klisemfg Chapter 1193 Signal Issued, Roll Call Begins
Chapter 1193 Signal Issued, Roll Call Begins
When Feng Jiu heard "Prince Yi" ask about Xun Zheng, he thought to himself, "Prince Yi knows that Xun Zheng is unwilling to submit to Prince Yi and will not obediently serve Prince Yi. Prince Yi wants to teach Xun Zheng a lesson before he dies!"
This is great!
This Xun Zheng is not only a tough nut to crack, but also a troublemaker. He is the most unruly person here and never takes me, the highest-ranking person in charge of the gold mine, seriously!
The prince wants to teach him a lesson, which will also allow me to vent my anger!
Thinking of this, Feng Jiu stepped forward and shouted loudly to the crowd below: "Xun Zheng, step forward!"
Oh, and your brothers too, step forward!
The prince has honored me by wanting to see you tough nuts to crack!
A commotion broke out in the crowd. Just as one of the men, who was half a head taller than the people around him, was about to take a step forward, the others reached out and grabbed him.
When Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu met, they exchanged a glance and understood that the person in question was Xun Zheng.
The man calmed the people around him, gently pushed aside those blocking his way, and steadily walked to the outside of the crowd.
"I am Xun Zheng, and I have no brothers!"
Xun Zheng raised his voice. His voice was deep and resonant.
"No, Commander Xun has brothers!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several men parted the crowd and stepped out, standing together beside Xun Zheng.
Based on Hou Gui and Du Feng's previous descriptions, Leng Rongyue and the others had a preliminary impression.
However, when they saw Xun Zheng standing in front of them, they couldn't help but be surprised.
I heard that Xun Zheng, who was originally a tall and handsome man, has been tortured to the point of being unrecognizable, just skin and bones.
Seeing this now, you'll understand what it means to be skin and bones. Just look at Xun Zheng in front of you, look at the people around him, and look at the group of people behind him... and you'll know!
This is a gold mine that produces precious gold, but to these people, it is the closest thing to hell on earth!
At this moment, there's no time for sentimentality.
"You lot, come closer and let me see just how tough your bones really are!"
Upon hearing Xiao Jingye's words, Xun Zheng and the others merely glanced at Xiao Jingye and remained standing still.
Just as Feng Jiu was about to reprimand him again, he saw the male guard beside "Prince Yi" stride towards Xun Zheng and his group, who were not far away.
Xiao Jingyu walked up to Xun Zheng and the others, held his sword horizontally, and pushed them forward with a force that caused them to stagger several steps, also pushing them away from the guards surrounding them.
Xiao Jingyu's lips moved slightly, and he said in a voice that only Xun Zheng and the others could hear, "Commander Xun, go ahead first, we still have things to do later!"
Xun Zheng and the others heard Xiao Jingyu's words.
Having been warned by Du Feng beforehand, Xun Zheng and the others did not show excessive surprise. They simply glanced at Xiao Jingyu silently before moving towards Xiao Jingye, who was standing there.
The group approached Xiao Jingye, but did not bow; they simply stood there.
"This is His Highness Prince Yi! You lot, why don't you pay your respects immediately!"
Feng Jiu was trying his best to curry favor with "Prince Yi," but Xun Zheng and the others completely ignored him. They only glanced at Xiao Jingye meaningfully before looking away!
Xiao Jingye glanced at Xun Zheng and the others, and chuckled, "Heh! Looks like they're a bit tough!"
Okay, then let's keep going hard!
After saying that, he turned to Leng Rongyue and said, "Send a signal to summon our people!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu and the others were also curious about how the female guard would send a signal to summon the prince's men.
Then the female guard pulled out a strange object from her waist that they had never seen before, and then raised the object upwards. Then, with three muffled thuds, three things that looked like small fireballs shot straight into the sky!
When they reach a height higher than the mountaintop, they explode instantly with a thunderous sound, as brilliant as fireworks!
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye and Xiao Jingyu couldn't help but look up at the sky... So this was the signal flare Yue'er had mentioned!
No wonder Yue'er said that the guards who follow His Highness the Crown Prince should be arranged to follow at a distance that is neither too close nor too far behind.
Along their journey into the mountains, the moon left its way as a guide.
Now another signal flare is going up, and their people will be here soon.
The three signal flares stunned everyone in the valley, from the soldiers to the laborers, all of them looking up at the sky...
The signal flares have all disappeared, and everyone is still looking up...
Crown Prince Xiao Jingye coughed lightly and instructed Feng Jiu, "Take the roll call. Call out all your own people on your list!"
After Xiao Jingye finished speaking, he saw that Feng Jiu did not react, did not answer, and did not move. He was still looking up at the sky!
Having no other choice, Xiao Jingye raised his voice and repeated it again.
"what?
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Feng Jiu was still in shock from the signal flare and hadn't recovered when Xiao Jingye gave the order a second time. Only then did Feng Jiu hear Xiao Jingye's voice.
Feng Jiu heard it, but what Xiao Jingye said... uh... Feng Jiu didn't quite understand.
He bowed deeply to Xiao Jingye, filled with trepidation, to apologize.
Standing behind Xiao Jingye, Xiao Jingyu spoke up for Crown Prince Xiao Jingye, "His Highness just instructed you to call out the names of your own people on your list!"
"Oh, yes!"
"Your humble servant obeys!"