Shen Huaixin's heart was beating fast and he clenched his back molars tightly.

Three hundred elites, not one left!

how so? How could this be?

Across the dead stone wall, the sounds inside seemed much quieter. Shen Huaixin held the reins tightly, and the rough touch rubbed blood marks on his palms.

But he didn't seem to realize it, and a piece of his heart was dug out.

Then he thought again, the mountain pass was blocked and Huo Changhe couldn't escape. Even if he wasn't killed by the elite, he couldn't stand the cold and hunger in this kind of weather.

Yes, there is another side. Let the people from Gengjiazhuang guard the mountain pass and trap Huo Changhe inside.

Having made up his mind, he turned around and rode away without looking back.

Inside the stone wall, the battle is over.

"Report to the prince, twenty-three of the city guards were killed, and the rest were all captured!"

Huo Changhe stepped on the blood-stained snow and walked slowly among the prisoners.

The elites bowed their heads and knelt on the ground, making no sound.

I don't know who it was, but suddenly I sobbed softly.

The sound seemed to be contagious, spreading from ear to ear.

Yin Ding frowned and said, "Why are you crying! You're such a dignified man, you're not afraid of blood. You have to kill your own people, so you still have the nerve to cry!"

The person closest to Huo Changhe kowtowed violently: "Your Majesty, we are guilty! But we really didn't know that the one we wanted to kill... was them."

"Envoy Shen Cheng said he would take us to suppress the bandits."

Huo Changhe remained silent, and they stopped crying and wiped the blood and tears from their faces.

"Your Majesty, we are guilty of killing our compatriots, and we are abandoning both humans and gods! We don't know how to express ourselves, but we can only apologize with death!"

"Please give the prince's order to kill us. We will die without regrets."

Yan Ruyu turned her eyes to the more than a hundred thin soldiers, who were escorting these people on the ground, with a victor's attitude, proud but not arrogant.

One of them pushed the kneeling soldiers on the ground: "Kill you? Let us kill you? Then wouldn't we be the same as you!"

"Then, let's commit suicide, right?"

The two sides started arguing again.

Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu looked at each other and understood.

The person closest to Huo Changhe felt his heart skip a beat and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I know that my crime is too great and I don't have the courage to ask for anything, but I... still want to ask for my life!"

Huo Changhe asked: "What's your name?"

"My name is Li Dayao."

"What request, you say."

"Your Majesty, these brothers are all good players. We practice day and night and never slack off. What we did today is indeed what we did wrong. We will not make any excuses. The guilty should be punished and the serious crimes should be punished!"

"But we really don't know," Li Dayao lowered his head and clasped his hands, "We are usually...not very friendly to those brothers. Shen Chengshi often said that if we don't want to be humiliated like them, we must practice hard. If we If you don’t bully them, then…let us be punished.”

Huo Changhe frowned.

"However, we really never thought about killing them. In fact, we admire them a little in our hearts! They never give in or bow their heads."

"Your Majesty," Li Dayao's voice rose, "I know that they were once your subordinates. I beg you to give my other brothers a way to live. I am willing! I am willing to die to apologize!"

After he said that, he suddenly grabbed the knife and wanted to wipe his neck.

Huo Changhe flicked his fingers, and Yin Ding kicked his leg.

"What's the matter? Why are you playing with the tenderness of a tough man?" Yin Ding accused loudly, "You will die if you want to? You are arrested now and you have to listen to the prince!"

"Besides, you want to exchange so many people's lives for one person? Why are you so valuable? Don't kidnap first!"

Yin Ding said loudly: "Also, let me tell you, even if the prince doesn't spare you, you still have to remember the prince!"

He kicked Li Dayao: "Why, when you die, you just want to take all the gratitude of others into yourself. You are so beautiful."

Li Dayao quickly explained: "No, I didn't mean that."

Yan Ruyu said slowly: "This is also a method. If the crime is serious, a few people will die. It is better to do this. Those who voluntarily die can stand up. If there are more than ten, the others will be spared death."

"Me!" Li Dayao was the first to stand up.

"I!"

"And I!"

One after another, there were seven people in total.

"Are there any more?" Yan Ruyu asked, "If there are not ten, we will all die together."

The remaining people looked at each other, some bit their lips and shed tears, and two more stood up.

"any left?"

The last one, a thin man behind Li Dayao, looked young and had tears in his eyes.

He stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have a younger sister at home. She is thirteen years old. Can you help me give her the little money I usually save?"

He took out a small money bag from his arms, with a small red flower embroidered on the sky blue cloth.

Li Dayao said loudly: "Your Majesty, ten people are enough!"

Yin Ding turned away and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it."

Huo Changhe said nothing, and Yan Ruyu glanced at them.

"Which one of you has a position? The captain is also included. Take a step forward."

Including Li Dayao, six people took a step forward.

"You four are ordinary soldiers?"

"Yes!"

Yan Ruyu nodded: "Silver ingot."

Yin Ding immediately stepped forward, and Yan Ruyu pointed her finger at the crowd: "That person, bring him over."

Yin Ding went over, grabbed the man by the collar, and brought him close.

This person has his head lowered, wearing a leather robe, with a wide scabbard on his waist, and the color is different from the others.

"Keep your head up."

When he refused to lift it, Yin Ding grabbed his hair and forced him to lift it.

"It's you," Yan Ruyu chuckled, "We meet again."

The deputy general gritted his teeth and Yin Ding kicked his knee: "Kneel down!"

"You should know the real purpose of Shen Huaixin bringing his troops here, right?"

Just as the deputy general was about to speak, Yin Ding slapped him across the face: "Speak!"

Lieutenant General: "..." I never said it or not.

"I...I do know, but I still tried to persuade him to come, but he didn't listen and wanted to kill the prince."

"I don't want to either!"

There was an uproar all around, whether it was the more than 100 sick and weak people or the more than 200 elite people, they were all scolding him.

Huo Changhe waved his hand, and the scene became quiet again.

"In this case, you must die."

The lieutenant general raised his head: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty! I also know some things about Shen Huaixin, and I am willing to tell you everything. I just ask you to let me live!"

Huo Changhe seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and came over with a stern look: "You defected before the battle. The seller seeks glory. That's all. You deserve to die."

"Who is Shen Huaixin? I know better than you. What do you know about him? It's just useless trivial matters."

"You want to exchange these with me for your secret life," Huo Changhe sneered, "Impossible."

Lieutenant General: "..."

"You know clearly that this trip is not allowed, and you know that bringing so many people will lead you into a pit of fire, but you have neither the integrity of a soldier nor the morality of a fellow soldier."

"So, you must die."

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