kingnovel Chapter 155 Death is imminent
Chapter 155 Death is imminent
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother would instruct Kang Xiaorong. Ji Anni looked up suddenly and her eyes met Kang Xiaorong's.
All I could see in the other person's dark eyes was a deep pool of darkness, and I had no way of telling whether the other person was an enemy or a friend.
It is true that when he was on Wunie's back just now, it was Kang Xiaorong who protected him. But rather than saying that Kang Xiaorong was protecting "himself", it would be better to say that he was protecting "the imperial concubine". After all, he is a major general and a minister who obeys the orders of the royal family. Now that the queen mother has given an order, will he ignore the queen mother's order for himself?
While supporting Yun Zhen, who was about to collapse, Ji Anni looked up and met Kang Xiaorong's eyes.
At that moment, she really hoped that a miracle would happen again and Kang Xiaorong would help her.
But this tiny wish was shattered when he saw Kang Xiaorong's hand tightly holding the sword.
"Major General..." Ji Annie seemed a little flustered when facing Kang Xiaorong who jumped onto the execution platform with a sword in hand.
"My lady, you are too impulsive. Your impulsiveness has killed you."
Kang Xiaorong stood five steps away, with the tip of his sword pointed directly at Ji Anni's throat. Although he had no grudge against Ji Anni, he could not disobey the Queen Mother's order, and today he could only fulfill his duty as a minister and personally kill the two traitors, Yun Zhen and Zhao Ji.
Although Ji Annie was proficient in martial arts, she was defeated before the battle even began when facing Kang Xiaorong, who exuded an extremely powerful aura.
"My queen, I will give you a quick death." This may be the only way Kang Xiaorong can help Ji Anni now - to prevent her from dying in too much pain.
"Haha." Ji Anni laughed dryly, "Do you mean that I should kneel on the ground and let you chop off my head?"
"My queen, do you still want to struggle now?" Kang Xiaorong admired her courage. If it were an ordinary woman, she would have been so scared that she burst into tears, but the seemingly weak imperial concubine in front of him showed no fear under the sword. Even though he knew it was just a bluff, Kang Xiaorong's eyes still showed a little more admiration and regret.
Ji Anni gently put Yun Zhen on the ground and stood up to face Kang Xiaorong's sword.
"No, my queen..." Yun Zhen held Ji Anni's hand tightly and kept shaking his head.
But Ji Anni shook off Yun Zhen's hand, stood in front of Kang Xiaorong and said, "Grandpa told me before that if you know you can't win a fight, don't fight it. I know that's because he wants me to know how to protect myself... But now, I know I can't hide, even if I know I can't win, I absolutely can't hide... Because the person I want to protect is no longer myself... If I hide, I will regret it for the rest of my life..."
Ji Anni took a step forward and blocked Yun Zhen behind her.
The people she wants to protect are Yun Zhen and Empress Bao, people she thinks should not die.
"My queen, do you want to defeat me with your bare hands?" Kang Xiaorong had never seen anyone as naive as her.
Ji Anni gritted her teeth and nodded, subconsciously clenching her fists.
"Since you are so heroic, I should also be a little more graceful." Kang Xiaorong said and threw away the sword in his hand.
With a clang, the sword fell at his feet.
The Queen Mother on the execution platform screamed, "Kang Xiaorong! What are you doing? Kill her now!"
Kang Xiaorong didn't even turn his head, but answered in a loud voice: "Queen Mother, I will kill her. However, I will kill her in the way she chooses for herself. Since she doesn't want to be killed by me with one blow, I won't let her be killed by me with one blow. Since she still wants to struggle, I will struggle with her to the end."
After saying that, the figure quickly flashed forward, and in the blink of an eye, the elbow hit Ji Anni's neck.
Ji Annie subconsciously dodged backwards, but was still knocked back several steps and almost couldn't stand up.
"Stop!" Yun Zhen formed a fire seal with one hand and pushed forward. A cluster of flames came out from his palm and burned towards Kang Xiaorong's body.
Kang Xiaorong was forced to retreat several steps, but was unharmed.
Instead, Yun Zhen fell to the ground very weakly, almost unable to lift his upper body.
"Yun Zhen!" Ji Anni rushed over and stood in front of Yun Zhen. This time she did not passively wait for Kang Xiaorong to attack, but took the initiative to approach and kick Kang Xiaorong.
