Chapter 924

She said in a charming voice:

"Young Master Gu, I have a favor to ask of you."

Gu Hanyuan was not surprised by this,

and said as if he had expected it:

"Lady Zhen wants me to help you kill Hulagu, right?"

Zhen Sushan's expression became increasingly charming,

her bright, beautiful eyes shining,

and she even pressed her back closer,

making it more convenient for Gu Hanyuan.

She said with hidden hatred in her eyes:

"As long as Young Master Gu brings back Hulagu's head, I am willing to pay any price."

Zhen Sushan laid out the conditions clearly.

Killing Hulagu was not difficult for Gu Hanyuan.

As long as he agreed,

he could obtain Zhen Sushan.

But Gu Hanyuan refused:

"This is truly tempting. It's a pity that I still need to keep Hulagu's life for the time being."

Gu Hanyuan was never a person who would be blinded by female beauty.

Moreover, even if he didn't kill Hulagu,

Zhen Sushan could not escape from his grasp.

Zhen Sushan hadn't expected that even after she had clearly stated her price,

Gu Hanyuan would refuse.

This made her expression turn ugly immediately:

"Why?"

Gu Hanyuan said casually:

"The timing is not right."

He did not give Zhen Sushan too much of an explanation,

but instead said in a deep voice:

"Besides, for Lady Zhen now, the survival of your clansmen is more important, right?"

Zhen Sushan was startled upon hearing this.

Fang Yeyu had also said something like this before,

so she said with a complex expression:

"Young Master Gu wants to cooperate with me?"

Gu Hanyuan chuckled lightly:

"Doesn't Lady Zhen think Western Xia is a very good place to settle down?"

That relaxed tone was as if Western Xia were already in his pocket.

Zhen Sushan perceived Gu Hanyuan's thoughts,

and asked in astonishment:

"You want to seize Western Xia?"

Gu Hanyuan smiled confidently:

"Why not?"

Zhen Sushan's expression became increasingly complex upon hearing this.

Fang Yeyu was relying on the Mongol Yuan to prepare to seize Western Xia,

so what was Gu Hanyuan's reliance?

Moreover, Gu Hanyuan was just a Jianghu person, yet he was preparing to intervene in a national struggle;

clearly, his ambition was not small.

"Young Master Gu's ambition is even greater than I thought."

Gu Hanyuan smiled mockingly:

"It's still much better than counting on Fang Yeyu, right?"

Although Zhen Sushan did not know what Gu Hanyuan's reliance was,

today's interaction had left her with a powerful impression,

so she intuitively believed that Gu Hanyuan could surpass the Mongol Yuan

and seize Western Xia.

Since she had made a decision,

Zhen Sushan did not hesitate,

and said solemnly:

"As long as Young Master Gu is willing to let my clansmen reside in Western Xia, I can cooperate with you."

Actually, there was another reason in her heart that she was unwilling to admit:

that was that Gu Hanyuan had already touched her body.

Zhen Sushan, who valued her purity extremely highly, hoped that Gu Hanyuan could become her destination.

Gu Hanyuan raised an eyebrow,

leaned into Zhen Sushan's ear, and whispered:

"Then, Lady, can you show some sincerity first? It's hard to trust a fence-sitter."

Zhen Sushan was startled:

"Sincerity?"

Gu Hanyuan smiled playfully:

"Lady, you wouldn't want to be discarded by me after I've crossed the bridge, would you?"

He incidentally increased his movements by quite a bit.

Zhen Sushan immediately realized,

looked down at the wrinkles in her clothes,

and said with annoyance:

"Isn't this level of sincerity enough?"

Gu Hanyuan said indifferently:

"That was just the interest for you wanting to scheme against me earlier."

Seeing that Gu Hanyuan had taken advantage and refused to acknowledge it,

she was immediately greatly dissatisfied.

However, the two had already established a preliminary cooperative relationship.

She was neither willing to give herself away

nor willing to see the hard-won harmonious relationship between them break down,

so she used Hulagu as an excuse to prevaricate:

"Unless you can bring back Hulagu's head, don't even think about it."

Gu Hanyuan did not care about Zhen Sushan's resistance,

and smiled playfully:

"Since that's the case, why not compromise?"

Amidst Zhen Sushan's puzzled gaze, he leaned into her ear and explained softly.

Zhen Sushan's charming face turned redder the more she listened,

and she shook her head repeatedly to refuse:

"No! I can't do that."

Gu Hanyuan's voice was filled with a bewitching meaning:

"Lady, don't you want to take revenge on Fang Yeyu?"