Chapter 13
Of course I saw it.
Seeing that he was caught red-handed, Gu Ran took a deep breath, and then mustered up the courage to slowly raise his head to look at the sixth lady of the Pei family.
Then she saw the face that left a deep impression on her.
Although she was leaning down to look at him, she was still superior to him.
The scattered light from the sky was blocked by her thin body. Her facial features should have appeared gray in the dim light, but because she was close to the low slope, the right side was illuminated by the reflected light from the snow. Her face appeared half bright and half dark under the effect of light and shadow, seeming real and illusory.
But whether it is the light side or the dark side, those eyes are the clearest.
The first time their eyes met, Gu Ran felt the murderous intent revealed in those eyes.
Sharp, vicious, and chilling.
Of course.
Killing an official during exile is a more serious crime and the person cannot escape the death penalty.
But unfortunately, such a fatal thing was seen by her, an outsider.
If I were in his place, I would also want to kill and silence the witness.
Gu Ran didn't expect the situation to be so bad. He calmed himself down and didn't back down. Instead, he forced himself to look directly into those eyes: "I won't tell anyone!"
Pei Liuniang stared at her coldly for a moment before uttering, "Come up."
Gu Ran had no choice but to find a foothold at the bottom of the slope and climb up. When he got close to Pei Liuniang, he saw that she was wearing a pair of wool felt boots, and subconsciously thought: Her feet are really big.
Then he stood up and took a few steps before he saw the body of Adjutant Feng lying on the snow. He sighed with mixed feelings.
She had always been worried that Adjutant Feng would bully her one day, but she didn't expect that such a difficult problem would be solved in an instant.
Although Gu Ran felt that Adjutant Feng deserved to die, he had to be careful and take seriously the next big problem.
Pei Liuniang killed Adjutant Feng, and she saw it.
Adjutant Feng deserved to die, but he just disappeared like that. The officials in the post station would definitely find out, especially Officer Li Jie, who would naturally investigate the cause of Adjutant Feng's death.
What about Pei Liuniang? What should she do?
Gu Ran particularly regretted coming to the low slope to dig out rabbits.
If you hadn't been so greedy and had left earlier, you wouldn't have seen Pei Liuniang's murder scene, right?
She killed her own people and walked her own way, so why did she end up like this?
Gu Ran turned her head and saw Pei Liuniang slowly approaching her, and the hands that had just killed someone reached towards her neck.
The scene of Adjutant Feng's neck being snapped flashed through her mind. Gu Ran immediately grabbed the hands that were about to touch her neck. The desire to survive forced her to express her position again: "That Adjutant Feng is a ruthless person. He killed so many people. He should have died long ago! I personally think that you, Pei Liuniang, are doing a disservice to the people. So I will keep my mouth shut and will never tell anyone."
"oh?"
Pei Liuniang sneered, then suddenly frowned, twitched her nose slightly, and stared at Gu Ran, with a flash of suspicion in her eyes.
Not sure if the people here believe in retribution or reincarnation, Gu Ran solemnly swore, "I swear, if I tell anyone that you killed Adjutant Feng, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
"I never believe other people's oaths."
"Then..." Gu Ran was embarrassed.
what to do?
It was obvious that Pei Liuniang wanted to kill him. Judging from her attitude, she was determined to silence him.
If you want her to let you go, the same old saying applies: first, win her over, and second, intimidate her.
It is impossible to intimidate someone like Pei Liuniang.
First of all, the original owner was physically weak and had no strength, so there was no possibility of intimidating the other party by force.
Secondly, the original owner's identity could not save the immediate situation. The Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion was far away, and there was no one from the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion to protect her. Pei Liuniang was not like Dou Po who would let her people go just because of a huge debt.
Therefore, since deterrence is not an option, the only option is to win over the person.
To win her over, of course, is to rely on common interests, so that he can tie himself and Pei Liuniang together, and naturally he will give up the idea of silencing her.
However, Pei Liuniang and I had only met for a few days, and before today, we had never spoken a word to each other. What common interests could we have with each other?
Gu Ran quickly analyzed the current situation in his mind in just a few breaths. He came to his senses, looked at Pei Liuniang who was still staring at him sternly, and then looked at the body of Adjutant Feng right in front of him. As if possessed by a ghost, he raised one foot, then stretched it out and kicked Adjutant Feng's body down.
Their forest is on a high place, and the low slope is actually not low. There is a long steep slope below, connecting to the next forest.
Looking up from the forest below, they were on a high slope.
So when Gu Ran kicked him, the body of Adjutant Feng rolled down the slope and happened to stop among a pile of dead branches and leaves. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell that there was a corpse lying there.
Pei Liuniang, who hadn't anticipated Gu Ran's actions, said: ...
Gu Ran watched the corpse rolling down and was stunned by his own reaction. He watched himself lift the cotton shoes in the air and slowly retract them, and then: I kicked it even if I didn’t want to. Saving my life is the most important thing.
Moreover, she seemed to have found common interests with Pei Liuniang.
"I'm helping you destroy the body now, so I'm your accomplice. I will never tell anyone about this. Can you believe me?" Gu Ran asked calmly.
Pei Liuniang looked at Gu Ran and burst out laughing, then immediately covered her mouth. Her peach blossom eyes were still curved when she asked her, "Are you Gu Erniang?"
