Chapter 497 This is a secret

Jiang Luli did not respond immediately, but instead looked at the man in black.

He didn't rush into discussing cooperation, but instead posed a more pointed question. "The mission you received was to kill Gu Jiayue? Besides taking her life, are there any other requirements?"

The man in black scoffed, his tone a touch of casual cruelty. "The old man said to chop off her head and bring it back for him to see."

With a "swish", the aura around Jiang Luli instantly became as cold as the cold wind in December. Suppressed violence surged in his eyes, and even his fingertips turned white.

He stared at the man in black and said word by word, "Okay, then it's as he wishes."

"Hey," the man in black raised his eyebrows and looked at him as if he had heard something interesting, his eyes flashing with mischief under his hat, "Is our prince going to kill his beloved with his own hands?"

Jiang Luli glanced at him, his impatience almost overflowing from his eyes. He said coldly, "Tomorrow evening, you will go to the Marriage Temple in the west of the city to wait for me. Remember, bring some thugs with you!"

The man in black shrugged nonchalantly and brushed off the grass debris on his body. "Do whatever you want. I have only one condition: I must take the old Taoist's life myself."

Jiang Luli neither answered nor refused, just turned and left.

When he returned to the courtyard, Zheng Qinghe was standing outside Gu Jiayue's door, holding an old book in his hand, but he hadn't read a single word.

Seeing Jiang Luli coming back, he quickly stood up.

She glanced over him, and seeing that his clothes were clean and unscathed, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Jiayue woke up once earlier and asked where you'd been. I didn't tell the truth, only saying you'd gone to arrange for guards. She took some medicine and drifted off to sleep again."

"Thank you." Jiang Luli's voice still had a hint of coldness, but it was softer than before.

Zheng Qinghe curled his lips and put the book on the stone table. "Rest early, you'll be busy tomorrow."

No words were spoken that night.

When the morning light shone through the window paper into the room, Gu Jiayue had already woken up. She was leaning against the headboard, sipping her meat porridge.

The porridge was steaming slightly, making her look better than last night, except that her lips were still a little pale.

After getting permission, Jiang Luli walked over and sat down on a stool not far away, and told him everything about his encounter with the man in black last night.

Gu Jiayue was not too surprised. In fact, she had guessed it when she saw the face that looked exactly like Xie Qingyun.

I just didn't expect that the person was actually Xie Qingyun's younger brother.

Zheng Qinghe had just stepped through the door when he heard the Imperial Master poisoning His Majesty's elixir. He stopped dead in his tracks, his voice changing tone. "They've already attacked His Majesty? Did you know about this...?"

"I know exactly what kind of person the Imperial Master is, and I've always been on guard against him." Jiang Luli picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of cold tea. He pinched the rim of the cup with his fingertips, and his tone was flat.

"What about His Majesty?" Zheng Qinghe took two steps forward, his face flushed with anxiety. "Does he know that the pill is poisonous?"

Jiang Luli glanced up at him and said calmly, "Does he know it's important?"

"You!" Zheng Qinghe was so angry that his hands were shaking. He suddenly threw his sleeves and turned to walk out. "I'll write a letter back to Kyoto and tell His Majesty!"

"By the time your letter reaches Kyoto, his body will have long been cold, and the imperial tomb will have been sealed tightly."

"You!" Zheng Qinghe was choked and speechless, his chest heaving violently, staring at Jiang Luli with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.

How could there be such a cold and heartless person in this world? That was Dagantian, his uncle!

Gu Jiayue watched the two bickering like children, sighed helplessly, and put down the bowl of porridge. "Don't tease Master Zheng, he took it seriously."

Jiang Luli then curled the corners of his lips and said nothing more.

Zheng Qinghe was stunned for a moment, then realized that he had been tricked.

His face flushed red as he pointed at Jiang Luli. It took him a long time to utter, "Good...good Jiang Luli!"

