Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 27 Saint, you don’t want others to know about your affairs, right?

"Why did the Saint summon me here today?"

After eating free food for several days in the Gudu tribe, Li Shuang and Dugu Ru met again.

Only this time, there was a warm and fragrant breeze inside the tent.

Unlike the last time when she wore a wizard costume, the girl today wore an exquisite Hanfu.

She wore a pleated long skirt with a lavender trim, painted with auspicious mountain and bird patterns. A short jacket wrapped around her waist accentuated her slender figure. A green belt was cleverly tied, and a cloud pendant inlaid with gold, layered with layers of elegance and grace, her every move exuding grace and grace.

"I don't take your orders, but it's only thanks to the Lord General's kind words in front of Duke Liang that we can stay here. I've specially prepared some wine today, thank you Lord General!"

The wine and drinks had already been placed in the tent. Dugu Ru moved his sleeves slightly and made a gesture of invitation.

"That would be disrespectful!"

Next to Li Shuang, there was a copper crane incense burner, from which wisps of smoke were rising.

“This spice tastes good!”

"There are many insects and rats in the northern border. The insect repellent spices we always have are crude. I am sorry to make you laugh."

Dugu Ru became a great wizard since he was young, and he had his own way of dealing with people.

A man and a woman were alone in a room, but Gu Ru always controlled the rhythm, neither letting the relationship become overly ambiguous nor letting the atmosphere become cold.

After three rounds of drinks, Li Shuang gradually became dull.

Seeing this, Dugu Ru smiled slightly, walked forward and pushed gently.

"Military Lord?"

Seeing that Li Shuang didn't respond at all, Dugu Ru showed a smug smile on his face.

"I don't believe you can survive my Ecstasy Incense!"

Dugu Ru covered his mouth and nose, opened the copper crane incense burner, extinguished the soul-bewitching incense inside, and then returned to Li Shuang and asked:
"Did Erzhu Rong send you to the northern border to deal with Yuan Shen?"

"I……"

"what?"

Li Shuang's voice was a little soft. Dugu Ru moved closer to hear it clearly, but suddenly a puff of white smoke came out of his mouth.

"You...how did you..."

Affected by the white smoke, Dugu Ru's expression became a little confused. When he looked at Li Shuang again, there was no trace of dullness on the other's face.

"Why aren't you unconscious?"

Li Shuang chuckled.

"Saint, the Ecstasy Incense you're using is an outdated one I stopped using two years ago. This is a new one I refined just last month."

Li Shuang pulled out a glass bottle from his sleeve, admiring the faint luster inside, and said leisurely:

"Colorless and odorless, hard to detect, easy to use and easy to store, and of carefully selected quality. — No thanks to Taiping Village, the winter of the fourth year of Zhengguang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu Ru had completely lost his will and became dazed.

Li Shuang walked up to her and asked:

"who are you?"

"Dugu Ru!"

"What do you think of Ohnoshuang?"

"A complete little bastard!"

Li Shuang gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat unwilling.

"So what are his strengths?"

"Apart from being good-looking, he has no other advantages."

Li Shuang looked at the expressionless yet strangely honest Dugu Ru and wanted to give her a blow on the head.

After thinking about it, I decided to give up. It wouldn't be worth it to wake her up.

"Why are you here?"

"Since the destruction of Zhuolu City, my troops have moved to the Hetao region. After the Six Garrisons Uprising, the situation was turbulent and the Hetao region was in chaos. I led a group to Hengzhou to escape the war and became a member of Erzhu Rong's army."

"Zhuolu City, why does it sound so familiar?"

"After the traitor Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, he relocated the remaining Han people to the Shanyang Kingdom. Zhuolu City was the capital of the Shanyang Kingdom."

"So you and the people in your tribe are all Han Chinese?" "Two hundred years have passed, and the boundary between the Hu and Han has long been blurred. My tribe was taken in by the Xiongnu because of our skillful craftsmanship. Over the years, the Five Barbarians have mistaken us for Xiongnu. Even many of my people consider themselves Xiongnu!"

"What is the purpose of all your actions in Hengzhou?"

"My sister is still in the hands of Han Kongque, the leader of Po Liu. He wants me to incite Hulu Jin to rebel and undermine the morale of the Northern Wei army. He promised that if I succeed, he would let my sister and her men go."

"But what you did here seems to be beyond the instructions of Po Liu Han Kongque?"

"Po Liu Han Baling is powerful, but his foundation is shallow. My sister and I realized he was doomed to fail, and we didn't want to be burdened by him, so we split up and acted independently to prevent the tribe from being completely wiped out. In order to establish our tribe in Hengzhou, I wanted to find a reliable ally and establish an intelligence network. But after arriving, I discovered that there was someone in Hengzhou doing the same thing as me."

"Who?"

"Liu Lingzhu, the wizard beside King Guangyang!"

"What does he want to do?"

"I don't know, but this guy is dangerous!"

At this moment, there was a strong will in Dugu Ru's body, which was like a puppet, trying to break free from the shackles.

Li Shuang sighed when he saw this.

"You have such a strong will, you woke up in such a short time!"

Li Shuang took a basin of water and poured it on Dugu Ru's face.

When Dugu Ru woke up, she looked frightened and subconsciously began to check her clothes.

Then she looked at Li Shuang and yelled instinctively.

"what did you do to me?"

Li Shuang supported his chin and showed a subtle smile on his face.

"Saint, you don't want the Hu people to know your identity as a Han Dynasty survivor, do you?"

"..."

"In that case, I am still very interested in your plan to establish an intelligence network."

Dugu Ru looked at Li Shuang with extreme caution. She realized that this little bastard already knew everything about her.

"Our army has been around for two hundred years and has managed to survive in these troubled times. Do you think we will be threatened?"

"How can this be a threat?"

Li Shuang took a piece of cloth and handed it to Dugu Ru, asking her to wipe the water stains off her face.

The other party is very tough.

"Need not!"

"Whatever you want, it's the water in your tent anyway."

When Dugu Ru heard this, he thought of something, his face changed, and he yelled.

"Give me!"

After taking the cloth, Dugu Ru wiped it quickly until there was no water stain left, then looked at Li Shuang with great dissatisfaction.

"Then what do you want to do?"

"You are Han Chinese, and so am I. We all want to survive in this chaotic world. So, why not join forces?"

"Really?"

"Han people don't cheat Han people!"

Dugu Ru thought for a moment, leaned on the table, and asked:
"Do you have a specific cooperation strategy?"

"These surrounding Hu tribes can't be bribed with money, so you can only rely on your witchcraft to deceive them..."

Seeing Dugu Ru's unfriendly gaze, Li Shuang changed his words.

"Reform!"

After a pause, Li Shuang continued:

"From now on, you build your intelligence network, and I manage my trade routes. We'll secretly share what we have. As long as you can reach Pingcheng and place spies next to Yuan Shen, the entire Hengzhou will be under our control."

Dugu Ru thought about it and hesitated.

"But Liu Lingzhu, who is beside Yuan Shen, is not easy to deal with. If he tries to interfere, I won't be able to do anything."

"I'll take care of him!"

(End of this chapter)