Chapter 932 Pregnancy (First Update)
Young Master Mingyue frowned, clearly struggling with what he was about to say.
"You don't have to tell me, but I can't give you the sword." Xiao Heng reached out his hand, making a move to take the sword back.
Young Master Mingyue quickly clutched the longsword in his arms: "I'll talk!"
Gu Jiao said fiercely, "Speak up, or I'll beat you up!"
Young Master Mingyue suppressed his anger. He was becoming increasingly weak and was no match for this girl. He had no choice but to submit to her.
"Have you heard of Sword Pavilion?" he asked.
The young couple nodded in unison.
When Gu Jiao went to the eastern border of Yan to attack Liang and Jin, she repeatedly fought against the people of Jianlu. After the battle was over, Jin surrendered, but there was no further news about the people of Jianlu.
I wonder if this Sword Pavilion is the same as that Sword Pavilion.
Young Master Mingyue said, "My master is the master of the Sword Pavilion, that is, the head of the Sword Pavilion. This sword is called Xuan Yue, and it is the head of the sect's token. The reason I came to Zhao Kingdom is because there was a traitor in the Sword Pavilion who escaped with the sword. I came to find its whereabouts. But who would have thought that as soon as I found it, it was snatched away by that stinky monk."
Gu Jiao said, "Did you mention Liao Chen? Liao Chen didn't steal your sword; he found it."
Young Master Mingyue said, "I don't believe it."
Gu Jiao chuckled and said, "Believe it or not, it's up to you."
Young Master Mingyue hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
There's really no point in investigating the monk's behavior; what's important is that Xuan Yue has been found, and he can finally return to the Sword Lodge.
Gu Jiao then asked, "How many sword huts are there in the world?"
Without hesitation, Young Master Mingyue replied, "There's only one." Then, as if remembering something, he added, "But we can't rule out the possibility that some small sects are using the name of Sword Pavilion to swindle and deceive people."
Gu Jiao touched her delicate chin: "Is the Sword Pavilion that colludes with the Jin royal family the Sword Pavilion of yours?"
Young Master Mingyue was slightly taken aback: "The royal family of Jin? Ah, you mean that? Well, you could say that. That's a branch of our Sword Pavilion. Only two of them are from the inner sect."
Gu Jiao: "Killing Heaven and Dark Soul?"
"You still know them?" Young Master Mingyue asked in surprise.
Gu Jiao thought to herself, "I not only know, I'm extremely familiar with it."
I've fought Dark Soul and clashed with God of Death!
No wonder Long Yi and An Hun are so powerful, while the experts from the Sword Pavilion at the border are so weak; it turns out that only the two of them are inner disciples.
Young Master Mingyue snorted, "No one in the martial world knows that Sword Pavilion has an inner and outer sect. You were just lucky to run into me, otherwise you would never have known that Sword Pavilion, which has dealings with the Jin Kingdom, is just a branch."
Gu Jiao asked in bewilderment, "Why are you colluding with the Jin royal family?"
Young Master Mingyue's face darkened: "It's about dealing with people, not collusion! I don't know the specifics, it's not my responsibility. But the two people you just mentioned, according to seniority... perhaps I should call them senior brothers."
"Which one is bigger and which one is smaller?" Gu Jiao asked.
Young Master Mingyue said, "Dark Soul is the eldest brother, and Killing Heaven is the youngest... Now I am the youngest. I was still young when they went to the branch, and I never met them. I only heard about them from my master."
Gu Jiao nodded: "You can continue."
Young Master Mingyue looked at her strangely: "Are you asking about the sword or about my senior brother?"
Gu Jiao said, "Everyone asks, why did they go to the branch?"
Young Master Mingyue thought for a moment: "It seems like they're going to kill someone."
Kill the second Shadow Lord, Xuanyuan Qi.
Long Yi came to Zhao Kingdom with this very mission back then.
However, for some unknown reason, Long Yi abandoned his mission.
So Dark Soul took his place and stayed at the branch headquarters, where he secretly carried out the extermination of Xuan Yuanqi and the Shadow Tribe together with the Jin royal family.
"Long Yi... I miss him a little," Gu Jiao whispered.
Xiao Heng held her hand without saying a word.
He also wanted Long Yi.
I really, really want to.
I wonder if he has found the answer he was looking for.
"Have you finished asking? Can I take the sword now?" Young Master Mingyue asked.
"Not yet." Xiao Heng took the sword from him.
He angrily retorted, "You broke your promise!"
Xiao Heng said calmly, "I'll just say that if your answer satisfies us, we might consider it."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Is there something you're unhappy about? I'm not hiding anything!"
Xiao Heng said without changing his expression, "We are satisfied, so now we need to consider whether or not to give you the sword."
Young Master Mingyue was furious that he had been tricked.
"Have you ever seen this?" Xiao Heng then showed Gu Jiao's sketch paper.
He turned his face away: "Hmph! Why should I tell you!"
Xiao Heng said, "It seems you don't want your master's sword back."
Young Master Mingyue glared at him coldly, then looked at the fanged mask in the portrait and said, "Never seen it before."
Xiao Heng looked at him seriously: "Are you sure?"
