Teasing the First Dragon at the Start

Yu Ji looked at Bai Su with a complicated expression. After pondering for a long time, she said, "I know that you are a gentle person and may not want to kill me, but I am, after all, a spy sent by the Chu army. I secretly delivered your important defense map to the Chu army."

"At this moment, the Chu army must already be attacking. After tonight, countless Xia troops will fall apart and countless cities will fall into the hands of the Chu army.

"Regardless of whether you, sir, are unwilling to kill me, in order to stabilize morale and quell public anger, you must kill me in front of countless soldiers..."

Bai Su tapped her fingers lightly on the table and remained silent for a long time.

He then raised his head and asked with some doubt, "If that's the case, why did you hide and wait for Xiang Yu's army to come looking for you, instead of coming back to your death?"

Yu Ji held a wine cup, her lips painted with rouge, and a bitter smile curved her lips: "Perhaps it's because I don't want to let others down."

Bai Su was taken aback: "Let down?"

Yu Ji's slender jade hands traced the patterns on the wine cup as she spoke, "I've never had any grand ambitions since I was little. All I ever wanted was to live a simple life with Yu'er, sitting together in the courtyard, counting the countless stars in the sky."

"I have little affection for the Chu Kingdom. Those national and personal grievances are too distant for me. I just want to see the light shining in Yu'er's eyes and the smile on her face when she says she wants to become the greatest general in the world."

"Although I am a young lady of the Yu clan of Chu, no one around me has ever cared about me. Even my father, who talks about the great Chu and the tyrannical Xia every day, has never given me a second glance..."

"Only Yu'er has always been with me, so no matter what the cost, I will protect her."

"As for you, sir, you are the second person, besides Yu'er, to care about me..."

Yu Ji slowly raised her head, her beautiful eyes looking at Bai Su in front of her, and smiled gently: "Although I have only known you for a short time, just a few days, these few days have been the most infuriating, the most embarrassing, the most joyful, and the most meaningful days of my life."

"I have given my heart to Yu'er, and even betrayed you for it. Now I feel guilty, and the only thing I can do to make amends to you is to have this body."

"Yu Ji also knows that doing this cannot make up for the mistakes I have made. I only wish to use my own blood to help the Lord quell the anger of the people and stabilize their hearts, so that we can safely retreat to Guanzhong. This is the only thing I can do."

Bai Su looked at Yu Ji, who had her eyes slightly closed, and scratched her cheek with a strange expression: "Um... don't be so pessimistic. Actually, things aren't as serious as you think."

Yu Ji was taken aback: "What do you mean by that, my lord?"

Bai Su coughed lightly and said somewhat apologetically, "Um, I'm sorry, the defense map on the table was accidentally smudged with ink a couple of days ago, so while I had someone redraw it, I also found a random map to use as a temporary substitute, so..."

Yu Ji pointed blankly at herself, saying incredulously, "Does Your Excellency mean that I stole a fake picture?!"

Bai Su scratched his cheek: "That's roughly the idea. The place where grain and fodder are stored in the map is not actually a granary. It's just an empty city filled with firewood, straw, and kerosene. Miss Yu Ji, you didn't hand over the map, did you?"

Yu Ji's face turned deathly pale. Not only did she hand over the blueprints, but she also had a secret letter delivered to Xiang Yu.

If Xiang Yu, leading his elite troops, were trapped in a city engulfed in flames due to his trust in her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Her delicate hand trembled violently, and the wine cup slipped from her grasp, falling to the ground with a crisp "clink".

Yu Ji suddenly stood up, lifted her skirt, and ran quickly towards the door.

Standing atop the high pavilion, one could see in the distance that a spot was bathed in crimson light in the deep night, clearly a raging fire.

She staggered back two steps, a chill running down her spine, and kept muttering, "It's over, it's over, everything is over."

Given Xiang Yu's long-standing trust in her, he would hardly have any doubts about the contents of the secret letter.

However, due to a moment of carelessness, she picked up the wrong map, causing Xiang Yu to lead countless Chu soldiers to their deaths in vain.

Whether Xiang Yu can escape tonight is another matter. Even if he does escape, tonight's crushing defeat will cause him to lose the trust he has placed in her for many years, and cracks will appear in their strong relationship.

