Border Cook

Chapter 681 Kneel down and beg me
He was the ruler of the Jinwei Kingdom. He devoted all his energy and heart to the cause.

It's just less sleep, that's nothing.

"Yes." The servant said nothing more and just covered Li Junhao with a quilt.

Li Junhao closed his very tired eyes.

It was already the late night, and the entire earth had almost fallen asleep. Even those who were still on duty looked tired and had sore eyes.

Lu Qiyan and others abandoned the horses they had originally ridden and arrived near the palace on foot, approaching in the dark under the faint starlight.

The archer took a step ahead of the others, drew the bow to its full extent, placed the poisoned arrows in the quiver on the bow, and with a "whoosh", shot them all out.

The arrow flew towards the imperial guards patrolling the palace wall and penetrated deeply into their flesh with great precision.

The poisoned feather arrows were extremely powerful and killed instantly, giving the imperial guards almost no time to shout or resist, and they fell to the ground one after another.

Lu Qiyan and others stepped forward quickly. Some of them quickly stripped off the clothes of the imperial guards, put them on themselves, and even picked up the spears they used.

Soon, a new team of "Imperial Guards" stood up and continued forward along the original patrol route.

When they met other patrolling imperial guards, the sharp dagger emitted an eerie light, and they were quickly killed with the sword.

Someone else came up immediately and changed his clothes...

Soon, half of the patrolling imperial guards outside the city had been replaced.

These new imperial guards entered the palace gate openly according to their shift rotation schedules.

After entering the palace, according to the palace map provided by Li Juncheng, all the "Imperial Guards" arrived at the pre-agreed location and sent out the predetermined signal with three cries of a cat.

After receiving the same three cries from outside the wall, the "Imperial Guards" inside the wall threw the rope that had been prepared long ago over the wall.

With the help of ropes and insiders, the people outside quickly climbed over the wall and entered the palace under the cover of darkness.

Afterwards, under the cover of the "Imperial Guards" disguised as Lu Qiyan, Xia Yunji and Li Juncheng, they approached Li Junhao's bedroom little by little.

"Stop!" someone suddenly shouted.

Lu Qiyan and others stopped and glanced sideways.

Li Juncheng hurriedly explained in a low voice, "These are the imperial guards of the inner palace. We are pretending to be imperial guards, so we are not allowed to enter here."

"In that case..."

Before Lu Qiyan finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed. He said to the imperial guards, "I have discovered that there are many people sneaking towards the palace. The situation is critical. We dare not neglect and come to protect the king!"

"Someone is approaching the palace?" The leading imperial guard frowned, looking a little terrified, "Why didn't the commander come and report it!"

"The commander ordered us not to make it public. I don't know why he gave such an order. I am surprised and worried about the safety of the king, so I came here to report this matter!"

As soon as Lu Qiyan finished speaking, the other party's expression immediately turned gloomy.

What is the purpose of knowing the truth but not reporting it?
Or is it that even among the imperial guards who are guarding the palace and are supposed to protect the king, there are people who are disloyal to the king?

The other party realized the seriousness of the matter, but did not agree to let Lu Qiyan and others move forward. He just went to report to his superiors first.

A moment later, several teams of guards hurried out, apparently to check and provide support to prevent any unusual movements outside.

Lu Qiyan and others took advantage of this opportunity to cover their subordinates and sneak in under the cover of night.

After a moment, he picked up the spear in his hand, drew the long sword from his waist, and rushed inside.

"Li Junhao plotted to usurp the throne and placed the ruler under house arrest. He should be executed!"

"We are the subordinates of the Second Prince Li Juncheng, and we are here to rescue the king. You rebels, surrender immediately!"

"Rescue the king and restore peace to the Kingdom of Jinwei!"

"..."

The shouts continued and the sounds of fighting became louder.

Those palace servants who were originally Li Juncheng's accomplices took advantage of this time to lead the way for Lu Qiyan and others and led them to Li Junhao's bedroom.

At this time, Li Junhao had already been awakened by the sound of fighting, frowning, "What happened!"

"My lord, someone is coming to kill us!" The servant was nervous and frightened. He didn't even bother to wipe the sweat off his forehead and reported hurriedly.

"Who is so bold? Is he trying to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel?" Li Junhao shouted angrily.

"It seems...it seems that Li Juncheng brought these people!" the attendant said, "It seems that there are people from the Great Zhou Kingdom among them!"

