Chapter 1002 Should I Go?

Even as they spoke, their eyes continued to flicker.

In fact, Ashina Zhuye also understood that although Liang Shide had ostensibly sent Wang Shaoqiu here to request reinforcements, Liang Shide should also know that the Turks would not easily send troops to help either side before the outcome of the war in the Central Plains was clearly determined.

Another reason he did this was that Ashina Zhuxie was leading a large army south, which posed the same threat to Luoyang.

After all, they were only using each other from the beginning, not forming an alliance. Moreover, even if they were truly allies, when their interests conflict or there are areas of contention, even the strongest alliance can break down one day.

Therefore, he sent Wang Shaoqiu here, firstly to seek help, and secondly to find out the true purpose of the Turks.

As long as he poses no threat to Luoyang, he is already an asset at this point.

Knowing Wang Shaoqiu's thoughts, Ashina Zhuxie didn't expose him, but just smiled and said, "In that case, please let the special envoy stay here. The scenery here is different from your Central Plains, perhaps you can see some new things."

Wang Shaoqiu immediately replied, "Thank you, Khan."

Ashina Zhuxie waved his hand, ordering someone to come in and take him and his entourage away to be settled. Several generals, including Geli, wanted to say something, but he dismissed them with a few words. Knowing that it would be difficult to dissuade them, they could only sigh and leave the tent.

As soon as they left, Ashina Zhuxie also walked out of the main tent. Just like before, he turned around and came to Lei Yu's tent.

It's very quiet here today.

Ashina Zhuxie didn't linger for long, and directly pushed open the door and went inside. It was long past lunchtime, and a faint aroma of meat still lingered in the tent, but it had faded considerably. He Du, who had already eaten his fill, was fast asleep on the couch with his round little belly bulging out, looking completely satisfied, with a little glistening drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

A large, snow-white hand reached out with a handkerchief and gently wiped his face.

Upon hearing Ashina Zhuxie's footsteps, the hand paused slightly, wiped itself clean, and then placed the handkerchief aside.

Ashina Zhuxie stood leisurely in the center of the tent, carefully examining the hand. The hand wasn't particularly soft or delicate; it was calloused from years of wielding reins and swords. Yet, even so, it was more beautiful than the hands of almost all Turkic women. Especially when caring for Hedu, Lei Yu's hands, along with her gaze, expression, and entire being, exuded an indescribable tenderness.

Ashina Zhuxie walked over and asked, "Has the child eaten?"

Lei Yu nodded.

"Have you got a meal yet?"

"not yet."

"Why haven't you eaten yet?"

Lei Yu paused for a moment, then said, "I'll wait for you."

"..."

The tent fell silent immediately.

But this quiet wasn't completely quiet. Even though Lei Yu didn't turn his head and just looked down at his son's content and adorable sleeping face, he could still hear the heavy breathing of the person behind him, and even the sound of his heart pounding heavily in his chest, like a drumbeat.

Ashina Zhuxie's face visibly twisted slightly, as if he was about to reveal a smile, but he tried his best to restrain himself. This struggle made his handsome face look ferocious.

He hadn't expected Lei Yu to suddenly show him tenderness.

However, after the overwhelming ecstasy, a cold, rational mind immediately emerged from the vast ocean of emotions.

Ashina Zhuxie frowned – Why?

They've been married for almost two years now, and Lei Yu rarely smiles at him, even less often shows any tenderness, let alone takes the initiative to be intimate with him or waits to have a meal together.

She wouldn't change without a reason, nor would she do this out of the blue.

Thinking of this, Ashina Zhuxie calmed down immediately. Just then, Lei Yu turned to look at him and met his calm and clear gaze. Her eyes were also calm.

Ashina Zhuxie asked, "Why?"

After asking those three questions, he immediately thought of who he had just met and the look in Wang Shaoqiu's eyes, and then he understood and said, "What do you want to tell me?"

Lei Yu didn't hide anything: "What is Wang Shaoqiu doing here?"

Ashina Zhuxie frowned: "You know him too?"

Lei Yu said coldly, "This person is Wang Shaoji's younger brother. Neither of them are good people."

Ashina Zhuxie said, "But he has already surrendered to Luoyang."

Upon hearing this, Lei Yu's expression stiffened slightly.

Although she had no dealings with Wang Shaoqiu, Wang Shaoji was infamous and she didn't have a good impression of the brothers. In addition, when Shang Ruyi was kidnapped to the Turks, she told her about the Jiangdu Palace, which made her even more disgusted with him. When she heard that he was coming, she immediately decided to make her stance clear to Ashina Zhuxie.

Unexpectedly, Wang Shaoqiu surrendered to Luoyang, who was Liang Shide's man.

The reason she has come to this point is because she and her father submitted to Liang Shide and were married into the Turkic Khaganate as a form of alliance between the two sides. Therefore, she and Wang Shaoqiu can be said to be of the same ilk.

Lei Yu felt as if he had swallowed a fly; his throat tightened before he finally asked, "What is he doing here?"

Ashina Zhuxie walked to the other side and slowly sat down, saying slowly and deliberately, "He came to ask me to send troops."

"Send troops? For what purpose?"

"Kill Yuwen Ye!"

"What!?"

Lei Yu couldn't help but let out a soft gasp. He Du, lying on the bed, immediately made an uneasy sound, murmuring as he turned over. Lei Yu quickly held her breath and gently patted her son's back, and the child fell into a deep sleep again.

Once he was fast asleep, Lei Yu immediately got up and went to Ashina Zhuxie's side, his expression tense as he lowered his voice and said, "They want you to send troops to kill Yuwen Ye?"

"good."

Where is he?

"It turns out that he was leading troops to attack Luoyang, but he didn't have many soldiers, I heard it was less than 30,000, and he was locked in a stalemate with Liang Shide south of Luoyang. Wang Shaoqiu was ordered to come and ask me to send troops to help."

"..."

"If we go there now and attack from both sides with Liang Shide, we can take down Yuwen Ye in one fell swoop."

At this point, he looked up and gave Lei Yu a deep look: "I should go."

Lei Yu's face turned extremely ugly.

She hadn't expected that just days before, she had mocked the man before her for Yuwen Ye rescuing Shang Ruyi unharmed, and now, in the blink of an eye, Yuwen Ye seemed about to fall into his hands. If what he said was true, that Yuwen Ye was locked in a stalemate with the troops in Luoyang, and that the main force of the Western Turks was near Xia Prefecture, and if they were to launch a full-scale southward advance, perhaps it really would be—

Just as the two seemed to be at an impasse, Lei Yu listened intently for a moment and suddenly asked, "Then why haven't you given the order yet?"