You're Strong But Now You're Mine-Chapter 546 - 544: Below One Person, Above Ten Thousand People

"Becoming a sword sheath is the pinnacle a fake artifact can achieve."

Cha Shiyin wiped away the dried blood from Le Yin's face and said softly:

"Out of respect for Wen Zong's voluntary sacrifice, the fake artifact was named 'Saint's Relic.' But precisely because of Wen Zong's sacrifice, future monarchs have completely abandoned the creation of fake Holy Swords."

"So, your plan is impossible to succeed. The only one who can wield the Holy Sword Radiance has always been, and will always be, the future Emperor."

Le Yin stared intently at Cha Shiyin and said one word at a time, "But there's no need to use the Holy Sword Radiance, there are other solutions."

"Precisely because there were no solutions, the Holy Sword Radiance had to be used." Cha Shiyin said, "No one has ever wanted to activate the Holy Sword Radiance, whether it be the Imperial Family, the Imperial Court, or the future Emperor—a short-lived yet power-holding Emperor is a figure feared by everyone."

"Is there truly no solution?"

"Vice Principal Qin, do you have any insights?"

"I do!" Le Yin grabbed Cha Shiyin's collar, lifted him up, and walked forward briskly. The nearby brocade-armored warriors were shocked but the cold and calm Ling Jiangli did not react, so they had to obediently watch.

Le Yin pushed Cha Shiyin onto the redwood long table, gazing intently into his pupils. "You are the best solution!"

"I don't understand what you mean."

"You, Ming Shiyin, you know what I'm talking about!" Le Yin quietly questioned, "A mere foreign army, what does it mean to you? The crisis in Yanjing seems like child's play between children to you, doesn't it?"

Cha Shiyin was slightly surprised, but only slightly. He seized Le Yin's wrist and gently shook his head. "From a strategic perspective, I can certainly belittle them. But tactically, I can't defeat them."

"Qin Le Yin, I'm sorry, but I'm human." He lowered his gaze, "And so are you."

"There are always things we are powerless against, realities we can only accept. Destiny is what we can change and what we cannot."

"But you haven't even tried!" Le Yin clenched his collar and wouldn't let go. "You have many things you can do, you can influence the balance of victory and defeat, perhaps even solve everything, for you are—"

Bang!

Darkness descended, gathering lights!

Steal the sky and change the day!

After a useless swirling upheaval, Le Yin found himself pinned to the ground, with Cha Shiyin half-kneeling on his back, his right hand grabbing the back of his neck like a cat, pressing his spine and denying him the capability to resist.

Before this most seasoned martial pillar in history, Le Yin was still too inexperienced.

"I read a phrase in the newspaper that I really liked." Cha Shiyin said calmly, "Helping is a favor, not helping is duty. Qin Le Yin, since you can shout another name for me, you should understand that I owe no one, I have no obligations to anyone. I am a lonely spirit."

"If not for me, Ming Shuiyun wouldn't even have a chance to fight desperately. Do you think I pay no price? Don't even bother thanking me, yet you have the nerve to question me? Who gave you such courage?"

Though the words were heavy, Cha Shiyin was not actually angry, just as Le Yin was not truly agitated—Le Yin had only pretended impulsively to probe him, while Cha Shiyin now explicitly told him, your probing is useless.

"Moreover, I wasn't lying." Cha Shiyin said, "Although I possess many mysterious abilities, they are all minor and offbeat. Every martial artist capable of reaching the peak can see through most illusions in the world. Before them, I am just a martial artist."

"You may think I have some trump card, but a human is just a human. When hit by bullets, I retreat; bound by iron chains, I'm unable to move; surrounded by several martial pillars, I can only flee."

"It because there are things humans cannot do that all beings wish for the Holy Sword Radiance."

Pinned below, Le Yin said in a muffled voice, "But it doesn't have to be Ming Shuiyun! There are other Palace Masters! There is Ming Shuangli!"

"Including everyone else in Shuangli Palace, they all refused to ascend to the throne." Cha Shiyin bent down and whispered in Le Yin's ear, "Moreover, whether there are other candidates is irrelevant, what matters is that this is Shuiyun Palace's insistence. She wants to ascend to the throne; she wants to wield the Radiance; this is the story she chose to begin."

"Do you think Shuiyun Palace didn't come to see you? Do you think it's because she sent me to notify you? Since Shuiyun Palace knows you won't accept the outcome, she must send someone to 'convince' you."

