The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 708 Groom

In the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom, inside the Ministry of Justice prison.

After hearing the news from the King of Chu, Qi Hong mocked himself and said, "For the sake of Chu, my father-in-law swore to die rather than surrender, and he cut himself off in the palace.

That day, more than a hundred loyal officials and generals died in the hall, and the blood dyed the entire hall red. Even so, it couldn't change his determination to surrender. It's really ridiculous, hahahaha! ! ~"

Sun Erleng sneered, "He doesn't even value his own kingdom, and you're still working for him? You're just being foolishly loyal."

Qi Hong picked up the wine bowl and drank it in big gulps. He choked on the wine because he drank too fast. Sun Erleng quickly patted his back and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? No one is trying to snatch the wine from you. Take your time. We have plenty of time~"

Qi Hong's face flushed red, and he shouted, "Sun Erleng, what are you so proud of? If I didn't have those people holding me back, do you think you could conquer the great kingdom of Chu? Dream on! I don't accept this, I lost miserably!"

Qi Hong grabbed Sun Erleng's wine bowl and gulped down another bowl of wine. Then, without even picking up chopsticks, he grabbed the dishes on the table with his hands and started eating them in big mouthfuls, like a starving ghost.

Sun Erleng was not angry either. He knew Qi Hong needed to vent, otherwise he would not know how to continue the conversation.

Sun Erleng drank by himself, looking at Qi Hong who was eating voraciously, and thought to himself: "This old guy is ready to die. It seems that we can only start with his family."

Seeing that Qi Hong had almost finished eating, Sun Erleng slowly said, "Madam is sick..."

Qi Hong paused while grabbing the meat, then said calmly: "Zeng'er has always been in poor health. Is his old illness coming back?"

Sun Erleng shook his head and said, "It's very serious. When I came back, Madam Ling had been in a coma for two days, and there was no doctor to treat her."

"What!!" Qi Hongyi stood up excitedly, grabbed Sun Erleng's collar, and said angrily: "Didn't the Emperor of the Great Zhou say that prisoners should be treated well? Why is no one treating her and prescribing medicine for her!!!"

The guards around him drew their swords and were about to come forward, but Sun Erleng raised his hand to stop them, then said, "Don't worry, brother Qi. I've asked the imperial physician to see Madam Ling. There will be news soon. Let's drink while we wait."

Qi Hong was in no mood to drink. He was fidgeting for the entire hour. He had originally wanted to eat a few more bites of meat and drink a few more bowls of wine before he died, but now he was in no mood for that at all.

Sun Erleng saw Qi Hong like this and smiled secretly: "It's good that you still care about your wife and family. I'm afraid you don't care about anything anymore."

Sun Erleng knew that now was not the time to discuss matters with Qi Hong, so he made small talk and said, "Your son is very smart, and your daughter is very well-behaved..."

"How are they...how are they?" Qi Hong's face showed a hint of emotion when he heard Sun Erleng talking about his two children. He asked, "Are they well fed and warmly dressed?"

Sun Erleng smiled and said, "Food and clothing are fine for now, but they are already more powerful than the wheels of a car. When the whole family is executed, there is no way to escape~"

The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty stipulated that those whose height was shorter than that of a wheel would not be killed. No matter what crime they had committed, as long as they did not reach this height, the emperor would show mercy and let them go, but they would only be slaves for the rest of their lives.

Qi Hong finally couldn't hold back his tears and said sadly, "I harmed them. I can only repay them in my next life."

Sun Erleng said with a smile: "I don't believe in the next life. I just need to try my best to live a good life in this life. Come on, brother Qi, keep drinking. There's still plenty of wine. Where are the dishes? Come on, heat them up and serve some more side dishes!"

The guards began to get busy. Qi Hong drank two more bowls of wine. The imperial physician finally came. Qi Hong hurriedly asked, "How is my wife?"

The old imperial physician frowned and said, "Her physical condition is fine, but she is too worried. Her health was weak to begin with, and she has been worrying too much these days, which is why she fainted."

Qi Hong quickly grabbed the old imperial physician's sleeve and begged, "Please, old sir, save my wife. I, I, I... I will work like a cow or a horse to repay you in my next life!!"

Qi Hong has been talking to me for a long time but I don’t know how to repay him. He is now a precarious person, how can he repay him?

In the end, I can only talk about the next life. Anyway, everything will be remembered by the next life. I don’t know if my next life self will forgive him when he knows about it.

Sun Erleng pulled Qi Hong and said, "Don't worry, brother Qi. Mr. Lu, what do you think of my sister-in-law's condition? Just tell me what medicine to use and I'll get it from my house."

Imperial Physician Lu smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have any good solutions. Her condition is originally a mental illness. I can only prescribe some warming and nourishing medicine to help her recuperate. The most important thing is to rely on herself."

The old imperial physician left and made it clear that Qi Hong's wife, Ji Zeng, had a heart disease and that commonly used medicines had little effect.

Qi Hong no longer had any interest in talking to Sun Erleng. He just sat there blankly with lifeless eyes.

Sun Erleng was not in a hurry and drank his wine. After another quarter of an hour, Qi Hong took a deep breath and said, "Brother Sun, can you do me a favor?"

"Here I come~" Sun Erleng was secretly delighted and chuckled, "Brother Qi, if you need any help from me, please don't hesitate. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it for you."

Qi Hong said with a guilty conscience: "I, Qi, want to see my family..."

With a hiss, Sun Erleng took a breath and said, "If you let the criminal go without permission, even if it was me, His Majesty would not let me off easily. Brother Qi, this is really embarrassing for me!!"

Qi Hong also knew that this was too much to ask, but he didn't know who else to ask for help except Sun Erleng, so he pretended to kneel down. Sun Erleng was quick to support Qi Hong's arm and said, "Brother Qi, why are you doing this?"

Sun Erleng stood up and paced back and forth. Qi Hong said nervously, "Brother Sun, I don't have any extravagant requests in this life. I just want to see my wife and children again. Please help me."

Sun Erleng finally stopped, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Okay, I'll go all out, but it can't take too long, one hour, what do you think, Brother Qi?"

"Marshal!" Several soldiers tried to dissuade him. This was a serious crime! It would probably affect the future of their own Marshal! Sun Erleng said angrily: "What a big-ass Marshal! I am now Brother Qi's elder brother, so what's wrong with helping him this time?!"

Qi Hong was so moved that tears came out of his eyes. He bowed deeply to Sun Erleng and said, "Qi Hong thanks Brother Sun~"

Sun Erleng held Qi Hong's hand and said, "You and I are not strangers to each other. I admire your character and ability. I can help you this time, but there is one thing that Brother Qi must help me with~"

Qi Hong spread his hands and said, "Brother, look at my current state. If you have anything you can give me to repay me, just take it."

Sun Erleng said with a smile: "Brother, I am still short of a groom. Are you willing to be my groom?!"