People from the Great Zhou Kingdom?
Li Junhao was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood the key.

This is because Li Juncheng, who was negotiating with the Great Zhou Kingdom, learned that his elder brother had ascended the throne, so he became jealous and wanted to come back to fight for power, and even went so far as to surrender to the Great Zhou Kingdom and invite a wolf into the house?
The reason why the Great Zhou Kingdom was willing to help Li Juncheng do this must be because Li Juncheng offered many conditions that were beneficial to the Great Zhou Kingdom.

This Li Juncheng, for the position of leader, did not hesitate to sell out the interests of Jin Weiguo. Such a sinister and hateful villain is not worthy of being the leader of Jin Weiguo, and even not worthy of being a citizen of Jin Weiguo!
He originally felt extremely regretful for not taking Li Juncheng's life, and now that he was delivered to his door...

Then you're welcome!

"Pass on my order. Any thieves who break into the palace tonight must be killed without mercy. No one should be left alive!" Li Junhao shouted.

"Yes..." The servant hadn't even finished his words.

There were shadows on the windows, followed by a scream and blood gushing out, falling on the snow-white window paper that had just been replaced, looking horrifying.

This made Li Junhao and his servants' eyelids twitch.

One reason is because of the sudden fight.

The second was that he was surprised that these thieves had gotten to him so quickly.

"Kill without mercy!" Li Junhao gritted his teeth and shouted again, and then he picked up the scimitar hanging in the bedroom.

"Lord!" He ordered his men to go and fend off the enemy, while the attendant grabbed Li Junhao and said, "It's dangerous outside, Lord, you'd better hide!"

There is a secret passage inside the king's bedroom. No one knows about this secret passage except the king of Jinwei and a few trusted and close attendants around him.

This secret passage connects to a very inconspicuous house outside the palace, so that in case of an emergency, the king can use it to escape and save his life.

Li Junhao obviously refused.

The attendants continued to persuade him, "Lord, if you keep the green mountains, you will never worry about firewood. Li Juncheng and the people of the Great Zhou Kingdom are aggressive and their goal is your life. It is too dangerous for you to stay here." "Li Juncheng surrendered to the foreign enemy and invited the wolf into the house. He will definitely be despised by the people of Jinwei. Even if he sits on the throne of the king, it will still be difficult to convince the people. When the king returns to fight, he will definitely be supported by the people!"

As expected?
I am afraid that by then everyone in Jinwei State will have been fooled by Li Juncheng and will have completely forgotten that they are still people of Jinwei State and the blood feud between Jinwei State and the Great Zhou State!
What's more, he never does anything to back down.

Since you are here, let’s face it. Either you die or I die!

“No retreat!” Li Junhao gritted his teeth and broke free from his servants’ obstruction. “Follow me and kill these traitors who want to rebel on the spot!”

With Li Junhao's roar and his leading by example, the servants were immediately encouraged and each of them mustered their strength. Like Li Junhao, they raised their scimitars and started fighting.

Li Junhao has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has been on the battlefield for a long time. He is not only tall but also has excellent skills. The elite soldiers brought by Lu Qiyan and Jin Weiguo are no match for Li Junhao.

Seeing this, Lu Qiyan immediately solved the trouble in front of him, jumped up, and landed steadily in front of Li Junhao.

At this time, Lu Qiyan had already taken off the imperial guard helmet he was wearing for disguise because of the fight, and his face was clearly seen by Li Junhao.

After a brief identification, Li Junhao was sure that the man in front of him was Lu Qiyan, who had caused Jin Weiguo to suffer many defeats and was unable to recover. His rage grew even stronger, and he did not care about fighting with others. He swung the scimitar in his hand straight at Lu Qiyan.

Lu Qiyan dodged nimbly and the knife in his hand slashed across Li Junhao's waist.

Li Junhao had just stood up and was not wearing any armor. Lu Qiyan's blade was so sharp and fast that it cut his clothes at the waist and injured his flesh.

The wound was not deep, but blood was oozing out and the pain was obvious.

hateful!

Li Junhao roared angrily, turned around again and attacked Lu Qiyan.

After dodging again, Lu Qiyan quickly switched the sword in his right hand to his left hand and slashed Li Junhao's thigh again.

This time the wound was still not deep and it was still just bleeding.

Then, Lu Qiyan used the same method to leave many wounds on Li Junhao's chest, arms, and back.

They are all the same as the initial wounds.

Li Junhao almost broke all his teeth.

