Chapter 70 Ambiguity

  "I have no choice either..."

  A low, husky sigh suddenly rose, the woman's rapid breathing in the night had a sultry ambiguity. In such cold weather, she was wearing only a transparent thin gauze nightdress, the transparent purple gauze perfectly outlining her undulating curves.

  The woman had a head of raven-black long hair, her eyes were slightly narrow and long, her nose was high and straight, and the corners of her mouth curled up with a seductive smile that could captivate people's hearts. She slowly leaned in, her body soft and boneless as she leaned against Chu Li's chest.

  "How long has it been?" The woman clung tightly to Chu Li's body, slightly tilting her head back, with a flirtatious gaze in her eyes. She lightly tiptoed and placed her snow-white fingers on Chu Li's shoulders. Her tender tongue extended out, gently licking the bronze-colored skin of his neck, sliding over the protruding Adam's apple, and the faint stubble on his chin, finally wandering to his tightly pursed lips: "How long has it been? Don't you miss me? You just arrived, do you want to leave already?"

  He wore a dark green python robe, with a light green gemstone belt around his waist. His eyebrows were straight and his eyes were bright, handsome and majestic. He stretched out his hand, without leaving any marks, and pushed the woman away from his body, giving a sly smile: "Why not think?"

  "Think? Where think?" The woman didn't get angry at all because of Chuli's rejection, but instead became more charming and leaned in closer, her fingers slowly sliding from Chuli's chest to his waist, pausing for a moment before directly reaching down, saying in a charming voice: "Is it here that you're thinking... or is it here?"

  "Let's get down to business." Chu Li furrowed her brow, suddenly pushing away the woman's hand. The woman turned around, blocking Chu Li's path, her chest thrust out, her high and firm breasts tightly pressed against Chu Li's body.

  "What I'm telling you now is the truth." The woman smiled charmingly, grabbed Chu Li's hand and slowly pulled him up, pressing it against her surprisingly elastic chest, her eyes almost welling up with tears.

  "Oh my, it's so cold!" The woman exclaimed, lightly biting her lip and smiling coyly, then surprisingly stretched Chu Li's hand completely into that thin layer of gauze clothing, "Like this, will it be a bit warmer?"

  Qing Xia hid in the dark, never expecting to stumble upon such a lively scene. At this moment, the footsteps of those two people were slowly moving towards her, and it seemed that they would soon discover Qing Xia's hiding place. Seeing that their attention was not focused on this spot, Qing Xia made a quick decision and rolled forward, crawling on the ground towards the dark area to the left. Just as she was about to approach the campsite, the footsteps behind her suddenly turned around and walked in her direction. Qing Xia silently cursed her bad luck, lifted up the flap of the tent, and quickly rolled inside.

  Inside the large tent, apart from the dim red glow of the lanterns, there was only a gigantic bed. Qing Xia Feng swept her gaze around, then bent down and slipped inside. Just as she had let down the bed curtains, footsteps sounded outside the door. A heavy sigh floated in, and before Qing Xia could even feel regretful, a loud thud was heard, and someone heavily fell onto the bed.

  Qing Xia's eyes widened in shock, thinking to herself that she wouldn't have to spend the whole night hiding and listening to Chu Li and that woman. As if responding to her thoughts, a soft rustling sound came from above, and soon, a thin, purple silk garment floated down from the large bed, one corner of which landed right in front of Qing Xia's eyes, filling the warm air with an even more bewildering aroma.

  "Leave... hold me..." The woman's coquettish voice was like a kitten, with slight gasps, "Faster... faster..."

  Qing Xia lay under the big bed, feeling extremely unlucky, listening to the lively and vibrant scene outside, but in her mind, she couldn't help but imagine Chu Li's naked body entwined with a woman. Just as she started to indulge in this thought, she quickly pinched her thigh hard. She thought to herself, I don't know what kind of background this woman has, but the fact that Chu Li would still come to fool around with her during this tumultuous autumn, shows that this woman is definitely not simple.

  Just as she was thinking, a loud "boom" suddenly rang out. Qing Xia was startled, and the person who had been hiding in the corner of the wall all night suddenly became vigilant, quietly lifting up one foot of the bed curtain, crouching on the ground, and stealthily peeking out with one eye.

