Twin Space: The Evil King Should Never Think of Taking the Throne

Chapter 198 The Special Forces Can't Come

There was indeed a reason why Xu Qingming missed the military opportunity this time. It was not because he neglected his duty, but because things were too coincidental. According to the plan, the 10,000 naval forces he led hid their identities among the people and waited until the day of the sea sacrifice to protect the king and officials from the dark.

But who knew that many people were conscripted as soon as they entered the coastal town. The coastal town guards said that the king was coming soon and needed to repair the palace.

When Xu Qingming heard that repairing the palace was also a big deal for the king, he asked the garrison troops to go. Who would have thought that they would catch up with the garrison's visit the night before the sea sacrifice ceremony when they finished their work.

Maybe there was a problem with the storage of the food sent by the garrison, or maybe someone drugged them. In short, no one knew what happened, but overnight, all the staff who were repairing the palace experienced a night worse than death.

The place where they stayed was even more stinking, making it unbearable to stay there. After the soldiers had been sleeping all night, few of them could stand up and walk. Xu Qingming had to force himself to walk to Haichao Bay. When he arrived, the cannons had already started firing there, and he also saw people lying in a pool of blood in the smoke.

When he saw the blood-soaked king, he knew that he was too late and that he would not be able to escape this time.

Fortunately, Prince Jing and his followers had long disappeared by then, otherwise, given his physical condition, he might not have been able to escape unscathed with so many seriously injured people.

After everyone arrived at the garrison, he knelt down in the yard on his own accord. Everyone was busy rescuing people and treating injuries, so naturally they had no time to pay attention to him, until Ji Yuan came to him in grief and indignation.

Xu Qingming looked at Ji Yuan with red eyes and felt guilty. Because he knew the relationship between the two brothers. Ji Liao was open-minded and cheerful. He took good care of Ji Yuan and was a good brother. Ji Yuan was a little simple, but he valued the brotherhood between the two.

"General Ji, this time it was Qingming's fault. You can kill him or chop him up as you wish."

Xu Qingming knelt straight, but his voice was a little weak. He had diarrhea all night and his intestines were still aching, but he did not show any discomfort.

Ji Yuan raised his hand and punched Xu Qingming. He was extremely angry, but he didn't really kill him. After all, it was Ji Cheng who held the power of life and death, and he couldn't interfere, no matter how sad he was.

"Humph!"

Ji Yuan snorted coldly, looked up at the closed door of Ji Cheng's room, and limped back to the corridor where everyone in the Temple of the God of Killing was resting.

As for the civil officials, Tong Lu treated their injuries and then went to see the wounded. There were too many injured in this battle and the imperial doctors were too busy to handle it, so he went to help since he was not injured.

After being busy, he felt that his body was a little exhausted but he insisted on treating all the injured before coming to the courtyard where Ji Cheng was resting.

Xu Qingming, who was kneeling in the middle of the yard, was already shaky. He was already in poor health and was even weaker now.

Tong Lu came up to him, saw that he looked strange, and reached out to check his pulse. After a long while, Tong Lu frowned and said:

"General Xu, you have been poisoned."

"what?"

"You have been poisoned. You will have diarrhea for a long time until you are completely exhausted and weak."

Xu Qingming was puzzled, frowning, wondering how he could be poisoned. Suddenly, he looked at Tong Lu in astonishment and said:

"It's bad, Tong Xiang. The guard has ulterior motives."

Before he could finish his words, he saw countless soldiers armed with bows and arrows flying up from the walls of the courtyard, and even the corridors and halls had people appearing.

The atmosphere became tense again because of the arrival of the archers. Fulin and Ji Yuan were standing at the door of Ji Cheng's room in tacit understanding, as if anyone who dared to go in would have to pass their test.

Xu Qingming also stood up with the help of Tong Lu, and they both looked towards the wall. It seemed that these people had been ambushed for a long time.

Tong Lu helped Xu Qingming find a place covered by rockery and stood there. He looked around at the archers and didn't see the person he was looking for, so he called out loudly:

"Master, why don't you come out and meet me?"

After hearing what Tong Lu said, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open with a creak, and a skinny old man walked in. Although the old man was skinny, he was very energetic, and he laughed at the nervous look of the crowd.

"Hey, isn't this Lord Tong and General Xu? Why do they look so sad? Could it be that the king has passed away?"

"How dare a small town guard say such disrespectful words? What crime should he be punished for?"

Xu Qingming was filled with anger when he heard the man say that. He was careless and fell into the trap of a small town guard. He thought he was hiding well, but he didn't expect to be seen through early and used the same trick against him.

"What crime? Now no one can punish me. Today, I will wave my hand and you will all go to hell."

He doesn't even have a chance to survive, and you're still thinking about punishing him?

"It seems that you are also King Jing's running dog?"

Tong Lu's seemingly careless words revealed a lot of mysteries. He had to think of a countermeasure as soon as possible to change the disadvantage of the king.

"Who does Prince Jing think he is? He is nothing but a cowardly loser. I think he can't protect himself now. The cannon exploded right next to him. He is lucky to be alive."

Tong Lu got two pieces of information from the guard: this man was not a member of King Jing's party, and King Jing was not in a much better condition at this time.

"Master of the Town Guard, since you have been preparing for this for so long, you must let us know who wants us dead, right?"

"Of course, the orphan of His Royal Highness Prince Qing, Young Master Ji Liang."

The town guard said this while respectfully bowing his hands to the sky, showing his infinite respect for the young master Ji Liang. However, those who knew the situation sneered at this.

Ji Liang?

what?

They actually gathered this coastal garrison to play a big show of the snipe and the clam fighting for the fisherman's advantage. However, there is no doubt that they are at a disadvantage at this moment, and the archers all over the walls and the courtyard may kill them at any time.

"Aren't you afraid that if you make a mistake, you will be doomed? Anyone who rebels against the emperor will be punished by everyone."

Tong Lu's voice was very loud, and he shouted as loudly as possible, just to shock those people holding bows and arrows. As he shouted loudly, Ji Yuan, Fulin, a group of civil servants, people from the Killing God Temple, and even Xu Qingming were all on high alert and responded loudly.

"Anyone who rebels against his superiors shall be punished by everyone."

"Hahahaha! What a joke, Prime Minister Tong. You, with your remnants of defeated troops, are not going to be able to turn the tide. To tell you the truth, it's just like this hidden General Xu who couldn't save the king in time. The special forces you brought to the coast can't come either. You can just wait to be buried here with King Ming!"

The guard said this, waved his hand, and then retreated under the escort of a group of soldiers.

"Shhhhhh!"

A sharp arrow flew through the air and shot towards the people in the yard.