Chapter 68 Father and Daughter
As Lord Gu watched Gu Jiao appear and then leave, the anger in his heart flared up.
"Stop right there!" he shouted.
Ha, you think you can just stop because you tell me to? Who do you think you are to me?
Gu Jiao left with great ease, without the slightest hesitation due to his status or his anger.
Lord Gu has lived most of his life and has never seen such an arrogant person!
He had already learned her identity from his daughter; she was a young apprentice at Huichuntang, and her master, Doctor Li, had done a great service in treating Yan'er.
Because of this, he decided to let bygones be bygones for her past offenses in town.
But she did the opposite, standing by him in the deep mountains and refusing to help him when he was in danger!
Especially the look in her eyes just now—how dare a lowly commoner despise a marquis of the country? She's tired of living! It's a blatant provocation against the authority of the Marquis of Ding'an's mansion!
Once he gets out, he'll definitely punish her for her great disrespect!
If you don't want to save him, then don't. He can get out on his own!
Awooo—
From deeper within the woods, a faint wolf howl echoed.
Generally, adult wolves don't howl during the day. This is a wolf cub, which can't yet control its wolfish instincts well. It let out a high-pitched howl, probably because it was hungry.
As expected, its wolf master will soon be out hunting for food.
Gu Jiao sat down under a large tree nearby and began to wait for the wolf to come to her.
Lord Gu pulled out a dagger from the trap. He was tall and the trap was not deep for him. The problem was that his foot was caught in the animal trap.
He tried to pry open the clip with his dagger, but it didn't seem to be an ordinary clip; he tried for a long time but couldn't budge it an inch.
"It can't be pried open." Gu Jiao took out her water pouch and took a sip of water.
No wonder the animal traps she made were so difficult to pry open.
Lord Gu frowned: "You didn't leave? What? Are you waiting to see me make a fool of myself?"
Gu Jiao said, "You're neither funny nor good-looking."
Lord Gu: "...!!"
Is that what he meant?
Also, what do you mean by saying he's not good-looking?
It's not that Lord Gu is arrogant, but rather that his good looks have overshadowed his talent since childhood. This is the first time someone has said he's not good-looking.
The wolf cub howled a few more times, indicating that the wolves should be coming soon. He didn't believe that a little girl could handle one or even several adult wolves.
He shouted sternly, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and figure out a way to pull me up! If the wolf comes, you won't survive!"
"Wait a minute," Gu Jiao said.
What are we waiting for?
If we wait any longer, the wolves will really come!
Lord Gu was extremely anxious.
Even though he was skilled in martial arts, he couldn't guarantee that he could still kill an adult wolf if his foot was caught in a trap.
A rustling sound came from the grass; the wolf was coming.
Gu Jiao climbed up the tree.
Lord Gu was so angry that his heart ached when he saw her climb the tree without saying a word.
Will he die if I rescue him and then he climbs the tree again?
Leaving him alone in the trap, are they waiting to sacrifice him to the wolves?
As expected, the wolf spotted Lord Gu in the trap. Its eyes gleamed green, and it opened its blood-red maw, drool dripping onto the ground.
Lord Gu gripped the dagger tightly in his hand.
The wolf leaped into the trap with a whoosh, knocked away Lord Gu's dagger with a paw, and viciously bit at Lord Gu's neck!
At the critical moment, a slender figure descended from the sky, grabbed the wolf's head, and slit its throat with a scythe...
Blood splattered all over Lord Gu's face.
Lord Gu was completely stunned!
For a moment, he truly believed he was going to die. The instant the blood splattered, his first thought was that it was his own. It wasn't until Gu Jiao threw the wolf to the ground that he realized it was the wolf's.
Gu Jiao clapped her hands, bent down, and used her sickle to pry open the animal trap.
Looking at the composed Gu Jiao, Lord Gu was momentarily doubting his own eyes.
Did this girl really kill a wolf? Judging from her expression, I'd think she just chopped up a bag of cabbages!
In her previous life, Gu Jiao encountered many things far more terrifying than wolves on her missions. If she couldn't even kill wolves, she would have died a thousand times over during her missions.
Gu Jiao carried the wolf in one hand and grabbed the rope hanging from the tree with the other, and stepped out of the trap in a few steps.
"Want to come up?" Gu Jiao threw the rope to him.
Lord Gu wouldn't admit that he was shocked by this girl. He froze, gripping the rope, and let Gu Jiao pull him up.
Gu Jiao's animal trap wasn't sharp, it just bit hard, but he sprained his other foot, which swelled up badly.
He sat on the ground for a long time before he came to his senses: "You just... used me as bait?"
Gu Jiao didn't say anything.
Lord Gu gritted his teeth: "Speak quickly! Did you use me as bait?"
Gu Jiao met his scrutiny frankly: "In that situation, you would have been caught even if you hadn't acted as bait, and it would have been easier for me to kill it in the trap. On flat ground, you would have definitely been bitten twice."
Lord Gu gritted his teeth in anger: "So you used me as bait! You vicious wild girl!"
Gu Jiao said, "I'm not a wild girl, I have parents."
Lord Gu sneered, "Is that so? Then where is your father?"
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and said seriously, "He can't come, but you can go find him."
Lord Gu rolled up his sleeves: "Alright, tell me, where is he?"
The father is to blame for not teaching his son properly. He wanted to see what kind of scoundrel had given birth to such a vicious girl!
Gu Jiao glanced at the soles of his feet: "He's underground."
Lord Gu: "..."
Gu Jiao packed her things and prepared to go down the mountain.
Lord Gu said coldly, "Are you just going to leave me here like this?"
Gu Jiao gave him a strange look.
Who are you to me? Why should I care about you?
Lord Gu's heart ached again. He realized that this girl was naive and didn't understand the extent of a marquis's power. She was just like the saying goes, "a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger."
Lord Gu said solemnly, "Fortunately, I am not a bloodthirsty person."
Otherwise you would already be dead!
Gu Jiao gave him a deep look and nodded, saying, "Fortunately."
She would be absolutely meticulous in killing anyone who wanted to kill her.
Lord Gu: Why do I feel a chill on the back of my neck...?
"Do you know how to get to the temples around here?" Lord Gu asked.
"I know," Gu Jiao said.
"Lead the way," Lord Gu ordered.
Gu Jiao looked at the wolf carcass on the ground, her face filled with hesitation.
Lord Gu knew that she was reluctant to part with the wolf. The wolf could be exchanged for a lot of silver in the market, which would be a considerable fortune for poor farmers.
He said impatiently, "I'll buy it!"
Gu Jiao did not refuse: "Twenty taels."
Lord Gu casually handed her a twenty-tael silver note: "Can we go now?"
Gu Jiao put away the silver notes and looked at the wolf carcass on the ground again: "What do you plan to do with it?"
Without hesitation, Lord Gu said, "Throw it away!"
"Are you sure you want to throw it away?" Gu Jiao looked at him questioningly.
Lord Gu said disdainfully, "It's just a wolf. Can't I afford to throw it away? Why don't you lead the way?"
"Oh." Gu Jiao bent down, easily picked up the wolf, and carried it on her shoulder. "You already threw it away. I picked it up. Don't ask me for it back."
Lord Gu: "...!!"
Imagine the psychological trauma the Marquis must be experiencing 23333
(End of this chapter)
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