Qu Jingyun was taken aback upon hearing Atasha's remarks.
Is this person serious?
"Impossible," Shen Yunting replied without hesitation.
Atasha's expression suddenly changed, and she looked at Shen Yunting with a puzzled look: "Why? We've known each other for so many years, and I feel that I am the most suitable person for you in this world. We were so compatible on the battlefield."
“You used to keep talking about your wife, but you’re divorced now. I’ve already found out that you don’t have a wife now. Now that our two countries have established diplomatic relations, wouldn’t it be better for you to go to the Xiongnu for a marriage alliance?”
“Of course not.” Shen Yunting looked at Atasha as if she were an idiot.
He said with a speechless expression, "We are adversaries, adversaries who meet on the battlefield. How can we be on the same page? Besides, I only have my wife in my heart and will not marry anyone else."
He snorted coldly, then said rudely, "You also need to understand that it is the Xiongnu who are eager to establish diplomatic relations, not us. Who would send their general to marry into the Xiongnu?"
“I can offer a dowry that will absolutely satisfy you,” Atasha said eagerly.
Her eyes were full of affection as she looked at Shen Yunting, and she quickly said, "You should know best how I feel about you."
Shen Yunting could only sneer at this, and said bluntly, "Now that the Xiongnu have been defeated, even if you did not directly participate in the war, as a defeated nation, you should offer gifts to seek peace."
"These are all things you should do. Do you think I'm stupid? You think you can fool me with just a few words? I am the Grand General of the court. Why should I become your consort? If this news reaches the capital, the Emperor will probably issue an imperial edict to wipe out the Xiongnu."
Shen Yunting sneered, then asked, "Do you think the Xiongnu still have the strength to resist?"
Atasha's face turned deathly pale, whether from fear of another war or from the fact that Shen Yunting had so easily seen through her thoughts.
"And you know perfectly well what you're trying to achieve by saying these heartfelt words. Whether it's out of your supposed affection or to take advantage of me, I don't need to say more."
Shen Yunting's words became increasingly impolite, bordering on malicious.
Qu Jingyun listened from the side, her expression becoming more and more relaxed. She looked at Atasha and a smile slowly appeared on her lips.
Fortunately, what Shen Yunting said earlier helped him pass the level.
However, Shen Yunting seemed to dislike Atasha quite a bit. Was there something between the two of them that she didn't know about?
Atasha's face grew increasingly grim. She opened her mouth, but after a long pause, she finally spoke: "I misspoke. Please don't be angry, General. I've come here to deliver a letter of surrender."
"A surrender document?" Shen Yunting snorted coldly and retorted directly, "What's the point of your Xiongnu's surrender document? You signed a peace treaty some time ago, but what was the result? You still violated the alliance and invaded again."
“That was something my brother did, it has nothing to do with me. I tried to stop him as soon as I found out he did it, but I didn’t have time,” Atasha quickly retorted.
Yu Guang cautiously sized up Shen Yunting, his tone tinged with grievance.
But Shen Yunting remained unmoved and easily saw through the lies in her words.
He bluntly said, "You're not powerless to stop it; you're just watching the show from the sidelines. If the eldest prince wins, your Xiongnu will expand their territory. If he loses, you'll step in as a peacemaker and act as if nothing ever happened."
"Do you really think everyone is a fool? Nobody will believe your nonsense."
Shen Yunting's gaze grew colder and colder, directly piercing through all of Atasha's little schemes.
Atasha stood there stiffly, feeling incredibly awkward.
Especially when she saw Qu Jingyun standing to the side, she immediately became furious and embarrassed: "What are you laughing at? It's none of your business to gloat here."
Qu Jingyun, feeling inexplicably dragged into this, looked at the other person speechlessly.
"It's his business if Shen Yunting offended you, why are you taking it out on me?"
Qu Jingyun rolled her eyes and said directly, "Besides, if what he said didn't hit the nail on the head, you could have refuted it, but judging from your angry and embarrassed look, he did hit the nail on the head."
These words infuriated Atasha. She glared coldly at Qu Jingyun in front of her, her heart filled with hatred.
She could tolerate losing face in front of Shen Yunting, but she couldn't accept being humiliated like this in front of a stranger.
He snorted coldly and said, "Are you just going to let your subordinates humiliate me like this?"
"I don't think she's insulting you," Shen Yunting retorted dismissively. "Isn't she telling the truth?"
Atasha was suddenly choked up.
Perhaps it was only at this moment that she fully realized that she was nothing in Shen Yunting's heart.
Feeling increasingly aggrieved, she complained, "After all these years of friendship, how can you humiliate me like this in front of outsiders?"
Upon hearing this, Qu Jingyun's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at the other person, finally pointing to herself with her index finger.
In Atasha's eyes, had she become an outsider?
“She is my comrade-in-arms who has shared life and death with me, while you are my enemy. How can you compare yourself to her?” Shen Yunting was speechless.
He said directly, "Don't say anything ambiguous. From beginning to end, I have had no relationship with you whatsoever."
As he finished speaking, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
These words truly dealt a heavy blow to Atasha's heart.
“I’ve been pursuing you for so many years, don’t you really have a place for me in your heart? If you’re worried about the relationship between our two countries, I can think of a way,” Atasha said impatiently.
"To me, you have always been just a princess of an enemy country. I have a wife I have known and loved since childhood, and she will never have anything to do with you," Shen Yunting said without the slightest hesitation.
He glanced at Atasha in front of him, thought for a moment, and then said, "Besides, I don't think I've done anything that would mislead you."
On the contrary, there was only deep unpleasantness between him and Atasha.
“In times of war, envoys are not to be killed. You are an envoy from the Xiongnu today, so I will not lay a hand on you. Go back and prepare for battle,” Shen Yunting said directly, turning his gaze away and ignoring the other party.
Atasha's face changed instantly, and she said with a pale expression, "This war cannot be fought anymore. We, the Huns, surrender."
She understood the Xiongnu's military situation and Shen Yunting's methods, and naturally knew that continuing this battle would only lead to the Xiongnu's defeat.
“I already said I came to deliver a letter of surrender,” Atasha quickly interjected.
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