Chapter 118 Who can compare with you?

After the banquet, Yuan Xi had intended to leave that very night, but a fierce wind suddenly sprang up outside, and it looked like it wouldn't stop anytime soon.

Seeing this, Lü Bu said, "Prepare a guest room for Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Xi saw that the weather was indeed too bad, and had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Lü Bu watched Yuan Xi take Wu Zhao back to his room, thinking to himself, 'Although Hidden Tiger's wife is wearing a veil, it's clear at a glance that her face is disfigured. Could it be that he really has no interest in women?'

After Yuan Xi and Wu Zhao entered the room, they closed the door and sat down to ponder.

This identity of Hidden Tiger should have successfully established the image of a charlatan in Lü Bu's mind, enough to influence his decisions.

But how to monetize this identity and ensure that I can make the most of Lü Bu in the future still requires several steps.

He once told Yuan Shao that Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Lü Bu could be used together to deal with Yuan Shu. This was indeed feasible for Yuan Shao, but it would not be the most ideal for Yuan Xi in the future.

Yuan Xi's ultimate goal was to dig out some of Lü Bu's good bricks as much as possible before Lü Bu ruined himself.

The amount he could dig would affect the development of Yuan Xi's own power after defeating Gongsun Zan.

But currently, it seemed very difficult to undermine Lü Bu. His subordinate generals were all very troublesome and difficult to subdue.

The more he thought about it, the more clueless he became. If only he had a capable strategist by his side!

He began to miss Dong Zhao immensely, thinking that the latter must have already met Zhang Yang, the governor of Henei, and might already be on his way to Chang'an.

Perhaps he had even met Emperor Xian of Han?

Yuan Xi was actually quite interested in Emperor Xian Liu Xie. This man was naturally intelligent, yet cowardly in nature, seemingly harmless, but always wanted to regain power, creating the Edict in Clothing, and being held hostage by different powerful ministers, but in the end, those powerful ministers all came to a bad end.

Moreover, after Yuan Shao established Liu Yu as emperor, Liu Xie should have completely broken with Yuan Shao. After Liu Yu's death, Yuan Shao simply refused to obey the imperial edict, and the relationship between the two sides became very strained.

Against such a background, it would not be easy to squeeze some benefits out of Liu Xie.

Seeing that Yuan Xi was still thinking, Wu Zhao silently made the bed. She couldn't say anything to Yuan Xi at this time, lest someone overhear and expose her identity.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the door.

Wu Zhao walked over, opened the latch, and pulled open the screen door, only to see a woman kneeling on the corridor outside, holding a tea tray, bowing her head and saying, "By order of Marquis Wen, I have come to offer tea."

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhao was about to take it, but the woman held the tea tray tightly and said, "I have been ordered to deliver it in person."

Wu Zhao was puzzled. What was this all about?

But surely they wouldn't attempt an assassination in Lü Bu's mansion, would they?

Seeing Wu Zhao's hesitation, the woman said softly, "I am truly helpless, please have mercy, Madam."

"Mr. Yuan spoke righteously for me at the banquet, and I am very grateful."

Wu Zhao was stunned and said, "Are you...?"

The woman lowered her head and said, "I am Lady Du, wife of Qin Yilu."

Wu Zhao thought to herself, 'So that's how it is.' Lü Bu had her accompany the guests at the banquet, and then Yuan Xi used it as an excuse to scold everyone, so she didn't come out to meet them.

Yuan Xi heard this and said, "Come in then."

Wu Zhao stepped aside, and Lady Du quickly carried the tea tray and crawled in on her knees. Wu Zhao closed the door behind her.

After Lady Du entered, she placed the tea tray aside and then slightly raised her face.

The moment Wu Zhao saw Lady Du raise her head, a thought arose in her mind.

She was indeed very beautiful.

Lady Du looked to be only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a slender neck, a very thin waist, and obvious curves in her hips. Even kneeling on the ground, one could see that her figure was shapely.