  All that could be seen was that the woman's clothes had long since fallen off, and her plump skin still had a pinkish hue of desire. She sat on the ground, her face changing from surprise to coldness, slightly tilting her head, with a hint of mockery at the corner of her mouth.

  "What did you feed me?" Chu Li's voice was low and suppressed, panting heavily, his breathing extremely heavy.

  The woman sneered and said in a soft voice: "It's just that there is some lipstick on the lips, how about it, does it taste good?"

  "Despicable person!" Chu Li coldly snorted, wanting to stand up, but before he could straighten his body, he thudded back onto the bed, and the soft big bed suddenly sank downwards. Qing Xia was pressed to the point of almost vomiting blood, and she could even feel the outline of Chu Li's body.

  "Are you forgetting me so quickly, just to cater to that insatiable old woman in the Chu palace?" The purple-robed woman slowly got up from the ground and walked to Chu Li's side. Her naked body was astonishingly seductive under the lamp light, her plump breasts rubbing against Chu Li's robust chest, her slender jade-like hands softly resting on Chu Li's shoulders. She opened her cherry lips and bit onto Chu Li's earlobe, whispering: "Li, I miss you so much, I couldn't bear it for even a day without coming to see you, or I would die."

  "So you instigated the rebellion in Nanjiang to lure me here?" Chu Li said in a low voice, his breathing becoming more and more urgent, like a wild beast in a cage.

  The woman's voice was as gentle as water, her slender waist tightly wrapped around Chu Li's body, murmuring: "How could I? I love you so much." The woman's lips wandered gently on Chu Li's chest, her eyes almost welling up with tears, her face flushed red, whispering: "I just wanted to see you."

  "Idiot!" Chu Li suddenly let out a cold hum, and said in a low voice: "Do you really think that Qin Zhiyan will risk being my enemy to be your backing for the southern border? He just regards you as pawns to consume my strength. Only an idiot like you would believe that the Great Qin's southern frontier would open up such nonsense to the Lu Dan people!"

  "What did you say?" The woman was startled and hastily asked: "How did you know that Qin Zhiyan had been to the South Territory?"

  "Hmph," Chu Li didn't confirm or deny, nor did he respond. He coldly said: "If I'm not mistaken, three days later, the head of Lu Dan Tan's leader will arrive at the Beijiang Great Camp in Xuan Nest County. Qin Zhiyan is what kind of person? You're plotting with the tiger to take its skin and still feeling complacent, it's simply foolish to the extreme."

  "It won't work," the woman said firmly. "Our southern Xinjiang owes Qin Zhiyan a great favor, without my Shaman tribe, he would have been gone from this world long ago."

  "You should also know who made Qin Zhiyan become what he is today." Chu Li said coldly, "The more gratitude he thinks he owes you, the more hatred he will have for you."

  The woman seemed to be in a panic for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure and said in a soft voice: "I don't care, anyway I'm tired of that Southern Holy Girl. You once promised me that as long as you ascend to the throne, you would make me your empress. You can't go back on your word."

  "Chu Li sneered coldly: 'Do you think that with my current status, I would still get entangled with a Southern Barbarian witch like you? If you don't want to die without a complete corpse, then immediately roll back to the Southern Barbarian region and calm down the chaotic situation there. Otherwise, don't blame me for not considering our past relationship.'"

  The woman heard this and suddenly became furious, saying in a cold voice: "Chu Li, do you want to burn the bridge after crossing the river?"

  "You and I each took what we needed back then. You helped me stabilize the situation in the southern border, and I also helped you ascend to the position of Holy Maiden. Now everything should come to an end here, and we should return to our original places, no need to entangle further!"

  "Good!" The woman in purple clothes suddenly said in a low voice: "It's true that you're not the same as the depressed Fourth Prince of the past. I heard that Empress Xiao of Qi wanted to come to Shengdu to congratulate your coronation ceremony, but was rejected by you and went to Qi'an Taizi instead. It seems that even Empress Xiao is no longer in your eyes now, so how can I, Wusili Meier, enter your sight?"

  "Shut up!" Chu Li coldly snorted and angrily said.

