Chapter 246: The Accusation in the Battlefield
As Xing was wondering what the Emperor was planning, he waved his hand when a balled up cloth was brought up and when the Emperor nodded, the soldier who brought that up, threw it in the ground when the head of that Lilai Tribal Chief rolled out of the cloth and his deformed and bloodied face got covered in the mud.
And the other men whose tendons Xing cut last night were brought there in balls and chains like how slave traders would bring their slaves. The way they struggled to walk by the pain and inability to stand straight was pitiful to watch.
Xing was surprised that it was the Emperor who had ordered them to be brought this way. Why is he doing this again?
Seeing their Chief and their best men in that position, their tribesmen who were kneeling got provoked and they all stood up from their kneeling positions.
The Lilai tribe is the most violent tribe who had ever lived in their kingdom and the other tribes weren’t considered humans by them. In the previous war it was them who betrayed the Sima Tribe leading to their destruction. They are lawless hooligans who only looked out for themselves and they were greedy for more wealth that they will resort to robbing even along with their usual job of rearing cattle. Only their leader they elect with their customary brutal challenges would command their respect until he is strong enough to lead them and they will follow him blindly until the .
Now they had lost their leader who had promised them immense riches of gold and jade if they participate in this war. He was so sure when they commanded them last night to fight bravely in the war tomorrow because he was going to make the one who had humiliated him pay him back and the Wind Kingdom will not be able to recover from his attack and they can rob the scrawny people from the wind kingdom for riches.
So why is our leader dead? What will happen to our promised riches?
The Emperor asked for a translator and Chief Batukhan agreed to take that role. The Emperor asked him to translate word for word what he says in the language of the Lilai Tribe and chief Batukhan agreed even though he was caught surprised by the imposing aura of the Emperor.
"Those who belong to the tribe of Lilai will be executed with no life spared. Sima Tribe, since they have followed our terms of not joining the war in exchange for their entry to the wind kingdom will be the only tribe allowed inside our Kingdom. Others will stay outside this trench and will become tribute nations of ours. This is us being gracious towards you all and you all will forever serve us with gratitude "
The Emperor with his black robes fluttering in the wind and the beads of his crown making tinkling noises, stood with his chin up and back straight and addressed the people who were on the other side of the tunnel now getting filled with water of the Quingze river gradually.