Chapter 773 Super Sister-Complex (First Update)
Gu Jiao's dramatic scenes are not very good; they are exaggerated and easily take viewers out of the story. However, her action scenes are truly amazing.
Every move was exhilarating and satisfying, leaving the audience thoroughly entertained.
Leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard: Cough cough, something doesn't feel right.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help!" The Crown Prince finally came to his senses. He was still a little confused, mainly because Xiao Heng and his group were such good actors and their acting skills were so immersive that the Crown Prince himself was almost tempted.
He seemed to truly see the king and Shangguan Yan both meet with an accident, and his dawn had arrived! He was about to ascend the throne as emperor!
—On the importance of actors and scripts.
Of course, he hadn't completely lost his mind, nor did he have the guts to kill his own father.
Upon receiving the order, the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard rushed towards Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng.
Gu Chengfeng's lips curled into a smile: "Great, you've come to help me! Let's kill him together! Kill that old geezer, the king!"
The leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard stumbled!
My god, I'm not here to help you! I'm here to kill you!
If Gu Chengfeng doesn't admit it, then you weren't here to kill me.
In the midst of the three-way battle, the king was completely captivated by Shangguan Yan and had no time to watch the three fight.
“That’s it! Kill Xiao Liulang!” Gu Chengfeng caught the sword of the Jinyiwei leader with both hands and spoke immediately.
The leader of the Imperial Guards was furious: "Stop acting!"
Gu Chengfeng: "You saw right through me. I am indeed a little injured and can't force myself to use my internal energy anymore. I'll leave the rest to you! I'm going to heal my injuries for a while!"
The leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was shocked. This is actually possible!
Gu Chengfeng dodged and pushed aside, and Gu Jiao perfectly dealt with the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Next up is Gu Chengfeng. He can't be left alive; otherwise, there's no way to verify his identity.
Gu Jiao snatched the long sword from his hand, spun around and stabbed him in the waist and abdomen. The blood pack she had hidden beforehand burst open instantly. Gu Chengfeng flicked his wide sleeve and stuffed a small blood capsule into his mouth.
He bit open the capsule, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground, staring blankly... "He died with his eyes wide open!"
Finally, Gu Jiao pressed her longsword against the crown prince's neck.
"Stop!" Xiao Heng called out to her with a solemn expression. "Young Master Xiao, let my grandfather, the Emperor, decide what to do with His Highness the Crown Prince."
On the other side, Shangguan Yan tilted her head to the side in the king's arms, her arm drooping down.
The king's face changed drastically: "Yan'er! Yan'er!"
Gu Jiao threw down her sword, strode over, and knelt on one knee: "Let me see."
She placed her fingertips on Shangguan Yan's neck: "She's still breathing. It must be a fainting spell caused by excessive blood loss. Her condition is very dangerous, and we must stop the bleeding immediately."
The king's decision to punish Shangguan Yan and his passive acceptance of her injury represent two completely different states of mind. One is that he knows he won't harm Shangguan Yan's life, while the other is that everything can only be left to fate.
The king forced himself to calm down: "Where is the Imperial Advisor? Imperial Advisor! Open the door! Let the Imperial Advisor in!"
Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng exchanged a glance without making a sound.
Xiao Heng said, "I'll go see how to open the door. Lord Xiao, please do everything you can to stop my mother's bleeding!"
According to the plan, this door was "unopenable," so that the king could be immersed in this atmosphere and continuously feel the anger of being betrayed by his son, the pain of being saved by his daughter at the cost of his life, and the recollection of all the debts he owed to his daughter.
Only under such circumstances would a monarch be capable of impatiently punishing the crown prince.
"Give her to me," Gu Jiao said to the king.
With trembling hands, the king handed the blood-covered Shangguan Yan to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao placed the person on the floor: "My clothes are wet, making it inconvenient to treat the patient's wounds. I would appreciate it if Your Majesty could lend me some clothes."
Without saying a word, the king took off his bright yellow dragon robe and handed it to Gu Jiao.
The king has even spared no expense, even his precious dragon robe; he's really serious about this.
Gu Jiao wouldn't feel sorry for the king's dragon robe. The king had to pay a heavy price and make a high enough cost to make Shangguan Yan's memory even more unforgettable.
Gu Jiao ripped the dragon robe to shreds.
