Chapter 667 Jiaojiao's Wrath
Gu Jiao used her own voice.
He can't see now, but at least let him hear.
Xu Fengxian, who was pouring tea for Gu Jiao, was startled by the girl's voice and looked at the boy in disbelief!
"Prepare hot water," Gu Jiao said, her youthful voice returning to its original tone.
Xu Fengxian wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Had she been scared out of her wits? She had even misheard the voice. This was clearly a boy, how could it turn into a girl?
The girl isn't that scary.
Gu Chengfeng's injuries were severe, including minor abrasions from a fall and knife wounds from a fight. The wounds were soaked in water and filled with mud and sand.
During the cleaning process, the skin and flesh have to be turned inside out.
Gu Jiao calmly carried out everything.
Xu Fengxian, who was standing to the side, almost jumped out of her throat.
Good heavens, this washing method is too cruel!
She wasn't even this bad at torturing those disobedient male prostitutes. Where did this kid come from? Is he really saving someone? This is killing him!
"Don't clean it," Gu Chengfeng said weakly. "It looks bad."
Gu Jiao said calmly, "I've seen wounds that are even uglier than this."
Besides the new injuries he sustained today, Gu Chengfeng also had many old wounds, large and small, covering almost his entire body, making it easy to see the hardships he had endured on the road.
"Did the Han family do it?" Gu Jiao asked.
Her voice remained calm, without the slightest hint of emotion, yet an inexplicable chilling murderous aura permeated the room.
Xu Fengxian, carrying hot water into the room, couldn't help but shiver.
She had been in this line of work for many years and had seen all sorts of people, but this was the first time she had ever seen a boy with such a strong murderous aura at such a young age.
She placed the hot water on the stool beside the bed and asked, "Is there anything else you need, young master?"
"Go and cook some vegetable porridge," Gu Jiao said.
"Okay!" Xu Fengxian agreed and quickly instructed Yinxing to do it.
Once the weight is lifted from your heart, you relax and can easily fall asleep.
Gu Chengfeng was almost asleep when he suddenly felt someone pulling down his pants. He was startled in his groggy state and instinctively grabbed his belt: "What are you doing?"
Gu Jiao looked at the bloodstains seeping from his pants and said, "You have an injury on your leg."
With his last shred of consciousness, Gu Chengfeng stubbornly resisted: "No...don't look..."
Gu Jiao said, "I'm not laughing at you for being young."
Gu Chengfeng: "...!!"
He's not young!
He's Gu Dada! Gu the Ruthless!
And how could this girl talk like that!
Is this something a young lady should say?
Gu Chengfeng's head lolled to the side, and he lost consciousness.
Xu Fengxian: "Uh..."
Is she asleep, or did she faint from anger?
Fortunately, Gu Jiao had been examined. Gu Chengfeng had been stabbed in the thigh near his hip, the wound so deep that the bone was visible, and it required seven stitches.
It was half an hour later when all the injuries were treated. The vegetable porridge in the kitchen was ready, but Gu Chengfeng had already fallen asleep. Gu Jiao didn't wake him and ate some herself.
She wasn't hungry.
I just don't like wasting money.
After a harrowing night, Xu Fengxian felt she needed to eat some porridge to calm her nerves.
"Um... if there's nothing else, I'll go back to my room now," she said awkwardly.
Gu Jiao sat down at the table, put down her bowl, and said, "Wait, I have something to ask you."
Xu Fengxian hurriedly turned back, smiling obsequiously, "Oh! Young master, please speak!"
Gu Jiao asked, "Are the officials from the Han family today? Is it the Han family that Han Che is from?"
Han Che?
Xu Fengxian was stunned for a moment before realizing that the second young master of the Han family was indeed named Han Che.
She nodded: "Yes, it's the Han family!"
Gu Jiao then asked, "Why is the Han family relentlessly pursuing a slave?"
"You don't know this, he's not an ordinary slave..." Xu Fengxian realized the relationship between the two halfway through her sentence and quickly coughed to change her words, "Judging from the clothes and appearance of those officials just now, they should be from the Han family's mine. The mine has extremely strict control over corvée labor, and anyone who escapes will be caught and executed. This is the rule of the mine, and it is also a means for the Han family to intimidate people."
"It's a miracle that the young master's friend was able to escape. The Han family's mine is no place for humans. Only death row inmates are sent there, or they are bought slaves. The people there are not human. They work from dawn till dusk. If they get sick or injured, no one will treat them. They are just thrown into the mountains because the money for medical treatment is enough to buy a new slave."
A fierce killing intent flashed in Gu Jiao's eyes.
Xu Fengxian advised, "I advise the young master not to act rashly. The Han family is not to be trifled with."
"How formidable are they?" Gu Jiao asked.
