Chapter 1123

Yi Yi Xiaochuan had a premonition that what Seeing Ying Zheng wanted him to do was unusual.

But for Yushu, he was willing to do anything.

Just like back then, when he had to persuade Cui Wenzi to save Yushu, Cui Wenzi proposed three conditions to him, the second of which—going to the inner palace to steal a night-shining pearl—was an act that would lead to execution if discovered, yet he did it anyway.

It was the same now.

Although Seeing Ying Zheng and the person beside him had brought him immense shock, and the other party had even seen through his very soul, Yi Yi Xiaochuan had to admit that this was the only opportunity in his life, and he had to seize it. If he didn't, he didn't know if he would ever have another chance to be with Yushu.

"What does Your Majesty want me to do?"

Seeing Ying Zheng said indifferently: "You heard everything the Queen of Tu'an and Yushu said earlier. Although Tu'an is a small country, its ambition is not small; it actually dares to plot against my Great Qin. In consideration of the fact that Yushu has not taken action to harm the foundation of my Great Qin, I can spare her, but Tu'an cannot be easily forgiven."

"Yi Yi Xiaochuan, since you have been recognized by Meng Tian as his younger brother and are a member of the Meng clan, you should naturally protect the foundation of my Great Qin and not let it be invaded by barbarian people from outside the territory. I want you to lead an army to destroy Tu'an!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yi Yi Xiaochuan's expression changed drastically.

If his expression had changed drastically several times before, it was because the words spoken by Su Xuan and Seeing Ying Zheng were too shocking.

Then at this moment, he was genuinely refusing this matter.

He knew all too well what Tu'an meant to Yushu.

Back then, he clearly had the chance to be a couple with Yushu in the afterlife, but because Tu'an might be buried with them, he couldn't bring himself to die with Yushu.

Yushu would find the destruction of Tu'an hard to accept.

Let alone the fact that he would be the one to personally destroy Tu'an.

"Your Majesty, can we change to something else?"

After a silence, Yi Yi Xiaochuan said to Seeing Ying Zheng.

He also understood one thing.

That is, after Seeing Ying Zheng heard what the Queen of Tu'an said to Yushu, Tu'an's survival was basically impossible. All he could do was try to find a way to protect Yushu before the Qin Guo took action against Tu'an.

Matters of state, the winds and clouds of the world—none of it had anything to do with him anymore.

All Yi Yi Xiaochuan cared about was Yushu.

After all, even Brother Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, and Han Gaozu Liu Bang would die, and Seeing Ying Zheng even knew his identity as a time-traveler. This world was more complex than he had imagined, and the water was too deep for him to grasp.

After experiencing so many things, Yi Yi Xiaochuan had finally awakened.

"Who do you think you are? Are you negotiating with me?"

Seeing Ying Zheng's tone suddenly became cold.

One sentence blocked all the words Yi Yi Xiaochuan had on the tip of his tongue.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan fell silent.

Seeing Ying Zheng added: "I will give you time to think clearly. I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer by then."

After saying these words, Seeing Ying Zheng took Su Xuan and left the place temporarily.

Only Yi Yi Xiaochuan, with a complex expression, remained standing where he was.

The shock brought to him tonight by Su Xuan and Seeing Ying Zheng had completely overturned his past worldview, and at the same time, the choice Seeing Ying Zheng gave him made it hard for Yi Yi Xiaochuan to make up his mind.

If he thought he still had room for choice when Su Xuan gave him a choice back then.

Then the choice Seeing Ying Zheng gave him made Yi Yi Xiaochuan feel an irresistible pressure.

It was because the person who said those words was the First Emperor, Seeing Ying Zheng.

With one sentence, he could decide the life or death of himself and Yushu, and could also decide the survival of Tu'an.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.

Compared to these things, it was almost time for his appointment with Yushu.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan decided to go see Yushu first.

After being chosen by Seeing Ying Zheng to serve as a guard for Yushu and the Queen of Tu'an, Yi Yi Xiaochuan realized this was an excellent time for a secret meeting with Yushu, so after Yushu arrived at this palace, he contacted her immediately.

The only thing Yi Yi Xiaochuan didn't expect was that Seeing Ying Zheng had known about the relationship between him and Yushu all along.

Perhaps it was precisely because Seeing Ying Zheng already knew about this.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan chose to give up.

The moon hangs over the willow branches, people meet after dusk.

Although it wasn't dusk, it was already late at night, but in a dense forest behind the palace, Yi Yi Xiaochuan still saw the person he had been longing for, Yushu. Originally, this should have been an excellent scene where the two met and poured out their hearts to each other.

However, for various reasons, both Yi Yi Xiaochuan and Yushu were preoccupied with their own thoughts.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan was worried about Seeing Ying Zheng asking him to destroy Tu'an, while Yushu was worried about being forced behind the scenes to harm the Qin court.

For the two of them, the only thing they truly longed for was each other, but their country had become a shackle bound to them, tying them firmly.

"Yushu, I have something I want to tell you..."

"Yi Xiaochuan, I also have something I want to tell you!"

After the two met, it was as if they had a telepathic connection, saying similar things.

And then they spoke at the same time.

"You speak first!"

"You speak first!"

In the end, Yushu spoke: "Let me speak first."

She looked at Yi Yi Xiaochuan and said with a complex expression: "Yi Xiaochuan, tell me, wouldn't it be great if I weren't the princess of Tu'an?"

Yi Yi Xiaochuan knew the meaning of Yushu's words. If Yushu weren't the princess of Tu'an, she wouldn't have gone to the Qin Guo for a political marriage for the sake of Tu'an, and there wouldn't have been the matter of her mother forcing her.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan said with a complex tone: "Yushu, let's run away!"

Yushu's body trembled, and she looked at Yi Yi Xiaochuan in disbelief.

Yi Yi Xiaochuan continued: "Forget about the country, forget about the world. None of the world's great affairs have anything to do with us. Let's run away!"

"Let's run to a place no one knows!"

It can only be said that although Yi Yi Xiaochuan had experienced many things, in some aspects, he had never changed—that is, when encountering problems, he never chose to solve them, but rather to escape.

"Yi Xiaochuan, I..."

After hearing Yi Yi Xiaochuan's words, Yushu subconsciously wanted to agree, but the words her mother had said earlier resurfaced in her mind. Yushu's tone shifted again: "I'm sorry, Yi Xiaochuan, I can't go with you!"

Yi Yi Xiaochuan immediately understood that Yushu couldn't let go of Tu'an. That's right, Tu'an was Yushu's obsession; how could she let it go so easily?

The so-called country and world, in Yushu's heart, ultimately still outweighed personal feelings.