Chapter 403 (First Update)
Gu Jiao subconsciously turned her head away.
A woman emerged from inside, dressed in a light green cloak and exquisite clothing. Her beauty was not ostentatious, but rather understated yet luxurious.
She wore a simple white veil, through which her high nose bridge could be faintly seen, and her eyes, hidden under a cloak and hood, were calm and composed.
She looked very young, with almost no fine lines around her eyes, but the noble and elegant temperament she exuded, as if refined by time, made Gu Jiao feel that she might be a few years older than Yao Shi.
A sentence inexplicably flashed through Gu Jiao's mind: "Time never defeats a beauty."
However, Gu Jiao's target was not the beauty inside the room.
Gu Jiao didn't forget that she had come to ask the Yan Kingdom pharmacist about how to purchase the Dragon Shadow Guard. She clapped her hands, stood up, and walked inside, without looking at the beauty again.
The other party didn't even notice the street urchin squatting at the door.
Holding the pills she had bought inside, she adjusted the hood of her cloak and calmly walked towards the door.
Dragon Shadow Guard stepped forward to follow.
"Hmm?"
Gu Jiao pulled her foot back from the doorway.
She turned around and looked at the Dragon Shadow Guard who had left with the woman, a big question mark appearing above her head.
The Dragon Shadow Guards aren't the pharmacists of the Yan Kingdom? They belong to this lady?
who is she?
Why are there Dragon Shadow Guards?
The reason why we previously preferred to speculate that the Yan Kingdom pharmacist could buy the Dragon Shadow Guard was because the Dragon Shadow Guard originated from the Yan Kingdom's elite assassins, and the people who trained the Dragon Shadow Guard were also from the Yan Kingdom.
Since they were both from the Yan state, the possibility of the pharmacist being from the Yan state was clearly greater.
So what's the story with this lady?
Gu Jiao was completely confused.
She planned to follow them to see what was going on, but unexpectedly, Old He came over.
Old He came to find Gu Jiao after hearing Wu Pan's complaint. When he saw Gu Jiao, he breathed a sigh of relief but also walked over with a worried look in his eyes. He grabbed Gu Jiao's hand and pulled her a good ten steps away.
"Oh dear, Young Master Gu, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you not to go near these houses with gourds hanging on them? Do you know who was in that house just now? If you offend him, even I might not be able to protect you!"
Gu Jiao didn't speak; she was still watching the woman who walked out.
Old He thought Gu Jiao had taken his words to heart and was reflecting on her actions, so he continued, "And what happened on the arena just now? Who was that man? Why did he suddenly rush up and interrupt the duel? Do you know that if it weren't for my sake, the people at the martial arts arena would have already taken care of you two on the spot!"
Gu Jiao remained silent.
Old He frowned and pinched her arm: "Did you hear what I said?"
"I heard you," Gu Jiao said.
"Oh my god—you can talk!" Old He was so startled that he jumped back several steps and fell to the ground with a thud. "No, you, you, you're a woman!"
As he spoke, he stared in disbelief as he raised the hand that had just grabbed Gu Jiao's wrist and pinched her arm, suddenly realizing he had done something unforgivable...
Old He wasn't exactly a good person; he was a man of many vices, yet he couldn't bring himself to harm such a young girl.
Gu Jiao is fifteen, but wearing men's clothing makes her look younger, like she's only thirteen or fourteen.
Gu Jiao had no intention of hiding her voice from Lao He any longer. As her "harvesting leeks" business expanded, she would have more and more contact with Lao He.
She gets annoyed by having to write all the time.
Old He originally came to confront Gu Jiao, but after being provoked by Gu Jiao, he forgot all the words he was about to say.
Gu Jiao asked, "Have those two chives been here these past few days?"
Old He asked in a daze, "What?"
“Leeks…” Gu Jiao cleared her throat, “Young Master Chu and Young Master Xiao.”
Old He's lips twitched. Was it really okay to give someone such a green nickname?
Old He refused to answer her question.
"I've been here."
Damn it, your mouth is too honest!
Gu Jiao asked again, "How many times have you been here?"
Old He glanced at Gu Jiao, and when he realized that she was actually a delicate young girl, he closed his eyes and gave up resisting: "Young Master Chu came three times, and Young Master Xiao came eleven times."
Even the composed Gu Jiao was taken aback by the Crown Prince's actions.
Is he that free?
Or does he really want to see her?
Gu Jiao touched her chin: "Hmm, go tell them I'm free tomorrow afternoon."
Old He was taken aback: "Both of them?"
Gu Jiao smiled and said, "The highest bidder wins."
Old He: "..."
Young people lack martial ethics.
Old He eventually went anyway; after all, he wasn't running errands for nothing, he got paid for it.
After leaving the underground martial arts arena, Gu Jiao went to the restaurant where she had previously bid farewell to the old Marquis. It was there that she had accidentally discovered that the restaurant's crispy duck was quite good, and she planned to buy two to take home to her family.
"Young master, the duck won't be ready for a while, please wait a moment," the waiter said with an embarrassed smile.
