"So afraid of death, yet you want to be a spy?" His smile was rather frightening.
"Well, I didn't get the job, so I abandoned darkness and embraced light."
But before she could finish speaking, his sword slid from her cheek to her neck, a chill creeping up her spine: "How do you know I'm not that Dark One?"
Zheng Quchi dared not dodge. She tried to slow her breathing so that he wouldn't find an excuse to use her breathing too loudly.
“I don’t know. I just don’t want to let the iron hooves of other countries trample on my home and my country. Although I am not like a general who can shoulder the safety of the whole country, I also have family members to protect. As long as they are there, I will never abandon this land.”
After hearing this, Yuwen Sheng moved the sword tip away, but a stain of blood remained on her skin.
"You have Liu Fengmian deliver a message to this general, saying that he has something to ask of me?"
Zheng Quchi: "I would like to request the general not to reveal that it was I who unlocked the Nine-Dragon Mechanism Box."
"If it's not you, then who is it?" He seemed to be seriously considering it.
Zheng Quchi had already thought of someone to shift the blame: "Gongshu Jiruo."
Yuwen Sheng raised his eyebrows casually, a faint, unfathomable meaning floating at the corner of his mouth.
"What did you say?"
“In this world, only the name Gongshu Jiruo can deter others from investigating. Besides, this Nine-Dragon Mechanism Box was originally lost by the Mo family, and the Gongshu family and the Mo family already have a grudge. It’s perfect to shift the blame.” She suggested as if she already had a plan in mind.
Yuwen Sheng lifted his hem and squatted down.
“Sang Xuanqing, I have noticed that since you came in, every action and every word you have taken seems to be in control of everything, but in the end it seems that you are the one who is profiting. Despite wearing the title of a spy, you have been able to survive unscathed.”
Zheng Quchi's palms were sweating.
Yuwen Sheng was too perceptive.
She was completely seen through.
She flattered, "No matter how cunning the fox, it can't escape the clutches of a skilled hunter."
“That’s true, but…” He closed the distance between them, his scarlet lips almost touching her sensitive earlobe, and said with a dangerously mocking smile, “I don’t like people who are too self-important.”
As soon as he stood up, Zheng Quchi sensed his murderous aura first and raised a pair of wary eyes.
Caught off guard, Yuwen Sheng was stunned for a moment when he saw those light brown eyes that were as cold as falling snow. The sword that was meant to teach her a lesson barely grazed her shoulder and neck.
The next moment, he smiled faintly again. Only now did he realize that "Sang Xuanqing" also had such a pair of light brown eyes.
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