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Xiao Heng couldn"t help but seek Gu Jiao’s lips again for another kiss.
Then Gu Jiao kissed him back.
She understood she needed to respond.
Xiao Heng laughed softly, holding her tightly with his strong arms, and whispered hoa.r.s.ely above her head, "JiaoJiao, if you keep this up, you won"t be able to leave tonight."
Gu Jiao stopped moving.
But after a while, she boldly asked him, "When does the city gate close?"
Xiao Heng replied, "Tonight it closes at the hour of haishi(9-11pm)."
Gu Jiao did some calculations and said, "There"s still a quarter of an hour." She meant they could stay together for another quarter of an hour.
Xiao Heng looked at her intently and laughed, "A quarter of an hour isn"t enough."
"Hmm?" Gu Jiao looked at him curiously.
Xiao Heng suddenly choked and coughed, "I... I mean, in a quarter of an hour... you... you won"t make it back in time."
She meant they could spend another quarter of an hour together, but what was he thinking!
Fortunately, he covered it up quickly!
"Oh." Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, her eyes scanning him up and down. Just when Xiao Liulang thought she hadn"t understood anything, she suddenly questioned with a scholarly air, "Is that so?"
It’s always quick for beginners, you know.
Xiao Heng: "…!!"
When Gu Jiao returned home, the three little boys were already asleep. Lady Nan and Master Lu, as usual, were waiting for her while busy with their own tasks in the courtyard.
Lady Nan was brewing poison, and Master Lu was vigorously practicing a couple of sets of punches, then went on to fix the broken tables and chairs in the house.
Gu Jiao told them about meeting Xiao Heng, and they were both utterly astonished.
That person was Liulang? He’s the one who brought Little Jing Kong to Shengdu?
Thinking of Little Jing Kong looking so pitiful and upset as if he had been kidnapped, both of them couldn"t help but twitch their lips.
Just how much did the little guy dislike his brother-in-law? That was quite the exaggeration, alright.
Afterwards, thinking about how Liulang had actually taken Gu Jiao"s ident.i.ty and entered the Canglan Women"s Academy, they found the situation both amusing and exasperating.
Gu Jiao had taken Xiao Liulang"s admission letter, and Xiao Liulang had taken Gu Jiao"s. What a colossal mix-up!
"I actually think it"s a good thing." Master Lu said, "Aren"t there people from the State of Yan trying to a.s.sa.s.sinate Liulang? They would never imagine that Liulang is right under their noses."
"That"s true." Lady Nan nodded in agreement. "Looking at it this way, it"s lucky there was this mix-up."
It was beneficial for Liulang, and for Gu Yan as well.
If Gu Jiao had entered the inner city, she would have been separated from Gu Yan. Currently, Gu Yan was the one who needed Gu Jiao the most, as he was in critical condition and required her medical treatment at any moment.
Lady Nan thought of something and asked, "Hmm? Why didn"t you recognize Liulang"s handwriting?"
Gu Jiao replied, "He changed his handwriting style."
The script of the State of Zhao was fundamentally different from that of the State of Yan, and Gu Jiao had only seen Xiao Heng"s handwriting in the State of Zhao"s style, not the State of Yan"s.
In fact, his State of Yan handwriting style back in the State of Zhao was also different from how it was now in the State of Yan.
Xiao Heng was a very cautious person; he wouldn"t leave any evidence that could be used against him in such matters.
"What about Little Jing Kong?" Lady Nan asked.
Gu Jiao said, "He"ll go back to the inner city to attend school."
Lady Nan sighed, "He"ll be heartbroken."
Finally escaping from the clutches of his bad brother-in-law, now he was being sent back. The little guy would surely cry.
Gu Jiao could indulge Little Jing Kong in other matters, but there was no room for negotiation when it came to attending school.
Early the next morning, Little Jing Kong learned the bad news that he was being sent back to the inner city. Holding his bowl, he felt that the food didn"t taste good anymore.
With tearful eyes, he asked, "JiaoJiao, am I still your most beloved little man?"
Gu Jiao patted his small head, "You still have to go to school."
Little Jing Kong cried, "Waaah, Little Eleven will miss me!"
"Who is Little Eleven?"
Before Gu Jiao could get an answer, the horse king, adorned with little braids and flowers, came straight from the backyard, picked up Little Jing Kong"s small bundle, and placed it outside the door.
— "I approve!!!"
Today, Tianqiong Academy was on holiday, which was perfect timing, so there was no need to ask for leave.
After breakfast, Gu Jiao took Little Jing Kong and boarded the carriage to the inner city.
Gu Xiaoshun still took them to the vicinity of the inner city gate, and Gu Jiao, holding the inner city tally given to her by Xiao Heng the previous night, took Little Jing Kong to the inner city gate.
The tally, issued by Canglan Women"s Academy upon enrollment based on personal doc.u.ments, had Gu Jiao and Jing Kong"s names on it. Gu Jiao was dressed in women"s clothes and wore a veil, so the guards at the gate didn"t notice anything unusual.
After entering the inner city, Gu Jiao hired a carriage, "Get in."
Little Jing Kong looked pitiful.
Gu Jiao said, "I"ll come visit you often."
Little Jing Kong, holding his small bundle, pouted and said, "I need two kisses before I can get in the carriage."
Gu Jiao gave him two kisses.
Only then did Little Jing Kong get into the carriage with his small bundle.
Gu Jiao took Little Jing Kong to the agreed-upon location——a teahouse near the Canglan Women"s Academy.
It was inconvenient for them to meet openly, so Little Jing Kong went inside on his own.
Xiao Heng had long been waiting in a private room on the second floor, overlooking the street.
Little Jing Kong went to the room, opened the window, and leaned on the windowsill to let Gu Jiao know he was safe.
Xiao Heng held him with one arm, his gaze already fixed on the carriage.
Gu Jiao was also looking at him.
The two of them gazed at each other from a distance.
The last time they looked at each other like this was on the day he paraded through the streets as the top scholar.
It wouldn’t be too long. Once she healed Gu Yan and dealt with the Nangong Family, they could walk openly on the main street together.
"Young miss, where to next?" The coachman asked.
"To the southern city gate." Gu Jiao answered.
"Are you in a hurry, miss?" The coachman asked again.
"Yes." Gu Jiao replied.
"Then I"ll take a shortcut." The coachman snapped the reins, and the carriage sped off.
Gu Jiao closed her eyes to rest while sitting in the carriage.
Halfway through the journey, the carriage suddenly stopped.
"What’s the matter?" Gu Jiao asked, opening her eyes.
The coachman hesitated for a moment before saying, "Young miss, it seems we"ll have to take a different route."
Gu Jiao sensed something was amiss. She lifted the curtain and looked outside. Up ahead on the main street, something had happened. People were gathering, and from the center of the crowd, sounds of fighting and shouting could be heard.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…