"Originally, Vice Principal Cha was supposed to notify you, but I appreciate Shuiyun Palace's determination, so I squeezed out Vice Principal Cha and came here specially, lest his scholarly temper disrupt Shuiyun Palace's resolve."

"She really understands me." Le Yin couldn't help but sneer, "But why? She doesn't need, doesn't have to."

"Because she believes you need, you have to." Cha Shiyin said, "You have already given too much to her, she can't let you come up empty-handed. If she only needs to pay a little price to get a happy ending for everyone, she thinks it's worth it."

Le Yin's mouth twitched, his expression somewhat grimacing, "I knew she might think like that—I clearly explained everything to her last night, why does she still have to make assumptions? I planned everything long ago, I don't need her thinking on my behalf!"

"That's an adult's arrogance; a child reaches out to comfort you, and you think she's asking for candy." Cha Shiyin said calmly, "Accept this naive kindness and live with guilt."

"Wait! I still have a way, I still have—"

"Oh, what way?"

Faced with Cha Shiyin's curious gaze, Le Yin glanced at the surrounding brocade-armored warriors and the unfathomable Chief Minister of the Cabinet, his throat gulping, wanting to say but hesitating.

Reveal his biggest secret here? Let Cha Shiyin and those people know his secret?

Le Yin gritted his teeth and said, "Have Ming Shuiyun come here, I'll talk to her personally—"

Cha Shiyin suddenly said, "Do you think your feelings are real?"

Le Yin was taken aback.

"Although, according to your resume, you should be a cold-blooded person, your current behavior... But it doesn't matter, they're basically the same." Cha Shiyin said leisurely, "You wouldn't have forgotten the Holy Sword mark on the back of your right hand, right? Because of that mark, you regard Shuiyun Palace as family, and all your feelings toward her are influenced by the mark."

"We should mention that you are one of those extremely rare cold-blooded people, and you may think cold-blooded nature can resist the infiltration of the Holy Sword mark, but I can tell you clearly—it's useless."

Le Yin, of course, knew that the Ice Blood Physique was useless.

When he acquired Wuzhiqi's memories and saw the pain the Residual Blood Physique Feng Lv suffered from betraying the Sword Master, he knew the Ice Blood Physique never worked from the start.

"All your feelings toward Shuiyun Palace are false, absurd, pathetic." Cha Shiyin said, "Ask yourself, if it were someone else, someone you've known for a few months, would you regard them as someone you must protect for life? But you've only known Shuiyun Palace for a few months, why are you willing to save her life at all costs?"

"Of course, you may find a thousand excuses to refute me, but I've heard that people whose veins flow with cold blood don't deceive themselves; before you speak, ask yourself—"

"Are you truly the type willing to burn out for others?"

"Do you have nothing aside from her?"

"Are your current feelings real?"

Le Yin turned his head sideways to look at Cha Shiyin, his body trembling slightly, his mouth twitching, his lips slightly parted as if thousand words were stuck in his throat, yet he couldn't utter a single word.

"Admit your helplessness, recognize the harshness of reality, then continue to love life."

Cha Shiyin turned to look at Ling Jiangli, "Jiangli Gong, where is the most guarded place in Yanjing right now?"

"It should have been the Royal Court, but last night the Royal Court Imperial Guard suffered heavy casualties, and because the Royal Court housed people, there were ultimately more loopholes." Ling Jiangli said respectfully, "Currently, the most guarded place should be the Eight-fold Blood Prison of the Ministry of Justice."

"Did the Blood Prison remain unscathed last night during the chaos of demon transformation?"

"Aside from several captain's transformation, none of the Blood Prison guards were harmed."

"Indeed, prison guards are insignificant to the overall situation; even if the National Relief Association is too wealthy, they wouldn't spend on prisons." Cha Shiyin said lightly, "Then make a clean Emperor suite at the very bottom of the Eight-fold Blood Prison to kindly host Qin Le Yin."

"You all, come over and escort him to the Blood Prison, handle his check-in procedures."

Several brocade-armored warriors hurried over to bind Le Yin tightly, just then Cha Shiyin, who was watching the colorful parrot, suddenly remembered something and reminded them, "If I were you, I'd be more courteous and move more gently."

"After all, standing in front of you right now, in three days, will be one person below the Radiance, above everyone else..."

"A powerful official."