Chapter 76: War (5)
"you……"
“Everyone!!”
Just as Zhou Yan was about to speak, Zuo Yu's voice rang out. The voice was loud enough to cover the voices of everyone present, and the tent instantly became quiet.
"Zuo Yu is grateful for everyone's kindness, but 'If the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects must die', I believe everyone is the same, right? Our lives have long been entrusted to the prince, and now that the prince has spoken, how dare Zuo Yu disobey? So please stop talking, Zuo Yu is willing to die to show his loyalty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Yu put the sword on the neck again. Before everyone could react, just as Zuo Yu swung the sword and just about to cut the skin on the neck, the sword in his hand was bounced away by something and flew to the side. Everyone present was stunned by this situation, including Zuo Yu!
In addition to the sound of the sword falling to the ground, there seemed to be a sound of a wooden stick falling. Zuo Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a token. He was stunned and looked up suddenly, meeting Zhou Yan's cold eyes. In an instant, Zuo Yu felt his heart startled, and even his breathing seemed to stop...
The person who threw the token and knocked down Zuo Yu's sword was none other than Zhou Yan. As the development of the situation was far beyond his expectations, Zhou Yan was finally shaken. He was in a high position, looking down at everything in front of him. Seeing Zuo Yu looking at him in shock, and the frightened expressions of others, Zhou Yan said nothing, which made the atmosphere even heavier.
“…Your Majesty!”
The first one to react was Zuo Yu. He didn't understand why Zhou Yan had to stop him, but he was sure that Zhou Yan must have his own ideas for doing so. Zuo Yu bowed his head again, not knowing what to do and just waiting for Zhou Yan's decision. The others did the same. They didn't dare to speak or move and all lowered their heads. You have to know that Zhou Yan's intervention in the execution of his subordinates was unprecedented. Of course, this behavior shocked and puzzled them.
Zhou Yan still looked down at everyone without saying a word. It was not because he did not want Zuo Yu to die that he took action, but because he was angry about this situation for the first time . It was as if his subordinates in front of him had sentenced him for Zuo Yu's matter, which made Zhou Yan's anger difficult to calm down. Facing his subordinates' first resistance to him, Zhou Yan felt furious and almost wanted to execute everyone. So at this moment, he was struggling between reason and anger...
Time passed by bit by bit, and Zhou Yan remained silent. Even though everyone lowered their heads, they seemed to feel the undisguised anger emanating from above them. They all knew that if anyone made a move at this moment, they would probably be torn to pieces, because even they had never seen Zhou Yan so angry. As for the reason for his anger, few people seemed to understand, so apart from silence, no one dared to act rashly, and even dared not breathe loudly.
No one knew how long it had been, they only felt that time passed very slowly, as if only a blink of an eye had passed, but to them it seemed like an age had passed. This heavy atmosphere made many people sweat, and some even trembled? This was also the first time they fully realized what the horror of silence was!
Suddenly, Zhou Yan, who was sitting high up, seemed to finally react. He left his seat and walked towards the crowd step by step. Many people were frightened by Zhou Yan's footsteps, and some retreated , as if they were afraid that Zhou Yan would find them. However, Zhou Yan stopped in front of Zuo Yu, who was at the front of the crowd. Zuo Yu was not surprised at all, and seemed to have been waiting for him.
The sharp friction sound of the sword being unsheathed echoed in everyone's ears. It was particularly harsh because it was too quiet. The drawn sword appeared in front of Zuo Yu. Zuo Yu lowered his head even more without saying anything, as if he had already realized that he was ready to die at any time. Above Zuo Yu's eyes, Zhou Yan was looking down at him with extremely cold and icy eyes. This kind of spirit, as if to tear a person into four pieces alive, would scare anyone who saw it. But fortunately, no one saw it. If anyone saw it, they would probably lose their minds because of jealous fear!
A sword flashed by, blood splashed everywhere, and those who were splashed by the blood were immediately frightened out of their wits. Everyone raised their heads and looked at the source of the blood...
“Ugh!!”
In front of the crowd, Zuo Yu pressed his severed left arm with his right hand in pain, without making a sound!
Looking down at Zuo Yu who hadn't said a word when his left arm was cut, Zhou Yan swung the sword again, and the blood on the sword was splashed all over the ground. Then Zhou Yan put the sword back into the scabbard and turned around: "That's it for this time. If it happens again, I will never let you off easily."
"Yes, yes, thank you very much, Your Majesty!"
Enduring the pain, Zuo Yu struggled to express his gratitude to Zhou Yan, and his gratitude was also filled with appreciation.
"You too, should have known since the first day you followed me that if you make a mistake, no matter who you are, you will die. This time is an exception, but don't expect it to happen again. If it happens again, I will kill you no matter who you are."
His domineering aura silenced everyone present. Although they felt panic, they gradually accepted it.
"Everyone, go down."
"yes!"
They could finally leave. What happened in this short period of time made many people feel like they had walked through the gates of hell. Zuo Yu picked up his left arm that was chopped off by Zhou Yan and stood up with difficulty. The wound on his left arm was bleeding profusely. Zuo Yu was dizzy and almost fell down due to standing up after losing blood. Gao Jin and Zhu Ji supported him on his left and right. In response to the help of his companions, Zuo Yu forced a smile. The three of them followed the others and left Zhou Yan's tent without saying anything.
