"Assassination..."
Wei Jingzhuo's words startled Su Wan, and she blurted them out instinctively. Fortunately, Wei Jingzhuo was prepared and quickly covered her mouth.
Su Wan's eyes darted around in a panic, her heart filled with a shock no less than that of a boulder thrown into a calm lake.
After dinner, she made an excuse that she needed to take a bath and asked several male servants to carry the tub, thus keeping Wei Jingzhuo behind. Unexpectedly, Wei Jingzhuo proposed a plan to assassinate the Western Rong King Danmoji.
Honestly, this plan is terrifying.
"This is the Western Rong military camp. If we make a sound and outsiders hear us, we're both dead."
Wei Jingzhuo whispered a warning in her ear.
Su Wan, of course, knew the gravity of the situation and nodded repeatedly. Only then did Wei Jingzhuo release her hand. He said, "Schedule the surgery for tonight. Before the surgery, you need to give the Western Rong King general anesthesia, right? Inject the poison into his body then, and then find an excuse to leave. I'll set fire to the camp to create chaos, steal a horse, and take you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Wan had already grabbed his hand tightly: "Ah Jin, do you really want to kill him?"
The plan sounded feasible, but she felt the risks were too great; if it failed, both of them would surely die.
Wei Jingzhuo's expression turned cold at first, but after looking into her eyes, he seemed to be softened by her clear gaze, and his voice became gentle.
“I led my cavalry to raid the Western Rong camp before, actually to assassinate the Western Rong king. As you know, our scouts’ information was wrong; the Western Rong king wasn’t there at all. We were pursued by the enemy, and I was shot by an arrow from the enemy general. That enemy general was Lubang, who kidnapped you.”
"Oh, it was him," Su Wan suddenly realized, "Luna's older brother."
Wei Jingzhuo grasped Su Wan's hand and placed it on his chest, saying, "Awan, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once we kill the Western Rong King, the enemy will lose their commander and fall into chaos without a fight. I have already arranged for cavalry to disguise themselves as Western Rong people and are heading here. We will attack while the enemy is in disarray, and victory can be decided in one battle."
After hearing his plan, Su Wan said quietly, "So... you didn't come to save me?"
Just as Wei Jingzhuo was about to shake his head, Su Wan pinched the skin under his ribs with her thumb and forefinger and turned him 180 degrees.
"Ah Wan, it hurts," Wei Jingzhuo said in a low voice, his lips twitching slightly. "Don't pinch it, I can explain it to you."
"What's there to explain? You know the Western Rong King sought me out for medical treatment, so you're not worried about my safety at all. You just want to use me to assassinate the Western Rong King, aren't you?"
Su Wan glared angrily at Wei Jingzhuo, and then tightened her grip on his hand.
“Ah Wan, listen to me,” Wei Jingzhuo reached out to touch her cheek, but she slapped his hand away, so he could only smile bitterly and withdraw his hand. “The Western Rong people have been attacking our Great Jin for years. The people of Youzhou have suffered terribly. So many people have been displaced and their families have been torn apart… Be gentle… We have such a good opportunity to kill the king of the Western Rong people… Ouch, don’t be so rough, it really hurts.”
"Keep pretending. You didn't even cry out when you were shot in the chest with an arrow, such a big wound."
“But your pinch hurt more than a spiked arrow.”
Seeing Wei Jingzhuo frowning, Su Wan's heart softened. She let go of his hand and rubbed it for him again: "Am I really that strong?"
Wei Jingzhuo relaxed his brows and said earnestly, "Of course I care about you, otherwise why would I have gone into the enemy camp alone to find you?"
Su Wan believed this explanation.
Wei Jingzhuo dared to disguise himself and enter the Western Rong army camp alone, which required immense courage and boldness. Let's trust him for now. However, there's one thing she must tell Wei Jingzhuo about her agreement with the Western Rong king.
“Ah Jin, the King of Xirong has promised me that as long as I cure his heart ailment, Xirong will never attack Dajin during his lifetime.”
Wei Jingzhuo raised an eyebrow: "Did he really promise you that?"
“It’s absolutely true. I made that promise to all the Xirong generals,” Su Wan nodded vigorously. “Ah Jin, you may not know, but the Xirong soldiers deeply respect their king. Even if we kill Danmoji and achieve a temporary victory, the Xirong people will only hate us more. They will elect a new king and attack our cities even more fiercely. In the long run, I think it’s the right thing to do to keep the Xirong king alive.”
Wei Jingzhuo listened quietly without interrupting. He only nodded after Su Wan finished speaking.
“If this is truly a promise from the King of the Western Rong,” he said thoughtfully, “then you are correct.”
Su Wan said happily, "Then we don't need to assassinate him?"
Wei Jingzhuo raised his hand and stroked her long, black hair, his eyes filled with admiration: "Ah Wan, I never expected you to have such foresight. I never noticed before..."
"So you used to think I was a complete idiot?" Su Wan chimed in. "So that's how you saw me."
"No, don't misunderstand, why are you pinching me again..."
Su Wan showed no mercy: "This is what happens when you underestimate the Madam. I'm already being polite by turning it on the other side."
"Ah Wan, look... I have to leave right away. Sigh... If I stay here, it will definitely arouse suspicion."
Su Wan was about to continue twisting when Wei Jingzhuo's words reminded her.
The bathtub was very heavy, and it was normal for male servants to help carry it in since the maids couldn't handle it. However, the fact that one servant lingered after it was brought in would certainly arouse suspicion.
She let go of his hand and gave Wei Jingzhuo a push, saying, "Hurry up, I need to take a shower."
Wei Jingzhuo looked at her affectionately, and was about to turn around to retrieve the headscarf hanging at the tent entrance when a maid's panicked cry suddenly came from outside the tent.
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