"That's enough!" Lin Congmo slammed the table and stood up. "Gu Xiyan, I'll give you some color because you saved Yaoyao and let you come and go freely in Nangong Mansion, but don't be ungrateful."

Before Gu Xiyan could say something, he saw "Yao Jia" stepping into the house.

After Yao Jia bowed to Lin Congmo, she smiled at Gu Xiyan and said, "Ah Yan, I couldn't find you anywhere. So you are here."

Gu Xiyan stared at the woman in front of him warily and snorted coldly: "Yao Jia would never call me so intimately."

"Yao Jia" still smiled and said, "Thank you, Master Gu, for your advice."

"If you want to learn, then learn it as realistically as possible. Even I can see the flaws, so who else can you hide it from?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the person disappeared from the spot.

Lin Congmo shook his head and laughed, "This kid from the Gu family is really interesting."

"Yao Jia" asked: "Since he already knew that his subordinate was not the Young Master, should he have him killed?"

Lin Congmo shook his head. "No need. Although he exposed you, he also reminded us that this person has no ill will towards Yaoyao. If we really kill him, it will be difficult to explain when Yaoyao comes back. Since he has come to our door, we should make good use of this chess piece."

Within a few days, a matchmaker came to Nangong Mansion with betrothal gifts.

Everyone looked shocked.

Mrs. Xi smiled flatteringly and said, "It was sent by the Gu family of Qilian County, saying that they wanted to marry Young Master Nangong."

When Nangong Xiu Lan heard about it, she made a big fuss and had the betrothal gifts thrown out of the door.

The next day, a big news spread in Kyoto that Young Master Nangong and Young Master of Qilian Gu Family were having an affair, and they had already decided to spend their lives together in Jiangnan.

This matter soon alarmed the emperor, who sent people to summon "Yao Jia" and Gu Xiyan into the palace for questioning.

Gu Xiyan disguised himself as a guard in Yongle Marquis Mansion and fell in love with Yao Jia who was staying at Le's house at that time. The two of them even made a big fuss in Xiaoyao Tower.

"Yao Jia" said that this was true, and that she would never marry Gu Xiyan. If he wanted to marry into the Nangong family, she would marry him reluctantly.

With the purpose of watching the fun, the emperor asked Gu Xiyan if he was willing. Unexpectedly, Gu Xiyan actually agreed.

The emperor has a silly face!

But since all the questions had been asked, it would be unreasonable not to grant the marriage, so he had to write an imperial decree to grant the marriage. Considering the reputation of Gujiabao, he gave Gu Xiyan the posthumous title of Pingjun.

Inside the Nangong Mansion, Lin Congmo handed the bright yellow imperial decree granting marriage to Su Mu.

Su Mu took it, looked at it, and said with a smile: "This kid from the Gu family is quite sensible and efficient."

Lin Congmo said: "He has feelings for Yaoyao, but he is afraid that Yaoyao will not acknowledge him. Now that such a good opportunity is in front of him, he will naturally rush to cooperate with us."

Su Mu was a little worried and returned the imperial decree to Lin Congmo, "You secretly arranged a marriage for Yaoyao while she was away. What if she doesn't like this boy from the Gu family in the future?"

"You are wrong. The marriage was granted by His Majesty. It was personally requested by Gu Xiyan. It has nothing to do with me." Lin Congmo put the imperial edict away carefully, with a cunning look in his eyes.

"The power of the Gu family cannot be underestimated in Daxia. Now that Alan is ill, I don't know when she will wake up. I can only do my best to prepare for Yaoyao. When she becomes the Pavilion Master in the future, she will have someone to help her."

Yao Jia, who was far away in Mingyang Mountain, didn't know that when his own people were away, there was a Pingjun. He still worked diligently every day, running, fetching water, and carrying stones.

Spring passed and summer came. It seemed that overnight, all the peach blossoms in the mysterious formation fell and produced many green fruits.

Now Yaojia can enter and exit the mysterious formation freely, and no longer needs Mingjue to hold her hand when she goes in and out.

It was midsummer, and Yao Jia finished her training early that day and walked out of the Xuanzhen in the sunset.

