World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 310 - 179: Kneel in allegiance! Major breakthrough!_2

Chapter 310: 179: Kneel in allegiance! Major breakthrough!_2

No one may interrupt the lord’s speech, no one may offend the lord’s majesty.

"He is only eighteen, a Martial Arts prodigy," said Suo Danyu.

Suo Lun shook his head, "I do not need a Martial Arts prodigy."

Suo Danyu said, "He was found by Lord Suo Hanyi in the countryside fields, and can be considered Lord Suo Hanyi’s adopted son and disciple. Just... just as Earl Suo Long once brought Lord Suo Hanyi out from a thatched hut."

Instantly, Suo Lun’s expression softened, and he walked up to this Suo Linyu.

At this moment, the young Centurion, despite being beaten black and blue, blood at the corner of his mouth, still looked at Suo Lun defiantly, stubbornly not bowing his head.

"Suo Hanyi is to you an idol, brother, teacher, the best person in the world. But to me, he is a traitor, and to Lord Yan Nu, he is a rebel," Suo Lun said indifferently: "Just as I am, in the eyes of my sister, the best brother, and in the eyes of Ye Jingyu, the best lord. But in the eyes of many others, I am a villain."

Suo Lun did not continue to explain. To Suo Linyu, these few words of his were already a tremendous favor. If he still could not understand, then killing him would be just that—Suo Lun was not a man desperate for wise counsel.

Meanwhile, Yang Hongyi was about to speak up, to confirm Suo Lun’s words, to reveal the true face of Suo Hanyi, even though for her at that moment, it was completely equal to reopening a wound.

Suo Lun waved his hand, stopping Yang Hongyi from speaking.

He was the lord, the City Defense Army officers before him were his retainers; Suo Lun had informed them out of benevolence and duty, hoping for Suo Lun to give an explanation was nothing but wishful thinking.

"Therefore, I killed Suo Hanyi," Suo Lun declared with the simplest of words.

In the end, he looked at all the Tianshui City Guard officers present and said, "I give you half a quarter-hour to decide, whether to swear allegiance to me, or choose to perish together—whatever you decide, I will respect."

Then Suo Lun turned a sandglass in his hand, and the fine sand began to slide down. When the sand had all run through, half a quarter-hour would have passed.

He left the conference hall with that sandglass in hand, followed by Yan Nai’er, Ye Jingyu, and Yang Hongyi.

Yang Hongyi opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, chose not to speak.

In the end, the guards of the Suo family also fully retreated.

The entire meeting hall was left only with the over sixty officers of the Tianshui City Guard and the head of Suo Hanyi.

...

"Is all of this really true, Brother Danchen?" someone asked, unable to restrain themselves.

Everyone looked towards Suo Danchen; he was older than Suo Hanyi and considered the eldest brother by everyone present, deeply trusted among the City Guard brothers.

Suo Danchen nodded.

Immediately after, Suo Danyu also nodded, saying: "We witnessed Lord Suo Hanyi admitting it with our own eyes."

Instantly, Suo Linyu couldn’t help but burst into tears.

Many present felt their idols shattered, their worldview overturned.

Suo Hanyi was the perfect commander, their idol, even seen as the Sole Hope of Tian Shui City the Su Family, yet he had done something as beastly as killing his own master and wife; despite the Suo Family’s enormous grace towards him, he ungratefully sought power and usurped the position.

"Lord Suo Lun is right, Lord Suo Hanyi was the worst husband, the most despicable treacherous disciple, but indeed the best superior, and also the best adopted son to Lord Suo Long," said Suo Danchen: "Because Lord Suo Long is no longer here, that’s why Lord Suo Hanyi lost his way and took the wrong path."

All present were immensely disheartened.

"Lord Suo Hanyi is already dead and will be buried in the Suo family’s ancestral tomb, still a member of the Suo clan," said Suo Danchen: "And nearly half of us here bear the Suo surname, generation after generation loyal to the Suo Family. Suo Lun is our lord, and this has never changed. Once, we thought Lord Suo Lun was an ignorant profligate, but now... we know how terribly wrong we were."

Suo Danchen continued, "Suo Danyu and I have already knelt and sworn loyalty to Lord Suo Lun anew. Though he treats us coldly, and will continue to do so, we will use our lives and loyalty to convey what’s in our hearts."

Then, Suo Danchen drew his greatsword, followed by Suo Danyu also drawing his greatsword.

"Now, all brothers must make a choice. Either kneel and swear allegiance to Lord Suo Lun, or die by my sword, or kill me," Suo Danchen said: "Even in death, I do not wish for you to die at the hand of our lord but by my sword, after all, we are brothers."

Everyone present looked at each other.

Suo Danchen was right—half of them had been loyal to the Suo name for generations, and over ninety percent had grown up on the Suo family’s provisions; their loyalty to the Suo family was etched deep into their bones.

They had been loyal to Suo Hanyi because they saw him as the symbol of the Suo family.

Now that Suo Hanyi was dead, and dishonorably so, Suo Lun had become the sole symbol of the Suo family.

Or rather, Suo Lun had always been the only lord of the Suo family; they had no choice in the matter.

They were not like Nurdan and the other samurai lords who mostly graduated from the Royal City Academy and then became officials in Tianshui City Territory.

The City Defense Army officers were almost exclusively groomed by the Suo with blade and sword.

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