Gu Jiao nodded and found a seat in a corner of the lobby.
She couldn't help but think of the Dragon Shadow Guards she had seen in the underground martial arts arena, and the lady being escorted by them.
Who exactly is she?
Why would there be such a powerful Dragon Shadow Guard?
As she was pondering this, Gu Jiao suddenly noticed a figure walking down the corridor. Who else could it be but that lady?
The lady walked towards Gu Jiao and entered a side room behind Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao deliberately kept her presence to herself, only standing up and walking towards the side room after Gu Jiao had passed by.
The door to the side room was tightly closed, but soft conversation could be heard coming from inside.
"I just went to see that pharmacist from the Yan Kingdom."
These words clearly came from that lady; her voice was gentle and soothing, perfectly complementing her noble and self-possessed demeanor.
“We’re lucky. He just happened to have one last bottle left today. He said it would be effective for your symptoms, so you can take it first.”
you?
Why is this lady speaking to me with such respect?
Her status is already extraordinary; anyone addressed as "you" by her must be an elder or someone of high social standing.
I don't know who it is.
Gu Jiao thought for a moment, then went to the window and planned to poke a small hole in the window paper to peek through.
She had just raised her little index finger, and before she could even poke it in, a tall figure loomed over her, grabbed her waist without a word, and lifted her up.
That's right, it's a clamp.
In the past, only Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Chengfeng had been involved with Xiao Jingkong, but one day Gu Jiao was also involved.
He was held by the Dragon Shadow Guard with his arms around his waist. He struggled with his hands and feet, but before he could even splash any water, he was taken to a large tree in the backyard.
He put Gu Jiao down.
Gu Jiao looked at him warily, her little tuft of hair standing on end!
What is he going to do?
Are you here to avenge him for being humiliated?
The Dragon Shadow Guard raised his hand and reached out towards Gu Jiao.
...pressed down her little tuft of hair.
Gu Jiao: "..."
The Dragon Shadow Guard withdrew his hand.
The little ahoge that had been suppressed stood up again.
The Dragon Shadow Guard pushed it back down.
It's upturned.
The Dragon Shadow Guard's eyes narrowed, and a powerful surge of internal energy overflowed from his fingertips, carrying an irresistible crimson flame that smoothed out the stubborn little tuft of hair.
He seemed to feel more at ease.
Gu Jiao again: "..."
Forget it, as long as they're not here to seek revenge, she'll play along no matter what!
The Dragon Shadow Guard took out a charcoal pencil from his pocket and handed it to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao let out a "Huh?", looked at the charcoal pencil in her palm, and then at Long Yingwei: "Why did you give me this? Hmm... I just broke one, so you're giving me a new one? Well... thank you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jiao sensed that he was unhappy.
"It wasn't a gift for me? Then it was..." Gu Jiao thought for a moment, then tentatively squatted down and drew a circle on the ground.
The Dragon Shadow Guard was delighted.
Gu Jiao was quite confused; after all that, all she wanted to do was watch her draw circles?
The next second, Gu Jiao knew she was wrong again.
Because the Dragon Shadow Guard was unhappy again.
Gu Jiao scratched her head!
With a forceful pull of the other hand, the charcoal pencil broke accidentally.
The Dragon Shadow Guard was happy again.
"Oh, you want me to break the charcoal pencil? That's easy, break as many as you want!" Gu Jiao grabbed the remaining charcoal pencil with a domineering air and smashed it into dust with a snap!
Then she saw that the Dragon Shadow Guard's eyes had turned as cold as ice.
Long Yingwei patiently handed Gu Jiao another charcoal pencil.
Gu Jiao recalled that everything was correct up to the point where she broke it, but the steps after that were not to her liking.
Was it because I didn't break up gracefully enough? Or wasn't I decisive enough? Did I not slap you in the face?
Wait, what a slap in the face...
Gu Jiao mustered her courage and glanced at the Dragon Shadow Guard. She then threw the charcoal pencil on the ground with a snap. The pencil broke, and the other piece, due to the angle and force, flew onto the Dragon Shadow Guard's mask with a crisp crack.
Gu Jiao looked at him with a panic.
The next second, the Dragon Shadow Guard gave Gu Jiao a piece of candy.
Gu Jiao initially thought he was going to kill her, but then he didn't. He just asked her to put down her pen. What's so difficult about that?
Compared to risking her life, Gu Jiao felt that being able to save up candy for Xiao Jingkong while writing was simply too pleasant.
Gu Jiao shook her little head smugly!
However, Gu Jiao's smugness didn't last long.
Every time she thought she was about to finish, the Dragon Shadow Guard would magically produce a new bag of charcoal pencils, then look at her with a blank expression that seemed to be full of expectation.
Gu Jiao tried to escape.
Whoosh!
They were caught and brought back.
call out!
They've been caught again!
In the end, Gu Jiao was forced to abandon the charcoal pencils that she had been using all afternoon.
My paws are almost ruined, boohoo, I feel so wronged!
I'm having some serious writer's block. I'll finish writing the second update tomorrow morning, so please come back later.
(End of this chapter)
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