Chapter 68 Tao, I'll help you get rid of your addiction.
Lu Youchuan stood firmly in front of Tao Qingyang, his gaze shifting to Qin Song, whose tears were still wet, showing no intention of backing down.
His gaze swept over the corpse of Eunuch Gao lying on the ground, and he warned, "General Tao, aren't you afraid of being impeached by the Censorate for rashly killing the Imperial Guard Chief Eunuch?"
Tao Qingyang deliberately pulled Qin Song closer and said with disgust, "This place is far away on the border, far from the emperor. What can your Censorate do without imperial power?"
The Censorate's authority was indeed deeply tied to the imperial power, but he had said he could ensure Qin Song's safety, and he certainly could.
He silently turned the hilt of his knife, preparing to raise it to meet the attack, but before he could move, Qin Song spoke first.
She paid no attention to their struggle, her gaze passing over Lu Youchuan and landing on the alien girl behind him.
Although the girl was wearing the armor of a Dayu soldier, her bronze skin and the curved sword she held were quite different from those of the Dayu soldiers.
The soldiers behind her were also dressed in Great Yu armor and had the same appearance and skin color as her.
As Qin Song looked over, she and several people behind her subdued Gong Shiliang, giving him no chance to escape, and swiftly slit his throat with their curved blades.
Qin Song frowned slightly: "General He, how have you been?"
Heitu calmly wiped the blood off his scimitar and looked at Qin Song. "Of course I'm fine, but you don't look so comfortable."
Qin Song couldn't laugh. She couldn't help but glance at her father, whose eyes were closed, and suppressed the bitterness in her chest, shouldering the plan her father had made for her.
"General He actually led his troops into the territory of my Great Yu. Have you forgotten our agreement?" Qin Song asked calmly.
Enemy troops entering the country is no small matter. She can cooperate with them, but she cannot tolerate them without any limits.
He Yitu gave an innocent, bitter smile. "Miss Qin, you've misunderstood. If it weren't for this general leading troops into the country, how could the Zhenbei Army have so easily breached the outer defenses of Yunzhou City? Besides, I just helped you kill that scoundrel. Shouldn't you thank me?"
When Heyitu mentioned the words "dog thief," his gaze casually drifted to Gong Shiliang's corpse on the ground.
Upon seeing He Yitu's figure, Qin Song guessed that the Zhenbei Army must have received He Yitu's assistance on this trip.
Fortunately, they had all changed into the uniforms of Dayu soldiers; otherwise, Tao Qingyang would have been accused of colluding with an enemy country.
But in dealings with foreign nations, she must distinguish between "yours" and "mine."
"Gong Shiliang is a minister of my Great Yu Dynasty. Regardless of right or wrong, his life or death is a matter for my Great Yu Dynasty. General He has overstepped his bounds." Qin Song finished speaking coldly, then suddenly smiled slightly, his tone becoming a little gentler, "This is not to be repeated."
"What a cold-blooded woman. Her attitude is completely different from last time. But so be it. We each got what we wanted. The battle of Danzhou is over, and I have now repaid your favor. Since you are so afraid of me stepping into Dayu, then I will go back." He Yitu sheathed his scimitar and was about to go downstairs to leave.
Qin Song suddenly called out to her, "Wait, is General He angry?"
Heytu stopped and looked back at her. She suddenly felt a chill and realized that she had formed an alliance with her. Compared to the people of the North, she seemed simple and easy to bully, but in reality, she was unpredictable and hard to fathom.
Realizing that she was difficult to control, she felt even more determined not to become her enemy. "Is there anything else, Miss Qin?"
“The time has come.” Qin Song picked up a piece of paper with a drawing of cotton weaving techniques from the ground, handed it to He Yitu, and continued, “I wish to formally establish an alliance with General He.”
He Yitu glanced at the contents of the painting, then looked at Qin Song incredulously, raised an eyebrow in agreement, and followed one of Qin Song's bodyguards down the city wall.
Then, Qin Song signaled Tao Qingyang to give her a few soldiers. Under the watchful eyes of Tao Qingyang and Lu Youchuan, she ordered her men to bring the corpses of Gong Shiliang and Eunuch Gao to the front of the city wall.
