"So what?" Jun Nansheng said disdainfully, looking at the King and Queen.
"What do you mean, so what? After I deal with these rebels under your command, I'll escort you back to the palace to be dealt with by my father," Jun Mohan said coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of fighting erupted outside the tent.
Jun Mohan knew that Ye Ying was leading reinforcements to attack.
So, he reached out, picked up Jun Nansheng, and walked out of the tent with Leng Ruoli.
The sounds of fighting became even clearer to the two of them.
At this moment, Ye Ying and Deputy General Xu were busy leading their men to charge in and encircle these rebels.
"Ye Ying, not a single one of these rebels can be let go tonight," Jun Mohan ordered with cruel words.
He did this to prevent future trouble. These rebels had lived with the soldiers led by General Leng for many years, but they refused to be loyal to the current Emperor. Leaving them alive might not guarantee their future obedience.
If they were not killed now, they might rebel again if provoked. Therefore, his order to annihilate these rebels was not excessive.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Ye Ying responded while fighting.
At this moment, Leng Ruoli was also aiming her pistol at the rebels, killing them one by one, her eyes bloodshot.
Seeing the power of the hidden weapon in Leng Ruoli's hand, Jun Nansheng frowned, his heart filled with confusion.
What kind of hidden weapon was this that the King's consort held, and why was it so powerful?
It could shoot so accurately every time.
As Jun Nansheng watched his gathered men fall one after another, his heart suddenly panicked.
It seemed his plan had failed again.
Did he truly not have the destiny to be Emperor?
Later, Jun Mohan and Leng Ruoli brought Jun Nansheng to a high point overlooking the valley. Jun Mohan gazed coldly at the scenes of slaughter and wailing in the valley below.
"Jun Mohan, you're as cold-blooded as your father. Although these people are now rebels, they once rendered great service to your kingdom. How could you order them all to be annihilated?" Jun Nansheng mocked, gritting his teeth in anger.
Jun Mohan was about to retort.
Old Man Lu suddenly leaped out and pointed at Jun Nansheng, yelling, "You call the Jun family boy cold-blooded? Are you not cold-blooded? My daughter, with her kind heart, begged me to save you. But how did you repay us? Not only did you cruelly kill my daughter, but you also poisoned many disciples of my Ghost Valley and seized my territory."
Jun Nansheng looked at the old man, his face weathered and his body gaunt, and his expression was one of utter bewilderment.
Then, Jun Nansheng furrowed his brow and scrutinized the old man from head to toe, thinking to himself, who is this old man? I don't seem to know him.
But how could he know so clearly about things I did in the past?
"You beast, you don't remember who I am?" Old Man Lu cursed, pointing at Jun Nansheng.
"Madman, I don't know you!"
Jun Nansheng racked his brain but could not recall who this old man before him was.
"I am the true Valley Master of Ghost Valley, Lu Zongran, who you forced to jump off the cliff back then. Do you remember now?" Old Man Lu said with a cold smile.
Hearing Old Man Lu's words, Jun Nansheng was completely stunned. Hadn't Lu Zongran jumped off the cliff and died back then? How could he still be alive?
Seeing Jun Nansheng's astonished expression, Old Man Lu's heart was filled with hatred.
"You didn't expect it, did you? That I, Lu Zongran, am still alive?"
"You can't be Lu Zongran! Lu Zongran died jumping off the cliff twenty-two years ago."
Jun Nansheng retorted disbelievingly.
"Yes, Lu Zongran should have died by jumping off the cliff back then, but heaven somehow didn't let him die. After I jumped off the cliff from the back mountain, I happened to get caught on a hundred-year-old banyan tree. I was unconscious for a day and then revived. Coincidentally, a hunter rescued me, and from then on, I lived incognito, wandering through the vast rivers and lands of various countries."
Lu Zongran said slowly, his eyes red.
"You, you are really Lu Zongran?"
After hearing Lu Zongran's words, Jun Nansheng gradually began to believe his identity.
However, Lu Zongran's current build and appearance were vastly different from the person he remembered.
He recalled that Lu Zongran back then was a fair-skinned and plump old man, extremely particular about his appearance and focused on maintaining his health. He was nothing like this dark, thin, and disheveled figure before him.
"Heh! What, I don't look like Lu Zongran to you? My current appearance is all thanks to you. You destroyed my home and family, forcing me to wander for twenty-two years. Today, your luck is also running out. Hmph! Jun family boy, tonight I, Lu Zongran, will also accompany you into the palace."
Lu Zongran's tone grew colder, and his face turned increasingly grim.
Jun Mohan nodded at Old Man Lu but did not speak.
Meanwhile, Leng Ruoli kept her attention on the situation in the valley. The fighting below continued unabated. The entire valley was filled with densely packed figures. Swords clashed, screams erupted, fires blazed, and everyone's eyes were bloodshot. The ground was littered with corpses, and rivers of blood flowed, filling the entire valley with a thick scent of blood.
In reality, these rebels were not as loyal to Jun Nansheng as they seemed. Upon seeing Jun Nansheng captured, a portion of them tried to flee the valley, but Ye Ying and Deputy General Xu's reinforcements would not allow them to succeed.
If they allowed so many rebels to escape, they would not return to their homes to farm and live peacefully. These people were highly likely to become bandits or local thugs, disrupting the peace of the common people.
It was better to deal with them now and eliminate any future trouble.
Leng Ruoli looked at the scenes unfolding below in the valley, her heart filled with a myriad of emotions. She couldn't bear to watch any longer.
So, she turned to Jun Mohan and said, "Jun Mohan, let Ye Ying and Deputy General Xu handle the encirclement of these rebels in the valley. We should take Jun Nansheng back to the palace to see Father Emperor."
"Alright!"
Jun Mohan readily agreed to Leng Ruoli's request.
Half an hour later, the Emperor was woken by Eunuch Li and entered the imperial study, dressed.
He saw a group of people standing in the imperial study and felt bewildered.
"Han'er, Li'er girl, why have you called me up at this late hour?" the Emperor asked somewhat indignantly.
He was annoyed by the disturbance to his sleep in the middle of the night, but when he saw that it was Jun Mohan and Leng Ruoli who had woken him, his anger subsided a little.
This was because he understood the conduct of the King and Queen very well. If it weren't for something important, they would never have woken him up in the middle of the night.