He had to admit that Xue Baochai's personality was much better than Lin Daiyu's.
Liu Yiwu thought so from the bottom of his heart.
Even if this woman was wearing a goose feather light armor, holding a Sky Piercer, a pair of bows on her waist, and a quiver of arrows on her back, she could use the speed of two arrows in one breath to shoot out arrows at a uniform speed to harvest lives. She could also use the Sky Piercer to directly cut off the enemy's head. Whether it was in terms of military merits or individual kills, she was not inferior to Lin Daiyu, who was known to be invincible.
But even if such a woman with outstanding military exploits stood in front of you, armed to the teeth with a lethal weapon, and had such a frightening nickname like "Ghost Hero Reincarnated", you would still feel that she was a good woman for some reason.
She was not arrogant or aggressive at all. You could not feel her emotional changes and could not imagine her angry look. She was like an eternally calm lake with a smile on her face.
She said with concern, "A Lowly General heard that when the bandits attacked the camp, they first attacked General Tensei. Fortunately, Lord Liu was there and fought hard to prevent the enemy from succeeding … You bravely protected your master and are loyal and sincere. A Lowly General admires you. How is Lord Liu's injury? Are you okay?"
Her tone was calm and sincere without any sarcasm. It seemed that she was sincerely concerned about him. Few men in the world could refuse the kindness of a peerless beauty.
No wonder the short-lived Marquis liked Xue Baochai and not Lin Daiyu …
He thought so in his heart.
Then he replied, "I'm sorry. I'm not good enough to be of help …"
"Martial arts can be improved, but temperament is hard to come by. Lord Liu was able to rush to the main tent immediately after waking up. His loyalty is evident. I admire him very much."
Xue Baochai paused and said softly, "Lord Liu, please don't mind what happened just now. My sister was not like this before. Since her late husband passed away, she was a little … Alas …"
This low sigh was filled with sorrow and sorrow. It was almost the most intense emotional change this woman had ever experienced. It could even affect the mood of others. Liu Canjun's heart was shaken.
For a moment, he couldn't tell what he was feeling. He was infected by Xue Baochai's sadness, but he couldn't help but feel happy for her because the late husband she spoke of was actually not dead. He even wondered what kind of expression that always smiling face would have when she reunited with that person …
For some reason, he suddenly said, "General Xue, you don't have to be too sad. Sometimes …"
As he spoke up to here, his heart trembled. He realized that something was wrong and immediately shut his mouth.
At this moment, the tent door opened and Lin Daiyu came out. She said coldly, "She asked you to come in."
Liu Canjun felt that the way Xue Baochai looked at him had become very meaningful. He was a little flustered. Now that he saw Lin Daiyu come out, he naturally couldn't ask for anything more. He hurriedly cupped his hands to the two of them and walked towards the entrance of the tent.
But once he panicked, it was bad — — he forgot to take precautions.
Just as Liu Canjun passed by Instructor Lin, a cold light flashed in Lin Daiyu's eyes. The snake spear in her hand moved as if nothing had happened and immediately tripped Liu Yiwu's footsteps. When the Adjunct sensed it, his right leg had already stepped out and his calf kicked the hard body of the spear.
Hiss …
He felt a sharp pain in his calf and his body quickly lost balance. He stumbled into the large tent and immediately fell to the ground, wailing miserably.
Then, he heard the whispered conversation behind him.
"Pin 'er!"
"It's not my fault. He tripped himself."
… … Fuck.
He crawled up in a somewhat sorry state and raised his head to see Empress Tensei sitting on the main seat. The Empress's expression didn't seem very good — — that's right. He had fainted early and didn't see what happened later. He didn't believe that the man in the north would chat with His Highness Empress after knocking him out.
— — What happened?
Did he hit him?
Did he tease him?
Did he humiliate him?
Or did he take advantage of him?
The fire of gossip in Liu Canjun's heart burned fiercely, but he was still a man of self-discipline. He lowered his head to prevent his thoughts from being seen through, and respectfully saluted: "This official Liu Yiwu greets Your Highness."
The Empress Concubine immediately scolded, "You stupid pig."
… … Fuck, that Lin Daiyu doesn't play by the rules. What can I do? I'm also very desperate!
But it wasn't a wise idea to talk back to the leader. Although he was scolded, he still had to confess gloomily, "I'm incompetent and weak in martial arts. I've disappointed Your Highness."
"I'm talking about your stupidity. What does bad martial arts have to do with stupidity?"
Empress said coldly, "Idiot, you were tricked by Xue Baochai with just a few casual questions … … You men are all bad."
Liu Yiwu's heart shook. He suddenly raised his head and said in surprise, "What!?"
Then he subconsciously looked in the direction of the tent door.
"Don't look. They can't hear it now."
