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Coming out of the study, Xiao Heng went to the adjacent room belonging to Marquis Xuanping.
Although Marquis Xuanping didn"t need to have plaster cast applied again, he still had to sit in a wheelchair.
He had long known about Gu Yan"s situation. Although he didn"t understand what an operating room was, he understood that if even Gu Jiao was helpless, then the only hope in the world to cure Gu Yan lay in the State of Yan.
"Don"t even think about it. I don"t know, I don"t have it, and even if I did, I wouldn"t give it."
Without waiting for Xiao Heng to explain his purpose, Marquis Xuanping directly refused three times in a row.
Xiao Heng frowned at him, "You know what I"m going to say?"
Marquis Xuanping leaned back in his wheelchair, looking at him indifferently, with a hint of amus.e.m.e.nt in his eyes, "You want to ask who exactly was the State of Yan slave who gave birth to you? Did she leave any token behind? If so, can I give it to you?"
Xiao Heng felt a blow to his soul.
He truly was his father.
"What is it? You want to go to the State of Yan?" Marquis Xuanping seemed nonchalant, "Don’t you know that there are people in the State of Yan who want to kill you?"
Of course, Xiao Heng knew.
But that wasn"t a reason for him to back down.
He said, "Only the State of Yan has the things JiaoJiao needs. With those things, Gu Yan can be cured."
So, the girl was capable of healing it; she just lacked the necessary items.
"You"ve got quite a capable wife." Marquis Xuanping said with a sense of pride.
"Back then.." Xiao Heng seemed unsure how to address her biological mother. After a moment"s consideration, he asked, "Did that person really leave nothing behind?"
"No, she cleaned everything, even a single strand of hair, to sever ties with you completely." Marquis Xuanping said. Realizing his words might be misunderstood, he added, "It"s not what you think. She was afraid of dragging you down."
It’s not that she doesn"t want you.
Xiao Heng fell silent.
He never doubted that woman"s feelings for him, otherwise, she wouldn"t have been willing to kill Xiao Qing just to let him have the antidote.
Sometimes he wondered, what kind of woman was she exactly, to be able to kill even a newborn baby?
Was she like the Nangong Family who casually harmed Gu Yan, disregarding human life?
But even if she was, he had no right to condemn her. His life was fulfilled by all her evils.
In the end, Xiao Heng couldn"t find a way to go to the State of Yan. But Gu Jiao thought of asking Gu Changqing, who planned to go to the State of Yan to find a cure for her.
Gu Changqing had almost lived in the underground martial arts arena these days, refreshing his ranking every day. With his reckless fighting style, he was probably not far from breaking into the top three.
Once in the top three, he would be sent by the underground martial arts arena to the State of Yan for the next stage of compet.i.tion. It was ostensibly for compet.i.tion but it was actually a way for the State of Yan to win over martial arts talents from various countries.
Gu Jiao called Dark Guard A and asked him to immediately find Gu Changqing.
But Dark Guard A was a step too late.
Dark Guard A came back to report to Gu Jiao, "Shizi has already left!"
Gu Jiao asked, "Where did he go?"
Dark Guard A replied, "According to the people from the Marquis Estate, shizi has requested permission to travel south to search for a mythical bird as a betrothal gift for the Yuan Family"s daughter."
In the State of Zhao, there was a custom for men to capture wild geese as betrothal gifts for their fiancees. The better the quality of the geese, the more sincere the gesture.
But this mythical bird was not a goose but the legendary Phoenix.
Gu Jiao had seen ill.u.s.trations of these phoenixes before and felt they resembled the flamingos from her past life.
These birds had never been seen in the State of Zhao, only existing as legends.
Gu Changqing never wanted to get married in the first place. Going all out to search for a mythical bird at this critical moment was probably to cover up the fact that he had sneaked into the State of Yan.
"How long has he been gone?" Gu Jiao asked.
"Three days." Dark Guard A replied.
Gu Changqing had bid farewell to Gu Jiao early, so strictly speaking, it wasn"t an unexpected departure.
