Rebirth: The flatterer prince I raised couldn't be so clingy

Gu Qingzhi's voice was not loud, even dull, but every word was like an icicle hitting the silent courtyard, penetrating into everyone's ears with incredible clarity.

There was no triumph of a winner in those dark pupils, only a bottomless calm, as if he had just casually brushed away a speck of dust.

This calmness is more oppressive than anything else.

Gao Liang's Adam's apple rolled with difficulty, and he tried to prop himself up, but he felt pain all over his body, especially his chest and back, which made even breathing painful.

He tried twice, but his arms were as soft as noodles. In the end, he could only awkwardly turn his face to the side to avoid the cold light that was so close to him, and squeezed out a hoarse voice through his teeth: "No... no need."

Fear and dread were like a cold tide, completely drowning the arrogance and anger of those children from aristocratic families.

If possible, he really wanted to take back everything he had just said. Wu Fang was not exaggerating at all. If he believed it at all, he would not ask for trouble like this.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingzhi flipped his wrist and pulled out the knife.

She threw it away without even looking at Gao Liang.

The knife drew an arc in the air and landed precisely in the arms of a stunned guard nearby.

The guard caught it in a panic, as if he was holding a hot potato, and almost cut his hand with the blade. His face turned pale.

Gu Qingzhi then slowly stood up and scanned the entire audience.

The expressions of those young guards who originally had expressions of scrutiny, contempt, and anticipation for the show all changed at this moment.

Surprised, fearful, and incredulous, no one dared to look her in the eye again. Those whose eyes passed by involuntarily lowered their heads slightly or looked away.

Those few troublemakers who had just echoed Gao Liang and had the loudest voices wanted to shrink into the crowd.

Wu Fang limped forward, his face showing undisguised pride. He deliberately raised his voice: "I told you! My brother Gu is more than capable of taking down their entire courtyard! And you still don't believe it? Look! Look! Are you convinced?"

He said this not only to flatter Gu Qingzhi, but also for everyone present to hear. After all, he had indeed exaggerated a lot just now.

No one answered.

The entire guard compound was dead silent.

Gu Qingzhi ignored Wu Fang's "hindsight" and her gaze fell back on Gao Liang, who was being helped up by his companions.

Gao Liang's face was pale and his lips were trembling. He was supported by two people and could barely stand. His eyes were evasive and he no longer had the arrogance he had before.

"Then I'll give it to you."

She straightened her cuffs, which were slightly wrinkled due to her movements, and her expression was calm.

However, only she herself knew that she was feeling sharp pain from the tight bandage on her back. The wound was finally affected by the violent movement just now. She could clearly feel that a scab had cracked and was bleeding.

She forced herself to suppress the stinging pain, turned around and sat down unceremoniously on the stone bench beside her, relaxed her back, and scanned the entire room again.

This time, everyone's eyes were focused on her, and no one dared to look down on her anymore.

"Gu would like to advise you all that the people you serve are not ordinary princes and nobles, and they have never lived a stable life like you."

"He was assassinated day and night, and experienced all kinds of crises that you have never seen before, to reach this point today..."

However, before Gu Qingzhi could finish her words, she was suddenly interrupted.

"You're quite brave. You dared to come to the Guard House and cause trouble while the commander was away."

He caught a glimpse of a group of guards walking in from a doorway not far away, and the one who spoke was the man in the lead.

The man was tall and handsome, with a tough appearance, a straight back, and a deep and powerful voice.

Wu Fang quickly moved closer to Gu Qingzhi and whispered, "The commander of the guards appointed by Chief Xiao is Yang He."

Gu Qingzhi didn't move, waiting for the man to come to her.

She went out on time, waiting for the guards to change shifts and meet the commander of the guards.

The guards in the courtyard made way for him one after another, and even when he got close, Gu Qingzhi showed no intention of getting up.

Yang He's already serious face turned even darker.

This morning, a servant suddenly came to report that Prince Duan did not return to the bedroom last night. He took his men to look for him for thirteen times but still couldn't find him. For this, he was scolded by the steward Xiao.

His mind was already full of lawsuits, and when he turned around, he saw the person he had been looking for all morning coming back as if nothing had happened. He asked him and Manager Xiao what they were doing in the bedroom instead of doing their own things, as if nothing had happened.

He came back with a lot of anger, and found that someone was actually lecturing him.

What happened today? Nothing went right.

"Disciplining the guards is the commander's duty. How come I didn't know you were the commander today?"

Yang He spoke without any politeness. It's not that he didn't see the new clothes of Gu Qingzhi's personal guard, but that made him even angrier.

Gu Qingzhi stood up, her face showing no fear. "The Guards' Court is naturally under the command of the Commander, but everyone in the palace is serving His Royal Highness Prince Duan. I am just delivering his message. I will handle official business impartially and I am sure it will not embarrass the Commander."

What a good person to pass on the message. If he stops it, he will be the one who disobeys the master.

Yang He's gaze fell on Gao Liang. Seeing him clutching his chest and looking utterly awful, he knew what had happened without even thinking. He snorted coldly, "Official business? Just now, you took advantage of your power to bully the guards in the courtyard. Is that also official business?"

After hearing what he said, Gao Liang finally dared to straighten his back, but when he met Gu Qingzhi's gaze, he still shrank back unconsciously.

"That's not the case. I was just having a friendly exchange with Guard Gao."

"You are lawless. As a personal guard, you should set an example, but instead you lead a fight with your own people."

From exceeding her authority to bullying and then to disregarding the law, Gu Qingzhi finally realized that Yang He wanted to put a high hat on her with every word he said.

But how selfish is this "insider" that he is so eager to prove her "crime"?

Yang He saw that she was looking at him without saying anything, and thought that she was unable to refute.

"Since you enjoy sparring so much, why don't we all show off our skills and have a good fight to fulfill your wish?"

"Aren't you guys bullying me? A whole yard of people against one person, how shameless!"

Before Gu Qingzhi could say anything, Wu Fang became unhappy and started yelling at Yang He, pointing at his nose.

Gao Liang, who had been silent for a long time, spoke weakly: "Didn't you say he could beat a whole yard?"

"I!"

Wu Fang was speechless for a moment. He really didn't expect that he would be caught just for adding fuel to the fire. He slapped his mouth hard.

"Brother Gu, this is all my fault. Why don't we just withdraw while we're ahead? You're still injured. There's no need to risk your life for this!"

Gu Qingzhi ignored him. If Yang He wanted to come at her, she would have continued even without saying that.

She nodded slightly, one hand behind her back.

"Then come on."