Moral bottom line
When he touched her clothes, A-Qiu also made a move.
It is said that men are easily seduced when they are infatuated, but Ah Qiu had only heard of this theory before and had never tried it.
There was no moment when she needed to go to bed to carry out an assassination.
Even if there were such an order, the master probably wouldn't accept it. That's the spirit of selling one's art but not one's body.
As Gu Yi's eyes glazed over, A Qiu struck his chest with both hands, hitting his large breasts. Before he could fall and land on her, she sprang up and used her hands, one in front and one behind, to help him sit down steadily.
She didn't knock him unconscious like she had with Xie Lang; she simply prevented him from moving around.
The confusion in Gu Yi's eyes gradually faded.
Ah Qiu whispered in his ear, "It's not that I'm unwilling. It's just," she thought for a moment and added, "I'm afraid that when you wake up, you'll be so ashamed and indignant that you'll commit suicide to preserve your chastity."
She could never forget the time when Gu Yi accompanied her to practice the White Silk Dance, and she just casually gave Gu Yi a "Charming Eye" move that was a true teaching of Xue Hongbi. Gu Yi was so shocked that he immediately threw down his zither, turned around and blindfolded Bai Ling, and firmly and resolutely declared that he would never look at her again.
This incident left her with considerable psychological trauma. Fortunately, she is magnanimous and not the petty, self-doubting type.
Otherwise, the world would lose a stunningly beautiful lead dancer in white silk robes.
A look of confusion flashed in Gu Yi's eyes, and it was unclear whether he understood or not.
For him now, sentiments like "utter shame and indignation" or "committing suicide to preserve chastity" are probably completely foreign to him.
He only wanted to do whatever he wanted.
For example, harassing respectable women.
First, A Qiu solemnly vowed in her heart that she would completely forget everything Gu Yi had done tonight.
She also prayed that Gu Yi would forget everything she had done tonight.
Then—he reached out and untied Gu Yi's belt.
Gu Yi, who was sitting upright, widened his pupils again, his face filled with disbelief.
So, you can take off my clothes, but I can't take off yours?
While pondering Gu Yi's chaotic moral bottom line in the present moment, A Qiu removed his clothes and checked for any external injuries on his body.
Gu Yi's internal energy was chaotic and his true power was complex. She always felt that it was not simply caused by her master's palm strike, but rather by accumulated factors.
When a hideous, everted, bluish-purple wound appeared on Gu Yi's right rib in front of A Qiu's eyes, A Qiu was speechless.
She recognized it at a glance; it was the wound inflicted by the dagger she held when she "stabbed Qin."
A month ago, she fought a duel with Sikong Zhao, the Grand Commander of the Imperial Guards, atop Xianyang Palace during a nighttime palace visit. Gu Yi blocked her fatal blow, preventing her from killing Sikong Zhao and becoming an enemy of the Southern Dynasty. Afterwards, Gu Yi brought her back to Jinling Terrace to evade the Imperial Guards' surveillance.
When Gu Yi carried her back, she could smell the blood on him.
However, she wasn't hiding in the palace for assassination purposes, so the "assassination of Qin" wasn't poisoned. Given Gu Yi's cultivation level, the superficial wounds should heal in a few days, so she didn't ask any further questions.
But since then, the wound has not only failed to heal, but has instead shown a tendency to spread.
Gu Yi, as the Supreme Junior Tutor, and with Junior Tutor Charioteer traveling the world to serve him, would never lack any kind of wound medicine. How could his wound have become so festering?
A Qiu reached out and touched Gu Yi's wound.
Gu Yi frowned, enduring the pain, and gave a soft groan, saying, "Aren't you disgusted?"
A-Qiu dabbed at the oozing fluid from the wound, examining it closely. She then said, "So you've been enduring this pain all these days? Whether it was that night in the Hall of Heroes when we rescued His Majesty and returned to the Vermilion Bird Palace, or tonight during your final battle with my master, it was always like this?"
Gu Yi closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and finally said, "It seems like there are things like what you said."
A Qiu seemed to understand. Gu Yi wasn't completely without memory of what had happened to him, but it was more like he was living in another dimension. Those events were probably like a dream to him.
Good heavens, what if he continues like this?
A Qiu was initially troubled by this, but then she immediately thought that it was something that Emperor Xie Lang should worry about, so what did it have to do with her?
To her, no matter what Gu Yi is like, Gu Yi is Gu Yi.
As Qiu made her last effort, she asked, "Do you remember how you got this injury?"
See how much of his daily life he remembers.
Gu Yi remained silent, only glancing at her right arm. The assassination plot was hidden there.
A Qiu, whether amused or annoyed, said, "So you don't remember how you were injured, you only know that you were injured by this dagger, right?"
Gu Yi retorted, "If I clearly remembered how you injured me, I would have killed you the moment you came in."
He was indeed not stupid; he guessed that she had hurt him, but the truth was completely different from what he thought.
A-Qiu retorted sarcastically, "Then why don't you kill them?"
Gu Yi said sullenly, "How can you kill someone without solid evidence? If you kill the wrong person, how can you bring them back to life?"
That makes perfect sense. It seems he must have experienced something similar before, which is why he came up with this golden rule.
Ah Qiu said, "Then tell me, why hasn't this wound healed?"
Gu Yi replied evasively, "I should be asking you. You're the one who used this dagger, how would I know?"
Seeing his expression, A-Qiu knew there must be something going on; he knew the truth but refused to speak. She racked her brains, trying to figure out how to get him to talk.
Gu Yi simply looked at her, seemingly very interested, but remained silent.
