Chapter 225 The Master's Trap (Second Update)
"Hey!"
Xiao Sanzi stopped the carriage in the alley ahead as instructed.
This is a very quiet alley, with hardly anyone walking around.
The carriage also stopped.
Xiao Sanzi suddenly felt a chill, as if something big was about to happen.
He said fearfully, "Miss Gu...are we really going to stop here? Or...should we hurry back to the clinic?"
Gu Jiao said, "No rush."
She wasn't in a hurry, but she hated wasting time on such meaningless things.
Gu Jiao snapped shut the medical book she was halfway through reading, lifted the curtain, and got off the carriage.
When Xiao Sanzi saw that she was about to walk towards the carriage, he was taken aback: "Miss Gu, what are you doing?"
Gu Jiao said without turning her head, "Wait in the car!"
Xiao Sanzi: "...Oh."
When Gu Jiao walked over, the coachman, whether frightened or for some other reason, abandoned the carriage and fled.
Gu Jiao reached into the carriage curtain, intending to pull the person inside out, but the person offered their wrist and obediently stepped out of the carriage.
Gu Jiao had never seen anyone so willing to be provoked. She went to grab someone by the collar, but ended up grabbing their wrist instead, even though the other person offered it to her.
"It's you?"
Gu Jiao frowned as she looked at the handsome young man she had pulled down.
Prince An nodded with a smile: "Yes, it's me."
He was dressed in white like jade, with black hair like satin, possessing an exceptionally refined and elegant appearance, like a jade tree standing tall in the wind.
A gentleman as beautiful as jade, unparalleled in the world, truly exemplifies this.
It's not just that his features are strikingly beautiful; he also possesses an extraordinary and otherworldly aura.
Unfortunately, Gu Jiao had no time to appreciate someone's good looks. If she grabbed the wrong person once, her husband would get angry. What would happen if she grabbed the wrong person again?
Gu Jiao decisively released his hand and asked calmly, "Were you following me?"
Prince An shook his head and smiled: "No, I went to offer incense, but I unexpectedly saw you, so I followed you back."
What do you mean by "came back with her"? It sounds like you're going to go home with her.
Gu Jiao's gaze fell on the coachman who was peeking in their direction from not far away: "You changed your carriage and coachman, you're not going to burn incense."
Wu Yang's transformation from a secret guard to a legitimate bodyguard had become a standard part of Prince An's travels. Replacing Wu Yang was to prevent people from discovering his true identity.
What's so bad about lighting incense that it might be hard for others to notice?
Unless he has ulterior motives.
Prince An laughed incredulously. Women are too clever; they're really hard to handle.
Prince An did not explain his purpose to her, only saying, "But I really didn't do this to follow you. Meeting you was by chance, I swear."
He swore he had no relationship with her.
Gu Jiao glanced at him and said, "I don't like being followed. You go first."
Prince An didn't want to really upset her, so he sighed and said apologetically, "Okay, okay, don't be angry. I'll go now. It won't happen again."
Prince An got into the carriage, and the coachman slunk back, driving the carriage away in a cloud of dust.
Once she was sure he was really gone, Gu Jiao turned and walked towards her carriage.
However, as soon as she lifted the curtain, a kitchen knife flew over her head. She shoved Xiao Sanzi aside and pushed him off the carriage!
The cleaver was firmly embedded in the outer seat of the car.
Xiao Sanzi clutched his sore bottom and was about to ask Miss Gu why she pushed him when he saw the kitchen knife on the car seat. He was instantly dumbfounded: "Is...is someone trying to assassinate me?"
Gu Jiao looked up at the rooftops on both sides and narrowed her eyes dangerously.
She walked out of the alley, turned left, and entered the first shop, a cosmetics shop. The first floor sold ordinary rouge and face powder, and was bustling with customers. The second floor was for distinguished guests, with only a few people.
Gu Jiao quickly went up to the second floor, arrived at a room at the very end of the right corridor, broke down the door, grabbed the only woman inside without saying a word, and threw her out of the window!
"ah--"
The woman screamed and fell beside the carriage.
Xiao Sanzi was so frightened that he jumped back several steps.
He looked up at the window that had suddenly been broken open: "Miss Gu?"
Gu Jiao jumped down from the second-floor window, landing next to the woman. Before the woman could react, she stepped on the woman's left wrist.
With a clang, a dagger fell out of the woman's left sleeve.
Gu Jiao broke her hand bone, then stomped on her chest, coldly saying, "Tell me, who sent you?"
The woman was young, not yet twenty, and looked delicate and frail, but she was actually skilled in martial arts; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to fall from the second floor without getting seriously injured.
Of course, she has one now.
Her left hand was broken, and her ribs also showed signs of breaking.
