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News of the various cities being destroyed spread into the palace one by one. Right now, the Mo Country Palace was completely panic-stricken and chaotic, the guards acted as if they were facing a great enemy as they hurried to and fro while the palace maids were busy in hiding, fleeing in fear.

In the main hall of the palace, Shao Fang sat on his throne on the throne, his face dark, his fists clenched so tight that they creaked loudly. He scolded in a flustered and exasperatedly: "These scumbags and deceitful officials normally speak about loyal subjects of the kingdom, but when it came to a critical moment, I had to turn my hand or run away.

There were still less than ten Mo Country Ministers left, and Tian Zhong was actually the highest ranked among them.

The Great General Li Jin and the Grand Preceptor Zhang Rong had long pledged their allegiance to the Feng Country, and the Minister of the Left, Guo Hui, had also run faster than a rabbit, and had already disappeared. In the huge Mo Country palace, there were so many powerful officials who were running, falling, and hiding.

Shao Fang scolded for a while, then kept his words and lowered his head to look, only to see that there were very few generals left in the palace, after that, he could not help but laugh, it was just that his current happiness was uglier than crying.

His gaze landed on Tian Zhong as he asked, "Tian Zhong, it's already this late, why are you still not running?"

Tian Zhong was an old subject from the previous dynasty, and was not Shao Fang's direct descendant. Furthermore, he had a stubborn and unyielding personality, so he was not too pleasing to the heart, thus, Shao Fang did not like him too much. The reason he still wanted to keep him, was because he did not find a better candidate to be a lieutenant than Tian Zhong.

Shao Fang was somewhat surprised that Tian Zhong would actually stay by his side at this moment.

Hearing the King's question, Tian Zhong raised his head and cupped his hands, saying, "As a man, this humble subject shall die a ghost. Even if I die, I shall die before the King."

If it was any other time, Shao Fang would have been furious. Even if he did not kill him, he would have had to scold him loudly. But now, not only was Shao Fang not angry, he was actually moved.

He nodded, closed his eyes, and murmured in a low voice, "This... "Why not ?"

Through Shao Fang's words, everyone present could feel that the King had already fallen into despair.

Tian Zhong suddenly bent down and picked up a small bundle at his feet. He walked up the stairs and placed the bundle on the table in front of Shao Fang. Tian Zhong said with a stern expression, "Great King, the city is in chaos right now, and the enemy troops are unable to control the entire city. As long as the King is able to escape this calamity and reach the south, he can regroup and make a comeback! "

Shao Fang looked at the clothes on the table blankly, then smiled bitterly. He slowly raised his head and met Tian Zhong's anxious eyes, faintly saying: "If this duke wants to run, why wait until now? Zhenjiang is the foundation of my Mo Country. Even though This King is not an enlightened ruler, I do not wish to become a greedy ruler who fears death! " As he spoke, he waved his arm and swept all the clothes on the table to the floor.

"Your Majesty ?" Seeing this, Tian Zhong and the other ministers shed tears at the same time. That's right, Shao Fang was indeed not an enlightened Monarch, but he was also not a soft-hearted Monarch. He clearly had the chance to escape, but he chose to live and die with the country.

"No need to persuade me anymore!" Shao Fang waved his hand and shakily stood up. With a hoarse voice, he said, "Go, all of you. I'm also tired, so I need to go back to my room and have a good sleep ?"

Shao Fang, who was so young and strong and originally so high-spirited, now looked like he had aged a decade in an instant. His face had lost its luster and was replaced with a field of ashes.

Tian Zhong and the rest wanted to stop him, but Shao Fang had already turned around and left, heading towards the imperial harem.

If the Monarch Shao Fang was like this, then the morale of the troops below could be imagined. The Imperial Palace's walls were tall and sturdy as well. When defending, even if there were a large number of enemies, it would still not be easy to take down them. However, the Generals And Soldiers of Mo Army had lost all will to fight, and even the Imperial Palace's guards and Imperial Guards were feeling anxious.

As for Shao Fang, after returning to his own palace, just as he entered, he heard a burst of tassels, and immediately after, a fragrant wind blew over. Shao Fang looked up and saw one of his most beloved wives walking towards him, Xue Yao.

Seeing her, Shao Fang's face revealed a rare trace of a gentle smile. He asked: "Yao'er, you're not in your own sleeping quarters, why are you here at this duke's place?"

"Great King, I heard that the Feng Army has already invaded the city?" Xue Yao's beautiful face became pale white. She walked towards Shao Fang and subconsciously grabbed his arm.

Shao Fang caressed her cheeks and pushed her brows that were tightly furrowed. He said with a smile: "Are you afraid?"

Xue Yao shook her head vigorously and said, "As long as the King is here, Yao'er won't be afraid of anything!"

What if I'm not here? Shao Fang sighed in his heart. Looking at Xue Yao's devastatingly beautiful face, he didn't dare imagine what would happen to her after being captured by Feng Army. Thinking of this, it was like his heart was pierced by needles, and the pain was unbearable.

