Chapter 273

Chu Hong's eyes lit up; he had not expected Wu Zhao to be so beautiful!

"Emperor of Qian, what do you think of the Great Chu's terms?"

He shouted loudly, his gaze fixed intently on Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao stood atop the city wall, her expression cold and sharp; her face was filled with fury, a raging fire of indignation at being insulted!

She was the Empress of Great Qian, yet the Chu army had pushed her to the gates of Changancheng.

Not to mention, the Chu army was now proposing such outrageous terms to her.

This was a humiliation, a humiliation that she, Wu Zhao, would never be able to wash away in this lifetime!

What did that Great Chu take her for?

A foolish ruler?

"A mere Commandant, and you dare to negotiate terms with me?"

"Do you think you have victory in your grasp, and that Changancheng is already yours for the taking?"

"Ridiculous!"

Wu Zhao's voice echoed far and wide, drawing the attention of all the soldiers atop the walls of Changancheng.

Even Gao Yang turned his gaze toward Wu Zhao.

Chu Hong's expression turned ugly; he clenched his fists, not expecting Wu Zhao to say such things!

"Emperor of Qian, my massive army is now at your gates, Great Qian is in imminent danger; do not bring ruin upon yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhao's expression became even more disdainful!

"I tell you, you are wrong, wrong to an outrageous degree!"

"Within Changancheng, there are Tiger and Leopard Wolf Cavalry, an army of one hundred thousand; in the Great Qian court, there are loyal and ambitious men, pillars of the state; my Great Qian has a heritage of a hundred years, and the Central Plains have stood for a millennium; my Great Qian has people who would sacrifice their lives, court officials who forget to eat and sleep, we have blades, spears, swords, and halberds, a thousand-year legacy, and in Guanzhong and Hebei, there are even a million troops!"

Wu Zhao raised her voice an octave and continued, "Yes, the Prince of Wu has rebelled, Xue Yi has defected to the enemy, you bypassed Longguan, marched south all the way, slaughtered my people, plundered my women, and caught Changancheng off guard!"

"But do you think you have won?"

"You are wrong!"

"Inside Changancheng, there are a million citizens, loyal and ambitious men willing to sacrifice their lives, trump cards you cannot imagine, and an army of one hundred thousand that does not fear death!"

"I am the Son of Heaven of Great Qian; you used despicable means to bypass Longguan, carrying a few broken blades to the gates of Changancheng, only to insult the monarch of Great Qian—this is my shame, and it is the shame of all Great Qian!"

Chu Hong turned pale with fear upon hearing this.

Atop the walls of Changancheng, the soldiers and citizens of Great Qian were filled with excitement, their blood boiling!

Wu Zhao picked up her ox-horn bow, the golden sunlight falling upon her exquisite face, which remained devoid of expression.

Draw the bow!

Nock the arrow!

Swish!

As Wu Zhao released her hand, the sharp arrow, accompanied by a piercing sound, shot out from the walls of Changancheng toward Chu Hong below!

Chu Hong was filled with terror and shouted loudly.

"In war between two nations, one does not kill the envoy; Emperor of Qian, you..."

But before he could finish his sentence, Wu Zhao's arrow pierced straight through Chu Hong's chest, pinning him firmly to the ground!

"Great Qian does not kill the envoys of other nations, but we do kill beasts!"

Wu Zhao's expression was cold, her icy phoenix eyes showing no emotional fluctuation, her golden dragon robe manifesting endless majesty!

She looked down upon those below with disdain!