Chapter 138: Unfaithful Man
Liu Yueli didn't even look at the poisonous hairpin that was deeply pierced into her arm, nor did she bother to figure out which stupid guard broke through the door and rushed in!
Only one thought remained in my mind, screaming frantically: I must leave! Now! Get out from under this devil's nose!
"Get out of here!" She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she used the force of her back hitting the edge of the table to push hard, and her whole body suddenly rushed towards the wide lattice window facing the water on the other side of the study in a crooked posture, like a torn kite blown by the wind.
Bang—crash—!
The wooden window pane covered with Korean paper shattered like a piece of thin ice as she desperately hit it with her whole body!
Countless sharp wooden thorns and pointed paper scraps exploded, and Liu Yueli, with the smell of blood and the cool scent of ink and pine snow on her body, fell straight into the cold lake behind the window like a heavy rag bag without any pause.
Biting cold!
That was the clearest and most terrifying touch she felt before she fell into darkness.
In the coldest days of winter, thin ice floats on the surface of the artificial lake, but underneath lies an extreme cold that is enough to instantly drain away all life energy.
The coldness was like countless fine needles, instantly penetrating the soaked thick clothes and piercing into the bone marrow.
The violent impact and the feeling of weightlessness squeezed out the remaining air in her lungs. A second before she choked into the icy water, she seemed to hear the devil's voice coming from high above the shore.
"Fill her out alive. If she's dead, you'll just go to the bottom of the lake with her."
Then came the clamor of voices and the splash of objects falling into the water, but it was as if they were through thick frosted glass and could not be heard clearly.
Only the bone-chilling coldness enveloped her endlessly, dragging her towards a deeper and darker abyss.
At the last moment when her consciousness was almost completely swallowed by the darkness, her eyes blurred by the lake water seemed to sweep across a small piece of strange sediment deep in the mud at the bottom of the lake.
It was not ordinary mud, but some kind of herbal remnants that had been deformed by water, stuck together and emitting an ominous dark color at the bottom of the turbid water.
These were nothing more than ordinary waste in the eyes of others, but in Liu Yueli's almost instinctive understanding of medicine, a small cluster of faint sparks suddenly ignited!
What is that?
…
Xie Wuqi's chin almost fell to the ground and hit his feet.
His eyes were wide open, as if he had seen a living ghost in broad daylight, and it was a very beautiful female ghost.
His mind was buzzing and blank, with only the three words "Luo Zhaohan" tossing back and forth like the beating of a gong and a drum.
"You...you you you..." His tongue seemed to be tied, and he couldn't even speak a complete sentence. "Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to..."
"I should be in the capital, thousands of miles away, staying obediently in my general's mansion, embroidering, reading, and waiting for my father to find a good family for me to marry into, right?" Luo Zhaohan finished the second half of his sentence for him.
The corners of her mouth curved, and her almond-shaped eyes flashed with a cunning and bright light. She took off the mask completely and put it in her arms.
The moonlight shone on her face, making her skin look whiter than snow and her eyebrows and eyes look like a painting. But when Xie Wuqi saw this, he felt a chill down his spine.
This girl is no pushover! General Fuyuan's only daughter, she's a notorious little bully in the capital. She's known for climbing rooftops and riding horses through the streets. But the general dotes on her like the apple of his eye, and no one can stop her.
But where is this place? This is the border! It's a dangerous place, on the edge of a knife!
She is a delicate young lady from a general's mansion. What is she trying to do here?
"Are you crazy?" Xie Wuqi finally found his voice. He lowered his voice, but it was full of shock and anger. "What kind of place is this? How dare you come here? If your father knew about this, he would break my legs!"
He subconsciously looked around, fearing that this horrifying scene would be seen by others.
Luo Zhaohan didn't care at all, and even moved closer, almost being able to smell the faint fragrance on her body. "What are you afraid of? My father doesn't know. Besides,"
She blinked, a little proudly, "If it weren't for me, your precious tip would have gone into someone else's stomach along with that glass of wine."
Xie Wuqi was stunned, suddenly remembering the thrilling scene just now. Yes, that drunk customer who knocked over the waiter...
The angle, the strength, were all just right. It turned out to be her!
"Did you arrange that person just now?" he asked in disbelief.
"I'm going to do this myself, do I need to arrange for anyone else?" Luo Zhaohan raised her chin with a hint of pride, then curled her lips, "But the smell of that alcohol is really strong, it's giving me a headache."