She temporarily set aside her grief over her father's death and stood before the war drums on the wall tower, looking down at the chaotic two armies below the city wall.
She struck the drum three times, the deep sound breaking the commotion of clashing weapons below the city wall.
Taking advantage of this lull, she raised her voice and shouted: "Fellow soldiers, Yunzhou City has indeed suffered divine punishment, but the one who should suffer is not my father. Just now, Gong Shiliang and Eunuch Gao knelt down and committed suicide. I have seen the celestial signs and the divine punishment of Yunzhou has been lifted. In less than three days, all the evil diseases inside and outside Yunzhou City will be completely eradicated. I urge you all to stop fighting and not let anyone else die innocently like my father."
As soon as the words were spoken, the soldiers below the city wall and the civilians watching from afar were momentarily stunned.
In the silence, another woman's voice rang out, "Those who do not wish to be like Governor Gong, burdened with the reputation of framing good generals, forcing court officials to their deaths, and plotting against the people, may lay down their weapons. My Zhenbei Army is happy to take them in."
As Qin Song arrived at the city wall from the Zhenbei Army, he searched for Tao Yao's figure in the crowd. Unexpectedly, she had been lagging behind the last part of the group. Only now did she take off her helmet from the vast army, revealing her heroic and resolute face.
The situation is now clear: Gong Shiliang has been beheaded, and his troops have suffered a severe blow to their morale, are leaderless, and are like a pile of loose sand. Recruiting troops like the Zhenbei Army is the best option at present.
Before long, batches of soldiers laid down their weapons and joined the Zhenbei Army.
With the siege over over, Yunzhou City was finally freed from its lockdown.
Qin Song, who had rushed back from Qingze without stopping, could no longer hold on and fainted.
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She woke up two days later.
She was still lying in the side room in the backyard of the yamen, with only her maid Chunhe busily serving her.
Seeing that she had opened her eyes, Chunhe quickly helped her sit up. "Miss, you're finally awake."
Qin Song was still a little dizzy. She glanced at the familiar room, and the scene before she fainted flooded her mind.
A wave of sadness washed over her again, and she asked blankly, "Where's my father?"
Chunhe quickly brought over countless bowls of millet porridge from the table, along with tea. While serving Qin Song his meal, she sobbed, "The Qin clan patriarch has arranged for someone to take the master's remains back to his ancestral home for burial."
Qin Song felt empty inside. She never expected that when she woke up, her father's remains would have been taken away.
She felt a sense of loss, and suddenly realized the room was too quiet. She looked around the room, wondering, "Where is everyone else?"
“Chen Xing and the others, they…” Chunhe licked her lips, stammering for a long time before finally speaking.
Just then, the Tao siblings arrived in a hurry.
"Ah Song." Tao Yao rushed into the room first, then rushed to Qin Song and checked her body from head to toe. "Great, you're finally awake. I knew I heard your voice outside the door."
Tao Yao was overjoyed and excitedly hugged her tightly, nagging, "Don't scare us like that again. How did you suddenly faint?"
Qin Song was wrapped tightly in her arms, almost unable to breathe. Before he could respond, Tao Qingyang ruthlessly pulled Tao Yao away and sat down familiarly on the edge of Qin Song's bed. "Alright, you can all get off now. Leave this to me."
"Give it to you? What can a grown man like you do?" Tao Yao was probably too excited and retorted playfully.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Tao Qingyang's face, which was not wearing a mask, suddenly turned very ugly as he stared at Tao Yao.
Tao Yao immediately changed her attitude, "Then let's go prepare hot water for Asong to wash up."
After saying that, he quickly pulled Chunhe away, and kindly closed the door behind him.
The room fell silent. Tao Qingyang turned to face Qin Song, his gaze tracing her eyebrows, nose, cheeks, and ear tips, before moving to a spot two inches from her right collarbone. "Has your injury healed?"
His rough fingertips massaged Qin Song's shoulder, sending shivers down her spine. She instinctively shifted her body slightly, avoiding the topic: "You're all better now. How's the situation in Yunzhou?"
