Chapter 669, Second Update
The grassland would take several days to dry after the heavy rain. Gu Jiao made an appointment with the little princess to teach her again in three days. After school, Gu Jiao asked Gu Xiaoshun to take the horse king back first, and she went to Tianxiang Pavilion.
Tianxiang Pavilion was originally a brothel, but because the girls either redeemed themselves or left, leaving only middle-aged women, the business couldn't continue, so it was converted into a theater.
But running a theater isn't easy. If you can't find suitable actors, you can only rely on a group of old musicians playing instruments and singing. Not many wealthy young men are willing to spend money to support you.
The gate has been repaired, but unfortunately, the inside is deserted.
Xu Fengxian sat in the main hall sighing. If things continued like this, her Tianxiang Pavilion would have to close down.
"Madam, the young master has arrived!" Yinxing whispered in Xu Fengxian's ear.
"Which young master is it? Is he rich?" Xu Fengxian asked casually.
Yinxing then said, "The young master from yesterday, the one who dismantled the door."
Upon hearing the door being opened, Xu Fengxian sat up straight with a start and looked towards the doorway, where Gu Jiao strode in.
Xu Fengxian quickly stood up and looked at Gu Jiao with lingering fear: "You...you came to see that young man, right? He's upstairs, he's awake."
Gu Chengfeng is truly resilient; despite his severe injuries, he regained consciousness and his fever subsided after a day and a night of rest.
When Gu Jiao entered the room, he was sitting on the edge of the bed, resisting taking his medicine.
The prescription was written by Gu Jiao, and the people from Tianxiang Pavilion went to get the medicine and decoct it for him. Traditional Chinese medicine treats the root cause and can also regulate the body's constitution. Gu Jiao instructed that they must keep an eye on him and make sure he drinks it.
"What, are you afraid of hardship?"
Gu Jiao's voice came slowly from the doorway. Gu Chengfeng was slightly taken aback, grabbed the bowl, and gulped down the medicine.
The maid was dumbfounded. She had been trying to persuade him for ages, but he wouldn't drink a drop. It was that young master who had the best way to get it.
Come to think of it, the young master is so fierce, if he doesn't obediently drink his medicine, he'll be in trouble if the young master beats him up!
Gu Chengfeng wasn't worried about Gu Jiao beating him up.
Gu Chengfeng felt so bitter he wanted to stick out his tongue, but he forced himself to. Leaning back on the cushion behind him, he said indifferently, "Why are you here? Don't you have class?"
He had been to Bishui Hutong, so he knew, of course, Gu Jiao's status in the Yan Kingdom.
"School's out." Gu Jiao came to the bedside, opened the first-aid kit, and said, "Change the dressing."
"I'll change it myself," Gu Chengfeng said without looking at him.
Gu Jiao glanced at him indifferently, slowly put down the first aid kit, pressed him against the headboard, and changed his dressing inside and out.
Gu Chengfeng, completely unable to struggle: "..."
After the dressing was changed, Gu Chengfeng looked like a flushed, frizzy young chicken.
Gu Jiao began tidying up the medical supplies on the table. She didn't ask Gu Chengfeng what he came to Yan for. Some things had to be done, but some things didn't have to be said.
However, her not asking doesn't mean Gu Chengfeng thought she wouldn't ask.
As if to seize the initiative, Gu Chengfeng sat on the edge of the bed, coughed lightly, and said in a serious tone, "I'm not here to see you! I'm here to see my elder brother! My elder brother has also come to Yan, and I'm worried that he might be in danger."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
Gu Chengfeng had no recollection of what he said while holding Gu Jiao's hand when he was delirious with fever, and thought he had covered it up perfectly: "You're not my sister."
Gu Jiao replied again, "Oh."
Gu Chengfeng felt like he had punched cotton. However, as the number one thief in Zhaodu, Fei Shuang, he had mastered the skill of making others feel neither embarrassed nor himself.
"How is Gu Yan?" he asked, seemingly casually.
Gu Jiao said, "He's out of danger for now. If all goes well, the surgery will be scheduled for next month."
Gu Chengfeng frowned: "What do you mean by 'no surprises'?"
Gu Jiao carefully placed the last used cotton swab into a porcelain bottle: "The operating room is in the Imperial Preceptor's Hall. We can only enter after the Imperial Preceptor returns. He is expected to return next month."
"I see." Gu Chengfeng nodded.
Afterwards, Gu Chengfeng asked about Xiao Heng and Xiao Jingkong's situation, and Gu Jiao answered him one by one.
Some people say they don't care, but they don't miss a single detail.
"Here, this is for you." Gu Chengfeng suddenly took out an oil paper package sealed with wax and handed it to Gu Jiao.
"What?" Gu Jiao took it.
"Princess Xinyang asked me to bring this to you," Gu Chengfeng said.
