"Ugh..." Zhao Hongyi knelt to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth.
He looked up, glaring at the leader of the assassins, forcing the words out with extreme effort.
"He kills me today... someone will kill him tomorrow... the most ruthless are royal families... he... he will not meet a good end..."
The leader of the assassins watched the dying King Liangzhou with an expressionless face and said in a low voice: "The Emperor has ordered that as King Liangzhou encounters bandits, in consideration of brotherhood, a thorough investigation is necessary."
"Hahaha..." King Liangzhou laughed eerily upon hearing this, laughter mixed with sputters of blood: "What a... what a brotherhood..."
His body slowly fell, yet his eyes remained wide open, unable to die in peace.
Moonlight fell on his once handsome and gentle face, now frozen in an expression mixed with anger, resentment, and deep hatred.
