The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

Ye Beimo was unwilling to give in and wanted to get up and fight again, but as soon as he raised his head, a shining sword was aimed at his neck.

Lu Xiuyuan looked down at him condescendingly, holding a sword pointing at his neck, as brave as a king.

"you lose!"

Ye Beimo glared at him, clenched his fists and said unwillingly, "I don't accept it!"

He only regarded Lu Xiuyuan as a master and did not take the other unknown people seriously. He never thought that those people were so powerful that they killed nearly a hundred of his people so easily.

"Every villain says that." Xia Younan walked over and teased with a smile.

Looking around, all the dozens of people brought by Ye Beimo had fallen down.

Zhu Li and Xiong Fei were bandaging their wounds while cursing, while Qu Xiaoyou and Chen Yi were calmly wiping the blood off their swords.

Chanmu and Chanen sat cross-legged, muttering scriptures for the salvation of souls.

Lu Xiuyuan glanced at the surroundings, his face suddenly changed, and he asked in surprise, "Where is Qu Zhengyan?"

His question woke everyone up from their dreams and they all looked around the cave, only to find that Qu Zhengyan had disappeared without them knowing when.

Qu Xiaoyou's face looked the ugliest, and she immediately ran into the secret room to look for it.

Soon she ran out, clenching her fists and shaking with anger, "Damn it! We were so busy fighting that we had no time to take care of him, so he took advantage of the chaos and escaped."

"He's still tied up, chase him!" Xia Younan was about to chase him angrily.

However, as soon as she ran out of the cave, she stopped and looked ahead in shock, her little face pale.

"What's wrong?" others asked as they ran over to see.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expressions changed, becoming even uglier than when they first saw Ye Beimo.

Not far outside the cave, they saw Ye Baijiang leading about twenty men in black approaching them.

It would be fine if it were just men in black, but what was terrifying was that in front of each of those men in black stood a civilian in cloth clothes.

There were about 20 or 30 people, including men and women, old and young, who were the ones who had followed them and were waiting at the foot of the mountain.

The man in black put his sword on the neck of the common people. The shining blade shone with a cold and dim light under the sunlight, which was particularly dazzling.

The people were forced to walk in front of them, each of them with a look of fear on their face, so scared that their souls were out of their bodies, and their legs were trembling slightly as they walked.

"My Lord, save us!"

When the people saw Lu Xiuyuan and others, they acted as if they had seen their saviors, and cried out to them for help.

Seeing this, Lu Xiuyuan couldn't help but get furious. He took a deep breath to calm himself down and said to Ye Baijiang, "Ye Baijiang, if you have the guts, fight us head-on. What's the point of holding ordinary people hostage?"

Ye Baijiang laughed loudly, his laughter was full of smugness, "All's fair in war, it's a matter of life and death, who has time to be honest with you?"

Lu Xiuyuan clenched his fists tightly and asked, "What do you want?"

"Release the prince first." Ye Baijiang said to him in an imperative tone.

Lu Xiuyuan didn't say anything. He turned his head to look at Ye Beimo, who was seriously injured and had just crawled up from the ground, and frowned in embarrassment.

Ye Beimo is the crown prince of Zhujing Kingdom. If we can capture him, we can use him as a threat to force the emperor of Zhujing Kingdom to make concessions, which would be very useful.

But these people are the citizens of his Lingjiang Kingdom. They are innocent. If he can't even protect his own family, how can he protect everyone else?

Ye Baijiang didn't give him time to think, and sounded the death horn coldly, "Lu Xiuyuan, I will count to three. If you still don't let them go after three counts, I will slaughter one civilian after one count, until they are all killed."

"You dare!" Lu Xiuyuan glared at him angrily.

Ye Baijiang snorted coldly, didn't bother to talk to him, and started counting down.

"one!"

Lu Xiuyuan pursed his lips and said nothing, but some of the people could not hold on any longer. Several women and children burst into tears and shouted for Lu Xiuyuan to save them.

Their miserable cries echoed in the desolate mountains and wilderness, startling the birds, which flapped their wings and fled in all directions. It sounded extremely sad and harsh.

"two!"

"Husband!" Xia Younan was a little anxious, fearing that they would massacre the people.

How can they feel at peace if so many innocent lives were lost in the wilderness because of them?

"three!"

"I'll let go!" When Ye Baijiang uttered the third number, Lu Xiuyuan finally compromised.

In this situation, he was unable to weigh the pros and cons, and could not bear to watch so many civilians die because of him.

Ye Beimo, he will deal with him sooner or later!

"Get out!" Lu Xiuyuan grabbed Ye Beimo's collar unwillingly and threw him out.

Ye Beimo covered his aching chest and staggered towards Ye Baijiang.

When he walked to Ye Baijiang, Lu Xiuyuan said angrily: "I let him go, you guys release the people!"

Ye Beimo raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, laughed sinisterly twice, snatched the sword from the man in black beside him, and put it to the necks of the two civilians.

"You!" Lu Xiuyuan was shocked and angry, and took a step forward but then took it back because of the sword in his hand.

Ye Beimo laughed arrogantly and said, "Lu Xiuyuan, you didn't expect that we still have a trick up our sleeve. Aren't you proud of it? Do you still think that this prince has lost?"

"We have released you, you bastard, what else do you want?" Xia Younan questioned him angrily.

Qu Xiaoyou also showed murderous intent, and said fiercely: "If you dare to touch a hair of the people of Liuyue City, I will tear you into pieces!"

Ye Beimo raised his eyebrows, with an expression that looked like he deserved a beating, "Hand over the jade seal, or these people will die because of you!"

"Don't even think about it!" This time Lu Xiuyuan refused without any hesitation.

The imperial seal concerns the destiny of the country, there is no way he would give it to him!

Ye Baijiang responded to the threat: "Lu Xiuyuan, you have to think clearly, you are a royal prince, you should protect your people.

"If you ignore them, once the news gets out, the royal family will lose the support of the people. Once the people lose support, Lingjiang Kingdom will be doomed."

Lu Xiuyuan glanced at the people, pondered for a moment, and said calmly: "They died heroically to protect the national treasure. The court will reward their families and praise their merits. They can be said to have died a worthy death."

"You..." Ye Beimo and Ye Baijiang didn't expect him to say that, and they were stunned for a moment.

When the people heard this, they all looked despairing. Some even knelt on the ground in fear. The cries and shouts that rose one after another were deafening and resounded through the sky.

Lu Xiuyuan turned away and said calmly, "You can do it, but I advise you to think carefully. Once you kill these hostages, you will no longer be able to threaten me.

"The few of us are enough to slaughter all of you!"

After a pause, he sneered and said, "With you buried with the people, I think the people will not be lonely on the road to the underworld."

Ye Baijiang and Ye Beimo's faces changed when they heard this. They didn't expect Lu Xiuyuan to be completely unaffected by the threat.

He was so cruel and determined that there was no hope of him handing over the seal.

If letting Ye Beimo go can save the lives of a few ordinary people, Lu Xiuyuan is willing to make the exchange.

But the jade seal must not fall into Ye Beimo's hands. Once he gets the jade seal, the losses and casualties caused will be far beyond what these dozens of civilians can compare to.

Lu Xiuyuan had to make a decision as to what was more important.