Chapter 137 - Angered Bai Rouyun
Chapter 137 - Angered Bai Rouyun
The Crown Prince was not aware of whether or not these aides that Li Moyun had mentioned would really be capable of gaining victory, but he was hoping that they could.
Even if they gained victory on behalf of Li Moyun, nothing could change the fact that this man had left the battlefield before the end of the war, and thus had deserted his position.
No matter what, this deserved extreme measures of punishment, and most of the people who had come to revere him throughout the years would look down upon him.
What man abandoned his country and the war to flirt with a woman? No one could respect such a person, and his chance of becoming the new Emperor would be lowered drastically.
Although the Crown Prince was extremely pleased with what had happened, he would never display his pleasure on his face, and instead act as the indignant citizen of the Richu Empire, who had been abandoned.
He was going to truly magnify the issue, and cause so much trouble to Li Moyun that he might even be sentenced to death.
That was, after all, the sentence that most traitors were getting.
Li Moyun and Bai Rouyun were observing the Crown Prince. While he tried to act pitiful to gain sympathy, it was impossible for him to hide the gloating on his face, and he looked rather ugly in his attempts at seeming sad.
The people surrounding them were also aware of the Crown Prince’s thoughts, but while they thought he was truly disgusting, they were also displeased with Li Moyun. What kind of man left his country alone when they were in need of his services?
Bai Rouyun saw the displeased eyes that were focused on Li Moyun, and she started to feel indignant. Li Moyun had already sent Little Chu, and he likely had quite a few experts of the same caliber on standby at the battlefield. To end the war was as simple as clapping his hands!
But Bai Rouyun also knew that she should not say anything. It was not up to her to decide whether or not Li Moyun should announce his identity as the Eternal Shadow Lord.
However, seeing him being wronged like this caused her to feel unhappy. The hand that held Li Moyun’s hand clenched tightly, and the man could feel her anger, but instead of being unhappy, a sweetness erupted in his heart, like flowers blooming.
He knew that she was angry for his sake, and seeing her like this truly proved how much she cared about him.
Li Moyun looked at the Crown Prince. He gently squeezed Bai Rouyun’s hand to calm her down, and then he opened his mouth. "A poor country like the Richu Empire should be more than grateful that the Four Protectors of the Eternal Shadow Palace have stepped into the battlefield. It will end in a few hours at most, so do not worry about me leaving."
Li Moyun did not say that he was the Eternal Shadow Lord, but the fact that he could order the Four Protectors of the Eternal Shadow Palace to make an appearance made it obvious that he had a good connection to there.
The Crown Prince could not help but frown. If Li Moyun had truly sent such experts, then the war would naturally be ended in a short amount of time, and then no one would blame him for leaving the battlefield.
However, since when did this unfavored prince, Li Moyun, manage to gain connections to the Eternal Shadow Palace? Why wasn’t it him? He was, after all, the Crown Prince, and his background was much more illustrious than Li Moyun’s.
Li Moyun glanced at the Crown Prince and knew exactly what he was thinking, but he did not care too much. He snorted, and while taking Bai Rouyun’s hand, he walked away from both Bai Mulan and the Crown Prince.
Bai Mulan looked at the departing figures with a pondering expression on his face. He was not sure what he should do from here on.
When he and Bai Liqiang had spoken to Bai Rouyun, they had been disdainful towards Li Moyun. They had been hinting that he was only worthy of being a live-in husband, and that their children had to take the surname Bai in order for them to approve of their relationship.
However, now that Bai Mulan had considered it, it was in no way a bad thing that Bai Rouyun was married to Li Moyun, and for her to remain in his family.
If they insulted Li Moyun, he might abandon their Bai Rouyun, and then move on to another woman. In that case, Bai Rouyun would become an old divorced woman with nothing but her family background to tempt other potential new husbands.
Bai Mulan was truly overthinking. Li Moyun had liked Bai Rouyun from the moment she had been resurrected in this body, and he truly wanted to spend his entire life by her side.
He was not going to abandon her, nor was he going to make her suffer. However, it was not him who was the most problematic to convince; it was Bai Rouyun. Just like how Li Moyun loved her, she also liked him, and she would never let him suffer.
She had married him, she was his wife, so she would not let him become submissive to her original family, merely because they wanted to take her back.
If she had to choose between the Bai family and Li Moyun, there was no doubt in her mind that she would choose Li Moyun.
Bai Rouyun had a cold look on her face as Li Moyun took her away. He could sense her anger whenever the Crown Prince opened his mouth, and while he did feel happy to sense her anger for his sake, he was also troubled, as he did not wish for her to be unhappy.