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Chapter 868: Qin Yi’s Decision!

Chapter 868: Chapter 868: Qin Yi’s Decision!

Qin Yi looked deeply at Old Cheng again, "General Cheng, since you are determined to follow this marquis through life and death, I hope you won’t disappoint me!" This look was full of warning.

Old Cheng bowed his head deeply, responding softly.

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Qin Yi was about to say something more when suddenly a hurried report came from outside, "Report! General, a message has arrived."

"Send it quickly."

Upon Qin Yi’s command, a small bamboo tube was delivered to him.

Qin Yi’s eyebrows and eyes could not help but twitch wildly as he picked up the bamboo tube, poured out the small piece of paper within, and unfolded it. Upon reading the contents, his heart leapt with joy!

He cared not even that the military doctor was treating the wounds on his body!

"Pan’er has woken up, Pan’er is awake! Quick! Prepare my horse; I must return to Taohua Valley at once!"

Pan’er had actually woken up! How wonderful, how wonderful, how wonderful!

He longed to throw back his head and let out three loud laughs! Such good news had arrived; how could he sit still? He yearned to fly at once to Su Pan’er’s side.

"Impossible!"

The Deputy General beside him spoke up in unison!

He hastily stood up to block, "Lord Marquis, the situation is critical at the moment, the outside world is surrounded by wolves, and life and death hang by a thread, you must not leave!"

Qin Yi’s mood had been visibly jovial up until that moment, but now, he too had come back to his senses.

Previously, he had been determined to join Pan’er in death, which was why he had charged forward so fearlessly, but now that Pan’er had woken up, he naturally had to survive well for the sake of their future!

He slowly sat down, nodding slowly, "You are right, I was reckless! Thank goodness this marquis has you strategists by my side, otherwise, I would have made a grave mistake!"

In secret, however, he had his own calculations.

Seeing that the Lord Marquis was willing to take advice, everyone breathed a sigh of relief!

They then began to discuss the intentions behind the envoy sent by Qin Zitong. Before they could come to any agreement, the envoy sent by Qin Zitong had already arrived!

The envoy sent by Qin Zitong was familiar to Qin Yi; it was none other than Wu Santong, a scholar of the Hanlin Imperial Academy who had served in the same court as the late emperor.

Although Wu Santong had become a prisoner of inferior rank, he still faced Qin Yi with neither servility nor pride to pay his respects.

Qin Yi, having bandaged his wounds and changed out of his blood-stained battle armor, sat in full military regalia, resolute and steely. Not wishing to make things difficult for him, he smiled lightly and asked for his purpose, "Speak, what is the purpose of your visit at this hour?"

Wu Santong clasped his fists, "Lord Marquis’s abilities in leading troops and waging war are indeed extraordinary! However, at this moment, you are surrounded and vulnerable from all sides. To continue this tough battle would merely exhaust the people’s resources and the ones suffering would still be the ordinary commoners around us..."

"Skip the nonsense! Get to the point!"

Qin Yi, sitting with grandeur in the center of the main tent, one foot on a stool and the other on the ground, with a broadsword in hand, was laughing coldly at him!

Such a sight of Qin Yi made Wu Santong not dare to dawdle, and he hurried to the crux of the matter.

"My purpose is, this stand-off doesn’t benefit you at all, Lord Marquis. My Emperor has long been well aware of your capabilities. If you would lay down your flag and accept the offer of peace, with His Majesty’s generosity, he will surely satisfy you and your men. Once that happens, promotions and rewards will naturally follow."

"Accept the offer of peace? Receive promotions and rewards? Hah!"

Qin Yi suddenly let out two cold laughs, "Have you finished speaking?"

The sound of that laugh made Wu Santong shiver, his scalp tingling, but he had to stiffen his neck and continue, "Lord Marquis, this proposal was initially made by the Virtuous King and is entirely to your benefit. If you don’t accept, the next step will be Great General Ye leading troops south in command. By that time, I’m afraid..."

Qin Yi was still facing threats from all sides, and if he were to clash with Ye Han’s troops again, he would either perish or suffer greatly!

"Lord Wu need not concern himself with this marquis! Someone, take Lord Wu down and see that he rests well. We mustn’t neglect our guest!"

Qin Yi’s face remained unfathomably calm, showing no signs of happiness, anger, sorrow, or joy.

But upon seeing two soldiers approach, Lord Wu became anxious, and hurriedly yelled, "It’s said that during war, envoys are not to be harmed! What are you—what are you doing?"

"What are we doing? Naturally, letting your master see the fate of his lapdog! Take him away!"

Without further words, Qin Yi simply waved his hand, signaling for him to be taken away.

Lord Wu shrieked and bellowed, furiously yelling as he was dragged out of the tent, soon quieting down.

"Even now, Qin Zitong unexpectedly still harbors such thoughts. I really don’t know whether to call him naïve or foolish!" The deputy general suddenly burst into laughter.

"No, he is not foolish at all!"

Qin Yi suddenly slammed his hand down on the table, "He’s trying to tell this marquis that he’s going to challenge the Virtuous King!"

For the Virtuous King to make such a proposal at this time was clearly inappropriate, and neither he nor Qin Zitong would accept it. However, the fact that Qin Zitong still sent someone was abnormal and could only indicate that he intended to deal with the Virtuous King!

"It seems that Qin Zitong doesn’t trust them much either!"

Realizing the key point, another deputy general also inhaled sharply!

When it comes to ruthlessness, how many of those seated on that throne are truly benevolent?

Qin Yi dismissed his attendants and sent messages by carrier pigeons to Taohua Valley immediately through the night. Afterward, he fell into deep contemplation and did not sleep at all that night.

By dawn, his eyes were bloodshot, yet his spirits were high.

He then summoned several of his trusted aides.

Once everyone was seated, Qin Yi, uncharacteristically proactive, broached the subject, "Old Cheng, regarding the matter you mentioned before, what assurance do you have of its success?"

Old Cheng suddenly looked up, his face filled with surprise!

As he came to his senses, a rush of ecstasy flooded his cheeks, struggling to contain his unrestrained joy, he whispered, "Young Master, rest assured! This matter, your servant has long made arrangements for. As long as the young master is resolute, good news will immediately come from that side. The young master only needs to wait a little while and follow Divine Will!"

Qin Yi’s fists clenched tightly. After a long while, he finally nodded his head!

"Very well, let us proceed with the plan!"

An arrow released from the bow has no way of turning back; once this matter begins, unless death ensues, there’s no peace until that position is secured!

"Yes, Your Majesty! This humble official pays homage to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

Old Cheng was overjoyed and knelt down, declaring his allegiance loudly.

The others too, filled with joy, knelt and chanted in unison!

Qin Yi watched his trusted aides within the tent. By paying their respects to him, they had utterly bound their destinies with his. Whether they lived or died would now be up to their fate!

Old Cheng acted swiftly!

Despite the unsettled warfare, various rumors continued to spread through different channels.

Some said that the Marquis Zhenguo was of the imperial bloodline, the flesh and blood of the former emperor who had been lost among commoners. It was said that the former emperor had prepared an Imperial Decree, lacking only the final announcement to the public before his Ascend to Immortality.

Some claimed that even the death of the previous emperor was orchestrated by someone intentionally, all to prevent the Marquis Zhenguo from Recognizing Ancestors and Returning to Clan!

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