Chapter 577 Why...must we choose?
These words were like a thunderclap, echoing endlessly in Emil's mind.
A wake-up call!
Emil's face paled slightly, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Your Highness, are you going to harm your own people?"
"You've only been gone for so many years, and you've been living a good life, but look at the Western Regions..."
Guzali raised her eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with anger.
"My princess, you may live a life detached from worldly affairs, but the common people cannot!"
"I only wish that the people of our Western Regions Kingdom could be like those of the Great Shang Kingdom, without fear of their country being destroyed!"
"I don't worry about living hand to mouth, and I don't worry about sandstorms!"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a hint of inexplicable determination.
Emil fell silent, feeling her heart pounding wildly, as if something was trembling within her.
She opened her mouth, but could not utter a word.
Su Shan was silent for a moment, but then stood in front of her.
She is a princess from the Western Regions, while he is a general from the Great Shang Dynasty!
If it weren't for an accident, the two would never have gotten married!
Su Shan respects any choice Emil makes.
Why... do we need to choose?
Just then, a voice came.
Everyone slowly looked over.
Then they saw Xiao Su Bao and the others arrive.
The little girl breathed a slight sigh of relief; thankfully, she made it in time...
Emil was slightly taken aback when she saw Xiao Su Bao and the others. After a pause, she didn't know what to say for a moment!
The little girl looked at them with her clear eyes.
"Why does it have to be a fight to the death..." Xiao Su Bao's voice wasn't loud, but it drew everyone's attention to her.
Emil paused, then his eyes lit up!
Why does it have to be a fight to the death? Why can't we just live in peace?
She and her husband had no relationship to begin with, but aren't they still doing quite well now?
A glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes!
However, Guzali, who was standing to the side, laughed!
She laughed, but then tears started streaming down her face!
"Peaceful coexistence?"
She looked at her princess with a mocking yet disappointed expression. If Emil was indeed such a princess, perhaps her master was right; the Western Regions should not be controlled by the empress.
Her face instantly turned cold, and she looked at Emil with the same gaze one would give an enemy.
"Do you know how large our Western Regions Kingdom originally was, and how much of it is left now?"
"Do you know how many warriors of my Western Regions Kingdom have died over the years..."
"Hehe, that's right, you're a princess, you're high and mighty, how could you understand!"
"But! Your safety, every bite of food you eat, every smile you have, is because someone is protecting you outside, my princess, my royal princess!"
"How could you be so naive? How could you be so stupid!"
"Do you know that the Western Regions Kingdom is on the verge of collapse? As the future empress, you have never thought of your people and are instead indulging in romantic relationships every day!"
Guzali's voice was full of anger and disgust!
Emil's body trembled slightly as she looked at her companion, with whom she had grown up day and night, feeling as if she were meeting her for the first time.
Those words were like sharp arrows, piercing her heart.
She didn't!
She isn't!
She had never thought of it that way before; she also wanted to work for the benefit of the people…
Thinking of this, Emil paused slightly, raised his eyes, and a hint of indescribable emotion flickered in them.
She wanted to defend herself, but didn't know how!
It seems that what the person in front of me is saying is true...
"Sister Guzali..."
Little Su Bao called out softly, and after a moment of silence, the little girl spoke: "You are a very good saint!"
Even Xiao Su Bao can't deny this!
but……
She did it for her father, and she did it for the people of the Great Shang Kingdom!
The girl looked at Princess Emil and then said, "But I also have people I want to protect, and my people!"
She didn't think Guzanli was wrong. Just as she was adjacent to the Great Shang Kingdom, Guzanli also loved the people of the Western Regions.
She wants everyone to have a better life.
Seeing the prosperity of the Great Shang Kingdom, she felt even more strongly that if those lands belonged to them!
Wouldn't their people no longer have to live such a life of displacement and uncertainty?
Nobody knows whether a natural disaster or tomorrow will come first.
Gu Zanli was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting Xiao Su Bao to say that.
She paused for a moment, and her gaze towards Xiao Su Bao took on a different look.
But it was only a tiny bit...
"If only you were our princess!"
Guzali gave a wry smile, but then her eyes became even more determined!
"I envy the Shang Dynasty for having you, but today, no matter what, I will not let you leave this place, even if it costs me my life!"
Master said that as long as we obtain Tang Bugui, we can acquire his fortune and make the Great Shang Kingdom submit to us!
That way, their people can live a good life!
