The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 1008 - 599: The Great Battle Begins (Part 2)
Xiao Jinxing made his choice.
Gu Xingchuan laughed cruelly and said, "An Ning, did you hear that? How can you trust him?!"
An Ning lowered her eyes.
Tears wrapped in her eyes just flowed out.
Gu Xingchuan felt the moisture between his fingers.
His hand trembled slightly, slowly letting go of An Ning’s mouth.
A trace of reluctance in his heart, ultimately chose to ignore.
To him.
There was no turning back.
At this point.
Succeed or die trying.
He said, "Do you still wish to say farewell?"
His voice returned to its coldness.
An Ning felt there was nothing more to say.
It ought to be like this.
Let her come silently, and leave silently.
"No hatred?" Gu Xingchuan asked again, not receiving An Ning’s answer.
"No hatred. I saved the people of dawn, the common people of the world, what’s there to hate? Even if I die, my name will be remembered through the ages." An Ning said openly, "After all, people die as they must, either heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather."
Her death was meaningful.
"Have you forgotten, you still have a daughter and a son?" Gu Xingchuan reminded.
An Ning’s body noticeably trembled.
The people she dared not think of most, Gu Xingchuan so cruelly brought them up.
"If you die, what... will happen to them?" Gu Xingchuan asked her, softly.
He was trying to make her resent Xiao Jinxing.
Hate him for giving up on her once more.
An Ning controlled her emotions and said, "Xiao Jinxing."
She looked at him.
Xiao Jinxing also looked at her.
She continued, "If I die, take good care of Luming and Youyou for me."
"Okay." Xiao Jinxing’s deep voice responded.
"Luming is relatively steady, if you indeed wish for him to inherit the throne, you should train him well, let him become a wise ruler of a new era."
"Alright." Xiao Jinxing agreed.
"But Youyou is more lively, naturally carefree, she doesn’t suit being kept in one place, she is meant for a much larger sky, if she doesn’t wish to stay in the Imperial Palace, do not force her." An Ning advised.
Laying down her last words.
"Alright."
"Take care." An Ning finished, offering him a faint smile.
This time, it truly counts as farewell.
Xiao Jinxing’s Adam’s apple rolled.
He chose silence.
"Finished?" Gu Xingchuan asked An Ning.
"Yes." An Ning responded.
"So is your decision still to give up An Ning, Your Majesty?" Gu Xingchuan confirmed.
Xiao Jinxing remained silent.
Silence was, in fact, acquiescence.
"So Xie Ruotong, will you still side with His Majesty?" Gu Xingchuan suddenly asked Xie Ruotong.
Xie Ruotong’s heart quivered slightly.
She didn’t know.
She truly did not know!
"If you aid His Majesty, it means both An Ning and I might die. Might die at your hands!" Gu Xingchuan’s tone was light, stating a fact.
Xie Ruotong’s hand holding the sword trembled continuously.
"Will you still aid His Majesty?" Gu Xingchuan asked Xie Ruotong again, pressing her.
Xie Ruotong bit her lip tightly, unable to make a choice.
"Gu Xingchuan, don’t push Xie Ruotong." An Ning spoke up, "You’ve come this far, life and death have long been disregarded. As I chose to give up, I never thought of survival, why let those who live feel guilt?! You shouldn’t be this type of person."
"What type of person should I be?" Gu Xingchuan retorted.
"A kind person."
"Kindness? Should a kind person endure all the resentment?!" Gu Xingchuan questioned, "Should a kind person live forever in pain and suppression?!"
An Ning no longer knew what she could say.
To Gu Xingchuan, any words seemed unfair to him.
And she had wronged him this much.
She just wanted to end all the absurdity of this world together with her life.
She moved her gaze slightly, looking at Xie Ruotong.
Looking at her red eyes, her trembling body.
She said, "Ruotong, it was my voluntary abandonment, had nothing to do with Xiao Jinxing. Standing before the nation, you as Great General should have your own broad perspective and great justice. Right and wrong, you should have your decision, shouldn’t choose a lifetime of regret due to inner guilt."
Xie Ruotong looked blankly at An Ning.
Looked at her urging her to kill her.
"Sorry An Ning." Xie Ruotong spoke.
She had actually already made her decision.
Had already stood before the national justice.
As General, her duty was to defend the country.
"I really never thought I’d face such a choice one day. When His Majesty gave up on you for Bai Mowan years ago, I hated his actions, but today, experiencing it myself, I finally understand it’s really difficult, really painful. Maybe His Majesty felt the same way back then. Today is no different."
"I know, so I do not blame." Not blaming anyone.
It was merely the whims of fate.
"I even thought, if the rebellion was led by Song Yanqing and not Gu Xingchuan, how great that would be." Xie Ruotong suddenly said.
Song Yanqing beside them, was inexplicably implicated.
An Ning turned her gaze over.
Seeing Song Yanqing’s face darken.
As if saying.
He would rather die than rebel.
He was the Emperor’s man alive, and the Emperor’s ghost when dead.
An Ning suddenly smiled.
At this moment, she admired herself for still being able to smile.
Actually.
She still left behind many beautiful things in this story.
For instance, at least she fulfilled Xie Ruotong and Song Yanqing.
"If it’s Song Yanqing rebelling, I would really chop him into seven or eight pieces, no mercy!" Xie Ruotong said, word by word.
Song Yanqing’s body shivered noticeably.
Xie Ruotong was still, so ruthless towards him!
"But, why must it be Gu Xingchuan!" Xie Ruotong still couldn’t understand, couldn’t understand why such a wonderful Gu Xingchuan would do something so daring.
She couldn’t accept it.
"If it were me, would you be happier?" Song Yanqing couldn’t help but ask, gnashing his teeth.
Clearly it was the Emperor’s love and hatred.
He felt like he was being stabbed a hundred times right now.
"Wouldn’t be happy." Xie Ruotong replied, "How could rebellion bring happiness?! I just wouldn’t have so many concerns."
"..." He was indeed being mouthy, why ask?!
"Sorry Gu Xingchuan." Xie Ruotong apologized again.
Gu Xingchuan shrugged.
Her choice was unexpected, yet expected.
As if, no consequence could surprise him now.
"As former best friends, the only thing I can still give you is, after your death, I’ll often come to pay respects to you." Xie Ruotong spoke candidly.
Her message was.
She wouldn’t spare him any longer.
"Alright." Gu Xingchuan agreed with a smile, "Bring with you the wine An Ning and I love best, we’ll be waiting for you."
This sentence.
Again moved Xie Ruotong to tears.
She remembered five years ago, when she and Gu Xingchuan brought wine to visit An Ning.
From now on.
It would be her bringing wine alone, to visit them both.
Xie Ruotong bit her lip tightly, her vision blurred.
Clearly the closest friendship, why must it come to, meeting in battle!
"An Ning, let’s go!" Gu Xingchuan spoke no more.
Everything was settled.
The great battle was about to begin!
