Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 400 Descendants of Southern Tang
"You are a high-ranking official in the court. It is impossible for you to lie to me in front of so many people. Then I will tell you the hiding place of the leader of the Wizard Cult, and you must guarantee the life of me and my elder brother!" Zuo Qiang said innocently.

Song Chaozhong laughed when he heard this. In his opinion, Zuo Qiang was just a young man who was not very experienced in the world and was very easy to fool. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, His Majesty has ordered that only the main culprit be executed. If the leader of the Wizard Cult is caught, you are not the mastermind, and your lives will be safe!"

Zuo Qi on the side had a very unpleasant look on his face and winked at Zuo Qiang.

He knew very well that Zuo Qiang had no idea where Chai Yining was hiding. In fact, he was the only one who knew.

Zuo Qiang definitely wanted to hold Song Chaozhong hostage by doing this.

But in Zuo Qi's opinion, even if Zuo Qiang has good martial arts skills, it will be difficult for him to succeed.

Even if it really succeeds, would Song Chaozhong dare to order them to go in front of so many people?

But Zuo Qi could not expose Zuo Qiang, otherwise the Song Dynasty would not let Zuo Qiang go.

He could only wink at Zuo Qiang, hoping that Zuo Qiang would give up the idea of ​​holding Song Chaozhong hostage and just mention a place.

Even if the Song Dynasty did not catch the person, they could still claim that he had escaped.

But Zuo Qiang ignored Zuo Qi's gaze. Facing Song Chaozhong's question, he smiled and said, "The leader of the Wizard Cult is here..."

Zuo Qiang's eyes were very clear, and his body was not strong, which made him very confusing. Song Chaozhong didn't think much about it.

Hearing Zuo Qiang lower his voice, Song Chaozhong leaned forward instinctively.

The two were originally only a few steps apart, but now they were even closer.

Just as Zuo Qiang was speaking, he was twisted behind his back, and his arms were held by two soldiers. He suddenly exerted force, broke free from the soldiers, and quickly rushed towards Song Chaozhong.

Song Chaozhong heard Zuo Qiang suddenly pause and looked at him in confusion. When he was about to speak, he saw a blur in front of his eyes and Zuo Qiang reached out to grab him. He instinctively crossed his arms.

"General, be careful!"

It's too late, but it's soon.

From the moment Zuo Qiang broke free from the two soldiers who were holding him, to the moment he reached out to grab Song Chaozhong, it all happened in an instant.

When the soldier who was holding Zuo Qiang reacted and shouted, Zuo Qiang's arm had already grabbed Song Chaozhong's blocking arm.

Zuo Qiang looks thin and young, but he is very strong.

Song Chaozhong felt his arm being grabbed, and was about to struggle free, but he felt a huge grip on his arm, which directly dispersed the strength he was about to mobilize.

Zuo Qiang exerted force violently and pulled Song Chaozhong back.

Song Chaozhong turned his body and was pulled into Zuo Qiang's arms with his back leaning against it.

Just as Zuo Qiang was about to grab Song Chaozhong's neck with his other hand to control him, Song Chaozhong hit Zuo Qiang's left chest heavily with his left elbow.

Although Song Chaozhong is not left-handed, he has not neglected his martial arts over the years and is quite strong.

Zuo Qiang felt pain and loosened his grip on Song Chaozhong's arm, allowing Song Chaozhong to break free.

When Zuo Qiang wanted to capture Song Chaozhong again, his personal soldiers had already reacted and rushed forward. Some of them attacked Zuo Qiang, while others protected Song Chaozhong and retreated.

Only then did Song Chaozhong breathe a sigh of relief. Judging from Zuo Qiang's performance just now, this man had excellent martial arts skills and tremendous strength.

If Zuo Qiang had not looked down on him and taken him into his arms, or had used more strength when he initially gripped his arm, he might not have been able to escape.

Once controlled, it will be troublesome.

Whether to order the release of Zuo Qi and others or to be killed, neither was the option he wanted.

Song Chaozhong took a deep breath and looked at Zuo Qiang who was surrounded, with a frown.

In just a short while, Zuo Qiang had grabbed a knife and injured several people.

But for some reason Zuo Qiang held back and didn't kill him.

