WAR PRISONER

War Prisoner Chapter 47

Title: WAR PRISONER

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Author: 梨花烟雨(Li Hua Yan Yu) /Lê Hoa Yên Vũ

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War Prisoner Chapter 47

Su Yi looked at Wanyan Xu. He looked at this man who he felt both high esteem and deep hatred for. He looked at this man who was born to be the bitterest enemy he would ever encounter but who was also the most intimate confidant that he would ever have in his life. He looked at this man who had originally wanted his life, but who now persistently tried to have his heart. At this moment, a feeling, one that he could not describe with his voice nor make sense of with his brain, slowly started to emanate from the bottom of his heart.

The feeling he should obviously have towards this man was one of bone-deep hatred that would cause him to grind his teeth at the very thought of him, so why was it that when he now saw Wanyan Xu, the first thought that came to his mind was the tenderness he had shown Su Yi during the humiliating ordeal last night, when he had tried so hard to restrain himself so as to make things easier on Su Yi. But if what he should do was to fall in love with this man, who would henceforth be the master of Su Yi's future, then why did the old grudge he bore against Wanyan Xu for destroying his country and taking him prisoner still loom so large in his thoughts? He stood still, not moving from his spot, and kept looking at Wanyan Xu's face intently, trying desperately to puzzle out the numerous and disorderly thoughts and feelings that were coursing through him, but the more he tried to puzzle them out, the more puzzled he became.

"Zi Nong, I [1]... do I have rice on my face?" Wanyan Xu rubbed at his face anxiously. This is so strange; Su Su usually did not care to spare him even a single extraneous glance but Su Su was actually peering at him intently today. At this time, the only reason that Wanyan Xu could think of for his unusual behaviour was that there was something not quite right about his appearance.

As Su Yi looked at Wanyan Xu --- still rubbing his face self-consciously --- unbidden, his mind suddenly began to vividly imagine this man, who embodied the honour of the supreme ruler and the might of the imperial throne, going to a tiny hall in a small auxiliary palace and using both the carrot and the stick, entreated a bunch of ordinary citizens to cooperate with him in putting on a show, all for the sake of swindling someone into marrying him. He also imagined how Wanyan Xu might have looked as he paid each one of them their fee of ten taels of silver after the show. That unforgettable scene in the martial arts square, still carved in his bones and engraved in his heart, had always caused him gut-wrenching pain whenever his thoughts wandered to it. But when he recalled the scene now, for reasons that were a mystery to him, the pain seems to have been substantially diluted. Actually, when he thought of how Wanyan Xu had managed to give such a virtuoso performance on that day, he even found it very funny. As these thoughts were running through his mind, he couldn't contain the laugh that escaped from his lips.

Oh good heavens, what the hell was happening? Wanyan Xu stood stock still, as if he had been stunned by lightning exploding near him. Was... was this a joke, Su Su... Su Su he... he was actually smiling at him. He... he was really smiling at him. Overwhelmed by a rush of bliss, the sensation was too heady, rendering him immobile and he could feel nothing. His heart was filled with only one sound, the precious sound of Su Yi's laughter, and all he could think was that if he really did have rice on his face, then all he wished for was for more rice to appear there.

Su Yi also became immediately aware of his gaffe. Mortified, he gave a huffy "hai", and his whole face flushed a brilliant scarlet. He must be really ill, faced with this nemesis who had destroyed his country and forced Su Yi into marriage, he could actually laugh out loud. He found his own behaviour altogether inexcusable. Utterly perturbed with himself, he tossed his head and turned to go but his steps were dogged by Wanyan Xu who had finally recovered his wits. Su Su this, Su Su that, he incessantly babbled as they walked on.