Chapter 123: Lost

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Melo has something to say: Heyyaaaa it's been a while, don't get mad ahahaa Xu Le and Yanyan are both facing the unknown rn but let's hope they see light once again.


"We will leave Persia as soon as we can." That was Xiao Le's final decision.

Madam Lian immediately shot up from her seat. "As soon as you have recovered."

The former King exhaled. She expected and knew her Master would disagree with her impulsive decisions so she just nodded.

There was no use arguing either way. She was in no shape to travel in her condition. She couldn't even defend herself.

The days had been excruciatingly slow and chipped away at her sanity. But every time she felt herself losing the will to live, she remembered that wildly innocent face.

Feng Yanyan.

Memories of him were enough reason to rekindle the dying embers of her life force.

Xu Le didn't want to say this out loud but now that she wasn't a King anymore, her motivations somewhat changed.

The strong sense of justice for the people didn't vanish but waned somehow. And only the selfishness that lied within kept her going.

Why was the world cruel to her Long family? Why should the Yao win? Why couldn't she be with the person she cared for? Why should she endlessly fight?

These questions occupied her mind in her recuperation and she seemed to not get any answers.

As she ruminated these things, there was a knock from the door. "Gentleman Adrina is here."

It was Xiao Hao with a long face. He didn't like this man but it was without a doubt that Adrina helped a lot these past few months despite also being hunted by his brothers.

The Persian prince rarely visited Xu Le for fear of being tracked but it looked like there was something important today.

"Come in."

"A-are you doing well now?"

Adrina seemed to have advanced in age in a matter of months. Gone was the pampered concubine back in Suliang. He was once again a prince who had to survive in his motherland.

Long Xu Le couldn't even offer a small smile.

"I will be. Perhaps."

She was skin and bones, barely recovered. And Adrina couldn't extend any more words of solace. It wasn't his place to say them, especially when he could feel Madam Lian observing his actions from the side.

So he sighed and stated what he came here for. "Danwan soldiers have fully been regrouped. I have given the location to Chief Xiao. The casualty from the battle amounted to 203 and the casualty from the long journey amounted to a hundred."

He produced a scroll from his tunic pocket. "This is the list. We have no way of reaching their families at the moment. But they are all martyrs for Suliang."

Madam Lian took the scroll herself and handed it to Long Xu Le.

"I- I have failed in sheltering all of you properly, thus, breaking my side of the contract. However, me staying with you will endanger you more..."

"You're saying farewell?" Xu Le said the words he couldn't.

"Yes, for your sake. If my brothers knew I'm hiding people from another nation, it's just another knife against me. I'll have to hide and regroup my own forces."

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