The old east wind comes to dream

Gu Zizhan put away the letter that Chu Lan had left for her, and not long after, there was a knock on the door.

Gu Zizhan listened to the movement, but still sat quietly.

Not long after, a voice came from outside the door again: "Master, my servant Liu Xi is here to take you back home."

Gu Zizhan knew that this Liu Xi was the eunuch in charge of King Yu.The memory in her heart told her that this Liu Xi was King Yu's confidant, and he usually greeted the masters of the house with a smile, but he was very cruel to the servants, so she couldn't help being a little nervous.

After the sound outside the house stopped, Gu Zizhan got up, straightened his robes, opened the door and went out.She didn't realize that her demeanor at this time was dignified and dignified, and she was a different person from when she was in front of Chu Lan in the past.

Gu Zizhan followed Liu Xi into the carriage.This carriage was completely different from the one she and Chu Lan had been in. The carriage was very large, with a table and a tea table inside, covered with soft brocade cushions, it was very comfortable and luxurious to sit on and lie on.She opened the curtain and looked out, and saw a smaller carriage followed by her carriage, and a large group of accompanying servants and guards.

Liu Xi watched her poking around outside the car, hurriedly got into the carriage, knelt down and talked to Gu Zizhan: "My lord, this slave is getting old, and I'm afraid I won't take good care of you by your side. The car will accompany you." He greeted two maidservants who came up, and continued: "The servant arranged for these two to serve you with you."

Subconsciously, Gu Zizhan scolded in his heart, "Sly!" This Liu Xi raised her airs when they first met, and used King Yu to suppress her.

Look at these two maidservants again, one with a pointed face and the other with a round face.The one with the pointed face is Qiuxia, she looks a bit older, about seventeen or eighteen, and the one with the round face is called Chunhui, she looks like a little girl, she looks only twelve or thirteen years old, and the two of them are gentle One is lively, and the little girl named / Chunhui is especially lovable.

After saying hello, Gu Zizhan didn't say any more.

Qiuxia and Chunhui got into Gu Zizhan's carriage, and because her carriage was too big, they didn't feel crowded.Gu Zizhan wanted to ask about the Yu Palace from the two of them, but his intuition was wrong.Simply imitating Chu Lan's previous appearance, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Seeing her like this, the two maidservants didn't dare to speak more, so they sat down on the side of the carriage, and the carriage was too quiet.

The morning passed quickly.

It is now June, and the summer weather is changing again and again.The sky was still clear in the morning, but it was cloudy in the afternoon, and a shower was about to come.

Gu Zizhan heard the thunder, opened his eyes and lifted the curtain to look out.They happened to walk into a forest at this time, and they couldn't go to the village or shop, so they couldn't help feeling a little worried, and they didn't know where Chu Lan had gone now.

The carriage stopped suddenly, Gu Zizhan raised his eyes and saw Liu Xi running over in a hurry.

"Master, don't worry. The guards went to the front just now to see. There is a mountain temple not far away. Let's rush there to avoid the rain."

He added: "The rain in summer comes and goes quickly. After we avoid the rain and walk for half an hour, we can rush to the town in front of us to rest. The slaves dare not trouble the son to work hard, and have sent people to hurry up Went to the town to resettle."

Gu Zizhan saw that he had arranged everything properly, so he nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu, please get in the car as soon as possible. The rain will come as soon as you say it. Mr. Liu, be careful not to get caught in the rain."

Liu Xi quickly saluted and thanked him, and went to his carriage.

After a while, the sky darkened and the rain came.Big raindrops hit the roof of the car, making a thumping sound. Gu Zizhan counted the time, thinking that Chu Lan should have arrived at the town ahead, so he felt relieved.

As Liu Xi said, the mountain temple will arrive soon.With the help of Qiuxia and Chunhui, Gu Zizhan put on his cloak and walked quickly into the temple.

This temple is very small and dilapidated, it should have been a long time without incense.The following servant, Ding, moved quickly, and cleaned up a clean place for Gu Zizhan to sit on the side of the half-turned mountain god statue.

Gu Zizhan looked around, and a thought popped into his mind.In many of the novels she has read, in such a weather, such a ruined temple, it seems that the protagonist will always encounter some bloody scenes such as assassination and ambushes.Gu Zizhan thought about it for a while, even thinking about the painted-skinned monster. It was funny in his heart, and he felt that he was really good at making fun of hardship.

But soon, she couldn't laugh anymore.

