The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

After it was all over, Pei Wugou did look somewhat different from before; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was so radiant she could be seen reflecting a person's image.

The coachman glanced at him and sighed inwardly. "If he cares so much about his appearance, it would be better for him to be a young master from a noble family. It's absurd for him to become a general!"

However, as always, he dared not say anything more.

After Pei Wugou got back into the carriage, they took him to Pukou City.

The soldiers guarding the city gate of Pukou City exchanged glances upon seeing Pei Wugou's waist token. They wondered what this person was doing there, but they knew he was an important figure they couldn't afford to offend, so they obediently let him pass.

However, someone was still sent to inform them.

As a result, when Pei Wugou arrived at the city lord's mansion, there was already a large group of people kneeling in front of the gate.

The city lord of Pukou, and even officials of all ranks, knelt down to pay their respects to the general who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Despite this situation, Pei Wugou didn't even disembark from the carriage, and calmly asked, "Where is Zhou Xiong, the garrison commander of Pukou City?"

"Send him to see me!"

There was no response for a long time, until the city lord whispered, "That Zhou Xiong is at the Zhou residence. He... I'm afraid he won't be able to come see you for a while."

The city lord originally meant to say that Zhou Xiong had been trapped in the Zhou residence by the entire city, but Pei Wugou, who only heard half of the sentence, clearly misunderstood.

He said coldly, "Ha, Zhou Xiong, how dare you be so insolent!"

"How dare you put on airs with this general!"

"Fine, I'll show him what happens when he disrespects me."

Pei Wugou ordered the coachman to turn the carriage around, and led by the city lord's men, headed straight for the Zhou residence. Before long, they arrived at their destination.

Pei Wugou then got off the carriage.

This was the first time anyone had seen Pei Wugou's appearance, and everyone was astonished.

—This general is so clean!

Pei Wugou had clearly experienced many such gazes and scenes, and he didn't care at all, striding inside.

Zhou Xiong, who was in the hall, had been persuaded by Granny Sun for a long time. His mentality was wavering between breaking down and not breaking down, but he couldn't make a decision for the time being.

Suddenly, they heard the soldiers shouting.

"Lord Pei Wugou, the Marquis of Jingyi, has arrived!"

The sound boomed over, and a look of astonishment appeared on Zhou Xiong's face.

Immediately, his astonishment turned into ecstatic joy.

"Hahaha, Granny Sun, you've got it wrong!"

You're mistaken.

"Yunjing will not let Pukou City go unattended."

"Look, they've already sent someone!"

"Yun Jing has sent people, so there's no need to worry about Pukou City falling."

"Ren Tianye? Hmph!"

"Him? He dares to ask me to surrender?"

Granny Sun instantly realized that all her earnest advice that day had been in vain, and she couldn't help but shake her head.

Fine, since you're not going to take the path of survival, then just wait to be skinned alive by the entire military and civilian population of Pukou!

Don't blame me for not showing any consideration for my relationship with your master when the time comes!

Zhou Xiong, completely unaware of Granny Sun's thoughts, rushed out in a hurry. Upon catching sight of the person approaching, he immediately knelt down, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Zhou Xiong, the garrison commander of Pukou City, pays his respects to Marquis Jingyi..."

Before the words had even finished, Marquis Jingyi, Pei Wugou's cold voice rang out: "Men, tie up Zhou Xiong!"

Zhou Xiong's voice abruptly stopped.

He immediately exclaimed incredulously, "What?"

"Tie me up?"

Why?

"I, Zhou Xiong, have guarded Pukou City for so long. Even if I haven't achieved anything, I've certainly put in the hard work. Why are you binding me?"

Pei Wugou's tone was icy: "Hard work?"

"snort!"

"You defeated general, do you even deserve to talk about hard work?"

"The Yunjing court trusted you and entrusted you with guarding Pukou City, but you've done just that, letting them cut off Pukou City's food supply, and even the two major strongholds outside Pukou City have been captured."

"And in such a short time!"

"you say……"

"What can you do?"

"Useless trash!"

"Does he even deserve to talk about merits and hard work?"

With just a few words, Pei Wugou erased all of Zhou Xiong's previous efforts and even pinned a huge blame on him.

Immediately, he gave another cold command.

"Guards, tie him up! He'll be sent to Yunjing for punishment soon!"

This is an order!

Unfortunately, all the soldiers inside the courtyard remained unmoved.

No one listened to Pei Wugou.

Although the soldiers were very unhappy with Zhou Xiong, it was mainly because Zhou Xiong refused to surrender to the Duke, while they wanted a future and a tomorrow. They had different opinions and different paths.

In terms of personal feelings, the soldiers were much closer to Zhou Xiong. After all, if it weren't for Ren Tianye, Zhou Xiong would be considered a decent soldier with the ability to win people's respect.

The soldiers naturally sided with Zhou Xiong over Pei Wugou.

This scene displeased Pei Wugou, who said indifferently, "Well, Zhou Xiong, you've actually turned the troops of Yunjing into your private army."

"It's only because I arrived in such a hurry that the Yun Jing army hasn't caught up yet, otherwise... today, I would have used all of you as examples!"

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope stirred within Zhou Xiong, who had been on the verge of despair and collapse.

What the hell?

Did he come to Pukou City all by himself?

The army from Yunjing hasn't arrived yet?

Damn it!

If you didn't come along, what crime are you proclaiming?!

Do you really think I've been working in Pukou City for nothing all these years?

Zhou Xiong has always been a ruthless person.

In that instant, I made up my mind.

First, control Pei Wugou!

Offend Yun Jing, so be it!

At worst, he could flee to another place with his men, and when the imperial court and Yunjing were at war, he didn't believe that no one in the world would not take the opportunity to rise up.

At that time, he and his men will also achieve great things!

So Zhou Xiong suddenly jumped up.

"Fine, fine, fine. I've worked so hard for Yunjing, and this is how Yunjing treats me?"

"In that case, there's nothing worth pledging allegiance to in Yunjing!"

"You, Pei Wugou, die!"

Zhou Xiong roared and slashed down with both palms.

His first move was a "Twin Peaks Piercing the Sun" technique.

We must subdue Pei Wugou in one move.

Unexpectedly, Pei Wugou simply smiled faintly, not taking it seriously at all, and even had the leisure to rebuke him: "As expected, you have the ambition of a wolf. Yun Jing, I really misjudged you."

While saying this, Pei Wugou's hands were not idle.

Reach out to block.

It's not two hands, it's one hand!

With one hand, he easily caught Zhou Xiong's twin peaks piercing the sun.

Immediately, his other hand shot out with lightning speed.

When he reached Zhou Xiong, he changed his palm into a fist.

It struck Zhou Xiong's chest with a loud thud.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, Zhou Xiong was sent flying backward!

His eyes widened even further.

That move he just made was his full strength.

But, with such full force, it was easily blocked? And then the opponent counterattacked, striking him in the chest?

Most importantly, this strike...

That was really powerful!

It felt like a giant rock had crashed into me.

His internal organs were churning violently in an instant, and he could no longer stand up.

"He really is a piece of trash!"

Pei Wugou glanced at him sideways, his eyes full of disdain, and then ordered the guards in the courtyard: "Take Zhou Xiong to the dungeon and await his fate."

"Then, summon all the commanders of the army, high and low. I... need military orders to announce!"

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