Her appearance was also very distinctive, with very white skin, a long, slender nose, and distinct lines on her forehead and eye sockets. Her features had a very three-dimensional feel, somewhat resembling the high nose and deep eyes of Western Region barbarians.

Yuan Xi was also sizing up Lady Du, thinking to himself, 'No wonder later generations said that Lady Du had an unusual beauty. Her very distinctive appearance is among the best of the women I have seen. No wonder she can occupy a place among the beauties of the Three Kingdoms in later generations.'

Seeing Yuan Xi staring at her, Lady Du panicked and wanted to lower her head again, but she saw that Yuan Xi's eyes remained clear, and he turned his head away, saying, "Madam, what brings you here?"

Lady Du hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Marquis Wen ordered me to serve you in bed."

As soon as she said this, Wu Zhao widened her eyes in surprise.

This Lü Bu was too absurd. She and Yuan Xi were ostensibly husband and wife, yet he wanted Lady Du to do such a thing. What did he mean by this?

Yuan Xi thought to himself, 'Was this the legendary wife-eyeing offense?'

He couldn't do such a thing.

He pointed to Wu Zhao and said, "Does Madam know that this is my humble wife?"

Lady Du's face flushed red, "I naturally know, and I am very grateful to you, sir, for speaking frankly for me in the hall, but Marquis Wen has ordered that if I do not do well, my husband will be implicated."

Yuan Xi said in a deep voice, "Did General Qin just send you out like this?"

"How many times has he done such a thing?"

Lady Du bit her lip, "Usually, he just lets me come out to accompany the guests at the banquet, but this time he specifically asked me to serve you in bed. It seems that Marquis Wen values you very much, sir."

Yuan Xi thought to himself, 'Was Lü Bu upset because I scolded him, so he forced Lady Du to come over?'

The key was that Lady Du was not only a married woman, but there was also Wu Zhao watching. Even if he were an animal, he couldn't possibly do anything under such circumstances, right?

This seemed like a very childish idea. Would Lü Bu be so stupid?

A flash of inspiration came to his mind, and he asked, "Did Marquis Wen personally order you to come?"

Lady Du was stunned, "The young lady said that Marquis Wen personally gave the order."

Yuan Xi was puzzled, "Who is the young lady?"

Lady Du quickly said, "She is Marquis Wen's only daughter, and she is very favored. She..."

She suddenly realized something, raised her head and said, "Could it be that the young lady...?"

Yuan Xi thought that it was probably the case, and he smiled, "I used this to advise Marquis Wen at the banquet, and I don't think he would go back on his word."

"Most likely, it was Marquis Wen's daughter who falsely conveyed the order to play a trick on you."

"It's just that this idea is too childish and full of loopholes. No normal person would do such a thing. It must be a child who doesn't understand things and came up with a foolish idea."

"Madam was just worried about her husband, but she was deceived by her."

Hearing this, Lady Du's heart was relieved, but then she heard an angry shout from outside the room, "Who said I'm a child?"

The door was pulled open with a crash, and a young girl with an angry face, dressed in leather armor, stood at the door, gnashing her teeth in anger, her chest rising and falling.

Yuan Xi saw that this girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with red lips and white teeth, and a heroic spirit between her eyebrows. Her chest was quite large, and although she hadn't fully grown, she was definitely a beauty in the making.

Yuan Xi thought to himself, 'Could this be the legendary Lü Lingqi?'

He said, "If it wasn't what a child thought, wouldn't it be even more ridiculous if an adult came up with such an unreasonable idea?"

Lü Lingqi was so angry that she was fuming. She felt that this Hidden Tiger was disrespectful to her respected father during the banquet, and she was unconvinced. She felt that this must be a hypocrite with a false appearance, and who knows what he was like in private.

So she thought about how to make Hidden Tiger make a big fool of himself. Later, she saw that Wu Zhao was covering her face with a silk scarf, and there were many patches on her face, indicating that her face was disfigured.

