“That’s enough!”
Two voices, one shrill and one furious, exploded at the same time in the chaotic night sky.
One belongs to Su Wan.
One belongs to Su Zhengyan.
The two men who were fighting fiercely paused.
The lightning around Lu Shiyan suddenly subsided, but the murderous intent in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
The madness in Yan Shaoyou's eyes froze for a moment, and the invisible mental barrier loosened for a moment.
At this moment, Su Wan broke free from Xiao Han's protection, rushed to the center of the battle circle regardless of everything, opened his arms, and resolutely stood in front of Lu Shiyan.
She turned her back to Lu Shiyan, and faced Yan Shaoyou's distorted face and her father's heart-wrenching gaze not far away with herself and her bulging belly.
"Wanwan! You're crazy! Come back soon!"
Yan Shaoyou screamed, and his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Su Wan's abdomen, fearing that his strength would hurt her in the slightest, so he quickly withdrew all his attacks.
Lu Shiyan's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart seemed to be grasped tightly by an invisible hand.
He subconsciously wanted to pull this desperate woman behind him, but her back was so thin, yet so firm, like an unshakable mountain.
"dad."
Su Wan's voice was filled with tears, and her vision was blurred by tears. She could not see her father's face clearly, but only a painful outline.
"You are my father. I have your blood in my body. I know better than anyone how much you love me."
She took a deep breath, but her voice trembled even more.
"But I have my own feelings and my own choices!"
On Su Zhengyan's weather-beaten face, the majesty of a commander was collapsing inch by inch, leaving only the old age and helplessness of a father who was heartbroken by his daughter.
"So, for him, you don't even want your family, and you don't even want me as your father, right?"
His voice was hoarse and filled with unbelievable pain.
"No!"
Su Wan cried and shook her head.
"Dad, I beg you... Just treat it as your daughter being willful for once, for the last time..."
Her eyes pierced through the curtain of tears with a determination that was almost pleading.
"If my choice is wrong, let me bear the consequences myself. If the road I choose is a cliff, let me fall off by myself."
"Even if I die in pieces, I will accept it."
"Please, let me go."
She shouted these last four words with almost all her strength.
I'll accept it even if I die.
This sentence completely broke down Su Zhengyan's last psychological defense.
He looked at his daughter's tearful yet stubborn face, at her using her body to protect another man, at her bulging belly...
There, there is his grandson, or granddaughter.
But that child's surname was neither Su nor Yan.
The explosions, gunshots, and alarms around him seemed to become distant and blurred at this moment. In Su Zhengyan's world, only his daughter's resolute face and her tearful but unyielding eyes remained.
He remembered the little girl who was only six years old many years ago. She also cried, made a fuss, and was stubborn. She was angry with him just for a beautiful doll.
"Dad, I want that doll! If you don't give it to me, I won't go home!"
At that time, she was also tearful and so stubborn that it made people feel distressed.
At that time, he would only smile indulgently, lift her high above his head, and then hold her in his arms to comfort her.
"Okay, okay, whatever your little princess wants, I'll buy it for you."
He would put the best things in the world in front of her just to see her happy smile.
But now...
Now what she wants is no longer a doll, but a man.
What will happen if the fight continues?
The people Lu Shiyan brought with him were all desperate criminals, and his people were not pushovers.
Rivers of blood flowed and both sides suffered losses.
And how would his daughter, his sweetheart, suffer in this fight?
She is now pregnant and cannot afford any accidents.
What if... What if something happens to her...
He didn't dare think about it anymore.
That possibility is more terrifying than any punishment.
"Father!"
Yan Shaoyou noticed Su Zhengyan's hesitation, and his voice was filled with anxiety and despair.
"You can't let them go! Lu Shiyan is a bastard, he..."
"Shut up!"
Su Zhengyan suddenly shouted, interrupting Yan Shaoyou's words.
His pair of red eyes stared at Yan Shaoyou, and there was a look of deep fatigue in his eyes.
Su Zhengyan slowly raised his hand. The hand that had once commanded thousands of troops and issued countless orders now felt as heavy as a thousand pounds and was trembling slightly.
All the soldiers around held their breath, waiting for the final order.
"Father!"
"commander!"
“How…how is this possible?”
Countless guards cried out in disbelief, their voices filled with shock and confusion.
In their hearts, Su Zhengyan is the god of war, the iron-blooded commander who will never bow to the enemy.
But now...
"I say, put down your weapons!"
Su Zhengyan opened his eyes again and roared with all his strength. His voice echoed in the night sky, carrying a majesty that could not be disobeyed.
"Make way for them!"
His chest heaved violently, and every breath seemed to be in great pain.
“Let them go.”
These three words drained all his strength and spirit.
It was as if all his energy was drained away in an instant, and he hunched over.
A complex emotion flashed across Lu Shiyan's eyes, including surprise, admiration, and a hint of indescribable guilt.
But he didn't hesitate at all.
He grabbed Su Wan's wrist and pulled her to his side, saying in a low and urgent voice: "Go! Go now!"
"Commander Su, I promise you," Lu Shiyan looked directly into Su Zhengyan's eyes, his voice more serious than ever before, "I will protect Wanwan with my life and take care of her for the rest of her life."
Xiao Han, Li Kui and others immediately formed a battle formation, guarded around them, and retreated slowly and vigilantly.
At Lu Shiyan's urging, Su Wan resisted the urge to look back, but at the moment when she was about to disappear into the night, she couldn't help but take a look - her father was still standing there, his towering figure like a mountain looked particularly lonely under the light.
The light made his white hair blinding.
"dad……"
Su Wan's lips moved silently.
sorry.
Also, I love you.
Lu Shiyan noticed her hesitation, and used his arms to pull her tighter into his arms, preventing her from looking back.
"Don't look at it."
"From now on, I'll be there."
Their figures finally disappeared completely in the night and the fire in the distance.
a long time.
"commander……"
Adjutant Wang, who had been with him for many years, stepped forward cautiously and asked, "Should we... continue to chase?"
Su Zhengyan did not answer. He just looked in the direction where his daughter disappeared with empty eyes.
“Squeak—squeak—”
There were bursts of electric sounds coming from the walkie-talkie, mixed with intermittent reports.
"Commander... the East District Arms Depot... is completely burned..."
"Report to the commander... the enemy has withdrawn... we are counting our casualties..."
"Commander, please instruct us on the next steps..."
Su Zhengyan stared blankly at the intercom in his hand. The emergency reports became unclear in his ears, like echoes coming through a thick glass wall.
"Commander, the fire at the arsenal is so big that it has spread to several nearby warehouses. We must organize firefighting immediately! Also, the defense system in the east district has been severely damaged and requires..."
"Go ahead and do it."
Su Zhengyan's voice was as light as a feather, but it made Adjutant Wang shut up instantly.
That feeling of powerlessness, that kind of resigned calmness, was something he had never seen in all the years he had followed Su Zhengyan.
Adjutant Wang's heart tightened, and he asked cautiously, "Then... Miss..."
"No need to chase."
"She's tired and has had enough fun, so she'll go home naturally."
He said these words, but even he didn't believe them.
A gust of wind blew by, bringing up the dust and smell of burnt ash on the ground.
Su Zhengyan suddenly felt very cold, so cold that the chill seeped into his bones.
Only then did he realize that he was still in his pajamas, his hair was messy, and he did not have the dignity of a commander at all.
"Father……"
"Why...why let them go? We clearly had a chance to keep them..."
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