Chapter 750 The Sparrow King of Sparrow State is Destroyed by Immolation!
Chapter 750 The Sparrow King of Sparrow State is Destroyed by Immolation!
At this time, the people and soldiers in the city were already terrified after the previous battles. When they saw Xiang Yu personally leading his army into the city, they were even more frightened and fled in all directions, plunging the entire city into chaos.
In the very center of the city, in a temporary palace of the Sparrow King, the Sparrow King sat on the throne in the main hall, surrounded by panicked servants and maids who cried and shouted, but no one dared to take a step forward.
The Mahjong King, seated at the head of the table, wore a bleak smile. This once powerful vassal king now had a look in his eyes that held a mixture of resentment and resignation.
He gazed at the chaos in the mansion, a complex smile playing on his lips.
At this moment, he listened quietly to the approaching shouts of battle outside the mansion, as if he could see Xiang Yu's invincible figure, step by step crushing his former glory.
"Your Majesty, we..."
A concubine, her voice trembling, tried to say something, but was gently interrupted by the Sparrow King waving his hand.
"No need for further explanation, it's fate, there's no escaping it."
The Mahjong King's voice was calm, yet it revealed an indescribable sorrow, as if he were speaking to himself, and also to everyone present.
Now he has nowhere to retreat. Xiang Yu's Overlord Cavalry is as fierce as wolves and tigers, and Quezhou has fallen into enemy hands. It is time for him, the former king, to take his final bow.
The Mahjong King slowly stood up and looked around. His beautiful wives and concubines, who had once shared his romantic moments and enjoyed his wealth and glory, were now looking at him with fear on their faces.
A sudden, inexplicable sadness welled up in his heart, but more than that, he felt a sense of relief. Rather than be captured and humiliated, he would rather end his own life and preserve his last shred of dignity.
He was unwilling to become Xiang Yu's prisoner, and even less willing to watch the Quezhou he had built fall into the hands of others.
"You may leave."
"Go and find your own way to survive; there's no need to follow me, a dying man."
The Sparrow King finally spoke, looking down at the terrified servants and maids below, his voice low and hoarse.
Upon hearing this, the servants and maids at the lower level all knelt down, crying and refusing to leave.
But the Mahjong King simply waved his hand, signaling them to leave; this was the last thing he could do for them now.
Perhaps it was a case of his conscience awakening before he died, and he didn't intend to take more people down with him.
As the last maid ran out of the palace crying, the Sparrow King turned to look at his beautiful wives and concubines who had been with him for many years.
Their faces were also filled with fear and reluctance, but the King of Mahjong just smiled slightly, his smile full of apology.
The servants and maids could leave, but the former wives and concubines of the Sparrow King could not.
Even if the King of Mahjong absolutely forbade it, their fate wouldn't be much better.
Unless Xiang Yu had a habit of picking up used shoes, what they were about to encounter would be far more than just one or two troubles.
Given Xiang Yu's personality, it's likely that most of them would have been given to the Overlord Cavalry.
They will suffer even more than death then, so for whatever reason, the King of Mahjong will take them with him!
"I'm sorry to have dragged you all down this path with me."
"But please believe me, this is my last shred of dignity as the King of Mahjong, as a man."
The King of Sparrows said softly, looking at his beautiful wives and concubines before him. Most of them were in the prime of their lives, but now they were to be buried here with him.
After saying this, he slowly walked to a corner of the palace, where a large amount of firewood and kerosene were piled up.
He slowly walked to the corner of the wall, where piles of dry firewood and kerosene had been prepared.
The King of Mahjong personally lit the torch and poured oil on himself and the women. The flames instantly rose up, illuminating the entire hall.
The raging flames spread rapidly, engulfing everything in the palace.
The beautiful wives and concubines cried out and tried to escape, but the King of Sparrows stopped them. He held their hands tightly, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Your Majesty!"
The women gasped in surprise, but it was too late to stop the King of Mahjong's decision.
They clung tightly to the King of Sparrows, their tears and flames mingling together, creating a poignant tragedy.
"We may not share a bed in life, but we can share a grave in death."
"This is the last promise I can give you."
The King of Sparrows smiled bitterly, and the flames burned brighter and brighter, the firelight illuminating his resolute face.
He seemed to see himself in his youth, when he was one of the three powerful vassal kings who held great military power after the decline of the Dayong Dynasty. He was full of vigor and ambition, wanting to make a name for himself in this chaotic world.
But now, everything will be in vain.
But he doesn't regret it. At least he had it and he had fought for it, and that's enough.
We've ended up in this situation simply because we're less skilled than others; we have no one to blame but ourselves!
The King of Mahjong laughed in the firelight, filled with nostalgia for bygone days.
"I am the King of the Sparrows. Even in death, I will transform into the flames of a phoenix's rebirth, burning everything to ashes!"
His figure gradually disappeared in the firelight, leaving only a raging inferno that engulfed the entire Sparrow King's Mansion.
His figure gradually disappeared in the firelight, leaving only a raging inferno that engulfed the entire Sparrow King's Mansion.
Xiang Yu, standing outside the city, gazed at the flames soaring into the sky and a strange sense of emotion welled up within him.
"Your Majesty, the Sparrow King should immolate himself."
Gonggong walked to Xiang Yu's side, looked at the towering flames rising in the distance from the city center, and said in a low voice.
Xiang Yu remained silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and stared firmly ahead.
"This was his choice, and his last vestige of dignity as a king. But a true king never gives up easily!"
"He's nothing but a coward who refuses to face the truth!"
His voice was strong and clear, as if he were announcing his determination to everyone, or as if he were talking to himself!
He didn't know what decision he would make if he were in the city center at that moment.
Will they fight to the death, or will they choose to run away like the Mahjong King?
He silently withdrew his gaze, gripping the Heavenly Dragon City-Breaking Halberd in his hand even tighter, his eyes gleaming with unwavering determination.
Since we're unsure, then...
It would be great if we could just stay undefeated!
"Gonggong, Longju, Jibu."
Xiang Yu called out in a deep voice.
"exist!"
The three people behind him responded in unison, their voices strong and clear.
"The King of Sparrows has passed away, and Sparrow Province is now in our hands, but our journey has only just begun."
"The Great Yong Dynasty, and indeed the entire world, awaits our conquest."
At this moment, Xiang Yu's words were filled with lofty ambitions, and his gaze pierced through the firelight before him, as if he could see a wider world within the Great Yong Dynasty in the north.
"I am willing to follow Your Majesty, to conquer all directions, and together create an immortal empire!"
Gonggong and the other two were also excited. They looked at each other and responded in unison again.
As the flames at the Sparrow King's Mansion gradually died down, the era of the Sparrow King, one of the three most powerful vassal kings of the Great Yong Dynasty, officially came to an end!
With the fall of the King of Sparrows, Sparrow Province officially fell into the hands of Xiang Yu and the Chu army.
This victory also officially signifies that Xiang Yu and his Jiangdong Chu army have come into contact with the current chaos of the Dayong Dynasty.
This also signifies that Xiang Yu has officially entered the chaotic situation of the Dayong Dynasty!
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