But Kang Xiaorong easily grabbed her ankles and pulled her to the ground.
Ji Anni groaned and felt as if all the bones in her body were about to fall apart.
Just as she was struggling to get up, she suddenly hit a hard object, which was the sword that Kang Xiaorong had just thrown down.
Ji Anni grasped the hilt of the sword, propped it on the ground, and finally stood up.
Kang Xiaorong smiled at her. He was not afraid at all that she would find the weapon. Instead, he encouraged her to use the sword against him.
But when Ji Anni was finally able to stand on her own, she threw away her only weapon.
It turned out that she didn't want to use the sword to fight Kang Xiaorong, but just wanted to use the sword as a crutch to stand up.
"Empress, you are so stupid!" Kang Xiaorong couldn't tell whether he was shocked or angry, he just felt that his voice was so loud that it shook the sky.
"Why is it that throwing a sword is graceful for you...and stupid for me..." Ji Anni laughed softly, wiped the blood from the corner of her lips with the back of her hand, and punched Kang Xiaorong again.
Kang Xiaorong grabbed her wrist and twisted it backwards, and suddenly there was a sound of bones dislocating.
After Ji Anni let out a scream, she was pushed heavily to the ground.
"Empress..." Yun Zhen simply couldn't bear to watch it anymore and turned his head away.
But Ji Anni staggered and stood up again.
Kang Xiaorong seemed to be reluctant to continue fighting, and did not attack again. Facing Ji Anni who was approaching him step by step, he subconsciously took a few steps back. Strangely, the opponent was so weak that he could knock her down with just one finger, but for some reason, the powerful and terrifying aura of Ji Anni made Kang Xiaorong feel a sense of inexplicable pressure.
"My Lady! You've got only one way left, why are you still struggling to this extent!"
Kang Xiaorong couldn't help but yell at Ji Anni.
Looking at Ji Annie's right hand that was broken by him, and her bloodstained lips and clothes, Kang Xiaorong felt a sharp pain in his heart.
If she had just closed her eyes and let herself be stabbed, she wouldn't have been injured so much.
If she had just closed her eyes and let herself be stabbed, she wouldn't have to endure so much pain before dying.
But why didn't she let herself die peacefully, and had to choose a torturous death?
"Young General... you showed mercy, aren't you afraid that the Queen Mother will blame you..."
"My lady, are you really crazy?"
"I'm not crazy. I even think I'm more sober than you... I know what I'm doing better than you, and what I should do better than you... I think I should come here, so I came; I think I should save Yun Zhen, so I saved him; I think I shouldn't kneel down and die, so I stood up; I think I can't let you look down on me, so I threw away my sword; I think our fight is not over yet, so I walked towards you..."
Just saying this, Ji Anni stumbled and almost fell.
Kang Xiaorong almost pleaded, "My Lady, that's enough...if you continue, you will die more slowly...and in more pain..."
But Ji Anni did not stop, but continued to approach Kang Xiaorong and said, "I know very well what I am doing. Do you think it is possible for a madman to know what he is doing so clearly?... I think everything I do is right. Even if you think I am stupid, it is enough as long as I think I am right... How are you smarter than me? What right do you have to call me stupid?... At least I have no doubts or regrets about what I did today, but you have doubts about your behavior today... You just showed mercy to my men, which means that you have begun to doubt yourself, right?... Do you dare to say that you are right now? Do you dare to say that you really have a clear conscience? Do you dare to say that what you are doing now is what you really want to do?... You are just following orders and being manipulated by others... Major General, you are a madman, a madman who doesn't know what you are doing at all! A madman who can't distinguish right from wrong, a madman who can only bow his head and shake his tail!"
"Enough!" Kang Xiaorong slapped Ji Anni in the face, knocking her to the ground and spitting out blood.
Kang Xiaorong grabbed the sword on the ground, grabbed Ji Anni's clothes tightly with one hand, and raised the sword high into the air with the other hand.
"My queen... although I do admire you, you will die if you continue to struggle today. I can't bear to see you suffer any longer, so let me send you on your way easily."
"No!" As Yun Zhen roared, Kang Xiaorong's sword stabbed towards Ji Annie's throat.
Ji Anni did not close her eyes, but just looked at Yun Zhen not far away very calmly.
Strange, the last moment of life...
What she wanted was not to live one more second, but to see him one more time.