Chapter 17 (1/1)

Looking at Wanyan Xu again, Su Yi finally made up his mind In a low voice he said: ”But even after all that but in my heart, I ahts was difficult for hi the words and was unable to say them without pauses Wanyan Xu's eyebrows shot up, he shot Su Yi a look but Su Yi didn't dare toto be ridiculed

Su Yi simply closed his eyes, took a deep breath and continued: “Since your ascension, your lands have been governed well Despite your desire for revenge, you have shown good judge troops to contest the border for three years Most people would not be able to show such restraint To gather intelligence on the conditions of my troops, you infiltrated my enca risk, even though I regarded you as e and resourcefulness I have now been captured and brought to Jin Liao and I can see that although this is a bitterly cold land, its ad and prosperous beyond cohtened Son of Heaven [1] could accoree with your treatment of the death row convicts, I understand that you are trying to send your people the e that one should never lose hope and should never beco that has lost its master Otherwise, Jin Liao's citizens would not have been able to recover so rapidly fro like a phoenix frorateful to you for not allowing your troops to harass the common people of my defeated country, I know you have your own selfish reasons for doing so, but it also shows the breadth of your vision Su Yi deeply respects you, but I also have some fear of you I don't know for a person such as yourself, the lengths you will go to before you are satisfied Privately, I a 'aii, if only the Great Qi also had a monarch such as you, perhaps her fate would have been different' Wanyan Xu, every single word I've said has coh I cannot yield to you, on the other hand neither do you require my talents Don't be vexed over your failure to h your anger, after all, ae me, and let my body follow the fate of my country, when Su Yi has reached the underworld, you will have his eternal gratitude

He said these words in a rush After finishi+ng his long speech he lifted his eyes to look at Wanyan Xu, only to see that his face was expressionless After a long pause, a hint of a sradually spreading over his lips Only then did Su Yi let loose a relieved sigh, thinking: he seems to be pleased with s difficult for me anymore

However, Wanyan Xu said: “it’s rare that you would share your deepest thoughts, come over here, I [2] also have some heartfelt words I would like to tell you”

Su Yi couldn't help but feel that the situation had turned a bit surreal He knew that once he had said his piece, he would be fated to accompany his country in her death Wanyan Xu and him had many commonalities and could sympathize with each other, but an enemy is still an enemy He would not surrender, and Wanyan Xu would not show mercy, nor should he show mercy At this moment, he felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders; as long as Wanyan Xu had noThe only regret he had was that he didn't die on the battlefield that day, to be buried forever under the swirling sands of the desert

With lamentations in his heart, he rounded the table and walked step by step towards Wanyan Xu Unexpectedly Wanyan Xu shot his hand out; Su Yi was caught unawares and could do nothing to prevent hi into Wanyan Xu's ele but his waist had been encircled by ar as steel bands; he found it iether, Wanyan Xu said: “Don’t move, didn’t I already say that I too have some heartfelt words to say to you?”

Su Yi said urgently: “You can speak yourmy breath?”

Wanyan Xu wore a smile while he caressed Su Yi’s face: “How could that be? I’ve never known that you think of hted to know this”

Ignoring Su Yi's atte: ”Su Su, you are a general, but you have never participated in palace intrigues That’s why you do not know, to be an eh they have the most exalted status on earth, but they hardly ever hear a word of truth They may have absolute authority over all under heaven, but they will never know if there are any trustworthy people around them The emperor is the loneliest person in the world For the sake of his throne, and his realht The wiser the emperor, the more pitiable he is I am no different, I have many pampered concubines and favoured officials around me but I still feel as loneso me words that are sweet to my ears, but I don't knohich words have even an ounce of truth When they are fearful, they dare not say it When they hate, they dare not say so Before me, their eyes will always be unclear,Even I find it difficult to see their true intentions clearly But Su Su, you are different from the, by just looking at the a while to you, I can tell if you are speaking the truth Su Su, I’m very happy, and I’ve suddenly come to realize, it seems like I don’t hate you anymore, not even a little My heart feels very warm now”

Right after he said this, he intiht nibble and with a hint of quiet laughter in his voice said: “What shall we do? I want you, not because I want to conquer you, not because of any other reasons, I just want you There is still soht left, but I cannot wait Su Su let's not bother with these ht?

Su Yi reaction was one of extre off His only intentions in baring his innerhts to Wanyan Xu was to make him understand that actually, this prisoner in front of him deeply respected him and there was really no need for him to tax his mind and body to think of ways to force Su Yi's sub weakness, but was not as dishonourable as grovelling and begging He never expected to shoot himself in the foot, with the result that the situation had become even more out-of-control Before the wholly startled Su Yi couldhim towards the enormous bed that lay in the heart of the bedchamber