Gu Yanyue explained the term "dog food" to Bai Youjin: "Dog food means Master, you watch me and A Ran being affectionate, or you listen to me tell you about our daily love life."
"Oh." Bai Youjin nodded. He was quick to learn and even learned to apply what he had learned to other situations. "Dog food literally means food for dogs. So you said you wanted to feed me your and Yu Wenran's dog food. So you're mocking me for being a dog? And you're mocking me for being a dog without anyone to accompany me, right?"
After hearing Bai Youjin's explanation, Gu Yanyue almost clapped her hands and praised her on the spot. This kind of thinking and logic was not like that of an ancient person! If Bai Youjin was not a true ancient person in all other aspects except for her mechanical skills and quick understanding, Gu Yanyue would have begun to suspect that Bai Youjin was a person who had traveled through time like her.
Bai Youjin saw the expression on Gu Yanyue's face and guessed that what he said was almost right, so he lowered his voice and asked, "So what I said is true?"
If Gu Yanyue had a tail at this moment, it would have been straight up in the sky. Without reacting to what Bai Youjin said, she nodded subconsciously and explained the term "single dog" to Bai Youjin. "Master, people like you are usually called single dogs. They are the kind of lonely old people who don't have a partner."
When Gu Yanyue came to her senses and realized what she had just said to Bai Youjin, she didn't even dare to look up at Bai Youjin's expression. She put down her teacup and bowed to Bai Youjin. "I think Master is living well here. I won't bother you any more. I'll sneak out of the palace to see you another day, Master."
Gu Yanyue, adhering to the principle that as long as she ran fast, Bai Youjin would not catch her and give her a good lesson, immediately ran out of the side yard and got on the carriage. This set of movements was so smooth and flowing that it would take ten or eight years to practice to such a level of proficiency.
"Whoa~" Suddenly there was a horse neighing, and the carriage stopped with a bang. The carriage shook, and Gu Yanyue hurriedly held onto the wall to steady herself. The coachman didn't know what was going on and stopped.
Gu Yanyue was just about to lift the curtain to see what was going on when suddenly several hidden arrows broke through the door and stabbed towards Gu Yanyue fiercely. In a flash, the palace maid beside her had no time to react before Gu Yanyue pounced on her.
The arrows hit the spot where the two men had just sat.
"Who are you!" Gu Yanyue shouted loudly, pulled out a knife from the secret compartment in the carriage, and broke out through the window.
Someone was running fast outside the carriage, the alley was deserted and silent, and the sound of weapons clashing was particularly loud.
The palace maid was very sensible and did not stand up to become a target. Instead, she lay quietly under the carriage window.
When Gu Yanyue drew out her knife and jumped out, Bai Youjin had already captured the assassin alive, leaving no room for Gu Yanyue to maneuver at all.
In order to prevent the assassin from committing suicide, Bai Youjin removed his jaw the moment he tied him up. This way, he would not be able to bite the poison hidden in his mouth and would instead bite his tongue to commit suicide.
Gu Yanyue touched his nose, opened his mouth, and coughed lightly: "Master, why are you here?"
"This is a assassin. You just said you sneaked out of the palace, which means you didn't bring anyone out with you except the palace maids and the coachman. If you encounter assassins on the road like before, it would be dangerous if you can't handle it. So I have been following you in secret, intending to send you back to the palace and then return to the courtyard."
Gu Yanyue looked Bai Youjin up and down, fearing that Bai Youjin might be injured by the assassins during the fight: "Master, you are not injured, right?"
"I'm not hurt." Bai Youjin raised his eyes and fixed his gaze on her. The admiration in his eyes was undisguised. "You, little girl, really surprised me. I didn't expect your kung fu to be so good."
Gu Yanyue said modestly: "I only know the basics, nothing compared to Master's."
This wasn't meant to flatter Bai Youjin. Gu Yanyue had always known Bai Youjin's martial arts skills were good, but she hadn't expected even the assassins to be powerless against her. Not only could they not hurt her at all, but she could even capture them alive. Perhaps even Yu Wenran's martial arts couldn't match Bai Youjin's.
Bai Youjin walked over and pushed open the punctured carriage door: "Now it seems that my worries were correct."
Bai Youjin walked over, pulled out the arrows one by one, and took a look.
The arrow came in from the window, and although it hit where Gu Yanyue and the palace maid were sitting, it was obviously only going to take Gu Yanyue's life.
If Gu Yanyue hadn't taken the palace maid with her to dodge, the arrow wouldn't have hit the palace maid.
The palace maid was hit by Gu Yanyue and her forehead hit the inner wall of the carriage.
Gu Yanyue's blows were so strong that even though there was a cushion underneath, he still saw stars.
The maid's eyes flashed with white light. She shook her head, took a breath, and then climbed up from the ground to apologize to Gu Yanyue: "I am guilty. Just now, when the situation was urgent, I didn't react to protect the queen. Instead, the queen had to protect me."
Gu Yanyue waved her hand to show that she didn't care. This was a assassin coming for her. Even if a palace maid sat next to her, she might not be able to react in time.
"I'm afraid it's not advisable to stay here for long. I'll take you back to the palace right now, and then you can go find Yuwen Ran and interrogate this assassin." Bai Youjin said, "Don't act alone these few days. If you need to leave the palace, remember to tell Yuwen Ran and ask him to send a few secret guards to accompany you."
"Yes..." Gu Yanyue nodded and agreed, "But Master, aren't you not going to the palace? If people find out you're still in the capital, then your 'breakup' with Ah Ran will be in vain."
"It's okay. The Royal Guards haven't been able to find me yet. Besides, I just sent you back to the palace gate. I left after watching your carriage enter the palace. It's okay."
Bai Youjin escorted the assassins to Gu Yanyue's carriage. When the carriage was about to pass through the palace gate, she lifted the curtain and disappeared in a flash. The imperial guards who had been guarding the palace gate only felt a gust of wind blowing past them.
After Gu Yanyue returned to the palace, she asked the palace maid to invite Yuwen Ran over. The moment Yuwen Ran saw the assassin on the carriage, he was suddenly shocked. He checked Gu Yanyue from head to toe carefully, and confirmed that Gu Yanyue was able to jump and was not injured. Only then did he feel relieved.
"Come here—take this assassin away for questioning!"
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