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"What about the martial arts examination?" Mu Qingchen asked. Seeing that Gu Jiao wasn"t interested in the literary examination, he changed his approach.
Gu Jiao was puzzled, "Why are you suddenly so concerned about my exams?"
Mu Qingchen emphasized again, "If you pa.s.s, you can stay in the State of Yan."
Gu Jiao raised her eyebrows as she looked at him, "Why should I stay in the State of Yan? Or do you want me to stay in the State of Yan? Mu Qingchen, don"t tell me you"ve fallen for me?"
"You——" Mu Qingchen was choked by her words and turned his face away coldly, "You"re a man, how could I possibly fall for you!"
"Good to know." Gu Jiao replied, putting the last book into her bag and picking it up. "I"m leaving first!"
"It"s going to rain!" Mu Qingchen reminded her as he watched her retreating figure.
Gu Jiao didn"t turn around, just waved her hand to show she knew.
"Big sis, it really looks like it"s going to rain. The sky is getting dark." Gu Xiaoshun said, looking at the black clouds overhead as they walked down the path from the academy, "Are you still going to give that Little County Princess her lesson?"
"Yes." Gu Jiao replied.
The little one was so serious that she ran all the way to the academy just to ask when she would teach her again. Gu Jiao feared that if she didn"t go, the little girl might come to her house in the rain.
Even though chances were she couldn"t actually teach the cla.s.s if she went, she still had to show up to avoid disappointing the child.
"Then I"ll drive the carriage and take you there." Gu Xiaoshun offered.
Ever since they learned that the horse king was only two and a half years old, the family seldom let him pull the carriage, usually just letting him turn the mill.
Fortunately, they had another horse at home.
Gu Xiaoshun brought out the horse and hitched it to the carriage.
Then he went inside to get a cloak and a raincoat. When he came out, the horse pulling the carriage had been replaced by the horse king, while the other horse stood far away in the alley.
Gu Xiaoshun scratched his head in astonishment, "What happened? Who switched you two? How did it end up being you?"
He unhitched the horse king from the carriage and took it inside, then brought the other horse back to hitch it up again.
"Xiaoshun, have something to eat before you go!"
Lady Nan called him from inside the house.
"I"ll just take two buns with me!" Gu Xiaoshun hurried inside.
When he came back out with the buns, the horse king was. .h.i.tched to the carriage again!
"No way, this..."
Gu Xiaoshun was confused, "Big sis!"
Gu Jiao came out, looked at the horse king, then at the horse that had been scared to the side by the horse king, and said, "Go back."
The horse king didn"t move.
It was clear he was determined to go out.
Gu Xiaoshun said, "Big sis."
Gu Jiao replied, "Forget it, you go back inside. I"ll go by myself."
"Okay." Gu Xiaoshun scratched his head and went back inside, muttering, "...actually, I"m not that heavy."
Gu Jiao got into the carriage , and with a swift move, the horse king took off, quickly pulling the carriage away.
The horse king was so fast that Gu Jiao didn"t get caught in the rain on the way. The downpour started only after she entered the mansion.
…….
The rain continued relentlessly with no sign of stopping.
Gu Chengfeng hid under a large tree for a while but was eventually discovered.
He didn"t know how they found him, as he hadn"t left any traces.
There were four pursuing officers in total, each of them skilled in martial arts. Normally, Gu Chengfeng wouldn"t have had much trouble dealing with them, but the wound on his leg hurt too much. He escaped from the four at the cost of sustaining a minor injury.
The four officers lay heavily injured on the ground, unable to pursue him for a while.
He feared that there might be a second wave of people coming after him.
To Gu Chengfeng, it seemed excessive to mobilize so many people for just a slave, but he understood that they weren"t just capturing back a slave; they were enforcing the rules.
If everyone followed his example and ran away, who would stay and work at the mines?
They needed to capture him and kill him as a warning to others.
Gu Chengfeng walked along the main road back the way he came. He didn"t know how long he walked before finally arriving at a bustling street.
