Chapter 20 (2/2)

”Heh,” Lou Zigui laughed coldly

”Don't 'heheh,' speak nor Xiaoyao said

”Do you want me to offer up ui asked

”Whaa?” Ning Xiaoyao opened her mouth What did she want ht zo to need military power?

”The generals will turn unstable if I'ui said coldly ”So Xie Wenyuan plays the villain while you play the good guy Xie Wenyuan sent me to the execution platfor-out to coaxup the Black Frost Cavalry as a self-injury ruse1?”

Ning Xiaoyao's head grew dizzy at Lou Zigui's words He'd even brought up things like self-injury ruses, how could he think that way? Just what followed after what?

”Is it true?” Lou Zigui pressed Besides this, he couldn't find a second reason that Ning Xiaoyao would save him

Ning Xiaoyao cleared her throat and looked at Lou Zigui seriously ”That there, overthinking is a sickness, you have to treat it!”

Lou Zigui s Dynasty was ill beyond curing, so how could he not be sick?

”Drink,” Ning Xiaoyao raised the soup bowl There was ginseng here, good for fortifying the body

”Take it away,” Lou Zigui would've overturned the bowl himself if his shoulder wasn't injured

Seeing that she was ety This person not only harbored delusions, but refused to co for awhile before deciding there was only one solution

”This is poison Drink up If you're afraid to die, just begXiaoyao raised her chin and spoke in a tone that was just asking for a beating

Lou Zigui looked at the bowl

”Scared?” Ning Xiaoyao laughed

Lou Zigui took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and drank the soup Since he kneas set to die, why should he covet his life?

self-injury ruse (苦肉计) – kurouji, a strategy where one inflicts injury to oneself to win the confidence of the enemy ↩