Chapter Ninety-Five: Ice and Fire
Among the convoys heading to the Wusun border, the carriage marked with the banner of the Han Dynasty was particularly eye-catching, the carriage was two or three times larger than the one commonly found in the Western Regions, and the six tall and sturdy war horses walked with their heads held high and with ease.
From the outside, the carriage is quite solid, and even when walking on the potholed road, it is not very crooked. At the end of the year, there had been a few snowfalls in the Western Regions, the evening was cold, the surface of the river on the roadside was frozen, and the branches of the treetops were also hanging with crystal ice flowers.
Inside the carriage was a different story, with small and delicate charcoal stoves in various corners, and heavy Persian blankets hanging around the carriage to ward off the bone-chilling wind outside the window. Liu Ye was lying on the wooden board covered with three layers of blankets, as the carriage swayed slightly, she looked at the shameless man in front of her who was wearing fur and drinking wine and slightly closed his eyes, and the anger in her heart became more and more intense.
He refused to dress her, but only wrapped her in a blanket for pleasure in looking at her uncomfortable appearance, and it was evident that he had done this on purpose, in order to break her self-esteem, to make her live like a lowly captive, never able to hold her head up in front of him.
Wei Lu imprisoned her in the herdsmen's houses that could be found everywhere in the grassland, but that place had been idle for a long time, and few people usually passed by, and the cured meat had not yet been pickled, so no one looked anywhere to look twice. The tent was surrounded by horse pens and sheep pens, so no matter what she called, no one could hear her.
He really knows how to choose a place, and Liu Ye himself rarely comes to this kind of dilapidated tent with cured meat, and he never thought that he would be trapped here one day. And the guards around her, including Feng Yan, Shi Zhong and Qing Ling, never imagined that she would hide here, in just one night, I'm afraid no one noticed that there was an accident!
Wei Lu came to see her as an envoy of the Great Han, and even Feng Yan didn't notice the abnormality, which shows that he was extra careful to avoid revealing his true colors. If no one on the grassland suspected that he was the evil horse dealer Wei Lu back then, no one would have thought that she was being held hostage.
Liu Ye knew that Wei Lu risked his life to come to the grassland, so he didn't think about returning in vain, he was now the envoy of the Great Han, and now it was different from the past, he had a better chance of winning against her. He was confident of revenge, and he was bound to think of all kinds of possibilities, no matter what method she used, she would be able to crack it.
The top priority at the moment is to send troops to support the border as soon as possible, even if he is wronged. Thinking of this, Liu Ye was a little relieved, she would not have to worry about her life for the time being, but Weng Guimi and Chang Hui at the border could not support it for long. Wei Lu came for her, and he didn't care about the power given to him by the Great Han, what else could she use to threaten him!
Liu Ye wrote a letter to Feng Yan according to his request, and there was indeed another mystery in the letter, maybe he couldn't see any clues at first, but if Feng Yan had a heart, he would definitely be able to see the hints. Otherwise, how could she hide this letter from Wei Lu's eyes and send it to Feng Yan! Now Liu Ye can only hope that the letter will be cracked as soon as possible, and Feng Yan will have time to save her from the clutches!
Before dawn, Wei Lu came to the tent again, and saw that she had obediently written the letter, and after reading it a few times, she didn't see that it was boring, so she put it away with satisfaction. Then he took away the torn blanket from Liu Ye's body, untied the fur on his body and wrapped her, and carried her into the carriage.
From beginning to end, Liu Ye refused to look at him, and Wei Lu was not annoyed, as if he had expected that she was not so easy to tame. Hearing that he handed over the signed official document and the letter she wrote to Feng Yan to a Han guard, and told the guard to return to Dawan as soon as possible to inform the Han officials on standby to mobilize the Han army to support Wusun.
The guards of the big han answered, and when they heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Liu Ye's heart hanging in the air also relaxed. The convoy was on the road, not knowing where it was going, Liu Ye didn't want to say a word to Wei Lu, and he didn't care where he was going to take her, now, she just wanted to sleep well and not think about anything.
