Chapter 19

Instinctively, Luo Shixin leaned back, and without realizing it, he caught the figure that fell from the sky with his hands.

His ten fingers sank into soft flesh, and then something seemed to clamp down on his little member, causing him to involuntarily jump.

Shaking his head, he flung away the water that obstructed his vision, only to realize that what he was holding with both hands was a woman's plump buttocks. No wonder it felt so slippery. The white samurai pants clung tightly to a pair of long, beautiful legs. Between her legs, something was directly facing his chin. He lowered his head and felt a bit disappointed. She wasn't wearing a split-crotch pants, so how could he see what was inside?

"No!" Luo Shixin suddenly shivered. The buttocks of the woman in the white samurai outfit were in front of him, her feet pointing upwards, so the head must be... clamping his member...

Cough!

Luo Shixin was afraid that the woman would regain consciousness and bite down, so he quickly plunged his hands into the water, grabbed the woman's slim waist, and lifted her up like pulling a radish. They looked into each other's eyes, and he could even smell each other's breath.

So beautiful!

This thought flashed through Luo Shixin's mind. Willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a small cherry mouth, a standard oval face, a high nose bridge—everything beautiful about an Eastern woman was on that face.

Unfortunately, the owner of that face didn't seem very friendly. Her captivating eyes revealed a hint of shame and anger.

What a pity, if she had just held on a bit longer...

This thought inexplicably flashed through Luo Shixin's mind.

"Put me down!"

Luo Shixin saw out of the corner of his eye that the woman's right hand was already gripping the long sword at her waist, ready to draw it at any moment.

Seeing this, Luo Shixin quickly let go of her, and the woman plunged back into the water.

The woman in white, like a fish, swiftly swam away from Luo Shixin, maintaining a distance of about three zhang.

Seeing her horse anxiously circling in the water, she silently approached, grabbed the reins, and started walking upstream.

"Hey!" Luo Shixin called out from a distance, "I don't know if there's a bank upstream, but you can get out downstream."

The riverbanks on both sides were embankments. With some effort, a person could climb up, but a horse definitely couldn't.

The woman in white didn't respond, bit the reins with her mouth, and turned to swim downstream.

Luo Shixin felt a bit awkward. The woman in white, with the reins in her mouth, clearly intended to be ready for any attack, leaving one hand free to draw her sword at any moment.

As the woman in white passed by, Luo Shixin couldn't help but say, "I'm sorry, I really didn't expect there to be a wooden bridge here, and I didn't know you would be crossing it."

The woman in white couldn't have fallen from the sky for no reason, allowing Luo Shixin to take advantage of the situation.

Not far above him, a wooden bridge spanned the two embankments, wide enough for only one person. The woman in white was just leading her horse across the bridge when Luo Shixin suddenly jumped out of the water, startling the horse. The woman, who was holding the reins, was also pulled down.

"I know, it was an accident!" The woman's tone had calmed down. She saw that Luo Shixin had no ill intentions but didn't want to say more. The coincidence had led to this situation, and she didn't want to blame anyone. She just wanted to leave this place and this man.

Luo Shixin also breathed a sigh of relief. He had developed a good impression of the woman in white. Beautiful women naturally attract men, and this one was exceptionally beautiful, calm, and brave. Damn, such a woman was like a cheat in attracting men's attention.

Luo Shixin lost his playful mood and followed her from a distance. If not for her high alertness and the awkwardness of the encounter, he would have definitely tried to flirt with such a high-quality girl, regardless of whether it would succeed or not.

The woman in white didn't mind Luo Shixin following her. She wasn't panicked but continued swimming on her own.

When they reached the bank, the woman in white discovered that her outer robe was missing. Her white samurai outfit, soaked with water, clung tightly to her body, revealing her well-defined figure.

She glanced at the clothes Luo Shixin had carelessly thrown aside and called out, "Lend me your clothes. I'll have someone return them to you tomorrow."

Before Luo Shixin could respond, the woman in white grabbed the clothes, wrapped them around herself, and rode off.

Luo Shixin opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

At that moment, something floated past him. He reached out and caught a beautiful outer robe.

On shore, Luo Shixin felt a bit awkward. It was a hot summer day, and the only clothes he had were taken by the woman in white, leaving him in wet shorts. No, he still had an outer robe...

He wrung out the water and wrapped the outer robe around his waist three times, but it looked ridiculous. He shook it out and draped it over his shoulders. Due to the size difference, it looked more like a cape than an outer robe.

He looked at his reflection in the water under the moonlight. He looked like a Spartan warrior from a movie, wearing shorts and a cape, only missing a spear and a shield.

Well, it's better than looking like a victim of a robbery in just shorts.

He mounted his horse, feeling a bit gloomy, and slowly rode towards the camp, lost in thought about the dramatic encounter.

He kept thinking, who was that woman in white? Would he have the chance to meet her again?

As he got closer to the camp, Luo Shixin found his token in his pocket and scratched his head awkwardly, hoping the soldiers in the camp would recognize him and not just the token.

"General Luo..."

Just as Luo Shixin reached the camp gate, a junior officer came forward and said, "Princess Pingyang asked me to wait here for the general and return the token. She said the general would be here soon!"

Luo Shixin took the token. On one side was the character "Tan," and on the other was "Luo." The surrounding patterns were cast with unique craftsmanship, making it his token as Duke of Tan, Luo Shixin!

Princess Pingyang!

His mind raced. The woman in white was actually the famous Princess Pingyang? The most renowned female hero of the early Tang Dynasty?

Luo Shixin's mind flashed with the deeds of Princess Pingyang, feeling a bit excited: When Li Yuan rose in rebellion in JinYang, Princess Pingyang disguised herself as a man, sold her family's wealth to help the poor, and raised an army in Guanzhong to oppose the Sui Dynasty. Starting with just a few hundred people, Princess Pingyang led her forces through Guanzhong, defeating the Sui army and gathering the armies of He Panren, Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, and Qiu Shili, amassing a total of 70,000 troops, making her a formidable force in Guanzhong. The famous general Qu Tugong suffered multiple defeats at her hands.

The Tang Dynasty's success in conquering the empire hinged on controlling Guanzhong. The first great contributor to the Tang Dynasty's control of Guanzhong was not the military genius Li Shimin or the wise and brave Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, but Princess Pingyang, who started with a hundred people and gathered 70,000 troops.

The woman in white was actually Princess Pingyang, the wife of Chai Shao.

Wait, didn't that unlucky guy die?

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