vstars Chapter 998 You've got a kind heart!
Chapter 998 You've got a kind heart!
Chapter 998 You've got a heart! Tuoba Feng and Tuoba Zeyang's eyes widened in horror as they stared intently at the scene before them.
The two men stood frozen in place as if under a spell, swallowing hard. They exchanged a glance, filled with confusion. Almost all the dead and wounded on the ground were Zhen Song's men who had charged in, while no one on their side had died, only a few were injured, but not seriously.
Only then did the two of them belatedly realize that the "boom" of the explosion was actually caused by a sphere being dropped from the enormous object that had been parked on the open ground!
Tuoba Zeyang stared for a while before snapping out of his daze. "Second Prince, did you see that...that round sphere clearly? It seems to look a bit like our Little Fire Thunder!"
"Isn't that right!" Tuoba Feng exclaimed in surprise, his eyes filled with disbelief. "That sphere clearly looks just like a small grenade, but... its power is far greater than that of a small grenade."
After saying that, he seemed to suddenly remember something, his pupils contracted sharply, and his tone was filled with unprecedented panic, "Cousin, did you see that just now? That huge thing that was on the ground, it... it actually flew into the sky!"
He had just witnessed the Crown Prince of Western Chu and Prince Jing enter that enormous creature, after which Zhen Song's men rushed in like madmen. While they were blocking those people from getting through, they didn't notice how the enormous creature had taken to the sky. By the time they heard the explosion and came to their senses, the enormous creature was already in the air.
Only then did he realize that the thing that exploded was a dark, round ball thrown down from the enormous machine.
Tuoba Zeyang stared blankly at Tuoba Feng, stammering, "Yes! Yes, I saw it! I was wondering what that huge thing was. How could something so heavy fly? Was it a strange big bird?" He hadn't even bothered to notice how the huge thing flew.
He then shuddered. "Second Prince, no wonder the Crown Prince of Western Chu said we didn't need to prepare carriages for them! So they have something this powerful! We must report this to the Emperor immediately. We absolutely must not attack Western Chu, otherwise our Dan Yan Kingdom...!"
"Hmm! We need to deal with Zhen Song quickly." Tuoba Feng then remembered Zhen Song, who was lying unconscious not far from them.
“That’s easy!” Tuoba Zeyang beckoned to a soldier not far away, signaling him to come over.
The young soldier ran up to him, "Young General, what are your orders?"
"Go and kill General Zhen!"
The young soldier looked at Tuoba Zeyang, then rushed over and sent Zhen Song to meet the King of Hell with a single sword stroke.
Tuoba Zeyang leaped forward and stabbed the soldier to death with a single sword strike, shouting, "How could you treat General Zhen like this!"
The other soldiers were still wondering why the young soldier had treated General Zhen this way when they saw General Tuoba stab the young soldier to death.
Tuoba Feng flew to Tuoba Zeyang's side and shouted, "General Zhen is dying! Take my token and go find the imperial physician!"
Then Tuoba Feng and Tuoba Zeyang exchanged a glance, their eyes shining with excitement. Haha, Zhen Song is finally dead!
Just as the two were secretly pleased, one of Tuoba Zeyang's soldiers rushed over, "Second Prince! Young General! Our men have arrived! General Zhen's men are either dead or wounded, and the remaining few have been taken into custody. What should we do with them now?"
Tuoba Feng took a deep breath, a smile he couldn't help but smile, but he pretended to be calm and said, "You all watch first, and we'll talk about it after the imperial physician comes to save General Zhen."
"Yes, Your Highness, Second Prince."
"Yes, Your Highness!" The soldier bowed and accepted the order, then quickly turned to make arrangements.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the emperor's sleeping quarters in the Dan Yan Kingdom's palace was somewhat tense. The imperial study had been destroyed by the bomb, and even a corner of the main hall where the emperor usually held meetings had collapsed. Left with no other choice, the emperor could only temporarily use his sleeping quarters as a meeting place.
The effects of the muscle-relaxing powder in his body had long since worn off, and the imperial physician had already left. At this moment, he sat alone on the dragon throne, his fingers unconsciously tapping the armrests, his brows furrowed with anxiety, clearly waiting for news from outside the palace.
At that moment, a young eunuch entered and announced, "Your Majesty! His Highness the Crown Prince requests an audience!"
"Let him in!"
Crown Prince Tuoba Di led in two eunuchs, who were carrying a heavy wooden box on their shoulders.
Upon entering, Tuoba Di bowed respectfully, his voice tinged with caution: "Your subject greets Your Majesty!"
After bowing, he gestured to the two eunuchs to place the wooden box in the hall, and waved for them to leave, leaving only the father and son in the hall.
The Emperor Dan's face was already gloomy. Now, he looked up at Tuoba Di with an undeniable air of authority in his eyes and said coldly, "Crown Prince, what brings you here?"
Tuoba Di's heart tightened suddenly, and a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his back. He knew his father all too well; whenever his father was angry, he would not call him by his name, but only address him as "Crown Prince." He dared not be negligent in the slightest, and hurriedly walked to the small wooden box, saying in a trembling voice, "Father, this... this is the only bit of gold I have left. I brought it to you today so that it can help repair the Imperial Study and the main hall."
In fact, Tuoba Di had only recently recovered from his illness, and he knew very well that what had happened today was because of his wedding banquet.
Now that the imperial study has been bombed, his father must be furious, and might even take his anger out on him. After much deliberation, he gritted his teeth and sent a small box from his meager remaining gold, both as a gesture of filial piety and to appease his father's anger.
Just thinking about the gleaming gold in the box made his heart ache.
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Danhuang's eyes.
From morning till now, all he's heard is bad news. This is the first thing that's made him happy, and it's eased his frustration a little.
However, he was always one to keep his emotions hidden. Although he felt a little warm inside, he remained indifferent on the surface, only uttering a single syllable from his throat: "Oh?"
Seeing that his father did not immediately become angry, Tuoba Di breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly stepped forward, moved the small wooden box onto the emperor's desk, and lifted the lid with both hands, his tone somewhat ingratiating: "Father, look!"
The Emperor's gaze fell upon the gold, his pupils contracted slightly, and his previously tense expression finally relaxed, a glimmer of light appearing in his eyes. The small wooden box, though not large, was filled to the brim with gold ingots, their gleaming light particularly dazzling under the candlelight in the hall.
He touched the gold ingot, the cool sensation on his fingertips making him very happy, and his tone was gentler than before: "Di'er! You're so thoughtful!"