The Duke’s Substitute Bride is a Maid - Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Ronald Surrendered For Love

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The two armies confronted each other.
This time, Celt’s troops were even stronger than the last time.
Caesar rode to the front of Ronald’s army and formed a silent confrontation with Ronald. “Ronald, by killing someone, you have to pay with your own life. I can take a step back. As long as you hand over three people to cancel out the deaths of Rhett and the two soldiers of our country, we will immediately withdraw our troops.”
“Impossible!” As a general, how could Ronald push his soldiers out to sacrifice their lives? This was also admitting that he had lost.
Retreating before the battle was not his usual style.
“Ronald!” Caesar closed his eyes. Thinking that Irene was still in his hands, he suppressed his anger, “Okay, I can take a step back. I know that Irene is in your hands. As long as you return Irene to me, I can let go of the two lives of our soldiers.”
Ronald frowned. What did he mean? Hadn’t Wen Shaoqing sent Irene back?
“Caesar! You retreat immediately, or I will kill your daughter immediately.” Wen Shaoqing’s voice rang out from the army. His long sword was pressed against Irene’s neck, and he pushed her to the front of the group.
Wen Shaoqing usually had the appearance of a gentle scholar, but when he wore his military uniform, he was also awe-inspiring.
Caesar saw that Irene was being taken as a hostage by them and became angrier. “Ronald! You actually pushed a woman out as a shield in order to protect your soldiers!”
Ronald did not expect this either. He got off the horse and wanted to walk in front of Wen Shaoqing to question him about what he had said.
Wen Shaoqing, however, edged his sword closer toward Irene. “Brother, I’m also doing this for Croce. Don’t blame me.”
Caesar tightened his grip on the reins. “If that’s the case, I don’t have to show mercy. Kill him!”
“Wait!” Irene snatched the sword from Wen Shaoqing’s hand and pressed it against her neck. She knelt in front of Caesar’s horse. “Father, this is all because of me. If I cut my throat and die, will this end the war?”
“Irene!”
“Irene!”
Two voices sounded at the same time. Caesar and Ronald looked at Irene nervously.
Wen Shaoqing looked at Irene and frowned. “Do you think that your father sent troops because of you? You are just one of his many sons and daughters. The reason he sent troops this time is not entirely because of you. He even said that he would seek justice for the two dead soldiers. Do you believe him when he said that?”
“So, I’m just a pretense. I’m just a tool for you to fight for power and benefits, right?” Irene suddenly felt that her threat was so laughable. She could not threaten her father at all.
“I surrender!”
He did not expect Irene to threaten Ronald instead of Caesar. He was afraid that Caesar would disregard Irene’s safety and forcefully launch a war. He was afraid that Irene would really commit suicide in front of him in order to stop the war.
“General!” Their invincible general had never surrendered. No matter how difficult the war was, he would persevere until the last moment.
Ronald threw down his long sword and took off his armor. “If I surrender voluntarily, will King Caesar let my soldiers go?”?
Caesar glanced at the imposing army. As expected, there were no weak soldiers under a strong general. However, without a general, these soldiers were just a pile of sand. Croce was like a tiger without teeth without Ronald.
“Good. As a show of sincerity, you can ask your army to withdraw back to the city first. I won’t make things difficult for you.”
Irene also turned around and looked at Ronald in disbelief. What was he doing? Why did he surrender?
Ronald took the long sword in Irene’s hand. “I’ll go back to Murcia with you. Isn’t that what you want?”
Bullshit! She wanted Ronald to go back to Murcia with her. She didn’t want him to go back as a loser like this.
Ronald seemed to see what Irene was thinking. “If I can get a truce by sacrificing myself, I’ll do it. I’m your husband, no matter what.”