mtl008 Chapter 460 The man before her, she couldn't afford to offend him.
Chapter 460 The man before her, she couldn't afford to offend him.
"why are you laughing?"
"What are you laughing at?"
Liu Shuning looked at Lu Hanting with disdain.
"I laugh at you, a dignified Commander Lu, for being such a foolish, infatuated man! She despises you so much, yet you shamelessly beg her for forgiveness..."
"Guards! Drag this madwoman out and beat her to death with sticks!"
Liu Shuning's words clearly touched a raw nerve in Lu Hanting's heart.
Weiwei is just hiding temporarily; how could she possibly not want to see me!
Seeing that she was about to be dragged away, Liu Shuning cried out in fear, "Lu Hanting, you can't kill me!"
"Besides me, nobody knows where Wu Weiwei is..."
Lu Hanting walked step by step to her.
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance. I'm asking you one last time, where is Vera?"
Seeing the ruthlessness in Lu Hanting's eyes, Liu Shuning shivered.
"Promise me you'll let me go if I tell you where she is!"
It seems that only now has Liu Shuning come to realize a fact.
Lu Hanting is no longer the man she could make give up everything with just a glance.
She couldn't afford to mess with the man in front of her!
Seeing the fear in her eyes, Lu Hanting's cold gaze pierced straight into the depths of her heart.
"Tell me, where is she?"
"She, Wu Weiwei, she, she's in Qingwu Kingdom!"
……
Hearing that Lu Mingcheng had forced Lu Hanting's army to retreat to the other side of the Wujiang River, Emperor Mingcheng was overjoyed and his spirits improved.
When the Empress heard that Emperor Mingcheng had drunk a bowl of porridge today, she raised an eyebrow.
Hmph, if she hadn't persuaded Lu Mingcheng, the emperor probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed right now!
If it weren't for the Crown Prince, how could she have agreed to Lu Mingcheng's demands?
Thinking of that request, the Empress rubbed her forehead and said, "Granny Gao, come with me to the Cold Palace!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please wake up..."
Seeing Emperor Mingcheng on the bed breathing heavily and gesturing wildly as if fighting with himself, Eunuch Wei suddenly shook the emperor awake.
"Am I...am I dreaming?"
Emperor Cheng looked at Eunuch Wei beside him with a look of fear.
Seeing the fear in the emperor's eyes, Eunuch Wei chuckled inwardly.
"Your Majesty, what were you dreaming about?"
"What did I dream about?"
Emperor Cheng looked at Eunuch Wei, then at himself.
Emperor Mingcheng only realized what was happening when he discovered that he was on his own imperial bed.
It turns out that everything that just happened was a dream, it was all fake.
He dreamt that his third brother pointed a sword at him, accusing him of usurping his throne and demanding that he relinquish it or else he would take his dog's life!
If it weren't for Eunuch Wei waking him up, he would probably be dead at the hands of his third brother by now!
Thinking of the scene in his dream, Emperor Mingcheng clutched his heart with lingering fear.
He looked at Eunuch Wei.
"Jianxin, immediately draft a secret edict for me..."
Qingwu Kingdom.
The people Wu Weiwei sent to investigate finally brought back news.
"Your Majesty, I have learned that the army that Little Stone and his men encountered that day was Prince Lu's army."
However, when his subordinates found him, he…
"How is he?"
Wu Weiwei's expression instantly turned sharp.
"My lord, Little Stone... his body has been mostly devoured by the giant fish in the river..."
Chunxiao finished speaking, her voice choked with emotion.
"small stone……"
Upon hearing about Xiao Shitou's plight, Lingfu and Wanqiu's eyes instantly turned red, and they burst into tears.
Looking at Wu Weiwei again, she was seen clenching her fists tightly, unable to speak for a long time.
After a while of silence.
Wu Weiwei's cold voice rang out: "Have you confirmed it? Are they Lu Hanting's men?"
Chunxiao nodded in agreement.
According to the identification of fishermen on the riverbank, there were two groups of people fighting on the Wujiang River that day.
One team was led by Lu Mingcheng of the Great Wei, while the other team was a vanguard force led by Prince Lu.
It is said that after the victory that day, the soldiers led by the prince allowed his men to abduct many village women for their soldiers' pleasure..."
Upon hearing this, Lingfu's swollen eyes revealed resentment.
"They, they are beasts, even worse than beasts."
The Crown Prince is utterly inhuman; he actually allowed his men to do such a thing…
"Lingfu, shut up!"
She didn't see the monarch and was in a bad mood.
"I……"
Lingfu glanced at her master.
Wu Weiwei's eyes were completely black, as if she was suppressing something.
"Chunxiao, pass on my order: Commander Lan and General Chen should intensify their training of the soldiers these next few days."
As for Chun Jiao, let her lead her people to continue their infiltration of the Great Wei.
"If Lu Hanting shows any sign of taking action, you should be ready to fight at any time!"
Having harmed his people, Lu Hanting can forget about ever regaining that position.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Knowing that Wu Weiwei was going to avenge Xiao Shitou, everyone's faces were filled with relief.
In recent days, rumors have been circulating in the capital that if Lu Hanting is willing to lay down his weapons and submit to the Great Wei, the emperor will not pursue his crime of treason.
Upon hearing this news, Lu Hanting, on the other side of the Wujiang River, was filled with sarcasm.
Did Emperor Cheng of Ming really think he was a three-year-old child who would obediently lay down his weapon with just a word from him?
It's safe to say he's overthinking it!
Looking at his subordinates, Lu Hanting glanced at Ru Feng.
"Ru Feng, how long can our supplies last?"
"Your Highness, we can only sustain this for three days."
Three days?
Upon hearing this news, the soldiers in the mansion were filled with apprehension.
But Lu Hanting lowered his eyes and pondered deeply.
Just when everyone thought Lu Hanting would back down, they heard him shout loudly, "Wei Liang, step forward!"
"Your Highness, Wei Liang has arrived!"
"On my command, at midnight tonight, you will lead ten thousand elite cavalry to launch a surprise attack from the flank and rear on Ren Gang's camp stationed in Youping..."
Everyone was surprised to hear that the Crown Prince had ordered Wei Liang to attack Lu Mingcheng's 50,000 elite troops with a lone force.
However, Wei Liang, who was singled out, was filled with fighting spirit.
"I am honored by the Crown Prince's high regard," Wei Liang told himself, "I will certainly not let the Crown Prince down."
Seeing the confidence on Wei Liang's face, Lu Hanting believed that he would not let him down.
"Meng Guang, I will give you five thousand men. You will act as our support, setting off from the north to support Wei Liang!"
Hearing that the Crown Prince only gave him three thousand soldiers, and that they were to be sent as reinforcements to support Wei Liang, Meng Guang felt somewhat sullen.
However, this was the Crown Prince's order, and he dared not object.
Lu Hanting looked at the others and said, "Jiang Ji, I'm giving you and Zhang Er 30,000 men each. You'll follow orders."
"Remember to heed the signal I give. Once you hear the signal, you will flank the fleeing enemy from behind..."
After Lu Hanting gave the order, a man quietly went to the riverbank in the dark and released the carrier pigeon in his hand.
A private residence on the opposite bank of the river.
Looking at the contents of the note, Chun Jiao's face showed a serious expression.
The Crown Prince is finally going to make his move.
When news of Lu Hanting's impending action arrived, Wu Weiwei encountered a thorny issue.