She stretched out two fingers and pinched the stain on her shoulder with disgust.
Xie Wuqi looked at her movements, feeling both amused and helpless. On one hand, he felt the tension of being in danger, and on the other hand, she was being so unsuitable and squeamish, which made his mood swing like a swing.
"My dear lady, what on earth do you want to do? This is not a joke!"
"Who's joking with you?" Luo Zhaohan's expression became more serious. She looked around, grabbed Xie Wuqi's arm, and dragged him into a darker corner. "Xie Wuqi, I'm here to deliver something to you and save your life."
"Save me?" Xie Wuqi was even more confused. "How could I be in danger?"
He believed that his whereabouts were secretive and that he had sneaked into this small border town in order to receive a crucial secret report concerning the battle situation on the front line, which should not be leaked.
Luo Zhaohan sighed, his eyes looking like he was looking at a stupid boy who was not smart enough.
"You thought your operation was secretive? Let me tell you, your whereabouts have long been exposed! Someone is offering a high price for the head of you, Young Marquis Xie. Buy one, get one free, along with the intelligence you didn't get."
Xie Wuqi's heart skipped a beat and his scalp felt a little numb.
He knew that he had many enemies, but there were only a handful of them who could accurately grasp his actions this time.
He didn't dare to think about what this meant.
"How did you know?" he asked in a dry voice.
Luo Zhaohan rummaged through his bosom, pulled out a thinly rolled copper tube, and stuffed it into Xie Wuqi's hand: "Here, take a look at this first."
Xie Wuqi took the copper tube and it felt cold to the touch.
He lightly scratched the wall of the tube with his fingernail, pulled out a piece of paper as thin as a cicada's wing, and quickly glanced at it in the dim light.
The handwriting and code on it were confirmed to be correct. It was the top-secret intelligence on the enemy's food and fodder transfer routes that he had been waiting for for many days!
He felt a surge of excitement, but it was immediately overshadowed by greater doubts.
How did something so important end up in Luo Zhaohan's hands? And what about the spy who was supposed to be there to contact him?
Luo Zhaohan seemed to see through his thoughts and whispered, "Your contact can't come. He was killed the night before last at the post station thirty miles outside the city. This thing was sent by another secret agent planted by my father at the risk of his life, and he only said that it must be delivered to you. Coincidentally, the person who intercepted the news of your assassination was also my father's. After the two of them discussed it, my father let me come."
"General Luo asked you to come?" Xie Wuqi's voice suddenly rose for a moment, then quickly dropped to a low tone. "Has he lost his mind? He asked you, a girl, to take risks in a place like this?!"
"Hey! Who are you looking down on?" Luo Zhaohan was unhappy and kicked him lightly on the calf. "I've been squatting with my father since I was three, practicing boxing and kicking at five, and I could draw a bow weighing a stone at ten. Seven or eight strong men can't get close to me! Besides, who knows what you, Young Marquis Xie, look like? I'm less likely to arouse suspicion than your visible subordinates! Look, I just got in easily and handed the thing to you?"
Xie Wuqi was choked by her and was speechless. Indeed, the way she appeared seemed safer than the way he had originally planned to contact her.
If you ignore the fact that he almost had a heart attack just now.
"But..." He still felt something was wrong. "Even so, just give me the things. Why are you saying you're saving my life?"
Luo Zhaohan's expression became serious and he quietly pointed in several directions of the tavern.
"Did you see that waiter who's been wiping the table but keeps glancing over here? The rough guy napping against the door frame? And the alluringly dressed Hu Ji by the railing on the second floor? Do you really think they're just ordinary waiters, drinkers, and prostitutes?"
Xie Wuqi followed her guidance and looked quietly, his heart suddenly startled.
He was so focused on waiting for the meeting that he didn't realize that the tavern was unknowingly filled with so many suspicious people!
Their positions seemed random, but they formed a subtle encirclement, and their eyes seemed to be focused on him.
A chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to his head. He was too careless! If Luo Zhaohan hadn't pointed it out, he might have...
"Are they all coming for me?" His throat tightened.
"What else?" Luo Zhaohan rolled his eyes at him. "Is it to see me?"
She paused, her tone tinged with fear. "If I hadn't bumped you just now, and you had gotten the information, the moment you relaxed, I'm afraid they would have made their move. Right now, they're probably still hesitating, unsure if my sudden appearance disrupted their plans or if there's an ambush."
