Chapter 28: Chapter 28 - Escaping and Searching

Chapter Twenty Eight Escaping and Searching

Taking out a porcelain bottle, Gu Weiyi handed it to her and carefully said, “Bathe in this each night, after the evening meal. After a month, you’re guaranteed to have all men going crazy over you!”

Carefully and solemnly putting the porcelain bottle away in her embroidered pouch, embarrassment, that seldom came, arrived on Ya’er face. She said with slight anger, “What are you saying, what men?”

The man in your heart, does it still need to be said? Secretly giving her a look, Gu Weiyi crawled back onto the bed. “Okay, your goal has been achieved, no need to disturb my rest any longer.”

Not looking at Ya’er response anymore, Gu Weiyi pulled the quilt up and went to sleep!

Night arrived, the sky had already darkened. After eating the evening meal, Gu Weiyi nervously sat by the window, paying attention to everything outside. It was quiet all around her. There was the sound of crickets echoing in the night sky, and the swishing sound of wind as it passed by, scraping the branches outside and causing them to rustle. It was clearly an ordinary scene, but Gu Weiyi’s heart trembled. Was escaping really so easy? Success or failure would depend upon this night’s actions. Tightly gripping the “Scattered Soul” in her palm, she breathed a sigh of relief and stilled her heart.

Quietly opening the door to her room, she walked out. In her hands, she carried some jewelry, there was no way Lan Sheng Ling would’ve given her money. After running out, the matter of finding gege was still a difficult problem. Without money, she would be extremely miserable. Walking quietly, she light ran under the big tree in the middle of the garden. Then, she looked all around her before she slowly pulled the porcelain bottle’s cork out, letting “Scattered Soul”’s strong fragrance spread around the yard.

After awhile, the sound of a stuffy groan and then the sound of falling sounded in the darkness. Gu Weiyi’s heart filled with happiness, but she still didn’t dare to randomly move about. After roughly half an hour, she made certain that there weren’t any other sounds before she started walking again. She stepped onto the rock, that she had spent great strength moving up to the wall during the day, and climbed onto a tree next to the wall. Then from the tree, she jumped down.

Underneath were some rocks that formed a makeshift pathway. Despite it hurting after she fell, Gu Weiyi clamped down her jaw to prevent herself from making any noises. Firmly standing up, she didn’t have a thread of fondness as she rapidly faced the light coming from the night and ran. Her small figure gradually faded into the night.

Water Pavilion’s Second Courtyard, study room.

“Your Majesty, she left.”

“He he he.” Muffled laughter sounded as Lan Sheng Ling’s stern mouth curved into a light smile. “Really is a naive woman, yet she’s also intelligent. Relying on her little bit of skill, she still dares to show off in front of this Highness! If it weren’t because I deliberately let her off, does she still think she could really leave?”

“Your Majesty is clever, already assigning hidden guards to follow her.” The hoarse and unpleasant voice continued to echo, “But, the hidden guards lying low in the garden have all been poisoned and aren’t waking.”

Seemingly as if wanting to deliberately shock Lan Sheng Ling, the short male gently opened his mouth. Sure enough, Lan Sheng Ling’s face changed and he coldly said, “What poison?”

“Subordinate doesn’t know. Those people seemed to have entered a land of fantasy.”

The large hand waved and the chair in the corner instantly broke into pieces. Clenching both pieces, Lan Sheng Ling angrily said, “Even you can’t see what it is?”

“That woman cannot be underestimated. She is an expert at manufacturing poisons.”

After muttering to himself for awhile, Lan Sheng Ling coldly narrowed his eyes. “Tell the hidden guards not to let her discover. Carefully monitor her every move, don’t deviate from my plan!” He wouldn’t let any slip appear in his plan, his every move on the chess board must be perfect.

“Your Majesty, your maid fainted in the public bath. She has a smiling expression on her face, just like the other hidden guards, she has been poisoned by that Miss.”

“What?”

This time, Lan Sheng Ling was truly angry. He raised Ya’er up with his own hands, whether it was martial arts or shrewdness, she was a good one! But she had been cheated by a little servant girl, and was even poisoned by her. How could he not be angry!

Immediately, he involuntarily smiled again. This Xue Wushuang really causes him to be very surprised! What expression would she have on her face if she knew that she was just the bait that he let out, when she saw with her own eyes in the future the preparations he made?

He was very expectant, ah!

Numerous trees were all orderly lined up, the horse’s hooves kicked up bursts of dust and earth. Xue Yunge and Xue Zhuyue bent their body and dashed forward. Behind them followed twenty hidden guards wearing snow clothes. The steeds rushed forward. They had already traveled one day and night on this road, without stopping once. And on this journey, three or four exceptional colts had already died.

“Master, there’s a tavern ahead. Masters should rest here tonight!” The shadow speaking was the head–– Que. He could be said to be the person that the Xue brothers had a little bit of trust in. And apart from Gu Weiyi, he was the only one who dared to speak his true thoughts in front of them! Such a hurrying pace, they had already traveled for three days and nights without stopping. Especially Master Yue’s injury, with all this jolting, how could it be good?

Xue Zhuyue coldly swept his gaze at Que, causing Que’s heart to tremble and his eyes couldn’t help but shift to Xue Yunge. Even though Xue Yunge wasn’t easy to get along with, his own didigenerous and attentive. Sure enough, Xue Yunge opened his mouth.

“That’s all, Yue, we should still rest for a bit. I’m afraid your body will be unable to withstand such a toil. Let alone to say meeting Yi Yi in this state, ah. If we let her catch sight of our sorry state, I’m afraid that she’ll become angry and say we don’t love ourselves enough!”

“Okay. “ Nodding his head, Xue Zhuyue understood that some matters couldn’t be rushed. If not, the gains wouldn’t make up for the losses.

“Ge, I’ve always felt that this time’s matters aren’t simple.” On the large bed in the tavern, Xue Yunge and Xue Zhuyue were laying side by side. And between them was an artificial, cloth doll. In this world, this affair was improbably to happen. It was extremely evident that this was definitely done by Gu Weiyi. It was a doll that was the size of a ten year old. It had crow black hair, beautiful and clean facial features, and black-ink eyes, as if the figurine was carved out of the finest white jade. If it wasn’t Gu Weiyi, then who was it?

“Correct. If it was Blue Snow Stronghold who kidnapped Yi Yi, why wouldn’t they let out even a peep and come to threaten our Xiu Luo villa? But when Yi Yi was kidnapped that evening, all sorts of trails were made known. Apart from Blue Snow Stronghold being the one to kidnap Yi Yi, it couldn’t be any other person or organization. There must be a plot in here.” Softly stroking the doll’s hair, Xue Yunge’s eyes were calm and distant.

“Ge, I don’t know why, but I have a bad premonition.” Worriedly looking outside at the night sky, Xue Zhuyue faintly opened his mouth. His tone carried traces of unconcealed anxiousness. There was no particular reason, it was only a premonition that rose from his heart. However, it seemed like something that would happen, causing him to be unable to bear it. This type of intense fear and anxiousness seemed like a nightmare that hadn’t appeared for over ten years, as if it was going to suffocate him.

That day when he forgot himself and exploded was the first time he exposed his weakness. But it was the last time he would indulge himself. He would only allow himself to be weak this one time, from now on, there wouldn’t be a second time. He was Xue Zhuyue, he could dote on and protect Yi Yi. He was a strong and tender man!