WAR PRISONER

War Prisoner Chapter 52

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

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War Prisoner Chapter 52

The sound of Yu Cang's steady footsteps gradually grew louder as he approached and Zi Nong's heart grew ever more conflicted. What should she do, His Majesty has summoned Yu Cang, evidently he intends to take some action, but it's just that Young Master... Young Master... In her heart of hearts, Zi Nong had no intention of accepting Su Yi's escape as fact.

"Your loyal subject Yu Cang kowtows and salutes the Emperor, may Your Majesty live ten-thousand years, ten-thousand years, ten-thousand ten-thousand years [1]!" As the sound of his voice faded, a tall, strong and vigorous figure knelt down in front of Wanyan Xu.

Wanyan Xu silently looked at this person, who could be counted among the most capable of his courtiers. He had once been a steadfast and unyielding captive too, but after he had surrendered, he had been loyal and devoted to Wanyan Xu. But as for Su Su, even until today, the two words "I surrender" had never passed his lips. Without exception, the only reason he had agreed to anything was because Wanyan Xu had employed force to get his way. Perhaps he should have expected that this would be the logical outcome of his actions, right from the beginning.　

"Yu Cang, receive my [2] Imperial decree." Wanyan Xu slowly seated himself and said: "I order you to coordinate your efforts with the High Minister of Justice, and immediately start searching both in the city and beyond the city for the escaped... Empress Su Yi. If you find him, you are to arrest him immediately but bear in mind that you are not to cause him any bodily injuries, I want you to bring him before me without a single hair harmed."

When she heard these remarks, Zi Yan's heart began to sink. She did not expect that even when matters had come to this, the Emperor would still show such consideration towards Su Yi. He even referred to Su Yi as the Empress, obviously the notion of deposing Su Yi had never even crossed his mind. Zi Nong, on the other hand, felt slightly reassured. She stole a look at Wanyan Xu to assess his expression and the look in his eyes, but there was no trace of his thoughts or emotions. She thought to herself that although the Emperor was really enraged this time, but somehow he managed not to show any concern or hurt on his inscrutable face.　
Yu Cang pondered deeply over his strategy for a while, before saying hesitantly: "Your loyal subject will always carry out Your Majesty's directives to his fullest ability, but if that... that Empress chooses to resist arrest, when the fighting commences, with him being highly skilled in martial arts, your loyal subject does not dare to guarantee that he will not be totally unscathed. I fear that I might not be able to fulfil Your Majesty's wishes." 　

Wanyan Xu thought over the problem for a long time, he understood well the degree of Su Yi's proficiency in martial arts. Although he could not hope to match Wanyan Xu's prowess by a long shot, when compared to the man before him, Yu Cang, their levesl of skill were pretty much identical. He nodded his head and said: "Just do your best. There is strength in numbers but they do not have to lay down their lives to comply with my wishes. Just keep in mind the result that I desire. But there is one condition you must fulfill. You will not bring his corpse back to see me, nor will I accept that any serious injury is inflicted upon him. Or else, in spite of whatever difficulties you might have experienced, you will have to suffer heavy punishment."

Yu Cang bent his head down and answered "yes". With a furtive look at Zi Yan, he thought: If I have to suffer heavy punishment, then so be it. A heaven-sent opportunity like this comes only once, if I do not take advantage of it, I will not have another chance to get rid of him. Although his heart set on this course, what he presented on the surface was deferential respect as he promised to obey Wanyan Xu's wishes.