Sachet
The shadows of the trees swayed, and a chilling atmosphere swept over them. Crows circled overhead, their rustling sounds growing closer. Gu Youan lowered her head and picked up a small green snake from the ground.
Haoyue frowned as he looked at her, then used his sword to hook the sachet on Gu Youan's waist. "Where did you get this sachet?"
Gu Youan lowered her head and took off the sachet from her waist. "This contains medicinal herbs."
Haoyue frowned as he looked at her. He took the sachet from her hand, untied it, poured out the herbs inside, and sniffed it gently. "Junior sister, these herbs were boiled with blood, which is very attractive to the wild animals here. Who gave you this?"
Gu Youan touched the sachet. Did Qingyang not think about the danger when he gave her this?
"I bought this at the market."
Haoyue looked at her with a calm expression. Gu Youan suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She stammered and said to him, "Qingyang gave it to me."
Haoyue held the sachet tightly in her hand. "Now that you've entered the academy, you shouldn't get involved with anyone else. The thing an assassin fears most is having a weakness. You won't become an alchemist in the future."
Gu Youan opened her mouth, then swallowed her words back down. She looked up at Haoyue, moonlight shining through the gaps onto one side of his face, the light and shadow intertwining. She silently put the herbs into the sachet. "Senior brother, perhaps this is just a coincidence?"
Haoyue said in a deep voice, "I know you've spent a few days with him, but people's hearts are unpredictable. This is the Emperor's Ship. Two people who are affectionate today may draw their swords tomorrow."
Gu Youan chuckled lightly, "Would my senior brother also draw his sword against me?"
Haoyue glanced at her silently, his eyes seemingly filled with turbulent waves. "I am the senior disciple of the academy. As long as you are in the academy, I will protect your safety."
Gu Youan looked at Haoyue and her eyes flickered. "Senior brother, Qingyang is my medicine man. I know my limits."
She could sense the strange movements of the Gu worms in her body as they approached Qingyang, and she could clearly see Qingyang's attachment to her. If Qingyang was unreliable, then the person in front of her was even more unreliable.
"Senior brother, you're too nervous." Gu Youan looked up at the trees above. "It's still early, we still have a hunt to do."
Instead of discussing Qingyang here, Gu Youan should hurry up and finish the mission, so he took his bow and arrows and left.
"Host, if you travel with Haoyue, you will be able to hunt more prey tonight."
Gu Youan shook his head. "System, Haoyue's appearance was too coincidental. She is cunning and we must be on guard."
She held the sachet at her waist and fell into deep thought, her fingers tracing the patterns on it.
"Host, what are you suspecting?"
Gu Youan had some doubts in his heart. The sudden appearance of Qingyang last night, the hunting today, the back mountain blocking out the sun, the gas from the decomposition of many organisms spreading in the mountain, the tall tree branches blocking out the sunlight, making this place seem particularly cold and desolate.
Gu Youan hugged her arms; she felt too cold.
“Host, you have no internal energy. Haoyue has abundant internal energy, and his internal energy can warm you.”
Gu Youan kicked a tree branch on the ground. "What do I need you to do? You're the system of the Interstellar Research Institute. If I want you to do something, can't you conjure up a cotton-padded coat?"
"Host, you're making things too difficult for me. This is ancient times, and I'm just a system. It's a bit difficult for me to conjure up cotton clothes. Host, I'm not Ma Liang with his magic paintbrush. If you want to make a cotton coat, you need to be self-sufficient and weave and sew your own clothes."
Gu Youan lowered her head and remained silent for a moment. "In that case, you should continue to apply for promotion at the research institute instead of teaching me how to do things here. People's hearts are complicated, how do you know that he is doing it for my own good?"
Although Haoyue is a member of the Emperor's crew, he is currently acting wickedly, so how could Gu Youan be his opponent?
Gu Youan understood that if she ever betrayed the Emperor's Name, Haoyue would definitely kill her with her own hands.
Haoyue is protective of his own, but he also doesn't show favoritism or engage in corruption. When she first entered the school, Haoyue would test her, and when she was shot, Haoyue would help her. But this doesn't mean that Haoyue would favor her.
Gu Youan looked at the floating haystacks in the distance, took out her bow and arrow, pulled back the string, and with a "whoosh," the fox fell to the ground.
She rolled up her sleeves and walked straight to the patch of grass. Parting the grass, she found a fox lying there. Gu Youan picked up the fox; even without anyone else's help, she was still able to hunt foxes.
Her eyes shone brightly. Since she was going to obtain the Emperor's Sword and pretend to be a snake with Ye Qingchen, she was no longer a delicate young lady. She was going to become the number one assassin of the Emperor's Ship. No one could underestimate her because she was just a woman.
An arrow suddenly shot towards Gu Youan. She did not dodge, and the arrow pierced through her hairpin and hit a tree.
The hairpin swayed under the arrow, and Gu Youan calmly looked ahead, "Since you've come, why don't you dare show yourself?"