Song Chaozhong looked at Zuo Qi, who was tied up and anxious, and understood why Zuo Qiang held back. He shouted, "Stop!"

Upon hearing this, the guards slowly retreated and Zuo Qiang did not continue to pursue them.

"You are really good at fighting. I almost fell into your trap." Song Chaozhong praised him and sneered, "Your brother is in my hands. If you dare to resist, I will kill him!"

"Don't worry about me, I'm still useful. He doesn't dare to kill me. Run away!" Zuo Qi shouted.

"Can you escape?"

Song Chaozhong sneered and waved his hand.

The archers around them quickly drew their bows and aimed at Zuo Qiang.

"As long as I give the order, thousands of arrows will be fired at once, and you will be dead for sure!"

Song Chaozhong said coldly: "After all, you are still a flesh and blood body, how can you resist?"

"General, I am willing to tell you the whereabouts of the leader of the Wizard Cult as long as you let my brother go!" Zuo Qi said.

Song Chaozhong turned his head and looked at Zuo Qi, sneering: "Do you think I'm a fool? The leader of the wizard cult has sold you out, can you still stay here and wait for me to catch you?"

He asked before just hoping for a lucky break.

What if the leader of the Wizard Cult didn't escape far, or Fang Qi knew the direction in which the leader of the Wizard Cult fled.

Now Zuo Qi is using the hiding place of the leader of the Wizard Cult as a bargaining chip to ask him to release Zuo Qiang. How could he possibly agree to that?

On the contrary, only by capturing Zuo Qiang can they threaten Zuo Qi and tell him the possible direction of the Wizard Cult's leader's escape.

At this moment, even if Zuo Qi was willing to tell him the possible direction of the Wizard Cult's leader's escape, he would not let Zuo Qiang go.

After all, who knows whether what Zuo Qi said is true or false.

"I..." Zuo Qi opened his mouth with a dejected look on his face.

Song Chaozhong ignored him and looked at Zuo Qiang and said, "You can't escape. I won't kill him now, but if you dare to resist, I will order people to chop off his hands and feet!"

"Despicable!" Zuo Qiang said hatefully.

"Do I really have any hope of talking about morality with you traitors and rebels?" Song Chaozhong said disdainfully.

"Who are the traitors? We are descendants of the Tang Dynasty, you..."

"Shut up!" Zuo Qiqiu's face changed drastically and he shouted quickly.

Song Chaozhong showed excitement. Although Zuo Qiang didn't say much just now, the four words "descendants of the Tang Dynasty" carried great weight.

Even though the Tang Dynasty has been destroyed for more than a hundred years, the so-called descendants of the Tang Dynasty pose no threat.

But having this identity can increase his merits.

"Are you really descendants of the Tang Dynasty?" Song Chaozhong asked.

Zuo Qiang did not reply, but dropped the knife in his hand and said, "I am not afraid of death. Losing my head will only leave a scar as big as a bowl. I will be a brave man again in 18 years!"

Song Chaozhong waved his hand and asked the soldiers to come forward and tie up Zuo Qiang. Just in case, he even ordered them to tie him up with iron chains.

"Your brother has just said it. You should know that if you don't clarify your identities, you will probably suffer physical pain in the future!" Song Chaozhong came to Zuo Qi and said lightly.

Zuo Qi smiled bitterly and said, "We are descendants of the Tang Dynasty, but we are descendants of the Tang ruler. My ancestor was Zuo Yuan, the deputy commander of the imperial guards beside the Tang ruler."

Song Chaozhong was somewhat disappointed when he heard this, because the so-called King of Tang was actually the Southern Tang.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in chaos and there were two regimes that used Tang as their country name.

After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, in order to distinguish them when compiling historical books, they were called Later Tang and Southern Tang respectively.

Before the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the Southern Tang gave up its imperial title, proclaimed itself the King of Tang, and pledged loyalty to the Later Zhou.

There was chaos in the world at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and by the time the Song Dynasty was established, too many countries had emerged. Many of these countries had descendants hiding among the people, and the court had long been too lazy to investigate.

Therefore, when Song Chaozhong learned that the Zuo brothers were descendants of the Southern Tang Dynasty and descendants of a deputy commander of the imperial guards, he immediately lost interest.

(End of this chapter)