Chapter 1082: Remember Your Sister
Yan Nantian fell silent for a long time before asking, "Master, you tell me to turn back, but what if I press forward? I have countless capable men under my command who can carry the banner. With the Yu Banner Undefeated, how could Prince Jin possibly rise?"
Hui'an explained, "Your Highness, if you die, the news of your death will not spread. There are strange individuals in this world who can alter their faces to impersonate others. The moment you die, someone else will seamlessly take your place, and Prince Yu will no longer be Prince Yu."
Yan Nantian shook his head. "They might copy my face and form, but they cannot copy my mind. They would be exposed in the blink of an eye."
"But what if this game piece isn't meant to take control of the Yu Army?" Hui'an asked.
Yan Nantian raised a brow, suddenly realizing the truth.
"Of course..."
"It seems Your Highness already understands," Hui'an said. "The disguise isn't meant to steal your position, but to dictate where this game piece falls. Factions within Shangjing City have vastly different stances. However, if you are exposed in the capital and fall into the hands of the Imperial Court, not a single person there would actually want you dead. They still need someone to hold off the Northern Desert, and the Imperial Court could use you to keep the Yu Army in check. A head-on clash is not a good strategy."
"But if you were to die in Shangjing City yourself, things would change entirely. This would not be the work of the North Desert People, nor of Prince Jin. The entire mess would be dumped straight onto the Imperial Court."
"You have countless brave, brilliant commanders serving under you. Fueled by such vengeance, what would the army do? Where would they march? And what would happen to the situation at the Border Pass?"