In Wang Yue's view, even if he cooperated with Feng Qing and helped Fang Duobing become emperor someday, Wang Yue would still be a threat, since he knew the secret. Better, then, to kill Feng Qing—the one who knew the real secret—and keep himself safe.
So, in Feng Qing's view, the rules of war meant that envoys should not be killed. Or, at the very least, before a fight, the two sides should face each other and talk things over.
Since he wanted to negotiate, he intended to show his sincerity. He went alone to the front lines, hoping to reason things out with Wang Yue.
Wang Yue, however, didn't see it that way. This was already Feng Xin's second attack on Jade City. When Feng Qing brought the Wansheng Dao's senior members to stand below the city walls and negotiate, Wang Yue ordered the guards to fire every cannon at once. He gave Feng Qing no chance to speak. The bombardment covered such a wide area that Feng Qing had no chance to escape.
Even Wang Yue hadn't expected that simply silencing one man would leave the Wansheng Dao directionless. They truly didn't know what the Wansheng Dao was trying to accomplish.
After all, the Wansheng Dao had kept up an excellent front in the past, pretending to serve the country and its people. Now that it had suddenly set its sights on conquering the realm, the rank and file hadn't had time to catch on.
So, although the Wansheng Dao members were furious after Feng Qing's death, there was nothing they could do.
The orders they had received were contradictory: destroy Jade City and Wang Yue, but protect Fang Duobing and the Princess.
Yet Wang Yue and Fang Duobing were clearly on the same side. Faced with such