Chapter 167 The Liao Emperor's Nightmare

The Liao emperor, not being very perceptive, finally realized the hostility these people harbored towards him.

But it was too late.

He noticed that the people who had lined both sides of the road to welcome him were now grinning at him with sinister smiles, revealing their sinister teeth.

It was as if he had entered a terrifying place; the laughter of these people made his scalp tingle.

It should be noted that the Liao emperor was a warlord who conquered the world throughout his life. He was a powerful and ambitious ruler with a very strong hand.

Such a ruthless person wouldn't even bat an eye if he saw ordinary people, let alone a million soldiers. But today's situation seemed different. Even though there were only a little over 1,000 unarmed civilians staring at him, he was still terrified and felt a sense of retreat for the first time.

The Liao emperor was very quick-witted; he immediately looked at Liu Fu and asked him:

"Eighth Prince, these people lining the streets to welcome me are too enthusiastic. Why don't we ask them to leave? I didn't make a big fuss about my arrival. Is it really appropriate for so many people to line the streets to welcome me?"

Liu Fu, however, shook his head vigorously, immediately offering an excuse:

"What's inappropriate about it? The Great Liao is the number one country in the world. His Majesty the Emperor of Liao is here in person. What's wrong with letting his subjects line the streets to welcome him? His Majesty of Liao can rest assured that he will not suffer any annihilation in my Liaodong."

Liu Fu's words were very clever. If he wouldn't suffer any annihilation, then besides annihilation, wouldn't he suffer everything else?

If he hadn't said those words, the Liao emperor would have been already somewhat fearful. But Liu Fu's sarcastic remark made the Liao emperor even more uneasy.

Liu Fu truly knew how to torment people. With just a few words, the Liao Emperor was already feeling like his heart was being torn apart and was filled with suspicion.

At that moment, Liu Fu suddenly felt as if someone was tugging at him from behind.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zhuge Liang.

Looking back, Xun Yu and Hai Rui were nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly a soldier rushed up to him and screamed.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The military camp is on fire! You must go and see!"

Liu Fu was baffled and retorted.

"It's just a fire in the military camp. What's the big deal? Can't you handle it yourselves? Why do I have to come personally?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier became anxious and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Eighth Prince, the situation is indeed extremely dangerous. You must hurry, or thousands of soldiers may perish here."

"Is it really that critical?"

At that moment, Zhuge Liang quickly stepped forward, grabbed Liu Fu, and pulled him off his horse.

"Your Highness, let's go take a look right away."

"Speak," Zhuge Liang said, turning to the Liao Emperor.

"Your Majesty the Liao Emperor, we will be right back. Please take good care of him here. We will be there shortly."

After saying this, Zhuge Liang took Liu Fu and fled the place without looking back, as if they were running for their lives.

The Liao emperor hadn't realized what was happening yet, but he already knew something was definitely wrong.

Indeed, things turned out exactly as he had thought.

When the Liao emperor suddenly turned around, he found that Hai Rui, Xun Yu, and the Five Tiger Generals who were following behind him were all gone. Only about 20 Later Han soldiers remained behind him. These were the personal guards that Liu Fu had brought from the Eastern City Palace. Only these personal guards were still protecting him.

He thought to himself, "I'm already in a bind. What else can I do? Liu Fu's personal guards are here, they certainly won't let me suffer any harm."

The Liao emperor could only console himself with this thought.

But such comfort is actually of no use.

Even though Liu Fu had more than 20 personal guards behind him, there were thousands of civilians on both sides of the street.

Moreover, Xun Yu, that cunning fellow, had already spoken to more than 20 of his personal guards in advance, so that they would also bear the wrath of the people this time. Of course, the people would not smash them to death. Afterwards, Xun Yu would definitely give them credit and treat them to a good drink.

These guards knew, of course, that they were about to be attacked and used as tools for the people to vent their anger, with all sorts of bizarre things being thrown at them.

But for now, they have no choice but to endure it.

They were already willing to work for Liu Fu, especially since Xun Yu's soldiers were usually very good to them. Moreover, the current Vice Chancellor had given them such instructions and would even have a drink with them afterwards. Such an opportunity to curry favor with the Vice Chancellor was rare in their lives, so how could they refuse? Of course, they were willing to do so.

So these 20 or so new recruits stood behind the Liao Emperor, looking as if they were determined to protect him, as if they were unaware of the situation. But in reality, they were all wicked and were waiting to see the Liao Emperor make a fool of himself.

Just then, they saw that Liu Fu and the others had all retreated safely. Suddenly, a person among the people let out a sharp cry.

"Hey everyone, our enemy is right in front of us! That bastard Liao Emperor! He was the one who ordered the invasion southwards. Every year, Liaodong was plundered by them, and countless of our families and friends were killed. Now that our enemy is right in front of us, let's smash him to death! Come on, everyone, let's attack together!"

Upon hearing this voice, the Liao emperor immediately picked up his sword and drew it.

"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!"

The Liao emperor began to shout loudly, but this was Liaodong, the territory of the Later Han Dynasty, not his own Liao Dynasty. He still thought he was the emperor of Liao, and was extremely noble.

Although the Liao emperor was shouting for protection, no one was willing to come and defend him. Even the twenty-odd personal guards behind him walked slowly and reluctantly.

The Liao emperor thought to himself that he was doomed, when at that moment he saw the people uniformly take out a basket from behind them.

Almost simultaneously, so many people pulled out a large bamboo basket from behind them, which was obviously filled with a lot of things. To the Liao emperor, this was like witnessing a ghost story.

Before he could react, the people suddenly began to shout at him.

"The chance for revenge has arrived! Let's all charge!"

"Smash him to death! Smash him to death!"

"Don't let this son of a bitch get away!"

"Avenge our fathers, avenge our children and grandchildren, avenge all our compatriots who were stopped and killed on his orders!"

"Everyone, attack together and kill him!"

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