Border Cook

Chapter 634 Let me help you
"But now, now! The war has been going on but now they have stopped fighting and are even trying to compromise and negotiate with the Great Zhou Kingdom!"

"Peace talks, it sounds like the two sides are sitting down to discuss things carefully, but in reality it's just kowtow and become a dog of the Great Zhou Kingdom, how is that different from surrender?"

"We, the Jinwei Kingdom, have always considered surrendering and begging for mercy to be the most shameful thing, but now, now! We are actually going to negotiate and beg for mercy, showing weakness to the Great Zhou Kingdom!"

"How can such a peace talk without dignity be worthy of the people of the country, and how can it be worthy of those soldiers who once fought and died on the battlefield for the country!"

"I will now kill this second prince who has been persuading the king to negotiate peace, and then commit suicide. In this way, no matter how you people of the Great Zhou Kingdom recount the facts or how you argue with clever words, in the eyes of others, our Jinwei Kingdom's peace negotiation delegation was attacked by your Great Zhou Kingdom."

"You two will be blamed and despised by the emperor of your Great Zhou Kingdom for your poor escort, and our Jinwei Kingdom will be infuriated by your death, and will have more reason to gather troops. Just wait and see us, our Jinwei Kingdom, flatten your mountains and rivers!"

Tao Ankang roared in agitation, then looked at Lu Qiyan and laughed, "Lu Qiyan, you realized something was wrong so quickly and chased me here. You are indeed much smarter than I thought. It's a pity that you are so smart that you realize it too late. It's too late to realize it now!"

"Too late?" Lu Qiyan's face was full of a relaxed smile, "Why do you say that?"

"Now that this is the case, what else do you want me to say?" Tao Ankang narrowed his eyes, his mouth full of mockery, "I know that you two are the most insidious and cunning, and I was never on guard, so I suffered a lot from you, but now everything is under my control, no matter how much you say, it's useless!"

"Although you think so, I still think I need to make some things clear, so that you don't have any misunderstandings."

Lu Qiyan spoke quietly, "The Jinwei Kingdom wants to negotiate now because its overall national strength can no longer support war. Forgive me for saying the unpleasant truth, but let alone the fact that you and the Second Prince died in the Great Zhou territory, even if something unexpected happened to your king here, given the current situation of your Jinwei Kingdom, I'm afraid you are unable to prepare for war again. This is one reason."

"Even if you, the Jinwei Kingdom, are determined to continue the war without considering the lives of the people, with your current military strength, it is nothing but a foolish dream to want to flatten our Great Zhou Kingdom. If the war continues, it will be you, the Jinwei Kingdom, that will disappear from this world. This is the second reason."

"When you add the two together, what do you think you and the Second Prince got in exchange for your lives? This is undoubtedly a losing deal, so I advise you to think twice, but if you insist on doing so, then go ahead."

Lu Qiyan smiled faintly and said, "After all, I am a military commander. For me, the continuous wars will allow me to continue to make achievements in the army, and I can also be promoted and get more rewards, so that I and my family can have a higher status. So, if I may be frank, your current actions are very much in line with my needs."

"If you can really kill the Second Prince today and then commit suicide, and do this cleanly and efficiently, I really want to thank you."

Lu Qiyan bowed to Tao Ankang in a proper manner, and then raised his hand, "General Tao, please proceed."

After hearing this, Tao Ankang's eyes widened.

He felt like there was something wrong with his hearing.

What is Lu Qiyan talking about?
He doesn't care about this matter at all and is very much looking forward to this result?

Impossible, he must be lying!
It was nothing more than trying to scare him, hoping to distract his attention and take the opportunity to save Li Juncheng!
Therefore, we must not be fooled now, we must quickly get rid of Li Juncheng, complete his plan, not forget our original intention, and not let His Highness down.

Tao Ankang thought so, and the knife in his hand moved closer to Li Juncheng's neck. Blood came out again, and flowed little by little onto the collar of Li Juncheng's moon-white robe, which was shocking. If he used a little more strength now, Li Juncheng's life would be immediately lost under his knife!
but……

If what Lu Qiyan said was true, then if he killed Li Juncheng and then committed suicide, it would give Jin Weiguo a reason to continue the war, but at the same time it would also be exactly what Lu Qiyan wanted?

How can this be!

Tao Ankang suddenly hesitated, and the knife in his hand could not be held firmly, shaking up and down.

Lu Qiyan frowned, "What's wrong with General Tao? Is he unable to do it, or is he afraid of blood? Tsk, General Tao is a seasoned general after all, and has experienced many battles, big and small. Logically, this shouldn't happen."

"Could it be that because the person to be killed is the prince of your Jinwei country, you are afraid?"

"I respected General Tao because he was a decisive person who did things quickly and efficiently. He could kill people even if the prince said so. I never thought that he was just talking big and was actually a coward."

"But it doesn't matter. If General Tao doesn't dare to do it, how about I do it for you?"

Lu Qiyan smiled in a very strange and fearful manner, and slowly pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed it at Li Juncheng, and then slowly walked towards the two of them.

Tao Ankang suddenly panicked and didn't know what to do. He subconsciously wanted to step back, but his inner self-esteem made him stop and he just looked at Lu Qiyan with his neck stiff.

Lu Qiyan smiled slightly, with no expression in his eyes, as if he was a ruthless killing machine at this moment. After raising the sword in his hand, he stabbed towards Li Juncheng fiercely.

But just when the tip of the sword was about to touch Li Juncheng's body, Lu Qiyan suddenly exerted force on his wrist, turned the sword tip, and stabbed fiercely at Tao Ankang's neck behind Li Juncheng.

The sword rose and fell with such speed that it could be compared to lightning.

After Lu Qiyan's sword slashed across, a thin wound immediately appeared on Tao Ankang's neck. In an instant, blood gushed out from the thin wound, causing Tao Ankang to widen his eyes.

Covering the wound on his neck with his hand, Tao Ankang slowly fell down, and after twitching twice, he became motionless.

His eyes were still wide open, filled with confusion and unwillingness.

Li Juncheng let out a breath and bowed to Lu Qiyan repeatedly, "Thank you Commander Lu for saving me, otherwise my life..."

"Even if I really didn't make it back, does Your Highness really have no way to escape?" Lu Qiyan asked back.

A pair of eyes, with a sharp gaze, seemed to see through Li Juncheng's thoughts.