Chapter 77 (1/1)
It was already high noon Wanyan Xia stared at the dishes of exquisite food laid out on the table for his htest desire to eaze drifted over to the , and he saw that that person was still kneeling in the snow A thick layer of snow had already accumulated over his body, but he still kept his waist raht as he balanced upon his knees, just as if he was giving expression to his deterive up
“Just what kind of person is that Empress? What kind of person could inspire hih He, who had craved for the warmth of familial love ever since his childhood but had ultimately been unable to obtain even a scrap of it, could not understand how this older brother, who had always appeared to be as dominant and proud as the suzerains [1] of yore, would be willing to kneel down in front of hiet his own status as the Eotten that Wanyan Xia was the greatest shains had to be kept a secret from the populace for all eternity?
His servant girl approached tih she knew that her Master's current itated, she could not contain herself and said: “Your Highness should stop engaging the Emperor in a battle of wills; he is the Emperor after all”
Wanyan Xia only glared at her and said: “What’s there to be scared of? He now has a favour to ask of me, even if he hates ht of me, at the very least, he has to wait until I have cured that fortunate Empress of his before he can kill ain and the feeling of upset in his heart grew stronger Unable to help hiave a cold ”humph” and said: “That Empress has already obtained a love that transcends boundaries What then, is death?”
Lifting up the cup of wine on the table, he downed it in one gulp The man who had been as cold as ice and frost in front of Wanyan Xu now had tears clinging to his eyelashes Waving a hand to disirl, he finally allowed hiood cry “All of you are only concerned with getting me to save soht ever occurred to any of you whether there was anybody ould cohly skilled in the medical arts, but do any of you kno I ca ot enough to eat and drink but they took no notice of me otherwise It's been so many years that I spent without any co my loneliness was to study the houseful of medical texts that ht of et bored noill practice my acupuncture techniques onmy life several times? Do any of you know this?”
Since his emotions were already hopelessly in flux, he decided that heof wine on the table, he e up and dashi+ng outside He shouted: “Wanyan Xu, since you are willing to kneel, then continue kneeling It's a rare wind that brings you here to see me today, so let this little brother have a chance to take a few nise you if we should ain in future”
Having knelt in the snow for such a long time, Wanyan Xu had already lost s, but he still stubbornly refused to give up At Wanyan Xia's sudden shout, he couldn't but to exchange a look of surprise with Zi Nan --- Wanyan Xia's voice had sounded teary A flanited in his heart and he strained his ears to listen intently for any further development but within that wooden hut, all had returned to silence The little flaed in water and he couldn't help but to reveal his disappointment by the expression he wore
Zi Nan really couldn't stand to watch this scene any longer With her hand, she touched her Master's leg, to find that it had already become as cold as a block of ice Wanyan Xu was afraid of infuriating Wanyan Xia and thus, had refused the use of ahis knees In his haste to co At this tih Zi Nan had on a war that the saying 'sincerity splits open gold and stone' would come true Perhaps Wanyan Xia would be touched by his sincerity and de to save Su Yi Even if it , what did it matter?
“Master, don’t kneel any longer, if you keep on kneeling, both of your legs would surely beco --- Wanyan Xu was the ruler of the nine-five [2], if his legs were really to beco and Earth caving in Feeling increasingly desperate, she threw caution to the wind and was about to pull Wanyan Xu to his feet, only for Wanyan Xu to throw her a glare and say in a stern voice: “Let go, I [3] order you to let go of me”
Zi Nan was both anxious and afraid, not daring to defy his orders, her tears began to flow even faster Like beads on a broken string, they poured down her face Wanyan Xu gave her a glance and in a softer tone, he said: “This is nothing to cry over, ZI Nan, do you still reave the orders for his flogging, his leg was broken because of ait, my heart would be consumed with pain that is so severe that I cannot describe it with language Every day, I have prayed to Heaven, asking that I be allowed to bear part of his suffering If the ruin of e for him not to have to endure any more torment for the rest of his life, then I will pay that price with no hesitation or regrets” He looked at his favoured servant again and said clearly: “I aly”
Zi Nan choked back her sobs and nodded, the feeling in her heart growing more uncomfortable by the second, as if there was an obstruction in one of the arteries Suddenly, she burst through the wooden doors, knelt down and cried out: “Second Prince, please have s will really beco, she began to knock her head on the ground, koing as if she had gone nored him
Suddenly, Wanyan Xia walked out, with a voice that had regained its original coldness, he said: “Get up, if you carry on wailing, I will i to treat your E a chilling smile, he said: “Let me see how deep your affection for that Eot up with an air of grievance before he re-entered the house He s are about to become crippled? Seeer Big Brother Wanyan, I'ive up”
The sno heavier as ti, as Wanyan Xu --- still kneeling at the same spot --- becaave the occasional tre some of the snow off Wanyan Xia desperately clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth so hard that a grinding sound could be heard, but these lacier that his heart had beco That after all, that was his elder brother, if only in naer brother, even if they were not related by blood, for someone who had always desired faive in to the i Wanyan Xu to be his own kin and elder brother
“Your Majesty, the sun is about to set, the Second Prince’s heart will not soften He will not save Young Master” Zi Nan had cried sodry, but no et up As if his life depended on it, he struggled to keep his body upright There was only one thought in his heart: This is Su Su’s last hope No ive up
Finally, the wooden doors opened again to reveal Wanyan Xia, who had been fully restored to his usual aloof and arrogant appearance Holding a small box in his hands, he walked to Wanyan Xu and said in a cold voice: “I don’t knohere your Empress lives If you can still stand up and walk, then lead the way”