The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1198 - 1198 582 Long Yi arrives (second update)_2

Chapter 1198: 582 Long Yi arrives (second update)_2 Chapter 1198: 582 Long Yi arrives (second update)_2 Nanxiang smiled, “That’s all in the past, the Seventh Prince is a friend of Jingkong, have you forgotten?”

Master Lu said, “Of course, I haven’t forgotten. Jingkong always mentions him, along with that Xu Zhuzhu.”

Nanxiang said, “If something happens to the Seventh Prince, Jingkong will definitely be very sad.”

Master Lu sighed, “That may be true, but I don’t want you to go back to that place.”

Nanxiang touched her disfigured face through the veil, “Looking like this, who would recognize me? Even if someone did, nobody would care anymore, right?”

Master Lu said, “I’ll accompany you.”

Nanxiang said, “You don’t need to go, just wait here for me.”

Master Lu said, “But…”

Nanxiang said, “Listen to me.”

Master Lu surrendered helplessly.

Gu Jiao pushed Huangfu Xian out.

“Jiaojiao…” Nanxiang turned around, and at a glance, saw Huangfu Xian sitting in a wheelchair. He had just woken up from his sleep, leaning on the wheelchair irritably, with a touch of sickly irritability, his eyes red at the corners, his gaze rebellious.

Nanxiang’s eyes bulged out in an instant!

Such a beautiful child! She wanted to kidnap him to be Xiaoshun’s younger brother!

Master Lu opened his mouth, “I think I still should follow you…”

Nanxiang, with a swing of her arm, pushed him away, “Get away.”

Suddenly feeling shunned, Master Lu said, “…”

Huangfu Xian brought Nanxiang into the palace, while Gu Jiao mounted a horse with Xiaojiu, heading out of the city towards the hideout of the Yan Country people.

Here’s the way Xiaojiu communicated information — first, it would follow someone. If it lost track, it would return home and cover its bird head with a pair of wings, looking particularly dejected.

If it didn’t lose them, it would bring back a piece of dead branch from the vicinity of the destination, strutting proudly in front of everyone!

That day, it strutted several times, seemingly aware of its significant accomplishment.

Gu Jiao took out the dead branch that it had brought back that day.

Xiaojiu excitedly flapped its wings, whooshing into the sky!

Gu Jiao followed Xiaojiu out of the western city gate, heading southwest.

As dusk fell, Gu Jiao arrived at a manor nestled against the mountains and beside the water.

Xiaojiu circled in the sky before landing back on Gu Jiao’s shoulder.

“Is it here?” Gu Jiao asked.

Xiaojiu flapped its wings, “Cluck cluck da!”

Gu Jiao said, “That’s a hen.”

Xiaojiu said, “Coo!”

Gu Jiao said, “That’s a pigeon.”

Xiaojiu chirped, “Peep!”

Gu Jiao said, “…”

How many bird languages do you actually speak?

Gu Jiao quietly estimated that it had taken a full two hours to walk here from Bishui Alley, which would be faster during the day. It might take longer than two hours to return at night.

To be safe, she had better get the antidote before the hours of Yin.

“Chirp!”

Xiaojiu suddenly ruffled its feathers.

Gu Jiao felt a very strong aura, and reflexively grabbed the Red-Tasseled Spear behind her; the next second, a tall dark shadow swooped down from the sky, stepping over from horseback and whisking her away!

Gu Jiao thought, “…”

Gu Jiao was taken into a nearby grove.

There, a carriage was parked.

Gu Jiao, with a dark face, felt her cheeks puff up from the cold wind blasting at her face, making her look like a sad frog that couldn’t close its mouth.

Long Yi, when flying, was very rough, but his movements to place her in the carriage were extremely gentle.

He especially used his inner energy to smooth her unruly hair, particularly that one rebelliously stubborn tuft.

Princess Xinyang glanced at Gu Jiao and said casually, “Who asked you to follow?”

Gu Jiao seriously replied, “I wasn’t following you.”

Princess Xinyang snorted coldly, “Still playing tough.”

Gu Jiao: “… Alright, I followed you.”

Princess Xinyang took a sip of tea, “Hah, how could you possibly track me?”

