Chu Qiao hadn't eaten for a whole day and night, and her stomach was empty. After clearing the table, she took out the food from the lunch box one by one. Tian Rucheng was indeed very attentive to Zhuge Yue. These dishes were cooked very delicately and they smelled and tasted good too. The food box has three layers: one layer of charcoal fire, one layer of water, and one layer of food, so it is still hot even after being left out for most of the night.
Chu Qiao heaved a long sigh, relaxed, sat down and started eating.
This was the scene Zhuge Yue saw when he walked out of the bath room. The corner of his eye twitched, and he suppressed his anger, walked straight to Chu Qiao, and snorted coldly with a sullen face: "You are in a good mood."
Chu Qiao turned around and smiled sweetly, "I'm not in the same mood as you."
Zhuge Yue glanced at her sideways, "You are about to die, yet you still dare to be so arrogant."
Chu Qiao's smile remained unchanged. "Don't you know that prisoners must have a full meal before they die?"
Zhuge Yue leaned forward, his eyes gloomy, and he spoke slowly, word by word: “Are you so sure that I won’t do anything to you?”
"I'm not sure," Chu Qiao said with a smile, "but since you want to pretend to be confused, why should I worry?"
Zhuge Yue leaned back in his chair and smiled coldly, "It seems that you have learned a lot from Yan Xun in the past few years."
"Thanks to you, I have nothing but a lot of patience."
The lights flickered, the night was gloomy, the two sat opposite each other, staring at each other coldly, neither of them showing the slightest sign of weakness.
The smile on Chu Qiao’s face gradually disappeared, and the relaxed expression gradually faded away. She stared coldly at the evil face of the man in front of her and said coldly: “Zhuge Yue, what do you want? Tell me!”
The young fourth young master of the Zhuge family smiled faintly and blinked his eyes evilly, "What do you think?"
“Zhuge Yue, let me go, otherwise…” Chu Qiao narrowed her eyes and said in a deep voice, “Kill me.”
Zhuge Yue raised the corner of his mouth wickedly and said calmly: "Xing'er, this world is not just black and white, some places are gray. And there are more than just two choices."
"There are only two paths between you and me."
Chu Qiao looked into Zhuge Yue's eyes and said solemnly, "I am grateful for your repeated grace of not killing me and your help, but this does not mean that we can sit down and live in harmony. Zhuge Yue, you are also a senior official of a wealthy family and a powerful hero. How can you have such naive ideas? You are so trusting. Aren't you afraid that I will bite you back?"
Zhuge Yue laughed loudly and said, “Xing’er, do you really think that I am too soft-hearted to kill you?” The man’s expression suddenly became fierce. He looked at Chu Qiao coldly and said calmly, “I have seen through your character. Yan Xun was only slightly kind to you at the beginning, but you ignored your own life and stayed with him for eight years under such circumstances. So now, how can you kill someone who has repeatedly spared your life? Xing’er, I am not being careless, but I know you too well!”
The gloomy wind flowed back and forth in the air, and the two people's eyes met in the wind, almost bursting into fine sparks.
"Aren't you afraid of making a mistake?"
"I believe in you, but I believe in myself even more."
Chu Qiao licked her dry lips and said slowly, "What do you want now?"
Zhuge Yue said as a matter of course: “Catch you and take you away.”
"You can't control me."
“I like challenging things.” Zhuge Yue smiled softly and said, “If I can’t control you, I can control you. If I can’t control you, I can imprison you. If even imprisonment doesn’t work, then I still have one last way. And now, I haven’t reached the last step yet.”
Chu Qiao raised her head, stared into Zhuge Yue's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Zhuge Yue, what mistake have you made? Don't you understand it now?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows and laughed coldly, “Wrong? They are just a few little slaves. I, Zhuge Yue, will kill them. What’s wrong with that?”
“That’s not what I’m talking about,” Chu Qiao frowned slightly, looked at Zhuge Yue, and finally sighed heavily, saying, “Okay, I admit that I don’t want to kill you, nor do I want to be your enemy for the time being. There is indeed hatred between you and me, but you have done me a favor. After the death of the old man of the Zhuge family, the whole city was looking for me, and you knew where I was, but you didn’t expose me. I can’t forget your kindness for this. But you should be very clear that now, you are the golden noble of the Zhuge clan of Daxia, and I am the remnant of Yanbei who led the rebellion. The war between Daxia and Yanbei is inevitable, and you and I have different positions. , with opposing identities, we will clash on the battlefield sooner or later. So, we should not get too involved. Now that I am in your hands, you can kill me or chop me up, I have nothing to say, but you should also understand that as long as this door is not opened for a while, I will have the opportunity to die with you before your people rush in! I will never surrender and be killed obediently. I like to explain everything clearly and don't like to drag things out. The confrontation between Yanbei and Daxia is not without benefits for your Zhuge lineage. I hope you can think clearly from the perspective of family and interests. If you want to let me go or kill me, give me a straightforward answer!"
Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, and said with a cold smile, “Xing’er, you really make me more and more interested.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Qiao's face suddenly turned cold, and she said in a deep voice: "Zhuge Yue, I didn't kill you before, but that doesn't mean I will continue to maintain this mentality even if I am forced into a desperate situation! In the past, it was only because you didn't threaten my life. If you forcefully interfere with me now, I don't mind killing a man who has nothing to do with me!"
