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Little Nine"s way of conveying information was like this——first, tracking. If it lost track, it would return home and cover its head with its wings, looking particularly dejected.
If it didn"t lose track, it would bring back a dry branch from near the destination and proudly show it off to everyone!
That day it showed off several times, seemingly aware of its great deed.
Gu Jiao took out the dry branch it brought back that day.
Little Nine fluttered its wings excitedly and flew into the sky!
Gu Jiao followed Little Nine out of the west city gate and headed southwest.
When night fell, Gu Jiao arrived at a villa nestled by the mountains and water.
After circling in the sky for a while, Little Nine landed back on Gu Jiao"s shoulder.
"Is this the place?" Gu Jiao asked.
Little Nine flapped its wings, "Cluck, cluck!"
Gu Jiao said, "That"s a chicken."
Little Nine made another sound, "Coo!"
Gu Jiao said, "That"s a pigeon."
Little Nine chirped next.
Gu Jiao: “...”
Just how many bird languages do you know?
Gu Jiao estimated that it took a full two hours to get here from Bishui Alley. It was relatively easy to make the journey during the day, but returning at night, it might take more than two hours.
To be safe, she should try to get the antidote before the period of yinshi(3-5 am).
"Chirp!"
Little Nine suddenly fluffed its feathers.
Feeling an extremely powerful aura, Gu Jiao grasped the red-ta.s.seled spear on her back. The next second, a tall figure swooped down from the sky, swept her off her horse, and whooshed her away!
Gu Jiao: "..."
Gu Jiao, carried under someone’s armpit, was taken to a nearby forest.
There was a carriage parked there.
With a dark expression, Gu Jiao"s cheeks ballooned as the cold wind whistled against her face, making her resemble a sad frog with its mouth open.
When Long Yi flew with a certain someone, he was very rough, but when he placed this certain someone in the carriage, his movements were extremely gentle.
He even attentively smoothed out Gu Jiao"s disheveled hair with internal energy, especially that stubborn little stray strand.
Princess Xinyang glanced at Gu Jiao and casually said, "Who allowed you to follow me?"
Gu Jiao earnestly replied, "I didn"t follow you."
Princess Xinyang coldly snorted, "Still playing dumb."
Gu Jiao: "...Fine then, I followed you."
Princess Xinyang took a sip of tea. "Heh, how could you possibly follow me?"
Gu Jiao: "..."
Princess Xinyang poured Gu Jiao a cup of tea, "Are you here to kill someone too? Don"t waste your efforts, you won"t succeed."
"What"s the matter?" Gu Jiao took the hot tea.
Princess Xinyang said, "I"ve been observing here all day. There are a hundred Dragon Shadow Guards in there. Give up the idea of killing."
No matter how powerful Long Yi was, when it came to fighting a small army, he could still exhaust himself in a war of attrition.
Gu Jiao murmured, "So many Dragon Shadow Guards?"
Princess Xinyang said, "Dragon Shadow Guard is what they are called here in the State of Zhao. They"re known simply as death warriors, but their strength is the same."
Princess Xinyang brought people over today to eliminate this force of the State of Yan, preventing them from plotting against Xiao Heng. Who would have thought that there were so many of them?
Princess Xinyang said, "Don"t act recklessly. I"ll go back and send troops to wipe them out."
No matter the circ.u.mstances, guerrilla warfare was always a viable tactic. While a hundred Dragon Shadow Guards were formidable, they wouldn"t stand a chance against ten thousand troops.
Gu Jiao said, "It"ll already be dawn by the time you come back. The Seventh Prince can"t wait that long."
Princess Xinyang frowned, "What do you mean? Has something happened to Little Seven?"
Gu Jiao explained Qin Chuyu"s poisoning incident.
Princess Xinyang slammed the table in anger, "d.a.m.n Qin Fengyan! And His Majesty too! I"ve only been away for a day, and he"s caused such a mess already! He really underestimated the situation! That one pillow was really too light!"
Gu Jiao said, "I redirected the poison from Qin Fengyan"s body into His Majesty"s."
Princess Xinyang: "Well done!"
Gu Jiao: Did you forget he"s your real brother?
Gu Jiao said, "I"ll go in first to find the antidote. I’ll avoid direct confrontation with them."
Thinking of something, Princess Xinyang asked, "Why didn"t you bring the Gu Family boy with you? Doesn’t he specialize in this kind of job? With him, stealing things would be faster."
Gu Jiao casually replied, "No need, I"ll handle it myself. His martial arts are too weak."
Gu Jiao only brought Gu Chengfeng along when she was sure of the situation. For tasks with a high level of danger, she would rather handle them herself.
"You..." Princess Xinyang could see through Gu Jiao"s intentions. She said, "You"re not allowed to go alone, take Long Yi with you."
Gu Jiao refused, "They have means to deal with Dragon Shadow Guards. It"s better not to bring Long Yi."
What ‘means to deal with Dragon Shadow Guards?’ Could Princess Xinyang still not understand Gu Jiao"s real intentions?"
Gu Jiao was worried that if something happened inside, she would also be in danger here, so she wanted to leave the most powerful person at her side.
In matters Gu Jiao was indifferent about, others could decide; but when it came to matters Gu Jiao wanted to decide, no one could change her decisions.
Gu Jiao dismounted, put on her mask, and silently approached the villa with a dark guard from the princess mansion.
The dark guard followed behind Gu Jiao, but as he followed, with a swish, he was abducted!
He was forcefully pressed to the ground by a tall figure, and his clothes were quickly stripped off!
The next second, Long Yi also swiftly took off his own clothes!
Then——
The dark guard looked at Long Yi in horror, crossed his arms around his chest in protection, and said, "I"d rather die than obey!!!"
Long Yi knocked him out with a punch, changed into his clothes, casually pulled up his pants, and swaggered out.
The remaining four Dragon Shadow Guards emerged from behind a big tree, looked at their leader, then at the dark guard lying on the ground, and suddenly understood something.
They rushed forward, each grabbing a dark guard from the princess mansion, and shamelessly pinned them to the ground, ignoring their tears and struggles as they stripped off their clothes!
Then, the four of them changed into the clothes of the other parties and proudly pulled up their pants, following their leader"s footsteps with great strides!
Gu Jiao sneaked into the villa"s courtyard.
She let out a silent signal behind the wall.
It’s safe, it’s okay to come over.
Then Gu Jiao saw——
One “dark guard” came over.
Two “dark guards” came over.
Three “dark guards” came over.
The five Dragon Shadow Guards, led by Long Yi, stood in a neat row like candied haws on a stick.
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