"Oh... Sister Guzanli, it's no use arresting my father!"
Little Su Bao sighed, her eyes filled with confusion!
"If you want your country to be prosperous and strong, shouldn't you also make your people rich and powerful?"
Does capturing a general from a neighboring country and inciting a war between the two nations make your own country stronger?
Gu Zanli paused slightly, a strange look in her eyes as she looked at Xiao Su Bao.
The little girl's voice was clear and crisp. Although she had a stern face, it was obvious that she genuinely didn't understand.
“Our Tangjia Village was poor. Many men couldn’t afford to get married in the past. Later, we started to develop our economy. We raised crickets and fish... We even raised those very aggressive fish... Later still, we found some seeds: corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes…”
"So our village became wealthy, and gradually the surrounding villages also became wealthy..."
Xiao Su Bao looked at Gu Zan Li with a hint of confusion in her eyes: "You're poor, shouldn't you be thinking about how to change that? How can you develop?"
"Invasion will only waste resources and manpower. Besides, are you sure your Western Regions Kingdom can defeat the Shang Dynasty?"
Little Su Bao looked at Gu Zan Li; her big eyes were very clear, and every word she spoke was calm.
Gu Zanli was taken aback, and the way she looked at Xiao Su Bao changed a little.
"Are you stalling for time?"
Gu Zanli glanced at Xiao Su Bao, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke.
Little Su Bao...
This saintess's perception is so accurate!
Little Su Bao pursed her lips, revealing her innocent big eyes: "I'm telling the truth!"
But she did not deny that she was stalling for time.
Guzali's expression changed slightly: "Kill them! Emil is a traitor. Capture him if you can, otherwise kill him!"
She seemed to suddenly come to her senses and stopped talking nonsense.
Little Su Bao sighed; she didn't want to fight!
And she's really amazing!
Guzali grabbed at Xiao Su Bao directly.
Tang Bugui is a great general, but his weakness is Xiao Su Bao!
She just didn't understand why her master hadn't brought Xiao Su Bao back in the first place!
If they could control Xiao Su Bao, Tang Bu Gui would listen to them directly.
“I’m very good!” Xiao Su Bao said to Gu Zaan Li.
"snort!"
Gu Zanli snorted coldly and slashed the curved knife in her hand fiercely towards Xiao Su Bao's neck.
Before Xiao Su Bao could even make a move, Gu Zan Li felt a sharp pain in her back.
A large white tiger suddenly rushed up behind her, as if it had appeared out of thin air.
Without saying a word, Xiao Su Bao took a step back, and then a small golden worm flew out from her head.
It vanished almost instantly!
The people of the Western Regions are skilled in Gu poison, and as a holy maiden, she is extremely knowledgeable about Gu poison.
Almost immediately, her expression changed!
"How could there be a Sacred Gu!"
The Sacred Gu is the most powerful and bizarre of all Gu worms.
Almost no one has ever seen the Holy Gu!
Legend has it that the Sacred Gu may take any form, but anyone with Gu worms on their body will submit upon seeing the Sacred Gu.
At this moment, not only Guzali, but all her subordinates trembled as if shaking off chaff.
"How...how can you possess a sacred Gu? There hasn't been such a thing in a thousand years!"
There's a saying in their Western Regions: "The appearance of the Sacred Gu will inevitably lead to great chaos, but it will not appear unless there is great prosperity!"
Is the Western Regions Kingdom about to be destroyed?
Guzali's expression changed drastically. She wanted to notify her master, but she couldn't move her body at all.
Little Su Bao glanced curiously at Little Golden Bean.
Just then, a group of people appeared behind her.
Tang Bugui was rescued, and although Bai Yinjun and the others were injured, they were not seriously injured.
At that moment, Ning Keke also arrived, covered in blood, her eyes glowing with an eerie red.
At that moment, she seemed like a witch descending to earth.
It's clearly the same face, but it gives people a special feeling.
"My mission is complete!" she said, standing to the side with a stern face.
Xiao Su Bao sensed that Ning Ke Ke was like a ball that could explode at any moment, exuding a violent aura.
He was surrounded by a strong aura of malevolence.
Little Su Bao paused slightly, then turned her gaze to the side.
Isn't that Mithra?
Mi Tu stood beside Ning Ke Ke, barely clinging to life, looking as if he might die at any moment.
Yinghuo had just dealt with a few soldiers from the Western Regions when she saw Mitu standing to the side and paused slightly.