Zhuge Yue smiled coldly, "Then you can give it a try!"
With a loud bang, the two men stood up angrily and looked at each other coldly. The conversation broke down here. They all understood that many things could not be reconciled, so there was only one ending!
However, at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door. Chu Qiao was startled, her brows immediately frowned, and she moved her feet slightly, making a posture as if she was ready to jump up at any time, ready for a do-or-die battle.
"Master!" Yue Qi's deep voice sounded outside, "Master Tian invites you to the square hall for a chat."
Zhuge Yue frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Now?"
"yes."
“Don’t go!” Chu Qiao shouted in a low voice with great vigilance, the dagger still between Zhuge Yue’s neck.
Are you kidding? As long as I stay in this room, I still have some bargaining chips. Once he leaves, I will be surrounded. How can I be so careless?
"If I don't go, it will definitely arouse their suspicion, and Tian Rucheng will definitely come to check."
Chu Qiao was unmoved, "Find an excuse to reject him!"
Zhuge Yue smiled coldly, glanced at the large closet where the slave girl was locked up, and said, "You've been using the excuse of me messing around with a woman to delay for the entire day, what other excuses do you want to come up with now?"
“I don’t care!” Chu Qiao said coldly, “I don’t know if you will attract attention if you don’t go. I only know that as soon as you leave this room, I will lose all my advantage. Zhuge Yue, I’m not a fool!”
Zhuge Yue raised his eyebrows impatiently, "Why don't you come with me?"
Chu Qiao was stunned, only to hear Zhuge Yue continue, "You are about the same height as that woman. Women in Bian Tang wear veils when they go out, so no one can see your face. Besides..." Zhuge Yue glanced at Chu Qiao's small chest, "The women here wear coats with wide sleeves, so no one can tell that your figure is several levels lower than hers."
Chu Qiao's expression suddenly changed, and she looked quite angry.
Zhuge Yue ignored her and pushed her hand away, stretched himself, and said nonchalantly, "With your skills, what are you afraid of when you're with me? Hurry up and get dressed and change your clothes."
This is the first time in all these years that Chu Qiao has dressed herself up so seriously.
It cannot be blamed on her being a failure as a woman, but on the fact that she really couldn't understand these ancient makeup tools. She combed her hair for a long time but it was still a mess.
Zhuge Yue was drinking tea, and suddenly turned around to see her frantic look. He immediately laughed out loud, clapped his hands, walked forward slowly, took the comb from her hand, and said with a curled lip, "Are you a woman?"
To be precise, no matter how calm and wise a woman is, she will not ignore her appearance, just like no matter how beautiful or ugly a woman is, she will not completely ignore her bust size.
Chu Qiao immediately raised her head and said angrily: "You'd better shut up!"
Zhuge Yue snorted coldly, and immediately used more force on the comb in his hand.
Chu Qiao cried out softly, covered her hair with her hands, and shouted angrily: "Be gentle!"
"If you keep making noise, I'll pull your hair out!"
"You dare?"
"snort!"
"Ah! You bastard, be gentler!"
The silky black hair passed through his fingers, pouring down Zhuge Yue's arms like water, bulging, tied up, and circled at the back to be fastened with a ribbon. He glanced casually at the dressing box, and picked out a blue orchid pearl flower with his sharp eyes, inserted it, and put it on, leaving only a trembling orchid exposed. There are neat tassels on both sides, fine bangs on the forehead, high bun on the cloud-like hair, cinnabar on the forehead, lightly drawn eyebrows with pencil, willow leaf-like silk, rouge red, face as white as snow, a small piece of cotton gauze lightly swept across the soft cheek, a little blush, eyes like stars, in a blink of an eye, even Chu Qiao could hardly recognize the person in the mirror.
Zhuge Yue opened the wardrobe and said lazily, “Pick one.”
Chu Qiao didn't even look at it and just picked up a white dress. However, Zhuge Yue snatched it away and said with disdain, “You are either white or black all day long. Are you going to hold a funeral?”
His fingers ran over the many colorful clothes one by one, and he finally picked out a lake green light shirt that was embroidered with five layers of intricate phoenix patterns. The skirt was fluffy and the ribbons were stacked up layer by layer, like layers of smoke. The high corset held up her tall figure, and she wore a wide phoenix skirt robe on the outside. The sleeves were deep, her shoulders were narrow, and her steps were graceful, which was as luxurious as a dream.
Chu Qiao looked at herself in the mirror and was a little stunned. The woman in the mirror was charming and attractive, with eyes like stars, bright and radiant, and a sharp look in her eyes.
For a moment, Zhuge Yue was somewhat stunned, but in the next moment, he curled his lips in disdain and said lightly: "If you dress up properly, you can look like a woman."
Chu Qiao retorted coldly, "You are quite skilled at this."
Zhuge Yue was slightly stunned, and only snorted coldly without retorting. Then he threw away the gauze scarf of the same color that he had prepared, and after selecting for a long time, he finally took out a thick square scarf that could almost be used as a sock, and hung it on the small crown on Chu Qiao's forehead, covering Chu Qiao's face completely.