Chapter 24: Critical Moment
"According to calculations, my uncle will be here probably tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Then we can discuss and go into the city." Yuchi Shuo said suddenly while pinching his fingers. Several people looked at each other. Once the food arrived, they would be saved.
"I'm very curious, how did Xiaoxueer come up with these methods?" Yuchi Shuo asked casually, lying on the ground as if relieved.
Gu Feixue didn't answer. She squirmed her body and moved closer to Yuchi Shuo's ear, looking nervous.
"Actually, I'm a fairy, so knowing these things is no problem for me."
Yuchi Shuo's ears itched, and knowing that Gu Feixue didn't want to talk, he stopped pressing her. He took advantage of the situation and lifted her up, "Hey, Xiaoxue, can you help me make all these people disappear?"
Gu Feixue rolled her eyes secretly. It was really tiring to listen to these words to coax a child.
Late at night, when everyone was fast asleep, Gu Feixue was awakened by the gurgling sound of her bowel sounds.
Licking her dry lips, the night was utterly silent. Fire flickered in the nearby jungle, perhaps someone had given up and left. Gu Feixue sighed.
Suddenly, a figure flashed past the edge of the woods.
Looks a little familiar!
Gu Feixue followed quietly, and heard a sound from the woods.
"What else do you want me to do? You forced me to poison you before..."
A flash of inspiration flashed through Gu Feixue's mind. This voice was actually Hui Niang. Countless images flashed through Gu Feixue's mind.
Didn't she fall off a cliff? So, is she still alive? And there's something hidden behind the poisoning!
"They plotted to push me off the cliff, but luckily I survived..."
Hui Niang was crying, and the person on the other side was listening impatiently and kept interrupting. "Why are you crying? I'm here to save you."
"As long as you serve the master well, you will be rich and prosperous. The Gu family has already arrived near Liangcheng. Find an opportunity to approach them and kill them alive."
As he said that, he took out a cake from his pocket and threw it out
"If you can't do it well..." The man in black looked fierce and made a gesture with his hand on his neck.
Seeing Hui Niang trembling with fear, Gu Feixue couldn't help but wonder, can a woman like this really be trusted?
Originally, nothing happened, but Gu Feixue couldn't help but feel her stomach rumbling, and she was shocked.
"Uh..." Hui Niang suddenly widened her eyes and stretched her neck, looking like she was choked by the pancake.
The man in black raised his hand knife and slashed Hui Niang's back with a crackling sound, causing her to vomit out everything she had eaten.
"Don't forget that it was the Gu family who pushed you off the cliff and wanted to kill you."
As he spoke, he fell silent and appeared behind Gu Feixue in a flash.
Gu Feixue thought to herself that something was wrong and turned around hastily. She used the branch she had just broken to block the black-clothed man's raised hand.
The man in black focused his gaze. He didn't expect that the person eavesdropping was actually a little girl.
But you will die if you hear it!
The man in black continued to attack, each move was ruthless and aimed directly at the vital points.
He jumped up and rolled three meters away, just avoiding the sword stabbed by the man in black, and the sword pierced the ground half an inch.
Gu Feixue relied on her agility to move continuously through the woods, with the man in black following closely behind her.
Seeing that her strength was running out, Gu Feixue kept adjusting her breathing, but she already felt a slight stinging sensation in her lungs.
He leaped onto a branch and used the momentum to fly to the other side. The branch bounced up and hit the face of the man in black behind him, and the face covering was wiped off.
Gu Feixue felt that this person looked familiar, and when she thought about it carefully, she realized that this person was one of the refugee group.
The man in black was irritated by the beating. He was furious that a child could play with him like that. He stretched out his hand and transformed his five fingers into sharp claws, aiming to stab Gu Feixue in the back.
Unexpectedly, a kick came from the side, kicking the man in black into the air and hitting a tree. After falling heavily, blood was pouring out of his mouth. He picked up Gu Feixue and spun her twice in the air.
"Big brother." Gu Feixue let out a long sigh. She thought she would die here, but unexpectedly, fate would not allow her to do so. Yuchi Shuo actually followed her.
Fortunately, he is here.
"It's you?" Yuchi Shuo had good eyesight and recognized the face of the man in black at a glance.
"Big brother, he was the one who gave Hui Niang the poison and asked her to put poison in the sweet potato cakes. He was talking to Hui Niang just now and I don't know what he was planning."
Gu Feixue was quick to explain the whole story. It seemed that Yuchi Shuo knew him.
While waiting for Yuchi Shuo to say something, the man in black suddenly vomited black blood and fell to the ground and died.
Gu Feixue jumped down, flipped his eyelids and pinched his mouth, and said with a slightly bored tone.
"Dead, with black blood in his mouth. I'm afraid he bit the poison and committed suicide just now."
"Big brother, you two know each other?"
"Of course I know her." Yuchi Shuo picked up Gu Feixue and walked back to the camp.
His dry lips moved up and down, and he forced out three words. Although the voice was not loud, it was like thunder in his ears: "Sixth Prince."
"Xue'er, where have you been?" When the two returned to the camp, Wang hurriedly hugged Gu Feixue and asked her with concern. Her eyes were red, obviously she had been crying.
There are refugees everywhere now, and they probably think she was captured and roasted.
"Little sister, mother is very worried about you." Gu Tingchuan's eyes were slightly reproachful, and it was obvious that he was also very worried.
For the first time, I felt the direct care and love from my family. Although it was a rebuke, I could also sense their good intentions. My heart felt like it was flooded with warmth, burning like fire.
She smiled sweetly, stretched out her little hands, and hugged Wang's neck, looking soft and tender.
"I just saw Hui Niang flash by, so I went to see what she was doing. I won't go out alone and make you worry in the future." Gu Feixue felt a little guilty.
"Yes, thanks to Xiaoxue'er. That's how we found Hui Niang. She helped a lot." Yuchi Shuo was also there, speaking for Gu Feixue with a smile.
Both of them tacitly agreed not to mention the assassination so as not to worry their families.
Gu Lang clasped his fists and said to Yuchi Shuo in a serious tone, "Thank you so much for saving my little daughter from danger time and time again. I will always remember your great kindness."
Yuchi Shuo also clasped his hands together and said, "What are you talking about? I have always admired your character when you were in the court. Now it's just a small favor. Besides, Xue'er is a person of great talent."
As he was saying this, a ghostly black figure approached Yuchi Shuo and whispered something. Yuchi Shuo showed a surprised expression and said to everyone in the Gu family, "My uncle is here."
"Duke Zheng has arrived." Gu Lang couldn't help but smile upon hearing this. Duke Zheng's arrival meant that the relief food had arrived, and half of the problem at hand was solved.
Duke Zheng looked a little haggard, with a lot of dust on his face, and it was obvious that he had been traveling all night.
When Gu Lang and Duke Zheng met, both of their aged faces couldn't help but reveal a touch of nostalgia and excitement. However, this wasn't the time to talk, so at Yuchi Shuo's suggestion, they went into the city to talk.
The relief food was wrapped tightly without any leakage, but some people guessed what it was. The hungry victims on the roadside ran towards the relief cart with their eyes wide open. Fortunately, there were a large number of soldiers blocking them and they were prevented from attacking viciously.
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