Chapter 722 Brother and Sister Reunion (Second Update)
The underground martial arts arena, that secret organization that specializes in collecting masters from various countries?
Han Ye had met the experts there; many of his sparring partners came from there, but most of those experts were just all talk and no action; they were no match for him at all!
This person looks younger than me.
Han Ye didn't believe that anyone his age could surpass him in martial arts!
Han Ye pondered for a moment, then said coldly, "You're also a reinforcement sent by the deposed crown princess? Ha, I really underestimated her. During these years of imprisonment in the imperial mausoleum, she's certainly been plotting in secret! Weren't you the one who assassinated the Imperial Guards of the Crown Prince's residence last time?"
The Embroidered Uniform Guards who assassinated the Crown Prince's residence?
Gu Changqing glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye, a hint of danger flashing in his eyes.
Gu Jiao blinked and checked her fingers.
I don't admit it, so it's not me!
Gu Changqing has been in Yan for so long that he can speak fluently in the Yan language. However, he does not have a talent for languages, and slight differences in accent can still be heard.
"What country are you from?" Han Ye asked.
Han Ye wanted to recruit any expert he encountered to his own cause. He was unaware that Gu Changqing was Gu Jiao's older brother, and only assumed that the two of them were allies who were working for the deposed crown princess.
This kind of relationship is often the easiest to break down.
Gu Changqing was too lazy to waste words with him. His sister had been injured so badly, he would cut her back with his sword and his knife!
Gu Changqing did exactly what he thought.
Wherever Gu Jiao was injured, Gu Changqing made Han Ye suffer three times the injury.
After dozens of moves, every single one of his strikes drew blood.
Han Ye was severely suppressed, almost being completely dominated by Gu Changqing.
Gu Jiao opened Gu Changqing's brocade pouch, inside were a packet of dried meat (Gu Jiao's favorite food), a small packet of crab roe pastry (Gu Jiao's favorite food), and a small box of dried plums (Gu Jiao's favorite food).
Gu Jiao took out the dried meat and ate it while watching the two of them duel.
She could clearly see that Gu Changqing's martial arts skills had greatly improved since he was in Zhao Kingdom, which meant he had been dueling in the underground martial arts arena quite a bit lately.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; all rewards are the result of overcoming countless hardships and obstacles.
"You're not qualified to bully my sister!"
After Gu Changqing finished speaking coldly, he kicked Han Ye in the chest, sending him flying.
The sentence was spoken in the Zhao language, which Han Ye did not understand. He only felt that this person's martial arts were incredibly powerful.
From childhood to adulthood, he has never met his match among his peers.
The young man in front of me is the first one.
As if seeing through Han Ye's thoughts, Gu Changqing said coldly, "You're wrong, you're the second one."
If it weren't for my sister's strength being suppressed by the peace charm, you would have been a lump of mud by now!
Han Ye had the idea of retreating, but Gu Changqing did not give him a chance to escape and slashed his back with a sword!
He lunged forward, rolling several times on the ground, until he hit a tree stump and regained his balance.
His blood was everywhere on the ground.
Gu Jiao took a bite of dried meat.
Hmm, this goes well with rice.
To be honest, the difference in strength between Gu Changqing and Han Ye was not so great that it would cause Han Ye to suffer such a crushing defeat. The reason why Han Ye was so thoroughly beaten was mainly because Han Ye injured Gu Jiao, which touched a nerve with Gu Changqing.
When people are enraged, they can always unleash greater potential and fighting power.
Han Ye lay on the ground, badly injured. He tried to grab the sword that had been thrown away, but Gu Changqing deflected it with a single sword stroke.
Gu Changqing swung his longsword and slashed fiercely at Han Ye's head!
Han Ye closed his eyes.
At the critical moment, three hidden weapons suddenly shot out from the side.
Gu Jiao's brow twitched, and she waved her hand, shooting out the crabapple blossom needle.
Two of the hidden weapons were blocked, and the other was deflected by Gu Changqing's longsword.
In the brief moment that Gu Changqing blocked the hidden weapon, a man dressed in a silver robe used his lightness skill to grab Han Ye from the ground and take him away.
Gu Changqing glanced at Gu Jiao under the big tree and refrained from chasing after them, but it was impossible for him to let Han Ye go so easily.
He unleashed a sword strike from mid-air.
The other party clearly did not expect him to have this trick up his sleeve, and did not have time to dodge with Han Ye.
"ah--"
A scream was heard as Han Ye's Achilles tendon was severed at the root by the sword energy!
“It’s Qi Xuan,” Gu Jiao said.
"Qi Xuan of the Tang Clan?" Gu Changqing frowned.
“It’s him.” Gu Jiao nodded.
Gu Changqing said, "I've heard of this person in the underground martial arts arena."
Qi Xuan also came to the capital of Yan through the underground martial arts arena, where he ranked seventh on the list of masters.
Gu Changqing is currently ranked eleventh.
But it took Qi Xuan two years to reach seventh place, while Gu Changqing has only been here for two months.
