The Ageless Dream

6.3 Masked General (24)

"Not bad." Dong Li Hua nearly swooned from how perfect her new hanfu is. Huang Zhao sent a servant to bring her suitable clothes according to the era's current trend. The one she is wearing is made of high-quality fabric that is a product of Hann State. Colored in the shade of sky the sky that matched her tender snow-white skin, emitting a soft and delicate aura around her. It has embroideries of misty clouds that added more of her pure innocent charm.

"Miss looks enchanting, ah." Jie Ming, one of the two servants exclaimed.

"Thank you." she faintly smiled then a mischievous idea popped in her head. "Where does General Huang resides?"

"General Huang?" Jie Cui and Jie Ming asked in unison. "General Huang is here in the inner court by the fourth courtyard from the left. Why does Miss ask?"

"Nothing." Dong Li Hua stepped out of the room then removed the small white bead earrings she is wearing before purposely dropping it on the ground where it was full of pebbles. "Aiya, I dropped the earrings! Girls, can you help me find it, please?"

Jie Ming and Jie Cui complied but unbeknownst to them, Dong Li Hua took advantage of it and left her courtyard. Huang Zhao doesn't want to give the bracelet? Then she will look for it herself!

"When are the cavalry men arriving?" inside a garden on the outer court, Huang Zhao's jade-like voice resounded. He has changed into a light blue garb that coincidentally matched the clothes Dong Li Hua wore. Huang Zhao is leaning on a tree while he stared on the marble table where a map of Zhao and Hann is placed. There are black and blue miniscule flags above the map that has different characters each.

"Im afraid it'll take two months. Furthermore, Lord Father sent a message that the cavalry men are still not as proficient as those under the Zhao State's control." across Huang Zhao sat a young man in his mid-twenties with deep defined manly charms and lightly tanned skin. Meng Tian is one of the generals deployed here in Hann State. He is also a bright man like his grandfather Meng Ao or his father Meng Wu. Their family are the loyal military officials of Qin.

"In that case..." Huang Zhao picked a black flag. He is about to place it down when a thumping sound interrupted them. The two men raised their head to see a girl in light blue hanfu lying on the ground in front of the moon gate with a terrified expression of her charming delicate little face.

Dong Li Hua gulped; a white tiger is approaching her slowly. She secretly sneaked into Huang Zhao's bedchamber but who knew that mean p*****t placed an adult white tiger in his room to stand on guard?!

At that moment, she can see from the striped tiger's blue eyes that it has intentions of attacking her as it let out a low growl. Dong Li Hua glanced behind to see Huang Zhao but she could care less if the other person nearby thus, she stood up and went behind him with the intention of turning him as her meat shield.

"Huang Zhao! That crazy tiger wants to hurt me!" she clutched his arm and shoulder tightly, looking back to the moon gate where the white tiger stood. Huang Zhao breathed out deeply then went forward.

"Lan Hu." he called out. The white tiger obediently sat in front of him and rubbed its head to his master's palm.

"Eh?" Dong Li Hua froze in place. Her lips twitched when she realized that the tiger is not a trap or a wild beast but it was Huang Zhao's pet.

"Miss Lizi, Lan Hu is always guarding my bedchamber..." Huang Zhao faced her with an ominous gaze. He wore an uneven smile from guessing she sneaked in his room.

"Oh, what's this?" she ignored his murderous gaze and turned to the marble table. She slowly inched far from Huang Zhao. Safety first, what if he strangles her, ah? Focusing her gaze on the miniscule flag, she noticed the blue flag have the character 'cavalry'. As for the black ones, they are ranging from archers, infantry and chariots.

"You are...?" the silent Meng Tian asked. He never knew there is someone who can act that close to Huang Zhao or even call his personal name out loud. Though Meng Tian only met Huang Zhao few months ago, he knew how the young man thinks. No offered beauty can even touch his robe nor dare to confess their feelings unless they want to be extremely humiliated.

"Dong Lizi. A guest of Sir General Huang." she lied with a straight face.

"Guest?" Huang Zhao had the thought of scolding her. How dare she lie without blinking?! He had enough and is about to reprimand her when Dong Li Hua laid out a beauty trap. She held his arm and acted intimately, showing a brilliant smile and interested green eyes.

"So, what is the problem here? I can try lending a hand." she looked up at Huang Zhao with her cutest expression and her guess never came wrong. He stepped unto the trap of allure.

Seeing that Huang Zhao did not interrupt the young girl, Meng Tian cleared his throat and started explaining. "Zhao State is known for being an expert in raising cavalry men. We planned to attack them this month or else, they will take advantage of our lack in manpower. However, Qin easily adapted their tactic but not as efficient as them. It will take us two months until the cavalry men arrives here. Its clear this is hopeless to stand against Zhao."

"Then..." Dong Li Hua sized the army. She recalled something and pointed to a certain black flag. "Use the infantry men."

"Its ineffective." Huang Zhao countered. Its impossible she knew better than them when it comes to the battlefield.

"Why? Are you guys not using dagger spears? It can disarray Zhao's cavalries. Arming the soldiers with dagger spears is a good offense and it can get through any defense armors of their warriors or steed." she frowned.