Bab 386: Prodigal Returns

"Nalan...let go." Molin quietly urged, looking up at her, trying to instill reason into her through his eyes making Princess Nalan slightly hesitate. 

But still, she could not just give up, so Princess Nalan growled at the Emperor again, "It's not like I'm asking you for much! All I'm asking is for you to spare his life! You've already deemed him a traitor and I'm going to take him away! I swear they will never see each other again so you have nothing to worry about! He's no longer a threat to you, so why can't you spare him? What more do you want?!" 

Molin closed his eyes and inwardly groaned. Although he could probably escape the Emperor's initial swing, if the Emperor really meant to kill him, he would not survive for long with the number of guards around ready for attack. Even if he could escape, he could not just leave Princess Nalan behind and run. 

"Five seconds..." The Emperor coldly reminded.