Chapter 3653 Do you want to see them?
Nan Yan frowned and thought for a long time before slowly saying, "Is it to... leave this root?"
"good,"
Zhu Feng nodded and said, "They only left some civilians behind, and no army to guard them. This means they are certain that I will not attack unarmed civilians. By leaving these people behind, they have left a root of support in Kulun City."
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"As long as I don't continue to pursue them, as long as I turn back, they can come back at any time."
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"By then, our efforts to expel them this time will be ruined."
Nan Yan's face was pale, as if the cold wind had swept away all the warmth in her body. Her voice was a little cold: "So, Your Majesty, you still want to continue, continue to go north?"
Zhu Feng looked at her and said calmly, "I said, I am expelling them."
“…”
"How can you only expel half of it?"
"That……"
Nan Yan frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly, "Then, Your Majesty doesn't have to lead the army in person. Since it's just about expelling them, it would be the same if you let the people below do it."
Zhu Feng chuckled and looked at her with a bit of disdain: "You wish."
Nan Yan asked, "Why do you say that?"
Zhu Feng asked, "Do you think Monk is a vegetarian?"
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan's eyes darkened.
Zhu Feng slowly picked up the bowl of steaming rice soup that was placed beside him. He took a sip and said, "Monk has gone through so much trouble this time just to lure me into his trap. If I weren't here, he wouldn't have done this."
Nan Yan asked, "Your Majesty, do you mean that if you retreat, he will immediately return to Kulun City?"
Zhu Feng said, "I have already told you very clearly before. This time, his goal is to kill me, and I also want to kill him."
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"There's no way I'll leave him to Cheng Xuan."
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"So this time, it depends on the two of us, who has a longer life and who can hold out longer."
He said this lightly, as if such a tone could make people ignore the cruelty behind it. But Nan Yan understood better than anyone what price Zhu Feng would have to pay. But she looked at Zhu Feng without saying much. After a long silence, she softly said, "Your Majesty, please drink quickly. This rice soup is getting cold."
Zhu Feng knew that by saying this, she meant that she had completely given up on persuading him to go back.
I don't know why, but while I feel relieved, I also feel a sense of bitterness that I'm not used to.
Because he knew that along the way, not only had he regretted his decision more than once and wanted to send Nan Yan back to prevent her from facing certain things, but Nan Yan herself had also regretted her decision more than once, wanting to follow him while wanting to persuade him to go back.
The tension was not only between him and Monk, but also between him and Nan Yan.
Now, the person who must be most uncomfortable with this decision is definitely not him, but the little woman in front of him who seems calm, but her eyes have unconsciously turned red. She pretends to be calm and picks up the bowl and chopsticks to continue eating, but her hands are shaking so much that she can't even pick up a piece of meat.
Zhu Feng said: "Nan Yan..."
He wanted to say something, but couldn't speak after opening his mouth. Instead, Nan Yan said calmly while picking up some food: "So what should we do next? Should we set off immediately?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her, his tone softened, and he said gently, "Since we're not going to fight them, there's no need to chase them so hastily. Just follow behind them and make them feel a sense of urgency at all times."
Nan Yan said, "We cannot allow them to turn back."
Zhu Feng said: "Not bad."
Nan Yan lowered her head and said calmly, "I understand."
Two people sat at the table. Although they had lost their appetite, one of them still ate silently, and the other drank the warm rice soup in the bowl silently.
The atmosphere seemed very depressing, yet also very peaceful.
After a while, as if to ease the oppressive atmosphere, Zhu Feng finished his rice soup and put down his bowl. He wiped the corner of his mouth and said casually, "The person sent by the prince will be leaving later. Do you want to tell him anything else?"
Nan Yan thought about it and said, "Okay."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and asked, "Do you have anything else to say to the prince?"
Nan Yan said: "Yes."
Zhu Feng asked, "Why, did the prince send someone to bring you any message?"
Nan Yan put down her bowl and chopsticks and said calmly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specially sent someone to greet me. It's so thoughtful of me. If I don't say something privately, wouldn't it seem that I am too cold-hearted? Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specifically asked me to persuade the Emperor to return to the capital as soon as possible. Since I can't do that, I should also give him an explanation."
Zhu Feng said impatiently, "You are his stepmother and an elder. What do you want to be told?"
Nan Yan said, "This is a matter between me and the Crown Prince, and has nothing to do with the Emperor."
Her words were already a crime of deceiving the emperor, but Zhu Feng didn't get angry. He just looked at her cold expression, sighed, and then said, "The Crown Prince already has a lot of things to do. This time, Ye Zheng and Ran Xiaoyu will have to make another trip. These things are already enough to trouble him. If you don't have any serious matters, there's no need to talk to him."
When Nan Yan heard this, she immediately looked up at Zhu Feng: "What did the emperor say? Ye Zheng and Ran Xiaoyu——"
Zhu Feng said: "They both have returned."
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide: "Did the prince send someone to report this?"
Zhu Feng nodded, then sighed and said, "According to the date, the two of them have already arrived in the capital. Now, I'm afraid they are preparing to head north to chase us."
Nan Yan's eyes immediately softened, and her expression was both relieved and emotional.
It has been many years since Ye Zheng and Ran Xiaoyu left.
She almost forgot that there were two people who were so close to her and Zhu Feng. Although they are gone now, the feeling of closeness still lingers in her heart. Even when she hears their names, a special tenderness surges in her heart.
Back then, because of Ye Quan's death, Ye Zheng felt resentful and insisted on leaving Zhu Feng, taking Ran Xiaoyu with him. However, even though they were separated by thousands of miles, they did not give up their original intention. Instead, they continued to travel as envoys to various Western countries, spreading the prestige and culture of the Great Yan Dynasty far and wide.
I thought they would always maintain this kind of distant attitude and never see each other again in this life, but I didn't expect that after knowing Zhu Feng's expedition this time, Ye Zheng reversed his previous attitude and was eager to rush back.
Obviously, he understood Zhu Feng's thoughts.
Nan Yan whispered, "They're back..."
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"It's been a long time since I last saw them. I didn't expect them to come back."
Zhu Feng looked at her and said softly, "Do you want to see them?"
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