He sighed, "You're just a mask. I've seen you, or I haven't. Why would I lie to you?"
Xiao Heng stared intently into his eyes: "One last question, where is the Sword Pavilion?"
...
Fifteen minutes later, the gray-clad guard found his master leaning against the wall, panting heavily, in the alley.
He strode over, took the other man's arm, and said worriedly, "Young master! Are you alright? Why did you leave me here alone?"
"It's nothing." Young Master Mingyue clutched his chest. "I ran into the young Marquis of Zhaodu and that girl from Biyue Alley."
The gray-clad guard exclaimed in shock, "The two of them? Did they bully you?"
Young Master Mingyue shook his head: "No, he just asked me some questions, about the origin of the Xuan Yue Sword, my two senior brothers, and where the Sword Pavilion is."
The gray-clad guard frowned: "Why are they suddenly asking about this? Well, young master, have you told them everything?"
Young Master Mingyue gazed in the direction where the carriage had disappeared and said calmly, "I said a few things."
...
On the carriage.
Gu Jiao toyed with the longsword in her hand and asked Xiao Heng, "What do you think? Did Mingyue lie?"
Xiao Heng said, "He didn't lie, but he didn't tell the whole truth either; he was hiding something."
Gu Jiao: "Oh?"
Xiao Heng said, "It's not surprising. Every sect has its own secrets."
Gu Jiao pointed to the paper on the table: "Is this map of Sword Pavilion that he drew real or fake?"
Xiao Heng said seriously, "It should be true. Besides, he said he had never seen that mask before, which doesn't seem like he's lying."
They still don't know who the swordsman who killed Gu Jiao in her dream was.
Xiao Heng gently stroked the hair at her temple and said softly, "Don't worry, if he's still alive, we'll definitely find him."
They are no longer the isolated and helpless party they once were. Behind them are the royal families of two countries, the Imperial Preceptor's Hall, the Marquis of Xuanping's Mansion, and the powerful Black Wind Cavalry and Shadow Tribe.
Gu Jiao shook her head: "I'm not worried."
Xiao Heng smiled and held her hand: "That's right. It's not easy to get married, so don't worry about anything else. Just relax and wait to be your wife, the young minister."
Gu Jiao blinked: "The Young Minister's wife?"
Xiao Heng's lips curled slightly: "I forgot to tell you, Chief Minister Yuan proposed the Junior Assistant Examination to my uncle, the Emperor, last year. My uncle agreed, but the examination was postponed for a year for some reason. The examination will be held next month."
Gu Jiao exclaimed, "You don't plan to become a prince of Yan anymore?"
Xiao Heng smiled and said, "My status as a prince was given to me by my parents, but I earned my position as Junior Assistant through my own examinations."
Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow: "You talk as if you've already passed the exam. What if you didn't?"
Xiao Heng looked at her tenderly: "Let me be punished, Madam. But if I pass the exam, you have to reward me."
It doesn't sound like a proper reward at all.
Gu Jiao said in a serious tone, "The bills for today haven't been settled yet, and you're already thinking about the future."
Xiao Heng held her soft hand, leaned close to her ear, and said in a low, magnetic voice, "Does my wife mean that we should go back early and settle today's accounts properly?"
Gu Jiao: "I didn't say that."
Xiao Heng: "You do."
Gu Jiao: "..."
...
The two returned to the princess's residence, first went to Princess Xinyang's place to pay their respects to her and Marquis Xuanping, and then played with little Yiyi for a while.
Little Yiyi is getting stronger and stronger. Lying in the cradle, she kicks her legs very happily.
Princess Xinyang asked the two about their homecoming and whether they had visited Lady Yao.
“I’ve been there,” Xiao Heng said.
They went to the Duke's Mansion in the morning, then to Biyue Hutong in the afternoon, and finally went to capture Young Master Mingyue at dusk.
“Father, I have something to say to you,” Xiao Heng said to Marquis Xuanping, “It concerns the Sword Pavilion.”
During the border wars, the person who had the most dealings with Jianlu was actually Marquis Xuanping, and in the end, all the elders of Jianlu died at the hands of Marquis Xuanping.
"Come to the study." Marquis Xuanping put his hands behind his back and strode out.
Princess Xinyang glared at him and muttered, "That's my study!"
The father and son went to the study next door.
Yu Jin brought over a bowl of dark, murky medicine and gave Gu Jiao a meaningful look.
Gu Jiao felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze: "What are you doing?"
Princess Xinyang said, "Drink it."
Gu Jiao smelled it; as a doctor, she could easily identify the medicinal herbs: "This is..."
Princess Xinyang readily admitted, "The fertility-enhancing medicine should be drunk while it's hot; if it cools down, its effects will be diminished."
Gu Jiao: "..."
Should I tell you that I've already started using Xiaotaotao?
Princess Xinyang glanced at her and asked, "Why aren't you drinking it yet? Are you afraid it's bitter?"
Drink it if you want, there's no baby anyway.
Gu Jiao tilted her head back and drank the fertility-enhancing medicine in one gulp.
I'm having some writer's block, so please check back this afternoon for the second update.
(End of this chapter)
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