Because she really met the assassin.

The guards and servants on duty outside the door fought with the assassins, and the unique screeching sound when the cold weapons collided made her body stand on end with hairs.The shouts of killing were louder and louder, and from time to time someone screamed and fell to the ground with a dull sound.At this time, Gu Zizhan truly realized that the world she was in now was completely different from the previous modern society.She could clearly hear the sound of the sword piercing through the air, the sound of the blade piercing the body, and the sound of blood splattering.

Human life is worthless at this time.

As the smell of blood came, Gu Zizhan just felt his belly tumbling, she had never experienced such a scene, and at this moment she just felt nauseous.

Liu Xi and the two maidservants and three guards stood by her side. Seeing that her complexion was not good, Liu Xi hurriedly got up to protect her, and turned to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, my son, the slave brought me this time. Your guards are brave, and will not hurt the crown prince in the slightest!"

Gu Zizhan raised his head, and was about to answer him, when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, a cold light flashed around him, the sharp-faced maid Qiuxia was standing behind her, holding a dagger with a faint blue light in both hands, straight at her. stab!

The accident happened so suddenly, Gu Zizhan was terrified and his mind went blank.

In a daze, Gu Zizhan felt that his body reacted out of her control.

With a dodge, Gu Zizhan was driven by his body's instinctive reaction, and easily avoided Qiuxia's blow.Immediately afterwards, he turned around and jumped up, kicking Qiuxia's lower abdomen fiercely!

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.She attacked so fast that Qiuxia had no way to dodge, she was kicked out immediately and hit the dilapidated mountain god statue.The idol was shattered immediately, and the fragments hit Qiuxia's body and splashed at Gu Zizhan's feet.

Gu Zizhan didn't stop at this moment, he jumped in front of Qiuxia after a few steps, and reached out to snatch the dagger from her hand.

Qiuxia was hit by the idol and was still struggling.Seeing Gu Zizhan running towards him, she suddenly turned her wrist, and she stabbed the blue dagger hard into her chest.In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and even Gu Zizhan's skirt was stained with blood.

Gu Zizhan immediately stretched out his hand, tapped Qiuxia's body a few times, and asked sharply, "Who sent you here!"

Qiuxia looked at her and smiled suddenly.

There are too many emotions hidden in this smile, like sadness and joy, despair and relief.Immediately afterwards, black blood gushed out of his mouth, he twitched a few times, and then stopped moving.

It wasn't until this moment that Gu Zizhan suddenly came back to his senses.

Those actions just now were done by her, but they were not done by her.All this happened too quickly, and the body was completely reacting on its own. For a moment, Gu Zizhan even felt that her brain could not control this body.

Even the previous question was just blurted out before the brain gave the order.

Turning his head to look at Qiuxia who was lying on the side, Gu Zizhan felt his hands and feet were cold.

Behind her, Liu Xi and Chun Hui were scrambling towards her, and the three guards arrived in front of Gu Zizhan a few steps ahead of them.

A guard stepped forward, stretched out his hand to try on the side of Qiuxia's neck, then pulled out the dagger stuck in her chest to look at it, opened her mouth to look carefully, turned back and knelt down on one knee to Gu Zizhan, and said: :

"Report to the son, this person is already dead. This dagger is poisonous, and the poison is really fierce. She died before swallowing the poison hidden under her tongue. The rescue of the subordinates was not good, and the son was shocked. Please The son of the world will punish you!"

Gu Zizhan couldn't help trembling.

This is the first time she faces death directly.

A person who was alive, who was talking to her in a warm voice a few minutes ago, suddenly turned into a cold corpse. The impact of all this on her was far greater than the fear of being pointed at by the blade just now.

His heart seemed to be squeezed suddenly, and his brain was buzzing. Gu Zizhan gasped for a few times, turned around, and retched heavily.

Liu Xi and the others were shocked by Gu Zizhan's clean and agile skills a moment ago, but suddenly they were at a loss when they saw her like this.

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When Gu Zizhan woke up, the fighting outside the house had already stopped, and the rain had lessened.

She didn't faint just now, but the shock she received was too great, and her mind became chaotic for a while.After being supported by Liu Xi to sit down, her body had already started to circulate her breath when she was in a daze.Only then did she feel that there seemed to be an airflow in her body circulating around her limbs and bones, and a ball of hot air was generated from her lower abdomen. When she concentrated her attention, she found that this ball of hot air flowed into her brain, and her whole body became energetic.