The prosperity of Shengdu was incomparable to that of the State of Zhao’s capital. Despite the heavy rain, there were still many vendors on both sides of the street, hurrying pedestrians, and shops full of customers.
Gu Chengfeng trudged through the wet streets, stepping into puddles as he went.
His head throbbed, and he felt cold.
Suddenly, a man walking toward him b.u.mped into him.
The man cursed loudly, "Watch where you"re going!"
Gu Chengfeng ignored him. After all, he couldn"t understand him.
On the way to Shengdu, he had been confined with a group of slaves from other countries, so he had little opportunity to learn the language of the State of Yan.
After walking a bit further, his headache became unbearable, and his mind was foggy. Based on his past experiences, he knew he had a high fever.
He found a vacant spot under an eave and sat down, leaning against the cold wall.
"Hey! Get lost!" A nearby beggar shouted angrily, "This is my spot!"
Gu Chengfeng glanced at him, too exhausted to move.
The beggar pointed a stick at the branding on the outside of Gu Chengfeng"s right calf and said, "So you"re a slave. How dare you compete with me for territory!"
In the State of Yan, slaves had an even lower status than beggars. They weren"t considered people; they were property, akin to stray cats and dogs.
Gu Chengfeng couldn"t understand what the beggar was saying. He was too tired and just wanted to rest a bit. He didn"t want to cause trouble.
But the beggar was being too noisy and even started hitting him with the stick.
Gu Chengfeng could easily kill him with a flick of his fingers, but the beggar was just an old crippled man.
Why bother with such a person?
The old Gu Chengfeng would have cared.
But not now.
After experiencing so much injustice and abuse, such unkindness was hardly worth mentioning.
Gu Chengfeng, unable to bear the noise any longer, dragged his tired body away.
He collapsed in an alley filled with puddles.
People came and went at the entrance of the alley, but no one noticed the person who had fainted there.
Finally, a carriage stopped nearby, and a middle-aged woman adorned with jewelry and dressed flamboyantly gracefully entered a nearby cosmetics shop with a young servant girl.
When the two came out of the shop, the young servant girl glanced around and saw a figure on the ground, "Ma’am procuress, there"s someone over there!"
In the State of Yan, the term "Ma’am Procuress" referred to a brothel keeper.
The middle-aged woman glared at her and said, "How many times have I told you, we’re not a brothel anymore! We’ve turned into an opera! Call me Madam! Madam!"
"Yes, Madam!" The young servant girl quickly corrected herself, thinking that there wasn"t much difference between an opera and a brothel.
"Alive or dead?" The middle-aged woman looked toward the person in the alley. Gu Chengfeng lay on the ground, his tall figure stretched out, his exposed hand delicate and slender.
"Oh, quite a good-looking one."
The middle-aged woman and the servant girl walked over, holding an umbrella.
The servant girl squatted down and felt Gu Chengfeng"s neck, "He"s still breathing. Huh? It seems like he"s saying something."
The servant girl leaned closer to listen.
"What is he saying?" The middle-aged woman asked.
"He doesn"t seem to be from Shengdu. His State of Yan accent is strange..." The servant girl listened intently and finally understood a few words. "He said, Tianqiong Academy. Madam, could he be a student from Tianqiong Academy?"
The middle-aged woman looked at the raggedly dressed Gu Chengfeng, "Have you ever seen a Tianqiong Academy student dressed like this?"
"That"s true."
The middle-aged woman, being experienced, lifted Gu Chengfeng"s pant leg with her foot. Seeing the brand, she sneered coldly, "So, he"s a slave. Alright, take him back."
Gu Chengfeng was lifted onto the carriage by the servant girl and the coachman and dumped onto the cold floor.
Inside the carriage, the servant girl peeked through the curtain and saw another carriage approaching without a coachman. She curiously said, "Madam, look, that carriage has no coachman driving it!"
The middle-aged woman wiped the raindrops off herself with a handkerchief, saying, "Their horse is well-trained. What"s so strange about that?"
Except that the horse was prancing around, full of energy, looking quite foolish.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…