Shen Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Song Lin had really defended Xiangyang Mountain for two days and used terrain traps to block the attack of their large army.
Her strategy of feigning an attack has worked, but she still cannot relax. This military advisor is extremely difficult to deal with and the crisis has not been resolved.
When Xue Yan heard that nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses had been lost in recent days, including the Queyue Formation, he immediately became angry and ordered his men to behead Shen Xu and Pei Zhiyuan as a sacrifice.
But he was still stopped by the black-robed military advisor.
Shen Xu and Pei Zhiyuan were taken away and imprisoned in different places.
At night, Shen Xu was pushed into a tent. She was roughly dragged to the bed and her hands were tied to the bed legs.
After a while, soldiers came in pushing the black-robed military advisor's wheelchair.
The soldier said respectfully, "Master Military Advisor, General Xue has instructed you to enjoy her well. If she fails to serve you well, you can kill her directly."
The black-robed military advisor pursed his lips and said nothing. The soldier pushed him to the edge of the bed, helped him sit on the bed, and then left after settling him down.
Shen Xu was originally sitting on the ground, his hands tied to the bed legs, looking a little embarrassed.
Seeing the military advisor sitting over to her, she tried to stand up, but her hands were tied in an awkward position, so she could only bend over and stick out her hips to talk to him.
"Are you going to keep letting me talk like this?"
"You can also speak on your knees."
"Hmph, I can still squat." She simply squatted beside the bed, opened her round eyes, and looked up at the half face under the butterfly-wing mask.
The man in black robe raised the corner of his lips and smiled. He picked up the towel on the bedside and wanted to wipe the dust off her face.
"You really are like a little cat..." His voice was filled with a hint of fondness, "Yeah, a cunning little cat."
"Have you ever seen a cat tied to the foot of a bed?" Shen Xu frowned and struggled with the rope, subconsciously dodging the towel he stretched out.
"Now I see it." He looked down at the person squatting beside him and said, "You look very young, are you twenty or so?"
Shen Xu looked at his mask and replied, "You and General Xue look very young too. Since you are all young talents, dedicated to serving the country and the people, why do you have to fight and kill each other and scheme against each other to the death?
Why not work together to govern and seek common prosperity? In our spare time, we can drink and sing songs and chat about life."
"Working for common welfare?" The black-robed man was slightly surprised. "Miss Nu Xiang's ideals are truly lofty. I don't have such lofty ambitions. I just want our little patch of land in the north to live in peace, so that the military and civilians can have enough to eat. The rest has nothing to do with us."
"Then our goals are the same." Shen Xu quickly persuaded: "Let's call a ceasefire. We can sit down and discuss the terms of the ceasefire."
"Heh~ Why?"
"Master Military Advisor, even if you see through my trick of feigning an attack, you may not be able to gain any advantage over the King's Army. It would be better for us to reconcile and reduce bloodshed and casualties on both sides." Shen Xu felt a little numb from squatting and moved his legs slightly.
The black-robed military advisor bent down with understanding and untied her rope. As he did so, he asked, "If we refuse to surrender and withdraw our troops and insist on fighting, how will Miss Xiang respond?"
Shen Xu finally stood up and rubbed his red wrist, "Master Military Advisor is extremely smart and must have guessed it."
"Hmm? Could it be that you are here to negotiate and also want to use a honey trap to assassinate General Xue?"
"Guess." Shen Xu quickly pulled out the butterfly knife hairpin on her head, and her long black hair instantly fell to her shoulders. She attacked the black-robed military advisor with the knife.
The military advisor opened his folding fan with a swish, blocking the butterfly knife hairpin, and snatched the knife from her. He pulled her hard and threw her onto the bed, the sharp blade against her neck.
The black-robed military advisor was slightly surprised, and said in a gentle tone, "So this is a weapon, it's really well made and unexpected.
But you don't even have any martial arts skills, you can't even deal with a cripple like me, and your beauty alone can't kill General Xue."
Shen Xu was nervously pressed on the bed by him. She originally wanted to scare this man because he was weak and had difficulty walking.
I didn't expect this guy's martial arts skills to be so good. Before I could react, he was subdued on the bed.
She laughed guiltily and said, "The military advisor's skills are really good. I thought I could sneak attack you."
"Since the lady has come to me with the beauty trap, I won't be polite." The man in black robe raised the corner of his lips and smiled. He moved his hand to the collar around her neck and unbuttoned her clothes slowly.
Her heart was beating fast, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, but she tried her best to remain calm, "No, I am a woman after all, and I have to save face."
"I've never seen a woman tied to the legs of a bed."
The black-robed military advisor looked at the sweat oozing from her forehead and continued with great satisfaction, "Furthermore, young lady, don't you know that a gentleman seeks a beautiful lady?
You are so beautiful, and you came to me on your own, so I naturally cannot waste such a gift."
"I think the military advisor is a noble gentleman, and he would not do such things as bullying men and women and forcing them."
"Hehe, you guessed wrong. I'm not a good person." The black-robed military advisor raised his hand and tore off her coat.
Shen Xu frowned and struggled with the hand he was holding down. The thin undergarment revealed her beautiful shoulders and collarbones, and her half-hidden chest rose and fell with her nervous breathing.
"You are truly a beauty. Tell me, how did you win over Master Wang?"
He pressed Shen Xu's wrist with one hand to prevent her from breaking free, squinted his eyes and leaned closer to her to ask, "Could it be that he also climbed onto Su Yi's bed in this way, and then took advantage of his unpreparedness and killed him with a knife?"
"Maybe so," Shen Xu was extremely nervous, but she still tried to act as if she didn't care. She raised her chin and said with a little complacency, "You're not scared, are you?"
"Haha~ What are you afraid of?" The black-robed military advisor laughed mischievously and said, "With your reaction like that, if you really climbed into Su Yi's bed, he would probably strangle you to death."
"Master Military Advisor really understands Su Yi. No wonder knowing both yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle.
That little girl has been seen through everything, and you are still asking me this on purpose, are you trying to make fun of me?"
"You are brave and smart, but your beauty has become a burden."
The black-robed military advisor stopped taking off his clothes, lowered his eyes to examine the beautiful face, and was very satisfied with her reaction.
She is just a little girl after all. Although her face appears calm, fearless and indifferent, her body's reaction is very honest. She is nervous and afraid.
"Miss Female Prime Minister, I am very fond of you. Why don't you come and seek a job for our Northern Army?"
The black-robed military advisor said in a devilish tone, "If you follow me obediently, I promise I won't treat you unfairly."
Shen Xu's whole body was stiff. He struggled with his wrist being held down, but he couldn't break free from his grip.
"Master Military Advisor, please calm down. I am an envoy sent by the imperial court."
"I'm not going to kill you." He pounced on her, taking a deep breath of the fragrance in her hair. The warm breath hit her neck, making her heart tingle.
Shen Xu hurriedly exclaimed, "Wait! Don't you want to know how I killed Su Yi?"
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