Lü Lingqi thought to herself that this woman was far inferior to Lady Du. Which man doesn't like women? If she falsely conveyed her father's order and asked Lady Du to seduce this Hidden Tiger, he would definitely reveal his true colors!

So she found Lady Du and coaxed her. Lady Du was indeed fooled and went to Yuan Xi's room. Lü Lingqi hid outside the room to eavesdrop, waiting for Hidden Tiger to lose control and become beastly, so that she could rush in and make Hidden Tiger make a big fool of himself.

As a result, the plan was seen through by Hidden Tiger, who also mocked her for being an ignorant child. Lü Lingqi hated it the most when others said she was small, and she couldn't bear it any longer, so she rushed in to demand an explanation.

But the other party ridiculed her for being unreasonable. Lü Lingqi was even more furious and shouted, "I was just joking!"

Yuan Xi shook his head, "There's no such thing as joking like this. Where do you put Lady Du? Apologizing to her is the truth."

Hearing this, Lady Du panicked and quickly waved her hand, "It's all my fault, it has nothing to do with the young lady."

Lü Lingqi said triumphantly, "See, Lady Du said she doesn't care!"

Hearing this, Yuan Xi turned his head away, "Since the young lady is so childish, then please leave."

Lü Lingqi was usually treated like a treasure in the palm of her hand. Even the generals under Lü Bu didn't dare to be disrespectful to her.

Today, she saw that this Hidden Tiger looked at her like she was trash, and she couldn't help but feel angry. She shouted, "It's not impossible for me to apologize!"

"There are all kinds of weapons in the martial arts field in the backyard. You can pick any you like. You and I will have a match. If I lose, I will apologize to Lady Du!"

Lady Du panicked. She knew that Lü Lingqi had been personally taught by Lü Bu since she was a child, and her martial arts were very skilled. She quickly winked fiercely at Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi understood and rolled his eyes, "I'm a hermit, not a military general. What weapons am I going to compare with you?"

"What kind of skill is it to only compare what you are good at?"

"Besides weapons, don't you dare to compare anything else?"

"Why don't you compare astronomy with me?"

"Why don't you compare arithmetic with me?"

"Now there are chickens and rabbits in the same cage, with thirty-five heads above and ninety-four feet below. How many chickens and rabbits are there?"

"Now there is a thing whose number is unknown. When divided by three, there is a remainder of two. When divided by five, there is a remainder of three. When divided by seven, there is a remainder of two. What is the thing?"

"Now there is a wall ten feet thick, and two rats are digging through it from opposite sides. The big rat digs one foot a day, and the small rat also digs one foot a day. The big rat doubles its progress every day, and the small rat halves its progress every day. When will they meet? How much will each have dug?"

Yuan Xi spewed out a series of questions, and Lü Lingqi was stunned, "You, you, you..."

Yuan Xi was smug in his heart. Little girls are just thin-skinned. A little coaxing and they become stupid.

He didn't believe that Lü Bu could teach Lü Lingqi this kind of thing!

Lü Lingqi was numb. She thought that if the other party dared to compete with her in weapons, she could make this Hidden Tiger kneel down and beg for mercy within ten moves, but the other party just wouldn't take the bait!

She saw Yuan Xi waving his hand contemptuously, "Hurry up and leave. For the sake of you being Marquis Wen's daughter, I won't bother with you."

Lü Lingqi completely lost it. She gritted her teeth and, with tears in her eyes, swung her fist and rushed up, "You just compare with me!"

Yuan Xi was still complacent a moment ago, but seeing Lü Lingqi take two steps and come in front of him, her pink fist swung out, bringing a hint of mournful wind, and struck towards his face.

Yuan Xi had been on the battlefield, and he reacted instantly. He hurriedly rolled over, only to see Lü Lingqi punch the plank wall, wood chips flying, and a hole was punched in the half-inch thick plank wall.

Yuan Xi broke out in a cold sweat. Damn it, if that fist had hit his head just now, his face would have blossomed!

This Lü Lingqi is really ruthless!