Xu Fengxian said, "The Han family is the Crown Prince's maternal clan, wielding immense power. Don't be fooled by their ranking as the most powerful family; sometimes, rankings are meaningless, but military power is what truly matters. The Han family has acquired the Black Wind Cavalry from the Xuanyuan family, possessing the most powerful cavalry in the Yan Kingdom. Young Master, you are still young and may not understand warfare, unaware of the formidable strength of cavalry. The Black Wind King of the Han Crown Prince is a legendary, once-in-a-millennium demonic horse, capable of driving away wolves and fighting tigers. It is the only one of its kind in the six kingdoms, and has never faced a formidable foe!"
"ah--"
A scream came from the backyard from the maid Yinxing.
It turned out that Ma Wang was splashing and jumping in the water in the backyard, splashing water all over the face of a passing ginkgo tree.
Speaking of slaves, Gu Jiao's gaze fell on the brand on the outside of Gu Chengfeng's right leg. It was branded with a red-hot iron, burning the flesh and crushing his self-esteem.
The mark was glaring, more glaring than all the other injuries on his body combined.
Gu Jiao asked, "How long will it take for the officials to give up if they can't find him?"
This was so convoluted that Xu Fengxian almost didn't understand it. She said, "We won't give up. No one who escaped from the Han family's mine has ever failed to be found. Otherwise, why would no one dare to escape now? Your friend is probably the first one to escape this year. Be careful when you take him away later."
Gu Jiao glanced at her: "Who said I was taking him away?"
Xu Fengxian was taken aback: "What?"
Gu Jiao looked at Xu Fengxian and said threateningly, "How long he can hide is how long you will live."
Xu Fengxian: "...?!"
No, is this guy trying to blackmail her?
Does she mean she'll have to deal with Han's soldiers and officers for him from now on?
Xu Fengxian stammered, "I...I...I'm warning you..."
Gu Jiao said calmly, "The soft fear the hard, the hard fear the ruthless, and the ruthless fear the reckless. Guess which one I am?"
Xu Fengxian felt a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat.
...
Gu Chengfeng had a high fever that kept recurring all night, and Gu Jiao stayed by his bedside all night.
The next day, before dawn, Gu Jiao took a carriage to Tianqiong Academy.
At the entrance of the academy, she ran into Gu Xiaoshun.
Gu Xiaoshun walked over carrying a book bag: "Sister! Did you stay at the little princess's residence last night?"
"No." This isn't the place to talk. Gu Jiao looked around and said, "I'll tell you later."
Gu Xiaoshun replied, "Oh."
Gu Jiao planned to settle Ma Wang at the academy first and take him back in the evening. She had only taken a few steps when someone called out to her from behind: "Is that Xiao Liulang? My young master invites you!"
"I'm not going," Gu Jiao said without hesitation.
The man said, enunciating each word clearly, "My young master's surname is Han."
Gu Jiao stopped in her tracks and handed the carriage to Gu Xiaoshun: "You go in first. My book bag is in the carriage. Don't forget to take it to Mingxin Hall for me later."
"Okay." Gu Xiaoshun obediently took the reins.
"Lead the way," Gu Jiao said, turning around to the young guard.
The guards took Gu Jiao to a nearby alley.
Han Che had been waiting in the alley for a long time, surrounded by many of Han family guards.
This attitude clearly indicates that they came with ill intentions.
Actually, the matter is quite simple; it's all about a horse.
Everyone thought that with Prince Ming's help, he would definitely be able to steal Xiao Liulang's horse, but who would have thought that a little princess would suddenly appear out of nowhere? Prince Ming was humiliated and couldn't save face, so he took his anger out on him, blaming him for not understanding the situation and for bullying the little princess.
Was it his fault?
Isn't it because you, Prince Ming, can't defeat the little princess?
He dared not say those words again.
He was furious and couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning. He decided that he had to get his hands on that horse no matter what, and he couldn't let this go to waste.
Of course, he wasn't an unreasonable person.
He will try diplomacy first, then resort to force.
"Xiao Liulang, to tell you the truth, I've taken a liking to your horse. Name your price!"
Gu Jiao looked at him coldly.
"What are you looking at me for? It's your good fortune that I've taken a liking to your horse. If it weren't for that, do you think you'd be qualified to speak to the eldest son of the Han family?"
Gu Jiao simply stared at him coldly.
Han Che inexplicably felt like he was being targeted by a ferocious wolf. A chill ran down his spine, and he said angrily, "Xiao Liulang! Don't think you have anyone backing you up! The little princess is just a child. If Lord Yanshan and the King find out you've used her, your fate will be worse than death! If you sell me the horse now and beg me politely, I might, out of respect for your groveling, let the Han family protect it—"
Before he could finish his last word, Gu Jiao kicked him hard to the ground!
The young man, like a demon, stepped on his chest and arrogantly said, "So what if you're from the Han family?"
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