"Someone's here!"
It was Shen Gongbao, Fei Zhong, and You Hun.
Shen Gongbao led the way with a smile, while the other two followed, each carrying a meat pie and a bowl of meat soup. Sweat beaded on their foreheads as they struggled into the room.
The food smelled delicious.
"Marquis Ji Chang, you're truly fortunate!"
"The king has pardoned you. Once you've eaten this last prison meal, you can leave Chaoge and return to Xi Qi to resume your post as Marquis of the West."
Shen Gongbao gave a sinister laugh.
He shot Fei Zhong and You Hun a meaningful glance. They set the meat pie and soup down in front of Ji Chang, then retreated behind Shen Gongbao, covering their noses.
The two exchanged a look, their legs trembling.
Because there was something very wrong with that meat pie and soup!
Shen Gongbao had forced them to watch the entire preparation in silence. They had vomited more than a dozen times, nearly bringing up all the bile in their stomachs.
Looking at the meat pie and soup on the table, Marquis Ji Chang of the West wept. His heart felt as if it were being carved apart. Unable to face the truth, he wished he could kill himself and escape this terrible reality.
The officials of Chaoge weren't human!
They were even more savage and bloodthirsty than wolves and tigers.
"Many thanks for the king's generous reward and kindness. My lords, you needn't watch me."
"This meat pie and soup are far too precious for me to eat. Why not let me take them back to Xi Qi and enshrine them, as thanks for the king's mercy?"
As he spoke, Ji Chang cupped his hands toward the royal palace, his face full of reverence.
But how could such