Chapter 1: The Regent's Ambition 008 You are very much in line with this king's intentions

  "Isn't this the Regent's hobby?" Mu Han's eyes flashed with a cold light, completely disregarding his current position. What did it matter if he was naked? What did it matter if others admired him openly? Hadn't he experienced worse things?

  He used to be a commander-in-chief, leading his generals and brothers through life and death. After every victory, they would bathe and frolic together in a lake, naked and unashamed, without anything unusual about it.

  However, the Regent in front of him, who had a rather unusual hobby, was different from other men. When he looked at his body, he actually sized him up with an unusual gaze, with a deeper meaning. Thinking of his brother, Mu Han Yao, who was still being held captive in the Regent's mansion, Mu Han Yao's coldness towards Feng Ao Tian increased by several degrees.

  Feng Ao Tian's eyebrows and eyes were faintly dim, with a deep and mysterious valley in his pupils. A bright smile made the sun and moon lose their luster. His thin lips opened lightly, and his slender fingers, like jade, suddenly pulled down the hairband that tied Mo Han's distant bun without warning. "This will serve as your apology for offending me just now."

  His tone was indifferent, his fingers hooked on a hair tie with a texture like cotton, and he stood with his hands behind his back, his posture straight, more majestic than Mu Han's usual military training general, exuding a cold and fierce aura, combined with the innate king's domineering air that looked down on the world, anyone who saw him dared not look directly at him, and felt fear in their heart.

  On the contrary, Mu Han Yao, who was suddenly ambushed, turned around in anger and faced her. His raven-black long hair scattered across his chest, and his green silk fell down to his chest. With his robust body, his chest rose and fell with each breath, as if blown by the wind.

  The scar on his waist was a symbol of his supreme honor, with one hand tightly gripping the hilt of his sword and the other hand behind his back, exuding an aura of majesty, without a hint of fear or embarrassment. Instead, his deep eyes were filled with an endless chill.

  "You're fond of the cold, but now that the long night is endless, do you think to spend it with me like this?" Feng Ao Tian strode past him and sat down in the commander's seat, looking down on him from above. His words seemed light and careless, but the generals kneeling nearby detected a bloodthirsty and brutal intent.

  Mo Han's eyes turned cold and sharp, staring directly at Feng Ao Tian, "If the Regent King really has such a hobby, the common people naturally dare not disobey."

  Ji Bo's heart sank, General Mu, what are you going to do? Are you going to surrender to the Regent King? No, absolutely not. If that were true, then what hope and expectation would these generals who have gone through life and death with him still have?

  Li Su heard this and raised his eyes, looking at Mu Han Yao in shock, saying "General, absolutely not!"

  Admiring the cold, stern face, the black pupils, gathering the cold light, not looking at Li Su even once, but seeing the sword by his side and these kneeling generals, he could also guess eight or nine out of ten.

  Feng Ao Tian didn't bring him back from the quarry on a whim, nor was it because he had any real interest in him. If that were the case, he wouldn't have humiliated him like this in front of his loyal subordinates.

  He recalled the moment when his acupoints were released, and without thinking, he drew his sword to stab Feng Ao Tian, who remained calm and composed, as if he had expected this move from the very beginning.

  Now, he must calm down and not be impulsive again. He has endured for so many years, almost losing his head in anger, nearly making a big mistake. However, in his heart, he had a different understanding of the cruel and ruthless regent in the rumors.

  Perhaps he is not as moody and incompetent as rumored.

  "The common people are nothing but prisoners in the eyes of the regent, and besides, when the ruler orders his subject to die, the subject cannot help but die." Mu Han Yao responded with a calm and powerful tone, his eyes filled with determination, at this moment he was like a giant rock, standing firm and unshakeable.

  Feng Ao Tian's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light shot out, directly attacking Mu Han Yao, who stood motionless in front of her. "This king is indeed tired of those weak and affected men, now I even more like you this fierce lion, you are very much to this king's taste."

  As soon as these words came out, the people kneeling on the ground were suddenly frightened and their eyes fell on Mu Han Yao.

  Mo Han's face was cold and distant, with a hint of mockery in his heart. Had he misjudged the situation?

  His brutality is known to all, how could he suddenly change his ways? He wants to see what the regent's true intentions are. Could it be that he really intends to take action against him? If so, he will no longer hold back, for life may be worthless, but pride cannot be lost. He is a man of honor and integrity, how could he stoop to being a plaything for another man, becoming an object of contempt for all? If it truly comes to that, then the outcome will be one of two: either he dies or I perish.

  "Tonight the sky is exceptionally good, I wonder if my treasures can find food now?" Feng Ao Tian hooked his finger on his hair tie and stared for a long time. "Li Xiao Wei, isn't this the perfect opportunity to open the city gate and let in the Qi State soldiers?"

  Li Su hastily restrained his excitement and knelt on the ground, "Earnestly requesting the Regent King to grant me a death sentence."

  Now, he has no intention of living on. If General Mu is also implicated by the regent king, how can he stand in this world? It's better to die once and for all than to live a life of ignominy, out of sight, out of mind.

  Feng Ao Tian sneered in his heart, and Li Su now had nothing else to ask for except this sentence. It seemed that the training in the military camp had indeed slackened a lot over the years. No wonder Qi Guo was so arrogant. "Mu Han Yao, is this the general under your command? He shouted loudly that 'Feng Guo will perish', but he was so timid and cowardly, afraid to take responsibility, and yet he could be the vanguard of the army. The king really had a good understanding of the style of Mu's military."

  Mo Han's gaze sank, and he turned to look at Li Su, who was kneeling on the ground with a desperate expression. His eyes swept across the generals kneeling in the tent, and he thought back to when they had sworn to die together, going through countless dangers side by side. But now... each of them wore a worried expression. He knelt down on one knee, "Regent King, Mo's army will never admit defeat."

  "Never say die?" Feng Ao Tian's voice echoed with a scornful laugh, her smile piercing through the camp, spreading to the horizon, and reverberating in the night sky with her arrogant mocking laughter.

  Ji Bai thought of Li Su's words and looked up at Mu Han Yao, feeling ashamed and regretful for letting Li Su speak those absurd words earlier. Now, it was too late to take them back, and they had slapped their own proud Mu family army in the face with a loud and severe slap.

  Li Su understood the sarcasm in the Regent's words, and he knew that even if Mu's army fought to the last man, there was no reason for them to retreat. Now he regretted his words, but it was too late, what's been said cannot be taken back.

  Feng Ao Tian looked at Mu Han Yao with disdain, recounting what Li Su had said earlier, word for word. As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.

  "The Mo family's military is nothing more than this." This scornful remark, if spoken by someone else, would not have elicited much of a reaction. But coming from the mouth of the cruel and tyrannical Regent King, it was like instantly toppling the great mountain in their hearts.

  Mu Han's heart skipped a beat, he raised his eyes, as if seeing the proud Shenzhu collapse in an instant, and his strong heart also collapsed with it.

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