Xie Wuqi broke out in a cold sweat. He subconsciously tightened his grip on the short blade in his sleeve, his mind racing as he thought of a way to escape.
The other side has a large number of people and is obviously well prepared. If we force our way in, we will probably be in great danger.
"Don't act like you're ready to fight to the death." Luo Zhaohan tugged at his sleeve, but her slightly playful smile returned to her face. "Since I'm here, I can't just watch you die here, can I? That would be so embarrassing for me."
"Do you have a plan?" Xie Wuqi thought, as if grasping at a lifeline. Although this young lady was erratic, she had always been full of ideas, so perhaps she had a clever plan to escape.
Luo Zhaohan hooked his finger at him, motioning him to come closer to his ear.
Xie Wuqi hesitated for a moment, but still moved forward.
She lowered her voice and said quickly, "There are several empty barrels piled against the wall in the backyard of this tavern. I looked and saw that the bottom of the largest one was empty, barely enough for a person to fit in."
Xie Wuqi: "..."
He had a bad feeling.
"Later, I'll deliberately argue loudly with you, calling you a heartless person who cheated me of my money and my feelings, so that everyone will look at me. Then you can pretend to be angry and overturn the table and smash the chairs to make a mess. Then, you can run to the backyard and hide in that wine barrel."
"And then?" Xie Wuqi's mouth twitched. "I'll hide in the wine barrel and wait for them to catch me?"
"What's the rush?" Luo Zhaohan kicked him again. "I guarantee that most of their attention will be drawn to me. When they all come towards me, or go to watch the fun, you get out of the barrel and climb over the back wall. The wall isn't high, I stepped over it."
"Then what are you going to do?" Xie Wuqi blurted out. He was supposed to let a grown man escape by hiding in a wine barrel, leaving a girl behind to cover their retreat? How ridiculous!
"Me?" Luo Zhaohan raised an eyebrow and patted her waist, which was bulging, clearly hiding a weapon. "I'm the legitimate daughter of General Fuyuan's mansion. How dare they do anything to me? Unless they want to immediately go to war with my father's 100,000 border troops! Besides, I'm very powerful and can more than protect myself. Once you run away, I'll naturally find a way to escape."
She said it easily, but Xie Wuqi knew the risks involved.
Who knows what those desperate criminals will do when they are pushed into a corner?
"No! It's too dangerous!" He refused flatly, "I can't..."
"No, what can't be done!"
Luo Zhaohan's eyebrows shot up, and she instantly displayed the domineering aura of a young lady from a general's mansion. "Xie Wuqi, now is not the time for you to act like a hero! That information is more important than our lives, it must be delivered! If you survive and the information is delivered, my father and I will have done a great deed and not been blamed! If you die here and the information is lost, we will be a pair of star-crossed lovers, with no one to sympathize with us, and we will even be scolded! Do you understand?!"
Her words hit Xie Wuqi's heart like a hammer.
He looked at the face in front of him, and his heart felt like it was hit hard by something. He had to admit that what she said made sense.
The overall situation is more important.
"But……"
"Don't say but!" Luo Zhaohan interrupted him, his eyes sharp, "Time is running out! Xie Wuqi, if you're a man, be decisive! Do as I say! Otherwise, I'll really scream molest!"
Xie Wuqi looked at her, finally gritted his teeth, and nodded heavily: "Okay! I'll listen to you! But Luo Zhaohan, remember this, don't let anything happen! Otherwise... otherwise I..."
He kept saying "otherwise" for a long time but couldn't explain why.
Luo Zhaohan chuckled, her smile dazzling: "What else? You still want me to be responsible for the rest of my life? You are so beautiful!" She paused, her voice suddenly lowered, and she said quickly, "Don't worry, the evil will last for a thousand years, but I have a long life ahead of me."
After she finished speaking, without waiting for Xie Wuqi's reaction, she took a deep breath, and her face changed instantly, replaced by an expression that looked like she was about to cry. Her acting skills were so superb that Xie Wuqi was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, a woman's cry, tinged with tears but incredibly loud, instantly shattered the noisy atmosphere in the tavern, drawing everyone's attention.
"Xie Wuqi! You heartless bastard! You cheated me of my body and my money! Now you want to just walk away?! Stop right there! Explain yourself clearly!"
Luo Zhaohan's voice was sharp and bright, with a hint of crying in it. She was just like a young wife who was cheated of her money and sex by a heartless man. Her voice was so sincere and touching.
The entire tavern suddenly became quiet.
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