"With another 300,000 troops added to the Zhenbei Army, who would dare to act recklessly?"
He finished his brief reply, then looked up at her with a tender expression, as if he couldn't contain his emotions and couldn't suppress them, "Ah Song, I miss you so much."
His tone was tender, and his eyes were full of affection.
Why is this person suddenly saying such cheesy things?
Qin Song was speechless. Tao Qingyang continued to reach out and brush the stray hairs from her forehead. "You're so heartless. You actually abandoned me and went back to the yamen, and even went to Qingze."
He spoke with a pitiful expression, his eyes suddenly turning gloomy, "The northern barbarians are troublesome and cunning. It took them so long to conquer Danzhou. Several times I wanted to just leave—"
Qin Song didn't want to hear him say that he was going to war to get promoted and get rich. He put his index finger to Tao's lips and said, "Shh, General Tao first defends against foreign enemies and then quells internal strife. He is a very good general. He can't desert his post in the face of battle."
Her fingertips were so soft, warm and delicate. When she lightly touched his lips, they felt unbearably hot, and his heart began to beat faster.
He stared at her for a moment, then abruptly removed her hand, lowered his head, and kissed her lips.
He didn't delve any deeper; he simply pursed her lips briefly before releasing them slightly, staring intently into her eyes. "I want a reward."
The warm air caressed her chin and neck, and a tingling, itchy sensation crept up her ears and back. An ambiguous atmosphere filled the room, and Qin Song's eyelashes trembled slightly, finding it hard to resist.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Qingyang kissed her again: "This is the kind of reward you'll receive."
His lips were so soft, and the rosemary scent smelled wonderful. He was like a succubus, easily arousing her desire.
But there were still many things to deal with, and Qin Song wasn't in the mood for this. She raised her hand and pinched his chin. "Are you a dog? Thinking about these things in broad daylight!"
"If it's okay to be a dog, then I am."
"You!" Qin Song was momentarily speechless. "You're utterly shameless."
"Is this shameless? Ah Song, we're engaged."
Why did his tone sound so sinister? Qin Song felt a chill run down her spine, pushed him away, and hastily changed the subject: "Where's Heyitu?"
Before he could finish speaking, Tao Qingyang hissed in pain.
"Did I hurt you?" Qin Song felt a little sorry for him when she saw his pale complexion. She immediately stopped getting up and held his shoulder with concern.
Qin Song then remembered that the wound on his left arm had not yet healed, and she had just touched the wound.
Tao Qing raised her peach blossom eyes, took her hand and touched her clothes, and used her hand to open the clothes on her shoulders.
His shoulders, bearing numerous sword and knife wounds, were fair and strong, while the muscular arms sculpted a perfectly sculpted form.
Thick scabs had formed on the muscle wounds pierced by the Northern Barbarians, and the new flesh growing around them had a faint pinkish tinge, making one imagine the pain that had been endured.
"pain."
His eyes were moist, and his already alluring features were now filled with a captivating tenderness that made Qin Song's heart soften.
She did not resist as he grabbed her hand and pulled her onto his shoulder.
He suddenly exerted force, grasped her hand and pressed it against his wound, pressing hard.
"Uh..."
As the pain struck, he groaned softly, his body trembling slightly, and even small goosebumps could be seen appearing on his temples.
What is he doing? Is he looking for trouble?
Qin Song immediately withdrew his hand and couldn't help but curse, "Are you crazy?"
He even had a smile playing on his lips. "Not enough, still not enough."
He's gone mad, he's really gone mad. His breathing became erratic for a moment, and when he looked up again, his eyes were filled with intense lust.
He slowly unbuckled his belt, pulled down his shirt, revealing his scarred upper body, with fresh wounds of all sizes crawling across his chest, abdomen, shoulders, and back.
The scars, varying in color and shade, were not aesthetically pleasing on his fair, well-proportioned, broad, and powerful body. However, Qin Song felt perverted, both horrified by the pain behind these wounds and unable to resist the urge to touch and kiss them.
He was like a sly fox begging to be petted, holding Qin Song's hand and tracing his every scab-up wound. "Song, let's continue what we did last time."
