"They have already died for their country."
"The days that follow are at their discretion."
"As for that letter, it serves as a [voucher], signifying that even in death, they did not draw their weapons to destroy the Qilin Army. Only this way could the two of them truly settle there."
"Consider it as an old friend from my youth inviting them for a drink."
"Finally, let's drink one more cup."
He tightened the reins and said flatly, "Even if I die, I cannot die like a prisoner. I must fight to the end. Chen Dingye may die disgracefully, but the Emperor of Chen Country cannot die disgracefully."
"To die by suicide, to die by hanging, that is not the death of a monarch."
"To resist to the last, to be slain by the chaotic army, that would be a dignified death."
"I shall not be slain by Li Guanyi as a prisoner."
"If a monarch were to die, it must be under the sword and blade of the downfall."
Yan Chen looked at him, and with one sentence laid bare his thoughts:
