At the same time, thousands of miles away, at the border between the Southern Tang Kingdom and the Great Zhou Dynasty, an ordinary-looking carriage was speeding towards them. The carriage looked ordinary, but the interior was extremely luxurious.
"Miss, we are about to enter the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Would you like to take a rest first?" The coachman was actually a martial arts master with profound internal strength.
"Guard Horse, you must be tired after a long day of traveling. Let's take a break."
"yes."
The horse guard parked the carriage in a shady place, and a maid helped a beautiful lady get out of the carriage. Another maid went to the shade of a tree in advance, found a stone, and placed a brocade handkerchief on it.
Gu Pianran sat directly on the stone, and the maid beside her was fanning her gently with a fan.
"It's really hot this time." Gu Pianran took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve and gently wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead.
"Miss, please be patient. The Great Zhou Dynasty is coming soon." The maid beside her whispered.
"Yeah." Gu Pianran responded lightly.
At this moment, Guard Ma shouted towards the dense forest, "Who's there?"
Gu Pianran, her master and her servant were startled and looked towards the jungle in surprise.
Guard Ma said to Gu Pianran, "Miss, you wait here. I'll go take a look."
"Horse guards, beware."
The horse guard went into the jungle with a knife in hand and soon saw him returning.
"Have you found anything?" Gu Pianran asked.
"Miss, there is a body in the jungle."
"Corpse?" Gu Pianran raised his eyebrows.
The two maids following her opened their eyes wide in shock, with fear in their eyes.
"Go take a look."
The maidservant beside her heard what her mistress said and immediately spoke up to persuade her, "Miss, let's not go over there. Seeing a corpse will bring bad luck. Let's leave this place quickly."
Gu Pianran said nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's just a word. If you two are afraid, just stay where you are and wait for us."
"This..." The two girls looked at each other.
The master has already gone there, so how can they, as maids, abandon their master? They can only bite the bullet and follow.
Guard Ma led the way, followed closely by Gu Pianran, with two maids nervously following beside her. After the four of them had walked for a while, they saw a person lying in a pile of grass in the distance.
When the two maids saw that man, they unconsciously shrank their necks.
Gu Pianran followed Guard Ma and continued forward. When they were close enough, they could clearly see the man's condition. He was covered in blood and had scars all over his body.
Gu Pianran's eyes were fixed on the man's face. This man was really handsome, more handsome than any other man she had ever seen.
Gu Pianran moved closer to the man as if possessed by some mysterious force. When Guard Ma saw his master about to touch the corpse, he quickly spoke out to stop her, "Miss."
"It's okay, I'll just see if he's really dead." Gu Pianran stretched out her hand, but before her hand touched the man's body, it was suddenly grabbed by a pair of bloody hands.
Gu Pianran was startled, and even Guard Ma and the two maids were shocked.
"Miss." Guard Ma drew his sword and stepped forward, but before he could strike, the other party had already let go of his hand and fainted completely.
"Guard Ma, you don't need to be so nervous. He is seriously injured and won't do anything to me." Gu Pianran said in a low voice, but her eyes remained on the man's face.
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