Shao Fang squinted his eyes and fell silent for a long time. After that, he let out a long sigh and pretended to be relaxed as he said, "Yao`er, go and make a cup of tea for this king. This king really likes the way you make tea."

Xue Yao didn't suspect it at all. She softly replied, turned around, and walked into the hall.

But at the very moment she turned around, Shao Fang suddenly took out his sword and stabbed Xue Yao's back without warning. With a 'puchi' sound, the cold edge of the sword pierced through Xue Yao's body. The sharp edge of the treasured sword appeared in front of her chest.

She didn't struggle, nor did she even scream. Xue Yao's delicate body fell limply onto the ground. The gurgling blood instantly dyed the blanket on the ground red. Normally, the King treated Lady Xueyao like a treasure, and held her in her hands out to her out of fear. She kept her in her mouth because sshe was afraid of melting, because he cared deeply for her and doted upon her, but now she was actually killed!

He lowered his head and looked at the corpse on the ground. After a long time, Shao Fang, holding the sword that was dripping with blood, suddenly laughed crazily. He did not know whether to shout at the people around him or to shout at himself, "No one can touch this king's woman."

While speaking, he suddenly raised his head, and looked at Shao Fang again. His handsome face had already contorted into a distorted shape, his expression sinister, like that of a ferocious ghost. The surrounding palace maids and guards all trembled in fear as they hurriedly retreated.2

Shao Fang did not care about the surrounding people, he slowly squatted down, and once again hugged Xue Yao's body and cried out. The people looked at each other in dismay. They only had one thought in their minds: The King has gone mad! The King has been forced to go crazy by the enemy forces that invaded the capital!

Everyone retreated fearfully, and did not dare to continue staying by Shao Fang's side.

Don't look at how he's crying, who knows if he's going to go crazy again. Killing with a sword, the palace maids and guards weren't stupid, who would be willing to stay and wait for Shao Fang to kill them?

The palace was in such a state of chaos, filled with despair. At this time, the Allied Army of Feng Country And Yu Country had already reached the palace gates.

There were two generals leading the charge. One was Shangguan Yuanyang with his Feng Country, and the other was Shi Xiao with his Yu Country. The two of them had been working together for the second time since they had gotten their virgins, so they could be considered old acquaintances. It was quite easy to work together.

The two of them were ordered to take the lead, to look at the tightly shut entrance of the palace, and the Mo Army standing on top of the palace walls as if they were facing a great enemy. The two of them smiled, and Shangguan Yuan let them put the trident on his left hand, turning around to point at a division general, he shouted: "Quick, get the Trebuchet of our army over here, we will smash open the palace walls no matter what happens today!"

Hearing his words, Shi Xiao also ordered the Subordinate to quickly transport the large scale siege weapons like the Trebuchet over. Feng Yu's two armies pushed their respective Trebuchet s in front of the palace's main entrance, putting on a posture, preparing to attack.

Just at that moment, Tang Yin's messenger with the order flag in his hand rushed over quickly and ordered Shangguan Yuan to allow Shi Xiao and Shangguan Yuan to enter. When they were attacking the palace, they were not allowed to use the Trebuchet.

Shangguan Yuan creased his brows and held the messenger by the collar to bring him close. He asked, "Is this really the King's order?"

The soldier trembled in fear and stammered, "General Yuanyu... Even if I had the guts, I wouldn't dare to impersonate the King's decree. "

Shangguan Yuan let the messenger go, then asked snappily, "Why doesn't the King allow the Trebuchet to be used?"

The messenger shook his head and said, "The King didn't say anything. This lowly one doesn't know either!"

Shangguan Yuan waved his hand in annoyance and said, "I got it, go back and report!"

"I'll be taking my leave!" The messenger felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He ran back to his room like a wisp of smoke.

After he left, Shi Xiao walked forward and said in a low voice: "It's possible that the Feng King didn't want to damage the King Mo Palace, which was why she ordered us not to use heavy weapons."

Shangguan Yuan found this hard to understand and grumbled angrily, "What's the use of leaving behind the unlucky lands of a fallen nation? "In my opinion, I should burn it clean!"

Shi Xiao was overjoyed, his thoughts matched Shangguan Yuan's decision to give up, but they could not disobey the orders of the Feng King, they could only follow Tang Yin's instructions and give up on the large scale siege weapons, and use their own manpower to go forward.

It was indeed Tang Yin's idea to give up on the order to attack the King Mo Palace with a large weapon. Shi Xiao was right, he did not want to damage the King Mo Palace.

Right now, Tang Yin was already making plans for the future. Once the Mo Country was annexed, the territory of the Feng Country would be expanded on a large scale, but at that time, the location of the Yan City in the capital of the Feng Country would be too inconvenient. Moving the capital to the south was inevitable, but Zhenjiang was the best choice for Feng Country to move to the capital in the future. Not to mention that it was connected in all directions, the surrounding environment and even the entire year's climate was much better than that of Yan City.

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