The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 155 Letting Go?

“How is it?” Arriving at the city gate, Huang Miaoling approached Langcao who had been on standby above the wall. The atmosphere in that place felt so tense and gloomy.

Huang Miaoling's head turned around and his gaze swept over the scenery in front of the city gate. Wang Chengliu's army was so large that the man's army line filled his sight.

Langcao saluted Huang Miaoling and countered, “The Sixth Prince did not attack, he was seen waiting.”

‘Waiting?’ huang Miaoling thought as he looked at Wang Chengliu who was looking straight at him. This made the woman's expression turn bad.

At this moment, Chenxiao spurred his horse to advance, signaling that he was the representative of the war this time around. “Mingwei Junzhu, could you be a traitor and take the royal family hostage?! Untie them! Don't waste your brothers' lives in vain for your personal selfishness!”

Hearing the sentence, some of the soldiers were wide-eyed, surprised by Chenxiao's attempt to drop the state's traitor status to the Huang and Huang Miaoling families. When some turned to look at Huang Miaoling's reaction, most were surprised by the smile painted on the woman's face.

“Giving the royal family to you will make me a true traitor of the kingdom!” huang Miaoling replied as he raised his hand, gesturing for the archers to take the horses. “Emperor Weixin is still alive, but you spread false news of his death and took the opportunity to raise Wang Chengliu to the throne! Who is a traitor?”

Chenxiao gritted his teeth and pointed towards Huang Miaoling, “You—!” A hand landed on the man's shoulder, making him turn his head and find that Wang Chengliu's figure had been beside him. “Yang Mulia ..” he said respectfully.

“Huang Miaoling, you act as if you are the truest and I am the one who is wrong, but is there such a thing in the world for sure?” w.a.n.g Chengliu asked, making Huang Miaoling frown. “From the beginning, I couldn't have taken action had it not been for Wang Zhengyi injuring Father. Everyone was a witness to the incident! Instead, you instead protected Wang Zhengyi and forcibly brought the entire royal family!”

Huang Miaoling clenched his hands, feeling so annoyed that the man was planning to wear a good person mask to get his way out. “Wang Chengliu, you conspired with a demon to kill your own father, all you did to avenge your mother who died from Xue Xianfei!”

Huang Miaoling longed to utter that sentence, but the truth was .. Everyone would turn around accusing him of being someone who had lost his sanity.

Suddenly, a loud scream could be heard. Everyone was shocked and turned their eyes to the gate that was opening for longer and wider.

Slowly, Huang Miaoling's gaze caught the figure of Liang Fenghong riding close to Wang Chengliu's troops. It made the woman scream, “What are you doing!? Back!”

Liang Fenghong paid no heed to Huang Miaoling's words and continued to casually spur his horse, approaching Wang Chengliu's army line. The man looked so calm, and it made his wife feel even more tense.

“Is that thing ready?” huang Miaoling asked suddenly.

This made Langcao nod his head steadily, “Teacher Qing and his two students have prepared everything, Junzhu. But ... will we use it? Warrior's view of you will probably—”

“Do as I command,” firmly Huang Miaoling with his hands firmly grasping the base of the sword, his eyes never come off the back of the husband. “I have my own calculations.”

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“Stop!” chenxiao shouted as he unsheathed the sword towards Liang Fenghong, warning that the man should keep his distance from Wang Chengliu.

“You want something,” said Liang Fenghong, ignoring the taunts of the man before him. “Not the royal family, nor the downfall of Jingcheng and the Huang family, moreover...not an inanimate object like a throne,” Liang Fenghong added. “What do you want?”

Hearing Liang Fenghong's question, the smile on Wang Chengliu's face eased slightly. He watched carefully the man before him before he spoke up, “I don't know if you're actually so considerate of me, I feel so flattered.”

Seeing that Wang Chengliu had no intention of admitting it, Liang Fenghong said, “If I could give you what you want, would you withdraw your troops?”

“Then give you a chance to get reinforcements and attack me? Of course not,” Wang Chengliu replied followed by the laughter of a few soldiers behind him.

“You remember something,” said Liang Fenghong confidently.

Liang Fenghong's statement made Wang Chengliu's heart feel uneasy. I don't know what the man meant, but it seems that Counselor Liang really knows something about him.

“I don't understand your point,” hiss Wang Chengliu.

Liang Fenghong's thick eyebrows swooped sharply, “What you want you won't be able to get by dropping Jingcheng,”. “The fall of a city will not make it submit to you.”

A sinister smile was painted on Wang Chengliu's lips, thinking it was Liang Fenghong's attempt to negotiate with him. “If you give Wang Zhengyi, then I will release Jingcheng,” the young emperor replied haughtily.

For a moment, Liang Fenghong found madness enveloping Wang Chengliu's gaze, and it gave him an answer. The man's hand clasped tightly onto his horse's rope, venting out the anger he was unable to get out of.

“After all the things that happened, what makes you think that negotiations can still be done?” asked Liang Fenghong.

“Then, I will change my sentence,” Wang Chengliu said with a smile that slowly disappeared, realizing he misunderstood the intention of Liang Fenghong speaking to him. “Give Wang Zhengyi when you still want to live.”

Wang Chengliu's statement made Liang Fenghong realize something, ‘It turns out, he still doesn't know anything.’ He replied, “If I do, then I will die at the hands of Huang Miaoling.” The man turned his horse to go back inside the gate, “Again, you can't drop us.”

Seeing Liang Fenghong's departure, Chenxiao turned his head towards Wang Chengliu who was putting on a cold face. “Your Highness, you're going to let her go just like that?” tanyakanya. “This is such a good opportunity for—"

“What do you think?” cut Wang Chengliu as he glanced towards Huang Miaoling who was looking at Liang Fenghong worriedly.

Wang Chengliu reached out to one of the soldiers at his side, and a bow and arrow were given to him. As he pulled the bowstring, a bad smile was painted on his face.

“Do I really look like I'll just let go?” the young emperor asked, releasing an arrow.

Seeing that, a soldier from the top of the wall did not let out a loud shout, “Advisor Liang, get away!”