"Bang--"

The head and heavy body fell to the ground, splashing snow all over the ground.

Gu Yuancheng seemed to have aged several years suddenly. He waved his hand tiredly, not wanting to look at this friend who had been with him day and night.

"Drag it away and bury it farther away."

Several shadows emerged from behind the trees and began to clean up the crime scene.

The young boy wiped his hands with a handkerchief and asked Xuan Xiao behind him, "How is Golden Rooster Village?"

"My Lord, it is just as you expected. The Hidden Guards have come to assassinate you many times but have failed. This time they want to take advantage of you being alone and are preparing to ambush you on the road from here to Golden Rooster Village. If they see you, they will kill you with one strike."

"The new hidden master and more than six people have been lying in ambush for a long time in Jinji Village more than 20 miles south. Our people have also started to act according to your instructions."

"Not bad." The little boy's pink lips raised up an imperceptible arc.

"Then wait and see."

If the old witch Beichen dares to send so many people to ambush and kill him at once, she must be prepared to accept that all of them will never return.

The young man's voice did not convey any emotion, but it froze all the hidden guards around him.

At this point, they could see the whole picture of their master's chess game.

First, he used Xuanfeng, a traitor, to lead the Shenyin Guard to the vicinity of the Yongping Army. Then he sent people to infiltrate the Shenyin Guard and lead the Shenyin Guard to attack the Yongping Army, thus provoking a war between the two sides.

Not only did he catch the most hidden traitor in a blink of an eye, he also eliminated the Yongping Army that was preparing to ambush the Sheng family and the Shenyin Guards that were hunting them, and he also completely detonated the conflict between Prime Minister He and the Queen Mother Beichen. It can be said that he killed several birds with one stone.

What is even more unexpected is that Xuanfeng is actually an adulterer!

This person seems carefree on the surface, but he is the closest to his master. He had many opportunities to deal with his master before, but he didn't do it. He just went around in circles and secretly informed the secrets, letting the Hidden Guards deal with them.

녦 I realized that this man's carefree personality was just an act. Not only was he very cunning, he was also very cautious.

Even the spies who hid so deeply were caught, what else could they know in secret that the master didn't know? !

Thinking of this, all the hidden guards felt a chill down their spines. Even if some of them still had some crooked thoughts in their hearts, they were all nipped in the bud.

But I heard the boy thinking, and said calmly:

"Xuanfeng grew up with me, and he can't be easily bribed to betray me. Let's check. Someone must have found his lost relatives and is using their lives as a threat to kill him."

"Yes, Master."

Xuan Xiao thought that his master was still soft, so he asked:

"Will you rescue the person after you find him?"

As a result, the young boy said with a stern face, "No, just kill him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.

"Didn't you understand what I said?"

"I...I understand." This time even the usually calm Xuan Xiao couldn't help but stutter.

Gu Yuancheng's move was to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

If it was true as he guessed, someone had something on Xuanfeng, he could have told him the truth quietly. With their friendship over the years, he would definitely consider his family's safety and think of a foolproof way to rescue them.

But Xuanfeng didn't.

From the moment he chose to sell himself, he was destined not to be forgiven by himself.

If he had to consider and understand the difficulties of every subordinate, he would have died countless times.

What's more...

The boy raised his head and looked at the little kid playing in the snow in the distance, and his eyes suddenly became extremely gentle.

The secret letter sent by Xuanfeng also contained a lot of information about the eldest branch of the Sheng family. It was obvious that the old witch Beichen was also keeping an eye on them.

Xiao Xi'er was so soft and sticky, and it was already tiring enough for her to deal with the Southern Qi royal family. How could he let the other party take advantage of his weakness and use him as a weapon to hurt the Sheng family? !

Such drastic measures are to root out the evil and to intimidate everyone!

While he was thinking, Gu Yuancheng suddenly heard some light footsteps and Li Zhenyi's anxious voice not far away.

"Xiao Cheng? Xiao Cheng? Ouch! Didn't the kid say he was going to collect firewood? Why hasn't he come back in such a long time? He won't get lost in this desolate mountain area, right?"

"Boss! Did Xiao Cheng encounter any danger in the woods? Hurry up and take people to rescue him!"

Li Zhenyi walked around the forest but couldn't find Gu Yuancheng. She cried a little and turned to look at Sheng Yichen.

Gu Yuancheng was startled. His previous domineering aura disappeared in an instant, and he was about to walk out with the firewood beside him.

But she saw some blood on her shoes, so she quickly took a clean handkerchief from Xuan Xiao and wiped her shoes with it. Then she stepped out of the woods.

"Aunt, I'm here."

"Hey! Where are you going, Xiao Cheng? You're killing your aunt!"

Li Zhenyi felt so pained when she saw the little boy carrying two bundles of firewood in his hands that she hurried over to take what was in his hands.

She took Gu Yuancheng to check on him for a while, and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure he was okay.

It was the first time that Gu Yuancheng saw an elder other than his parents and master caring about him so much. He was at a loss for a moment. He lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake.

"Aunt, I'm sorry. There's a bush in the woods over there with many dead trees underneath that aren't covered by snow. I was greedy and picked up more, so that delayed us."

Li Zhenyi looked in the direction of Yuan Cheng's finger and felt a pain:

"What's there to apologize for?"

"Xiao Cheng, it's not safe for you to walk too far alone in this desolate mountain. Let your husband accompany you next time. It would be boring for him to stay there alone."

As he spoke, he frowned and sniffed: "Huh? Why do I smell blood?"