Chapter 678 Caught in the Act
After returning to the outer city in the afternoon, Gu Jiao went to Tianxiang Pavilion to change Gu Chengfeng's dressing. She didn't get home until very late.
As soon as I reached the street that intersected with my own alley, I saw Ma Wang and Mr. Meng.
Horse King is different from the other horse in the house. It has to go out for a walk every day, otherwise it will throw a tantrum and bully the other horse in the backyard.
When Ma Wang saw Gu Jiao, he resolutely decided not to seduce the old man.
It bit the reins, galloped up to Gu Jiao, and then handed the reins to her.
It wants to seduce Gu Jiao.
...
The rain in the outer city came earlier and heavier than in the inner city; it was a torrential downpour. Gu Jiao and Mr. Meng found a restaurant with a stable to take shelter from the rain.
They hid for more than an hour, until it got dark.
"The rain has stopped," Gu Jiao said, looking out the window.
Mr. Meng stood up: "Then hurry back, lest it rains again."
Gu Jiao nodded and said, "I'll go get the horse."
The stable was next to the backyard of the restaurant, and Gu Jiao led the horse out.
The sound of horses' hooves came from afar on the street, but Gu Jiao didn't pay attention. The road was wide, and she didn't need to give way to anyone.
Just as Gu Jiao led Ma Wang to the entrance of the restaurant, a child suddenly ran out from inside.
Just as he was about to run under the horse's hooves, Gu Jiao leaped forward, grabbed the child, and rolled to the other side of the street.
The horse's hooves landed heavily, splashing water everywhere where Gu Jiao had snatched the child!
The man had clearly seen the child rushing out, and he tightened the reins with all his might. However, the horse was running too fast, and if Gu Jiao hadn't lunged at him, the child would have died under his hooves.
He stared coldly at the soaking wet boy and child, and said fiercely, "Don't be so eager to die next time!"
Several of his companions caught up with him, one of them saying, "Alright, let's hurry up and go, don't delay things."
"Hmph!" He grabbed the reins, lashed the horse with a whip, and the spirited steed galloped away.
"Son! Son!"
A woman stumbled and ran over from inside the restaurant.
Gu Jiao handed the child over to her.
As he rolled through the water, Gu Jiao shielded him with her body. Apart from his clothes getting a little wet, he was unharmed.
"Thank you so much, young master! Thank you so much, young master!" The woman said repeatedly, holding her child.
Gu Jiao didn't say anything, but walked calmly across the street to Mr. Meng and said, "I'm leaving."
Old Master Meng looked strangely at the figures gradually disappearing at the end of the street: "Strange, what are the people from the Crown Prince's residence doing so late? Isn't that the south gate of the outer city? Are they leaving Shengdu?"
Gu Jiao asked, "Were those people from the Crown Prince's residence just now?"
Mr. Meng nodded: "They are the Embroidered Uniform Guards of the Crown Prince's Palace."
Although they weren't wearing the uniforms of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had seen one of them at the Crown Prince's residence.
Gu Jiao paused for a moment, then said, "There's a murderous glint in their eyes; they're there to kill."
She was an assassin in her past life, so she is very familiar with this state.
"Murder?" Old Mr. Meng frowned and looked again in the direction the group had left. They were moving very fast, and they had long since disappeared from the street.
"That direction seems to be..."
Imperial Mausoleum.
The next day, the sky cleared up.
Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun went to the academy for class.
Having won another match, Gu Jiao deeply felt the enthusiasm of the students at the academy. From the moment she entered the academy, she felt as if she were walking on a flower-lined path.
"Mukuro!"
"Mukuro!"
"Liu Lang! Liu Lang! He's so handsome he's stealing the show!"
Gu Jiao glanced at the crowd that lined the street to welcome her.
...No need for that.
Wu Fuzi, being considerate of everyone's hard work in the competition, didn't let them stay to train today, and Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun went home early.
Just as I arrived at my doorstep, a little glutinous rice ball suddenly pounced on me.
"Jiaojiao!"
Gu Jiao caught him with one hand: "Jingkong. Huh, you're faster again."
Little Jingkong raised his head and said cutely, "That's because I practice my skills diligently every day!"
Then, he greeted Gu Xiaoshun: "Brother Xiaoshun!"
Gu Xiaoshun pinched his cheek.
Gu Jiao led him inside, glancing towards the main room as they went.
"Stop looking, Xiao Heng isn't here."
Accompanied by a familiar voice, Gu Chengfeng swaggered out from inside.
He glanced at Xiao Jingkong, who was being led around by Gu Jiao and hopping along, and said, "I went to the inner city to pick him up."
Xiao Jingkong immediately said solemnly, "Jiaojiao, I don't have class today! I'm not skipping school!"
"Yes." Gu Jiao nodded in agreement.
With Xiao Heng around, he won't let you skip school.
"Are you healed?" Gu Jiao asked Gu Chengfeng.
"Jiaojiao, I'm going to find Xiao Shiyi!" Xiao Jingkong said, tilting his head.
Gu Jiao patted his little head: "Go ahead."
