A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Gui'er still couldn't remember where she had seen the servant before, so she kept staring at him. The servant also noticed Gui'er's gaze and turned his head away.

Now Gui'er was even more certain that she had definitely seen this person.

"Second brother is calling you." Sha Lili suddenly said to Guier.

Gui'er quickly looked towards Sha Yanxiao. Sha Yanxiao glanced at her and winked at his wife. Gui'er understood that he wanted her to go and pay her respects to his wife.

Guier stood up, straightened her clothes, and walked politely to Madam Sha. She bowed and said, "Greetings, Madam. Long live the madam."

Mrs. Sha picked up the teacup, took a sip, put it down, and slowly asked the third concubine sitting next to her: "Are the sisters ready?"

The third concubine said quickly, "Everything is ready, ma'am."

Madam Sha nodded, then turned around, as if she had just seen Gui'er, and said with a chuckle, "Oh, you see, I was just busy talking. You are the new maid in Yanxiao's room. You are quite pretty. The master said that you know etiquette very well. Today I see that it is indeed true."

Gui'er also noticed that this Madam Sha was very arrogant and must be someone who was very concerned about her reputation. She quickly said, "Guier, I am truly grateful for the protection of the Marshal's Mansion."

The lady still smiled and said, "It seems that you are also a person who knows how to repay kindness. Well, live well in the mansion."

Guier quickly bowed again and said, "Yes, thank you, ma'am." Then she stepped back and sat down at the young lady's table.

Sha Lili chuckled quietly and said, "Madam, are you really amazing? You look so nervous that you are sweating all over." Guier wiped the sweat from her forehead and found that she was indeed sweating all over from nervousness.

After sitting for a while, the dishes were served one after another. The guests began to eat and chat. Those who were drinking started playing drinking games and guessing games. The banquet gradually became lively.

Gui'er was eating and listening to the people around her chatting. She accidentally glanced at the table of the servants outside the door and found that the familiar servant was gone.

She felt very strange and looked around quickly. Her eyes swept across a pillar next to the door and she found the servant hiding there. While the two servants guarding the door were smoking and chatting, he wanted to take the opportunity to sneak into the banquet hall, but was stopped by the servants. He pointed to the wedding adjutant sitting next to the Marshal, said a few words to the two servants guarding the door, and took two cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to them. The two servants smiled and took the cigarettes and let him in.

Gui'er watched the servant in the black coat walk towards the Marshal's table, and suddenly remembered that she had indeed seen him before. He was a subordinate of the bandit Long Ye. When Long Ye went to the flower boat to pick up someone, he was one of the several people with him. Later, Gui'er and Taohua were locked up in the inn. Long Ye came back drunk from outside, and among the men who helped him into the house, one of them was him. Because they had only met twice, Gui'er couldn't remember him for a moment.

The man was getting closer and closer to the host's table, and his hand was secretly lifting up his shirt to touch his waist. Gui'er felt something was wrong and quickly winked at Sha Yanxiao, but he was chatting with the Marshal and the adjutant, and was so engrossed in the conversation that he didn't notice at all.

Gui'er quickly stood up and ran towards the host's table, but the person was closer. Gui'er didn't care about anything else and walked straight to the wife's table. The wife and concubines looked at her in surprise when they saw her walking straight past their table.

At this time, the man also saw Guier. When their eyes met, they instantly realized that the other party had recognized them. The man reached out to his waist and pulled out a gun, but at this time the hall was full of people. Some people were sitting, some were standing, and some ran to the next table to toast. Not many people noticed this situation.

Gui'er didn't care about anything else and shouted, "Stop, assassin." Then she stood in front of Sha Yanxiao.

"Bang, bang." The man fired two shots in a row. Guier felt her chest tighten and her body fell backwards involuntarily. Her chest was burning with pain.

The man was about to fire a third shot when Sha Yanxiao, Sha Dashuai, and the adjutant all reacted. The three of them drew their guns and shot at the man at the same time. The man was hit by several bullets on his body and head. There were several holes in his body and blood was oozing out of them. He fell to the ground with a thud and did not move again.

Gui'er fell into Sha Yanxiao's arms, feeling the burning pain in her chest.

