The Prodigal Son

In the afternoon, Yiling.

Huang Dengxing was deep in thought with his eyes closed when Li Hu, the commander of his personal guards, rushed in with a furious expression. "General, the garrison reports that the enemy has sent men outside the city to taunt us!"

Li Hu's face looked very grim.

He was both Huang Dengxing's personal guard commander and Huang Dengxing's apprentice.

Now that Huang Dengxing is being criticized, how can he not be angry?

Upon hearing this, Huang Dengxing didn't even bother to open his eyes, and said indifferently, "Let them curse! They'll just accuse me of being disloyal and unjust, let them curse! Since I dared to take this step, I'm not afraid of their curses!"

Are you trying to force them to abandon their defensive stance and launch an offensive by verbally attacking them?

Innocent!

Fang Junji is a commander-in-chief of an army, is this all he's capable of?

"more than!"

Li Hu's face was ashen, and he gasped for breath, saying, "That scoundrel Yu Jing even said that the General and the Empress Dowager were having an affair..."

"Bullshit!"

Huang Dengxing, as if a cat whose tail had been stepped on, suddenly opened his eyes. "What else did Yu Jing say?"

Li Hu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "He also said that His Majesty is... the Great General's son..."

"Shameless villain!"

Huang Dengxing flew into a rage, his face frosty as he stood up. "Let's go to the city wall!"

Huang Dengxing walked out, filled with anger.

As soon as they stepped out the door, they encountered Ji Lianhuan, who was walking in their direction.

Seeing Huang Dengxing's expression, Ji Lianhuan immediately advised, "General, there's no need to be angry. The enemy is merely trying to disrupt our morale and demoralize us."

"I know!"

Huang Dengxing, his face dark, growled, his eyes filled with rage.

His anger stemmed not from Yu Jing's claim that Yu Wu was his offspring, but precisely from the fact that Yu Wu was not his offspring!

He did indeed have some relationship with Consort Zhuang, Yu Wu's mother, who is now the Empress Dowager of Min.

But that's not adultery!

He and Consort Zhuang were truly in love and deeply in love!

Yu Yong forced Consort Zhuang to become his concubine, turning his beloved woman into his concubine!

He endured humiliation and hardship for many years, all for the sake of seeking revenge against Yu Yong!

He originally wanted to win back the woman he loved and seize Yu Yong's kingdom!

Unable to resist the persistent pleas of his beloved woman, he finally gave up his ambition to usurp the throne and agreed to fully support Consort Zhuang's son, Yu Wu.

Yu Wu respected him as his "Uncle Father"!

But Yu Wu was ultimately not his own child!

Outside the city, Yu Jing was still cursing loudly.

"Soldiers of Min, open your eyes wide and see clearly! I, the Crown Prince, am the true heir of the late Emperor! And look at that traitor Yu Wu! He and that old villain Huang Dengxing are practically identical! The one sitting on our throne now is nothing but a bastard who has usurped the throne!"

"Huang Dengxing, you old, treacherous scoundrel! Your Ladyship of the Great Consort Zhuang is a full twenty years older than you; she could have been your daughter long enough. How could you still bring yourself to do this!"

"Your father still values ​​you so much, yet you've done such a vile and despicable thing! You're so ungrateful, so shameless, do you even deserve to be called a human being? Even wild beasts in the mountains know better than you what gratitude and basic human ethics mean!"

"You are a disgrace to all masters!"

"Swear! All of you, swear!"

"Adulterer, bastard child..."

Yu Jing was going all out.

Although he was dressed as the crown prince, he disregarded the prince's dignity and started cursing loudly, even ordering Guo Su's soldiers to join him in cursing.

"Adulterer, bastard child..."

At first, the voices of the crowd were quite chaotic.

But as the noise grew louder, the shouts became more and more unified.

The curses of tens of thousands of people converged into a torrent that engulfed the entire city of Yiling.

Hearing the curses outside the city, the soldiers of the Min Kingdom on the city wall were already discussing among themselves.

Regardless of whether Yu Jing's accusations were true or false, there is one question that everyone should be suspicious of.

