The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1202 - 1202 585 The God of Death Returns (Second Update)

Chapter 1202: 585 The God of Death Returns! (Second Update) Chapter 1202: 585 The God of Death Returns! (Second Update) Gu Jiao and Long Yi, along with the other five, returned to the forest, where Princess Xinyang’s carriage and her followers remained.

Princess Xinyang had noticed that Long Yi and the others had disappeared, so she wasn’t surprised to see them return with Gu Jiao.

“Why were you gone for so long?” Princess Xinyang asked.

Long Yi helped Gu Jiao into the carriage.

Having been pinched all along the way, Gu Jiao’s cheeks once again became numb from the cold wind, and it took a while for her to regain sensation.

Gu Jiao didn’t answer Princess Xinyang’s question, but murmured instead, “Could you possibly stop Long Yi from pinching me?”

With Long Yi’s speed being so fast, being pinched really felt like having a large bellows fanning wind directly in front of her.

Princess Xinyang curled her lip, “He only listens to half of what’s said, if I tell him not to pinch you in the future, I am sure he’ll only hear ‘pinch you.'”

Gu Jiao: “…”

One day she was determined to have Long Yi pinched and dragged around everywhere!

Gu Jiao continued where the earlier conversation had left off, “There was a bit of a situation, we startled the grass which scared away the snake.”

“Are you injured?” Princess Xinyang asked.

Gu Jiao said, “Long Yi and I are fine, but the others were bitten by poisonous insects, not ordinary ones, but those specifically aimed at the Dragon Shadow Guard. The insects Qin Fengyang used that day in the Imperial Study Room must have been these very ones.”

Princess Xinyang lifted the curtain and looked at the four Dragon Shadow Guard mounted on their horses.

They wore masks, so it was impossible to tell if their faces were pale.

“Is it serious?” she asked.

Gu Jiao replied, “We managed to get rid of the insects in time, but some poison still remains in their system.”

Princess Xinyang’s eyebrows knitted slightly, “They’re not afraid of poison snakes, yet they’re scared of poisonous insects?”

Gu Jiao thought it over, saying, “One thing brings down another, sometimes the more powerful the being, the more inconspicuous its natural enemy.”

“That’s true,” Princess Xinyang said, dropping the curtain, “You and Long Yi weren’t bitten?”

Gu Jiao shook her head, “Those insects won’t bite us.”

Princess Xinyang could understand why the insects wouldn’t bite Gu Jiao, if they were specifically targeted at the Dragon Shadow Guard, then Gu Jiao wouldn’t be within their range of preference. But Long Yi—

Princess Xinyang glanced at Long Yi, who was sitting properly outside on the carriage, and muttered to herself, “Could it be he really is an anomaly…”

She pressed her brow and asked, “Did you get the antidote?”

Gu Jiao undid the bundle from her back, “All the medicine we could find is here, but I don’t know which bottle is the antidote; we’ll have to take it back for Mistress Nan to check.”

Princess Xinyang remembered Mistress Nan, the carpenter’s wife whom Xiao Hen found for Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan through Lao Feng’s connections.

Only, she had never seen the woman.

Princess Xinyang pondered for a moment and asked, “What if Qin Fengyang was lying to you and the antidote isn’t in the hands of those Yan Country people at all?”

Gu Jiao said honestly, “After she said those words, I used a hallucinogen to interrogate her once more. The answers were consistent; she wasn’t lying.”

Princess Xinyang asked with curiosity, “What’s a hallucinogen?”

Gu Jiao explained, “A kind of bewitching drug used for interrogation.”

Princess Xinyang looked at her, “Is it effective?”

Gu Jiao continued, “It works on some people, while others become immersed in hallucinations unable to communicate with the outside world, making it ineffective.”

Princess Xinyang said indifferently, “Give me some when you return.”

Gu Jiao: “Okay.”

Remembering something urgent, Gu Jiao added quickly, “We’re pressed for time, so I’ll make it brief. There are two more things.”

Princess Xinyang looked at her, “Go on.”

Gu Jiao said, “Among those Yan Country people, there was a general surnamed Nangong. Also, today a Zhan Country man had dealings with General Nangong. Before he left, he said to General Nangong, ‘General Nangong, thank you.’

Princess Xinyang frowned in suspicion, “General Nangong? General Nangong, thank you?”

Gu Jiao was in a hurry to send the antidote back to the Imperial Palace at full speed, and Princess Xinyang had Long Yi accompany her.

The two of them picked out the most robust horses.

Sitting astride the horse, Gu Jiao cautioned Princess Xinyang, “The four of them have been poisoned; it’s better not to let them ride horses in case something happens on the way. When we return to the Capital City, I’ll detoxify them.”

Princess Xinyang said earnestly, “Understood, you hurry along now. You must save Xiaoqi!”

Gu Jiao tightened the reins and turned the horse around, looking back at the carriage, “Also, those people from Yan Country might give chase; you be careful.”

Princess Xinyang replied, “Don’t worry about that! Get moving!”

Gu Jiao and Long Yi quickly spurred their horses into the night.

It was just past midnight; theoretically, there should have been plenty of time, but unluckily the Yan Country’s Dragon Shadow Guard had caught up.

There was only one Official Road, and no matter how Gu Jiao and Long Yi tried to shake them off, the pursuers kept getting closer.

