture rushed off.

He stood beside the wooden cage, unable to bear looking at Gao Linyuan.

It was truly too tragic; his legs had been broken, one arm had been severed, and even his white plain clothes were stained blood-red.

There must have been countless scars on his body as well.

Gao Feng looked up at the sky, struggling to keep his tears from falling.

"Second Uncle..."

Gao Yang's eyes were red, his heart filled with sorrow; though a thousand words reached his lips, he could only utter these two.

He did not know how to speak; if he hadn't been so arrogant, if he hadn't miscalculated, if he had transferred Gao Linyuan back to Changancheng earlier...

Gao Linyuan... how could he have suffered this calamity?

All of this was because of him; otherwise, the Xiongnu would never have attacked Yuyang City.

These past few days, the guilt in his heart had been like ten thousand ants gnawing at his soul, crazily devouring Gao Yang's inner peace.

When he saw Gao Yang and the familiar faces of Gao Feng and the others.

Gao Linyuan's tiger-like eyes turned red, his throat dry.

The immense physical pain and the various inhumane tortures of the Xiongnu had not made him shed a single tear or beg for mercy, but in front of his dearest kin...

He could not hold back; this was more severe than any Xiongnu torture.

Tears rolled uncontrollably from Gao Linyuan's eye sockets.

It was a profound sense of grievance; the more he tried to hold it back, the more sour his heart felt, and the more uncontrollable the tears became.

"Yang... Yanger..."

Gao Linyuan grinned and called out.

He tried hard to appear magnanimous, but tears flowed down his cheeks uncontrollably, mixed with snot, looking extremely wretched and comical.

Furthermore, having not spoken for a long time, Gao Linyuan's sudden attempt to speak sounded like a difficult friction, appearing particularly harsh.

This "Yanger" suddenly ignited all the killing intent in Gao Yang's heart!

At this moment, he could no longer control the violent killing intent within him.

Since he had transmigrated, this was the first time he had wanted to kill someone so badly.

He even had the feeling that if he endured any longer, if he suppressed it any further.

His body would explode!

"Xiongnu, damn you!"

Gao Yang let out a roar filled with monstrous hatred, his killing intent soaring to the heavens!

He stood up abruptly and headed toward the outside of the prefecture, "Father, take good care of Second Uncle."

Gao Feng's expression changed, "Yanger, where are you going?"

Gao Yang said nothing, his eyes already blood-red.

In the depths of his eyes lay endless hatred and killing intent.

He wanted revenge; he wanted to kill!

Gao Yang, eyes bloodshot, turned to leave.

But just then.

A large hand grabbed Gao Yang's arm, gripping it tightly, as if using all his remaining strength.

"Yanger, no... you must not!"

Gao Yang's body stiffened abruptly, and he looked down.

Gao Linyuan was extending his only intact arm, gripping him tightly.

Gao Yang's eyes turned red.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Second Uncle, all of this is my fault, my carelessness, which caused all of this."

Hearing this, Gao Linyuan's grip tightened further.

He gasped for air with difficulty and said, "Yanger, this... this is a conspiracy."

"You must not fall for it; that... that Xiongnu Chanyu is doing this specifically to... to provoke you."

"If you impulsively beg His Majesty to send troops, once the words are spoken, they are like spilled water, impossible to take back; that would be falling into the Xiongnu Chanyu's poisonous trap!"

"He must have laid a net of heaven and earth to surround and annihilate you in the desert!"

"This... this is an open plot; you must... you must not fall for it!"

Gao Linyuan breathed heavily, but forced himself to finish in one breath, fearing Gao Yang would break free and leave.

Gao Yang's eyes were cold.

How could he not know the Xiongnu Chanyu's intentions?

But how could he swallow this hatred?

He stared stubbornly at Gao Linyuan, "Second Uncle suffered this calamity because of me; I cannot swallow this!"

"Blood debts must be paid in blood; if I do not avenge this, I, Gao Yang, am not fit to be a man!"

Gao Linyuan stared at Gao Yang, "Silly boy, you are the glory of my Duke Prefecture, the pride I always speak of; how could Second Uncle blame you?"

"But in this matter, listen to... Second Uncle; you must not go, and you must not request to lead the battle."

"Just stay in Changancheng and find ten beautiful Hu maidens for Second Uncle to serve him well."

Gao Linyuan spoke, struggling to endure the pain in his body, feigning calmness.

As he spoke, because Gao Linyuan exerted too much force, it affected his wounds, causing them to burst open and seep blood, soaking his white plain clothes.

Gao Yang's pupils shrank, and he quickly said, "I will listen to Second Uncle; I will absolutely not request to fight, I will stay in Changancheng, find ten or eight beautiful Hu maidens for Second Uncle, and serve you well."

Gao Linyuan's face was pale, and he slowly loosened his grip.

He let out a heavy sigh of relief. ===== CHAPTER 1556 =====