Remember this, King of Great Yan: This is proof of your love for Shangguan Yan. When you look back on this in the future, you must be moved by what you have done today.
The Crown Prince should be dealt with quickly.
I was suffocating in the sealed room.
"Imperial Preceptor, how do we open this door? Can you push it open from the outside?" Xiao Heng asked anxiously from behind the iron gate.
In fact, Gu Chengfeng had locked the iron gate, making it impossible to open from the outside.
Outside the door, Ye Qing glanced at the Grand Preceptor with a complicated expression.
The Grand Preceptor said calmly, "We are trying to find a solution. You all just need to hold on a little longer inside."
Ye Qing's eyes widened in surprise.
Xiao Heng said, "Hurry up, my mother's injuries are too severe, she's about to die."
The Grand Preceptor said indifferently, "I know, Yu He, go find some tools to pry open the door."
"Yes, Master!" With lives at stake, Yu He left without even touching the ground.
Ye Qing was left staring at the Grand Preceptor in astonishment, hesitating to speak several times.
Besides them, the assassins and disciples of the Imperial Preceptor's Hall, there were also more than a dozen Imperial Guards from the Crown Prince's residence outside the gate.
He had some doubts, which he would discuss with his master in private.
Inside the secret chamber, the king was extremely anxious when he heard that the door could not be opened for the time being.
He asked Gu Jiao, "How is she? Has the bleeding stopped yet?"
Gu Jiao knelt beside Shangguan Yan, trying her best to stop the bleeding. Her face was also covered in Shangguan Yan's blood, which looked shocking.
Gu Jiao said, "Not yet. The injuries are too severe, and there are no medicines or surgical instruments here, so there's no effective way to stop the bleeding!"
Gu Jiao's words were the final straw that broke the camel's back, and the king's anger towards the crown prince finally reached its peak.
He coldly approached the Crown Prince: "I thought you were kind, respectful, and honest, the most innocent of all the princes. Even Grand Secretary Yang praised your virtuous words and deeds, your unwavering loyalty! You are neither the eldest son nor the heir apparent, yet I resolutely defied all opposition and made you the Crown Prince of Great Yan. Over the years, I have been aware of the power struggles you have engaged in, both openly and secretly. I have allowed you to cultivate your own power base and turned a blind eye to your attempts to win over aristocratic families. I know I cannot confine you to a ruler devoid of cunning and independent thought. As long as you do not go too far, you are free to use appropriate methods. But I never expected that my indulgence would only fuel your ambition! You are no longer satisfied with being the Crown Prince, are you? You want to assassinate the emperor! You want to ascend the throne as soon as possible!"
The king's aura was fully unleashed, and the crown prince's legs went weak, causing him to kneel on the ground with a thud: "Father! Your son did not! Your son did not commit regicide! Your son also does not know anything about that Long Aotian! Father... Father, if you do not believe me, please summon Pang Hai. Pang Hai can prove that he colluded with Xiao Liulang first, and then went to my residence!"
The king coldly pointed at Gu Chengfeng, who lay dead on the ground: "What a coincidence that Xiao Liulang, who was being chased, would run into him?"
The crown prince was taken aback.
The king withdrew his hand with a flick of his sleeve, his words as cold as ice: "Do you really think I'm senile, unable to see through your little tricks? It's obvious you deliberately led this person to rescue Xiao Liulang, getting him close to Xiao Liulang and having him visit the Imperial Preceptor's Hall more often. Coincidentally, Yan'er and Qing'er also live in the Qilin Hall, thus creating the illusion that he's having close ties with the deposed crown princess and the eldest grandson of the emperor. Your arrangement is truly ingenious; even the disciples of the Imperial Preceptor's Hall have become your witnesses!"
The crown prince was utterly stunned.
Gu Jiao was also quite surprised.
Who would have thought the king's imagination was so vivid? Could Xiao Heng's talent for writing scripts be inherited from his family?
"Father! Your son really didn't do it! Please believe your son! What happened today was not done by your son! Your son knew nothing about it!"
The king clearly did not believe it.
Gu Jiao grunted in response, thinking, "The King of Great Yan is truly suspicious."
However, if he hadn't been so suspicious, he wouldn't have destroyed the Xuanyuan clan based on just a few prophecies.