Long Yi pulled at the reins, coming to a stop.

Gu Jiao looked back, exchanging a tacit understanding with him.

Gu Jiao kept riding forward.

Long Yi turned around, blocking the path of the pursuers with his lone strength.

Gu Jiao pushed Mama to his utmost speed.

This was the very same Official Road that Qin Fengyan had once fled along, and ten more miles ahead would be Phoenix Pavilion.

Once past Phoenix Pavilion, they would be close.

Cangbei Mountain was less than twenty miles from the western City Gate of the Capital City.

But as they neared Phoenix Pavilion, an arrow suddenly shot from the side of the mountain slope, fiercely striking Gu Jiao’s Mama. In pain, it neighed loudly and tumbled forward.

Gu Jiao was thrown out as well.

It was too late to draw her spear; she protected the bundle in her arms and tumbled several times on the ground before finally steadying herself.

However, before she could stand up, another arrow whizzed toward her.

If she hadn’t quickly moved half an inch to the side, that arrow would have nailed her entire arm to the ground!

Gu Jiao glared toward the direction of the slope with eyes as fierce as torches.

There stood a figure in a black robe, drawing his bow. His wide sleeves fluttered in the cold wind, and despite what seemed like a distance of thousands of miles, Gu Jiao still felt the murderous intent in his eyes.

His presence was no weaker than that of Sky Wolf!

He had come via a side path, thus not encountering Long Yi on the Official Road.

It seemed that today she would not be able to get away without killing him.

With her currently recovered strength, facing Sky Wolf wouldn’t be too embarrassing, and she might be able to fight to a draw if she performed well; but to say she could kill him was almost impossible.

Gu Jiao coldly raised her hand and took hold of the Red-Tasseled Spear behind her.

…

In Kunning Palace, the lights were blazing bright.

Qin Chuyu remained unconscious, and the palace maids dared not even breathe too loudly.

Empress Xiao and Nanxiang had been keeping vigil in the room until now. Seeing Empress Xiao becoming so haggard that even the red blood vessels under her eyes were visible, Eunuch Su could not dare to advise her.

Empress Xiao’s eyes were swollen from crying, and her voice hoarse.

She held Qin Chuyu’s hand, caressing his pale face, her throat choking up as she sobbed, “Xiaoqi, you must hold on… You must be okay… As long as you wake up… Mother will agree to anything you want… Mother won’t force you to memorize books anymore… won’t force you to practice your handwriting… If you don’t wish to go to Guozijian… Mother won’t send you there… Whatever snacks you want to eat… Mother will let you… You just can’t…”

Qin Chuyu’s little body began to spasm and convulse.

Nanxiang quickly got up and pulled up Qin Chuyu’s sleeve, seeing that the white mark on his wrist had spread to his palm. Once it reached his fingertips, there would be no turning back.

“Grand Physician Nan! How is Xiaoqi?” Empress Xiao asked crying.

Nanxiang said, “His condition is worse than I imagined! My poison can’t suppress it any longer! We can’t wait until dawn!”

She glanced at the hourglass on the wall with a complex expression, “At most… there is only one more 2 hours. If Jiaojiao can’t bring back the antidote by the fourth watch of the hour…”

Then I’m afraid… not even the Daluo Immortals descending could save him.

Empress Xiao collapsed on Qin Chuyu, wailing loudly: “Xiaoqi! Xiaoqi—”

Outside Phoenix Pavilion, it was a dark and windy night.

Gu Jiao and the man in the black robe had exchanged a hundred rounds, time trickling away bit by bit, as did Gu Jiao’s physical strength.

She had underestimated the realm of Sky Wolf; last time on the snowy mountain, she had deceived him, preventing Sky Wolf from displaying his true strength.

Now facing a second Sky Wolf, she realized how terrifying a master of this realm truly was.

Gu Jiao had sustained minor injuries on her arms and torso, and that was only because she was wielding the Red-Tasseled Spear. Otherwise, if it was a common weapon, it would have been no match for her opponent’s blade that could cut through iron as if it were mud.

Moreover, Gu Jiao had noticed something; this guy coveted her weapon.

Why did every Sky Wolf master want to get their hands on her Red-Tasseled Spear?

The man in the black robe made another slash with his long blade.

Gu Jiao thrust her spear like a dragon, entangling his long blade!

Their weapons clashing in the dark night, striking sparks in a series!

Neither yielded, their eyes just inches apart, the murderous intent in their gazes intensified in the fierce combat.

Gu Jiao kicked out, he countered with his foot, both retreated—Gu Jiao even more so.

It was the ugly hour.

If the fight continued like this, he would not be killed by dawn.

Gu Jiao knelt on one knee, using the long spear to support her nearly exhausted body, and gasped as she glared at him with bloodshot eyes.

Suddenly, Gu Jiao stood up, her eyes fierce like a ferocious young beast.

She raised her left hand, her fingertips hooked, and grabbed the amulet around her neck.

She tore off the protective amulet Princess Xinyang had given her, holding her fist inward, and as she opened her fist, the amulet slowly fell to the ground.

The man in the black robe watched the young man across him with curiosity, not understanding what he was doing.

The young man extended his tongue, licking the blood at the corner of his lips.

The next second, the young man’s aura surged dramatically!

The slayer had returned!

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