But Gu Jiao still felt a bit frustrated.
It had been three days, and they probably wouldn’t be able to catch up.
Xiao Heng also tried various ways to find a way to the State of Yan. Since there were no clues from Marquis Xuanping"s side, he went to Princess Xinyang"s residence.
Upon hearing that Xiao Heng wanted to go to the State of Yan, Princess Xinyang"s reaction was the same as Marquis Xuanping"s: disapproval.
However, Xiao Heng was already grown up, and they could only give their opinions but couldn"t make decisions for him.
He insisted on going, and as his parents, they could only try their best to help him.
Princess Xinyang thought of the State of Yan pharmacist from the underground martial arts arena, "Yu Jin, go and fetch that pharmacist. If he refuses to come, have Long Yi bring him by force!"
Yu Jin went with Long Yi, but disappointingly, the State of Yan pharmacist had already returned to the State of Yan with Gu Changqing"s group.
From this, it could be inferred that the State of Yan pharmacist personally brought back the martial arts genius Gu Changqing to the State of Yan.
The young couple faced one setback after another. When they returned to the main room, they both sat silently in their chairs, without saying a word.
Lady Nan came out from the east room. Gu Jiao had just given some medicine to Gu Yan, and Lady Nan helped him drink it.
Seeing the two people"s faces looking off, Lady Nan vaguely guessed what was going on and asked, "Not going smoothly, is it?"
"Lady Nan, is there any other way to go to the State of Yan? Can we attempt a covert ingress?"
"Covert ingress?" Lady Nan was puzzled, "What does that mean?"
"It"s essentially sneaking in discreetly."
Lady Nan shook her head without hesitation, "That won"t work. It"s too dangerous. It"s difficult for one person to sneak in, let alone carrying a severely ill person like Gu Yan."
"Is there really no other way?"
Lady Nan hesitated.
Master Lu timely walked over and held her hand, frowning as he shook his head at her.
Lady Nan said, "I want to save Yan"er."
Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng looked at the two strangely, not understanding the connection between this sentence and Gu Jiao"s previous one.
Master Lu sighed helplessly and said, "But they have no travel pa.s.s. If you want to take them to the State of Yan, there"s only one way: to mark them as slaves."
In the State of Yan, slaves were not considered people but rather objects.
"Lady Nan... are you from the State of Yan?" Gu Jiao asked.
She had long known Lady Nan was not ordinary, but she didn"t expect her background to be this extraordinary.
"I"m not from the State of Yan, but I can go to the State of Yan."
That meant she was either from the upper states or from some powerful force outside the six states.
Since Lady Nan didn"t elaborate, Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng didn"t push further.
In the end, everyone had secrets, right?
Lady Nan sighed, "My husband was right. Without a travel pa.s.s, it"s impossible to enter the State of Yan. If I forcibly take you there, there"s only... turning you into slaves."
Slaves in the State of Yan were extremely lowly, and once they caught the eye of someone powerful, they could be seized at any time.
So Master Lu"s prevention was reasonable.
Just now, she was too impulsive, only thinking about bringing Gu Yan to the State of Yan, but forgetting that if Gu Yan became a slave, he wouldn"t even qualify to enter a medical hall.
"JiaoJiao, I"m scared."
Little Jing Kong came out from the west room, holding a small pillow.
He had fallen asleep and was startled awake by a nightmare.
Gu Jiao held his little hand and brought him over, saying, "Don"t be afraid."
Little Jing Kong yawned and snuggled into Gu Jiao"s arms, "What were you just talking about?"
"We were talking about travel pa.s.ses." Gu Jiao answered.
Xiao Heng handed over a piece of clothing, which Gu Jiao took and wrapped around Little Jing Kong"s body.Raz P."s Thoughts
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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succ.u.mb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.
When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.
The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.
From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.
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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.
After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"
Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
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After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"
Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
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Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don"t abandon me, alri—”
Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
He hasn"t finished his lines yet though…