Edited by: Kage sage, Kouksan
Chapter 16: The Throne, Do Not Think About It All Your Life!
"Feng"er, you have a violent, easily angered, cruel, and sanguinary temperament, not suitable for a good Emperor."
"…."
"If you ascend the throne, you will become a ruthless tyrant known throughout the ages!"
"…."
"The throne, throughout your lifetime, you must not think about it! Zhen will absolutely not pa.s.s this position to you! The entire country of China, Zhen will absolutely not hand it over to you!"
TLN: ZHEN – Chinese version of the imperial we. How the Emperor refers to himself.
Zhu Feng tightly clenched his fist and suddenly banged the table. The strong table then broke apart with a crashing sound.
He Yi advanced forward:
"Your Highness!"
The table had shattered into small pieces of wooden fragments, leaving behind a streak of blood dripping on the back of Zhu Feng"s hand. Zhu Feng then tightly clenched his fist, making the cut bigger. The blood dripped down his hand, dropping onto the ice cold floor.
He Yi wrinkled his brow, and did not speak.
He knew Yan w.a.n.g"s inner demons. Over the years, Yan w.a.n.g has been unable to break away from his inner demons, regardless of how well he acts, being courteous yet wise, worthy of having a Sage King"s att.i.tude. Nevertheless, on his first battlefield, he fought at the head of his own troops; taking the lead and risking his life by going all out, killing until he was covered with wounds. Blood flowed on the ground, and he was also unable to break away from the blood.
TLN: Sage King"s att.i.tude – Worth or virtuous person with a kingly att.i.tude.
In an empty main hall of a Buddhist temple, a loud sound will echo even more.
However, Zhu Feng could not hear anything but his Emperor Father, Emperor Taizu"s ice-cold voice chiding:
"If you ascend the throne, you will become a ruthless tyrant known throughout the ages!"
"The throne, throughout your lifetime, you must not think about it!"
"Zhen will absolutely not pa.s.s this position to you! The entire country of China, Zhen will absolutely not hand it over to you!" He tightly wrinkled his brows, and both of his hands forcefully covered his ears. Yet these sounds seemed to not come from outside but rather, from the bottom of his heart. Regardless of how much he struggled, these voices resembled intangible knives and kept piercing the pit of his stomach.
These voices pressured him into almost going crazy.
Just then, within the chaotic voices, a very fragile voice rose up. It was such a stubborn voice that he was unable to neglect it—
"Your Highness whether or not you become a tyrant shall depend on how Your Highness does it."
"If Your Highness thinks that what I am saying is wrong, there would be no harm in killing me as well."
"However, a tyrant"s evil reputation. No matter how many people you kill, you will never be able to get rid of it!"
He suddenly lifted his head up. That woman, that woman named Si Nan Yan!
Next moment, Zhu Feng had already kicked open the door and started leaving the Hall of Splendid Canopy, and he did not even glance back as he walked out.
He Yi originally also followed to chase after him. However, as soon as he saw the direction Zhu Feng was going in, an epiphany unexpectedly came to him. He stopped his footsteps, turned around, and shouted:
"At once, follow after w.a.n.gye!"
Once again another day pa.s.sed, yet people still had not come.
Nan Yan was already starved into a semi-coma, ready to sleep forever at any given moment. Nevertheless, she pushed on, biting her teeth and using one hand and little strength to constantly hit the door. It felt like she was managing to produce a bit of noise, so she kept repeatedly mumbling:
"Save me…… Somebody come, save me…."
In the end, she did not have the strength to lift her hand. She leaned against the door, relying on the final little bit of consciousness. She used her forehead to softly hit the door and as fine as a mosquito"s murmur, squeezed out:
"Help…."
At present, the rays of light had also almost disappeared.
Then at this moment, from outside, Nan Yan heard a burst of footsteps getting closer and closer, before finally stopping at the door.
The door was then immediately opened by someone.
Nan Yan"s final bit of awareness was scattered by the gust from the door opening, and her whole body fell forward.
End of Chapter
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