Where did the assassin come from?

Xiao Ruyu was stunned, then he immediately bent down and lay down in the grass.

There were messy footsteps all around her, and as they got closer, she tensed up.

[Oh no, oh no, he's not coming over, is he? ]

Her hands began to sweat, and she pinched the weeds beside her with a little force.

"Protect the young master and check over there!"

I don't know who shouted, and the footsteps began to get farther and farther away.

Xiao Ruyu's heart was pounding, but finally it calmed down. She looked out and saw the light flickering in Lu Zongyuan's room. She realized that she couldn't alert the enemy, so she turned around and went back.

She followed the same path she had come, not daring to slow down for a moment. The closer she got to the dungeon, the faster her steps became.

Suddenly, it was too dark at night and she bumped into someone's hard chest.

There was only one thought in my mind: it’s over!

Xiao Ruyu covered her head and looked at the unfamiliar face in front of her. Just as she was about to sprinkle a handful of powder to knock him out, the man suddenly spoke, "Little Princess, it's me."

Hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Ruyu was stunned at first, then threw herself into his arms.

【eleven!!!】

【I miss you so much!】

She snuggled in Eleven's arms, the grievances of the past few days flooded into her heart, her nose felt sore and she almost cried.

Seeing Eleven's face completely different from his usual self, Xiao Ruyu looked at him with doubts.

Eleven met her gaze, knew what she was thinking, and peeled off the layer of herbs covering his face.

The original face appeared in front of him, and Xiao Ruyu understood the whole story.

[Did the master make the herbs for disguise?! ]

Eleven nodded, picked her up, and lowered her voice, "They are chasing the assassin. Let's find a place to hide first."

He looked at Xiao Ruyu's little face, which looked uneasy.

"The poisonous insect on the little princess..."

"Eleven has been unable to sleep these past few nights and wanted to come and save the little princess, but was stopped by the master."

"I'm really worried."

Hearing his concern, Xiao Ruyu felt a warm feeling in her heart, and she hugged his neck and said with a raised mouth.

【Don't worry, their little tricks can't do anything to me. 】

[Are you the assassin? ]

Eleven nodded slightly, looking embarrassed. "Eleven couldn't think of any other way, so he had to take the risk and try to go to the dungeon to rescue the little princess."

He scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "The news leaked out accidentally."

Xiao Ruyu gave him a reassurance and said with confidence.

[There are probably spies everywhere in this village, let's go back to the dungeon and hide first. ]

Eleven agreed and carried her to the dungeon.

The gatekeeper at the dungeon entrance was still unconscious. In order to prevent unnecessary trouble, Xiao Ruyu fed him an antidote before entering.

After slipping into the dungeon, I heard the gatekeeper's snoring again.

Looking at the dark and damp dungeon and the rotten fruits on the ground, Eleven pursed his lips tightly, as if something was blocking his throat.

Noticing that he was in a bad mood, Xiao Ruyu tilted her head and asked.

【What happened, Eleven? 】

Eleven clenched his fists, his throat choked, "The little princess has been..."

“Just eat these things?”

"And in this dungeon."

He remembered that she was most afraid of insects.

Xiao Ruyu met his red eyes and scratched her head a little embarrassedly. Just as she was about to tell him everything about the food in the space, she heard some noise coming from outside the dungeon.

"You're a loser. I told you to watch the door but you fell asleep."

From the door came Lu Zongyuan's disappointed voice, and he kicked the dungeon door open.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Xiao Ruyu panicked. He held Eleven's hand and looked at the empty space in the dungeon. Just as he was wondering where to hide him, he suddenly had an idea.

She held his hand tightly, and with a thought, Eleven disappeared before her eyes.

At almost the same time, Lu Zongyuan had already led many people to search the dungeon.

Although Eleven was a little confused in the space, he reacted instantly when he looked at the familiar terrain around him.

Xiao Ruyu threw him directly into the space!

Torches were swaying. Xiao Ruyu pretended to be woken up. She rubbed her eyes sleepily and pointed at Lu Zongyuan's nose and started cursing.

"You don't sleep and you don't let others sleep?"

"They are all here late at night, and they are more diligent than that dog."

Lu Zongyuan was scolded by her so much that he winked at his servants and they started searching immediately.

The space in the dungeon is limited. Even if it is turned upside down, there is no one else except Xiao Ruyu.

Ah Chu was very confused and searched again unwillingly, muttering, "It's impossible, my insect clearly sensed that someone was here."

Lu Zongyuan obviously lost his patience and muttered.

"It's possible that the insect got confused and saw it wrong."

"How is that possible? I am the Hand that controls all the Gu. I can't make mistakes."

Achu was still being stubborn, unwilling to accept Lu Zongyuan's questioning.

Xiao Ruyu watched the two of them quarreling, with his own plans in mind, but he was still unforgiving in his words.

"You are delaying my sleep. If you don't sleep, I will sleep more!"

She drove the two of them away. Although Lu Zongyuan was suspicious, he couldn't find any evidence, so he could only glare at her and leave with everyone.

Achu followed him but was stopped by Xiao Ruyu.

"Hey, the one who plays with bugs."

He turned around in disbelief and pointed at himself, indicating that Xiao Ruyu was calling him.

Xiao Ruyu nodded, his face became serious, and he started to ask.

"Don't you claim that you can cure all poisons in the world? Do you really have such a great ability?"

After all, Achu was only a teenager of twenty years old, and he felt a little flattered by the praise. When he saw Xiao Ruyu questioning his ability, he snorted coldly.

"Of course, what does the Heart-Eating Gu feel like in the body?"

The corner of his mouth curled up into a sinister smile, "This is the simplest poisonous insect. If I wanted, I could plant thousands of poisonous insects in your body, letting you suffer the pain of being bitten by thousands of ants and being eaten alive."

A gloomy and somewhat morbid smile was clearly visible on his face. Although Xiao Ruyu was a little scared, he still asked without giving up.

"What about the mother-child Gu? Do you know how to cure it?"

When Ah Chu heard the term "mother-child Gu", he was obviously stunned for a moment and blurted out the words subconsciously.

"I didn't put it there, why are you looking for me?"

After receiving the important news, Xiao Ruyu's pupils trembled slightly and continued to stimulate him.

"You know how to cure all kinds of poisons, so why can't you cure it when I just randomly say a name?"

Seeing Xiao Ruyu questioning him, Ah Chu's face was obviously filled with anger, and he said unconvincedly, "That Gu technique belongs to the leader, and I haven't learned it, so how can I know it?"

"The leader knows a lot of strange witchcraft, and he didn't teach me all of them..."

His tone became lower and lower, and he was obviously lacking in confidence.

However, Xiao Ruyu caught important news, and hatred spread from the bottom of his heart.

Leader? Mother-child Gu?

Could it be that the poisonous insect in Xiao Rujin's body was the work of this so-called leader? !