When he woke up, Liu Ye found that the fur on his body had been replaced with a fluffy Persian blanket, knowing that this must have been changed by Wei Lu, and he looked at her all over her while she was asleep, and he didn't know what he had done to her. Liu Ye saw his feet crossed a few times shorter, and he couldn't wait to pull out the long sword on his waist and cut it directly, so that he could also taste the pain in her heart.
"Well, good wine...... Wei Lu slowly opened his blue eyes, looked at Liu Ye with satisfaction who was curled up without saying a word, his crossed legs trembled proudly, and his slender fingers rhythmically tapped the short table between them.
"Since you're awake, why don't you come and drink two cups, you haven't eaten or drunk water for a day and a night, and if you continue like this, you will die of hunger strike." Wei Lu laughed softly, turned sideways and lifted the corner of the curtain, and the icy cold wind rushed in, slashing through Liu Ye's exposed skin like a knife.
Liu Ye couldn't help but shrink her shoulders, she was cold and hungry now, but she was unwilling to give in to him. But what he said was right, if she didn't starve to death like this, she would freeze to death, was it worth losing her life with someone like him? She still has a lot of important things to do, and she can't die here yet.
Seeing that she was struggling, Wei Lu lowered the curtain, picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for her, and handed it to her lips: "Come, drink a glass of wine to warm up, don't say that I don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, if you toast and don't eat and drink, then it's no wonder to me." ”
Liu Ye bit his lip and stubbornly refused to look at the glass of wine in his hand, helplessly cooing in the hungry Five Organs Temple, and issued a serious protest to her.
"I don't drink, I want to eat." Liu Ye still doesn't look at him, she wants to live, and she must not hurt herself because of him.
"Okay, if you're willing to eat, I'll keep this glass of wine first, and drink it when you want to." Wei Lu happily opened the bamboo basket beside him, took out a plate of plates, and looked at the various pastries on the plate back and forth, "I know that Han women like to eat fragrant and glutinous desserts, so I specially prepared osmanthus cake and hibiscus cake, oh, but you have lived in Wusun for a long time, it is inevitable that you will change some tastes, I also prepared Wusun's cheese cake for you, which one do you want to eat?" ”
"Whatever!" Liu Ye smelled the fragrance of the food, and her stomach felt even more empty, and she didn't want to look at Wei Lu's smug expression.
"Whatever?" Wei Lu raised his eyebrows, "Queen Wusun, the dignified princess of the Han Dynasty, originally had no requirements for food, you don't like osmanthus cake, hibiscus cake, cheese cake, or do you like them all?" I guessed your preference, and you don't need to deliberately run away from it, I really put a lot of thought into you. ”
"Come, I'll give you something to eat." Wei Lu picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and handed it to Liu Ye's lips, Liu Ye's body curled up in the blanket, and he couldn't pull out for a while, looking at the osmanthus cake on his lips, Liu Ye really didn't want to take a second look, but she could only get along with herself when she was so angry.
Liu Ye wanted to sit up and take it and eat it herself, but then she thought that the body in the blanket was uncovered, and she didn't want to be looked at by Wei Lu again.
Liu Ye endured the grievances, lowered her head and took a bite of the osmanthus cake, she had never felt that the sweet osmanthus cake was so difficult to swallow, it was tasteless in her mouth, and every time she took a bite, her heart was dripping blood.
"I knew you wouldn't give up on yourself easily...... Wei Lu looked at him clearly, "You still have to keep this life to see if I send troops, right?" ”
Liu Ye didn't respond, whether he fulfilled his promise, only God knows, if the official document sent by the guards in the early morning was just a play, she didn't have the strength to kill him to vent his anger.
"Don't worry, I promised you, I won't break my promise, whether it was in the past or now, I have done what I promised you. On the contrary, you are the one who deceives me and uses me, and you will drive me to a dead end. Wei Lu's tone was quite flat when he talked about the past, like those things that happened to others.
"But I don't care about you, and I don't want to worry about you." Wei Lu smiled, and suddenly forcefully stuffed the remaining half of the osmanthus cake into Liu Ye's mouth.