  "Did I hit a sore spot?" Usamai smiled and said in a low voice, "I heard that at the coronation ceremony, you had prepared a phoenix seal. I wonder whose daughter is so lucky to marry you as empress. As for your prowess in bed, Chu Li, I'm quite familiar with it."

  "Is that the little wretch from the Zhu family?" Usmer suddenly stepped forward two steps, picked up the purple shirt on the ground, half-covered her chest with a white cloth, slightly raised her eyes and said faintly: "Or is it, is it that maid who escaped from your palace?"

  The originally silent Chu Li suddenly raised his head, his eyes coldly glancing at Wu Si Mei's plump and delicate body, and said in a low voice: "What did you say?"

  "Have you been searching for her for a long time?" Usmeer suddenly smiled and said, "With the abilities of the Black Guard, it's strange that you still haven't found someone after so long, don't you think?"

  "Qing Xia is in your hands?" Chu Li's voice suddenly became extremely cold, the air around him was frozen for a moment, his frosty gaze almost dug a hole in that woman's body, and he said in a chilly tone: "What did you do to her?"

  "What can I do to her? I love you so much, the things you like, how could I bear to destroy them." Usmeer suddenly smiled with a charming voice, her face seemed like a blooming poppy, shining with a seductive light. She walked over slowly and said softly: "I just invited her here as my guest, you know, I don't have many friends, and my treasures all like her very much."

  "Did you poison her?"

  "Ah!" Usulmier suddenly covered her mouth, a very surprised look, "How did you know? You really do understand me."

  "Wusimier, I think you're getting impatient." Chu Li suddenly said in a cold voice, slowly turning his head around, his eyes gleaming with a chilly light as he said: "Do you believe me? I can crush you to death right now?"

  "Don't scare me," Wu Sulan glared at Chu Li, saying in a soft voice: "You also know that my treasures only listen to one person. If I die, it's not a big deal, but if I drag down the beauty you want to make the queen of Chu State, wouldn't that be a loss?"

  Chu raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice: "Are you threatening me?"

  "Ah!" Wu Si Mei laughed and said: "You've seen through me again!"

  "Leave, you know, I've never had any great ambitions, but I just love you too much, and can't help but want to see you often. Why don't you grant me a fiefdom next to the capital, so that the war in the southern border can be easily pacified, and we can also meet each other frequently, and live together forever."

  "Do you want to be the King of Huainan?" Chu Li's eyes flashed with a sharp glint as he asked in a cold voice.

  "Hehe, my departure is indeed very clever." Wu Si Mei excitedly clapped her hands and said: "It's not like there isn't a precedent for a woman being crowned king. Now that the King of Huainan has fled the country, Huainan is without a ruler. As the Holy Maiden of the Southern Border, I can take over and manage it, killing two birds with one stone, isn't that great?"

  "Lei, you also know that Wu Si Mei is very foolish. If she were to be rejected, even she herself wouldn't know what she would do." Da's big eyes lightly turned, with a hint of color in her gaze.

  Chu Li sank into thought for a while, then suddenly spoke up and said: "You bring her to see me first."

  "Are you taking me for a fool? You bring three thousand Black Armors to see me, how dare I carry my lifesaving straw with me? If you agree to my request, I will naturally give you a lively and kicking wife. You don't know how much she misses you, crying day and night, it's really pitiful to watch."

  Chu Li's eyebrows rose slightly as a faint glint flashed in her eyes, and she asked nonchalantly, "Really? She misses me?"

  "Of course," Usamai smiled and said: "That little girl from the Zhu family has no tolerance, seeing you dote on Miss Zhuang, she was forced out of the palace, and even sent someone to inform me to join forces to kill her. I naturally didn't listen to that little girl, my loyalty is only to Li, I will never do anything disloyal to Li."

  "Really?" Chu Li smiled faintly, sat up, and draped the outer cloak on his shoulders. Suddenly, he raised his head and said: "In that case, I should thank you."

  "There's no need for such courtesy between us." Usi Meir wore a purple gauze, standing in front of Chu Li, smiling and walking forward, gently half-kneeling in front of Chu Li. Her white palm lightly stretched into Chu Li's clothes, rubbing his abdomen, and softly said: "Don't you understand my intentions towards you? You've taken my aphrodisiac, do you want Usi to serve you?"

