Chapter 56: Sharing the Rewards
Amid the ruins.
Several dozen Chu Country prisoners were escorted before Zhao Hongming and forced to kneel.
Zhao Hongming stared at the dozens of Chu Country prisoners before him and said sternly, "Speak. Whose orders were you following? How did you enter Great Wei, and what was your purpose? Whoever speaks first, I will spare his life."
The moment he said this, the many Chu Country prisoners looked at one another in dismay.
After a while, one Chu Country prisoner, harboring a trace of luck, said, "My lord, we were all acting on the Chu King's orders to kill Great Wei's Crown Prince and wear down Wei Country's foundations. We entered Wei Country three months ago alongside Wei Country merchants. As for the weapons and soft armor, we heard Sword Casting Villa had them forged within Wei Country."
Sword Casting Villa?
Zhao Hongming's brow twitched.
He remembered the name of this Martial Arts Force.
It was a second-rate Martial Arts Force that had risen rapidly in Wei Country in recent years.
He had not expected them to be in league with the people of Chu Country.
Come to think of it, he had vaguely sensed that the Martial Arts Forces within Wei Country had been growing increasingly restless lately, showing signs of refusing discipline.
The Zhengyi Sect had also turned a blind eye to it.
If this continued, before long, someone would likely begin Supporting the Dragon.
The Wei Country Imperial Family might even end up changing its surname.
He wondered how his Father Emperor, whom he rarely saw, intended to deal with such a situation.
Zhao Hongming pressed further, "There is one thing This Prince is very curious about. How did you know the routes each of us would take after leaving the Imperial