Everything in this world is a double-edged sword. The Crown Princess and the Xuanyuan family were hurt by the king's suspicious nature. Now, it's your turn.
What goes around comes around.
The king looked at the crown prince with disappointment, suppressing his overwhelming anger and heartache: "You are unworthy of your position! You even committed the crimes of patricide and regicide! It is my fault for not seeing the signs earlier, which allowed your ambition to grow stronger and stronger, leading you to a point of no return! Fortunately, it is not too late to correct the situation in time! Zhang Dequan!"
Xiao Heng turned around and said blankly, "Grandfather, Eunuch Zhang is not here."
Without hesitation, the king said, "Then you take notes!"
Xiao Heng nodded blankly: "Uh, yes, please give your orders, Grandfather."
The iron gate was thick and heavy, and it was supposed to be soundproof, but for a master with internal strength and extremely strong senses, it was not difficult to hear the conversation inside.
As the king finished reciting the final, resounding decree, the crown prince's desperate cry echoed from the secret chamber: "No, Father—"
Ye Qing couldn't help but glance at the Imperial Preceptor again.
"What do we do? We can't pry the door open—wait! It's open! It's open!"
Of course it can be opened; Xiao Heng turned the lever.
He did it very carefully; to most people, it would just look like Yu He pried open the iron gate.
Ye Qing knew perfectly well that this iron door could not be pried open with tools.
The eldest grandson of the emperor and Xiao Liulang thought that locking the door from the inside would prevent them from breaking in, but in fact there was a central mechanism outside the iron door that could cause the iron door to collapse instantly with a gentle pull.
This is the central headquarters known only to Ye Qing and the Imperial Advisor.
Ye Qing really wanted to ask his master why he wouldn't open the door.
But in the end, he didn't ask anything.
He is his master's disciple, and all he needs to do is believe in and follow his master.
After everyone entered the secret room, Gu Jiao said without changing her expression, "You can all go out. She is not easy to move. I need to stitch up her wounds here. Your Highness, please go to my room and bring me my medicine box."
“Okay,” Xiao Heng said.
"Grand Preceptor." The king looked at the Grand Preceptor.
Gu Jiao was really worried that if this guy said something like "Let me see," then he would be exposed.
The Imperial Advisor said, "Your Majesty, let us leave for now."
When the king heard him say that, he did not insist on having the imperial physician treat her anymore. After all, it was Xiao Liulang who had pulled Shangguan Yan back from the brink of death when she was seriously injured last time.
Xiao Liulang's medical skills do indeed seem to surpass those of the Imperial Preceptor.
The group left the secret room.
Xiao Heng retrieved Gu Jiao's small medicine box and then left the secret room himself.
He had a reason to stay inside, but it was safer for him to be outside. Firstly, to prevent anyone from breaking in, and secondly, to deal with Gu Chengfeng's "corpse".
The king's eyes were bloodshot, and his headache flared up again.
Xiao Heng helped him up and said with concern, "Grandfather, please go to the side room to rest first. I will handle things here."
The king nodded and went to the side room diagonally opposite.
Xiao Heng summoned his coachman and instructed him to find a place to bury the "corpse".
Inside the secret room, Shangguan Yan was asleep.
In order to achieve the effect of excessive blood loss, Shangguan Yan took some medicine that could lower her body temperature and weaken her pulse, the side effect of which was drowsiness.
Gu Jiao hadn't expected that she could actually fall asleep.
How big is this person's heart?
Shangguan Yan: Hehe, doesn't it take any effort to cry?
Gu Jiao first removed the blood pack and pork props from Shangguan Yan's body, changed her into dry clothes, and then took out the small medicine box and put it into the groove in the wall.
Everything that happened today was part of a setup from beginning to end.
From the moment Gu Changqing went to find Gu Jiao while seriously injured, he decided to use his injuries to do one last thing for Gu Jiao.
His plan was to feign an assassination attempt on the Crown Princess and frame the Crown Prince.
After all, everyone knows he was the Crown Prince's advisor, and he also participated in the selection as a member of the Han family.
Even if the Crown Prince wanted to say that he was a spy, no one would necessarily believe him.
However, after the group rehearsed their plan, they realized that there was a flaw in it. Gu Changqing had been to the Imperial Preceptor's Hall before, and the disciples there recognized him. Pang Hai also knew that Gu Changqing had saved "Xiao Liulang".
