Everyone in the capital said that General He Yu was a sickly, gloomy, ruthless man who took pleasure in tormenting others and never went near women.
Until one day, a woman appeared at his side. He called her his wife.
From then on, everyone in the capital watched as the general curbed his nature, taking his wife to banquets and out shopping, and enjoying plays and music with her. They couldn't help remarking on how deeply in love they seemed.
But only He Yu knew that his wife spent every day plotting how to kill him.
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Lu Gui was an assassin. To obtain an antidote, she infiltrated He Yu's residence to assassinate him.
She'd planned to make a quick job of it, but somehow ended up becoming the general's wife.
She was baffled. “Wait, this isn't right, is it?”
He Yu watched her with a beaming smile. “My lady, what isn't right?”
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Night after night, they shared a bed but dreamed different dreams. One night, Lu Gui slipped a golden needle from her sleeve, intending to seal He Yu's throat with a single strike as he slept.
Before she could strike, the man who'd been sleeping suddenly opened his eyes, seized her wrist, and rolled over, pinning both her hands above her head.
Then she watched as He Yu slowly drew a rope from beneath his pillow and leisurely wound it around her wrists. His eyes fixed intently on her. “My lady, you've been rather naughty tonight...”
What should you do when your wife wants to kill you? Obviously... tie her up and have your way with her.
[Cold-blooded assassin X scheming, fiercely protective general]
Yu: pronounced “yoo”
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