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The siege of the Royal Capital by the North Country did not take much time—the soldiers of Qi Country hardly possessed any will to fight, and upon witnessing such a terrifying weapon, their thoughts of resistance dissipated entirely.

The key point was that their king had been blown to pieces—even with their king dead, what was there left for them to fight for?

In less than four hours, tattered white flags began to flutter atop the battered ramparts of Qi Country.

The Northern Army quickly stormed into the city, delivering a final blow to the Qi soldiers who were still stubbornly holding out.

At the same time, Han Fu had already had the Qi Prince Mansion completely surrounded.

When the Qi Queen saw the sudden appearance of so many soldiers armed to the teeth around the Qi Prince Mansion, she panicked and shouted loudly, "Who are you people? Are you planning a rebellion?"

The leading military general, Han Yu, said with a smile, "Sorry, Qi Queen, we're doing this for the safety of Qi Prince Mansion. The city outside is at war, what if thieves break into Qi Prince Mansion and harm you?"

The Qi Queen was no fool; how could she not perceive what Han Yu intended to do?

The Qi Queen was suddenly thrown into a state of panic; now that the Qi Prince had gone to supervise the battle from the city walls, there was hardly any military force left in Qi Prince Mansion. She was just a woman with no course of action available to her.

Meanwhile.

As the heads of the aristocratic families were still discussing how to surrender, a soldier burst into the Han Family's reception hall, "Family Head, it's terrible news!"

A startled feeling arose among them all.

Their first thought was not that the city had been breached, but whether the Qi Prince had encountered some misfortune.

As the soldier rushed into the reception hall, Han Fu anxiously asked, "Has something happened to the Qi Prince?"

The soldier stammered out, "No... it's not that... it's... the Northern Army has broken through, the city has fallen..."

What!!!

The heads of the aristocratic families in the reception hall all stood up, their expressions revealing shock and panic. Although they were aware of the Northern Army's strong fighting power, which had sobered them up through a series of previous wars,

they had still assumed that it would take at least several days for the Northern Army to breach the Royal Capital, given the city's more formidable and towering walls.

Yet from the onset of the Northern Army's assault, it hadn't even been four hours before they had broken in.

In abrupt realization, the heads of the aristocratic families all fell into panic.

At this moment, Han Fu urgently asked, "Where is the Qi Prince now? Where is the Qi Prince?"

The soldier was momentarily dumbfounded.

Impatient by this time, Han Fu bellowed, "Didn't you hear me? I'm asking about the Qi Prince! Why hasn't the Qi Prince come back!"

In a panic, the soldier replied, "My... my subordinate doesn't know, but when I was on my way back, I seemed to hear some soldiers saying the Qi Prince had... already..."

Everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning, with a pretty clear guess as to the Qi Prince's current situation.

At that point, Han Fu viciously pressed on, "Already what! Speak clearly!"

The soldier hastily responded, "He has passed away!"

Upon hearing the soldier's affirmative answer, Han Fu's vision darkened, and he felt unstable on his feet, ending up seated heavily in a chair.

However, he quickly snapped out of it and urgently said to the other family heads in the reception hall, "Gentlemen! To the Qi Prince Mansion at once!"

"The Qi Prince may be dead, but his family remains. If we capture the Qi Prince's family, we can still surrender to the North Prince!"

Upon hearing Han Fu's words, like waking from a great dream, they all rushed toward the Qi Prince Mansion.

Before long, the heads of all the major aristocratic families gathered at the Qi Prince Mansion—quickly, the Qi Queen and the other relatives of the Qi Prince were all tied up.

The Qi Queen shouted angrily, "What is this you are doing! I am the Qi Queen, how dare you treat me this way!"

Han Fu sneered and said, "Queen? Now that Qi Country has already been annihilated, what kind of queen do you consider yourself to be?"

Upon hearing these words, the Queen of Qi Country felt her heart skip a beat.

She looked at Han Fu in horror and said, "You... what do you mean by that?"

Han Fu spoke indifferently, "You may not know yet, but the Royal Capital has fallen, and the Qi Prince has died in battle. The soldiers of North Country have entered the city by now."

Instantly, the Queen of Qi Country was dumbfounded, murmuring, "No... it's impossible... How could the great king..."

Before the Queen of Qi Country could finish her sentence, she blacked out and fainted on the spot.

Han Fu frowned slightly, then ordered the soldiers, "Take them all!"

Subsequently, the aristocrats brought along a group of officials from Qi Country to the city gate and actively surrendered to the Northern Army.

When Xuanyuan Chen entered the Royal Capital of Qi Country, the aristocrats and those officials from Qi Country were already kneeling on the ground, foreheads touching the dirt, a vast expanse of them.

Xuanyuan Chen swept his gaze over these aristocrats and officials from Qi Country, then it landed on the relatives of the Qi Prince.

At that moment, Han Fu hastily raised his head and pointed to the people of the Qi Prince Mansion, saying, "General, those are the relatives of the Qi Prince. He is already dead. We were afraid they would escape, so we captured them. Please, General, deal with them!"

Hearing this, a glint of murderous intent flashed in Xuanyuan Chen's eyes. He did not harbor any good feelings towards the aristocrats just because they had surrendered on their own initiative.

On the contrary, the behavior of the aristocrats, pushing out their sovereign as the scapegoat, displeased Xuanyuan Chen greatly.

He understood all too well why the aristocrats did this—it was nothing but a way to shirk responsibility and ensure their own survival.

Although he held the aristocrats in contempt, Xuanyuan Chen did not say much. He simply stated, "My king is merciful. As long as one has not participated in resisting the advance of the Northern Army, they will not be held accountable; you may all temporarily return to your homes."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

They were all seasoned players in the game of power, and they easily grasped the implication behind Xuanyuan Chen's words.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Xuanyuan Chen spoke of those who did not participate in resisting the advance of the Northern Army. These aristocrats had supported the Qi Prince by default, and they undoubtedly counted as resistors. Wouldn't the North Prince settle accounts with them afterward?

Although the heads of the aristocratic families were extremely anxious, they said nothing. At this moment, Han Fu stood up and said, "Thank you, North Prince, thank you, General!"

"The North Prince is merciful. We will surely support the North Prince to the death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Fu, pretending as if nothing was amiss, led the Han Family away.

Seeing that the Han Family had left, the other aristocratic families also dispersed one after another, leaving behind only the officials from Qi Country and the people of the Qi Prince Mansion.

At this time, the Queen of Qi slowly regained consciousness. When she saw the Northern Army before her, she was instantly filled with panic and confusion.

By this point, she had accepted the fact that the Qi Prince had died in battle.

But the following question was, what should the people of the Qi Prince Mansion do, and how could they ensure their survival?

Then, Xuanyuan Chen glanced at the people from the Qi Prince Mansion and said to the soldiers behind him, "Find the body of the Qi Prince!"

"Yes, General!"

They needed to see the body whether alive or dead; Xuanyuan Chen would not assume the Qi Prince was certainly dead based on just a few words from the Qi Prince's soldiers.

At that moment, the deputy general beside Xuanyuan Chen asked, "General, what should we do with them?"

The deputy general's gaze was on those from the Qi Prince Mansion.

Xuanyuan Chen said indifferently, "First, take them back to the Qi Prince's Mansion and confine them there. We'll discuss what to do after the Prince arrives at the Royal Capital."

After all, the Qi Prince was Lu Chen's uncle. Although the Qi Prince had fallen in battle, how to handle his family members was still a decision that only Lu Chen could make.

After Xuanyuan Chen finished speaking, the soldiers escorted all the people from the Qi Prince Mansion back to the Qi Prince Mansion.