  However, at this moment, Chu Li suddenly smashed the tea bowl on the bedside table to the ground.

  A crisp cracking sound rang out in the air, a chaotic footstep suddenly sounded, the curtain of the big account was lifted by someone, and countless cold weapons were aimed at the woman on the bed.

  Her eyebrows rose slightly, and she suddenly covered her chest with her sleeve. She stood up, and her jade-like hands clapped twice softly. The blue long knives of the Southern Border soldiers were drawn out of their scabbards, pointing at the group of black-clad Southern Chu soldiers, emitting a bloodthirsty chill.

  It turned out that the man and woman who were still entwined in love on the bed just now had arranged their own men around the big account, waiting for a chance to rush out and settle each other.

  Wu Si's eyes were cold as she stared at Chu Li, her voice icy: "Chu Li, must you and I have a falling out before we can make amends?"

  "I've never liked women who don't listen." Chu Li said coldly with a sneer: "Besides, you really make me feel disgusted."

  "Good!" Usulmehr sneered and said in a low voice: "Then there's nothing more to say."

  "There's nothing more to say between you and me."

  A loud whoosh, a cold gleam suddenly rose, towards Chu Li furiously slashing, the black-clad guard had been prepared, both sides of horsemen immediately started fighting. The flash of knives and swords echoed through the air. Countless horses simultaneously let out long whinnies, suddenly, it seemed as if someone outside was driving warhorses to break camp, only to hear a loud rumble, the large camp above their heads suddenly disappeared, and everyone was exposed under the dark night.

  Cold arrows filled the sky and flames shot up into the air. Wu Si's charming face twisted in anger as she shouted, "Chu Li, you're plotting against me!"

  "You're also secretly calculating me, aren't you?" Chu Li coldly snorted and said in a low voice.

  "I'd rather die than let you go alone!" Wu Sulaiman shouted angrily, waving his hand at a burly man beside him and saying: "Samba, twist off his head for me!"

  A burly man named Meng Ba, with a loud and sonorous voice, responded with a loud shout, suddenly raised the millstone in his hand and smashed it towards Chuli.

  Who would have thought that someone would use a huge and heavy millstone as a weapon? Fortunately, Chu Li was agile and nimble, even after being poisoned with the aphrodisiac, she quickly sprang up from the bed and escaped swiftly.

  There was only a loud rumbling sound, and the huge bed was suddenly smashed into pieces. The black-clad guards hastily held up torches and rushed forward to protect Chu Li's body, but just then, a faint rustling sound slowly rose, and everyone looked at the broken bed board in shock, only to see a thin figure crawling out from inside, covered in dust and dirt, looking around, and coincidentally met Chu Li's eyes.

  "Zhuang Qing Xia..." Chu Li could hardly believe his eyes. But seeing her equally panicked expression, remembering that she had been hiding under the big bed just now, a raging fire suddenly rose up, and he couldn't care about any imperial etiquette anymore. Chu Li angrily shouted: "Why are you here!"

  "Is she that woman from the Zhuang family?" Usmeer shrieked, a flash of fierce cold light crossing her face for an instant. She turned to one side and said harshly to Samba: "Samba, go tear her into pieces for me!"

  "How dare you?" Chu Li roared in anger, his two sword-like eyebrows rising, exuding an immense imperial majesty.

  "I've done it, you'll know if I dare or not!" Wu Si Mei let out a cold hum, and with a flick of her waist, the long whip lashed out, its bright red soft lash suddenly resembling a spiritual snake as it struck towards Qing Xia.

  Qing Xia's eyebrows rose slightly as she ignored the rapidly approaching figure of Chu Li, her body shifted to one side, and she was instantly wrapped around the waist by a soft whip.

  Wu Si's charming smile was accompanied by a sudden surge of force in her hand. Qing Xia instantly flew backwards like a kite towards the direction of the Nanjiang crowd.

  "U silk Mei Er! You're looking for death!" Chu Li's eyes were bloodshot, and with a loud crash, he chopped off the neck of a vicious man from Nanjiang. A large amount of fresh blood gushed out, splashing against the dark night sky. In the distance, torches like a long dragon rushed towards the camp.

