Chapter 154
The next day, when the carriage arrived at the place Gu Zhongtai had mentioned, it was only morning.
The group unloaded three horses for the four people who were about to go their separate ways. Fan Xiaoxiao couldn't ride, so Bai Chaoyan took her behind Gu Zhongtai, while the Ghost Doctor, who had originally driven the herbal medicine cart, rode at the very back.
After a brief farewell, the four of them set off along the path. This was the first time Bai Chaoyan had seen Gu Zhongtai's carriage. She frowned, feeling she had seen this person somewhere before, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't recall where she had seen him before.
"Have I seen you somewhere before?"
Bai Chaoyan urged her horse forward and followed beside Gu Chongtai. Fan Xiaoxiao hugged her waist tightly from behind. Bai Chaoyan did not notice that Fan Xiaoxiao's lips were tightly pursed when she asked if she had seen Gu Chongtai somewhere before.
The original book mentions that the Bai family and Gu Chongtai seem to have some connection. Gu Chongtai had been to Chang'an with his parents when he was young, so the female protagonist met Gu Chongtai when she was a child.
Although the person in front of her was disguised, their facial features still bore some resemblance to the original. However, Fan Xiaoxiao hadn't expected that after so much time, the female lead would still remember Gu Zhongtai from his childhood.
Fortunately, Gu Zhongtai only glanced at her indifferently: "I am a wanderer of the martial world, and my wife may have seen me on the street."
"Gu?"
Fan Xiaoxiao felt that Gu Zhongtai did it on purpose; he deliberately mentioned the surname!
"Your surname is Gu?! I also have an old friend whose surname is Gu!"
Gu Chongtai knew who Bai Chaoyan was referring to, but he didn't show it on his face and continued, "That's quite a coincidence. My surname is Gu, and my given name is Chongtai. My wife wouldn't say that I'm that old acquaintance of yours, would she?"
Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at Gu Zhongtai speechlessly. After he finished speaking, she felt Bai Chaoyan's body completely stiffen.
She stammered and stood there speechless for a long time, seemingly shocked that she had been traveling with them for a day or two before realizing she had run into an old friend. But could such a coincidence really exist?! Bai Chaoyan could hardly believe what she was hearing and remained silent for a long while.
Gu Zhongtai glanced at her, then squeezed his legs together, creating some distance between them. Before leaving, he gave Fan Xiaoxiao a meaningful look, leaving the latter speechless. This meant he was being asked to seduce the female lead again.
However, since the big boss had already given the hint, Fan Xiaoxiao couldn't very well disobey. So she nudged Bai Chaoyan's arm, pretending to notice that the other woman looked a little stiff, and asked with a slightly puzzled tone, "Wife? What's wrong?"
Her greeting startled Bai Chaoyan, who stammered that it was nothing and then remained silent for the rest of the journey.
Since the female lead didn't speak, Fan Xiaoxiao naturally didn't rush to strike up a conversation.
If she is too proactive, it may arouse the other party's suspicion.
After walking in silence for a long time, Bai Chaoyan finally couldn't hold back and spoke up: "Xiaoxiao, I heard you call that chivalrous man in front of us Young Master Gu. Isn't he your family member?"
The female lead's unspoken message was to find out if Gu Zhongtai was with them, which Fan Xiaoxiao naturally understood.
“Young Master Gu? We are not family. We just met by chance, felt it was fate, and decided to travel together.”
This was not a lie; they did indeed meet Gu Zhongtai on the way.
Bai Chaoyan tightened her grip on the reins slightly, said "I see," and then fell silent again.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the group finally approached the forest. The woods were dense, and the paths were overgrown with weeds. The group had no choice but to dismount and use the machetes given to them by the Fan family to clear the path piece by piece. Fan Xiaoxiao was small and thin, so the other three didn't let her use the machetes, but instead had her carry the cut grass to the side.
"Hey! Doll! Doll!"
"what?"
Fan Xiaoxiao looked up, puzzled. The Ghost Doctor, with two bits of straw on his head, crept up to her furtively and pointed in Gu Zhongtai's direction, gesturing for Fan Xiaoxiao to look.
"Look! Look over there."
"Over there?" Fan Xiaoxiao looked in the direction he pointed and saw Bai Chaoyan frowning, standing behind Gu Chongtai as if saying something. After talking for a while, Gu Chongtai sat down, seemingly exhausted.
Bai Chaoyan seemed unprepared for the other's condition, a look of surprise on her face. After a visibly stunned moment, she quickly tried to support Gu Chongtai.
The Ghost Doctor, standing nearby, could clearly hear what they were saying, but Fan Xiaoxiao, lacking internal energy, could only see their movements. After watching for a while, Fan Xiaoxiao patted the Ghost Doctor beside her, somewhat annoyed: "What are they saying?"
"Hai! That young lady kept pestering that boy, subtly asking if he had been to Chang'an and if he still had family members at home."
Fan Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows slightly. It seemed that the female lead was planning to take the initiative to find out Gu Zhongtai's identity.
"Hey hey hey! That kid's getting impatient! Hah!"
Gu Chongtai brushed Bai Chaoyan's hand away and walked off with a displeased expression. That woman kept pestering him with questions about his identity, which he already knew perfectly well from his previous life.
He had originally intended to use this opportunity to get close to the woman and have her take him into the Tianshan Mountains, but when he actually saw her again, he felt only disgust.
This woman did plenty of stupid things in her past life, and she's completely devoted herself to Xiahou. If it weren't for the fact that what she has now and her own worth, he would really like to twist this woman's incessantly chattering head off.
After taking a few steps, he spotted Fan Xiaoxiao and the Ghost Doctor hiding in the bushes, secretly watching them. Upon being discovered, the two were initially startled, but immediately began to pretend to be busy.
Gu Zhongtai sneered and walked over: "Alright, that's enough. You really want to stay here and cut grass? Mount up, we need to get out of here..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Ghost Doctor's eyes turned cold, and he grabbed Fan Xiaoxiao and Gu Zhongtai and rolled away. They dodged into the nearby bushes, and when they looked back, they saw a row of hidden weapons stuck in the spot.
Gu Zhongtai's eyes turned cold; he hadn't expected the pursuers to arrive so quickly. Without hesitation, he made his decision, grabbed Fan Xiaoxiao, and galloped towards the nearest horse.
"I'll take this girl, old man, you spread poison at the back and hold them off for a while!"
"good!"
The Ghost Doctor nodded, leaped out of the thatched hut, and ran in the opposite direction.
As soon as the two emerged from the bushes, a hidden weapon shot straight towards them. Bai Chaoyan, who was not far away, cried out in fright:
"!!!careful!!!"
(End of this chapter)
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