Yao Jia's physical fitness is now much better than before. She has started to practice sword with Xuan Ying these days. Every time she finishes a practice, she is covered in sweat.

Fortunately, there is a stream between the valley and the bamboo forest, which converges into a shallow pool in the forest on the west side.

Yao Jia squatted by the pool, drinking water in big gulps, feeling the cool water flowing through her throat.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the woods, as if covering the entire forest with a layer of golden gauze.

Through observation over the past six months, it was found that there were very few people coming here, so Yao Jia simply took off her clothes and walked into the pool.

As she stepped into the water, a cool feeling instantly enveloped her, dissipating her fatigue and sweat. She found a rock to lean on, closed her eyes, and let the water wash over her body, enjoying this rare tranquility.

Suddenly, I felt a strange feeling, as if something was staring at me.

I opened my eyes, but all I saw was the sparkling water under the setting sun.

I shook my head, thinking that I might be too tired and having hallucinations.

But when she closed her eyes again, that feeling came back.

This time, Yao Jia did not hesitate and turned around quickly. A golden and black snake emerged from the water not far away, staring at her with its big eyes.

The snake seemed surprised by Yao Jia's appearance. It opened its mouth slightly, revealing its sharp fangs, and swam slowly towards Yao Jia.

Yao Jia calmly fished out a stone from the pond and was about to hit the snake's head with it.

Then a dark shadow came walking on the water and caught the snake.

Yao Jia breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say thank you, but when she saw the man's face, her pupils suddenly shrank.

The man has a healthy wheat-colored skin and strong facial features. When he grins, his white teeth are particularly dazzling, making him look sunny and handsome.

The man seemed to have not expected that the person bathing here would be a woman. He quickly turned his eyes away and apologized to Yao Jia with his back: "I'm sorry, Junior Sister. I just saw the clothes on the shore, and I thought...I thought it was a Junior Brother here...I didn't mean to offend."

It's not the man's fault. All the male and female disciples in the Shadow Guard Camp wear black tight clothes. In order to facilitate training, Yao Jia combed her hair into a man's style. From a distance, she really looks like a thin man.

The man said this as he hurried toward the shore. It was obvious that he really had no intention of offending anyone, and he even fell into the water in his hasty steps.

Yao Jia looked at his clumsy appearance and couldn't help but let out a giggle.

When the man heard the laughter, his cheeks, which were already a little hot, suddenly felt like they were on fire.

He staggered to the shore with great difficulty, and wiped the water stains on his face with his hand, then he reacted.

The golden krait that we just caught has disappeared.

He hurriedly turned around and shouted to Yao Jia, "That... Junior Sister, the snake is still in the water. You'd better not wash it. Get ashore quickly. If you get bit by the snake, it will be bad. Besides, the snake is poisonous. Senior Brother Mingjue is not someone who everyone can save. In short, you'd better not wash it. Get ashore quickly."

Yao Jia frowned as she listened to his chatter, and she couldn't connect him with Huaichuan.

In her previous life, Lin Congmo had assigned her a shadow guard, this person was Huaichuan. He was ruthless and didn't talk much, but he always completed the tasks he was sent to carry out without any mistakes and was absolutely loyal to Yao Jia.

Standing beside me, it looked like a wooden stake and was very inconspicuous.

Later, he lost his life during a mission, but after his death, a new shadow guard was assigned to his side, so Yao Jia didn't care too much.

I just didn't expect Huaichuan to be such a chatterbox in private.

Seeing that Yao Jia didn't move, Huai Chuan thought that it was him who was there. She was too shy to come up, so she turned her back to Yao Jia and continued to persuade her: "Junior sister, I really didn't mean any harm. That snake was a krait. If you get bit by it, you might really lose your life here."

In order to prevent him from nagging any further, Yao Jia had no choice but to stand up from the water and walk towards the shore.

She naturally knew that the snake was poisonous, but she was not afraid. Her father had planted an anti-poison insect in her body since she was a child, so the venom of the golden ring snake was nothing to be afraid of. It would only leave two bloody holes on its body.

Yao Jia thought about it carefully and felt that being bitten must be very painful, so she quickened her pace and walked over there.

But what people fear often comes true.

Just as they were about to reach the shore, Yao Jia felt a sharp pain in her ankle.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like