Vol 5 Chapter 42 (1/2)

VOLUME 5 CHAPTER 42: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS RIDING AS 3 FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES (19)

Yun Chang POV

Because of the myriad battles fought around Sishui Pa.s.s, its immediate surroundings were barren, and so within a short span of time, sand, soil and dust covered the residence.

All of us were sitting as we were before. Wen Yuan’s face was much less relaxed before and Liao Hua had closed her eyes. Only Lu Bu would shoot me glances from time to time to ask if we ought to start using more forceful measures.

At these glances, I only lightly shook my head.

I turned to look at Bian Xi, and saw that her weak and soft body was still sitting there. In these 15 minutes or so, she had been attending to some doc.u.ments, and would sip some tea as she did so.

“I beseech the gatekeeper general to be magnanimous and let us cross the pa.s.s.” I thought for a moment, but couldn’t think of any good reasons to persuade her and repeated the words I’d used before, “The Imperial Chancellor has genuinely let us leave. We have also achieved much for the Imperial Chancellor back when we were at her service so we deserve pa.s.sage.”

I was practically begging her by now, as I really did not want to resort to force. I feel like if I always have to resort to force, my path will become a savage and wrong one.

Bian Xi looked at me, and it seemed like she knew what I was thinking about, and her calm face melted away. She frowned and slowly sighed, “I know that you all won’t stop advancing because of my words. I did all this just to carry out what I should do to follow my path.”

Hei! Bian Xi leapt out from behind the table and stood in front of the entrance with her arms spread when she finished.

“You may cross the pa.s.s by killing me. But I’m just fulfilling my duties so you will not be able to justify your acts in this pa.s.s.”

“…” My grip tightened as my heart shook from Bian Xi’s look that was as though she had made her resolve for whatever might come her way.

Under these circ.u.mstances, doesn’t it look like a virtuous individual standing up to a bunch of lawless, evil miscreants? What exactly is my virtuous path supposed be in such a situation?!

Can I really kill her, for my ideals, just because our paths clash?

“Alright. Since you’ve said so, then we will answer.” Just then, Wen Yuan smiled as she said so and relaxedly got up from the table before walking over to Bian Xi with her glaive in hand.

“But we do not kill those who do not resist. If you truly wish to resist us, then draw your weapons and face us in battle.”

“Wen, Wen Yuan.”

“… I understand.” Bian Xi’s voice shook as she slowly drew her sabre hanging by her waist with her left hand and pointed it at us.

“Come out!” Bian Xi commanded with her weak and soft voice, and several dozen axemen came out from various parts of the residence, “Will this do?”