"No need, I’ve already brought it back for you!"
Nangong Yi held her by the shoulders, preventing her from getting up, and he himself stood up and went to the outer room.
In a short while, he came in holding a thin porcelain bowl, and sat down beside the couch.
In the bowl, there was a full serving of white rice porridge, and on the side, there was a bit of small pickles.
"Eating too richly at night is not good for the body, having porridge is just right..."
As Nangong Yi spoke, he took a spoon, scooped up a mouthful of porridge, first tasted to check the temperature, then brought it to her mouth.
Caught off guard, Cai Wei avoided the spoon and awkwardly stretched out her hand to take it, "I can do it myself."
Nangong Yi avoided her hand, still holding the spoon, and smiled, "Eat, try and see if it suits your taste."
SInce she couldn’t avoid it, Cai Wei had no choice but to open her mouth, letting him feed her spoon by spoonful.
After the bowl of porridge, Nangong Yi put down the bowl, took off his shoes, and also got on the couch.
Cai Wei looked at the sky outside and said, "You’re not going to sleep now, are you!"
Nangong Yi raised an eyebrow, "Why not? The army is due to move at the fourth watch tomorrow, heading to attack Qinlun City; I’ve already given the order for the soldiers to rest early to avoid being exhausted during the battle tomorrow."
When the topic of battle came up, Cai Wei couldn’t help but think of ’slaughter,’ she carefully asked, "Nangong Yi, if you conquered a city, how would you treat its citizens?"
The man lay down beside her, held her in his arms, and casually replied with two words, "Slaughter!"
Cai Wei was shocked, she struggled strongly to get out of his embrace, sat up and said with some irritation, "Slaughter? Are you mistaken? What does fighting between armies have to do with common people? On what grounds will you slaughter a city? Do you mean to kill even the elders and children simply because they are your enemies’ citizens? How does this make you different from a tyrant?"
Nangong Yi didn’t expect her reaction to be so strong, he also sat up, hug her and softly said, "I remember I once told you, the Meng slaves have valiant customs and had always been nations of soldiers. No matter men, women, old, or young, once there’s a war, everyone is put into battle. Presently, the Meng slaves have about three hundred thousand people, except for the toddlers learning to speak and the bedridden old folks, the rest all have to go to battle!"
"But, do they actually want to go to war? Are they forced to or do they willingly go to war? I don’t believe that those belonging to weak groups will be willing to fight. If they’re forced and caught only to be killed, isn’t it too pitiful?"
Although she didn’t want to interfere too much with his affairs, when she thought of many innocent civilians who would be killed, including cute children, elderly who are on the brink of death, mothers who could not bear to see their own children harmed, and young men and women in their prime, she could not stay calm, or be indifferent.
"Wei’er, they are not only Meng slaves’ commoners but also their warriors and soldiers, if we don’t kill them, they will kill us in the future, I can’t leave future troubles to my soldiers!"
Nangong Yi sounded somewhat helpless, and although Cai Wei couldn’t see his face, she could feel his desolate expression!
Cai Wei looked at him, her clear eyes filled with determination, "Nangong Yi, if the Meng slaves could surrender, wouldn’t the battle be unnecessary?"
"Yes, but this is absolutely impossible!"
Nangong Yi laid her flat on the couch, lay on top of her, and didn’t want to continue this topic anymore.
However, Cai Wei did not give up on her idea, "Nangong Yi, can we come to an agreement?"
Nangong Yi’s lips were about to touch hers when her words ruined the mood, and he stopped few centimeters away from her.
"Give me three days, I will meet with Tuoba Kui and try to make him surrender to our Great Jin Dynasty. During these three days, you can attack Qinlun City, but you are not allowed to slaughter the city!"
Nangong Yi sat up suddenly without even thinking and flatly refused, "No!"
Cai Wei was angry, "Why?"
Nangong Yi firmly said, "I can’t let you take the risk. What if Tuoba Kui means harm to you? Wouldn’t I regret it for a lifetime?"