Mr. Xin smiled and stroked his long beard, looking at Shang Shaoyan with emotion: "The county princess is a very shrewd and capable person. She could have accomplished just as well without me."
Upon hearing this, Shang Shaoyan was taken aback, then shook his head seriously and chuckled, "Old Master Xin is wrong. Whether it's you, Mo Xing and the others, Shang Jiajun, or this world... without you all, I wouldn't have been able to accomplish anything. Without the support of one person after another, let alone raising an army, He Yang probably wouldn't have survived to this day."
These words were sincere, but they also carried a hidden meaning.
Mr. Xin gave Shang Shaoyan an appreciative look, and then said calmly, "Princess, rest assured, the military doctor said when he examined my pulse last time that my old bones can live for another twenty years. For the next twenty years, I will continue to support you."
Shang Shaoyan smiled, said nothing more, and simply took his leave, stepping out of the tent to look at the vast and boundless land and the open sky.
In such a vast world, she suddenly felt somewhat insignificant, but at the same time, she was inspired with great ambition—one day, she would embrace this land.
Shang Shaoyan narrowed his eyes, and then went to the dungeon where Ashina Yeting was imprisoned again.
Ashina Yeting was unusually well-behaved in the dungeon. He wasn't picky about food, didn't mind sleeping in the wrong bed, and never made any excessive demands. His only requests were to take a bath every day, shave when his beard grew out, and have a change of clothes.
It's absolutely exquisite.
Mo Xing was puzzled by this and jokingly said to Shang Shaoyan, "Princess, he's so vain, could he really be trying to become your male concubine?"
Shang Shaoyan was moved but declined: "...Thank you, but there's really no need for that."
Mo Xing laughed heartily, and then never mentioned it again.
Shang Shaoyan arrived early today, before dinner. Ashina Yeting was sleeping when Shang Shaoyan kicked the wall and woke him up.
He still had red marks on his face from being pressed against the straw mat, and looked at Shang Shaoyan with some confusion: "Why are you here?"
Shang Shaoyan rolled her eyes. After getting to know Ashina Yeting recently, she discovered that while he was an expert in military campaigns, he was usually just a simpleton.
Despite his flirtatious nature, Shang Shaoyan once inadvertently discovered that this young khan had never even held a woman's hand.
Shang Shaoyan: "..."
She smirked, "Can't I come? This is my territory, I can come whenever I want."
Ashina Yeting said "Oh," and then said, "Then come on over."
After saying that, he turned over and went back to sleep.
Shang Shaoyan: "..."
She laughed in anger, and then kicked the wall again.
Ashina Yeting knew he couldn't sleep anymore, so he resignedly sat up and said sleepily, "My dear aunt, just say what you want to say, don't bother me, okay?"
Shang Shaoyan smiled maliciously: "No way, I love to torment you until you learn to respect me."
Ashina Yeting: "..."
He wiped his face, then forced a smile and said, "Alright, I'm glad the county princess is willing. Did you need something from me?"
"Hmm, very polite"—Shang Shaoyan nodded in satisfaction to himself.
She raised her chin and asked, "What are your plans next?"
Ashina Yeting paused for a moment, then concealed the glint in his eyes. He feigned dejection and said, "What other plans do I have? I'll just stay here and wait until the county princess is in a better mood and is willing to let me out. Then I'll go home."
Shang Shaoyan clicked his tongue twice, naturally seeing through Ashina Yeting's pretense. He didn't bother with him and directly exposed Ashina Yeting's disguise: "What are you pretending for? Aren't you just waiting for me to negotiate with you? I'm not in a hurry. Do you think I'll soften up when I see you looking so pitiful?"
Ashina Yeting: "..."
He looked up at Shang Shaoyan, speechless, and seemed to be on the verge of collapse again: "So you were deliberately tormenting me all this time?"
Heaven knows how much of a breakdown Ashina Yeting has been going through these days—Shang Shaoyan and Mo Xing's initial greasy remarks were actually the least bad; what was truly unbearable included, but was not limited to: Shang Shaoyan and Mo Xing eating roasted whole lamb in front of him while he was drinking porridge; Shang Shaoyan and Old Master Xin discussing in front of him how much land the Western Turks had lost; and Shang Shaoyan and Yu Tan laughing and talking loudly in front of him while he was exhausted…
Shang Shaoyan, that little rascal, was present in all of them.
As a result, Ashina Yeting now feels instinctively fearful whenever he hears the words "Princess Heyang".
If a psychologist were here, he/she would look at Ashina Yeting with pity and say to him: Silly child, you suffer from a kind of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) called Heyang County Princess.
Shang Shaoyan, through his own efforts, became a shadow over the Western Turks and a source of trauma for Ashina Yeting.
Do you think she will feel guilty?
No, she enjoyed Ashina Yeting's expression of collapse.
Shang Shaoyan nodded with delight, looking at Ashina Yeting with admiration for the first time: "That's right, I was deliberately tormenting you, and for no reason at all. Do you like it?"
Ashina Yeting: "..."
"Like my ass!" His face was contorted as he stared intently at Shang Shaoyan, his resentment practically overflowing.
Shang Shaoyan glared at him: "What kind of look is that? I don't like it, take it back."
Ashina Yeting: "..."
He closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his gaze towards Shang Shaoyan held a hint of peaceful Buddhist intent: "Whatever your request, just say it. Don't you want the Western Turkic Khaganate? As long as you don't appear before me, I'll give you the entire Western Turkic Khaganate."
Shang Shaoyan glanced at Ashina Yeting with disdain: "You're really a traitor who sells out his country for personal gain—I've never seen such a traitor before!"
Ashina Yeting's composure... was completely shattered. He glared at Shang Shaoyan with a ferocious expression: "Then what the hell do you want?! Huh? Tell me! I'll give you anything you want! Please, just don't show your face in front of me again! %&*#%@..."
Later on, he even felt that the official language of the Han people was no longer sufficient, and began to make personal attacks in Turkic languages.
Shang Shaoyan: Today's achievement of motivating Ashina Yeting (1/1)
She watched with satisfaction as Ashina Yeting, who seemed to have gone mad, roared behind her, and then leisurely walked away.
Outside, Mo Xing was about to go down into the dungeon when he saw Shang Shaoyan come out. The two of them were stunned for a moment, and then smiled at each other.
Shang Shaoyan said calmly, "Come back later, he's already broken down."
Mo Xing scratched his head, about to say, "It's alright, I can add more fuel to the fire," when he heard Ashina Ye Ting's heart-wrenching cries from below.
So Mo Xing calmly replied, "Yes, Your Highness, no problem, Your Highness, I'll do as you say."
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