Chapter 274 You like her, right?
"Don't worry about it. If you don't punish this rebellious son, he'll just tear the roof off the house."
The emperor glanced coldly at his kneeling son, angry at his lack of fighting spirit. "As long as you forget that Northwest woman, when you return to the capital, you can choose any beautiful girl you want, okay?"
Yan Mu lowered his head in silence, silently confronting his father.
"You!" The emperor was so angry that his vision went dark. He glared at Dou Mingwei who was standing there stupidly. "What are you standing there for? Drag him away!"
"...Yes." Dou Mingwei was frightened by the emperor's anger and trembled. He hurried over and dragged Yan Mu out.
"Father! You can't do this--" Yan Mu's voice floated over from afar.
"None of them are worry-free." The emperor looked tired and pinched the bridge of his nose. He then looked at the girl beside him. Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, he patiently asked, "Girl, do you have anything to say to me?"
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The next morning, it was just dawn.
"Don't sleep anymore, get up!"
Before Yun Ya could regain consciousness, two female soldiers suddenly rushed into the tent, roughly pulled up her arms, and carried her out.
"You...what are you doing!" Yun Ya was horrified and wanted to struggle, but her hands and feet were tied with hemp ropes and she could not move. She could only twist her body desperately, "I want to see Miss Zhao, I want to see Miss Zhao——"
Before she could finish her words, she saw from afar a bonfire in the center of the military camp. A cross was nailed to the top with wood, and the Miss Zhao she mentioned was standing beside it.
Seeing her looking at him, Su Cheng didn't dare to meet her eyes. He looked away guiltily, with a trace of embarrassment on his face.
It was obvious that he had failed to persuade the emperor.
Yun Ya's strength was suddenly drained away, her legs went limp, and she allowed two female soldiers to tie her to a wooden frame. The hemp rope was wrapped around her waist, squeezing her painfully.
"Yun Ya..." Su Cheng lowered his eyes, a tear dripping from the corner of his eye, "I'm sorry."
There were noisy sounds around her, but Yun Ya could not hear anything. She stared blankly at the other side of the river, tears rolling down her face like beads from a broken string.
She knew that Su Cheng must have tried his best.
Dou Mingwei put on silver armor and commanded his soldiers fiercely, "You guys beat the drums loudly and make Nakubu open his eyes wide and see if the little Khan and his precious daughter are worth him retreating a thousand miles!"
Dou Mingwei wrapped many strips of cloth on a wooden stick, blew up a tinder, and lit it on the stick. The flames instantly illuminated his face red.
He walked forward slowly, staring straight at Yun Ya. "You can't blame anyone else for your current situation. Blame your father. If he hadn't attacked my disciple, the Emperor might have spared your life."
Yun Ya slowly raised her head and looked him in the eye, a bitter smile curling her lips. "You overestimate me. My life alone cannot be exchanged for a thousand miles of grassland."
"Really?" Dou Mingwei sneered, not taking her words to heart. "Then you'd better open your eyes and watch."
"etc!"
Suddenly a figure jumped out from the crowd and staggered to the fire.
"It's the Third Prince!"
Someone cried out in surprise. Dou Mingwei quickly stopped him and asked sternly, "Third Prince, are you trying to disobey military orders?"
Yan Mu raised his head, his eyes reflected in the firelight like a deep pool, calm and without ripples, "General Dou, make way."
"Third Prince, you can't make the same mistake again—"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Mu calmly took out a dagger from his sleeve and held it across his neck. His face remained unchanged, and only when the dagger flashed before his eyes could the cold light in his eyes be seen.
Dou Mingwei broke out in a cold sweat and subconsciously took two steps back, "Third Prince..."
"I'm sorry, General Dou, but I only have this life to use as a bargaining chip." Yan Mu was surprisingly calm, her long eyelashes drooping and casting a shadow. "I know I shouldn't do this, and you can think I'm crazy, but I can't bear to watch her die with my own eyes."
"Again, get out of the way."
The dagger approached, leaving a bloody line on his neck.
Dou Mingwei was sure that if he didn't retreat, the dagger would really cut his throat.
At this point, Dou Mingwei could only grit his teeth and give way.
Su Cheng's eyes flashed with surprise. She didn't expect Yan Mu to go this far for Yun Ya. "The Third Prince is really risking his life."
"He's been driven mad." Xie Jinyu pressed against her, her sweet fragrance filling his nose. "He betrayed his own family just to save his own life, and then saw his own mother hanged in front of him. The Emperor is a good man, but he's not just his father. Yun Ya is his spiritual support. Anyone would go crazy if he was roasted on a fire right in front of him."
If Yun Ya was replaced by Ah Cheng, he would have killed everyone present.
Xie Jinyu played with the ends of her hair. Seeing her soft hair wrapped around his bony fingers, a smile appeared in the corners of his eyes.
Su Cheng's mind was completely focused on the front, and he paid no attention to Xie San who was inexplicably happy. He looked at the frightened Yun Ya, and a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes.
Without Dou Mingwei blocking the way, Yan Mu slowly walked up to the platform, waved his dagger, and cut the hemp rope wrapped around Yun Ya's waist.
"Yan Mu..." Yun Ya's eyes were red, like a panicked little rabbit. Her gaze fell on the wound on his neck. When she called his name, her voice trembled. "Why did you come to save me?"
Seeing her again, Yan Mu suddenly remembered their first encounter. She was wearing a nightgown and fell among the flowers. The light coming from the window was weak, only illuminating her and the broken flowers beside her.
At that time, she also looked at herself helplessly.
"You're more suitable to lie among flowers than stand in fire." Yan Mu turned his eyes away calmly, most of his body blocking her. "You've taken care of me for more than a month. I don't want to owe you anything."
Yun Ya sobbed softly, her voice as soft as a mosquito's. "You have never owed me anything."
"Asshole!" The emperor hurried over and saw his son standing on the firewood pile. His vision went dark. He forced himself to steady himself and shouted, "Yan Mu, are you trying to threaten me with your own life?"
Yan Mu lowered his head, ashamed to face everyone, "I'm sorry, father. I'm an unfilial son."
The emperor's face turned pale and blue. "Don't do anything amiss in the future. Come down! As long as you stop caring about Yun Ya, I will let bygones be bygones for what happened today!"
"Father, I have never thought of contradicting you, let alone betraying Daqi. I do not ask you to release her, but only to agree..." Yan Mu raised his head, his expression normal, "Let me die with her."
The emperor was shocked and looked at him in disbelief.
Even Fulu, who was standing by, was so angry that he slapped his thigh and said, "Third Prince, don't make the emperor angry again. Come down quickly. The person you saved is a spy from the enemy country!"
Yan Mu remained calm and didn't move at all.
"Yan Mu." Yun Ya's body was shaking violently, but she still insisted, "Don't bother me anymore."
The emperor looked at his jade-like son and whispered, "You like her, don't you?"
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