Zheng Quchi's eyes widened in astonishment.
Is using her as a punching bag not enough for him? Is he planning to sacrifice her to entertain Yuwen Sheng?
As the curtain slowly closed in front of her, the light in her vision dimmed instantly, a chill suddenly swept over her, and a soft, smiling voice rang out: "Sang Xuanqing."
She turned her head and saw Yuwen Sheng sitting high above, with a long aisle covered with cushions.
He smiled. Mo Ye had once cursed him, saying he was like a morbid madman when he killed someone, and perhaps that was true.
In the reflection of her pupils, beneath his mask, one could vaguely discern his gaunt silhouette, his jet-black hair, and his scarlet pupils. His long neck appeared even more pale against this backdrop. The light refracted across his battle robes, making him resemble a blood addict living in some dark castle.
"Sang Xuanqing greets the General."
She dared not look again and quickly bowed.
In fact, the Kingdom of Ye had a set of rules for addressing people and bowing, but unfortunately, she, as an outsider, was completely unaware of them and could only imitate the bowing styles she had seen in period dramas.
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"You're the first person I've ever met who could stand up straight and refuse to kneel!"
Upon hearing this, her knees buckled instantly.
She thought, maybe I should kneel down to him, just like kowtowing to an elder during the New Year. Otherwise, if he makes things difficult for me, someone as insignificant as me with no money or power would really be unable to handle it.
But before she could kneel down, Yuwen Sheng spoke again: "Sang Xuanqing, which country are you a spy from?"
Zheng Quchi's expression changed.
His throat felt blocked, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
"What, you can't say? You've even opened the Nine-Dragon Mechanism Box, you can't just say it was all a coincidence."
Mo Ye had mentioned the Nine-Dragon Mechanism Box to her before. He had stolen it to make a deal with Sang Xuanqing, but was ultimately outmaneuvered by Yuwen Sheng, who was waiting in the wings, and that's how it ended up in his hands.
But it all seemed to be preordained, and in the end, the "misfortune" returned to her hands, and she opened it when she was still ignorant and unaware.
If she says she's just a law-abiding citizen, will he believe her?
Believe it or not, I just can't admit that I'm actually a traitor.
Just as Zheng Quchi decided to resist and face severe punishment, he felt the curtain behind him being lifted, and a large amount of light shone in. A cold light flashed in the tent, and then a dark figure rushed into the tent.
"Yuwen Sheng!" He completely ignored Zheng Quchi at the door, leaped high into the air, and prepared to assassinate Yuwen Sheng.
However, a scene that was both utterly repulsive and bloody appeared before her eyes the next moment.
Without any fancy moves or unnecessary gestures, Yuwen Sheng stood up and with a single sword stroke, cleaved the assassin in two.
Absolute force suppression can also lead to absolutely terrifying counterattacks.
*Thud!* The two equal pieces were submerged in a pool of splattered blood, with internal organs spilling out all over the ground.
Zheng Quchi glanced at it only once before turning his head away and gagging.
But Yuwen Sheng was very happy. After killing the man, a valve that had been suppressing him was opened. His eyes turned a peach-pink color due to the excess of blood and qi, and his mouth stretched into a grin. His voice trembled with excitement: "Look at these assassins. They are always so overconfident. Why do they think they were able to reach the main camp tent smoothly?"
He walked up to her, his robes brushing against her dark clothes, blood dripping from his sword: "And you?"
Zheng Quchi knew this would happen. Every time she encountered Yuwen Sheng, he was either killing someone or on his way to kill someone.
Is he making an example of someone to scare others?
"I...I'm a spy!"
She immediately knelt down and readily admitted it.
Yuwen Sheng looked down at the top of her head, as if he already knew and was certain of this statement. He smiled slightly and said, "Oh~ which country is she from?"
Zheng Quchi replied without hesitation: "From the State of Ye."
Yuwen Sheng: "..."
His pupils suddenly turned deep, unfathomable, like the dark currents of the deep sea.
Zheng Quchi felt a chill run down her spine. Without even looking up, she knew that he was scrutinizing and sizing her up, like a dangerous creature eyeing its prey.
Feeling extremely uncomfortable, her dark face was covered in sweat as she struggled to hold back her vomit: "It's true, Mo Ye of Julu Kingdom once tried to turn me against him."
She wasn't stupid. Knowing Mo Ye was always a ticking time bomb. If Mo Ye used this to manipulate her, she might as well just blow herself up from the start.
Sincerity is always her ultimate weapon. Even if Mo Ye speaks eloquently in front of Yuwen Sheng, she remains fearless.
As for the relationship between the Mohist school and "Sang Xuanqing," it was too complicated for her to be certain, so she chose to remain silent.
“I was afraid of dying, so I agreed to be their inside man. But later I realized that I couldn’t be a traitor and I couldn’t betray the general. So I decided to sever ties with them and contribute to the construction of my Ye Kingdom. But I never expected that the people of Julu Kingdom would be so despicable and shameless. They even set fire to my house to take revenge on me.”
Her account of her psychological journey did indeed align with the various contradictions and strange behaviors she had exhibited throughout her life. However, Yuwen Sheng was not so easily persuaded, and he asked her again, "So how did you come to this conclusion?"
Zheng Quchi didn't lie. She whispered, "I just... I really felt that General Yuwen's majestic appearance was too awe-inspiring."
Although Mo Ye was savage and fierce, she was even more afraid of unconventional and perverted people.
As Garfield once said, "If you can't beat your enemy, join them." She felt that she wasn't even as tough as the assassin from before, so she definitely couldn't defeat Yuwen Sheng, this great demon king.
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