Chapter 630: A Difficult Situation <<<
If Li Chen was determined to kill Yelü Guzanqi, then Yelü Guzanqi would know he couldn't escape. In the capital city of Da Qin, and even within the East Palace, with only two masters protecting him, he wouldn't stand a chance.
Yelü Guzanqi simply gave up.
After all, the inevitable consequence was that the Liao cavalry would seek revenge against themselves and Yelü Qiming.
But right now, Li Chen's attitude has given Yelu Guzanqi, whose heart was filled with despair, a glimmer of hope.
If one is alive, no one would want to die.
It was precisely this glimmer of hope that made Yelü Guzan hesitate.
Yelü Guzanqi was no fool. He knew this was a deliberate move by Li Chen, intended to give him hope. But this blatant scheme left Yelü Guzanqi with no other choice.
He could only do his best to survive and escape from Qin.
Before coming, he had fantasized about riding roughshod over the Qin court. Yet, he never expected that simply being able to leave alive would be enough to satisfy him.
The contrast before and after is incredibly ironic.
Li Chen's attitude between advancing and retreating made Yelu Guzan struggle to take a step forward. He felt like the Great Qin prince before him was like a hedgehog covered in spikes, completely impossible to deal with.
Now that Li Chen had spoken these words, Yelü Guzanqi had to cooperate and play along.
In just a few breaths, Yelü Gǔzànqí quickly adjusted his mindset. He raised the head of Yelü Qiming in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty, are you not going to give this King an explanation?"
"This palace has already said, Yelü Qiming transgressed the laws of the Great Qin, and is now executed. What further explanation is needed?" Li Chen stated calmly.
"Yelü Qiming is a man of my Liao state, and even more so, a general of the Liao state. His status is not ordinary. Even if he was in the wrong first, it should be up to my Liao state to handle him!" Yelü Guzanqi said solemnly.

Li Chen sneered, "You Liao people have raised such uncivilized beasts. This palace has taught them a lesson for you, and you don't thank this palace instead you come to accuse me?"
Ye Lu Guzanqi was furious and said, “You are so arrogant, are you not afraid of my Liao Empire's iron cavalry breaking through the Yueya Pass?!”
"If you had the ability, you would have come long ago. Why wait decades to be blocked at the Moonlit Pass?"
Li Chen stared intently at Yelu Guzanqi and said, "Don't always talk about the Khitan iron cavalry as if they are invincible. No matter how formidable your cavalry is, Moonlight Pass has stood firm for decades. You've only managed to harass us; when will you ever truly break through Moonlight Pass?"
Yelü Guguzhan coldly smiled and said, “As long as my Liao Kingdom sets its mind to it, a month's worth of Ya'an is nothing but a mere trifle, easily broken with a wave of the hand!”
"Yeah, anyone can talk big."
Li Chen let out a light chuckle and said, "Then you guess, would this palace go to any lengths to cooperate with the Jin Kingdom, and then the two countries would join forces to carve up your Liao Kingdom cleanly?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yelu Guguzhan felt like a snake whose seven inches had been grasped. He was immediately caught between two difficult choices.
Indeed, among the three nations of Great Qin, Liao, and Jin, Great Qin had the weakest military strength, while Liao was the strongest. If Liao were to spare no expense, it could break through Yueya Pass, and Great Qin would indeed be unable to withstand it.
But after all these years, why can't it be broken?
It's not that it can't be broken, but that one doesn't dare to break it.
Even at its strongest, the Liao Kingdom could not withstand the combined assault of the Qin and Jin.
This situation has plagued the Liao Kingdom for decades.
It was precisely to break this situation of three powers vying for dominance that Yelü Guzan came to the capital of Da Qin.

(Editor in charge：young adult fantasy novels)