The late emperor bestowed upon Huang Dengxing the highest honor and the highest status as a subject.

If Huang Dengxing wanted to usurp the throne and establish himself, it might be understandable, but Huang Dengxing was willing to bear the infamy of being a traitor and serve Yu Wu.

What's in it for him?

"Adulterer! Bastard!"

The deafening shouts continued.

Those few words were like tearing open Huang Dengxing's wound and rubbing salt into it.

He is not a lover!

It was that scoundrel Yu Yong who tore them apart, even though they were truly in love!

Consort Zhuang should have been his woman all along!

Sensing the murderous aura emanating from Huang Dengxing, Ji Lianhuan couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

So what if I got scolded?

Is it really necessary to go to such lengths?

Soon, Huang Deng arrived at the city wall.

Seeing Huang Dengxing's murderous appearance, the soldiers on the city wall all retreated, afraid of offending him.

"Adulterer! Bastard!"

Outside the city, the soldiers of Da Ning were still cursing in unison.

In fact, the more they cursed, the more enthusiastic they became.

They've all started cursing in a rhythmic fashion.

Huang Dengxing's face was ashen, his eyes fixed on Yu Jing, who was less than a hundred feet away from the city wall.

"Bring me my bow!"

As soon as Huang Dengxing reached out, Li Hu handed him Huang Dengxing's iron-rimmed bow.

With a bow in hand, the momentum of driving under the yellow light suddenly changes.

Draw the bow and nock the arrow!

As he turned around, Huang Dengxing didn't even need to aim; a sharp arrow pierced the sky and struck Yu Jing.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow pierced the air like a bolt of lightning tearing through the sky.

Just as the arrow was about to reach him, Ning Huang, who had been dozing off, finally made his move.

Ning Huang leaped up, his large hand suddenly reaching out.

The next moment, Ning Huang actually caught the arrow that was as fast as lightning in his hand.

The moment Ning Huang landed back on his horse, another arrow shot out from his hand, heading straight for Huang Dengxing.

Huang Dengxing's pupils contracted, and he suddenly unleashed a burst of true energy towards the arrow.

boom!

The arrow collided with the true energy, as if hitting an impenetrable wall, instantly shattering into fragments.

Huang Dengxing's gaze suddenly fell on Ning Huang.

Grandmaster!

Soon, Huang Dengxing's gaze fell on the knife on Ning Huang's back.

"Ning the Madman?"

Huang Dengxing's voice was emanated from his true energy, deep yet clear.

"You little bastard, dare to fight?"

Ning Huang slightly raised his eyes, and a divine light suddenly burst forth.

Even from a distance, Huang Dengxing could feel the murderous aura emanating from him.

You little brat?

Hearing Ning Huang address him in that way, Huang Dengxing's face twitched slightly.

Ning Huang was clearly telling him that although he was also a Grandmaster, in Ning Huang's eyes he was just an insignificant junior!

Disdain!

"Want to fight? That's easy!"

A cold glint flashed in Huang Dengxing's eyes. "If you dare to lead your troops to attack the city, I'll fight you however you want!"

"waste!"

Ning Huang gave a disdainful snort and resumed his drowsy state.

"Even Ning the Madman is nothing special!"

Huang Dengxing snorted coldly, then turned grim and ordered Li Hu, "Pass down the order: everyone muster all their strength and curse him back! Say: Yu Jing, you treacherous dog, murdered your father and surrendered territory! You betrayed our country, you are disloyal and unfilial!"

With Ning Huang protecting Yu Jing, it would be impossible for him to kill Yu Jing.

Then curse back!

Whether it was to vent his anger or to prevent Yu Jing from disrupting their morale, he had to retaliate.

"yes!"

Li Hu accepted the order and immediately relayed Huang Dengxing's command.

"Yu Jing, you treacherous dog, murdered your father and surrendered territory! You have betrayed your country and humiliated the nation; you are disloyal and unfilial!"

Soon, shouts of curses rose and fell from the walls of Yiling, and then gradually became unified.

"Adulterer! Bastard..."

The soldiers of Da Ning also quickly launched a counterattack...