Chapter 392 This time, he can wait
Within an hour, Xiao Nanyue carried Xiyan out of Qixing Mountain.
The wind at the mountain pass was clear and dry, making him feel refreshed.
From a distance, the two groups of people were like two barriers, each lined up and waiting, and the atmosphere was tense.
On the Nanzhao side, Crown Prince Xie Lan stood in front of the formation wearing silver armor. Beside him, Xie Zhan stood with a gloomy face, holding his sword. Both of them stared at Yamaguchi.
On the Tianqi side, Deputy General Jiang Peng led Han Xiao, Mo Ren and other soldiers. They had been waiting for a long time, and the Tianqi army flag fluttered in the wind.
This gamble came to an end with the mysterious disappearance of the two coaches.
Although the soldiers of Tianqi have broken out of the siege, there is still no sign of their commander, and everyone is still worried.
Because they knew that only if the Regent came out safely could they truly win the bet.
The red sun sets in the west, and the sunset glow dyes the mountain pass golden red.
The troops on both sides could no longer hold back. Xie Lan was about to order a search into the mountains when Xie Zhan suddenly raised his hand:
"Brother, look! They're coming out!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Nanyue holding someone in his arms, running out in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The hem of his black robe fluttered in the wind, and the silver-armored woman in his arms was actually Princess Zhaoning of Nanzhao.
"Your Majesty!"
Han Xiao and Mo Ren were the first to react, and the Apocalypse soldiers instantly erupted in thunderous cheers and saluted in unison:
"Welcome the prince back in triumph!"
Amidst the roar of the mountains and the sea, everyone's face was filled with joy.
The master was safe and sound, and was holding Princess Nanzhao in his arms. This clearly meant that he had won the bet and would bring the princess back to Tianqi to be the regent princess. It seemed that this war was about to end?
The Nanzhao army was in dead silence.
Crown Prince Xie Lan's face turned pale as he looked at his sister who was tightly held in Xiao Nanyue's arms, his knuckles clenched until they turned white.
Xie Zhan couldn't hold back any longer and took a step forward to rush over:
"Let go of my sister!"
"Stop!" Xie Lan shouted, holding down his shoulders tightly.
He looked at the imperial sister in Xiao Nanyan's arms, and a chill rose in his heart: the three-round bet was over, Tianqi won, and according to the agreement, his sister should follow him back to Tianqi to marry, but...
Xiao Nanyue held Xiyan in his arms and walked between the two camps and stopped.
He looked down at the person in his arms, and seeing her face full of shame and annoyance, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips into a smile:
"Your Highness, Second Prince!"
He raised his voice, and it echoed through the mountain pass:
"I will leave Qixing Mountain within ten days. I have done it!"
Xie Lan's face was grim, but he could only suppress his anger:
"Prince Xiao has good tactics."
Xiao Nanyan glanced at the Nanzhao soldiers, his tone neither humble nor arrogant:
"Now that the agreement has been fulfilled, according to our previous bet, Princess Zhaoning will be brought back to Tianqi by me."
"Don't even think about it!"
Xie Zhan suddenly drew his sword and shouted angrily:
"That was a ridiculous bet my young sister made with you. How can it count? If you want to marry me, Princess Nanzhao, then if you have the guts, then fight on the battlefield!"
Xiao Nanyan's face turned cold:
"Why, Nan Zhao wants to shirk his debt and force me into battle?"
"Xiao Nanyan, let me go first. I have something to say."
Xiyan suddenly struggled hard in his arms.
Xiao Nanyue was slightly startled, but seeing her anxious eyes, he loosened his arms and let her stand up straight.
Xiyan straightened her slightly disheveled clothes and met the gazes of her two brothers with a blushing face:
"Royal brother, it was me that Xiao Nanyan wanted to marry, and it was me who made the bet. Since I've already lost, I should admit defeat."
"Imperial sister!" Xie Zhan took a step forward anxiously:
"Do you really want to go back to Tianqi with him?"
Xi Yan looked at the mountains in the distance, her voice filled with unquestionable determination:
"What else? Are we going to go to war between the two countries? Are we going to let the soldiers of Southern Zhao be killed and the people be displaced just for a little girl like me?"
"this……"
Xie Lan pursed his lips and didn't answer. Xie Zhan's hand trembled slightly, the hilt of the sword almost digging into his palm.
"But, Xiyan, Father and Mother only found you back then. How could they possibly accept this..."
"Don't worry, my royal brother," Xi Yan interrupted him, her tone calm:
"I will find a way to persuade Father, the Emperor, and Mother."
After saying that, she turned to look at Xiao Nanyan, her eyes as sharp as a blade:
"Prince Xiao, since you are so sincere in your request, you should at least show some sincerity. I am Princess Nan Zhao, the only daughter of my father, the Emperor, and my mother, the Empress. I must observe all the proper etiquette for a marriage."
Xiao Nanyan looked at the stubbornness in her eyes and smiled:
"Of course, if this prince truly wishes to marry you, he will show his full sincerity."
Xi Yan sneered:
"Since you're sincere, you should let me go back first and personally inform my father, the emperor, and my mother, the empress, to convince them to agree to the marriage. Besides, you and I haven't even been married yet, so how could I go back with you in such an unclear manner? Wouldn't that be degrading to myself?"
"good!"
Xiao Nanyan laughed out loud, his eyes showing no disguising his admiration:
"I believe that Princess Zhaoning is a heroine, and her word is her bond. So, Princess, please return to Jiangdu first. I will immediately write a letter, proposing another marriage alliance with your country. The betrothal gifts are already prepared, and I am only waiting to marry you in a grand ceremony, with a red sedan chair and a dazzling array of betrothal gifts!"
Xiyan met his gaze and spoke clearly:
"It's a deal!"
After she finished speaking, Xiyan turned around and walked towards the Nanzhao army.
Xiao Nanyan watched her back gradually disappear into the distance, but a determined smile appeared on the corner of his lips:
This time, he could wait...
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