At this moment, Yun Zhuo felt as if he were standing on the crest of a wave, unable to move left, right, forward, or backward!
Chu Xianyun stood up, looked at him, and continued, "Your Highness, please allow me to be bold and say this: if you and the Crown Princess risk your lives to save the young prince, his life will only be temporary."
"Whether it's Prince Xuan or the Emperor, after you and the Crown Princess die, they will never allow your bloodline to live. Nor will they allow any of your followers to live!"
Yun Zhuo looked at him with deep eyes, like a giant wave rising from a deep pool, which he suppressed with all his might.
Chu Xianyun took a step forward, his voice becoming much hoarse and low: "Your Highness, the lives of many of our brothers are all in your hands."
Yun Zhuo slowly clenched his fist, his fingertips digging into his palm, and drops of bright red blood fell and disappeared into the grass.
Chu Xianyun said, "No matter what Your Highness decides in the end, Xianyun will always be by your side, and so will the brothers below."
Yun Zhuo's eyes were bloodshot.
"Since we chose you from the beginning, no matter the outcome, whether we live or die, we will remain loyal to the end." After saying this, Chu Xianyun stepped back, bowed to Yun Zhuo, and turned to leave.
Yun Zhuo stood alone under the eaves for a long time.
He knew that Chu Xianyun had just calculated the costs with him: if he saved Xiaobao, it would be tantamount to sending thousands of people to their deaths, and his followers hiding in the shadows would also lose their hopes.
If the Emperor wins the war between Prince Xuan and the Emperor, it will only be a matter of time before the people of the Great Zhou suffer.
Chu Xianyun said that obeying his orders was actually a strategic retreat, which Yun Zhuo understood clearly.
But Yun Zhuo also believed that if Chu Xianyun said he was loyal, then he truly meant it. If he ultimately chose Xiao Bao, Chu Xianyun and the others would really risk their lives to fight him.
But it is precisely this loyalty, this loyalty that is willing to risk one's life, that stands with Xiao Bao on both sides of the insurmountable barrier, like two hands simultaneously squeezing his heart, pulling it to both sides, causing him excruciating pain no matter what.
On one side was the empire and his followers, and on the other was his beloved and their child.
How do I choose?
Mo Yuan said to go with the flow, but how exactly do you go with the flow in this kind of situation? Go and die, and then leave it to fate?
Yun Zhuo didn't know how long he had been standing there. He felt a chilling atmosphere in the world, as if he were all alone. He didn't even know when Ye Qingxue walked up to him.
"...Xiao Bao is more important to me than my own life. I believe that those who follow us also hope that Xiao Bao can grow up safely and healthily, but in their lives, there are definitely people or things that are more important than Xiao Bao!"
"There are also those who have lofty aspirations and care for the common people. They follow you for the sake of the Great Zhou Dynasty and for the sake of the people to be free from a hypocritical but wicked emperor..."
Yun Zhuo covered her mouth, interrupting her with reddened eyes: "Don't say anymore!"
Ye Qingxue looked at him calmly, slowly but firmly removed his hand, and continued, "What I mean is, what is more important to us than life itself may not be so important to others."
"They follow you and are loyal to you for a greater ideal, or for their own future, or simply to survive... They entrust their ideals, their future, and their lives to you. Xiao Bao is no more noble than them."
Yun Zhuo stepped forward and hurriedly called out to her, "Qingxue!"
"Yun Zhuo! Some things have to be done by someone. You are the Crown Prince, and they have chosen you!" Ye Qingxue handed two envelopes to him, blocking his path.
"I've put the letters back. You can choose one. Go where you're supposed to go, and I'll go where I'm supposed to go."
Yun Zhuo didn't move, but her eyes grew redder and redder. "I can't give him up..."
Just saying the word "give up" takes all his strength; who can give up their own child?
Xiao Bao is the child she gave birth to after surviving a near-death experience; he is their child!
Tears welled in Ye Qingxue's eyes as she looked up at him, but smiled and said, "You didn't abandon him; it's just that the balance of power between us has shifted. I'll go save him, and you will go to complete your mission."
The force tilts...
Yun Zhuo's throat bobbed violently. What she meant was that she would go to save Xiao Bao, and if things went wrong, she would die with Xiao Bao.
She gave him the path to survival!
"I'm going to rescue Xiaobao!" Yun Zhuo took a step forward, his breathing rapid. "You lead Mr. Chu and the others, and proceed according to the original plan..."
“Then let’s draw lots!” Ye Qingxue said. “Right now we don’t know whether Xiaobao is at Iron Cliff Pass or Dragon Locking Dock, but I have a mother-son connection with him, and he intuitively feels that he is at Dragon Locking Dock. Whoever draws Dragon Locking Dock will go to rescue him.”
In other words, those who go to Lock Dragon Dock can only possess a small portion of the power; the remaining power will be tilted towards the other side, ensuring a greater chance of victory.
"You're not saying anything." Ye Qingxue stared straight into his eyes, repeatedly turning the two letters in her hands, turning them over and over again...
She ignored the letters swirling in her hands, focusing only on Yun Zhuo: "Then I'll choose first! Once I've chosen, no one is allowed to back out!"
Yun Zhuo suddenly grasped her hand, looked into her eyes, and took a letter from her hand.
He didn't open it, but just held it in his hand, staring intently at her. Although it was a summer night, there was a chilling and desolate feeling as if snow was falling.
Ye Qingxue took out the letter inside in front of him and handed it to Yun Zhuo: "Help me see what I chose?"
Yun Zhuo's gaze slowly shifted to the letter, his eyes gradually reddening, and large tears welled up instantly, with veins bulging on his neck.
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