The Golden Throne

Chapter 202: Beheading them in front of everyone

“Move aside. I need to take them to the center of the camp, where everyone can see what will happen if someone dares to go against me.”, Liu Feng said.

“But… killing them?”, Amelia said with a low voice. Around them, more and more students started gathering to view this spectacle. 

“They have committed an offense that cannot be forgiven because of their greed. There is nothing else to say about it. I shall present this case to my father, and he will be delivering the final verdict. With the three parties involved being of Aegonian descent, the king shall have the final say.”, Liu Feng said loudly so that every one there could hear him.

All the students fell into discussion. Liu Feng nodded as he continued to walk past Amelia. The scene itself was quite funny. Looking from far, it was like three people were walking hand in hand. Only when coming nearer, could anyone see that Liu Feng was holding the two students by their neck, and that they were choking.

“Your Highness! That is Lucius. He is my friend. There must be some sort of mistake. The Aresto family has always been loyal to the throne, and will always continue to do so.”, a student on the side spoke up towards Liu Feng.

“Whether the family is loyal to me or not, is not the debate. This man that you wish to protect tried to kill me because I am the sole heir to the throne, and that he would be given a chance at the throne if I was killed. He tried to kill me, and if I weren’t careful, he would have succeeded in the job. So then, how will this man be punished? For the mere crime of even thinking of killing a royal blood holder, the entire family is supposed to face the punishment. But I am not that merciless. I am just here for these two heads.”, Liu Feng told the student.

By now, Liu Feng has crossed the camp of the students, and was now entering the main camp. With the soldiers in their tents, resting after a long day of fighting, many were surprised to hear so much noise outside their tents. 

Some of them started coming out, and seeing so many students lining up around Liu Feng as Liu Feng walked forward, only proved to be more confusing. The word spread like wild fire, and the group that was surrounding Liu Feng doubled. 

“I will have to meet my Royal Father. All of you have to maintain silence in the king’s quarters.”, Liu Feng shouted. 

The group around him stopped talking after they heard the word ‘king’.

Liu Feng smiled as he took a few steps.

A guard stopped him immediately.

“Who are you? Who are the two in your hands? Is this a joke?”, the guard asked.

“He is a naive person who doesn’t know who you are, Your Highness. Please forgive his offense.”, another guard suddenly rushed in. It was the guard that Liu Feng had seen earlier this day.

“Tell my father that I am here to see him. There is something that I need to do.”, Liu Feng told the guard.

“Yes, your highness.”, the guard nodded, and went inside.

“Oh, this guard system is so annoying. Who would want a guard as a door bell? It doesn’t help your privacy and security even one bit. These guards are so weak.”, Liu Feng wondered to himself as he was waiting for the response.

Shortly, the guard came back, and he gestured for Liu Feng to enter the tent.

Liu Feng nodded, and he went in. The drapes of the tent covered Lucius’ and Marc’s faces when they were dragged in.

“What is happening, Liu Feng? I heard a lot of noise outside. And the guard told me that you have two children in your hands? These two? What is going on? I thought that I told you to take care of them, not make any more trouble than there already is.”, Liu Man’s voice rang out from the other end of the tent.

Liu Feng finally let go of the two students. They fell on the ground and gasped for breath as they clutched their throats.

“Father.”, Liu Feng kneeled on the ground.

“Get up. Now is the time for information, not formality. Why the hell is a child from the Aresto family and one from the Lakewater family on the ground like this? You could have killed them. What are you trying to do? Cause a civil unrest?”, Liu Man shouted.

“That was not my intention, Royal Father. In fact, it very well might have been the intention of these two. The two of the boys here, have attempted to kill me. The one from the Aresto family wanted to kill me because in doing so, the line to the throne would be clear, and he would have a chance, which still doesn’t make sense to me.”, Liu Feng said.

“He tried to kill you? Interesting. How did this happen here, of all places? But this will be very tough to deal with. They are not your everyday children. These are the sons of dukes and marquises.”, Liu Man said.

“Father. The whole world knows that they tried to kill me now. They tried to touch royal blood. Leaving them alive would show bad precedent. And, we are the royal family. We cannot let the dukes and the marquises even have a shred of power to oppose us.”, Liu Feng said coldly.

Liu Man looked at Liu Feng amusingly. “You want to cripple the nobles of the country? Do you not realize that they are the reason we operate so easily.”, he said.

“Father. I just want to make sure that justice is delivered here. They would have succeeded, and left you and mother without a heir. Beheading them in front of the whole army is appropriate.”, Liu Feng said.

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