"Yes, it's me." Gu Ran nodded reluctantly.
"You're really interesting."
As these words fell, the suffocating tension that had just entangled the two of them suddenly disappeared, and Gu Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Very good, it seems that there is hope for an alliance of accomplices based on common interests?
Pei Liuniang regained her composure and stared at Gu Ran, "Now we are accomplices, I can barely trust you."
"Thanks!"
Gu Ran remained calm on the surface and nodded slowly, thinking: I finally made her give in. She shouldn't want to kill me for the time being, right?
Pei Liuniang glanced at the corpse at the bottom of the slope, then looked at Gu Ran, turned around and walked down the slope.
Gu Ran hesitated for a moment, then followed Pei Liuniang and quickly left the crime scene.
The real murderer has left, why is she, an accomplice, staying at the crime scene?
Gu Ran maintained a good attitude as an accomplice, remained silent all the way, and followed Pei Liuniang wherever she went.
When they returned to the forest one after another, the officers with axes had already chopped down several trees that could be used for burning. Some were shouting at the prisoners to carry the tree trunks, and some were whistling to let the scattered prisoners gather and prepare to go home.
"Where have you two been? Why are you so slow?"
"Come here quickly, you two, this is just right, both of you can carry it together!"
Gu Ran, who was called over, saw the large piece of tree trunk on the ground and felt helpless.
Pei Liuniang resumed her silence in front of others, walked straight to the front, stretched out her hand to lift up the tree trunk. Gu Ran had to go to the back and lift up the other end of the trunk, followed Pei Liuniang and carried it back with everyone.
"Hey, where is Mr. Feng? Why can't I see Mr. Feng?" The officer who said this whistled again and looked towards Pei Liuniang.
Gu Ran paused, and Pei Liuniang in front of him also stopped abruptly, but she said nothing and just lowered her head silently.
Another officer called out, "Master Feng told me he was going to the woods to see if he could find anything. Has he not returned yet?"
The officers began to discuss, "Even if they went into the woods, they should have heard our whistles. If they didn't come back, they're not in this woodland."
"Should we wait for him?"
"Maybe he went back to the post station first?"
"Where are the prisoners? Are they all here?"
"All the prisoners are here. All eight of them are here, four men and four women."
"Okay, let's go, let's go."
On the way back to the post station, Gu Ran quickly adjusted his mood.
As a cultivator who had lived for a lifetime, she had seen many cases of people killing for opportunities, spiritual herbs, and magical artifacts. In her opinion, Pei Liuniang killing Adjutant Feng was not a problem.
If she were in his shoes, and if she were being pressed like this by Adjutant Feng, she would probably choose to kill someone out of anger like Pei Liuniang, and would not compromise and be bullied.
This is probably not the first time that Adjutant Feng has escorted a prisoner. With his behavior, there must be many victims like Aunt Fang who have been bullied by him in the past. So he is a man who deserves to die. His killing will actually eliminate future hidden dangers for her.
The problem is Pei Liuniang herself.
If she is like the crime she committed, with clear grudges and gratitude, it would be fine. But I am afraid that her temperament is unstable and eccentric, and she may suddenly regret it and want to silence her.
The way she killed Adjutant Feng was clean and efficient, clearly unlike the rumors that she was a weak woman who could only raise money to hire an assassin.
Weakness is just her deceptive appearance.
In fact, she was both courageous - she dared to kill the escorting officer, and was familiar with the body's weaknesses - the neck was one of the few weak points in the human body, and she was also quite strong - she could break an adult man's wrist with one blow.
Thinking of this, Gu Ran couldn't help but glance at Pei Liuniang in front of him.
The tree trunk she was carrying should have been very heavy, but it felt very light, with most of the weight leaning on her front. She walked all the way with a steady pace, neither breathing nor rushing.
She looked thin, and her stature was probably only half a head shorter than his own, but she had the explosive power to instantly clamp down Adjutant Feng. This Pei Liuniang was hiding her strength beneath her weak appearance.
It's a tricky role.
In order to save his own life, he took the initiative to become an accomplice of this troublesome character.
Hopefully, she can truly regard herself as an accomplice so that she can safely spend the days arriving in Minzhou.
Gu Ran lowered his head and looked at the pair of cotton shoes on his feet.
Because I had been walking on the snow for a long time, the uppers of my shoes were wet with the accumulated snow. I didn’t notice it because I was nervous before, but now that I have calmed down, I can feel my feet are cold.
After returning to the post station and placing the tree trunk in the villa designated by the official, and preparing hot water to wash himself, Gu Ran had regained his usual rationality and calmness.
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in worrying. As I said before, let's take it one step at a time.
When Gu Ran finished washing himself and returned to the prison, he saw that there were some extra things next to the bedding he used to sleep on.
Thick straw mats, quilts, clothes, jackets, other scattered items, and even bundles.
The fire basket that was originally placed on this side was moved to the end of his bedding, and the pair of wet cotton shoes were being roasted on the side.
Gu Ran:?
Mai Xiang saw Gu Ran looked dazed, and leaned over to whisper, "It's that Pei Liuniang. She moved in next to you."
Gu Ran:!
She guessed that was the case.
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