Gu Jiao: “…”

Princess Xinyang poured Gu Jiao a cup of tea, “So you’re here to kill? Don’t waste your effort, you won’t succeed.”

“What’s the matter?” Gu Jiao accepted the hot tea.

Princess Xinyang said, “I’ve been observing this place for a day now, a hundred Dragon Shadow Guards, give up that notion.”

No matter how powerful Long Yi was, he was still just one person, and this was nearing the size of a small army. Even with relay fighting, they could exhaust someone’s physical strength completely.

Gu Jiao made a noise of acknowledgment, “That many Dragon Shadow Guards?”

Princess Xinyang said, “Dragon Shadow Guard is the term used in Zhan Country, they are known as death warriors here, but their strength is just as formidable.”

Princess Xinyang had brought people here today to eradicate the power of Yan Country to prevent them from targeting Xiao Hen, but she hadn’t expected them to be so numerous.

Princess Xinyang said, “Don’t do anything rash, I’ll go back and send troops to wipe them out.”

Relying on numerical advantage in battle was always a strategy, and while a hundred Dragon Shadow Guards had formidable combat strength, they would stand no chance against ten thousand soldiers.

Gu Jiao said, “By the time they come and go, it will be daylight, and the Seventh Prince can’t wait that long.”

Princess Xinyang’s eyebrows furrowed, “What do you mean? What’s happened to Xiaoqi?”

Gu Jiao explained Qin Chuyu’s poisoning.

Princess Xinyang, enraged, slammed the table, “Damn that Qin Fengyang! And the Emperor too! I was away for just one day! And he creates this kind of mess! That pillow strike was indeed too light!”

Gu Jiao: “I drew the poison from Qin Fengyang’s body into the Emperor’s.”

Princess Xinyang: “Good job!”

Gu Jiao: Well, you know, he’s your real brother.

Gu Jiao said, “I’ll go in first to find the antidote, I won’t confront them head-on.”

Remembering something, Princess Xinyang asked, “Why didn’t you bring the Gu Family brat with you? Isn’t he the expert in this kind of thing? Having him here would make stealing things easier.”

Gu Jiao said nonchalantly, “No need, I’ll do it myself, his martial arts are too weak.”

Gu Jiao only brought Gu Chengfeng on sure bets, never on jobs with too high a risk quotient; she would tackle those alone.

“You…” Princess Xinyang could see through her intentions. She said, “Don’t go alone, take Long Yi with you.”

Gu Jiao refused, “They have ways to deal with Dragon Shadow Guards, it’s better not to bring Long Yi along.”

What ways to deal with Dragon Shadow Guards or not, could Princess Xinyang not understand Gu Jiao’s mind?

Gu Jiao was worried that if something went wrong inside, she would also be in danger, so she wanted to leave the most powerful person for herself.

On matters Gu Jiao was indifferent about, others could decide, but when it was something Gu Jiao insisted on, no one could change her mind.

Gu Jiao dismounted, put on a mask, and signaled a Princess Residence’s secret guard to approach the manor quietly.

The secret guard followed behind Gu Jiao and was suddenly abducted!

The guard was forcefully pinned to the ground by a tall figure, who hastened to strip off his clothes!

The next second, Long Yi also hurriedly stripped off his own clothes!

Then—

The secret guard looked at Long Yi with terror, crossing his arms over his chest, preferring death to submission!!!

Long Yi knocked him out with a punch, dressed in his clothes, zipped up his trousers with a contented face, and swaggered out.

The remaining four Dragon Shadow Guards emerged from behind the trees, glanced at their boss, then at the guard lying on the ground, and seemed to understand something.

They all dashed over, each grabbed a secret guard of the Princess Residence, and forcefully, beast-like, pinned the opponents to the ground, no matter the tears and struggle, and stripped them of their clothes!

After that, the four put on the clothes and adjusted their trousers, proudly following their boss’s footsteps!

Gu Jiao infiltrated the manor’s walls.

Behind the wall, she blew a whistle signal.

It’s safe, you can come over now.

Then Gu Jiao saw—

One “secret guard” came over.

Two “secret guards” came over.

Three “secret guards” came over.

With Long Yi in the lead, the five Dragon Shadow Guards lined up neatly like skewered candied haws.

Gu Jiao: “…”