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Chapter 274 Hatred must be washed away with blood!

The Nanguang Army, with its strict discipline, was about to take action against the officials of the Prince's Palace.

But then a voice said, "Wait a minute."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the eldest prince who had spoken up to stop them.

Jiang Yueli showed no dissatisfaction, but looked at the eldest prince and asked, "Brother, do you still have concerns?"

The eldest princess thought to herself, if the eldest and second princes were afraid, she would have the Nan Guang army take the two princes away first.

After she finishes killing people, she will invite her two elder brothers over.

Unexpectedly, the eldest prince said, "Yue Li, I have no concerns, but there are some people I want to deal with personally."

Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, some of the officials in the Prince's residence changed their expressions.

The second prince also became somewhat agitated, standing beside the first prince, his body trembling slightly.

Seeing this, how could the eldest princess not understand what had happened?

He immediately waved for the Nan Guang army to retreat, and only had the officials of the Prince's Palace bound with their hands behind their backs and made to kneel on the ground.

The eldest prince, carrying a sword, slowly walked up to a man.

The man was dressed in the robes of a minor official of the seventh rank, and he knelt on the ground, not daring to look the Crown Prince in the eye.

Anyone with a guilty conscience will lower their head and tremble with fear.

Upon seeing the eldest prince standing before him like a god of death, the minor official immediately screamed in terror.

"Your Highness, spare me! Spare me!"

The eldest prince laughed, but his laughter was full of pain.

"Spare me? You can beg for mercy now? Did I think you were heartless and fearless?"

The minor official trembled like a leaf, and could only beg for mercy repeatedly.

"Your Highness, I didn't do it on purpose. I was just following orders..."

"Yes, I was instructed by someone. It was Huo Shan. It was Huo Shan who ordered me to kill the young prince. It was him!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yueli's heart clenched, and she clenched her fists tightly.

The eldest prince laughed even louder, tears glistening in his eyes.

"Is that so? Someone else ordered you to do it? Did Huo Shan tell you to torture and kill my child?"

"He was just a baby. You tied him to the back of the horse and dragged him to his death. Were you acting under someone's orders?"

The second prince stood aside, tears streaming down his face, his eyes filled with heartache as he looked at his elder brother.

The official lay prostrate on the ground in fear, repeatedly pleading, "I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it! Your Highness, please spare my life!"

The eldest prince, however, could not hear his pleas for mercy. His eyes became unfocused, as if he were looking at his dead child through the void.

"You've all forgotten the cries of my child before he died, haven't you? I will never forget them."

"I remember clearly how you laughed wildly amidst the children's cries and rode your horse through the streets."

"There's a saying that misfortune shouldn't befall the wife and children, but what about you? You're not worthy of being called human!"

After the eldest prince finished speaking, he drew his sword and slashed the junior official on the shoulder.

The immense pain caused him to writhe on the ground in agony!

The eldest prince struck the man's neck with his second blow, and blood gushed out immediately.

The people around the minor official were all soaked in blood.

Some people were so frightened that they wet themselves, and an unpleasant smell filled the room.

The eldest prince held the knife and personally killed more than ten people before stopping.

After the eldest prince threw the already dulled sword to the ground, he felt completely exhausted and was about to collapse.

It was the second prince who caught him with quick reflexes.

"Big brother..."

The eldest prince looked at his younger brother and said softly, "I'm fine. You...you go and call your sister-in-law over."

Upon hearing the eldest prince's order, the second prince said with some concern, "It's bloody here, I'm afraid my sister-in-law won't be able to handle it."

The eldest prince shook his head: "No, she's someone who's died once, she's not afraid of anything anymore."

The second prince left for the backyard. Jiang Yueli looked at the corpses scattered on the ground but did not order anyone to clean them up.

She didn't even offer any words of comfort to the eldest prince.

Because she knew that hatred could only be washed away with blood!

As time ticked by, the people kneeling on the ground grew increasingly frightened, and some even fainted from fright.

These people used to be arrogant and disdainful of everyone.

Having trampled on the two princes and run rampant in the prefecture, he had long forgotten what it felt like to be suppressed.

Now that his life and death are in the hands of the two princes he once looked down on the most, his fear has long since reached its peak!

After an unknown amount of time, a thin figure appeared, supported by the Second Prince.

Jiang Yueli turned around, her face showing surprise.

She never expected that this withered-looking woman was actually the Queen Consort of the Spirit King.

The woman was so thin she was just skin and bones, her cheeks were sunken, and her hair was dry and yellow.

The finger bones gripping the Second Prince's arm protruded, as if the bones would break through the skin with the slightest force!

As soon as the Princess Consort of Ling appeared, Huo Shan lowered his head and trembled uncontrollably.

The bloodstains on the ground did not frighten Princess Ling. Supported by the Second Prince, she walked toward the First Prince.

“Ruiyao, I have avenged our child. Look, I have killed all the people who abused and killed the child that day. Take a good look.”

Princess Ling's eyes, which had been lifeless, suddenly widened upon hearing these words.

She slowly raised her head and carefully examined all the corpses on the ground.

Only then did he seem to wake from a dream, and began to laugh loudly, but as he laughed, it turned into painful wails.

"My child, my child!"

Zhou Wei listened from the side, feeling a pang of pity.

Princess Ling cried and shouted until her voice became hoarse.

During this time, no one tried to dissuade or comfort her.

After she finished venting her emotions and wiped away her tears, she turned to look at Huo Shan.

Princess Ling's gaze was fixed and unwavering, devoid of hatred or anger, yet it filled Huo Shan with immense fear.

"Your Highness, spare me! Spare me!"

Huo Shan looked at the Princess Consort Ling and roared, begging for mercy.

Princess Ling, however, remained expressionless as she slowly approached him, a strange smile playing on her lips.

"Huo Diancheng, people say that even a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness. Tell me, how much kindness have we received?"

These words terrified Huo Shan so much that he kept bowing and kowtowing, even with his hands tied behind his back.

"Your Highness, spare me! I was wrong! I was a beast! Your Highness, spare me!"

Princess Ling smiled even more broadly, raising her eyes to scan the people present one by one.

"And you, tell me, how much kindness have you shown me?"

Those whose eyes were swept over by the Princess Ling all turned pale, and none of them dared to meet her gaze.

Princess Ling drew a dagger she always carried and looked at Huo Shan.

“Every one of you disgusts me. I’ve thought that if I ever get the chance to take revenge, I will use this dagger to cut your flesh off piece by piece.”

Huo Shan was so frightened that he lost his mind. Ignoring his bound hands, he began to tumble on the ground, trying to escape.

The eldest princess immediately said, "Guards, tie him up and execute him by slow slicing."

As soon as the princess spoke, the Nan Guang army stepped forward and quickly bound Huo Shan tightly.

Without saying much, Princess Ling took her dagger, stepped forward, and began to personally execute him by slow slicing.

The process was cruel and bloody; even the officials from the royal palace who hadn't died were terrified and vomited.

Some of the soldiers of the Nanguang Army couldn't bear to watch and turned their backs.

Zhou Wei also felt disgusted, but her gaze remained fixed on the Princess Consort of Ling.

She discovered that the woman's gaze was resolute, and the flying blood and gore had no effect on her whatsoever.

She quietly dismembered Huo Shan, as if she were performing some kind of redemption!

Huo Shan's mouth was not gagged. He started howling, then gradually fell silent, and finally died completely.

He only lasted less than three hundred cuts!