I'm letting you win over the female lead, not conquering cities and territories!

Fuck!

At this point, why is the head coach still silent?

Still considering the consequences of disobeying the imperial decree?

The enemy has a knife to your throat and is about to kill all 70,000 of your troops, and you're still hesitating about whether to resist?

"What a bunch of love-struck fools!"

Qin Hao sneered inwardly.

Since we can't count on the head coach, let him break this deadlock!

Without hesitation, Qin Hao slowly stood up amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd.

He ignored the surprised looks from his comrades and straightened his centurion armor.

With his hand on his sword, he strode forward expressionlessly toward Li Qingxia, who stood arrogantly before his warhorse.

Li Qingxia raised an eyebrow when she saw that a mere centurion dared to step forward at this moment, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her originally cold eyes.

"How dare you! I, the commander, am reading an imperial edict, and you dare to stand up? Kneel down—!"

However, the moment she finished speaking, her gaze met Qin Hao's face.

It was a face of exceptionally handsome features, full of resolute masculinity, far more charming than any effeminate prince or nobleman she had ever seen before.

More importantly, as Qin Hao approached, an indescribable and extremely aggressive masculine aura emanated from him.

That was the charm that the "Pure Yang Holy Body" exuded when it was pushed to its limit, a charm that had an absolutely fatal attraction for women in this world!

Li Qingxia's heart skipped a beat, and the reprimand that was about to come out got stuck in her throat.

The murderous aura in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a greedy and burning light.

This young man... is so handsome, so charming!

They're much better than all those useless people in His Majesty's harem!

Her tone suddenly shifted, and the frost on her face miraculously melted away, revealing an extremely alluring smile.

His eyes swept over Qin Hao with a flirtatious gaze, and he didn't look like a high and mighty commander, but rather like a patron choosing male prostitutes in a brothel.

"Tsk tsk, I never would have guessed that such a handsome young man was hidden among the roughnecks of the Crimson Flame Army."

Li Qingxia chuckled sweetly, her voice soothing and captivating that it made many of the Crimson Flame Army soldiers around her blush.

"I'll give you a chance to live today, just because of your appearance."

She sat on her horse, gracefully extending her foot, clad in exquisite deerskin boots, and waved it in front of Qin Hao, speaking in an arrogant yet humiliating tone:

"Now, kneel down and lick my shoes clean, and become my male concubine."

If you serve me well, I can personally plead with His Majesty to spare your life.

How about that? This is a gift that others would beg for.

The words fell.

Zhao Wudi, standing on the command platform, was stunned.

The tens of thousands of Crimson Flame Army soldiers around them were also stunned.

After a brief silence, countless complex gazes were cast toward Qin Hao.

There was no anger in those eyes, but rather a deep sense of envy and jealousy!

In their eyes, being able to climb into the inner circle of the Empress, who is both beautiful and powerful, like Li Qingxia, is an incredible stroke of luck, a chance to avoid decades of hard work!

Even being a male concubine without dignity, licking the other's feet, is considered an unparalleled honor in the eyes of many!

however.

Hearing these insulting words and seeing the envious looks from his colleagues, Qin Hao felt no joy whatsoever; instead, he laughed in anger.

A chilling smile curved his lips, and his eyes held undisguised mockery.

"To be your male concubine? To lick your shoes?"

Qin Hao's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the surrounding area.

"I'll lick your mother's head!"

next moment.

Qin Hao made a move.

The dormant power of the "Pure Yang Holy Body" within his body erupted like a volcano, and his speed reached its limit at this moment, leaving a blurry afterimage in the air!

"Clang!"

A crisp, clear sound of a blade ringing out echoed through the sky.

Before anyone could even react to what was happening, Qin Hao had already moved in front of Li Qingxia's horse.

The standard-issue Crimson Flame Army saber traced a cold yet exquisite arc through the air!

With terrifying force, as if it could withstand ten thousand men, it slashed fiercely at the beautiful head that still wore a greedy and arrogant smile.

"Pfft—!"

Blood gushed out.

That beautiful head, which had once captivated countless men and instilled fear in countless people of the Qian Kingdom, flew high into the air with an expression of disbelief. After tumbling a few times in the air, it rolled down to the feet of Commander-in-Chief Zhao Wudi.

Li Qingxia's headless corpse swayed on the horse's back before finally collapsing to the ground, powerless.

Blood stained the conspicuous flying fish robe, and also stained the Qian Kingdom Empress's dream of purging the Chiyan Army.

One slash, and a head falls to the ground!

Everyone present was astonished!

At this moment, the entire military camp fell into a deathly silence.

Dead silence.

A deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the beautiful head on the ground, still oozing blood.

And the centurion, who carried a long, blood-dripping knife and looked like a god of death descended to earth.

"You...you..."

It took a long while for Commander Zhao Wudi to come to his senses as if waking from a dream.

His finger, pointing at Qin Hao, trembled violently; his voice even changed tone due to extreme shock and anger.

"Are you insane?! Killing an imperial envoy... that's a treasonous crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family!"

"rebel?"

Qin Hao casually flicked the blood off the blade, sheathed his longsword with a clang, and looked at Zhao Wudi with a cold smile:

"General, didn't you hear the imperial edict clearly just now?"

In Her Majesty the Empress's eyes, our Crimson Flame Army is now a rebel army!

He pointed to Li Qingxia's headless corpse on the ground, his tone firm and resolute:

"If we don't rebel and lay down our weapons, we're afraid we'll really only face death!"

Qin Hao knew better than anyone that this was the first step he would take to establish himself as king.

After all, the system had already "clearly indicated" to him that killing this woman was the first step in overthrowing the empress's rule!

Now that we've secured the first blood, the most urgent task is to quickly lead our men out of the encirclement of 120,000 city defense troops!

Faced with Qin Hao's questioning, Zhao Wudi fell into a long silence.

He looked at the blood all over the ground, then at the bewildered soldiers around him, and finally let out a long sigh, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Qin Hao, you... step back."

Zhao Wudi turned his head away, his voice hoarse.

"Take your men back to your own camp."

Today's events could have been treated as nothing had happened, as if Commander Li had simply fallen from his horse and died.

Hearing this, Qin Hao almost laughed out of anger.