Chapter 3 (1/2)
III Peril
What a sword!
Thesensation co forth I coolly position it in front of et snipped off near my ear
Only such a sould be fit to be the sword of a prince! And to be able to use such a sword to end my life, I wouldn’t ask for it any other way
I hear the clattering of metal and shouts of men but nobody comes forth They probably know of the wonders of this sword I steadyYu’s surprised expression
“What do you think you are doing!” he thunders and reaches over
“Don’t move!” I warn
I hear h to his heart
I lift my head up at the sky and annunciate each syllable, “I, Han Xin, aht but a mortal I had not wished to face you in a battle nor have I wanted to achieve any marvelous deeds If I were to choose, I would rather not be of royal blood or the grand nephew of any eer, the nephew of any Minister of Personnel!”
He holds aze but does not response
“But, hearYu, I would never betrayfrom me!”
The sun is so war But my heart is so cold, so cold like the blade that’s inches away from my neck
He contemplates and calls out my name lowly, “Han Xin, just put the sword down first”
I narrow h interrogation again, I don’t think I would ed to death out in the desert… I don’t want to tempt any of them…”
My voice trails off and I feelbut I pull that blade closer, inch by inch, without hesitation
He chews his lips as he watches my every move
I feel the frigid ainst my neck but no fear
Watching that pair of so nity!”
I hope I don’t bring sha for my country like this
I feel skin being sliced open I let out a wild laugh and put ently flon
Almost at the sa the blade away I dodge instinctively away fro Instantly, nuround
Murong Yu tosses the spear away and grabs my jaw His smile has faded
“No one ever defies my wishes and that includes you, Han Xin My permission is needed before anyone dies around here!”
I press htly in an attempt to suppress my fury
“It would be a pity co enerows colder by the second
What did he mean by that?
His ht mock me
My insides tighten
I hate those looks
Those looks that I’ve had to take for as long as I can recall
Those looks that you wouldn’t even give to a rat
I’ve been thrown into the prison again but this tiet better treatment A doctor has come to check on my wounds the past few days and the food isn’t moldy anymore
I take a deep breath in and i a care in the world, not to Murong Yu or what they have planned fordays of interrogation to wash off the dried blood and plastered dirt is just fantastic
But would it kill them to heat up the water?
Stingy bastards
I put on so the water as a uards with a s more refreshed than ever
Candlelight flickers and feminine perfu Yu’s tent He lies on a ta, eyes closed, slightly distracted A few strands of hair hang loose lazily on his shoulders His clear fair skin can be observed fro anything is beating his back lightly with a seductive smile
So, this is what comes from one raised by the royal family The beauty behind him can’t even compare to his exquisite complexion Tsk tsk, if he was a coet ahead of ourselves From the looks of it, they’ve already had plenty of fun in here
Snapping out of my reverie, I notice that he has opened his eyes and his lips curve slightly upwards
“I have discovered that you enjoy daydrea a sip froreen jade cup handed to him by the woman
I wanted to say a sood came to mind
He gives a look to the woman and her srumpily out of the tent
“What appears to be thedown his cup “Nothing for me today?”
“No coe, I’m afraid,” I reply casually
He gives an a another sip and unintentionally glancing over me
“What a loyal subject Unfortunately the other prisoners have not exactly been”
I glance up at hi and puts down his cup but remains on the ta
“See, we caught another soldier today He was ave us everything,” he brags
Another soldier? Just wait until I get my hands on him
“Glaring at ly “I just wanted to inform you of the inevitable defeat of Rope Hill Creek”
He fixes his robe a bit, steps down froaze wanders over uous “Well, well, well, you certainly look sharper with soarments”
I turn away and avoid his gaze
“You were so skilled with your words Why are they so few today? Honestly I am not quite accustomed to it”
“The fuck you ith me?”
He stops, shocked, and then guffahile I wait patiently
“After all this torture, this is what you wanted right? Now that you’ve had your wish, grant me mine I merely wish for a quick end”
“I recommend you listen carefully to my words because I do not repeat myself,” he whispers as he leans in, “Rope Hill Creek will fall, at the latest toht You just accompany me and behold, Han Xin, its destruction”
His gaze burns into ets up and tries to leave with a peculiar expression but I grab onto his sleeve
“Tellhard to not shoorry, “who spilled?”
“You will know,” he teases, “sooner or later”
“Screw you”
He turns around with an arrogant look
“I believe there is so of that than me, Han Xin,” he remarks
The candles in the prison burn depressingly, accentuating the eeriness and desolation
I bury ht casts in from the s This sort of environment normally makes you drowsy but I am extremely alert
Murong Yu said at the latest toht but if General Zhou is there I doubt the Pass will fall that soon Even though the majority of forces are placed at Hill South Pass, Rope Hill Creek has been a heavily-guarded, elaborately planned point
According to e, if…
My head drops What does it matter what I know if I’m stuck in here?
I’d rather ride off to somewhere faraway and live a free life I will live on and leave this place alive, I quietly tell myself, leave Great Rui alive and live on for a free life
I hear so froliht scuffle out frorass pile
No way! That looks like-