Empress looked at the confused Liu Yiwu and snorted, "Use your pig brain to think about what she asked you."
Liu Yiwu was also a resourceful person. It was just that he had been beaten up before, so he was a little dazed. Moreover, Xue Baochai was too confusing, so he didn't pay attention for a moment. Now that he thought about the situation just now, he finally understood. He stamped his feet and said, "Ouch!"
Xue Baochai was tricking him.
She knew that he was in the central tent before Empress was attacked. She took the opportunity to confirm it just now. At that time, it was already late, and Empress was a woman. As a soldier, if he didn't have something important to do or if he wasn't a trusted subordinate, he couldn't go to the central tent at such a late time.
He was the first person besides Empress to face the attacker directly.
He immediately ran here after waking up. He had just confirmed it.
Furthermore, there was something wrong with his expression … Even though he had been knocked unconscious by highly skilled bandits, and the camp had also been ambushed, there was no confusion, shock, or fear on his face. Instead, he appeared very calm. This meant that he was not completely unaware of this ambush.
Then there was the most terrible operation …
She appeared very sorrowful and pointed out her identity as a widow. She was full of worries and sighed in sorrow. She looked very pitiful and was just short of sobbing.
Then, his mind went blank, and he said these words … …
— Damn.
She … How could she do this!
Empress looked at his stupid appearance and a trace of disdain flashed across her face. She sneered, "Do you think Xue Baochai is easy to deal with?
She is so smart that she has seen through everything. That's why she doesn't fight. If you think she is a good person, you are wrong.
Otherwise, why do you think my foolish cousin ended up with his entire family wiped out?
He did provoke someone he shouldn't provoke. Once some people have the intention to kill, they won't stop until all the future troubles are eliminated. "
Liu Yiwu's back was already covered in cold sweat.
That poor marquis coveted Xue Baochai, and as a result, his whole family was completely and completely wiped out.
His father, who was the emperor's uncle, also suffered a small part of the anger of the civil and military officials in the court. Many people took the opportunity to hit him when he was down, so he was still hiding in his fief and didn't even dare to go out.
Empress's prestige and influence plummeted, and her relationship with the courtiers was irreparable.
Even the other relatives of the Emperor were implicated.
Most importantly, everyone learned a lesson and came to a consensus — there were two people who could not be touched.
From then on, she was as safe as Mount Tai, whether it was herself or the family behind her.
Indeed … It seemed to be so.
Although that matter was caused by the old generals of Tianyuan, the scale was too great. The generals of various mountains were linked together in a short period of time, and even affected the whole country, and the public opinion was constantly fermenting …
If there was no one behind this, he wouldn't believe it …
Damn …
Xue Baochai's soft voice seemed to ring in his ears, and he couldn't help but shiver. He still couldn't accept it. "This … this … how did she know I knew about that matter?"
Empress looked at him as if she was looking at a pig. "She was just suspicious and casually asked you. Is there any loss?"
Liu Canjun patted his head hard. He was directly punched in the head by Sun Lang, and now he felt a dull pain. He thought hard and felt even more panicked. "Then … then doesn't that mean she already knows that her husband is still alive?"
Empress suddenly became silent.
After a long time, she said softly, "It's better to say that she has always believed it … Even if there is no evidence, she still believes it. It's purely her instinct as a wife. In this world, unless she sees a complete corpse with her own eyes, which wife is willing to believe that her husband is dead?"
Liu Canjun heard a bit of sadness in her words … Maybe it was an illusion.
But what he should be concerned about now was obviously not this problem. Liu Canjun frowned and said, "No matter what, Xue Baochai is already very suspicious. What should we do, Your Highness?"
"What should we do?"
Emperor Concubine let out a cold laugh, "Although you foolishly exposed this matter, it also saved me a lot of effort. I was just worrying about how to secretly reveal this information to them. After all, even if it was me, I would feel disgusted to cry and hug those two women for a hateful man."
Liu Yiwu was startled. "You mean …"
Empress sneered in a low voice. "That hateful man, do you really think I can't do anything to him?
I can't kill you, and you don't dare to kill me!
Our battle has just begun. Do you think I can't do anything to you?
Do you think you have already won! "
Liu Canjun seemed to understand Empress's meaning, and his face showed an excited expression. "You mean, let Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai …"
It seemed that the Shuraba was something that the people liked to see.
But soon, Liu Yiwu felt that something was wrong. He said weakly, "Wait, Your Highness … Didn't we already say that we will negotiate with that person and even form an alliance …"
Empress's eyes turned cold. She swallowed all the words she had said before and said decisively, "Negotiate!
We can only negotiate after the fight!
I don't want to sit at the negotiating table with my tail between my legs!
Don't you boast that you are full of wisdom!
Didn't Mr. Zhang send you to help me!
Think of a way to lure him out! "
"…"
— And then let him beat me up!?