Miss Xue drew out her sword with a loud noise, put it to her neck and threatened her, "Humph, I will kill you now, and no one will know this secret."
"Really?" Shen Xu laughed inscrutablely, his voice much softer. "But, didn't you notice Pei Zhiyuan ran away?"
She continued, “If I die, tomorrow the news that General Xue is a woman will spread throughout the entire military camp.
By then, will you still have enough energy to attack the king's army?"
Miss Xue's expression changed and she quickly ordered the soldiers beside her to confirm Pei Zhiyuan's whereabouts.
The soldier came running over in a panic and said, "General, that man knocked out the guard and is gone!"
Shen Xu curled her lips and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Pei Zhiyuan really did not disappoint her.
Miss Xue's face suddenly darkened. "Send someone to search!"
Shen Xu held onto the table with lingering fear, feeling his heartbeat contract due to nervousness, and his blood vessels all over his body aching.
She was still whipped and grimaced in pain, but she still tried her best to act cool in front of the Xue brothers and sisters.
She must maintain a strong and fearless aura at this moment in order to win a glimmer of hope for Master Wang and Song Lin.
She suggested softly, "I can keep your position as the commander-in-chief of the Xue family army. Surrender and withdraw..."
"You, a witch, are you still trying to disrupt the morale of the army?" Miss Xue narrowed her eyes and angrily ordered, "Come here, drag this witch out, strip her naked, and let the brothers serve her well."
The soldiers rushed in rudely, grabbed her arm and tried to drag her out of the tent.
Shen Xu tried his best to hold onto the table legs to prevent him from dragging her away, and resisted fiercely: "You are so angry that you want to vent your anger on... a woman like me...
Humph, you can’t capture any city…”
Seeing that he couldn't drag her, the soldier simply tore off her coat. Her hair was pulled apart and the blood-stained fabric was quickly and roughly torn apart. A deep whip mark appeared on her shoulder, and it looked like she was seriously injured.
Shen Xu gritted her teeth in pain and held on to the table leg tightly, refusing to let go. Seeing that she couldn't be dragged away, the soldier raised his fist and was about to hit her.
She shouted with all her might, "Miss Xue, you are also a woman... Aren't you afraid that if he is defeated one day, he will suffer the same fate?"
Xue Yan shouted, "Stop! Let her go."
The soldier let her go. Shen Xu hugged the table leg and panted heavily, but still did not dare to let go of the table leg.
"Everyone, get out. I have something to say to her."
"Brother." Miss Xue called out to him anxiously, "This witch is full of tricks. Don't let her be bewitched you."
"Yu'er, it's okay." Xue Yan waved his hand, asked someone to help him sit in the wheelchair, and signaled them to leave.
Several people hesitated for a moment and finally retreated.
He took a blanket and slowly pushed himself to Shen Xu's side, lowering his hand to gently stroke the wound on her shoulder, feeling her slightly trembling body.
"Were you scared just now?"
After Xue Yan finished speaking, he reached out and covered her with a blanket.
Shen Xu shook his head vigorously, but tears burst out of his eyes uncontrollably.
"I've never seen a woman as strong as you. Can you be mine?" Xue Yan reached out and touched her face, gently wiping away the tears on her face with his fingertips.
"No, I am the female prime minister appointed by His Majesty himself, and the court of Haoyue Kingdom is behind me." Shen Xu had tears in his eyes and his voice trembled uncontrollably, but he told him every word clearly.
Xue Yan didn't embarrass her. He raised his hand and took off the mask. He smiled self-deprecatingly, "How did you find me?"
Shen Xu let go of the table leg and stood up weakly with the help of the table. She raised her dirty hand to wipe her nose, and after a moment of calmness, her tone became much gentler.
She replied, "Because I found that Miss Xue had painted her eyebrows."
"What's the point of this?"
"Perhaps few girls are born with sword-like eyebrows, so she drew them on purpose. Also, Miss Xue deliberately spoke loudly and behaved rudely in order to dress like a general.
But they overlooked the fact that you, General Xue, are actually a gentle and modest nobleman.
Although you are a general leading troops, you are also a gentleman with elegant manners."
Xue Yan looked at her in astonishment, and asked, "How do you even know this?"
Shen Xu did not answer. She always felt that she had seen Xue Yan somewhere, but she could not remember at all.
She changed the subject and said, "General Xue, why don't we make a bet?"
"What are you betting on? You do have a trick up your sleeve, right?" Xue Yan gently pulled her hand and asked her to sit on the chair. When he heard that she wanted to make a bet, he seemed to be very interested in her cards.
"Bet, three things."
"Um."
"First, I bet you can't capture any of the cities deployed by the royal army within three days."
"Second, I bet you that within five days I will capture your three outer cities and march my army straight to your Yuji Pass."
Xue Yan looked at her confident expression, but he was not annoyed. He asked her with interest, "What if I win? What if I lose?"
Shen Xu replied firmly, "If you lose, stop fighting and surrender immediately."
"What will be the consequences if I cease fire and surrender? Will I become your prisoner? Will you kill me? Or will you send people to humiliate my sister, just like you did today?"
"No, we wouldn't treat a gentleman like that. Besides, General Xue doesn't really want to do that to me. You can still be the eldest son of the Xue family, but the 200,000 Xue family regular troops are likely to be wiped out."
Xue Yan pushed the wheelchair in front of her, grabbed her hand and looked her in the eye. "If I win, can you become my bride, become the strength of my Xue family, and give me advice?"
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