Chapter 298 There Are No Two Ways in This World

In this battle, the Hengyuan suffered heavy losses and did not dare to retake the city for at least a certain period of time. The army had to return to the city to guard against death and the army of the Tianlan attacked the city again. Shangguan Pei's plan to take down the other side's city at once was equivalent to sending the soldiers to their deaths.

Although Shangguan Pei was a general, he was not a main force. He had already taken down three cities of the Hengyuan, and even a million soldiers could not easily attack them while the enemy was sworn to defend the country. He ordered the three armies to stay outside the city and rest, and the soldiers in the city should not disturb the people. On the other hand, he wrote a note to heaven, indicating that the current situation was not suitable for fighting again, and requested that the class return to the dprk.

Su Mianyue had been living in Shangguan Pei's tent for almost a month now. Shangguan Pei did not want anyone to find out about her whereabouts, so he forbade anyone from entering the tent. Su Mianyue did not know that Ji Xun was in the barracks. After all, even if the people here reported about Ji Xun, they only respected her as a military adviser.

Mu Tinng soon received an edict allowing Shangguan Pei to return to the dynasty with five hundred troops and a million troops, each returning to their original positions, and the rewards would be given to various places.

Su Mianyue wanted to find biwu first, but he was afraid that he would hear of Biwu's death, so he wanted to find Ji Xun. He stayed in the camp these days just to see how badly yan lin lost.

But when she heard that Shangguan Pei invited her back to Imperial Capital, Su Mianyue thought of Mu Tinng, her father's enemy. Even if using Shangguan Pei to make her feel guilty, the blood feud was deeper.

"I'm with you in Shangjing City. If you're afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, I can act alone." Su Mianyue hesitated for a day and then said to Shangguan Pei.

"For you, I'm not afraid of any big trouble." Shangguan Pei was a little tired, but the look in Su Mianyue's eyes was still gentle.

Su Mianyue was suffocated and had been reluctant to think about why Shangguan Pei treated her so well, but now he could only pretend to be confused when he looked at him.

"You've saved me more than once. I've saved you once but it's not enough to offset it. You never owe me anything." Turning around to sit down, Su Mianyue lowered her head and did not look into Shangguan Pei's eyes. Her identity was too sensitive. She would never have been with Shangguan Pei before, and now she would not have chosen Shangguan Pei even if she had not recovered.

"I hope I owe you, so that I can pester you with no regard for dignity until you have me in your heart." Shangguan Pei said in a deep voice, walked up to Su Mianyue, squatted down, took off the mask on his face and said: "You are so smart that you should have noticed how much I like you, but you still can't accept me, so you don't want to face up to my feelings for you. I'm a rude man and can't say anything romantic. Since I opened my mouth today, I simply opened my mouth."

Su Mianyue opened his mouth to stop Shangguan Pei from continuing, but Shangguan Pei stopped him with his fingers.

"Mianyue, even if I can't have you in this life, I'm lucky to have some memories of you. If one day you want a safe haven, I'll always welcome you."

Shangguan Pei's voice was low and mellow, as if he had the magic to sink into it. However, Su Mianyue had no feelings of love at all and could only treat it coldly.

Su Mianyue said coldly, "General Shangguan's love for Su Mianyue is unbearable. The debt of saving her life is unforgettable. I hope one day you and I won't fight each other."

"That day will never come." Shangguan Pei spoke with absolute certainty, looking extremely serious.

"Even if the sword in my hand stabbed into the heart of mu ting, the dog emperor who ruined my family?" Su Mianyue sneered, his eyes filled with mockery.

Shangguan Pei was suffocated, and he never wanted to think about this possibility. Now that he heard Su Mianyue say this, he knew that she was not joking, but Shangguan Pei really didn't know what he would do that day. Perhaps the only thing he could do was try his best to stop Su Mianyue from doing that.

His deep eyes stared at Su Mianyue. Shangguan Pei only felt that Su Mianyue's problem was more difficult than breaking into an enemy camp on his own. Even though he was familiar with all kinds of tactics, he didn't know how to deal with it at the moment.

Seeing through Shangguan Pei's inner thoughts, Su Mianyue sneered, "If it was General Shangguan, would the blood revenge of killing his father and destroying the family not be avenged? If someone stopped General Shangguan to avenge, what would General Shangguan do? Would he just laugh it off? That sleeping moon really admires General Shangguan for your magnanimity. I'm afraid there aren't many people in the world who can do it."

After that, Su Mianyue got up and went to rest on the couch behind the screen, ignoring the complicated Shangguan Pei, but the anger in her heart could not be dissipated. It was not because of Shangguan Pei's attitude, but because she had wasted so much time for such a jerk as Wanyan Lin. Having wasted so many opportunities to lay out a plan to take Mu Tinng's life, perhaps she was betrayed and humiliated by Wanyan Lin because of god's revenge on her, correcting her life path.

Shangguan Pei did not know how long he had been squatting like that until a soldier reported to his military master for an interview. He stood up and put on his mask subconsciously to go out to see Ji Xun, but Su Mianyue's words echoed in his heart.

Even though Shangguan Pei was wearing a mask, Ji Xun could tell that something was on Shangguan Pei's mind, so he walked with him all the way to the outskirts. There was no communication between the two of them.

Unconsciously, he came near the barracks where he was packing his bags and preparing to return to the dynasty. Ji Xun said, "I still have some personal matters to deal with. I'll go to Imperial Capital to look for you in two months."

"Okay." Shangguan Pei nodded, turned to Ji Xun and asked, "What would you do if someone was worried about your safety and stopped you from avenging your father's death?"

Ji Xun did not expect Shangguan Pei to be entangled in this question. After thinking for a long time, he could not think of the reason why Shangguan Pei asked this question, so he had to answer with his heart: "Revenge for killing my father is irreconcilable. Even if I won't kill that man, I won't make any more contact with him. A man who doesn't believe I can take revenge is definitely not a close friend. Even if he loses everything in his life, he will never condone killing his father's enemy."

Ji Xun exuded a faint murderous aura. Shangguan Pei frowned slightly. After a long time, he sighed and patted Ji Xun on the shoulder, "Take care all the way. If you need me, just open your mouth."

"Take care of yourself, too." Ji Xun arched his hand, turned around and walked a few steps before turning his head and saying, "If General Shangguan is the one who wants to stop a friend from taking revenge, you might as well put yourself in your friend's shoes and think about it. Maybe General Shangguan will pave the way for his revenge."

Looking at Ji Xun's back, Shangguan Pei could only smile bitterly. If Su Mianyue's enemy was someone else, he would definitely pave the way for Su Mianyue. However, mu ting was not only his good friend, but also the king of the Tianlan. Once Su Mianyue's assassination was successful, the entire Tianlan would chase after Su Mianyue. And the Tianlan would also be in turmoil. As a general protecting the country, how could he support Su Mianyue's reckless revenge?

"Is there no way to do both?" Shangguan Pei murmured, the cold wind blowing his words into pieces but no one could hear him.

If there are two ways in this world, one is not to let down the tathagata, the other is to let down the qing. This is a proposition that has been difficult to overcome for thousands of years, and how many people can really do it?