However, Yu Ji no longer cared about any of that; all she wanted was for Xiang Yu to be safe and sound.

She rushed to Bai Su's side, biting her lip tightly, her beautiful eyes pleading: "My lord... my lord, please spare Yu'er's life."

Bai Su raised an eyebrow, a troubled look on her face.

It wasn't that he was unwilling to spare Xiang Yu's life, but rather that he simply had no way to stop Xiang Yu.

Historical records state that Han Xin once set up an ambush on all sides, surrounding the enemy with 500,000 troops, but Xiang Yu managed to break through with only a few hundred cavalrymen.

This sudden fire might only cause Xiang Yu to lose some troops. Once she realized the situation was not right and retreated, in the pitch-black night, no one would be able to see where she was, let alone capture her.

The purpose of this ambush was nothing more than to reduce some of the Chu army's cavalry and provoke some internal conflicts within the Chu state. They had no intention of destroying Xiang Yu in one battle.

However, Bai Su's frown was misinterpreted by Yu Ji as him being unwilling to easily let go of Xiang Yu, his formidable enemy.

Yu Ji bit her red lips lightly with her pearly teeth. After struggling for a long time, she gently pulled on her red dress, and the gorgeous long dress immediately fell off.

Bai Su was speechless for a moment, his lips twitching: "Miss Yu... what are you doing?"

Yu Ji lowered her head and looked down at Bai Su, not daring to meet his gaze. At this moment, she was extremely nervous, like a lowly courtesan standing barefoot in front of Bai Su's burning gaze. She felt like dying.

But for Yu'er's sake, she cannot die; she must do everything in her power to give Yu'er a chance.

She gently bit her lip, then mustered her courage and looked up at Bai Su: "This humble servant has nothing of value but my humble appearance, which I offer to Your Excellency..."

After saying that, she handed over a small jade bottle.

Bai Su was taken aback: "What is this?"

Yu Ji whispered, "This is the antidote..."

Chapter 318 My Lord, Please Help Me Forget These Things

"Antidote?"

Bai Su stared at the medicine bottle in her hand, momentarily stunned. Why would someone give her an antidote out of the blue?

Yu Ji bit her lip, turning her head away with a guilty expression, and whispered, "When I was close to you, sir, I ingested a strange poison. This poison usually doesn't cause any symptoms, except when we were intimate..."

Bai Su's eyelids twitched. No wonder Yu Ji seemed so proactive; she had other plans.

I must say, this is a truly vicious move.

Fortunately, I wanted to see what tricks Yu Ji, this spy, was up to, so I resisted the temptation of her beauty, otherwise...

Faced with this vicious assassination attempt, he might actually have been killed.

This honey trap is absolutely deadly. Even though you know in your heart that the enemy has ulterior motives, you still can't help but fall for it.

Is this the legendary open conspiracy?

If Liu Ji were here right now, he would definitely roll his eyes. No, you're just a lecher.

The room was silent, and the atmosphere gradually became strange.

Bai Su fiddled with the medicine bottle for a moment, then pondered, "If Miss Yu Ji wants my help, there are actually many other ways. Why did you have to use this method?"

His tone was very sincere, and he didn't seem to have any intention of taking advantage of the situation.

Although he likes to tease girls, he is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of their vulnerability and force them to submit to him.

After all, forced relationships are never sweet.

Yu Ji's face paled, and then she said sadly, "Does my lord not find me beautiful?"

"nice……"

Bai Su nodded seriously and said, "If Miss Yu is not beautiful, then no one in the world would dare to call themselves a beauty."

Yu Ji's complexion improved slightly. She bit her lip lightly and said weakly, "Does Your Excellency think I've been too casual?"

Before Bai Su could answer, she hurriedly said, "I have lived in Jiangdong since childhood and have never had contact with men. In the past ten years, the only person I have been in contact with is... Your Excellency. I am not the kind of woman who is frivolous..."

She couldn't continue speaking. After all, she was a young lady from an official family, and it was far too much to expect her to say anything seductive to men.

However, it is precisely this dignified and pure woman who, despite having never been in contact with a man, still tries hard to suppress her shame and put on a flattering act. Her awkward movements and nervous expression, on the contrary, stir one's heart.