Seeing how furious he was, Gu Jiayue quickly changed the subject and looked at Jiang Luli. "Is that man in black... trustworthy?"

"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not." Jiang Luli put down his teacup and tapped his fingertips on the table. "I never put my money on him. I just wanted to stop him from bothering you for the time being."

"Then should we do as he says?" Gu Jiayue asked.

"It's just a human head," Jiang Luli looked up at her. "I have plenty of ways to get it."

"Where can you find a head that looks like me?" Gu Jiayue raised her eyebrows.

Zheng Qinghe also frowned, "He has seen you before. If I just pick a random person to deal with him, I'm afraid he will be exposed."

Gu Jiayue suddenly smiled, a sly look flashing in her eyes. "Leave it to me."

Jiang Luli was stunned. "Do you have a solution? You can't just chop off your own head, right?"

…

Gu Jiayue looked at him and suddenly felt that smart people would occasionally have short circuits.

She waved her hand, looking inscrutable. "Don't ask. I'll give it to you when the time comes."

Jiang Luli stared at her for a long moment, then nodded when he saw her expression of determination. "Okay, I'll wait and see."

He knew that Gu Jiayue never boasted and would definitely do what she said she could do.

But to be on the safe side, we still have to make preparations for both scenarios.

"You take a rest first. The person guarding the door is my confidant. Ask him to pass on any message you need. I'm going to be out for a while."

"I'm also going back to the county government office to take care of some things. I'll come back in the afternoon." Zheng Qinghe also stood up.

"Okay, go and get busy." Gu Jiayue was eager for them to leave.

How was she going to make that "gadget" while they were watching?

When Gu Jiayue and Gu Mingyue were the only ones left in the room, Gu Jiayue immediately summoned the system. "Xiao Du, make an identical head in my image."

"This... Host, no matter how similar the simulation material is, there will always be some differences from the real person. What if we are discovered?" There was a hint of hesitation in the mechanical voice of the system.

"Just do as I say, and I guarantee you'll be fine." Gu Jiayue said confidently, "He's been telling everyone I'm a disaster for the nation. My brain is a little 'abnormal', so doesn't that just prove his point?"

The system's voice suddenly became a little excited, as if unable to contain its anticipation. "Host, I think this could be modified..."

"Well, that's a good idea. If we continue like this..."

Gu Jiayue's hands no longer hurt, and her head was no longer dizzy. They sat at the table with their systems, head to head, muttering to each other for the entire morning.

Anyway, people don’t feel any trouble at all when they do bad things.

Gu Mingyue sat on the chair beside him, looking at him confusedly at first, but then her eyes widened and her confusion turned into disbelief.

So Sister Gu is this kind of person?

In the afternoon, Jiang Luli and Zheng Qinghe came back together.

Gu Jiayue didn't ask where the two of them went in the morning. That was their business.

She simply pulled out a sealed wooden box and handed it to Jiang Luli.

"Is this what you made?" Jiang Luli took the box and felt it was heavy in his hand.

"Open it and take a look," Gu Jiayue nodded, "but don't take it out."

The box was not locked, and Jiang Luli gently opened the lid.

Seeing what was inside, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he was stunned for a long time before he found his voice. "How... did you do that?"

He and Zheng Qinghe went to the prison in the morning and picked out a death row inmate whose age and skeleton were similar to Gu Jiayue, and asked a painter to make up and transform him.

After all the trouble, I only managed to make it look 30% similar.

Finally, there was no other choice but Zheng Qinghe suggested scratching his face, leaving only a pair of similar eyes to pass for it.

But the head in front of him, the eyebrows, nose bridge, and even the small teardrop mole at the corner of the eye were exactly the same as Gu Jiayue's, as if they were cut from her.

Zheng Qinghe also came over to take a look and took a deep breath. "This..."

Gu Jiayue smiled, closed the box, and pushed it back to him. "Don't ask, it's a secret."