Gu Xin hid on the roof beam of the thatched hut, even her breathing became soft.
She was afraid of being captured and taken back. She was afraid that the Sand God Prince would try to take advantage of her. If she were captured again, she would definitely be kept under strict guard and tortured in a vicious manner.
For some reason, many images flashed through Gu Xin's mind: when she was ten years old, she was taken away and sold; she resisted, but her resistance was in vain; she was beaten; she was subdued; and in the end, she became submissive.
Gu Xin had no idea why these strange images would appear in her mind during such a tense moment.
A voice came from outside asking questions, but Ayerin did not answer.
Gu Xin concentrated, clearing her mind of all the strange images, and heard people outside laughing at Ayerlin.
"You forgot he's deaf!"
"What a piece of trash! He's not even as good as a single hair on our eldest prince's head!"
"His mother was a good-for-nothing kidnapped from the Great Zhou Dynasty, so it's not surprising that she gave birth to such a good-for-nothing!"
"The eldest prince kept him around just for his own amusement!"
"Let's go, what's the point of talking to a useless person! Search the woods, that woman can't have gone far!"
Ayerlin didn't say a word outside. Gu Xin heard footsteps and realized someone had entered the house, but only glanced inside before leaving again.
At this moment, Gu Xin's heart was in her throat.
Half an hour later, when there was no more noise outside, Gu Xin still didn't dare to come down from the roof beam.
It wasn't until Ayelin came in and called to her, "Miss Gu, they've left this forest. Come down!"
Gu Xin jumped down.
She clasped her hands in thanks to Ayerlin: "Thank you!"
Ayerlin shook his head: "Everyone has a love for beauty. There's no reason not to help such a beautiful woman."
Gu Xin frowned, but remembering that he had indeed helped her, she didn't say anything to curse him.
Ayerlin continued, "Third Miss Gu, I don't know which direction to go to Da Zhou. As you can see, everyone says I'm useless. However, I know that if you go to the other end of the forest and keep going, you'll find herdsmen. You can ask them then; they might have sold things in Kun City before."
Gu Xin's eyes lit up as she looked at Ayelin: "Okay, thank you. If there's an opportunity in the future, Prince, you can go to Kuncheng. I will reward you."
Ayerlin smiled and said, "Alright, I will definitely accept this reward. However, Miss Gu will have to wait another day. The eldest prince's men have gone out in all directions to look for you. It will be safer to go tomorrow morning after tonight."
After a pause, Ayelin continued, "Don't worry, Miss Gu, I won't be staying here tonight. You can use this thatched hut. There's a well outside with water. As for food, there are wild fruits, pheasants, and rabbits in the mountains. I'm sure you can manage on your own! You haven't rested since you escaped last night, have you? You can rest now."
Gu Xin clasped her hands in thanks again.
Ayerlin glanced at Gu Xin again, then left the hut.
Gu Xin didn't dare to fall asleep right away. She put the blanket she had brought on the bed, sat cross-legged, and closed her eyes to meditate.
...
Gu Xin disappeared for six days. Lu Zheng requested permission to organize his army and set off. The army arrived at the border of Shashen.
Peng Ze, along with Peng Wulang and his troops, arrived at the border of Chuyun and joined up with Peng Sanlang.
This is the emperor's order; we must fight them all at once. Five thousand Peng family soldiers will remain in Kuncheng, and Gu Nian will expedite the preparations. All the other soldiers will depart.
On November 19th, horns sounded in Izumo and Shashin, signaling the arrival of the Zhou army!
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