Chapter 165 (1/2)
Extra I Murong Yu
Sunshi+ne scatters in through the carved s, dabbing the room full of spots, but the atmosphere is oddly heavy
I reaze from theupon the wall Dozens of bold, red lines strike across it The places where they y plan of the Yan arht into the heart of the Central Plains, block off the critical areas to the south and north, divide into three wings e reach South Hill Pass and cut off all possibilities of attack from enemies The Rui capital will be stranded like a rock in the ocean and perish in no time!
I stare at that ertips to my heart
I have been waiting for this day for far too long and Father has been for even longer
Mywhen he finally comes forth and speaks
“Your Highness, since our objectives have been settled, in?”
I take a , “Have the necessary rations been properly dealt with?”
A hness, the rations You had requested have been delivered two days ago under General Tuo’s supervision I have properly arranged it so that we may depart anytime”
I grin “If that is the case, let my order be known ‘One day to rest and reassemble for the entire army Prepare all supplies, equipment and rations and depart the day after tomorrow Delays shall not be tolerated!’”
They all bow I drop my smile and instruct, “You all may leave and make preparations”
“Yes, Your Highness,” they answer in unison and bow oncethe room Only Yuwen Yuan still remains, lips pursed and eyes focused on the military map
I pick up a cup of tea and take a sip
It has gone cold All I can taste is bitterness, the fragrance completely absent
I frown very naturally That guy is probably slacking off again and did not get the water to a fullboil I oes around all day with his eyes half-closed like he is about to fall asleep Always so carefree It is like he has never even been awake Just wait until I get et rid of Yuwen Yuan…
My hand trembles and out spills a few drops of tea
How could I have forgotten? He…is long gone…
I laugh drily in lance up to aze
He steps towardsjust now”
I raise a brow “General Yuwen, you appear to be quite at ease, ith our can in hand”
“After numerous years at the side of His Majesty, He has never shown a hint of fear, His face always calm and steady like a still lake” He quickly looks up “Your Highness, it has always been His Majesty’s wish to take Great Rui once and for all!”
I sotten about the splendid lands in the south”
He suddenly drops down on one knee, hands together above his head “At last, His Majesty’s wish shall be realised by Your Highness!”
I warn in a low tone “Be careful of your words, General Father is still the picture of health I a this war in his place”
Yuwen Yuan lowers his head, takes out an envelope from his sleeves and presents it to li by flaer emblem on the red wax
“His Majesty held a private talk with hness, re battles and to escort You back to the is settle a little” His look hardens “His Majesty also said…”
“Also said?”
“His Majesty has tacitly consented to Your Highness’will proceed accordingly once You return to the capital”
I grasp Father’s private letter tightly init
“How is Father’s ailment?”
He wavers before nodding “There has not been etic as always His Majesty also asked for Your Highness not to worry and to look after Yourself
“I see,” I pause for a while and then let out a soft sigh “Yuwen Yuan, you…are excused”
He leaves and I a on the envelope I open it in the end As expected, it is Father’s pene, covering every big and little thing I should take note of on the battlefield
Alas, it is just as he said I feel so warm in my chest Father, my father…really does care about his son…
I fold the letter up after reading it I turn aze to the map once more
The pieces have fallen into place—this battle is going to be inevitable
Once Great Yan and Great Rui clash together, it will undoubtedly be a fight to the death No one will be able to back out
I close my eyes I am faced with so many emotions that I am not sure what I feel
Han Xin, oh Han Xin When I’ve destroyed your country, would you still hate me even if you’re on the other side of the world? Now…have you found the life you’ve wanted to live yet?
His voice begins to replay bydeep into my heart
‘I’d drearow up and live life like the wind, free to do whatever I ith nothing to hold me down I can stop and enjoy the world when I want and when I wanna leave I won’t have anything to miss’
‘Just forget aboutYu’
‘Our beginning itself was because of an accident Let’s just let go now that we’re at the end I’ve said so many times, we’re not the same kinda people There’s no future for us What’s happened is the past so let’s forget it now Fro a prince and I a freeain’
I quickly coverit in my hands to hide my pain and distress
That guy…he is gone yet he still has the ability to agonize me
Han Xin, Goddamn you If I’d known it’d end up like this, I’d rather we never meet…and I’d definitely not like you
He was lying with his hands behind his head on a thick pile of grass that night, gazing up at the sky The ht and shone on his clear, handsome complexion, his black eyes that had within it too hts and his lazy smile hich I was oh-so-familiar
He said he wanted to live like the wind—‘live like the wind’? Are these his true feelings?
He is always so lazy, half-asleep and half-awake He keeps others at a distance with an indifferent s everyone politely, and faces the world all by himself Always so carefree, always so lonely
I like him I do I do not knohy I would like him I do not knohy I would like a man either All I do know for sure, out of all the chaotic feelings, is that I like him I have never been an indecisive person If I am the one to fall first then I will take the first step
He was looking but he did not see He carried on s himself I kissed him, kissed hiues tangled and our breaths ed I pushed open his teeth and swept across every inch of his htest chance to leave
In that instant, I actually feltup I wanted him I wanted to make him mine I wanted to ain It is not that I did not have concubines—it is not that I had never had a woman—but for some reason my cheeks would flush For some reason, my heart would beat
Being a son of the royal fao that we must not have mercy Under Father’s ever-so-strict instruction, I have never been merciful I also know there are two types of people in this world: useful and useless, or beneficial and detrie fifteen and I killed her with one strike without a second thought when I had discovered she had been plotting against me
He did not haveDeath’s sight And that one tiot injured to save me, I had felt fear from the deepest corners of my heart I did not want to lose him, not one bit
Perhaps, that is what it means to truly like someone, or perhaps that is love