A sarcastic laugh rang out, "Junior Sister Xuanji has extraordinary composure."
Gu Youan glanced at him disdainfully, "Senior Brother Liuguang, why have you targeted me time and time again?"
Liu Guang walked past him and pulled the arrow stuck in the tree. "Junior sister, although we are both from the Emperor's faction, this is not a righteous sect. This is an assassin organization."
Five years later, the eight best among them will be selected to fill the positions of the twelve envoys. The rest will secretly infiltrate various noble families to await missions. However, the noble families are not a safe place, and most of them will commit suicide after carrying out their missions.
The methods of torture employed by scions of powerful families were endless, and most people could not endure the punishment and chose to commit suicide.
"I will not leave here, Senior Brother Liuguang."
A fierce tiger appeared behind Gu Youan, and a stream of light shot towards the tiger behind him.
Gu Youan turned her head in surprise, and Liu Guang took her hand and placed it in hers. "Female assassins pay a higher price than male assassins. Can you handle it?"
She closed her eyes slightly. Why did everyone in the school like to test others? Haoyue tested her, Liuguang tested her. So she was a spy.
Gu Youan looked up at the flowing light and said, "Your opponent is not me, but yourself. If you think that killing me will make you one of the Twelve Messengers, then you will only die from your own arrogance in the future."
She approached Liuguang. Everyone here only had a code name, not a real name. She chuckled for a moment, then reached out and touched Liuguang's palm. "Senior brother, you were born into a military family. You could have easily followed in your father's footsteps. Why did you choose to join this imperial family?"
Liu Guang's eyes flickered slightly, filled with endless emotions, as if a surging river was about to drown Gu You'an.
"I don't want to argue with you here. Do you know why Lord Rumei and Yuan'an chose you? Is it because of your extraordinary talent?" Liu Guang suddenly grabbed Gu You'an's hand fiercely.
"That's because you have a naturally alluring body. You think I really want to target you? Once you're here today, you won't be able to go back. This is an assassin organization. As long as the price is right, we'll kill even royalty."
Gu Youan stared in shock at the outspoken Liu Guang, her pupils dilating. "Do you know what you're saying?"
“What I’m saying is that I want you to leave here. Every woman who enters here ends up in a miserable state. You think you’re different from others, but who can escape the arrangements of fate?”
Gu Youan sighed and rubbed his forehead. What kind of bizarre plot was this? Every time he did something, more people would step in to dissuade him.
Gu Youan handed the arrow in his hand to Liu Guang, saying, "Senior brother, you should keep your arrow for yourself."
They could only leave the back mountain tonight after hunting down all the excess animals. The miasma had not yet dissipated, yet Liuguang still had the leisure to argue with him here.
"Senior brother, if you insist on staying here, I have nothing to say. But I still have to hunt tonight. Senior brother, instead of trying to persuade me here, why not become an envoy and drive me out?"
Gu Youan turned her head away. As a supporting character, she still encountered so many difficulties.
"Host, although this world values martial arts, most people still look down on women. If you want to become the strongest, you will have to put in a lot more effort."
Gu Youan blinked, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Whether in the real world or in the world of books, women can never escape the fate of being inherently weak.
Liu Guang grabbed Gu Youan's arm, and the two remained locked in a stalemate, neither moving. Gu Youan looked at her arm and said, "Let go of me. If you're so capable, then hit me out of here."
She slapped his wrist, saying, "My resolve is not something anyone can shake. Instead of trying to stop me here, you'd better convince me."
Gu Youan looked at him coldly, "If you think I am not capable of becoming an assassin for the Emperor's Ship, then you should report to Lord Rumei and Lord Yuan'an to have me expelled."
Liu Guang suddenly released his hand. He looked at his dislocated wrist and a smile appeared on his lips. "I didn't know that Junior Sister Xuanji had such skills. Senior Brother Haoyue couldn't even find out who your culprit was back then, but now he has attacked me. I am truly honored."
He touched his wrist, tilted his head to look at her, his eyes full of aggression, "Junior Sister Xuanji, I look forward to your future performance."
He snorted and left. Gu Youan watched the departing figure helplessly and sighed slightly. People nowadays like to play the role of a teacher.
"Host, don't sigh. Sighing will make you ugly."
A cold wind blew in, and Gu Youan looked around warily before drawing her bow and shooting an arrow into the distance.
A tabby cat stared at Gu Youan with its green eyes. Gu Youan stepped on the soft ground, wondering why there was a night owl here.
"Host, you should throw away the sachet. You can't fight off so many wild beasts by yourself."
"System, do you also believe that a sachet can attract so many wild beasts?" Gu Youan chuckled. "You should go back to school and study Sun Tzu's Art of War properly."
Qingyang's sachet can only attract a portion of wild beasts, but so many wild beasts keep appearing, there must be other reasons behind this.
Gu Youan gazed into the distance, a slight smile playing on her lips. Since they wanted to drive her out, she wanted to see who was behind it all.
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