Chapter 536 Protecting Her (Second Update)
There were no patients under observation at the clinic, except for Mo Qianxue.
The doctors and staff on duty were all fast asleep, and Mo Qianxue was no exception. The entire clinic was quiet, with only the sound of the wind whistling past.
This slight gust of wind perfectly concealed the movements of the men in black. Of course, their movements were also very light, which shows how skilled they were.
The group leaped over the high courtyard wall, landing silently. Only the slight rustling of their clothes made a faint sound, which was easily masked by a gust of wind.
Upon reaching the steps, the leader stopped and gestured for everyone to stop. The others also halted in unison.
The leader went up into the corridor first, and listened carefully to the sounds outside each room before finally deciding on the east wing.
He drew his dagger, inserted it into the crack in the door, intending to pry open the latch, only to find that there was no latch on the back of the door at all.
Mo Qianxue was a patient, and the doctor needed to make rounds at any time, so she naturally wouldn't lock the door.
The man in black sheathed his dagger, gently pushed open the door, and winked at the other men in black behind him. They understood and rushed towards the room.
Mo Qianxue was asleep when she dreamt something that made her furious, which woke her up!
The moment she opened her eyes, she felt a cold glint flash across them. Her brow twitched, and she rolled to the side.
A cold, sharp blade pierced the spot where she had been lying.
Seeing that she had dodged, the man in black's eyes grew cold, and he raised his sword to slash at her again!
Mo Qianxue took out the silver needles from under her pillow and suddenly shot them at her opponent. However, she was seriously injured, and both her internal strength and speed were greatly reduced.
The man in black clearly saw the silver needles she shot out, and with a swing of his sword, he deflected them all.
Mo Qianxue felt a sharp pain in her chest. She tried to grab the dagger on the bedside table, but the man in black kicked her hand away!
Mo Qianxue was shocked by his internal force, a metallic taste rose in her throat, and she involuntarily vomited blood.
The man in black swung his sword down at her head!
In the nick of time, a dagger flew through the air and pierced the black-clad man's back, penetrating his heart without the slightest deviation.
The man in black's eyes widened in disbelief, and he froze. The next second, the long sword in his hand fell to the ground, and he collapsed straight onto the bed.
Mo Qianxue looked at the man in black lying next to her with disgust, wishing she could kick him off the bed!
At the same time, the other three men in black inside the house also reacted quickly, and they hurriedly drew their swords from their waists.
Unfortunately, before the sword could even leave its sheath, it was pressed back down by a cold, slender hand!
With a crisp clang, the blades were sheathed, and before they could react, they were felled one after another!
Gu Jiao remained sober. She placed one foot on the man's chest, looked down at him, and said calmly, "Who sent you?"
The man gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
“They all have poison sacs in their mouths, so we can’t get anything out of them,” Mo Qianxue said breathlessly.
Gu Jiao calmly removed her foot.
She stepped over the group of men in black, came to the bedside, grabbed the corpse of one of the men in black, and dragged him out like a sack.
She then wiped her hands, returned to the bedside, and looked at Mo Qianxue calmly.
Mo Qianxue vomited blood, and the blanket was covered in blood.
Gu Jiao handed her a handkerchief.
Mo Qianxue was taken aback: "What?"
Gu Jiao handed it to her, but Mo Qianxue still didn't understand. Gu Jiao held the handkerchief in her palm and bent down to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth.
Gu Jiao arrived in a hurry, wearing only a thin nightgown, and her aura instantly enveloped Mo Qianxue.
Mo Qianxue looked at her calm and composed features so close to her. Unlike the gentleness of ordinary women, her features exuded a heroic spirit, and were also very delicate. If it weren't for the birthmark on her face, it would be a face that would fascinate both men and women.
Gu Jiao was focused on wiping the blood off Mo Qianxue and didn't notice Mo Qianxue's staring gaze.
The nightgown was different from the formal undergarment; it had a wide front opening, and she happened to be bending over.
Mo Qianxue didn't mean to, but she accidentally looked inside.
That figure is just too...
snort!
With such a seductive figure, how many corsets must she have worn to disguise herself as a man!
"You little liar!"
Mo Qianxue gritted her teeth.
Gu Jiao: ...How come she's a little liar again?
Mo Qianxue snorted, "I don't want to sleep here anymore, that stinky man touched my bed!"
Mo Qianxue was the most beautiful courtesan at Xianleju, but she had never been touched by any other man. Gu Jiao was the first... no, to be precise, the second.
That's not right either!
She's not a man!
Mo Qianxue is angry again!
She glared angrily at Gu Jiao, who looked completely bewildered.