  Wu Si's eyebrows and eyes were cold and stern, her voice was icy as she said: "You are not benevolent, I am not righteous. Since you want to force me, I will take your most beloved woman with me to be buried together!"

  After saying that, he gave a wink to the big man. The fierce-looking man suddenly rushed forward, his huge hands about to grab Qing Xia's neck.

  "Green summer!" Chu Li was greatly shocked, his complexion changed drastically, and he shouted loudly.

  In an instant, it seemed as if everyone could foresee the fate that awaited this woman.

  However, in just that one second, the Qing Xia who was originally pulled to the ground suddenly sprang up like a wild cat, her body making a nimble turn in mid-air, as light as a feather. Her long black hair drew a bright arc. The pale-faced woman's lips were tightly pursed, she grasped the knife with her hand, grabbed the burly man's body, and the snow-white blade flashed across the man's neck, a line of blood shooting out in an instant, with an eerie glow in the flickering torchlight.

  A loud rumbling sound, the big man's body crashed to the ground, like a small mountain, stirring up large swaths of dust.

  A loud gasp of surprise almost simultaneously arose.

  "Everyone stop! Otherwise I'll kill this demon woman!"

  A shrill cry suddenly rang out, and everyone's movements came to a sudden halt. They turned around in shock and found that the little girl who was just being held by Ulsamer had instantly turned the tables, with one hand grasping Ulsamer's neck and the other holding a dagger tightly against her throat.

  The soldiers of the Nanjiang barbarian tribe were suddenly panicked, staring blankly at Qing Xia's cold expression.

  "Don't any of you understand?" Qing Xia snorted, raised her dagger and slashed a bloody gash on Wu Si's delicate face.

  Wū sī mèi ěr's mournful cry suddenly rang out, and everyone didn't expect her to actually say move with her hands, without even saying hello, and in an instant they were all shocked on the spot.

  "You despicable person! Wait for me, I won't let you off!" Wu Si Mei was furious, wailing and shouting harsh words.

  Chu Li furrowed her brow, recalling the tactics Qing Xia had used on her in the past. She immediately turned her head away, revealing an expression of not wanting to look.

  As expected, Qing Xia's eyebrows rose slightly, a fierce and ruthless color flashed in her eyes, which was quite inconsistent with her pale and weak face. The hand holding the dagger grasped Wu Si Mei Er's collar, while the other hand suddenly raised and slapped the woman's pretty face fiercely!

  A crisp, loud noise echoed throughout the hall. Wu Si Mei's eyes widened in shock, as if she couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes. As the highest-ranking Holy Maiden of Nanjiang, she had been adored by her people since birth, and her status was so high that it could be compared to a princess of the imperial family in Nanchu. She had never suffered such humiliation before. It took her a while to react, then she shouted loudly: "You... you dare..."

  "It's already been done, yet you still ask if I dare or not." Qing Xia snorted, her voice icy and cold: "You this... witch, if you dare to say one more word, I'll slash your face until it's a mess, see how you can still go out and seduce men!"

  "You..."

  With a swish, another bloody mark was left on Wu Si Mei's face. Qing Xia recalled how this woman had relentlessly pursued her and Yang Feng with ruthless means in Nanjiang, and his anger flared up, saying in a cold voice: "You have no memory."

  Wū sī mèi ěr's mournful cry spread throughout the main camp, Qīng Xià slanted her eyes to look over, a knife-like gaze cut across everyone's face.

  "Haven't you put down your weapons yet? I really want to see your holy maiden's blood splattered on the spot?"

  Clattering and clashing of weapons fell to the ground, a riot that would have required a huge military force to quell was brought near its end in an instant with Qing Xia's arrival.

  Chu Li's face grew increasingly somber, and he coldly gazed at Qing Xia, who was still clutching the black silk ribbon that had been torn from her hair. "You haven't answered my question yet," he said in a chilly tone.

  "Huh?" Qing Xia was taken aback, she had just helped him out of a big trouble, and this is how he treats his lifesaver?

  "Speak!" Chu Li's face turned red with rage, his handsome face puffed up with anger, and he shouted loudly: "Why are you under the bed?"

  Her face turned red instantly.

  The man who was being peeped at is going to settle accounts after autumn.