Liu Ye coughed twice and struggled hard, wanting to stretch out his hands to push away Wei Lu, who wanted to get close to her. Unexpectedly, Wei Lu pressed on her one step ahead of her, and two fingers continued to entangle in her mouth, ravaging her lips and tongue recklessly. Liu Ye spit out the osmanthus cake and bit his fingertips fiercely, biting until blood flowed out.
Wei Lu groaned slightly, didn't rush to withdraw his hand, just watched his blood flow into Liu Ye's mouth, and smiled pervertedly with satisfaction.
"Now, you and I are one, my blood flows into your body, and no one can separate us."
Liu Ye was stunned, it turned out that he just wanted her to bite him, and he was willing to bite the blood. Liu Ye was pressed under him and forced to swallow the blood flowing from his fingertips, wanting to spit out his fingers, but Wei Lu insisted on not allowing it. They looked at each other, one was full of resentment, the other was triumphant, feeling his blood flow into his body drop by drop, Liu Ye only felt disgusted.
Wei Lu's fingers began to stir slowly, as if intent on driving her crazy, and the scoundrel refused to let her go, gradually encroaching on every corner of her, exposing her completely before his eyes. I don't know how long it took, Liu Ye didn't have the strength to go down with him, so he simply let his fingertips go back and forth between her lips and tongue, the salty smell faded away, and his blood was already circulating in her body.
"Why, give up so quickly?" Wei Lu's lips were close to her ear, and the warm breath exhaled was upsetting, and Liu Ye turned his head and distanced himself from him in the limited space.
Wei Lu looked at her flushed cheeks and laughed evilly: "Even if you hate me, your body will still react to me, maybe you have fallen in love with me a long time ago, but you won't admit it." Women, it's not hard for you to submit to me, and don't forget, my specialty is to train all kinds of women, no matter how loyal they were, they will become sluts in my hands. ”
Liu Ye's surroundings were full of his aura, she was weak and had no strength to resist, he stubbornly pulled her face, and she simply closed her eyes.
"It's okay if you don't want to see me, you just have to enjoy it." Wei Lu's fingertips reached into her throat and teased her little tongue, "If you want to bite your tongue and kill yourself, it is estimated that you can't do it, so don't think about any thoughts now, let me take you to experience the ultimate happiness." ”
Liu Ye opened his eyes suddenly, the anger in his eyes was burning, Wei Lu looked at her, and laughed silently: "Okay, okay, I know, I haven't taken you to see the Han army arrive at the border with your own eyes, and it is not a fulfillment of the promise." Can't you just make a joke? For your sake, I have the patience to wait, and when you see the triumph of Wusun with your own eyes, I can have you with peace of mind. ”
Hearing this, Liu Ye breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect him to lift the Persian blanket on her body next, and then took the fur coat and spread it under her. The oily black and shiny fur reflected Liu Ye's snow-white body, and Wei Lu couldn't help but look stupid.
"You're so beautiful, it's really beautiful." Wei Lu admired from the bottom of his heart.
Liu Ye was so angry that blood gushed up all over her body, her snow-white body was instantly covered with redness, and she writhed her body uneasily, avoiding his fiery gaze.
"Don't move!" Wei Lu's voice was hoarse, he pressed her shoulders with one hand and stroked her legs with the other, "If you move again, I can't guarantee that we will wait until the day when Wusun triumphs." ”
Liu Ye was shocked, and hurriedly stopped his movements, his body only felt hotter and hotter, as if it was about to burn. After a long time, Wei Lu wrapped her in a fur coat and said, "There is a hot spring not far away, I will take you to wash your body now." ”
"No, I don't want to wash." Liu Ye didn't want to have any extra contact with him, so he immediately rejected his proposal.
"Oh? Is it? Do you really want to wash? Wei Lu slowed his tone, "There is no water to wash yourself on the way to the border, okay, if you don't go, just stay here, I'll go by myself." By the way, don't think you can escape, there are big Han guards outside, and if you don't mind running naked in front of them, just don't say anything. ”
Wei Lu said that he was about to take away the fur and get out of the car, Liu Ye hurriedly reached out and grabbed him, and said in a low voice: "I'll go too." ”
Wei Lu smiled, wrapped her tightly, and got out of the car with her, without any guards, and the two walked into the mountains and forests next to each other.