Gu Jiao opened it and saw that it was a brand new amulet.
"Why did you give me another one?" she asked, puzzled.
Gu Chengfeng snorted, "This is made of medicine. The effect will wear off after wearing it for a long time. You have to replace it with a new one regularly."
Gu Jiao touched the amulet around her neck. "I don't feel anything."
Gu Chengfeng said, "Wouldn't it be too late to replace it once you realize it's malfunctioning?"
“That makes sense.” Gu Jiao readily put on the new amulet. She didn’t notice the difference when she wasn’t comparing them, but once she put it on, a cool sensation went straight to her lungs. It seemed that the old amulet really did need to be replaced.
"Speaking of which..." Gu Chengfeng opened his mouth, not knowing where to start. If Princess Xinyang hadn't told him about this, he wouldn't have known that this girl had such a secret.
He finally understood why his elder brother had infiltrated the Yan Kingdom. At that time, Gu Yan had not yet fallen ill. His elder brother was not seeking medical treatment for Gu Yan, but for her.
The older brother wanted to cure her and stop her from going berserk and out of control.
But normally... you really can't tell.
Perhaps it's because I've never seen it before that I find it hard to imagine.
"By the way, my elder brother has also come to Yan. Have you met him?"
"No." Gu Jiao shook her head.
Gu Chengfeng pondered, "Brother came with the people from the underground martial arts arena. I don't know where they will take him. Brother didn't know you and Gu Yan were here. If he had known, he would have tried to contact you."
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and said, "He may not have come to Shengdu."
Gu Chengfeng agreed: "That's true."
His elder brother entered the Yan Kingdom to cure this girl's illness. The Yan Kingdom is so big, and there are many talented people, but the most powerful is the Imperial Preceptor Hall.
His elder brother will definitely come to the Imperial Preceptor's Hall.
However, a master selected from the underground martial arts arena of a lower country may not be qualified to enter the capital. His elder brother has to fight his way up and defeat all the masters in his way before he can enter the martial arts arena of the capital.
This was his guess, if Shengdu had a martial arts arena.
Tianxiang Pavilion was indeed a relatively safe place, and Gu Chengfeng continued to stay and recuperate.
Gu Jiao came out of Tianxiang Pavilion.
She hadn't walked more than a few steps when she sensed someone was watching her. It was an intuition honed through long-term training, and the other party hadn't actually given themselves away.
She quietly entered a clothing store.
The shop was doing very well, and the proprietress and her employees were extremely busy.
Gu Jiao took a set of women's clothing, put a piece of silver on the counter, and then took off a veiled hat.
When Gu Jiao came out of the shop, she had become a graceful young woman wearing a veil.
His gaze was still on her, but it wasn't fixed on her anymore.
She walked expressionlessly toward the two people staring at her, and casually bumped into one of them on the shoulder.
"You..." The man was furious, but when he saw that it was a pretty young girl, he blushed and bowed, saying, "Miss, I'm sorry."
"It's alright." Gu Jiao smiled slightly and said gently, "Could you please make way?"
The girl's voice was clear and cool, with a softness that belonged to her age, which made the two grown men blush.
The two quickly stepped aside.
The road was actually quite wide, but who would refuse such a polite request from a young girl?
After Gu Jiao walked away, the two experts continued to keep an eye on the shop for a very long time.
"Why aren't they coming out yet?" muttered the expert who had been hit earlier.
His companion was also puzzled: "Did he leave?"
The expert said, "Impossible! This shop doesn't have a back door! We even checked the windows! We didn't see him come out!"
His companion asked, "Could he have changed his clothes?"
The expert said, "Thirteen people went in just now, and five came out. One was a pregnant woman, two were children, one was an old woman with gray hair, and the other was the little girl from before. Which one do you think he was in disguise?"
The pregnant woman, the child, and the old woman are all from the same family; their features are too obvious to be faked.
As for that girl, her voice is so pleasant to hear, but their young master ordered them to keep an eye on a young boy!
His companion frowned: "Never mind, let's go inside and look!"
The two entered the clothing store and searched every corner, but there was no sign of the boy.
His companion looked completely bewildered: "Did he grow wings and fly?"
The expert suddenly reached for his waist: "Oh no! My purse!"
On the quiet long street, Gu Jiao turned right into a secluded alley, removing her veil and outer garment as she walked.
She weighed the purse in her hand, opened it, and her slender, pale fingers produced a token.
"The Han family?"
She gave a faint smile, walked out of the alley, and casually tossed the token into the pond beside her.
He then poured out the gold ingots and silver coins inside, and then threw away the purse as well.
Regarding updates, we didn't separate them before because I would stay up until 3 or 4 a.m. every day, sometimes all night. Now that I don't want to stay up late anymore, I'll write the second update during the day.
I will update as much as I can at night from now on, and try not to update during the day.
(End of this chapter)
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