For the past two months, Gu Changqing has been working almost day and night, all in order to get to Shengdu as soon as possible.
Gu Changqing sheathed his sword, knelt down on one knee in front of Gu Jiao, and asked her, "Does it hurt?"
"What? Oh, an injury? It doesn't hurt." Gu Jiaoyun shook her head nonchalantly.
Gu Jiao's injuries were mainly concentrated on her arms and front shoulder, which shows how fiercely she fought Han Ye face-to-face.
Gu Changqing did not carry any wound medicine with him.
“I’ll take you to the clinic,” Gu Changqing said.
He carried Gu Jiao on his back.
Gu Jiao said, "I can leave."
Gu Changqing showed no intention of putting her down: "You twisted your ankle."
"Really?" Gu Jiao lay on Gu Changqing's back and silently rotated her right foot.
“The other one,” Gu Changqing said without turning his head.
Gu Jiao turned her left foot again.
It seems she really did sprain her ankle; she can't even turn it, and it must be swollen.
She didn't even realize it herself.
Gu Changqing knew it would be like this; she never cared about her own safety, as if getting injured was just a daily occurrence.
But if someone she cares about loses even a single hair, she'll make the murderer suffer a terrible fate.
The carriage was already broken, and the horses had run away in fright. Only a coachman lay unconscious on the ground.
He woke up groggily as Gu Changqing walked towards him.
"Whose driver?" Gu Changqing asked Gu Jiao.
“Mine,” Gu Jiao said, switching back to her boyish voice.
Gu Changqing's murderous aura faded, and he said to the coachman, "Follow me."
The coachman had no idea what was going on, but seeing the scene of a brutal fight, he shrank back and quickly followed Gu Changqing.
The coachman was from the State of Yan, and the brother and sister spoke the language of the State of Zhao, so there was no need to avoid him.
Gu Changqing was tall and slender, while Gu Jiao, perched on his back, looked tiny.
The little tuft of hair on her head swayed in the breeze.
Gu Changqing looked at the shadow on the ground and couldn't help but chuckle.
"How did you know I was here?" Gu Jiao asked.
With a coachman around, she spoke in a youthful voice, which was noticeably more realistic than when she was fighting on the border.
Gu Changqing said softly, "I don't know. I was just passing by when I saw two horses rushing out, so I came over to take a look."
That's only half true. In the Zhao Kingdom, he was a subject, receiving the king's salary and bearing the king's worries. Punishing the wicked and eliminating evil was his duty.
But this is not the Zhao Kingdom.
His purpose in coming to Yan was solely to find a way to cure Gu Jiao's loss of control; everything else was irrelevant to him.
However, for some reason, he still came over, as if there was an invisible force pulling him in from the shadows.
"Are you... badly injured?" Gu Jiao noticed the inch-long scar on the back of Gu Changqing's neck.
It looks like it's newly healed.
There must be more on him.
"No, I'm not injured." Gu Changqing denied it outright, unaware that she had seen it.
Gu Jiao didn't ask any more questions.
"However, how did you end up in the State of Yan?" Gu Changqing asked.
When Gu Changqing left Zhao, Gu Yan had not yet met with misfortune, and Gu Jiao had not revealed any plans to go to Yan.
Gu Jiao told Gu Yan about being injured by Nangong Li: "...Ayan needs to have surgery within six months. I heard that Yan Kingdom may have the operating room I want. I originally planned to go with you, but you have already set off."
Given Gu Yan's condition at the time, it was not suitable for him to travel, but fortunately, Xiao Jingkong's master delivered his enrollment documents.
Gu Changqing had no idea that so many things would happen in the capital after he left.
He wasn't one to regret things, but at this moment he couldn't help but wonder if he could have come to Yan with them if he had left a few days later.
But on second thought, it might not be such a bad thing that they didn't come together.
It's best if my younger siblings don't see the dark days I spent in the underground martial arts arena.
"How is Ayan doing?" he asked.
"The surgery was a success," Gu Jiao said.
Gu Changqing was slightly taken aback: "The surgery has already been performed?"
Gu Jiao nodded: "Yes, I performed the surgery myself."
Gu Changqing felt relieved, but after a moment she couldn't help but ask, "It won't relapse in the future, right?"
Gu Jiao said seriously, "If you recover well, the chance of relapse is not high."
Gu Changqing's lips curved into a gentle smile: "Jiaojiao is really amazing."
Gu Jiao seriously agreed: "Yes, I also think I'm amazing."
Gu Changqing burst out laughing.
He carried Gu Jiao to a wild lotus pond, bent down and picked a large lotus leaf, handed it to the coachman beside him, and said in the Yan language, "Give this to my... younger brother."
I almost said "younger sister".
The driver suddenly realized what was going on.
Oh, they're brothers.
No, you spoil your younger brother like this, is it really necessary?
Put him down and walk!
Let him hold the umbrella himself!
We can't spoil them!
The coachman dutifully held up the lotus leaf umbrella for Gu Jiao.
The cool shade above her head made Gu Jiao breathe a sigh of relief.
(End of this chapter)
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