"...Go and kill that filthy woman..."
Upon hearing the masked man's command, a strange crimson light flashed in Xiaohu's blood-red pupils, and he said in a low, hoarse voice, "Yes, Master..."
All that could be seen reflected in those blood-red pupils was the terrified, stunned face of Zhang Xiang's sister-in-law—
Then, a piercing scream came from the dilapidated thatched hut...
——
Clang—
Gu Yixian, who was making dinner, was startled and hurriedly ran out of the kitchen to check.
Gu Liyan's hands trembled slightly. At his feet were broken teacups and steaming tea.
Seeing this, Gu Yixian hurriedly stepped forward, took Gu Liyan's hand and examined it closely. "Xiao Li, are you alright? Did you burn your hand?"
Gu Liyan trembled all over, and a strange light flashed in his purple eyes.
Seeing Gu Liyan's dazed expression, Gu Yixian immediately became anxious, "Xiao Li, how are you?"
Gu Liyan snapped out of his daze and hurriedly grabbed Gu Yixian's hand, saying, "Yiyi! Quick! Get out of here!"
Gu Yixian looked at Gu Liyan with a puzzled expression. "Leave? Why are you leaving? What happened?"
Gu Liyan said anxiously, "I have a feeling that a great disaster is about to befall us, we must leave immediately!"
Upon hearing Gu Liyan's words, Gu Yixian hurriedly nodded and began packing her luggage.
Gu Liyan urged anxiously, "Hurry up, we're running out of time!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yixian put away the jewelry her master had left her, took out the jade hairpin that Gu Liyan had given her, and then grabbed the medicine for Gu Liyan's treatment and ran back to Gu Liyan.
"alright."
"Okay, let's go!"
——
Not long after Gu Liyan and Gu Yixian left, the masked man, accompanied by two burly men and Xiao Hu, arrived at Gu Liyan's doorstep.
Two burly men entered the room one after the other, and soon came out with grim expressions.
"Master, there is no one here."
The masked man squinted at the wooden house, then went inside.
The room was fully furnished, with little movement, except for the broken cups on the floor that hadn't been cleaned up. Looking at the puddle of water on the floor, the masked man couldn't help but smile. "I didn't expect the prey to be so wary. Looks like I've come up empty-handed this time!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than one of the burly men, Lei Li, said, "Master, let me go and search in the forest! Perhaps they haven't gone too far!"
The masked man squinted at Lei Li and couldn't help but smile. He waved his hand and said, "Since you want to go, then go. But if you encounter them, don't act rashly. Remember to come back and report."
Upon hearing the masked man's agreement, Lei Li nodded excitedly, "Yes! Lei Li will definitely bring them both back!"
After saying that, he glanced triumphantly at the other burly man, Lei Dong, and turned to leave.
Seeing Lei Li's smug expression, Lei Dong angrily said, "Master, how can you be so biased towards him?"
Upon hearing this, the masked man couldn't help but smile. "Favoritism? What makes you say that?"
"Master, you've made Lei Li do all the tasks these past few days, and now I'm all idle..." Lei Dong said with a wronged expression.
The masked man burst into laughter, "I didn't expect Lei Dong to be jealous here!"
"This isn't jealousy at all! I just want to eliminate any future trouble for my master!" Lei Dong said excitedly.
The masked man chuckled. "Don't worry, this troublemaker has a weakness! As long as he has a weakness, his life isn't his own anymore! As for sending Lei Li, I just want to see if that guy's trump cards are enough to warrant my intervention!"
Lei Dong immediately realized, "So Master already had a plan; I acted impulsively."
"This is indeed a plan, but it can also be described as a plan to test Lei Li!"
The masked man approached Xiao Hu, smoothed his hair, and said with a smile, "That guy is reckless. It'll be very interesting to have him fight that cunning fox..."
"Why don't I go take a look too?" Lei Dong said with some concern.
"Don't rush, we still have one more thing to do!" the masked figures said with a wicked grin.
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Gu Liyan and Gu Yixian walked deeper into the forest. When they reached the hillside, Gu Yixian subconsciously turned her head to look in the direction of the wooden house not far away.
Noticing that Gu Yixian had stopped, Gu Liyan had already guessed Gu Yixian's mood at that moment.
Suddenly asking her to leave with him must mean she's reluctant to leave...
Gu Liyan held Gu Yixian's hand and said softly, "Yiyi, don't worry, we will come back one day!"
Gu Yixian glanced at Gu Liyan, and the gentle look in his eyes warmed her heart.
However, she didn't want Gu Liyan to be put in danger because of her...
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly saw a raging fire erupting in the direction of the wooden house!
"What, what's going on?!" Gu Yixian exclaimed, staring blankly in the direction of the wooden house.
Gu Liyan looked up, and the flames were spreading continuously in her field of vision...
Gu Liyan clenched his fists and frowned deeply. He never expected that someone would set fire to Gu Yixian's house!
Gu Yixian covered her mouth, her face filled with disbelief. Her eyes reddened, and she choked up, "How could... how could they be so cruel!"
Sensing Gu Yixian's sorrow, Gu Liyan gritted his teeth and said, "If we go back, perhaps we can still stop it..."
Hearing Gu Liyan's words, Gu Yixian immediately calmed down, pulled Gu Liyan and shook her head, saying, "It's okay, Xiao Li. Anyway, that's not my home. It's just a house left to me by my master."
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