Chapter 573: Intentional (3)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
He wanted to find a room, but after searching for nearly 10 minutes, he still found nothing.
Gu Xiao’s back was unknowingly covered in cold sweat. Even the hair on his temples was drenched, and his face was as pale as a dead person.
“No, that’s impossible.” Gu Xiao became more and more anxious and muttered to himself almost crazily, “The secret room must be somewhere!”
He Lie wasn’t interested in “playing” with Gu Xiao anymore. He turned around without hesitation and ordered, “Retreat.”
Seeing that He Lie was about to leave, Gu Xiao panicked and was afraid. He tried to catch He Lie and shouted, “Let me look again, let me look again…”
The Embroidered Uniform Guards beside him weren’t blind. How could they let Gu Xiao b.u.mp into their commander? They kicked Gu Xiao’s abdomen ruthlessly.
“Ah!” Gu Xiao screamed like a pig being slaughtered. He staggered and hit the wall behind him. His abdomen hurt so much that he bowed.
Neither He Lie nor Gu Yuan turned around, letting the screams behind them echo in the small secret room…
The group of them filed out of the secret room and returned to the bright and wide garden outside the dark and small place.
A refreshing breeze with the fragrance of flowers blew over.
“Battalion Commander Gu, sorry to disturb you today.” He Lie simply cupped his hands at Gu Yuan. “Goodbye.”
Gu Yuan returned the greeting simply. “Take care.”
As he spoke, the sweating Gu Xiao held his abdomen and staggered out of the secret room. Or rather, he had been chased out by two Embroidered Uniform Guards.
“Gu Xiao.” When He Lie looked at Gu Xiao, his gaze was as cold as ten-thousand-year-old ice. His voice was also sinister. “Emperor Taizu stated that if you deliberately falsely accuse someone, you will be flogged 50 times and be conscripted into the army for three years!”
Deliberately framing someone was a double crime.
“Commander He, something must have gone wrong.” Gu Xiao was so frightened that his lips turned pale. Cold sweat trickled down his cheeks. He was about to lose his soul.
50 strokes of the rod will take half my life. After three years in the army, I’ll probably lose the remaining half of my life in the wilderness of Liaodong!
No, I don’t want to be conscripted into the army!
The two Embroidered Uniform Guards immediately approached Gu Xiao and restrained him from the left and right. Their movements were rough.
“Big Brother…” Gu Xiao was really afraid. He looked at Gu Yuan with pleading eyes, hoping that he could plead for him.
Gu Yuan had never been a person who repay evil with kindness. He pretended not to understand Gu Xiao’s pleading gaze and instructed Wu Tong, “Send Commander He out for me.”
The Embroidered Uniform Guards came aggressively and left aggressively.
The area around the rockery suddenly became much more s.p.a.cious.
Fan Beiran frowned and looked at Gu Xiao’s back, which was almost propped up by someone. “Ah Yuan, what exactly is your cousin doing?”
“Gu Xiao has always been a timid person.” Lu Shi stroked his chin thoughtfully and said to Gu Yuan, “He actually dared to go to the North Town Bureau alone and report that you were hiding the remaining members of the Yu family. There must be something fishy going on.”
The others also frowned.
Yue Jun recalled how Gu Xiao had tried to get close to him outside the residence this morning. His expression turned serious as he said in a low voice, “Gu Xiao was clearly very sure that someone was hiding inside before I entered the secret room…”
Everyone looked at the secret room in the fake cave in unison, puzzled.
Young Master Fei Liu continued, “Ah Yuan, you’d better be careful. There’s a high chance that your Second Uncle instigated Gu Xiao to do this. I wonder what the father and son are up to. They probably have a backup plan.”
A few birds brushed past the leaves above, and the dense leaves swayed gently above.
Gu Yuan’s eyes flashed, and he didn’t say a word.
After a while, he patted Lu Shi’s shoulder and said concisely, “I know what to do.”
He suddenly thought: It should be my sister, right?
She must have resolved this situation without revealing anything.
Gu Yuan looked up at the black swallow spreading its wings in the blue sky and smiled gently.
“What are you thinking? Why are you smiling so coquettishly?” Lu Shi nudged Gu Yuan’s shoulder with a smile.
The corners of Gu Yuan’s lips curled up even more. He turned around and walked towards the water pavilion. He only said, “Let’s go and continue drinking!”
The tall young man left a high-spirited back view.
Behind him, Lu Shi, Fan Beiran, and the others looked at his back and exchanged glances tacitly.
When they returned today, they had to ask the elders, brothers, and in-laws in the family. They couldn’t let Gu Yuan be bullied for no reason again..