"Don't you think so, Miss Situ?"

Situ Mingji was taken aback by Gu Jingchun's words and was momentarily speechless.

She glared at Gu Jingchun before returning to the main hall.

Gu Jingchun naturally followed.

However, just as she entered, a palace maid rushed in.

"Miss Gu, something terrible has happened! The young master has gone missing."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but glance at the palace maid again.

Today, Gu Jingchun did not keep Lanxin by his side. Upon hearing this, he could not immediately discern the truth from falsehood and could only question the palace maid carefully.

“This servant is from Shou’an Palace. I saw you a few times a few days ago.”

This palace maid wasn't entirely unfamiliar; Gu Jingchun vaguely remembered seeing her a few times when he went to Shou'an Palace.

And Gu Jinxi did indeed go to Shou'an Palace today.

This made Gu Jingchun a little nervous, and he inquired more carefully about the situation of the palace maid Gu Jinxi.

The palace maid was panting, her voice filled with urgency.

"The young master stayed in his room for too long today, so he said he wanted to go for a stroll in the Imperial Garden."

At that time, the Empress Dowager was a little tired, so she sent the young master with a few servants.

I never expected that he would never return.

The Empress Dowager sent many people to search for him, but they couldn't find any trace of him. That's why she sent me to inform you.

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun nodded and immediately followed the palace maid towards Shou'an Palace.

at the same time.

Somewhere in the palace, near the imperial garden, a fire slowly began to burn.

The fire spread very quickly and rapidly.

Upon seeing this, the palace maids and eunuchs nearby immediately rushed to put out the fire.

So much so that when Gu Jingchun arrived here, the surroundings were completely quiet.

The venue for this banquet was quite far from Shou'an Palace, and the Imperial Garden was the only way to get there.

There is a rather large lake in the Imperial Garden.

If you want to take a shorter route, you need to cross the bridge over this lake.

And this bridge is the same bridge where Consort Hui fell into the water.

Gu Jingchun already had doubts about the palace maid and didn't want to cross the bridge.

However, seeing thick smoke rising in the distance, which was in the direction of Shou'an Palace, Gu Jingchun became anxious and followed the palace maid onto the bridge.

As Gu Jingchun followed the palace maid to the middle of the bridge, the maid suddenly turned around, took out a dagger from her sleeve, and immediately stabbed Gu Jingchun.

Gu Jingchun was prepared. As soon as the palace maid stopped, he quickly took a step back and secretly activated the bracelet's mechanism.

Instantly, a silver needle shot out from inside, striking the palace maid directly.

The palace maid immediately retreated and quickly dodged.

But then a second silver needle shot out.

Its speed was so fast that the palace maid had no time to dodge and was immediately struck in the neck by the silver needle.

She seemed surprised that she was stabbed so quickly. She raised her head and covered her neck, feeling the suffocating sensation, before slowly collapsing to the ground.

Almost simultaneously, countless masked "eunuchs" suddenly appeared from the shadows and surrounded Gu Jingchun.

They trapped Gu Jingchun on the bridge, giving her absolutely no chance to escape.

Gu Jingchun, however, remained completely calm.

As the person approached, she pressed the mechanism again, and the silver needle shot out once more.

But they were all clearly armed, and having made preparations beforehand, they all quickly dodged the attack.

Upon seeing this, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but chuckle.

"It seems that Seele's design for this bracelet still needs some improvement, otherwise with so many people rushing at the same time, there's no way to hit it."

As she spoke, she pulled another hairpin from her hair and gently pressed it down the moment everyone rushed over.

In an instant, countless silver needles shot out.

There were so many silver needles, and because they were so fine, the people in front of them didn't have time to dodge before they were hit and quickly fell to the ground.

They lay on the ground, struggled for a moment, and then foamed at the mouth.

Upon seeing this, Gu Jingchun chuckled softly.

"Oh dear, we still need to apply poison. The effect is truly immediate and surprisingly good."

After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, the people behind him hesitated for a moment.

And because these corpses were lying on the ground, they also hindered the progress of those behind them.

Seeing their hesitant figures, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but ask, "Who sent you, Situ Mingji?"

"Still Gu Yunjin?"

After she finished speaking, she pouted again.

"It must be Situ Mingji. Gu Yunjin doesn't have the brains to arrange things so thoroughly."

"And we certainly don't have the ability to find assassins as skilled as you."

"However, Gu Yunjin's help was indispensable in this process."

She shook her head as she spoke.

“This Situ Mingji is indeed clever, but he’s still not clever enough.”

"With such a good brain and ruthlessness, what can't you do?"

"They actually used it against me?"

"This has also jeopardized the future of the Situ family. If I were Situ Qinghe, I would probably be furious."

"What a pity."

Gu Jingchun shook his head as he spoke.

Before Gu Jingchun could finish speaking, the men in black rushed forward, but after only a few steps, they felt weak all over and collapsed to the ground.

Gu Jingchun clicked his tongue twice upon seeing this.

"You guys are stupid too. I told you it was poisonous, but you wouldn't listen. Now you've lost your lives. Are you satisfied now?"

After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, all the men in black fell to the ground.

Seeing this, she finally sighed.

Even before she came with this palace maid, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong, so she secretly took the antidote just in case.

The hairpins on her head were specially designed by her; they could not only launch hidden weapons, but also conceal deadly poisons and antidotes.

It's for saving your life in critical moments.

She hadn't used it since arriving in Tiandu, and she never expected to use it today.

She shut off the mechanism that was emitting poisonous gas, casually stuck the hairpin in her hair, and then stepped over the corpses to cross the bridge.

Although these issues have been resolved, Gu Jingchun is still somewhat worried about Gu Jinxi and plans to go check on her.

However, she still underestimated Situ Mingji's intelligence.

She had just stepped off the bridge when she vaguely sensed something was wrong. Then, the world spun around her, and her body went limp.

Gu Jingchun inwardly cried out in alarm, guessing that there must be something fishy about the clothes.

She immediately steadied herself by holding onto a nearby tree and activated the mechanism on the bracelet.

Instantly, a sharp dagger protruded from the bracelet.

Gu Jingchun exerted force, causing the dagger to cut his palm.

The intense pain cleared her mind somewhat, and she took off a hairpin from her hair, deactivated the mechanism, and then took out a pill from it.

But just then, a figure wielding a long sword slowly approached her from behind.