Gu Jiao looked down at her and said, "I have limited patience. You'd better tell me right away."
The woman gritted her teeth and remained silent.
"Very good." Gu Jiao twitched her fingertips, and a blade slid into the gap between her fingers.
There was no pity or hesitation in Gu Jiao's eyes; she was truly determined to end her life.
The woman was terrified and was about to speak when she heard a sharp shout from the other end of the alley: "Who goes there? Stop!"
It was the old Marquis who happened to be passing by.
The old Marquis stepped down from the carriage and came to Gu Jiao and the woman. He hadn't noticed Gu Jiao when he was near the nunnery, so he didn't recognize the little maid who had appeared beside Consort Jing.
Gu Jiao recognized him, however.
The old man who caused Consort Jing's emotional breakdown.
"What are you doing?" the old Marquis asked sternly. "What kind of behavior is it for a young lady to bully another woman in the street?"
"No..." Xiao Sanzi quickly stepped forward to explain, "She's the one with the problem!"
"What's wrong with her?" The old Marquis shot her a cold glare.
Xiao Sanzi was just an ordinary servant, and he couldn't withstand the aura of a veteran general. He choked on the spot.
Seeing that help had arrived, the woman cried out, "Sir, help me! Please save me! I didn't do anything, and she suddenly rushed up and did this to me... I don't know what I did to offend her..."
"You...you...you took a knife...you threw a knife...you almost...almost stabbed...almost killed us..." Despite his cowardice, Xiao Sanzi still mustered his last bit of courage, "No, no, no, no...you don't believe me? Look..."
The young man pointed shakily at the kitchen knife on the car seat.
The cleaver was embedded an inch into the car seat; if it had struck someone's head, it would have split their skull open.
The old marquis's eyes darkened.
The woman hurriedly said, "I didn't do it! I don't know anything! Sir, please believe me!"
"Whether you did it or not, the authorities will find out." After saying that, the old Marquis turned to look at Gu Jiao, "Even if you suspect her, you can't beat her. You should hand her over to the authorities."
Gu Jiao was very annoyed and ignored the old Marquis: "I'm giving you one last chance, are you going to talk or not?"
The woman, emboldened, declared: "I won't—"
Whoosh!
Gu Jiao's blade flew across her cheek, severing a lock of her long hair.
The woman broke out in a cold sweat.
The old marquis was furious. How could this girl be so stubborn?
The old Marquis stepped forward.
Gu Jiao said calmly, "Old man, I advise you to step aside."
Old man?
The old marquis may be getting on in years, but he's still as sharp as ever. Who would dare to humiliate him like this?!
Gu Jiao was annoyed that this guy interrupted her good time, otherwise she would have already found out who was behind it. As for handing her over to the government, how many government officials could catch someone who dared to do such a thing?
I'm afraid they'll be taken away before the trial even begins.
Gu Jiao didn't want to fight him because he was an old man and too old, but the old Marquis was serious and wanted to stop her.
"Pull her away from me!"
At the old marquis's command, a guard rushed forward. Gu Jiao kicked the dagger on the ground, and the dagger's handle struck the guard's chest, knocking him to the ground.
The old Marquis was incredulous and enraged, so he pulled out a whip from his waist and lashed it at Gu Jiao!
Gu Jiao grabbed the woman on the ground to block her.
Snap!
The whip lashed out at the woman.
"ah--"
The woman screamed!
The old marquis was so angry that his head was practically steaming. He found the right angle and lashed out with the whip again.
Snap!
He slapped the woman again.
Women have gone crazy! Can't you be a little more accurate? Why do you always hit me?!
The woman has wronged the old Marquis. It's not that the old Marquis's aim is poor, but that Gu Jiao is too cunning.
The old Marquis simply grabbed the woman's arm and snatched her from Gu Jiao's grasp.
After setting the woman aside, the old marquis lashed out at Gu Jiao with his third lash without mercy.
Gu Jiao dodged to the side and stuck to the wall like a little octopus.
I thought the whip would miss its mark, but it didn't.
The moment Gu Jiao stepped aside, a man in fine clothes walked into the alley.
It was too late for the old marquis to take back the whip.
This man was none other than the famous Marquis Xuanping.
Marquis Xuanping's body trembled: "Holy crap!"
Marquis Xuanping never expected that a turn would lead to a whip, and he immediately dodged!
But he forgot that the emperor was following behind him.
The emperor wasn't a martial arts expert.
The emperor had not expected that, in this critical moment, Marquis Xuanping would not protect him but instead hide away on his own.
What kind of officials are these?!
The whip lashed across the emperor's forehead, leaving him stunned!
Tickets will be cleared out in the last few hours.
(End of this chapter)
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