Chapter 142 Infiltration
It was already dark when Gu Huan returned from Xiangrui Hall.
After hearing the news of the day, Chi Yan quickly washed up and went to bed.
During this period, she got up before dawn every morning to practice martial arts with Zhou Zhilan and Donghua. Her hands and feet were sore and she was exhausted.
In order to conserve her energy for the big events that were about to happen, she would go to bed early unless she had nothing to do.
But tonight I couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard I tried in bed.
Lying on the bed, staring at the starry sky outside with wide eyes.
I wonder if Mu Junyan will be very happy when he receives her reply?
But……
Gu Huan felt a pang of pain in her heart when she thought about his death.
Mu Junyan is known as the God of War. With him around, all the countries in Southern Xinjiang are overwhelmed.
But what happened that caused him to fail?
The spies from Southern Xinjiang have already infiltrated Bian Jing, and they are definitely not here just for military supplies.
Maybe it is related to Mu Junyan’s death in battle!
Gu Huan shuddered when she thought of this.
Suddenly, I smelled a strange fragrance.
There was incense in her room, but it was all mild and simple scents. This sudden scent was strong and even pungent, which was very unusual.
She sensitively covered her mouth and nose subconsciously, and gently pulled the quilt up to cover her mouth and nose.
Listen to the surroundings with your ears perked up.
After a long while, the pungent fragrance gradually dissipated.
A dark figure appeared at the window.
Gu Huan was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.
I didn't expect that someone could get through the heavy guards and reach the inner courtyard.
This place is too close to the old lady’s Xiangrui Hall.
She slowly reached her hand under the pillow, grasped the dagger, and stared at the dark shadow.
Sure enough, the black shadow gently pushed open the window and jumped into the house lightly.
Gu Huan was worried about being discovered by the criminals, so she half-closed her eyes and sweat began to form on the palm of her hand holding the dagger.
The man was tall and slender, dressed in black and had his face covered.
Gu Huan's heart was about to jump out.
Donghua is on duty tonight, and she is sleeping in the room next to her, separated by a screen.
If the person coming wanted to kill her, she would be ready to jump up immediately, and take advantage of the moment of being frightened to run straight to the screen and shout loudly.
Besides Donghua, there should be guards outside.
However, this is the deepest part of the inner courtyard, and usually the guards won’t stay too close, so it would take a moment to rush over and rescue someone.
She had to protect herself while dragging the person away, so that the guards could arrive and capture him.
The man came closer step by step. Just as Gu Huan was about to move, she heard an extremely gentle voice calling her name.
"Huan'er."
Gu Huan was completely stunned.
Brother Ji?
It’s Brother Ji’s voice!
"Are you asleep?"
The room was pitch black and Gu Huan's hearing became more acute.
She couldn't believe that it was Brother Ji who came.
Is it a ghost?
She glanced at the ground.
There is a shadow!
It's a human, not a ghost!
Seeing that she didn't move, the person walked lightly to the bedside, sat down slowly, and raised his hand towards her neck.
Gu Huan's heart was in her throat.
I secretly cursed myself for being so stupid. I didn't run just now, and now I can't run away even if I want to.
She didn't dare raise her eyes to look at the person's face, for fear that she would find out that she was awake. She tried to calm herself down and make her breathing even.
The fist that reached into the pillow and grasped the dagger was covered in sweat, and its clenched fist was already stiff.
But she must always be ready to attack, and she must hit with her first strike.
Ji Xuanyu suddenly felt that the person on the bed was different from usual, and his outstretched hand stopped immediately.
He lowered his head and looked closely at the girl's face in the faint light from the moon.
I couldn't see her eyes clearly, but I could feel that she was not asleep.
Could it be that... the drug didn't work?
He couldn't bear the longing these days, so he would come quietly when they fell asleep, blow some sleeping pills into the room, and make sure the maid and Gu Huan were asleep, then he would come in to see the girls.
He didn't dare let Gu Huan know his current identity and what he did.
Only when he can stand in the sunlight will he be qualified to recognize her.
Gu Huan felt cold all over.
Did he notice?
Gu Huan held her strength, and in an instant, she quickly pulled out the dagger and stabbed the man fiercely.
Ji Xuanyu didn't expect that she would suddenly attack him. He retreated year after year, but the little girl was like a little tiger emerging from the mountains, rushing towards him with a dagger in her hand.
Gu Huan used all her strength to stab forward, but the man dodged quickly.
She immediately bent down, using the close combat skills Zhou Zhilan taught her, and attacked with her backhand.
Ji Xuanyu had never expected that Gu Huan actually knew martial arts, so he jumped up quickly, but he knew that her move was just a feint, and the dagger turned and stabbed straight into his thigh.
Ji Xuanyu didn't care about anything else. He quickly kicked his leg out of the dagger and jumped out of the window.
At the same time, Gu Huan was heard shouting "Catch the thief".
The sharp sound cut through the darkness, startling the birds.
Gu Huan hurried to the window, but could not see anyone.
"Madam, is there a thief?" A guard came running over.
"Over there, he escaped from that side." Gu Huan pointed in the direction where the figure disappeared.
Soon after, several guards came running over and they chased in the direction Gu Huan pointed.
Soon, the entire Duke's Mansion was alarmed.
Zhou Zhilan ran over with her people without even combing her hair. She found Dongqing and Donghua were sleeping soundly, so she asked someone to wake them up.
"Don't disturb mother." Gu Huan ordered.
Someone immediately went to give instructions to the people in Xiangrui Hall.
The maids lit candles.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Zhou Zhilan checked her body nervously.
"It's okay. It's the thief's blood."
Gu Huan wiped the blood off the dagger with a handkerchief.
Zhou Zhilan couldn't believe it at all: "How could a thief enter the inner courtyard? No thief has ever entered the inner courtyard in our mansion."
"I'm surprised too. But what's even more surprising is that he didn't kill me."
Gu Huan looked inside the house: "Then what is he doing here?"
"Madam, madam, how are you?" Donghua was still confused and stumbled over.
Zhou Zhilan quickly hugged her and pressed her down on the chair: "She's been drugged."
Gu Huan said in a serious tone, "They blew the drug in. I was not asleep yet, and I smelled the pungent fragrance. I realized something was wrong, so I covered my mouth and nose. Otherwise, I would have been knocked unconscious."
Zhou Zhilan’s face turned pale.
Zhou Chunyu also rushed over, asked about the situation, and was very scared.
"Butler Zhou, his thigh is injured. The guards have gone after him. Send someone to follow the blood trail to look for him."
"Yes." Zhou Chunyu did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly asked a few smart people to check.
After waiting for a while, a guard came over.
"Ma'am, the person is missing. We are looking for him."
"How is that possible? How can you embarrass yourself?" Zhou Zhilan frowned, the more she thought about it, the more unusual it seemed.
"We chased him to Xuanyun Hall but he disappeared. We suspect he hid in the pond because it was too dark and the pond was too big, so it was easy for him to have a loophole. Don't worry, Madam. They are still looking for him. He can't escape from the Duke's Mansion."
Zhou Zhilan nodded when she heard this: "Yes, he definitely can't escape from the Duke's Mansion."
But unfortunately, it was still not found until dawn.
Gu Huan thought for a moment and asked, "Is there anyone who will be leaving the house during this period of time?"
Zhou Zhilan nodded: "The delivery person will come to the side door, and the kitchen staff will pick it up."
"The person may have been sent out by the young master!" Zhou Chunyu walked over hurriedly with a gloomy face.
Mu An?
"What's going on?" Zhou Zhilan asked anxiously.
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