A Qiu knew he was far less skilled at torture than his second senior brother, Mo Yimingyue, so he resorted to the most primitive method: he drew his "Assassin's Pole" and held it to Gu Yi's neck, saying, "If you don't talk, I'll kill you right now."
To everyone's surprise, Gu Yi didn't even blink and replied fluently, "You won't kill me because you can't bear to."
With a clatter, the dagger in A Qiu's hand fell to the ground. She opened her beautiful eyes wide in surprise and said, "How did you know?"
Gu Yi looked at her with amusement and said, "If I couldn't even see that you like me, then I would have lived in vain all these years." He added meaningfully, "Don't forget, you once willingly gave yourself to me, and that wasn't something I forced you to do."
He spoke of it as if it had already happened. Ah Qiu had personally experienced what it meant to be "filled with shame and indignation," and he understood why some people would choose to die to prove their innocence and preserve their integrity.
A Qiu awkwardly and silently picked up the "Assassination of Qin" and hid it in his sleeve.
She finally understood one thing: Gu Yi, whether sober or confused, was not someone to be easily fooled.
Seeing A Qiu's frustrated and inexplicable expression, Gu Yi's eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he said calmly, "This is my secret. However, if you really want to know, it's not that I can't tell you."
A Qiu had already given up hope, because the person who could pry anything Gu Yi didn't want to say out of his mouth probably hadn't even been born yet. However, Gu Yi's words rekindled her hope, and she said expectantly, "Young Master, please speak."
Looking at her excited eyes, Gu Yi said with amusement, "You're so curious about my secret? Since you're not my enemy, there's only one possibility: you really like me."
Ah Qiu forced a smile and said, "You flatter me, Junior Master. It's alright, it's alright."
Gu Yi said slowly and deliberately, "Then, my condition certainly won't be difficult for you."
A-Qiu asked in astonishment, "What conditions?"
Gu Yi said matter-of-factly, "If you let me kiss you, I'll tell you why my injury won't heal."
Ah Qiu, who had been standing in front of him, was now at a loss for what to do, looking completely dumbfounded.
Gu Yi's behavior was completely beyond her imagination. He really could take liberties with her even while sitting still.
Gu Yi looked directly at her and said, "What, do you feel like you're getting the short end of the stick? With just one kiss, you can exchange it for a secret that no one else knows about Gu Yi. If I were to make this offer public, I'm afraid the men and women in the world waiting for me to kiss them would stretch from Mount Tai to the shores of the East China Sea."
A Qiu secretly wiped away a cold sweat, thinking to herself: You should tell Pei Yuanli about this condition; he'd probably be happy to let you kiss him. Of course, she dared not show any disrespect on her face.
Gu Yi stared at her intently, waiting for her answer.
At this moment, all that could be heard in A Qiu's mind was his initial words: "You can't refuse."
From the moment he stepped inside, A-Qiu noticed something. He wanted to get close to her. Whatever his reasons, if she refused, he would let her go. It was impossible to tell if this was a reaction to a wounded pride.
A-Qiu asked with difficulty, "Why...this condition?"
She couldn't imagine Gu Yi making such a offer under any circumstances.
Gu Yi stared at her, a hint of sparks flickering in his eyes, and said clearly and unambiguously, "Because I want to."
A Qiu's face flushed instantly. This was indeed an answer she couldn't refuse.
She lowered her long, raven-feather-like eyelashes and gently pressed her soft, petal-like lips to Gu Yi's lips.
It was a dizzying, mind-blowing sensation.
Gu Yi never let go of her; his actions were domineering and direct, involving both acquisition and entanglement.
Until her hands, which had been supporting her in front of him, let go limply, she found herself slumped in Gu Yi's firm embrace, only able to sit still with his support.
In her confusion, a thought flashed through her mind: so she really did like Gu Yi.
His whispers reached her ear, his warm breath brushing against her ear.
“My body was already decaying, and it has only been able to stay this way thanks to the support of elixirs. Your dagger is an ancient artifact from the Warring States period, and the ancient weapon energy on it is exactly what counteracts my body. That is why the damage cannot be repaired.”
Even in this situation, he hasn't forgotten his promise to her; he truly keeps his word.
Therefore, Gu Yi's injury was not an external injury, but rather the ancient military energy of the assassination attempt on Qin invaded his meridians through the wound. His body could not repair itself, and over time, the mixed energy accumulated, making the injury more and more serious.
The duel with Wan Qiqing, where he was invaded by Wan Qiqing's Asura Palm Force, was merely the trigger that caused the collapse and reversal of the true energy within his body.
As A Qiu gradually regained his senses, he suddenly remembered something and said with a look of joy, "'Assassination of Qin' is my weapon, and it is also under my control. I can try to dispel its weapon energy for you, and perhaps it can cure you."
There's something that's a closely guarded secret: her connection to the "Assassination of Qin" is exceptionally mysterious and profound. Not every leader of the Divine Weapon Hall can lead the assassination, because before initiating the operation, there's a blood oath ceremony. Most previous leaders of the Divine Weapon Hall failed to pass this test.
A Qiu is the only master of the Divine Weapon Hall in the Lanling Hall in nearly a century to initiate the "Assassination of Qin" through a blood oath ceremony. Therefore, Wan Qiqing attaches great importance to this disciple, believing that the resurgence of the "Assassination of Qin," which challenges the powerful, is a sign of a change of dynasty. Thus, she is codenamed "Jing Ke" in the hall, because only Jing Ke is the greatest assassin of all time and can lead the assassination of Qin.
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