Chapter 402: The King's Will
"Your Highness, don't do this, please let him go!"
Yuan Meng immediately stood up from the chair, rushed to the front with two steps in three steps, trying to stop him but did not dare to reach out, so he could only stand there and beg.
Niu Lingxiao hesitated when he stood up. He actually reacted very quickly. As soon as Zong Yu finished speaking those words of ridicule and threat, Niu Lingxiao knew that Tianhao would not continue to tolerate it. The only uncertain thing was how to counterattack.
He never thought of standing on Tianhao's side. After all, from the perspective of interests, Zongyu is his own. However, the young Regent's power is too great and he has received widespread support from the lower-class civilians. Niu Lingxiao has been hesitating, and he found it difficult to make a choice in this state.
Between begging and hesitation, Tianhao pulled out the short knife inserted into his back waist, and his left hand firmly held Zong Yu's arm like a steel shackle, grabbed it high, and the sharp knife slashed straight through the air, accurately cutting off his thumb.
"Ah!" Zong Yu screamed, with white hairs rising on his head. He raised his head regardless of the strength he had surpassed Tian Hao's knees and could not break free from the restraint. He could only watch his fingers cut off, rolling in the air, falling on the table more than half a meter away. The muscles, which were still energetic, were quite elastic, and he jumped back and forth for a few times before he fell into a pool of blood.
"Your Highness, please." Yuan Meng was still begging.
The answer to him was Tian Hao swung his knife again and cut off his index finger.
Niu Lingxiao's young face had a calm expression that was not commensurate with his age. A silence mixed with a hint of gratitude, and a little bit of joy in his fear. Only the old man who had suffered hardships could understand the world so well, but he felt the cruelty in the struggle to the death in advance.
The clan domain is found by itself.
He had never experienced Tianhao's ferocity before.
The scene deep in memory was turned up again, and Niu Lingxiao subconsciously raised his hand and gently pressed his cheek, as if the wound that had been repaired was still aching. He suddenly realized how stupid it was to kill the woman he liked as a prop in front of Tianhao. Because he was never afraid of threats and never compromised.
His way of solving threats is violent and cruel.
Zong Yu's face was covered with tears, which was caused by the stimulation of the severe pain. He watched the five fingers of his left hand were cut off one by one, leaving only his bare palms, like a strange biscuit stained with blood.
Yuan Meng knelt on the ground with a "puff".
"Your Highness, I beg you, let the sect domain go!"
After going over and over again, only this sentence was said. It was not that Yuan Meng lacked in language knowledge, but that he knew very well that he could only say so much in front of the angry Tianhao. He was a soft-hearted person who was not hard-working. Analysis and inducing external threats would only make the situation worse. Only by venting enough, coupled with the lowest posture, can he rescue the Zongdi from the knife.
Tianhao never thought of killing Zongyu like this. After all, he was the patriarch of the Buffalo tribe and a member of the Four Kings Council. Although he wanted to stab him in his eyes and pierce his brain directly, he had to take into account the thoughts of others.
The sect domain must die, but now is not the time.
The knife wiped the back of the clan territory twice, wiped away the blood marks, Tianhao stood up, let go of the dying Buffalo tribe leader, jumped off the table, clapped his hands, and pushed the door of the conference hall open from outside, and several tall and strong guards walked in.
"Stop the bleeding." Tianhao pointed to the half-dead Zongyu, turned around and walked to the throne, pointed to the broken fingers scattered on the table and said, "By the way, clean up the place."
A few minutes later, the guards exited the room and the silence in the chamber returned to peace again.
Zong Yu was tied up with a bandage on his left hand. This method was just to stop bleeding. The guards were not professional witchcraft, and their techniques were rough. During this process, Zong Yu was in great pain, and his face was back and forth between dark red and blue, until now, it was pale.
The pain had adapted, but he kept moaning and looked very weak.
"Voting is a good idea." Tianhao moved his slightly stiff neck for a moment, grinned with a sneer, revealing two rows of white and neat teeth. He stared at Zong Yu with a beast-like gaze: "It must be admitted that this is a very good suggestion."
