113: Chapter 99: Soaring to Freedom!
Spitting Blood and Falling!
113: Chapter 99: Soaring to Freedom!
Spitting Blood and Falling!
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The family samurai present truly felt heart-wrenching, excruciating pain.
Suo Hanyi had indeed been their idol, their spiritual pillar.
Now, that pillar had completely crumbled.
How could this happen?
They would rather die than believe that Lord Suo Hanyi could betray them, but the facts were right before their eyes.
On the other hand, Suo Ningbing, after the initial shock, quickly calmed down and even felt a faint sense of relief.
Her relief stemmed from the fact that Suo Lun was right, and everyone else was wrong.
Suddenly, she realized how biased she had been; in her eyes, Suo Hanyi’s position was insignificant compared to Suo Lun’s.
Suo Mu, the family samurai leader, still couldn’t believe what he was seeing, and with a trembling voice, he said, “Lord Suo Hanyi, have you really betrayed the Suo Family?
Are you truly here to kill us?”
Suo Hanyi’s gaze quivered as he responded coldly, “Betray the Suo family?
First, one must ask what the Suo Family has made of me?
Nothing more than a household servant.
What has sustained Tian Shui City and the Suo Family these past years?
It all depended on me alone.
I was invincible in battle, and I won the hearts of the people.
Suo Lun, that worthless fool, is good for nothing but squandering wealth and indulging in women.
Yet such a useless person could be the master of the Suo Family, could be the master of Tian Shui City.
I, who am so exceptional, could only toil for the Suo Family like an ox or horse?”
Upon hearing these words, the Suo Family samurai were completely shaken.
Was this still the righteous and impartial Lord Suo Hanyi they knew?
So narrow-minded, so ungrateful.
Without the Suo Family, you would still be just a peasant serf.
Indeed, your military prowess is one in a million, but don’t forget that this was the result of Count Suo Long’s dedicated cultivation.
Over the past decades, Count Suo Long treated you even better than his own son, Suo Lun.
Suo Ningbing coldly said, “Suo Hanyi, you claim we treated you like a mere household servant, not part of the family?
Should I have let you take liberties with me, should I have suffered in silence to become your woman, for us to have treated you fairly?”
Upon this utterance, the Suo Family samurai were even more horrified.
Suo Hanyi had such shameless demands?
Suo Ningbing was his foster sister after all, and Suo Hanyi had a wife.
How dare this scoundrel yearn to make Miss Suo Ningbing his woman?
The height of shamelessness—these family samurai thought no man was worthy of the heavenly beauty, the noble and gentle Miss Suo Ningbing.
Instantly, Suo Mu felt an overwhelming sense of shame.
Lord Suo Lun’s gaze was as penetrating as fire, his wisdom as deep as the sea, and he had detected Suo Hanyi’s treachery at once.
Yet, they had been so foolish not only to question the wise Lord Suo Lun but also to repeatedly defy him.
They truly deserved death.
There and then, Suo Mu approached Suo Lun, knelt down straight, and said, “Master, Suo Mu was wrong.
It was utterly wrong to question you.
Please punish me as you see fit.”
Suo Lun did not help him up but said instead, “I told you, the first time can be forgiven, but it will also be the last.”
“Understood.” Suo Mu bowed his head deeply and said, “From now on, Suo Mu dare not harbor any doubts towards the master and will execute your orders unconditionally.”
At the same time, the other family samurai all knelt down in unison before Suo Lun, bowing their heads to admit their guilt.
Seeing this scene, Suo Hanyi was even more furious, his jealousy raging.
These Suo Family samurai, who had previously revered him like a god, were now admiring Suo Lun who seemed to be stepping on his head, gaining the utmost prestige among them.
This was absolutely intolerable.
“Suo Lun, you’re quite impressive, aren’t you, rising to power by stepping on my head.” Suo Hanyi said icily, “Well then, let them continue to serve you in hell next.”
Having said that, Suo Hanyi violently drew his sword.
Suo Lun said, “Suo Hanyi, in your eyes, we are as good as dead.
Please give us a truthful answer, did you kill Lord Yan Nu?
Suo Hanyi’s face twitched, and he declared proudly, “A man can’t be powerful without being ruthless, so what if I did?”
Suo Lun asked, “Today, do you intend to kill all of us and then lead your troops to reclaim Tian Shui City, staging a hero’s return and transforming into the savior of Tian Shui City?”
“Clever!” Suo Hanyi responded, “Since only you and Commandery Princess Zhining are the ones seeing my true face here.
Once I kill you all, no one will ever know what I have done.
And the Commandery Princess?
I will serve Zhi Li His Highness with all my heart; from then on, we will be family.”
The rebel forces at the base of the mountain were far away and couldn’t hear what was being said here.
Not to mention, Suo Hanyi was standing with his back to them.
“You’re right,” Zhi Ning said, “Your letter of intent is exactly what I wanted.”
Suo Lun then said, “What about my sister, Suo Ningbing, whom you desire day and night?
What do you plan to do with her?”
“Even if I can’t have her heart, I will possess her body,” Suo Hanyi replied coldly.
“After all, the world will only see her marrying me; who would know that her mind is gone, that I beat her into idiocy?”
After saying that, Suo Hanyi fixed his gaze on Suo Ningbing and said, “Ning Bing, you brought this upon yourself.
If you had willingly agreed to me, none of this would have happened.”