Red Snow

Chapter 15

"Of course, he did, " Ye Hua sighed and made his way to the royal court. 

On the way to court, Ye Hua couldn't help but recall the last time he went to court. With him sniffing his tears, while his brother's lifeless body lay there beside him. 

Ye Hua told the court what happened as he presented the Eastern Emperor Bell. How they managed to capture Da Ji but to lose the celestial's best war god.

"I have failed, " Ye Hua proclaimed, "I have let you all down, " 

The marble flood he was kneeling in was cold and hard, just like the expression on the Heavenly Lord's face. His Majesty sighed, "I can't blame you for this, High God Mo Yuan always had his reasons for his actions, "

He always did. 

And then he looked down sternly at Ye Hua, "You on the other hand, why did you let that vixen go?" 

Ye Hua's eyes widened, he didn't expect the Heavenly Lord to ask him that question. The answer was caught in his throat. Why did he let the demoness go?

Moments passed, and Ye Hua remained silent. 

"Well?" The Heavenly Lord raised his eyebrows.

"I...I…" Ye Hua stuttered, "I…"

"I'm not saying you're wrong for sparring with her," he said, "I'm just asking you why. " 

Yes, why would he spare the life of a person he had been hunting his whole life, the person who did so many horrible things, who was responsible for his brother's death? 

Ye Hua remembered the terrified look in her eyes when he raised his sword at her. The soft whimpering from her lips when he was about to strike. Ye Hua was so angry and was prepared to kill her. However, at the last minute, he hesitated. Ye Hua's hand weakened, and he dropped his sword. 

He just took the bell and body and left. Ye Hua didn't bother to retrieve his sword. 

"Were you showing mercy?" 

"No, it wasn't mercy, " he quickly answered. 

"Then?" 

Ye Hua kept silent. He was a prodigy since birth, there was no problem he couldn't solve, no question he couldn't answer. Then why was it so hard for him to answer this simple one? 

"Ye Hua, " his surrogate mother, Le Xu insisted, "It's just a simple question, why did you let her go?" 

"I don't know," was all he had to say.

There's a disappointed look on the Heavenly Lord's face. "You don't know? There's no such answer. You made your choice, you must know the reason why!"

Ye Hua lowered down his head, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I truly didn't know, " 

"How did Mo Yuan expect you to…" the Heavenly Lord clenched his fist and sighed. He couldn't see him in the eye. 

"I'm sure Ye Hua had his reason, father, " his mother said, "Maybe he just needs some time, " 

"Time is something he doesn't have when making a decision, " the Heavenly Lord argued, "How do you expect him to be a leader when he didn't know the reason for his choice, " 

"The demoness is roaming free in the mortal realm," Ye Hua said, "Give me another chance. Let me bring her to justice, " 

"And now you want to capture her again!" The Heavenly Lord yelled, "This type of wishy-washy attitude is frowned upon if you ever wish to sit on the throne, "