Chapter 1749: The surrender of the two Hexi princes, the necessary conditions!

Prince Langya and Prince Zhenyue stare at the roaring bonfire before them, feeling their hands and feet go icy cold.

The two are certainly not fools; the Living Yama's letter is self-evident—it appears to be persuasion, but it is actually an attack on the heart.

"Brother Zhenyue, don't tell me you are tempted? Have you really been bewitched by this Living Yama's few words and threats?"

Prince Langya glances at the expression on Prince Zhenyue's face and suddenly speaks.

He wears a look of fury and raises his voice, "That Living Yama has killed so many of our warriors and captured so much livestock in our Hexi lands!"

"If we surrender, how can we face the Great Chanyu's cultivation? After death, what face will we have to see those tribal warriors who died in vain? I declare first: I will never surrender. If you want me to bow my head to that Living Yama, there is no way!"

Prince Langya is emotionally agitated, his tiger eyes fixed on Prince Zhenyue beside him.

"But if we don't surrender, we will both lose our lives!"

"This Living Yama is not bewitching us, nor is he threatening us; he is simply clarifying a reality for you and me!"

"If we don't surrender, even if the Living Yama withdraws his troops immediately and stops fighting, how could the Great Chanyu spare you and me?"

Prince Zhenyue looks straight at Prince Langya, his voice not loud, but it strikes Prince Langya's heart like a sharp blade.

"The Great Chanyu is wise and martial. If we send this surrender letter to the Royal Court and explain the pros and cons, how could we be on a dead end?" Prince Langya argues, stiffening his neck.

Prince Zhenyue grits his teeth, "Don't be stupid, my good brother. You know what kind of person the Great Chanyu is, don't you?"

"The reason Hexi suffered this disaster this time is because the Great Chanyu crazily provoked him, first kidnapping the Living Yama's second uncle, torturing him to the extreme, making him a cripple, and sending him to Changancheng. That is why the Living Yama was furious and requested to fight!"

"Otherwise, with the Living Yama's power and poisonous nature, would he come to suffer this hardship?"

"And the result? In the first battle, we let the Living Yama kill his way to Prince Langya's city, giving the Great Chanyu a heavy slap in the face. In the second battle, it was even worse; our army was crushed, and even the holy relic was lost."

"Do you think the Great Chanyu will be furious when he hears the news? Will he, as the Living Yama said, want to embed our skulls into the Heaven-Sacrificing Platform to apologize to the Eternal Heaven?"

"Even if we take a step back and say the Great Chanyu really said he wouldn't pursue it, do you believe it? Do you dare to believe it?"

Prince Zhenyue's words cause Prince Langya to fall silent.

As his trusted confidants, how could they not know Helian Cha's nature?

Unless they defeat Gao Yang and take Gao Yang's head to see Helian Cha, they will inevitably face a reckoning!

But wanting to defeat Great Qian, the possibility is simply minuscule.

For a time, beside Prince Langya and Prince Zhenyue, there is no sound other than the crackling of burning wood.

Prince Zhenyue says to himself.

"This Living Yama is truly terrifying! He even deliberately pointed out that even if the Great Chanyu doesn't settle accounts now, he will do so later, planting a thorn in our hearts. Whether we go or not, it has become a thorn in both sides!"

"Since ancient times, one can hide from conspiracies, but how can one avoid an open attack on the heart?"

"The Great Qian's number one poisonous scholar is truly worthy of his reputation."

Prince Zhenyue really cannot swallow this, but he also understands the stakes.

So he grits his teeth and says, "Then if we want to survive, is surrender our only path?"

At this time, Huyun Gudu on the side speaks up.

"Two lords, your subordinate has something to say, but I don't know if I should say it!"

"What is it?"

The two cast their gazes over, filled with endless majesty.

Huyun Gudu bows slightly and says to the two princes, "The Living Yama said that whether you two surrender or not, the Xiongnu Great Chanyu bullying his second uncle like this is unbearable. Since the Heaven-Sacrificing Golden Man has fallen into his hands, it should naturally..."

"Naturally what?"

Prince Zhenyue and Prince Langya feel something is wrong the moment they hear this.

Huyun Gudu says word by word, "The Living Yama said he should naturally take a piss and take a shit on it."

"And he wants to do it in front of all the Hexi Xiongnu prisoners!"

"Hiss!"

As soon as these words are out, a chill rises in the hearts of Prince Langya and Prince Zhenyue.

Damn it!

Is this something a human can do?

The Heaven-Sacrificing Golden Man is the only holy relic in the Xiongnu tribe and has immense significance!

Countless Xiongnu people regard it as their faith!

It is no exaggeration to say that Gao Yang's move is no different from trampling the entire Xiongnu tribe's face underfoot, grinding it hard, and then spitting a mouthful of thick phlegm on it.

Prince Zhenyue panics!

No matter how you look at it, this Heaven-Sacrificing Golden Man was lost in his Prince Zhenyue's city!

Just this alone is a dead end!

When Gao Yang's actions reach Helian Cha's ears, what will Helian Cha think?

Although Prince Langya is slightly better off, in his fury, plus this record of being beaten, how could he fare any better?

"Can that Living Yama really do such a thing?"

"That is in front of ten thousand people, and there are Great Qian soldiers present. Can he really pee and shit on the Heaven-Sacrificing Golden Man in public?"

Hearing this, Huyun Gudu shows a bitter smile on his face.

He says to Prince Langya, "My Lord, that is not just anyone; that is the Great Qian Living Yama."

"Is there anything in this world that Gao Yang cannot do?"

Prince Langya and Prince Zhenyue fall silent instantly.

Huyun Gudu's words leave them unable to refute. If it were anyone else, they would just laugh it off and not take it to heart at all.

After all, if you do such a thing, do you still want your reputation? Do you still want your face?

Just this threat? Who would believe it!

But since this person is Gao Yang, everything changes.

"Brother Langya, this matter is of great importance. Why don't you and I consider it carefully?"

"But I will say this first: you and I are brothers who have always advanced and retreated together, living and dying together. If we surrender, we surrender together; if we die, we die together!"

Prince Zhenyue looks at Prince Langya, his voice echoing.

Prince Langya nods, "That should be the case!"

Soon.

A night passes.

On the horizon, a touch of white dispels the darkness, covering the entire Hexi land.

Prince Langya and Prince Zhenyue have been sleepless all night, exhaling a heavy breath.

When they walk out of the tent and see each other, they are almost in tacit agreement, speaking in unison.

"I think, why not... just surrender." Prince Langya says.

"Brother Langya is wise. Coincidentally, I was thinking the same thing!"

Prince Zhenyue also looks relieved.

Even ants cling to life, let alone them, who have tasted the flavor of power and are like overlords in Hexi.

Great Qian is also a vast nation; if they want to rule all of Hexi, they cannot do without their full help.

In fact, the two had already made their decision last night.

This thinking was just to make it appear as if they were conflicted.

Regarding this, Huyun Gudu expresses his full understanding and empathy.

"You go back and tell that Living Yama that we two princes agree!"