Chapter 42: A Return Gift

　　"My Ayuan is not Yun Lian, and I am far from Yu Qian. My Ayuan was born noble—even after being away for ten years, she deserves all the best things in this world," Yu Su said. He had known ten years ago that only by gaining power so great that others dared not challenge or fear him could he protect the people he cared about. Ayuan’s departure might have been giving him the chance to achieve that. That woman (the original Yue Chen) was timid and foolish; if Ayuan hadn’t been injured by a sword at that time, she would never have had the chance to take over Ayuan’s body.　　After ten years of planning, he now held half of the Dayan Dynasty in his hands—all military power was his, and military generals swore allegiance to him. Having achieved so much, the person he cherished should live freely and without burdens. He could give Ayuan anything she wanted.　　"But it’s easy to dodge an open spear, yet hard to guard against a hidden arrow. If you love her so much, you shou