Chapter 1131 - 1074. To Meet With Cao Cao Tomorrow
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He leaned forward as far as the chains would allow, his eyes blazing. "Cao Mengde didn’t buy me. He understood me. He trusted me to guard his back when the entire world wanted him dead. He is my lord. He will always be my lord. You can shower my hometown in gold until the streets are paved with it, but you will never, ever have my sword. I know where my loyalty lies, and it stays with my Emperor until I am dust. I will never agree to serve the man who caged him."
Lie Fan tried again. He offered him positions of absolute martial glory, promising him the vanguard against the fierce Wuhuan cavalry in the north. He offered him wealth, status, and the chance to cement his legacy in a golden age.
But it was like talking to a stone wall. Xu Chu vehemently, stubbornly refused every single offer, his answers growing shorter and more hostile with every attempt. The simple, unbreakable devotion that defined his character was entirely impervious to Lie Fan’s silver tongue.
Finally, Lie Fan stopped talking. He looked at the massive warrior, bound in iron and absolute loyalty, and let out a quiet sigh of genuine regret. He had pushed as far as he could. The foundation was unshakeable.
"So be it, Zhongkang," Lie Fan said softly. "You have made your choice. You are a true warrior, and I respect your devotion."
He turned away from the cell, his face hardening back into the cold mask of the conqueror. He gestured for his generals to follow.
They walked back up the dark corridors in silence, leaving the third subterranean level and its defiant ghosts behind. As they reached the relative light of the upper prison courtyard, Lie Fan stopped and turned to Grand General Huangfu Song.
"My efforts here have concluded," Lie Fan announced, his voice devoid of any emotion. "None of them on the lower levels budged. If I return to argue with them further, there is nothing more I could say that would not simply aggravate them into madness. Their loyalty to the Cao name is absolute."