Last time... he went berserk and the two almost went all the way, but he held back, while she was aroused and tried to relieve herself but failed...
no!
Putting aside whether they could actually do such a thing, even if they could, given his physical strength and her lecherous nature, once they started, they wouldn't be able to leave this house tomorrow.
She avoided his gaze, withdrew her hand, and pushed him off the bed from where he had no wounds. "Get off the bed. We have important business to attend to. Where is Heyitu?"
She really wanted to push him off the bed, so she used a lot of force.
He didn't resist, but slid off the edge of the bed and knelt down on one knee, not caring at all about her pushing.
He gently placed his arms beside her legs and looked up at her: "Heyitu has gone back. Danzhou has taken the heads of her two brothers, and the Northern Sang Royal Court is in chaos. Her chance has come."
Looking down from above, Tao Qingyang's already beautiful face appeared even more handsome. With each breath, his chest and abdominal muscles rose and fell, outlining a beautiful muscle shape, revealing an alluring figure with countless intertwined scars.
Qin Song casually tossed his hair, not looking at him much, and continued talking about business: "How are the patients in the city? Has Li Yu distributed all the medicine he brought?"
“Li Yu?” Tao Qingyang sneered coldly, “What can a mere brat who obeys his mother’s every command do? It was the Qin clan chief’s medicine that saved the entire city.”
Yes, the Qin family members have already taken away her father's remains, and the antidote must have been delivered as well.
But she sensed hostility in Tao Qingyang's tone and deliberately asked, "Where did Li Yu go?"
"He's gone home to find his mother, hasn't he?"
Tao Qingyang gave a casual reply, not wanting to waste any more words on Li Yu.
Qin Song's brow twitched upon hearing this, unable to ignore the blatant malice in his words, and he turned to ask, "Where is Lu Youchuan?"
Tao Qingyang's face grew even uglier. "That hypocritical fellow has already returned to the capital to enjoy himself."
Qin Song suddenly moved his legs, breaking free from the hand that was holding his ankles. His two lower legs dangled down and landed steadily on the kneeling man's legs. He bent down and lifted the man's chin: "General Tao, it is wrong to speak ill of people behind their backs."
“Then I… can stop treating them as human beings.” Tao Qingyang deliberately licked Qin Song’s tiger’s mouth.
The damp, warm touch made Qin Song's scalp tingle. She subconsciously let go of him and hurriedly moved her legs to put on her shoes and leave.
As soon as she moved her leg, Tao Qingyang grabbed her ankle and gently rubbed it: "Ah Song, are you protecting them?"
"Is General Tao jealous? You haven't forgotten why you got close to me, have you?" Since I can't escape his seduction, I'll tear off his mask.
Tao Qing looked up at her with a hint of satisfaction. His Adam's apple bobbed, and after a moment, he regained his nonchalant smile. "Yes, I'm jealous. I want my fiancée to have only me in her heart and eyes."
"It seems General Tao still doesn't want to tell the truth, so I'll tell the truth then."
Qin Song took off his clothes, revealing red marks on his body that had not yet faded. Although they had faded a lot, one could still glimpse the fierce and ambiguous love affair.
"Look closely, here, and here, these are traces left by Lu Youchuan. Here, here, and here... these are all traces left by Li Yu. There is not a single clean spot on my body. Like the Princess, I am obsessed with love and live a dissolute life. Are you sure you still want to continue the engagement?"
After hearing her father recount the rumors about him and the Eldest Princess, Qin Song guessed that he must really dislike people like the Eldest Princess.
A mad, ruthless glint flashed in Tao Qing's eyes as she looked up, and the fingers on her knees unconsciously tightened their grip.
He must be filled with hatred, disgust, and regret having desires for her, Qin Song thought.
However, after a few moments of silence, he suddenly loosened his grip and gently touched the ambiguous marks on her body.
"Why not just cover up my traces again? From now on, I'll take care of your addiction."
After saying that, he leaned in and pressed his lips against hers, his breath surging as he kissed hers...
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Author's note: I quickly ate the whole peach [yellow heart].
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