Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

Gu Xu's expression did not change at all because of these cold words. He stared at Gu Yue's opening and closing lips, his eyes sweeping across his face inch by inch, not missing any slight changes.

It's very similar.

Gu Xu said silently in his heart.

Not like Gu Dashi, but...

Just like the pair of people they made on the streets of Yuning Prefecture back then.

The dough figurine had long since dried out and faded, but the image of that face remained engraved in his mind, lingering for a long time.

Gu Xu finally was willing to look away.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell me." He said in a light voice, but his hands clenched into fists. "I'm about to go on a long journey. Do you want to go with me?"

Gu Yue had also turned his face away, staring blankly at a blade of grass beside the stone bricks under his feet.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but said sarcastically, "You're getting married in half a month, why are you running around now?"

Gu Xu's mouth seemed to raise a little: "It's a trip to Liuli Town in Luonan Road. The round trip is short, so it won't delay the marriage."

Liuli Town?

Why are you going to Liuli Town? Is there anything else that needs to be resolved in Liuli Town?

Gu Yue was silent, but he was thinking in his heart. Gu Xu was not in a hurry, just waiting for his answer quietly.

Wu Feng, who was hiding in the dark, swallowed his saliva.

He didn't know what this person who looked a bit like Boss Gu was like, and he hoped that his assist was not given to the wrong person.

...Even if it's not Boss Gu, making the master happier or more sober is always better than being muddle-headed and pretending to be sober.

Gu Yue seemed to smile, and said, "I still don't know why you kidnapped me and left me there. Anyway, I'm a little bored staying here. Let's go with you. When do we leave?"

Gu Xu's hand moved.

He exhaled lightly, and his icy face finally relaxed a little, with the tense lines softening.

"Let's go now." Gu Xu stretched out a hand, "Let's go."

"Now?" Gu Yue was shocked. This was too sudden!

And what's with this outstretched hand?

The slender hands with distinct joints were very white, but there were some tiny scars on them that he had never seen before, as well as some extra calluses. During the time he was away, Gu Xudang was not idle either.

Naturally, he would not hold that hand like he did before, but just looked at her with a calm expression.

"...Well, now." Gu Xu did not comment and naturally withdrew his hand.

He turned around, with unknown emotions brewing in his eyes, and ultimately did not come to any conclusion about Gu Yue's neglect.

Gu Yue naturally followed.

Anyway, he didn't have anything he needed to bring with him. His luggage had been lost in Xiong'er Mountain long ago, and when Wen Qing brought him here, he didn't seem to have brought anything with him.

It's just some money for clothes, it's not impossible to earn it back.

On his way out, he looked around - the Duke Dunxin's mansion was still the same, without any major changes. To be honest, the flowers and plants in the courtyard seemed to be less tended and a little messy.

It was probably because all the people sent from the palace were dealt with by Gu Xu.

The people patrolling around were probably all Wumen's secret guards. There were so many new faces. Did Gu Xu completely control Wumen? How did he deal with the traitors in the sect? Was it safe?

Thinking of this, he shook his head in his heart.

None of this has anything to do with him! ...Not for now.

Gu Xu naturally would not ignore his little action and asked, "How is it? Can you see any changes?"

Gu Yue... responded to all changes by remaining unchanged and remained silent.

The two soon arrived at the gate of the Duke of Dunxin's mansion. However, Gu Yue did not see the convoy he had imagined for long-distance travel, but only a carriage driven by Wu Yan and two horses - Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai.

Xiao Hei was relatively calm. He just raised his hoof and exhaled air through his nostrils. Xiao Bai, on the other hand, pulled at the reins, trying to get closer to Gu Yue.

Gu Yue broke out in a sweat. Fortunately, this world was not so fantastical that animals could really become spirits and speak!

Agreeing to go to Liuli Town with Gu Xu was just a decision he made out of anger. He wanted to see what this guy was up to. He never thought that many things in the past might become clues to his exposure.

He didn't want to reveal his identity yet.

He also didn't understand why Gu Xu's inquiring gaze was so persistent.

They were about to get married, so why not pretend to be stupid to each other? When Gu Xu married that Jing family, he would leave after the wedding banquet, and they would part ways and live happily...

The prince is one of our own pretending to be the prince, and he has a close relationship with the Jing family, so his future is smooth sailing. Why would we have to be involved with a dead man?

"Xiaobai is very close to you." Gu Xu said, "It rarely wants to get close to others like this."

Gu Yue laughed dryly: "Maybe I look like Ma Cao."

Gu Xu seemed amused. He untied Xiaobai's reins from the hitching post and handed it to Gu Yue.

"Are we going like this?" Gu Yue held the reins.

"The luggage is all on the carriage." Gu Xu had already mounted his horse. "It's almost summer now, and it's not too cold at night. Let's go quickly and come back quickly."

Gu Yue nodded silently and stepped on the stirrup to get on the horse's back.

"That's right." He said sourly, "You are in a hurry to come back and get married, so you can't delay too long."

Gu Xu looked at him quietly for a while.

"What are you looking at? Aren't you in a hurry to get going?" Gu Yue frowned, looking aggressive but weak. "Let's go?"

"You seem very unhappy about my marriage?" Gu Xu was not in a hurry to move forward, but instead controlled the horse's head to move a few steps closer to Gu Yue, "What's the matter?"

Gu Yue's throat choked.

He then said, "Of course I am dissatisfied. You, Gu Xu... are well known to everyone. You had an unclear relationship with your adoptive father before, and now that your adoptive father is dead, you actually... come back to get married."

Gu Xu's eyes turned cold for a moment.

"That's right." Gu Xu said, "You mean Gu Dashi? He would rather risk his life, isn't it just to protect my illusory reputation?"

There was silence for a moment.

Gu Yue found his voice after a while and asked, "Do you think what he did was wrong?"

Gu Xu was silent for a moment.

"I just think it's not worth it." Gu Xu looked at him for a while and then said.

"Reputation is nothing but an external thing to me. It doesn't matter if the road is difficult to walk on, or if I am criticized by thousands of people. It is not worthy of him exchanging his life for it." Gu Xu said with drooping eyelashes, "He is probably too afraid of causing trouble for me. It is also my fault."

Why is it not good? Gu Yue wanted to ask, but couldn't say a word.

"I saw that he was thin and haggard because of my affairs, and he couldn't sleep at night, so I was even more reluctant to let him participate in it, for fear that those meticulous plans would be repeatedly pondered by him and even drag him down." Gu Xu turned his horse around, as if he didn't want to face Gu Yue again.

"But I was wrong from the beginning." Gu Xu lightly kicked the horse's belly, and Xiao Hei walked forward.

Without the need for Gu Yue to drive him, Xiaobai followed closely behind, not lagging behind at all.

"I shouldn't have separated our affairs." Gu Xu's voice was very low, but Gu Yue still heard it. "I shouldn't have excluded him and let him guess everything about me."

"I should have been honest from the beginning."