Zong Yuti gathered the little power left in his body, and always made a hoarse voice in hatred and pain: "...what do you want to do?"
"You reminded me." Tianhao did not hide his thoughts: "You have been the chief of the Buffalo tribe for too long. It's time to change someone and make some adjustments to the order of the Buffalo tribe."
In a very simple sentence, Yuan Meng was frightened when he heard it, and Niu Lingxiao felt as if he was hit hard in his heart. The two of them turned their heads and looked at Tianhao who was sitting on the top, and they were speechless, unable to say a word.
Zongyu immediately responded violently: "You can't do this. No... I am the leader of the Buffalo tribe... That's the position passed down to me by our ancestors."
Tianhao's face was calm, and a trembling coldness appeared in his indifference: "Fingers grow on you, and they will be born. I can cut them with a knife. If one is not enough, there will be five, and if five is not enough, there will be ten. If it is not enough, there will be toes on your feet. If it is not enough, cut off other positions on your body. What is a mere buffalo?"
Zong Yu was so painful that cold sweat kept oozing out of his forehead. He wanted to argue, but he didn't even have the strength to open his mouth.
Yuan Meng had a good relationship with the Zongyu. He stood up completely subconsciously and begged to Tianhao: "Your Highness, the Zongyu has been talking angry before, so you should spare him!"
Zongyu recovered a little physical strength, and he struggled to sit up, his voice and expression were harsh: "No need to beg him! I will not surrender, and the Buffalo Department will never surrender!"
Tian Hao glanced at him contemptuously, his eyes fell on Yuan Meng, and he stared at him for a long time until Yuan Meng was sweating profusely.
"Let's go back to the previous issue!" Tianhao said lightly: "There are a lot of land in the north that needs to be developed, and there are abundant resources there, which can also make our tribe live and nurture many. The king has decided to migrate 500,000 people to the north. The Mad Bull Tribe and the Wild Bull Tribe 200,000 each, and the Ferocious Bull Tribe 100,000 each."
"Hahahaha..." Zong Yu, who was leaning against the chair, completely took advantage of his life. He burst into laughter and then gritted his teeth and let out a low roar: "Two hundred thousand immigrants...you want to split my Bison Division in this dirty and despicable way...it's simply a dream!"
Tianhao didn't even look at him, and turned a deaf ear to Zongyu's harsh words. He stared at Yuan Meng, who was gray-haired, as if he was a doll who obeyed him: "The migration plan has been launched and will be implemented the day after tomorrow. During this period, you will live in the palace and you don't have to worry about the rest of the matter. When the arrangement is done, I will give you a satisfactory statement."
Zongyu continued to shout from the side: "Ameng, don't listen to him. He is just a hungry wolf who eats people and does not spit bones. He can get away with 200,000 of your people today and swallow the entire Kuangniu tribe tomorrow. By then, you will have nothing!"
Tianhao glanced at Zongyu and showed a grim smile on his face: "I didn't expect you to have the strength to speak. Very good. The king of the account book will temporarily record this account book for you. You can say whatever you want. I will find it back from your family. You have several sons, several pretty daughters, a lot of grandchildren, and one with tender skin... The common people have always been interested in the nobles, and they are no exception."
This is a naked threat, but Zongyu is not the kind of person who can be suppressed in just a few words. While sucking the air conditioner to control the pain, he stared at Tianhao with his resentful eyes: "Do you think I am not prepared for you? When I came out this time, I had ordered the entire Buffalo army to be on guard. Without my orders, no one would leave the tribe."
Tianhao shrugged his shoulders and smiled disdainfully: "You will soon understand the true meaning of the sentence "There is a big gap between reality and imagination."
Without arguing, nor without arguing, Tianhao regained his eyes on Yuan Meng and said in a peaceful tone: "I hope you can obey my orders and cooperate with the implementation of this large-scale migration plan."
He then extended his gaze to Niu Lingxiao, who was standing next to Yuan Meng, and his tone became a little cold: "You can choose freely if you obey or refuse. I never impose a threat, but there is only one chance. Once you miss it, there will be no more."
As soon as he finished speaking, Niu Lingxiao stood up immediately. He put his hands on his chest, bowed respectfully to Tianhao, and said seriously: "Your Highness, I am willing to obey your orders."