"You are still the identity of the envoy of the Great Han, but you dare to treat me like this in front of the Great Han guards, aren't you afraid that it will be difficult to turn over in the future?" The more Liu Ye thought about it, the more angry he became, he didn't shy away from riding in the same car with her, even if they hadn't done anything between them, it was hard to guarantee that the guards would be cranky.
"Rest assured, princess, no one will slander your reputation, besides, you will be my person from now on, what else is there to care about." Wei Lu shook his head while laughing, "Women, I just like to think about some things and don't, since the guards I can bring out, they must be completely loyal to me and trustworthy people." ”
"You are presumptuous, they are all the guards of the Great Han, when will they be loyal to you?" Liu Ye was annoyed, Wei Lu was not only luxurious and vain, but now he even had a higher ability to lie than before.
"Hmph, you don't believe me?" Wei Lu curled the corners of his mouth disapplausively, "In your eyes, I am worthless, but in the eyes of many people, I am a very capable person and a master worth following." Whatever I do, as long as I want to, I can do my best, I was, I am, and I will be. I used to be the most powerful horse dealer in the Western Regions, and I made the most money, and even the Xiongnu court wanted to give me some face. ”
"Later, thanks to the princess, my Wei clan was accused of colluding with Wusun and rebels, and they declined. However, there is no endless road, I was driven out of the Western Regions, but I broke out of the sky in Dahan. I lied that I was a descendant of the nobility of the Dayue clan, and I was chased and killed by the Huns and exiled to the Han Dynasty, and I actually earned the first pot of gold when I returned to my old business, so that I had the opportunity to get to know Li Yannian and Master Li. Lord Li is a celebrity around the emperor, and gaining his trust is the first step to successfully approach the emperor. ”
Liu Ye said in a deep voice: "You deliberately approached Master Li? It's all your machination? ”
"Intrigues? You see, you're thinking about it again, I just want to get back to you as soon as possible, all out of sincerity! Seeing the misty hot spring, Wei Lu quickened his pace, put Liu Ye down, and began to remove his clothes.
"I serve Lord Li and serve the Han court, these are what I deserve, it's fair." Wei Lu hooked Liu Ye's waist with one hand, and quickly undressed with the other, "What's more, I didn't endanger their interests, and I didn't think about using the military power in my hand to harm the Han people, let alone have any plans to return to the Xiongnu, now I have everything I have for you, what else do you can't figure out." ”
Wei Lu picked up Liu Ye from behind, walked into the hot spring and sat down, picked up the warm water to wipe Liu Ye's body: "I can also promise you that after you leave with me, I won't ask about the past, I will live with you wholeheartedly, and I will only love you from now on." ”
Liu Ye sneered: "It's really flattering for you to say that, but it's all your own words." ”
Wei Lu tightened his arms, wrapped her in his arms, and bit her earlobe with a wicked smile: "Woman, don't be hard with me, you don't know how good I am, don't be in a hurry to refuse." Compared to your queen Wusun, it's better to follow me and be happy. I've never been in love with a woman, and you really should feel honored. ”
"Wei Lu, have you made enough trouble, even if you can imprison my people, don't try to restrain my heart, and don't talk about love at every turn, it makes people listen to disgusting." Liu Ye pushed his arm that was as hard as iron, and he didn't have the patience to listen to him say those fleshy words.
"You're such a woman who doesn't have a long memory, it's easy for something to happen like this now!" Wei Lu chuckled low in her ear.
Liu Ye felt the heat behind him, and then he didn't dare to move anymore, and said softly: "Let go of me, you know what you promised me." As much as I hate you, at least I believe that you are a trustworthy person, and don't let me lose even this last bit of trust. ”
"Yes, of course I do." Wei Lu frowned and sighed helplessly, "I feel ridiculous now, for the sake of your ethereal trust, I'd rather torture myself." Woman, you owe me everything, I have so much affection for you, don't think about playing tricks with me. ”
Wei Lu turned his back to Liu Ye, trying to calm the churning flames in his body, Liu Ye let his whole body soak in the warm spring water, but his heart became colder and colder.