Sha Yanxiao called nervously, "Gui'er, Gui'er."

It took Gui'er a few seconds to come back to her senses. She was wondering why she was fine. She looked down and saw that a bullet had been embedded in the Ruyi cloud-shaped plate of the longevity lock. It had made a hole but had not penetrated.

Gui'er broke out in a cold sweat immediately. She knew that if the bullet penetrated the longevity lock, she would be dead.

She calmed down again, then struggled to stand up from Sha Yanxiao's arms, and said with a smile, "I'm fine." Then she wiped the sweat from her face with her hands, but her hands were covered in blood. Her ears also began to hurt. It turned out that another bullet had hit her face and ear.

Guier gently touched the wound on her ear with her hand, and it seemed that a small piece of flesh was missing.

Sha Yanxiao quickly took out a handkerchief to cover her wound. The Marshal said to his men, "Go, get some medicine." Then he turned to Gui'er and said, "I didn't expect you to be so extraordinary. You actually dared to block the gun with your own body."

"It's okay, it's just an ear injury," Gui'er thought to herself, secretly feeling a pang of fear for her reckless behavior. However, she didn't dare say this in front of the Marshal, so she had to swallow the pain and say, "The Marshal's Mansion took me in, and I will repay your kindness with my life."

At that moment, his men arrived with healing medicine, and dozens of armed guards also rushed in. However, the banquet hall was already in shambles. Many guests had fled, and dishes were scattered all over the floor. At the table of the Marshal's women, only the wife and two of the more courageous concubines were left. The table of the young ladies had also been cleared out. The fourth concubine took Sha Lili and hid in a corner. She tried to pull Sha Yanwen over, waving at him repeatedly. But the wife glared at her and she retreated.

A guard came forward to verify the assassin's identity and reported to the commander: "Reporting to the commander, this man is a porter in the wedding procession."

Marshal Sha glanced at the adjutant who was welcoming the bride, and the guards immediately pointed their guns at him and several of his men. The servants at the table who were eating outside the door were also taken under control.

The adjutant panicked. He stepped forward to take a look at the dead assassin lying on the ground, then hurriedly said to the commander, "General, please don't misunderstand me. We didn't bring this man here with us. When we were almost at the city gate, we stopped at a roadside teahouse to rest. A porter suddenly vomited blood and died. We thought he was seriously ill because we were too late. This man was also in the teahouse at the time. He recommended himself, saying that he had always been a ganliba and was very strong. I saw that he was tall, so I asked him to be my replacement. It's not auspicious to have such a thing happen on such a happy day, so we didn't mention it to you."

Marshal Sha listened, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "I see, that's how it is. However, since this has happened, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave for a while. Brothers, let's rest here tonight and set off tomorrow."

The adjutant was about to protest when the Marshal smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll send a telegram to Marshal Zhang to explain the situation." Then he turned to his guards and said, "Come on, take Adjutant Zhang and his entourage down to rest."

Then he smiled and said to his adjutant, "The security of our headquarters has always been very strict. Let us keep your guns for now."

The adjutant and his entourage had no choice but to hand over their guns and follow the guards, which was actually put them under house arrest.

The Marshal looked at the mess in the room and scolded, "Look at you all, how disgraceful! You're worse than a child." He turned around and asked with concern, "How are you? Are you seriously injured?"

Sha Yanxiao said, "The bleeding has stopped. I'm afraid I'll need stitches."

The Marshal said, "Then why are you still standing there? Take her to the infirmary."

Sha Yanxiao strode quickly to the infirmary, Gui'er in his arms. Gui'er took a look and realized it wasn't a medical office at all. It looked like a small clinic. The doctor gave him two stitches, bandaged his wound, and left.

Sha Yanxiao looked around to see if there was anyone around and said to Gui'er, "How did you know that person was an assassin?"

Gui'er said, "Young Marshal, didn't you recognize him? That man is one of Lord Long's men. I saw him quietly walking towards your table, his hand reaching for something from his waist. I think he's up to something bad."

Sha Yanxiao was stunned for a moment, recalled the man's appearance, and suddenly realized.