A drop of cold sweat slid down from Lu Xiao's forehead.
Back when they were still in the Shen Mansion, when Shang Ruyi told her she was coming to relieve the siege of Xiazhou, she had already found it strange—especially after setting out and seeing that the entourage consisted of only this small number of men and horses, her puzzlement only deepened. The crisis in Xiazhou was a military peril; if she wanted to defuse it, she could only do so by striking the Western Turks attacking Xiazhou. Yet as they neared Sui State, Shang Ruyi suddenly, half intentionally and half casually in her words, brought up Zuo Heng's rebellion, mentioned Duke Xiao Shan Zuo Chen An, and spoke of the Left General's Tomb. Only then did Lu Xiao understand her plan.
She meant to use the treasure buried in the Left General's Tomb—that wealth enough to stir men's hearts and tempt enemy states—to lure the Western Turks.
And now she had indeed gotten what she wanted: Ashina Zhuxie had really come with his men.