Mita...
He's my only brother...
only!
I didn't expect my brother to be with my best friend.
but……
"Ning Keke, are you fucking crazy!"
Yinghuo rushed up to Ning Keke, her nose twitching slightly as she smelled a strong scent of blood.
He looked at Ning Keke's chest...
"Ha! Yes! I'm fucking insane!"
Ning Keke raised her foot and kicked Yinghuo.
At this moment, all the soldiers from the Western Regions Kingdom were knocked unconscious and tied up.
They weren't worried about a counterattack.
Ning Keke and Yinghuo immediately engaged in combat.
"Ning Keke!" Yinghuo was furious. Had this woman gone mad? Didn't she even look at her injuries?
Although the two had a bad relationship before, they were still considered brothers!
Yinghuo tried to speak, but Ning Keke didn't give her a chance at all, only forcing her to retreat step by step.
If it weren't for Ning Keke's serious injuries, Yinghuo would never have shown such deference.
Little Su Bao stood aside, trying to persuade the two to stop, saying they needed to leave quickly.
But Yunmo grabbed her hand from the side.
"No rush!"
Yunmo raised his eyes and looked up at the sky, where something seemed to be brewing.
Little Su Bao was confused, but Yun Mo simply patted the little girl's hair.
"Let's go eat first..."
Tang Bugui and Xiao Subao should eat now!
Under these rather strange circumstances, everyone went to eat...
At that moment, a figure also approached the Western Regions Kingdom, extremely anxious.
Zhao Ziyun had lost a lot of weight and looked extremely disheveled.
He was dreaming!
A terrifying dream!
He was going to stop it, to prevent everything in that dream from happening.
He had already exhausted eight thoroughbred horses, and he himself looked extremely disheveled.
Just as he was about to reach the border between the two countries, the horse stumbled and fell to the ground.
Zhao Ziyun instinctively jumped to the side, protecting his head and body in the process.
It rolled a long way before finally stopping.
His brow furrowed, and the intense pain made him cry out in surprise.
Looking at the wound on my leg, my heart skipped a beat.
Now that I'm injured, how can I save Su Bao?
"What a piece of trash!"
A voice came from behind.
Zhao Ziyun paused slightly, and then saw a masked man sitting on the panting steed.
"What the hell are you? Why are you following me?" Zhao Ziyun's face was grim, and his fists clenched tighter.
The young man smiled and looked at Zhao Ziyun calmly: "When you begged me back then, you didn't say I was some kind of ghost... I... am the god you all talk about!"
Even though he only revealed a pair of crimson eyes, he still gave off an aura of unparalleled beauty.
Zhao Ziyun's face was grim, and his eyes held a chilling glint.
His leg was still bleeding, staining half of it red, and he struggled to stand up.
The pain from his broken leg made him gasp, but then he thought of that proud, aloof figure.
A thousand thoughts flashed through his mind.
"If you are a god, why didn't you save her? Why..." Zhao Ziyun looked at him coldly, his voice laced with sarcasm.
"I am a deity! That is your fate. Why should I change your fate? Why should I save her? Or do you think that deities must save you mortals?"
The young man stood high above, and even the cool breeze seemed to soften the strands of his hair.
Zhao Ziyun paused, pursed his lips, and looked at the young man.
"Haha, it's you who are destined to be apart from her. You two were never meant to be..." the young man said softly.
These words made Zhao Ziyun's heart skip a beat...
Yes, they spent a long time together in that dream, but the way she looked at him was always so clear!
The clarity disgusted him, making him want to tear that clarity apart.
See if she truly cares about me.
He wanted to rush over and confront him countless times.
He questioned her about whether she had ever seen him, since he had followed her for so long, yet she seemed to have no heart of stone!
That person has always been the only one in my heart...
Yunmo...
Even though she changed those things in the dream, why is Yunmo still by her side? Why is she...?
"Because you're stupid...because what you care about most is yourself..."
The young man's voice lacked emotion, sounding as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Zhao Ziyun had become accustomed to the young man seemingly being able to hear his thoughts.
He endured the excruciating pain in his legs and walked up step by step.
As he approached the boy, he suddenly grabbed the dagger and stabbed it into the young man's throat.
He was only fifteen or sixteen years old at the time, and this time, he used up almost all his strength.
It gives one the feeling of defying fate.
The dagger was about to pierce the young man's chest...
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