Chapter 203 If all living beings have wronged me, I will kill them all.
Chapter 203 If all living beings have wronged me, I will kill them all.
In the magnificent palace, the emperor sat upright, while a group of ministers knelt below him, each one trembling with fear and not daring to raise their heads.
The emperor's eyes, however, were vacant, as if he were looking at something else through the crowd.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Approved," the young emperor said indifferently.
"The great victory in the Northwest has been achieved, but General Chu Qing and his Chu family army have yet to return. This may lead to unforeseen circumstances. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision." After saying this, the minister kowtowed and prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to utter a sound. After all, no one could match the minister's position in the Emperor's heart.
The emperor frowned slightly, a sense of unease rising in his heart. To him, Chu Qing was not just an ordinary general, but the white moonlight in his heart, the love he had cherished since his youth.
"I trust Chu Qing; she will never betray me." The emperor's voice was firm and resolute.
However, half a month later, news came from the border that Chu Qing had rebelled and declared himself King of Chu.
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ce was incredulous. He coughed up a mouthful of blood in the main hall and fainted.
The first thing he said after waking up was: "Impossible, impossible, Chu Qing would not betray me, Chu Qing would not betray me, investigate, send people to investigate for me."
At that moment, Chu Qing stood high above the three armies, his gaze sweeping indifferently over each soldier.
In the eyes of each of them was a fervent excitement, for this was their general, their guardian deity of Great Yan, the God of War Chu Qing, who was now also their king.
Heaven knows how long they had waited for this day. Their general had finally rebelled, and their Chu family army could finally spread its wings and soar.
Chu Qing parted his thin lips slightly: "Kill."
"Kill kill kill."
"Kill kill kill."
"Kill kill kill."
With a single word of "kill," the entire army responded, their voices echoing through the heavens, their momentum soaring like a rainbow. But at the height of their power, Chu Qing suddenly drew his sword and pierced the throat of the adjutant beside him.
Before his death, the lieutenant was filled with disbelief, clutching his wounds and collapsing to the ground with his eyes wide open.
The soldiers in the front row were stunned for a moment, and then fell silent. The soldiers in the back did not know what was happening, but the shouts of "Kill!" continued to shake the heavens.
"kill."
It was still a simple "kill" sign. The soldiers in front could see it clearly. From behind the king, one hundred men and one hundred women stepped out, swords in hand, and charged into the army.
This…
The queen isn't trying to boost morale; she wants to kill them.
Wang, has he gone mad?
Chu Qing simply watched all this expressionlessly, sitting calmly on the high platform in his black robes, smiling as he watched the blood stain the earth red.
She had already set up an array around her. Today, she would use these 100,000 dead souls to play a funeral dirge unique to the Great Yan. She wanted every corner of the Great Yan to echo with only one sound: wailing.
Ha, exterminate a clan? No, no, no, that's too narrow-minded. She wants to destroy a nation.
War Goddess Chu Qing? No, she is Asura Qing Mo.
The Goddess of War is dead. She died amidst the expectations of millions, amidst the cries of the people and the nation she protected with her life, and amidst the despair of the Chu family army abandoning her.
The original owner of this body, Chu Qing, was the eldest daughter of the Chu family. She was once just an innocent young lady from a secluded family, naive and ignorant of the ways of the world. She was the beloved darling of her grandfather, her father, and her brothers.
The Chu family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, guarding the northwest. Every man in the Chu family has gone to the battlefield, as if their mission in life was to protect the Great Yan.
In every generation of the Chu family, a war god will inevitably emerge. From her grandfather to her father, and then to her brother, each one was a hero of unyielding integrity, making great contributions to the Great Yan and being hailed by the people as the War God General.
However, even war gods can fall, and heroes can shed blood.
On the day Chu Qing came of age, devastating news arrived from the Northwest: the northern barbarians launched a surprise attack, and all the men of the Chu family were killed in battle. More than half of the 200,000 Chu family soldiers were killed or wounded, leaving the remaining 100,000 Chu family soldiers leaderless, and the Northwest was about to descend into chaos.
The day the news reached Kyoto, Chu Qing's mother drew her sword and committed suicide on the spot. Her husband and son had both died in battle, and she did not want to live alone. Her grandmother could not bear the blow and followed her.
Now, the Chu family is reduced to a few aunts and an infant. The only head of the family is Chu Qing, the eldest daughter of the main branch. She has no time for sorrow and grief. If she falls, the Chu family, a century-old family of war gods, will fall.
When all the women were at a loss, Chu Qing volunteered to go to the Northwest. She was willing to take her father's place in reclaiming the Chu family army, guarding the Northwest, and vowing never to return to the court until the barbarians were driven back.
At that time, the emperor was still Yuwen Ce's father. He felt guilty that all the men of the Chu family had died on the battlefield and did not want Chu Qing to go to the front line. However, Chu Qing knelt outside the Golden Palace for three days and three nights, which finally made the emperor relent.
At that time, Yuwen Ce was still the second prince. He and Chu Qing were childhood sweethearts and were in love. He originally planned to ask for an imperial decree to grant them marriage after Chu Qing came of age.
But fate is cruel. Romantic love is ultimately secondary. Chu Qing chose the country and the world that her father and brothers protected. Yuwen Ce had countless other noble daughters even without her, but the Chu family only had her. She had no other choice.
She said to him, "Yuwen Ce, go ahead and realize your grand ambitions. One day, I will be the sharpest blade in your hand. I am willing to pave the way for you and protect you for a lifetime."
For the next fifteen years, Chu Qing remained true to her vow, vowing never to return until the barbarians were driven back.
Like a deity, she stood guard in the wind-swept northwest, never allowing the barbarian armies to trample on the people of Great Yan in the slightest. Her name as the God of War was known throughout the world, yet no one knew how she had risen to this position step by step.
She protected not only the people of Great Yan, but also the faith of her Chu family. But faith can crumble, and people's hearts are fickle.
After fifteen years, she finally defeated the barbarians, rendering them powerless to fight for twenty years and forcing them to retreat and sue for peace.
When the country and the world are at peace, looking back, the young man who once pledged his love to his wife is now a high and mighty emperor.
On the day he returned to the capital in triumph, he personally came to pick her up, treating her as he had always had, as if nothing had ever changed.
At that moment, she believed he was sincere, but the blood and tears that followed were all caused by him.
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