World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 583 - 295: Rouran is saved! You win, I accept the loss!_2

Chapter 583: 295: Rouran is saved! You win, I accept the loss!_2

Yet, because of Yan Nai’er’s infatuation, it made Crown Prince Lan Tu dwell on the name Suo Lun.

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"Your Highness, the siege troops have assembled completely, when do we attack?" a general stepped forward and said, his eyes filled with reverence as he looked towards Crown Prince Lan Tu.

This prince loved his soldiers as if they were his children, rewarded and punished clearly, and was decisive in killing and fighting. In the eyes of the vast majority of soldiers, he was the future’s finest sovereign, better than Grand Duke Lan Shi.

At this moment, below Helan Pass, fifty thousand elite troops had fully assembled, ready to launch an attack at any time.

These fifty thousand troops were the most elite Fo Tu Army under Crown Prince Lan Tu’s command. They had not taken part in the battles of the past several days, always resting to build up their strength, and now they were at their breaking point, like tigers that had been starved for several days, seemingly choosing their prey.

He knew that the defending army inside Helan Pass was now less than twenty thousand strong, and they were exhausted.

This wave of assault would only require twenty thousand Fo Tu troops to effortlessly break through Helan Pass.

But he wanted to strike with the force of a thousand pounds, with lightning speed, to crush the enemy in one fell swoop, completely destroying the morale and hearts of the Rouran troops; that way, the battles to follow would go exceedingly smoothly. Other Rouran city troops would face the Fo Tu Army with immense psychological shadows.

At this moment, Helan Pass was stained with blood, yet still remained majestic and awe-inspiring.

But he knew this fortress was now fragile, and with a mere wave of his hand, he could completely shatter it.

His gaze rested on the peerless figure atop the city walls.

Tonight there was no moonlight, but her azure figure seemed to still radiate light.

Ashi Liren, the woman whose fame he had heard of but had never met.

To him, she truly was the beauty of the north, peerless and independent, capable of overthrowing states and cities by her looks alone.

"It would be such a pity for such a peerless beauty to die young," Crown Prince Lan Tu thought to himself.

So, he wrote a letter, saying, "Deliver the letter to Lord Ashi Liren atop Helan Pass, and do not attack until she replies!"

"Yes!" The samurai took the letter and ran off!

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A quarter of an hour later.

Ashi Liren received the letter from Crown Prince Lan Tu.

In the letter, Crown Prince Lan Tu expressed his admiration for Ashi Liren, thus requesting that Helan Pass lay down its arms and surrender completely.

In return, Crown Prince Lan Tu would pardon the Ashi Clan for their rebellion twenty years ago. He would allow the Ashi Clan to once again serve the Night Orchid Duchy loyally.

In the latter part of the letter, written in a finer script, Crown Prince Lan Tu stated that Ashi Liren was incomparably radiant and noble, that he greatly admired her, and wished to spend his life with her.

In the future, once he ascended to rule the Night Orchid Duchy, he could restore the status of the Ashi Clan, willing to appoint her adopted son, Ashi Yuanba, as Governor-General of Rouran Province.

This latter half was a personal message from Lan Tu. Liren had only just read it, and those words had completely vanished, leaving no evidence or handle to be grasped.

That Crown Prince Lan Tu would actually propose love took Liren by surprise.

Moreover, he had agreed to let Yuanba grow up to become Governor-General of Rouran Province, which had once been her father Ashimo’s position.

This meant that the relationship between the Ashi Clan and the Lan Clan was re-established to its original state.

It could be said that if Crown Prince Lan Tu did this, it would bring him immense pressure.

Whether it be marrying Ashi Liren or pardoning the Ashi Clan, it would enrage Grand Duke Lan Shi, and even most of the nobility of the Night Orchid Duchy.

Yet, he still made the request, which showed how eager he was to break free from the Xiliang Kingdom and the Flame Empire, and how much he valued Ashi Liren.

Liren knew that by surrendering herself, she could at least ensure the survival of the Ashi Clan, as well as her own safety.

At that moment, a few hundred meters below the city, fifty thousand of the most elite Fo Tu troops had completely assembled, their gazes brimming with killing intent.

These were the finest forces in Crown Prince Lan Tu’s hands, yet they had not been employed in the battles of the past several days.

Liren knew that this letter was Crown Prince Lan Tu’s final ultimatum. And what was about to start was also the final thunderous strike.

Helan Pass simply couldn’t bear it; this time, its fall was already destined.

In at most two hours, Helan Pass would be completely overrun, and the insides’ twenty thousand remaining troops would become prisoners or be wiped out cleanly.

Then, Ye Lan Duchy’s Great Army of two hundred thousand soldiers would enter the Rouran city territories like a tide; within at most a month, Rouran Province would be completely captured.

By then, unless she fled to Tianshui City, the destruction of the Ashi Clan was a foregone conclusion.

She took up a pen and wrote two words on Crown Prince Lan Tu’s letter of surrender and proposition—thank you!

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A quarter of an hour later, Crown Prince Lan Tu received Ashi Liren’s reply. The letter bore two large characters—thank you.

The handwriting was really beautiful, full of artistic sensibility, cold, exquisite, and with a sense of mad determination.

Lan Tu could feel Ashi Liren’s resolution to live and die with the city.

What a pity, what a pity, what a pity...

Such a peerless beauty was about to be lost!

Crown Prince Lan Tu was about to burn the letter over the candle flame, but hesitated for a moment and then decided not to. Instead, he brought it to his nose and smelled it as if he could sense the mysterious and enchanting fragrance.

"Attack!"

With Crown Prince Lan Tu’s command,

immediately, the murderous intent soared to the skies as the elite fifty thousand Fo Tu troops, like a fierce tiger unleashed, swept towards Helan Pass like a ferocious tide.

Ashi Liren, gazing at the oncoming tide of Ye Lan’s Fo Tu Army, did not call out to meet them in battle or shout anything. Instead, she directly drew the Dragon Gold Sword, ready to face the onslaught.