This room was indeed uninhabitable, so Gu Jiao decided to take Mo Qianxue next door. Since Mo Qianxue couldn't walk, Gu Jiao had to carry her over.
The blanket still held Gu Jiao's scent and warmth, so Mo Qianxue wasn't cold when she lay down; in fact, she felt quite warm.
Gu Jiao called the shop assistants over and told them to throw the men in black out of the courtyard. There was no need to report it to the authorities; they wouldn't be able to find anything anyway.
Gu Jiao went back to the room, closed the door, and lay down next to Mo Qianxue.
Mo Qianxue couldn't sleep. She stared at the top of the tent with her eyes wide open. After a while, she suddenly turned her face to look at Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao closed her eyes slightly, her breathing calm.
Mo Qianxue opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.
Gu Jiao spoke up, asking, "Who are they?"
Mo Qianxue knew that the moment she mentioned the poison sacs in their mouths, she had revealed that she recognized them.
Mo Qianxue lowered her eyes, clutched the corner of the blanket, and whispered, "People from Xianleju."
Gu Jiao wasn't surprised by the answer, but she still asked with a puzzled look, "Why would the people from Xianleju want to kill you?"
Mo Qianxue said, "I don't know either. I went out for a while and came back to be inexplicably killed."
Gu Jiao asked, "Where did you go?"
Mo Qianxue fell silent.
Gu Jiao then asked, "Alright, let me ask another question. Is the owner of Xianle Residence really dead?"
Gu Jiao didn't get a response. She opened her eyes and turned her head to look. She saw that Mo Qianxue had fallen asleep on her side, and under the blanket, Mo Qianxue's fingers were carefully pinching a piece of her sleeve.
Gu Jiao didn't say anything more, turned her face away, and soon closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Over the next few nights, Mo Qianxue encountered several more waves of attacks, but with Gu Jiao by her side, she escaped unharmed. The group seemed to have learned their lesson and stopped directly confronting Gu Jiao, instead focusing on restraining her from launching any attacks on Mo Qianxue.
Gu Jiao handled the first two waves of assassins with relative ease, but by the third wave, she clearly felt that their strength was not on the same level as the previous assassins.
Three men in black, each a suicide squad member!
"Are these people from Xianleju as well?" Gu Jiao asked while dodging the ambush while holding Mo Qianxue.
Mo Qianxue shook her head: "I don't know, I don't know them."
I really don't know him, and I've never seen him before.
Mo Qianxue watched with a complicated expression as Gu Jiao fought against the three assassins.
These three assassins are still somewhat weaker than the Dragon Shadow Guards, but Gu Jiao is capable of handling them with her current strength, provided they fight her well.
Unfortunately, their target is Mo Qianxue, which makes things even more difficult.
When Gu Jiao finally took care of the three assassins, her arm started to hurt a little.
Mo Qianxue sat in the messy snow, her ankles throbbing with pain.
Gu Jiao knelt down on one knee to examine her ankle.
Mo Qianxue's gaze fell on the bloodstains on her sleeve, and her expression changed: "Your hand is bleeding!"
"Hmm." Gu Jiao didn't mind. She lifted Mo Qianxue's swollen ankle. "It's not dislocated, just sprained. It will heal in a few days."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a cold arrow hurtled through the darkness!
In fact, Gu Jiao could have easily moved aside herself, which would have been much safer, but she didn't.
She suddenly turned around, shielding Mo Qianxue behind her with her other hand, and grabbed the dagger on the ground, shooting it at the arrow!
The arrow was incredibly fast; it collided with the dagger almost the instant it was fired.
If it had been any slower, there wouldn't have been enough time to deflect the arrows.
Mo Qianxue looked at Gu Jiao, who was standing in front of her, her eyes flickered slightly, and a strong sense of complexity flashed in her eyes.
The archer, however, did not give up and shot another arrow at Gu Jiao.
This time, Gu Jiao caught her directly.
Gu Jiao had to deal with the assassins lurking in the shadows, so she completely exposed her back to Mo Qianxue.
Mo Qianxue stared intently at Gu Jiao's unguarded back, and silently took out the silver needle hidden in her sleeve.
The needles were coated with a potent poison; the tips were black.
A single needle can kill a person instantly.
Mo Qianxue clenched her fists, her eyes flashing with hesitation, entanglement, and struggle!
Then, she gritted her teeth, her eyes turned cold, as if she had finally made a decision, and suddenly shot all the silver needles in her hand towards Gu Jiao!
The silver needle, imbued with all her inner strength, grazed Gu Jiao's neck!
Several muffled groans echoed through the darkness as three men in black tumbled down from different directions!
(End of this chapter)
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