Chapter 296
Wang Ze's eyes were bloodshot like a spider web, filled with terror. He stared outside, clutching his throat and making guttural cries for help.
Finally, filled with resentment and bitterness, he collapsed onto his bed.
Crimson blood flowed from her neck, staining her white clothes and completely soaking the bedding.
Duan Gan slowly stepped forward, reached out and pulled the dagger from his neck, glanced at it dismissively, and then looked away.
After wiping the blood off the dagger onto his body, she turned around and unabashedly pushed open the door with both hands.
The patrol team outside was drawn by the sound, and upon seeing the person's face, their pupils dilated and they showed expressions of fear.
"General Dingyuan!"
Tao Tao reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist, finding a comfortable spot to lean against him. Her amber eyes brightened slightly as she gazed into his eyes and asked, "What about those who betrayed you?"
"So many people, were we supposed to kill them all?"
There are tens of thousands of people; it would take forever to kill them all in one go.
Besides, they're not some impregnable fortress; they can't withstand such physical exertion.
Upon hearing this, Duan Gan chuckled lightly, "What do you take me for? Do you think I'm that murderous?"
His eyebrows and eyes were sharp and refined, tinged with a slight blush, giving him a captivating and alluring beauty. His deep red lips were slightly upturned, making him so beautiful that he was mesmerizing.
It was rare to see him smile so simply, so relaxed and cheerful, and for a moment she was mesmerized.
She felt a tickle in her heart, bit her lip, and finally couldn't resist the impulse, so she kissed him.
She originally intended to just give him a quick kiss to satisfy her craving.
Just as she was about to back away, he grabbed the back of her head and sucked on it from the inside out, and finally he ate her clean once again.
Tao Tao lay on top of him, her almond-shaped eyes wet with tears, breathing softly. Her moist breath touched his heart, sending a tingling, itchy sensation through his bones.
She suddenly stiffened, looked up and glared at him reproachfully, "Don't move... or you'll get out of here."
Duan Gan's heart fluttered again after being glared at by her. Upon hearing her words, he silently pressed his hand down on her waist.
She bit her lip, trying her best to suppress her moans.
After regaining her composure, she angrily reached out and grabbed his neck, "Aren't you annoying me...?"
He was panting, and glistening tears welled up in the corners of his rosy eyes. His gaze towards her was increasingly hazy and dreamy, filled with deep affection and tenderness.
After a while, he seemed to calm down the intense pleasure that had seeped into his bones, and he bit her earlobe, whispering softly.
She quickly reached out and covered his mouth, her cheeks turning bright red. Hearing these lewd words, her snow-white earlobes turned a luscious rose color.
His long eyelashes fluttered as he gazed at her shy and timid appearance, his desire to tease her growing even stronger.
He stuck out his tongue and licked her soft, pink palm, startling her so much that she suddenly looked up, her moist almond eyes wide with shock and disbelief.
Duan Gan stared at her with an aggressive gaze while holding her hand and pecking at her fingers.
The burning heat, almost tangible, scalding gaze, and the moist, soft tongue, all indicated a desire to devour her from the inside out.
Tao Tao took a silent breath, buried her face in his neck, and changed the subject, asking, "So what did you do to them?"
He smiled and gently pinched the back of her neck to comfort her, knowing he couldn't torment her any longer, or things would really get messed up.
"Break through step by step, in batches."
She said "oh".
His point was that they couldn't all be killed at once, especially since it happened to be during a war, and killing too many people at once would demoralize the troops.
It would be better to treat them as expendable resources on the battlefield. Death is a normal occurrence in war, so dying on the battlefield is the best solution.
"By the way, is everything alright at the border?"
"What? Did Murong Huai Shi send you to ask this?"
She paused for a moment, then turned her head to the side, twirling his long hair, which was spread out beside the pillow, around her fingers and playing with it carefully.
"I've already arranged for someone to go."
"So something really happened at the border?"
She looked up at him in surprise.
"Indeed. With such a great upheaval in the Celestial Empire, no matter how much information is blocked, there are no secrets that are completely hidden. Those wolves with a guilty conscience are all eyeing us covetously."
"It's normal to wait for an opportunity to exploit loopholes."
Upon hearing this, she suddenly realized that Duan Gan had been suppressing the chaos on the border before.
Does that mean he might go to the border to quell the war?
But given his current status as the head of military power in the land, he shouldn't need to take the risk himself.
But who knows?
Gunpowder already exists, though its power is certainly not as great as modern gunpowder, but if the proportions are improved, it could be a viable option.
So she shared her thoughts with him.
After listening to what she said, Duan Gan looked at her with surprise and a hint of strangeness, as if he were scrutinizing her.
Why would a common woman know about these military items?
"I only know a little bit, nothing else."
She understood the meaning in his eyes and immediately spoke.
That's all she really remembers. She's not good at chemistry, but she knows how to mix proportions.
The gunpowder was not powerful enough, and there were major problems with the proportions. If the proportions were optimized, the power would definitely be stronger than before.
Duan Gan sensed that she didn't want him to ask any more questions, so he just pinched her cheek and chuckled.
Having spent so much time together, the two have become increasingly in sync, sometimes knowing what the other is going to say just from a glance.
But his doubts about her identity grew deeper. He had previously thought she was just an ordinary woman from the common people, except that her business was a bit unusual.
But it was only after he learned that they were going to the Xia Kingdom that he truly began to investigate whether there was another hidden story behind it.
The person with the hidden secret was her mother, Princess Xia of the Xia Kingdom, and the younger sister of the current emperor, Xia Chaolu.
But that doesn't explain how she knew all this.
On the contrary, because she grew up among ordinary people, she found the matter of gunpowder to be even more suspicious.
It seems she's hiding something from him.
He gently pressed his fingertips against the corner of her lips, his gaze sweeping over her face.
That possessive and aggressive gaze made her heart tremble, and she bit his fingertip in embarrassment and anger.
She didn't use much force, she was just trying to scare him. She gritted her teeth, and when she saw that he didn't react, she was about to spit it out when he grabbed her cheek.
"...Waaah...you...you're sick..."
His eyes gleamed with malice, and he pulled away just in time as she angrily tried to bite him.
"You should use a different word."
He reached out and kissed the back of her head, and she struggled impatiently for a moment.
After tossing and turning half the night, she was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping. She didn't have time to pay attention to him, so she leaned on his shoulder, closed her eyes, and fell asleep without realizing it.
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