Judging from the situation just now, Lu Qiyan only needed to use a little more force to completely subdue him and chop him to the ground.

But Lu Qiyan did not do so, instead he left several minor injuries on him...

This is a contempt and a mockery of him!

"Bastard!" Li Junhao jumped up angrily, picked up a scimitar from the side, and swung it with both hands towards Lu Qiyan.

This time, Lu Qiyan did not dodge. He blocked the move completely with the big knife in his hand and kicked Li Junhao in the chest.

Lu Qiyan used all his strength to kick Li Junhao, breaking several of his ribs. His internal organs seemed to be displaced and he vomited blood.

Li Junhao fell to the ground, slid a long way, and was unable to get up for a long time.

After he struggled to get up from the ground and barely sat down, Lu Qiyan walked up to him and put the big knife in his hand on Li Junhao's neck.

The servants, guards, imperial guards and others who had been trying desperately to protect Li Junhao at first, all the support in their hearts collapsed when they saw that Li Junhao had fallen into the hands of others.

Either they would drop their weapons and surrender, or they would flee in the hope of saving their lives...

In an instant, only Lu Qiyan and his men were left around Li Junhao. Xia Yunji and Li Juncheng, who had solved the problem, also surrounded him and looked coldly at Li Junhao, whose face was covered in blood.

A trace of despair flashed across Li Junhao's face, but more of reluctance, he looked at Lu Qiyan and laughed, "Lu Qiyan of the Western Frontier Army is really amazing, I am not as good as him in skills, let alone other things."

"There are some people..."

Li Junhao's eyes moved to Li Juncheng, his face full of disdain, "You are a very qualified dog. You know what kind of master you should follow in order to eat meat and bones. But don't forget that whether the dog can eat bones depends on the mood of the master."

"You are wagging your tail now to please your master, so you can indeed get some food. But don't forget that when your master gets upset, he won't throw you bones anymore. He might even get angry and kill the dog, skin it, and stew its meat for you to eat!"

"People with different ideals cannot work together. You are radical and belligerent, and no matter how much I say to you, it will be useless. However, you are plotting to usurp the throne and imprisoning my father. These are serious crimes and anyone can kill you."

Li Juncheng took a deep breath and said, "Let me ask you, where is my father now?"

"Father?" Li Junhao laughed again, his laughter was wanton and wild. After a long while, he glanced at Li Juncheng and said, "Do you want to know?"

"Get down on your knees and beg me!"

After Li Junhao finished speaking, he laughed again, his expression full of provocation.

Li Juncheng gritted his teeth, thought for a moment, and then knelt down in front of Li Junhao, "Brother, please tell me where our father is now, and is he safe?"

Li Junhao did not expect Li Juncheng to do this, and was stunned for a moment, but after a moment, he became furious and started cursing at Li Juncheng.

"You are pretending to be so righteous. Are you trying to tell everyone that you are a filial son and will be a wise ruler in the future? Do you want everyone to nominate you as the leader of the country? You are dreaming! You are a sinister and cunning villain who disregards the interests of the Jinwei Kingdom. You bastard!"

Facing such insults, Li Juncheng did not retaliate, and even bowed respectfully to Li Junhao, and asked politely again, "Brother, please, tell me where our father is now!"

The words are sincere and touching.

The Jin Weiguo soldiers and palace guards present all felt nervous and admired Li Juncheng's kindness and filial piety even more. When they looked at Li Junhao again, they felt even more disgusted.

He placed the king under house arrest, plotted to usurp the throne, was extreme and warlike, and killed loyal officials... Such people should be killed!

Lu Qiyan looked at the scene in front of him calmly and tightened his grip on the knife.

Those who can become the ruler of a country are never considered good people by ordinary people.

Ambition, means, patience... none of them can be missing.

This time, Li Junhao was completely defeated.

Li Junhao was extremely angry at Li Juncheng's behavior and continued to curse him. He only stopped when he was out of breath.

"My father is still alive. I can tell you where he is, but I have one condition..."

"I agree to any condition!" Li Junhao answered first and agreed very straightforwardly.

"Let me go." Li Junhao raised his eyelids. "Take my life in exchange for my father's life, how about that?"

Seeing Li Juncheng silent, Li Junhao laughed, "It seems that your father doesn't have such a heavy weight in your heart. Or are you worried about something and don't want to see your brother alive in this world?"

Li Juncheng's brows furrowed even more.