Gu Zizhan's heart also gradually calmed down.

She raised her eyes and looked around, Qiuxia's body had been carried away, and there was no blood on the ground, only the broken statue was the proof of what happened just now.

Gu Zizhan raised his eyes and asked Liu Xi, "Boss Liu, those people outside, can you find out where they came from?"

Seeing her bright eyes, Liu Xi felt that this eldest son was a little different from before.He hurriedly bowed and saluted, and his tone became more respectful: "Reporting to my son, those assassins outside are all dead soldiers with poison under their tongues. Three of them escaped, and the rest committed suicide just like this Qiuxia when they saw that they were defeated. Let the head of the guard send someone to chase after him, but the guards are also seriously injured, and there are many forks in the mountain, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch up."

Standing behind him was a young man in his 20s, who was the chief guard accompanying him this time.

This answer was within Gu Zizhan's expectations.

Liu Xi's words sounded like he was deliberately evasive, but they were also true.Since he is a dead soldier, he must be superb in martial arts and good at hiding.What's more, it was still raining, and the road was slippery and difficult to walk. The guards were concerned about her safety, so they definitely couldn't send a large number of people, which would also increase the difficulty and danger of tracking.

Thinking of this, Gu Zizhan said to Liu Xi in a deep voice, "There's no need to chase."

Looking at the head of the guard again, he felt a sense of familiarity in his heart, and continued: "The mountain road is difficult, and the guards are loyal to protect me. I was injured already, so I must not go into danger again. Go quickly and rescue the guards." Call it back, let's set off immediately, and go to the small town ahead first."

Liu Xi glanced at the chief guard, and after the two agreed, they hurried out to make arrangements.

After a while, the chief guard came back first and stood guard outside the door.

Gu Zizhan looked out, just in time to see several guards dragging a person, and took a closer look, it turned out to be the round-faced maidservant Chunhui.

Gu Zizhan thought for a while, then went out and said to the guards: "Leave her, I will handle it myself."

I saw the head of the guard walking a few steps forward, with an expression of impatience, hesitated for a moment, and said to her: "Master Chunhui, she is still young, and she probably doesn't know many things. This subordinate dares to speak too much, she is not guilty die."

Gu Zizhan was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood.She intended to save this little girl, but she was misunderstood.

He laughed lightly, "Master Wei misunderstood, I didn't mean to punish her, what I meant was to let her continue serving here first."

At this time, she also remembered, no wonder she felt familiar, the head guard in front of her looked a bit like her aunt's cousin.Then he asked curiously: "I don't know what the name of the chief guard is?"

Hearing her words, the chief guard looked up and saw Gu Zizhan's smile at the moment.The boy smiled sincerely, and a kind of gentle warmth spread around her.

He hurriedly lowered his head, cupped his fists and said: "This subordinate obeys the order. Mr. Laoshi asked, and his subordinate's name is Duan Yong."

Gu Zizhan was happy, coincidentally, he had the same surname as her cousin, Duan.She nodded, and then asked with a smile, "Does Chief Duan have a Biaozi?" She remembered that calling Biaozi in ancient times seemed to be a way of showing intimacy.

Duan Yong was taken aback for a moment, and immediately replied: "My subordinate is Congyi."

Gu Zizhan smiled and said, "I will thank you all for your hard work this time. I, Gu Zizhan, will always remember the grace of saving lives."

Duan Yong was a little moved.Because of meeting assassins and losing his manpower, that old man Liu Xi has given him a lot of face.Hearing Gu Zizhan's words at this moment, treating him with the courtesy of his peers, the sincere gratitude and understanding in his words warmed his heart.

Standing up and cupping his fists, he said, "I'm ashamed of Cong Yi, thank you for your understanding."

Gu Zizhan shook his head with a smile. Seeing that Liu Xi had also returned, he knew that the arrangements had been made, so he stopped talking and walked out.

Walking to the entrance of the small temple, Gu Zizhan stopped and looked back at the torn mountain god statue in the hall.

After bowing solemnly to the statue, Gu Zizhan said to Liu Xi: "After we go back, please ask Mr. Liu to repair the mountain temple and reshape the golden body of the mountain god. This time we are safe and sound, and the mountain god will protect us."

Liu Xi answered yes, Gu Zizhan turned around and strode out.

The road ahead is long and bumpy.She took Gu Che's body to live a new life, then everything after that must be learned to face and bear alone.