Gong Ruanruan stretched her head forward, her big, round eyes fixed on Gong Yuanzheng. Then, she carefully stuck out her pink little tongue and gently licked Gong Yuanzheng's lips. Because animal tongues are covered with tiny barbs, when the barbs slid across his lips, an indescribable tingling sensation instantly washed over him, making Gong Yuanzheng shudder involuntarily.
Upon realizing what a terrible thing Gong Ruanruan had done, Gong Yuanzheng's cheeks turned bright red at a visible speed, like ripe apples, as if his whole body was about to burst into flames.
Just then, Gong Shangjiao returned. As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Gong Ruanruan being lifted up by her armpits, and Gong Yuanzheng, whose face was inexplicably flushed. The two people and the cat turned their heads at the same time, their eyes meeting Gong Shangjiao's.
It was at that very moment that Gong Shangjiao finally noticed a few fine scars on Gong Yuanzheng's younger brother's face.
“Yuanzheng, what’s wrong with you…” Gong Shangjiao reached out and gently tapped his cheek. Gong Yuanzheng immediately understood. He put Gong Ruanruan back on the cushion with a bad attitude. Then, he turned around and pouted at Gong Shangjiao. He looked just like a wronged child, and was just about to wiggle his bottom and run to his brother to complain.
"Brother, it was Ruan Ruan who scratched me! Look at my face, hmph~ Brother, it was all Ruan Ruan who scratched me! Look at my face, she scratched it all! Humph~" Gong Yuanzheng said angrily, pointing to the scratches on his face for Gong Shangjiao to see.
Gong Ruanruan: Why does this feel so familiar?
Looking at his younger brother's adorable yet sulky expression, Gong Shangjiao shook his head helplessly. Of course, he knew that given their close relationship, his younger brother wouldn't really be angry. Gong Shangjiao could only smile and let it go, indicating that he really couldn't help him.
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Zhi Ren actually admitted that Wu Ji was the Wu Feng assassin, and even said that Elder Yue was aware of it. Such a shocking thing left the remaining two elders speechless and astonished. They simply couldn't believe their ears. These two old geezers actually disregarded the safety of the palace gate and dared to help the Wu Feng assassin hide her identity!
This matter spread like wildfire. No one knows who spread it, but within a few hours, everyone in the entire palace, both in front of and behind the mountain, knew that Wu Ji was the Wu Feng assassin, and that their respected Lord Zhi Ren and Elder Yue had protected her for twenty years! Even Gong Ziyu, who was still undergoing trials in the back mountain, knew about it. When Xue Chongzi revealed his identity, Gong Ziyu stood there as if struck by lightning, as if he had instantly turned into a statue, standing motionless with his eyes wide open, staring straight ahead.
He was completely stunned, as if petrified, standing motionless with his eyes wide open. Seeing this, Young Master Xue felt that Gong Ziyu's ability to cope was not strong and he had not yet recovered.
Indeed, since Gong Ziyu arrived at the back mountain, several shocking events have occurred one after another at the front mountain. First, his personally chosen bride, Yun Weishan, turned out to be an assassin sent by Wufeng; then Elder Yue was assassinated but thankfully survived.
The search revealed that the murderer was their own aunt! The clues then led to their deceased brother, so they went to the ancestral grave to open the coffin for an autopsy, only to find that their brother wasn't there at all.
Finally, his aunt, who had been with him since childhood, was also a member of the Wufeng organization! More importantly, his father and Elder Yue both knew about it. He wondered if his brother also knew that his aunt was a member of Wufeng.
This series of sudden news hit Gong Ziyu like a bolt from the blue, catching him completely off guard and leaving him utterly defenseless! How could so many major events have occurred so quickly after he arrived at the back mountain? This had left Gong Ziyu somewhat depressed.
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