bookrebus Why not agree in Chapter 313?
Why not agree in Chapter 313?
Sikong Jin smiled bitterly to herself. She dared not provoke him now; she had to coax him, otherwise, she could forget about the 100,000 troops on the border of the Great Zhou!
The secret letter she sent to the court by fast horse should have arrived by now. As long as the court agrees and Emperor Beizun nods, the crisis at Hangu Pass can be resolved. She can't afford to offend him now.
"I have already led 200,000 troops from Guanzhong, along with 100,000 troops from the vicinity of Yuezhi, to conquer Yuezhi. This army is currently near Yanmen Pass. If you wish to borrow my army, I will certainly grant it to you, but you will need to exchange it for something!"
Di Beizun suddenly stood up and looked down at her.
"what?"
Sikong Jin shuddered and immediately said, "As long as you're willing to lend it, I'll do my best to get you whatever you want. Even if you have the entire Hilton here, it doesn't matter. Money is no problem..."
A sinister smile curled at the corner of Di Beizun's lips as he clearly uttered a single word, "You!"
what!
Sikong Jin stared at him with wide eyes, somewhat shocked, and couldn't speak for a long time.
"Take yourself in exchange, and you can borrow troops from the border of the Great Zhou as many times as you want. As long as you offer yourself to me, I will not mind how you play with them."
A strange smile flickered across Di Beizun's noble and aloof face.
"Your Majesty, I will not sell myself!"
Sikong Jin was stunned for a long time before she finally replied with this sentence...
Emperor Beizun snorted coldly, unconvinced. "You were willing to tell Tuoba Yu to return to the Heavenly Saint Imperial City with him. Given my current conditions, it's not too difficult. I can give you troops to settle things with Dayong. After that, I want you to stay by my side and follow me in conquering the world. Don't think you can protect anything on your own. I will take action against Dayong sooner or later. When that time comes, the people of Dayong will become the people of my Great Zhou. What is mine will definitely be mine!"
Di Beizun's words were cold and resolute: "I do not wish that when my iron cavalry besieges the city, you will be the one leading the troops into battle. Rather, I hope that you can conquer the entire Fengyun with me."
"I……"
Sikong Jin was speechless.
"Don't talk to me about your loyalty and righteousness to the Great Yong. You know best in your heart what your position is in the Great Yong. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to me to borrow troops. Hangu Pass is now just an abandoned city of your Great Yong. You know very well how much it will cost to save it. In this situation, you should have rebelled long ago! The old regime should be destroyed and a new regime should be established to create a new golden age!"
Di Beizun lowered his body slightly and whispered seductively in her ear, "You're a smart woman. If you want to be independent, this is the only way. I'll back you up. As long as you're not too stupid, no one can destroy you!"
Upon hearing this, Sikong Jin was immediately shocked. This guy actually—
They tempted and incited her to rebel!
Although she admitted that she occasionally had thoughts of rebellion, she wondered, if the dead Sikong Qi knew about such a treasonous act, would he be so angry that he would rise from his coffin? Or what about Xing Qitian and the others?
"You wouldn't also want to use me as a pawn in your game, would you? To make me throw the Great Yong Dynasty into chaos so that you can take advantage of the situation?"
Sikong Jin narrowed her eyes and stared at him intently.
"If I don't lend you troops, when Xifeng Lie's army destroys your Hangu Pass and you fight to the death, I will send troops and take over your Dayong without lifting a finger. At that time, I can capture your Sikong Jin alive. Do you believe me?"
Di Beizun stared at Sikong Jin with his mysterious and unfathomable gaze, exuding an aura of dominance over the world, which startled Sikong Jin.
"I'm giving you a chance, a choice: will you join me in conquering the world, or will I destroy you?"
Are you so sure you can wipe us out?
Sikong Jin frowned; the increasingly pressing conversation made her feel inexplicably suffocated.
"The conflict between us is simple. Given your current situation, we will only be adversaries from now on. Otherwise, do you think you can stay out of it? There are still things you care about in the capital of Dayong, aren't there?"
"If you come with me, I can protect all of this for you. Why won't you agree?"
"Because... I... I'm just not used to it... I don't want to be a canary with broken wings buried deep in the palace. I always thought that only I could save myself. Besides, some things are very important to me..."
"Enough. I don't want to hear this nonsense. I just want you to tell me your answer."
Di Beizun raised his sleeve to stop her. He wanted to know her choice. No one had ever been able to stir his deep-seated emotions like this. If she dared to refuse him again, he was afraid he would lose control of his anger and become so violent that he would kill someone!
Sikong Jin lowered her gaze, looking at the faint cool light reflected from the moon spirit he held in his hand, and remained silent for a long time.
It felt like an eternity, but Di Beizun still didn't receive her reply. She kept her head down, her face growing paler and more haggard, which made his heart sink again.
After a long while, he took a deep breath, slightly shifted his gaze to the cool, flowing frost outside the pavilion, closed his deep, slightly feminine eyes, then slowly opened them again. He silently hid the Moon Soul within his sleeve, took out a token, and casually tossed it in front of Sikong Jin, his voice cold and devoid of warmth.
"Take the military tally to the Wing King outside Yanmen Pass. Once he sees the tally, he will lend you an army of 200,000 men."
After uttering those words, he suddenly turned around and walked down the steps with a cold expression. The night wind blew his snow-white robes, and his slender and upright figure passed through the bamboo grove. His back view looked somewhat lonely and desolate, which made Sikong Jin feel a strange pain in her chest and an indescribable sour feeling linger in her throat.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the token lying there all alone in front of her. The sable dog beside her had been biting her sleeve with its mouth open, as if trying to remind her of something.
For a moment, her usually calm eyes felt hot and dry, her chest was filled with mixed emotions, and her mind began to replay fragmented images of him. What she could recall were the times he had helped her time and time again, as well as some beautiful and cherished moments.
As she was thinking, a bright light suddenly shot up from her chest to her forehead. She didn't know where the courage came from, but she turned around abruptly and shouted at his figure that was about to disappear into the depths of the bamboo forest, "Give me some time!"