Resisting the Wind and Splendor

"Did you go to see Yuwen Shu today?" Chu Xiaohe didn't go over, but heard Liu Yun mention it.

He was somewhat curious: "Want to persuade him to surrender? Actually, I tried to persuade him before, but he was very firm in his stance and remained loyal to the Khitan."

"If he can be easily persuaded by you, I wouldn't dare to let him go back so easily," Chu Yueli said with a smile.

“I know that, but if we can’t persuade him, we can’t let him go back. Letting him go back would be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains.”

So, that's where the contradiction lies.

In Chu Xiaohe's view, it was a complete dead end.

"Even if he does agree in the end, we don't know if he's sincere or not. Ali, Your Highness, are you sure you want to take this risk?"

"For us, there should be no risk."

"Why?" Chu Xiaohe didn't understand. After helping Chu Yueli in, he ordered someone to add some charcoal to the stove.

"Ah Li, have you decided to let him go back? Aren't you afraid?"

“He has no way out and no choice. Even if he doesn’t cooperate with us, Yelü Han will not let him go.”

Chu Yueli sat on a long bench covered with a thick blanket and glanced into the inner room.

"I haven't seen my sister-in-law for the past few days. Where have you hidden her this time?"

Recently, Tuoba Liuli has been disappearing every few days. It's not that she's really missing, but she just wants to "go into seclusion to cultivate."

But she had clearly seen Yuwen Ying just today. Yuwen Ying was outside, so why was her sister-in-law in seclusion?

"The princess said that these next few days are crucial, and once Li'er comes out, she should be completely healed."

"Can it really be completely cured?"

Chu Yueli was still somewhat uneasy, so she took Chu Xiaohe's hand and took his pulse.

His pulse was stronger than a normal person's; the Gu worm had truly been completely eradicated by his powerful body.

"The art of witchcraft is unfathomable. I thought my medical skills were so great that I could see through everything, but I just can't see through this witchcraft." Chu Yueli couldn't help but sigh softly.

“Even Princess Yuwen herself said that she couldn’t see through it. However, it’s a good thing that things are getting better. Perhaps it is Heaven’s mercy that is willing to give Li’er and me a chance to live happily ever after.”

I have wronged Li'er so much in the past, and she almost lost her life because of me.

Now that things have improved, Chu Xiao cherishes this blessed marriage more than anyone else. In this lifetime, he and Tuoba Liuli have agreed that no matter where they go, whether in the capital or on the battlefield, they will always be together.

We will never be apart again.

"So what's the situation with Yuwen Shu?" he asked, bringing up the old topic again.

Lu Beimo sat down next to Chu Yueli and said, "Yelü Han's people occupied the Daganlu Alliance and suppressed the Yuwen clan in every way. He has now recovered the regime of the Daganlu Alliance. Even if Yuwen Shu goes back, the Daganlu Alliance will no longer be his."

"Then... what use is he?"

“Of course it’s useful.” Lu Beimo smiled. “Although the Daganlu Alliance is no longer his, his old troops are still here, only the commander is gone. Yelü Han probably knew he couldn’t go back, which is why he’s so reckless.”

“As long as he goes back, his soldiers will definitely follow him again. But Yuwen Shu has experienced being abandoned by Yelü Han and even persecuted. He will never be loyal to Yelü Han again.”

Chu Yueli picked up where Lu Beimo left off, saying, "In that case, we can just hand over the Da Ganlu Alliance battlefield to Yuwen Shu, and we can switch battlefields."