Hearing this sentence, Lei Guo, standing in the hall, was so shocked that he was momentarily at a loss, staring blankly at Shang Ruyi’s slender figure for a long time, unable to regain his senses.

He had long admired Princess Qin by reputation, but it was only today, just now, that he met her for the first time.

But even at this first meeting, Shang Ruyi gave him several shocks—

Yu Wenye, with his extraordinary skills, was both brave and bold. Even when he was the second son of Duke Sheng, he was fearless in battle, daring to infiltrate Qi County alone to plot a defection, which was not unexpected; but Shang Ruyi, a woman, also dared to follow, and moreover, her status was Princess Qin, daring to penetrate the enemy’s territory like this, indeed showed remarkable courage;

After they arrived, while discussing with Yu Wenye about taking Qi County and Taiyuan, she remained silent, seemingly a woman of courage but with little knowledge of politics or military matters. But unexpectedly, when they discussed how to capture Cha Ci, this Princess Qin volunteered to perform a dance to assassinate Cha Ci!

Up till now, Lei Guo clearly remembered the shock he felt inside at that moment.

As well as Yu Wenye’s suddenly darkened face.

Yu Wenye said coldly, "Do you think I would agree to your plan?"

Facing the stern-looking Yu Wenye, although his sternness was not directed towards him, Lei Guo instinctively held his breath, while on the other side, Shang Ruyi, though taking a deep breath, showed no signs of intimidation, instead raising her head to meet Yu Wenye’s eyes directly, seriously saying, "If you really want to take Taiyuan."

"..."

"To take Taiyuan, you must seize Qi County by tonight; to take Qi County by tonight, we must catch them by surprise and kill Cha Ci and his guard."

"..."

"But the arrangements around Cha Ci—clearly you all have no way."

"..."

"I have, why won’t you agree?"

Hearing these words, Lei Guo couldn’t help but take another deep breath in his heart.

Shang Ruyi’s words were calm and methodical, presenting the facts one by one in front of them, indeed leaving Yu Wenye, and even him, unable to refuse.

However—

After all, she is Princess Qin.

Let alone King Qin, even an ordinary man wouldn’t want his wife to go dance for an enemy—after all, it’s essentially a honey trap, few men can accept such a thing.

Moreover, she is the Princess Qin.

If this matter were to spread, where would Yu Wenye’s face go? How about her reputation as Princess Qin?

Lei Guo originally thought Yu Wenye would firmly refuse and sternly scold his wife who intended to show herself outside, but unexpectedly, Yu Wenye said nothing, remaining silent for a long time, then, when he looked back at Shang Ruyi, he actually asked, "What dance do you plan to perform?"

"...!"

Lei Guo’s eyes widened, holding his breath.

And Shang Ruyi instead became quiet, her long eyelashes covering her bright eyes, not sure if it was because of the heavy atmosphere at this moment, but in her eyes, there flashed a shadow of what seemed like sadness.

After a while, she said, "Sword Dance."

Hearing these two words, a light as sharp as a sword flashed in Yu Wenye’s eyes.

He said, "Alright."

...

Thus, there was that breathtakingly beautiful Sword Dance.

And just a moment ago, Yu Wenye faced the guests in the hall with an expression seemingly calm, yet containing extreme danger—a threat that even Lei Guo could feel, if those people dared to make a move against Yu Wenye, he would mercilessly use his hands to kill all those who had just witnessed the Sword Dance.

Originally thinking everything was settled, and having clearly received a huge shock due to killing a person, looking so frightened as if she might faint at any moment, Shang Ruyi ought to have been sent off to rest immediately, which was even Yu Wenye’s intention.

Yet unexpectedly, she wanted to follow Yu Wenye to open the city gates.

Clearly, her face was pale, and when she stood up, her figure wavered a bit, yet she refused to show any sign of weakness.

Or perhaps, she knew her own weakness but refused to indulge it.

At this moment, Lei Guo completely understood why his high-spirited cousin, who was enamored with Yu Wenye and naturally expected to be hostile to Shang Ruyi, became friends with her. In their conversations, and letters, whenever she mentioned her, it was full of nothing but praise.

Even Lei Guo himself felt that this Princess Qin, was extraordinary!

At this time, Yu Wenye also slowly stood up, he lowered his head to look at Shang Ruyi’s somewhat dazed eyes, yet did not insist on the previous arrangement, only softly saying, "If you can’t hold on, just tell me, I’ll have someone send you back at any time."