Seeing that Hu Yan Longhao didn't seem to care about Wei Zhi standing beside them, Wei Ying couldn't help but heave a silent sigh of relief.
Neither he nor Qingqing wished any harm to come to Wei Zhi.
Wei Zhi herself was quietly trying to make herself less noticeable. She inched her way to the side and watched Hu Yan Longhao in silence. She still had to go back and take care of the princess, so she couldn't die.
At this moment, Hu Yan Longhao was whispering instructions to his subordinates.
Seeing this, Wei Ying frowned.
The look on Hu Yan Longhao's face made him wary. He secretly signaled to the Black Cloud Army behind him. Immediately, they all tensed up, ready for action.
Sure enough, after giving his instructions, Hu Yan Longhao turned around and smiled at Wei Ying.
He thought his smile was extremely bright.
But in Wei Ying's eyes, it was just disgusting.
"Does the Prince of Ning want to take back Chuanzhou City?" Hu Yan Longhao continued with a smile.
Wei Ying didn't say a word. He just stared at him with a solemn expression, waiting for him to continue.
Wei Ying's expression seemed to amuse Hu Yan Longhao. He squinted his snake - like eyes and slowly continued, "Since the Prince of Ning wants to take back Chuanzhou City so badly, this prince will give it to you. It's just a dilapidated city. This prince doesn't care about it. But..." Hu Yan Longhao deliberately paused for a moment, his eyes glinting with a sinister and strange light. "It seems that the Prince of Ning has forgotten... There are still some common people of your Great Yan Kingdom in this city?"
"What do you want to do?" There was already a hint of killing intent in Wei Ying's voice.
"This prince thinks it's necessary to help your Great Yan clean up this city before returning it to you. They're just... some old, weak, sick, and disabled people. I'm sure the Prince of Ning doesn't care much about them. How about this prince do you a favor and kill them all?"
"How dare you!" Wei Ying almost infused all his inner strength into these two simple words.
Shaken by Wei Ying's imposing manner, Hu Yan Longhao couldn't help but shiver. Then, realizing his reaction, he became even more annoyed. "Let's see if this prince dares or not. Just a few dozen worthless lives. This prince can kill them whenever he wants!"
Wei Ying didn't respond. He just stared at Hu Yan Longhao with a cold and fierce look in his eyes.
His eyes, which had witnessed endless battles, seemed to be able to peel the flesh and bones off a person. Hu Yan Longhao felt extremely uncomfortable under Wei Ying's gaze, but he had to pretend to be calm. Only by threatening with the lives of the common people in the city could he have a chance of survival.
In fact, he never regarded those ants in his eyes. Whether they lived or died, as long as it was beneficial to himself, he didn't care at all.
Not only the people of the Great Yan Kingdom, even in Xiliang, he could kill those low - class and humble people whenever he wanted.
But he was sure that Wei Ying definitely cared about the lives of these ants.
What a fool. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been threatened by him.
Thinking of this, Hu Yan Longhao felt quite satisfied.
As long as he could return to Xiliang safely, it would only be a matter of time before he made a comeback.
"What do you want this king to do?" Wei Ying finally said coldly.
"Simple. You, retreat your troops. Otherwise, everyone in Chuanzhou City will be buried with this prince!" Hu Yan Longhao laughed sinisterly.
Wei Ying tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword. His eyes were filled with dark clouds.
"This prince doesn't have much time to wait for you. So, the choice is entirely up to the Prince of Ning. A city and a few dozen worthless lives. Let's see how the Prince of Ning will choose."
"You... Spare them, and this king will retreat his troops." Wei Ying seemed to deflate instantly. He lowered his eyes, looking deeply affected.
Seeing that Wei Ying had agreed to retreat his troops, Hu Yan Longhao squinted his eyes with a smile.
"You should have agreed earlier. Why make the atmosphere so tense? The Prince of Ning is really... Oh, by the way, how about this prince introduce an old acquaintance of yours? Maybe the Prince of Ning will feel better after seeing him!"
He loved seeing Wei Ying like this, wanting to kill him but not being able to.
Dancing on the edge of a knife was really exciting!
Thinking of this, Hu Yan Longhao didn't even bother to ask for Wei Ying's consent. He clapped his hands and summoned the so - called 'Xiao He' who had been waiting silently for his order.
He wondered if Wei Ying would spit blood out of anger when he saw him.
Sure enough, when the man stepped forward, Wei Ying's eyes instantly changed.
Although the look in his eyes was so strange that it was hard to tell what it meant, making Wei Ying lose his composure was really satisfying!
"Is he... the person the Second Prince wants me to see?" Wei Ying's face was strangely red. Hu Yan Longhao thought that Wei Ying must have been really angry.
How the tables had turned!
Thinking of this, Hu Yan Longhao patted the man on the shoulder and said slowly, "Yes. This is Lord Xiao He. The Prince of Ning should be very familiar with him, right? Back then, you even cut off his legs and threw him into the mass grave. Fortunately, this prince passed by and picked him up. Otherwise... It would have been a life! This prince has really done you a big favor, Prince of Ning!" At this point, the smile on Hu Yan Longhao's face became even more disgusting.
"Then... Should this king thank the Second Prince?"
"No need. This prince should thank you instead. Otherwise... I couldn't have found a better person to disguise as you!"
"Oh?" Wei Ying raised his eyebrows and then squinted his eyes with a smile. "Then this king should also thank the Second Prince for the more than eight hundred war horses he generously gave. Oh, they're behind this king. They've all found good owners."
"You!"
He had intended to provoke Wei Ying, but unexpectedly, he was the one being provoked.
Before Hu Yan Longhao could say more, Wei Ying continued calmly, "Oh, and... Thank you for the sixteen thousand eight hundred taels of silver, Second Prince. The Second Prince is really generous."
"What do you mean!" Hearing this, a sense of uneasiness welled up in Hu Yan Longhao's heart.
Sixteen thousand eight hundred taels of silver?
If he remembered correctly...
That was the money he had used to buy horses before! Although the horses didn't end up in his hands either.
Could it be...
"Wei Ying, how dare you play me!!!" Hu Yan Longhao finally realized what was going on and flew into a rage.
He had lost both his men and his horses! He had lost both money and horses!
Wei Ying just smiled and stared at him without moving.
"Xiao He! Go and bring a few women here. This prince will kill them in front of Wei Ying!" Hu Yan Longhao had lost his mind.
However, after he finished speaking, he didn't get a response from Xiao He. Strange. Xiao He should have been more enthusiastic than him when it came to annoying and disgusting Wei Ying!
"Xiao..." Hu Yan Longhao turned around to find out what was going on. Before he could say the word 'He', he felt a chill in his chest. Then, pain and coldness began to spread through his chest inch by inch.
Xiao He...
No, this man wasn't Xiao He!
The man opposite him was smiling at him and said slowly, "Hello, Second Prince. My name is Wei Er. I'm the subordinate of the Prince of Ning."