Gu Changqing met "Xiao Liulang" first, and then went to seek refuge with the Crown Prince. It seems more like they planted Gu Changqing in the Crown Prince's residence as a spy.
After a moment of reflection, Xiao Heng had a new plan in mind. He asked Xiao Jiu to bring Gu Chengfeng over.
Gu Chengfeng had to be quick; he needed to impersonate Gu Changqing before the Crown Prince forcibly searched the Imperial Preceptor's Hall.
He was originally Gu Changqing's younger brother, and their facial features were similar. With Gu Jiao's makeup skills, people who were not familiar with him could not tell the difference at all.
Aside from Gu Chengfeng, a crucial factor, there were two other key elements to the success of the entire plan.
The first step was to lure away the assassins guarding the secret chamber. Although Xiao Heng was not skilled in martial arts, he could easily fool the two assassins from the Imperial Preceptor's Palace as the eldest grandson of the emperor.
That's how amazing the old chief priest's disciples are.
After the assassins were lured away, Gu Jiao led Gu Chengfeng and Gu Changqing into a secret room. She took out a small medicine box and had Gu Changqing lie down in the operating room.
That place was a space of a different dimension, and after the small medicine box was taken away, no one could see it anymore.
As for Gu Chengfeng, he was left in the secret room.
Time was of the essence, and Gu Jiao didn't have time to lock the copper lock properly.
She was genuinely worried that the Grand Preceptor would see through her scheme, guess that she was behind it, and then try to trick the King into leaving in order to clean up her mess.
Why did she think the Imperial Advisor would cover for her? She couldn't understand it either. He was clearly a very cunning fellow, yet I was worried that he would come to my aid.
This is a very strange concern.
Fortunately, the Imperial Advisor did not order Ye Qing to protect her.
Only then could the subsequent plans be successfully implemented.
The second key to success was the ruler.
According to the original plan, they were supposed to cause a huge scene with the Crown Prince in the Qilin Hall before alerting the King. However, the King came by himself.
It was at least half an hour earlier than expected.
Don't underestimate this half hour. The sooner the plan is completed, the sooner Gu Jiao can enter the operating room to save Gu Changqing.
They were racing against time, and the young princess inadvertently gave them hope that Gu Changqing could be saved.
Drip, drip, drip...
The instrument emitted a cold, mechanical sound.
Gu Jiao walked over.
Gu Changqing, now dressed in a hospital gown, lay weakly on the operating table.
He was badly injured and his consciousness was already blurred, but the moment Gu Jiao walked towards him in her surgical gown, he seemed to sense it and slowly opened his heavy eyelids.
He was wearing an oxygen mask and didn't have the strength to speak.
"Don't talk." Gu Jiao noticed his breathing. "You need to conserve your energy. Also, I'm going to perform surgery on you."
After she finished speaking, she prepared to administer anesthesia to Gu Changqing, only to find that there was no anesthetic in the medicine cabinet.
She suddenly remembered that Gu Changqing had a rare constitution that was resistant to anesthesia.
The first-aid kit had already assessed his condition, so she wouldn't prepare any anesthetic for him; she had sewn it for him when they were at the border last time.
But last time it wasn't this serious, and he was able to pull through.
Gu Jiao suddenly felt the scalpel in her hand become heavy, as if it weighed a ton.
She took a deep breath to calm herself down.
Gu Changqing's heart rate and blood pressure began to drop sharply, a red line appeared on the instrument, and an alarm sounded.
Gu Jiao frowned, only then realizing that Gu Changqing's injuries were even more serious than had been diagnosed earlier.
Gu Changqing... kept using his last bit of internal energy to stabilize his injuries, creating the illusion that they weren't so serious!
He didn't have an hour to wait; he couldn't even last half an hour!
Gu Jiao gripped the scalpel tightly: "Why did you do this?"
If she had known he was so badly injured, she would never have agreed to the plan to bring down the Crown Prince. She would have operated on him right here, since the Crown Prince wouldn't be able to find them anyway!
Gu Changqing looked weakly at his sister, his bloodless lips curving slightly upwards.
You want to send Xiao Jingkong home, and I want to send you home too.
Even if I fall, I will fall and become the bricks and tiles beneath your feet, paving another way for you to return home.
(End of this chapter)
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