Thirteenth Prince looked at Fourteenth Prince, seemingly not recognizing his blood brother before him. Everyone present, including Thirteenth Prince, was deeply moved by Fourteenth Prince's words and began to reflect.
The black-clad leader looked at the hesitant, lingering followers behind him, a longing expression on his face. Zhu Wanqing's eyes flickered, her hand holding the sword trembling uncontrollably. Seventeenth Prince noticed Zhu Wanqing's change of heart and said softly, "Fourteenth Brother is serious. You should think it over carefully. Perhaps you lived for the Ming Dynasty before, but now you must live for yourself!"
Zhu Wanqing looked at the Seventeenth Master with a blank expression in her eyes. The Seventeenth Master hurriedly said, "Trust the Fourteenth Brother... spare your own life and spare the lives of everyone in the White Lotus Sect!"
Zhu Wanqing knew her cause was lost; if she tried to escape today, she would face endless pursuit. She looked down at the child in her womb. Before, she could fight to the death against the Qing Dynasty, but now she was not only the leader of the White Lotus Sect, but also a mother.
At this moment, Zhu Wanqing felt the baby in her womb wriggling incessantly, as if trying to persuade her. Zhu Wanqing burst into tears: "Child, do you also want your mother to give up?"
The black-clad hall master and the black-clad woman behind her stepped forward, looking at Zhu Wanqing with solemn expressions: "Sect Leader!"
Zhu Wanqing slowly raised her head, seemingly having made up her mind, and asked the Fourteenth Prince, "Is everything you said true? Will you always stay with us, mother and son?"
The Fourteenth Master nodded firmly and said without hesitation, "Trust me, I will take you away from here, and the three of us will be together forever!"
Zhu Wanqing bit her lip and released her grip on the sword. The Seventeenth Prince breathed a sigh of relief and gestured to the Fourteenth and Thirteenth Princes opposite him. The Thirteenth Prince also breathed a sigh of relief; the weight in his heart finally lifted.
The Fourteenth Prince turned to the Thirteenth Prince and said, "Thirteenth Brother, I can't go back with you. Please apologize to Fourth Brother for me!" The Thirteenth Prince patted the Fourteenth Prince's shoulder reluctantly and said, "Fourth Brother will understand!"
The Fourteenth Prince, choking back tears, faced the direction of the capital and knelt down, saying remorsefully, "Father, Mother, your unfilial son has failed you in your high expectations. I was wrong before. I will take Zhu Wanqing away from the capital, but I will always pray for Fourth Brother..." He then kowtowed three times and cried out, "Forgive your past sins!"
The Thirteenth Prince, moved, helped the Fourteenth Prince up, his eyes red, and said, "Fourteenth Brother, Father Emperor in heaven will not blame you!"
The Fourteenth Prince grasped the Thirteenth Prince's hand in return and said solemnly, "I have another request!" The Thirteenth Prince was startled and quickly replied, "Tell me! As long as it's within my power, I will definitely help you!"
The Fourteenth Prince said, "I am worried about my family! I beg the Thirteenth Prince to go back and plead for the Fourth Prince on my behalf, hoping that he will treat my family well. I can never go back in this life, and in the end, I have let her down!" The Thirteenth Prince knew that the "she" the Fourteenth Prince was referring to was the Thirteenth Prince's wife, so he could only nod.
After giving his instructions, the Fourteenth Prince smiled and looked at Zhu Wanqing. Zhu Wanqing said loudly, "I can release the Seventeenth Prince, but you must promise me one thing! That is to release all the members of the White Lotus Sect. Many of them are unarmed women, and they are all innocent! Do not pursue their crimes any further." The Fourteenth Prince looked back at the Thirteenth Prince, who hesitated.
At this moment, the Seventeenth Master hurriedly said, "Thirteenth Brother, Zhu Wanqing is right. Many people in the White Lotus Sect are innocent! They only joined the White Lotus Sect to survive!"
The Thirteenth Prince nodded and replied, "I assure you, as long as they are innocent, my Great Qing will never pursue them and will allow them to return to their homes..."
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