Dressed as a Man, I Became Tycoon's Sweetheart novel Chapter 727

Chapter 727: Chapter 727: The Death of Shen Jinyou

Xia Chongming, since establishing his army, erupted in fury for the first time. Revered Wen forced him by severing mentor-mentee affection to rescind his command, yet it still couldn’t change Shen Jinyou’s heart.

All the words of the world couldn’t compare to a sentence from Xia Qingshao, light as wind, soft as clouds: "Xiao You, I want to see you."

As shrewd as Shen Jinyou was, how could he fail to see the deceit within.

But no one knew that the deadline for his experiments with Bian He’s medicine was tomorrow.

If Bian He arrived tomorrow, Shen Jinyou’s life or death was uncertain; if not, his time would be up.

He had intended to fight his way into the city, then rescue his senior sister. Now it seemed better to lay down the ice blade and take a good look at his senior sister.

His senior sister was the best in the entire world; she wouldn’t harm him.

Shen Jinyou wrote down the Hengshan Army’s plan of attack and subsequent affairs overnight. The next day, he went alone to the Forbidden City.

That day, the sun shone brightly, a gentle wind caressed the face. The once vibrant and prosperous Forbidden City was now desolate and decaying, with beautiful little flowers growing around it.

The city walls, everywhere, were soldiers of the Imperial court, weary from battle, each holding an ice blade, alert and ready for combat.

People saw a white figure approaching from a distance.

The man was not in armor, carried not a single soldier or blade, just a long robe, a forehead cloth, his black hair tied up high, walking in the wind, looking more like a disciple of a Sect.

Only as he drew near did the people realize this clear and stirring figure with extraordinary demeanor was Shen Jinyou, commander of the Hengshan Army. Seeing him approach without an escort, guards became increasingly alert, fearing a trap.

As Shen Jinyou walked from the Hengshan camp, a full two kilometers, the wind lifted the ribbons at his waist and his white forehead cloth. The sun’s rays stretched his silhouette, long and exquisite. His features were delicate to the extreme; his entire being exuded an extraordinary charismatic radiance that took the breath away from the nervously tensed Imperial soldiers.

Shen Jinyou, in such a state, fully deserved the reputation of being the most handsome man in Desert North, the epitome of grace and allure, nothing like the Asura King who had bloodied his eyes on the battlefield.

He arrived at the city gate, and the soldiers stepped back, opening the gate to let him in.

At the moment the man walked in, the city gate clanged shut, as if sealing off a portal to the netherworld.

Atop the wall of Ande Gate in the Forbidden City, Gu Tianlin stood with his hands behind his back, watching that increasingly distinct and beautiful figure, and sighed, "He really came."

In this world, only Xia Qingshao could bind Shen Jinyou, make him cast aside life and death.

For Xia Qingshao, a War God that struck fear into people’s hearts had shed his armor and donned the robes of romance.

As Shen Jinyou walked into the city, he looked up and saw that hateful figure.

In their standoff, Gu Tianlin was the first to speak, "Rebel and traitor Shen Jinyou, now deeply ensnared in enemy territory with no escape, if you’re willing to surrender and defect from darkness to light, you may yet be spared death."

Shen Jinyou looked at him, and the corner of his mouth lightly curled up into a smile, "Rebel and traitor? For sixty years in Desert North, Third Prince Gu Weixiang coveted Noble Consort Shen’s beauty, colluded with the eunuchs, allied with foreign armies, killed his brother and seized his sister-in-law, usurped the heir’s right, then once king, purged the royal side, raised taxes, filled the Six Palaces with extravagance, plotted against loyal officials, and plunged the common people into misery. The noble heir from Desert North, beloved by the people, walking the righteous path, in the end, who is the rebel and traitor, and what is there for me to defect from darkness to light?"

His words gripped the swords of the soldiers on the walls taut, pulled the bows tight—fear of a formidable force. Even unarmed, the oppressive aura of a King sufficed to make hearts tremble.

Gu Tianlin clenched his hand; faced with such questioning, he was unable to answer.

Because what Shen Jinyou said were undeniable truths.

"The Royal Family indeed was unjust to you, but those are things of the past, wrongs committed by the previous generation. Must we really continue them into the next? Why can’t we let go of our grievances and end this endless cycle of revenge?"

Shen Jinyou’s eyes tightened, sparkling with icy gleams, "What a noble sentiment, Eldest Prince. Since even patricide can be forgiven, and you can overlook vengeance for stolen love, why then are you still so obsessed with a mere throne? Or does the Eldest Prince think that if I, the former Crown Prince, ascended the throne, I would not do better than you, a defeated general?"

"You..."

Excited, Gu Tianlin’s hand bones creaked ominously, "Shen Jinyou, I’ll ask you one more time, will you surrender or not?"

"Why waste your breath?"

"You... will you surrender!"

Gu Tianlin stood on the high city wall, his cold face filled with rage. Though he was in a position of superiority, looking down at the man on the ground, his mood was oddly suppressed by the other’s calm smile.

"Will, you, surrender?"

Gu Tianlin asked for the last time. If Shen Jinyou did not surrender, the outcome was clear.

Yet looking at the man who stood alone within the enemy city, unfazed, not furrowing a brow, Gu Tianlin, who had always been ruthless and resorted to any means for the throne, felt a sense of respect for Shen Jinyou.

He was the only person Gu Tianlin had ever seen with such talent and charm, yet so pure, so noble, and so sincere.

There was no second one like him in the world.

But regrettably, they were brothers, yet enemies.

Shen Jinyou looked at him contemptuously and uttered a word indifferently, "No."

On the city wall’s staircase, a red figure holding a bow and arrows walked step by step to Gu Tianlin’s side.

When Shen Jinyou saw her, his originally indifferent and disdainful eyes suddenly burst with a brilliant shine, outshining the fierce sun above.

"Senior sister..."

He murmured, his tone imbued with indescribable warmth and tenderness.

But Xia Qingshao’s face was devoid of emotion, "Xiao You, why won’t you give up?"

Because giving up this world means giving up on you.

And at that moment, Shen Jinyou was still smiling at her with that childlike grin, continuing his sentence, "But if you’re willing to leave with me..." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

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