Seeing Bai Su's hesitant expression, Yu Ji assumed that Bai Su felt the price she had paid was not enough to let go of Xiang Yu, her greatest threat, and became even more anxious.

She bit her lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, then leaned close to Bai Su's ear and whispered, "My lord, this medicine can cure the poison in my body, and... I don't actually dislike you."

Bai Su was speechless for a moment, and looked at Yu Ji with some surprise.

Yu Ji lowered her head and looked away, no longer daring to meet Bai Su's gaze. In fact, her heart was pounding so hard that she was about to faint.

To further persuade Bai Su to stop hesitating, she even took the initiative to extend her fair hand and hold it with his.

Seeing this, Bai Su couldn't help but curse herself inwardly. When did she become so slow and indecisive? Wasn't this making a fool of herself?

If Yu Ji were to refuse him with such deep affection, wouldn't that be too heartless?

He walked up to Yu Ji, and amidst her gasps of surprise, he picked her up and carried her to the bed.

Despite her inner turmoil, Yu Ji instinctively wrapped her fair hands around Bai Su's neck, constantly reassuring herself that she was doing this for Yu'er. However, she couldn't quite explain what she was really thinking.

Bai Su gently laid her down. Yu Ji's heart pounded wildly. Gazing at the handsome face so close to hers and feeling the hot breath that filled her with masculine energy, she felt her mind go blank and almost forgot her purpose.

Bai Su reached out and brushed away the stray strands of hair from Yu Ji's face. Looking into her dazed eyes and slightly parted lips, she said, "I promise to let Xiang Yu go, but I need you to write me a letter."

"letter?"

Yu Ji's misty eyes regained their luster, and she asked subconsciously.

Bai Su nodded: "You and she have a deep relationship, you can be said to have grown up together. If she finds out that you did this to help her, Xiang Yu will be so angry and embarrassed that he will lose his mind and turn around to attack the city like a madman."

"Even if I want to back down then, there's nothing I can do. So I hope you can write her a letter and tell her to go back obediently. Otherwise... even if I want to let her go, she won't leave."

Yu Ji was surprised by Bai Su's words. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that given Xiang Yu's personality, he really would do such a thing.

After all, Yu'er has always been a sentimental person. If she knew that the most important person in her heart had sacrificed himself for her and become a plaything of the enemy commander, she would be furious.

After a long pause, she said, "I understand. I will write her a letter saying that I have fallen in love with you, sir, and have become your woman. I hope she will not bother me in the future."

Bai Su scratched her cheek and said with some sympathy, "Isn't that a bit too cruel? After all, she has always cared about you so much."

"It's precisely because she cares about me that I had to say such harsh things..."

Yu Ji felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. With a complicated expression, she said, "Right now, because of my momentary negligence, she has lost a large number of troops and her prestige has been severely damaged. The King of Chu and the others have also begun to suspect Yu'er."

“I…I have already implicated her once, I cannot tarnish her reputation further and deepen the suspicion between her and the King of Chu.”

"As long as Yu'er can become the greatest general in the world, I don't care how many filthy names I bear."

Bai Su said earnestly, "No... this is not your fault. The real culprits are the King of Chu and his ilk. If they hadn't forced the fate of a nation onto the shoulders of an innocent woman, you wouldn't have ended up like this."

His words were filled with righteous indignation.

After all, the reason why Yu Ji's presentation of the map caused problems was inextricably linked to him.

Looking into Bai Su's sincere gaze, Yu Ji felt a surge of complex emotions. Back in Jiangdong, as fellow Chu people, no one cared about her. Even her father, for the sake of Chu, did not object to her sacrifice.

But now, in the enemy camp, the enemy commander in front of her trusts her completely. This stark contrast leaves her with mixed feelings.

She slowly extended her fair arm and embraced Bai Su's neck, her lips slightly parted as she said, "My lord, I am in so much pain right now. Please help me forget all of this..."

"This isn't a good idea. How about we sit down and chat? Um... would you like some hot water?"

Looking at Bai Su in front of her, Yu Ji was immediately filled with shame and anger. She grabbed Bai Su's neck and pressed her lips to Bai Su's.