Chapter 1442

"Your Majesty, can these be the same?"

"How are they not the same?"

"Your Majesty, they are truly not the same."

Wu Zhao had originally intended to speak up and question him, but her voice suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

She realized it in an instant.

During the battle at the Xuan Shui River loop, there was no deep-seated hatred between Gao Yang and the Xiongnu.

Even if the expedition had not achieved immediate success, it was of no great consequence.

As long as he didn't die on the battlefield, even if he were taken prisoner, Gao Yang could survive as long as he revealed his identity.

The Xiongnu Chanyu had no grudge against Gao Yang, and with Gao Yang's belly full of wicked schemes, he likely still harbored poisonous plans that could make the Xiongnu flourish.

Therefore, even as a captive, Gao Yang could live quite comfortably, still eating and drinking well; even the Xiongnu princess would have to stay by his side to coax him.

This is what it means to be a strong person—never complaining about one's environment.

But now it was different; Gao Yang had wiped out the Xiongnu Chanyu's lair, and then frantically provoked the Xiongnu prince, stepping on the Xiongnu's face while unleashing a barrage of insults.

The danger level of this was simply not in the same league as the first battle at the Xuan Shui River loop.

She had found it strange at the time—having already circled behind to wipe out the Xiongnu, why would he still frantically provoke them and draw so much hatred?

So this scoundrel had made up his mind to never go on another expedition, choosing instead to stay in Changancheng and enjoy himself!

This Gao Yang truly has eight hundred schemes in his heart.

Wu Zhao did not speak, and Gao Yang assumed she did not know his resolve.

So he spoke to Wu Zhao again, "Your Majesty, ever since I wiped out the Xiongnu Chanyu's lair and provoked the Xiongnu prince Batier, saying that even his great-grandmother was… well, you know."

"Your subject made a firm resolution: in this life, even if I, Gao Yang, were to starve to death or die of old age in Changancheng, I would never go on an expedition against the Xiongnu."

"It is truly not that your subject is unwilling to share your burdens, but once I fall into the hands of the Xiongnu, it would truly be a fate worse than death, suffering through torture. Your subject has a weak constitution and truly cannot withstand such cruel punishments…"

Wu Zhao: "…"

"…"