Little Jingkong waved his little hands and ran over, shouting, "Little Eleven! I'm here!"
The horse king, who was grazing in the backyard, suddenly bristled and his body trembled!
He immediately went to the millstone and put the cover on.
It needs to pull the millstone!
The two continued their conversation.
Gu Chengfeng raised an eyebrow and said, "My injury is much better now, didn't you see that yesterday?"
Indeed, when Gu Jiao went to change Gu Chengfeng's dressing yesterday, she found that he had almost recovered.
Gu Jiao said, "You're here just in time. We'll remove the stitches from the wound in a bit."
Gu Chengfeng: "..."
Gu Chengfeng was forced into the house and Gu Jiao removed his stitches without any resistance.
His martial arts skills had actually improved significantly that year, but compared to the girl's rate of progress, it was somewhat lacking.
What's wrong with this girl? Her skills improve every single day.
Gu Jiao put down the scissors and began to pack her things.
Gu Chengfeng tried to save face and said, "Aren't you going to ask me how I got into the inner city?"
Quickly praise me for being capable! Praise me now!
Gu Jiao said, "Oh, Fei Shuang, the number one thief in the capital, stealing a child is no big deal for her."
Gu Chengfeng: What do you mean by "stealing a child"?! Is he that kind of person?!
However, to be fair, entering the Yan Kingdom is the most difficult part. There is almost no possibility of sneaking in. The checkpoints outside the capital are also strict, but it seems that once you get in, you won't be checked all the time.
After all, everything that needed to be blocked has been blocked outside.
Gu Chengfeng felt no sense of accomplishment in using conversation techniques on Gu Jiao, because Gu Jiao would never pick up on any jokes thrown out to her; she was a master of awkward silences and a conversation killer.
"Xu Fengxian gave me a new identity and an inner city token," Gu Chengfeng said.
Gu Jiao looked bewildered. Even Gu Chengfeng had an inner city talisman?
“I want one too,” she said.
"Can you sing opera?"
Won't.
Can you tell stories?
No, not at all.
"Or do you know how to play music?"
She knows how to do that.
"Don't start beating up a bunch of lecherous, smelly men."
Gu Jiao: "..."
She wants to beat him up.
Gu Chengfeng knew this would happen. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, I have something important to tell you today."
"Speak." Gu Jiao put the used cotton swabs into a special basket.
Gu Chengfeng said casually, "During my stay at Tianxiang Pavilion these past few days, I inadvertently learned some information."
To say it was unintentional would be an understatement; clearly, he racked his brains, used every trick in the book, and risked his life to gather information.
"I'm listening." Gu Jiao put the used gauze into the same basket as before; these things would be burned soon.
Gu Chengfeng said, "Wasn't it the Nangong family who went to Zhao Kingdom to assassinate Xiao Heng last time?"
"Yes, didn't you already know?" Gu Jiao didn't hide the details of this matter from him.
Gu Chengfeng continued, "But do you know that the Nangong family is very close to the Crown Prince's residence, and that Nangong Li is the Crown Prince's confidant?"
The conversation between Nangong Li and the shopkeeper that Gu Jiao overheard at the pawnshop that day flashed through her mind—
"His Highness was very angry, saying why couldn't he even handle such a small matter?"
"This is no small matter! This general has lost an arm!"
So, the prince the shopkeeper mentioned is the Crown Prince of Yan?
Was it the Crown Prince of Yan who wanted Xiao Heng dead?
Why did the Crown Prince of Yan do this?
What was the relationship between Xiao Heng and the royal family of Yan?
Gu Chengfeng said, "The Nangong family and the Han family are both powerful families in the Crown Prince's camp, but the relationship between the two families does not seem to be very harmonious."
He suffered greatly at the hands of the Han family, and when he inquired about information, he inevitably inquired about the Han family as well.
He continued, "I heard that two of the Han family's eldest sons were beaten up one after another. Could it be the Nangong family who did it?"
Gu Jiao said, "No."
Gu Chengfeng asked curiously, "How can you be so sure it's not the Nangong family?"
Gu Jiao hesitated for a moment, then honestly said, "Because I did it."
Gu Chengfeng's lips twitched. Sure enough, this girl was still as bold as ever...
"Is there any other news?" Gu Jiao asked.
Gu Chengfeng thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It seems there's no useful information for the time being."
He gleaned quite a bit of information from Tianxiang Pavilion, but most of it was gossip about aristocratic families. It was fine as conversation starters, but not much of value.
"Oh, wait a minute."
He suddenly remembered something and said thoughtfully, "There is another important matter. The Crown Princess is coming back. It is said that the King has allowed her to return."
"Your Majesty, Your Highness." Gu Jiao paused in tidying up her small medicine box.
Seeing that she had stopped, Gu Chengfeng couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Gu Jiao said, "The Crown Princess may not be able to return so easily."
Gu Chengfeng asked, "Why?"
Gu Jiao looked at the medicine in the small medicine box and said, "I encountered assassins from the Crown Prince's residence last night. If the Crown Princess is coming back, then they will probably be there to kill her."
(End of this chapter)
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