As soon as this said, Yuan Meng quickly turned around and looked at him in surprise.
Zong Yu felt unprecedented shock, his face full of incredible expressions.
Tianhao also felt a little surprised. Although he was mentally prepared in advance, it was nothing more than "rejection" and "obedience". Even for the latter, he always believed that Niu Lingxiao must have conditional obedience. He was a rebellious guy who had many disputes with him and was ambitious. Tianhao never expected that he would show respect to him with such a humble attitude.
As for whether to surrender... Tianhao himself is not sure.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind. He nodded slightly and stared at Niu Lingxiao calmly: "...It's very good."
He withdrew his gaze, sat upright on the first high seat, and placed his hands flat on the table, with his majestic eyes covering the audience: "Since everyone has no objection, we will implement it according to the king's plan. From now on, 500,000 people will be transferred to the north."
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After the meeting, as Tianhao left, the chamber became quiet again.
The guards took away the chief of the Buffalo tribe. Although he had been resisting and struggling desperately, he was no match at all. In the end, the impatient guards gave him a heavy blow on the back of his neck, knocked him out on the spot, and dragged him out like a dead dog.
Niu Lingxiao sat in his original position and did not move.
He knew that Yuan Meng would definitely stay, and the facts proved his conjecture.
The two of them sat side by side in the hall where the light was not bright. After a long time, Yuan Meng's low voice came from beside him, and it was obvious that there was sadness and resentment.
"Why do you say those things? Why... obey?"
Niu Lingxiao answered quickly, almost without thinking: "Can you have a better choice?"
Yuan Meng's head slowly drooped, staring at his knees without saying a word.
"Don't worry! It's safe to stay here. With my knowledge of His Highness Regent, he will not send someone to monitor us here, nor will he eavesdrop on the conversation between us."
Niu Lingxiao smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's really touching to say that. He used to be my enemy, and I wish I could peel his skin and eat his flesh. At that time, he was just a city lord, but he had the strength to even envy him. There was no way, and if he couldn't beat him, he had to admit defeat, not to mention that he developed very quickly. Now, he has become a monster that even we must look up to."
Yuan Meng refused to comment on these words. He was only particularly sensitive to one of the words, and then had a puzzled idea: "You said just now... have been?"
The King of the Fierce Bulls certainly understood why Yuan Meng asked this: "Do you think I still have the qualifications to fight him now?"
Yuan Meng was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything.
Niu Lingxiao continued to sneer and asked, "Do you think we can beat him together?"
Yuan Meng already had an answer in his heart and shook his head with a wry smile.
"The Zongyu is the strongest patriarch among us. You have also seen that Your Highness has no intention of compromise." Speaking of this, Niu Lingxiao's mind flashed through the bloody scenes of cutting his fingers, and he couldn't help feeling palpitations: "When you say you want to fight, you can even kill you. If you and me are the ones, can you do this?"
"...No." Although he was unwilling to admit it, it was Yuan Meng's only answer.
Niu Lingxiao sighed very much: "When the former kings were celebrating the sky, there were more than 5 million people in our Niu clan. Pig clan and Deer clan, and now there are more tiger clan members... To be honest, I don't like this guy, I always want to kill him. I really want to taste what his brain tastes, and maybe I can get his amazing wisdom. I admit that I lost, and I lost a lot. When Niu Wei fought against the two idiots Niu Weifang for the throne, I thought the opportunity had come. Unexpectedly, His Highness killed Zhenfeng and the princess in front of all of us, and directly forced us to the dead end."
Yuan Meng understood Niu Lingxiao's thoughts and nodded in agreement with her sigh: "Yes, we don't even have a chance to resist."
"So I can't choose to immigrate." The aggression on the King of the Fierce Bull completely faded. He was recalling and then feeling scared: "I can only obey. I don't want to become like the Zongyu. The old man... I'm not afraid of you making a joke when he says it, I've been beaten by him... It's very miserable."
Yuan Meng turned his head and looked at him: "Are you planning to give up the position of King of the Ferocious Bull?"
Chapter completed!