What a masterful attempt to persuade him to surrender.
First, she had asked his name several times to show how much she valued him, then abruptly launched into a scathing attack, and finally invoked the greater good to offer him a perfectly placed step down. She had lit the fire, seared everything over a roaring flame, then simmered it until the sauce reduced. Her tactics were aboveboard, yet struck straight at the heart. Like a home-cooked meal brimming with the warmth of ordinary life, they could win over the appetites of most people and give a starving traveler a place to belong.
Any normal person would have been persuaded by her, but unfortunately, the one lying on the ground was Yan Shi Yi, while Yan Qing was the one controlling him. After fighting his way here for six days and six nights, justice and hope could no longer fill his stomach.
"So you mean that only by surrendering and joining Qi, reforming myself from this day forward, and benefiting the common people can I be considered a true hero?" Yan Qing was smiling.
"That isn't my opinion. It's the opinion of the world." Ying Ru Shi spoke slowly. "I only know that destroying secret realms, breaking through entire armies, and dying in the land of Rainfall Torrent is definitely not heroic."
"Everything you've said is based on the premise that I didn't kill Ying Le." Yan Qing said, "If I managed to kill Ying Le, would that make me a hero?"
Before Ying Ru Shi could answer, Ying Le's bell-like laughter rang out. "Of course! If you can kill me, you'll be a great hero, a great champion, the savior of Qi! Countless young ladies will fight to present you with flowers!"
"But the problem is..." Ying Le's smile faded.