The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1402 - 1402 682 Complete Domination (Second Update)

Chapter 1402: 682 Complete Domination! (Second Update) Chapter 1402: 682 Complete Domination! (Second Update) The monk’s rabbit roasting skills were quite decent. The surface fat sizzled away, forming small bubbles. He ground the salt into finer grains and sporadically sprinkled a few, filling the temple hall with a crisp, peppery aroma.

Gu Jiao smacked her lips.

From originally drawing circles, her doodles had gradually transformed to depict roasted rabbit, braised rabbit, spicy rabbit head, and chilled rabbit meat…

In fact, there were also several skewers of roasted mushrooms on the rack.

But Gu Jiao only wanted to eat rabbit.

Finally, the rabbit meat was ready.

The monk pulled a sharp knife from the wide sleeves of his robe, about to cut off a rabbit leg, when suddenly an ominous aura invaded the space outside the temple.

Gu Jiao’s eyes sharpened, and she stood up.

The sky was not that dark yet, but the horizon was a murky gray, casting an ill omen over the scene.

The aura of menace approached rapidly, accompanied by the sound of something sweeping through the leaves in the woods.

It was the sound of light-footed agility.

Even faster than Gu Chengfeng’s!

You should know, Gu Chengfeng’s agility was enough to leave the Dragon Shadow Guard in the dust.

The commotion stopped right at the open space outside the temple.

Gu Jiao sensed three presences, all were true Predator Wolves, and among them, one aura even faintly surpassed the others!

“Whoever’s inside, come out here!”

One of the three called out coldly.

Gu Jiao had already seen through the slightly ajar door: although the three individuals had disguised themselves, the swords at their waists matched those of the six brocade-clad guards from the other day.

They were from the Crown Prince’s household.

The monk sat cross-legged on the ground, serenely roasting meat, as if he hadn’t heard a thing.

“Stop hiding! Do you have the guts to kill but not to admit it?”

Gu Jiao snatched up the Red-Tasseled Spear from the ground and, with her aura fully released, stepped outside.

The spear in her hand planted heavily into the ground, the force causing the earth to seem to quiver.

The pupils of the three men simultaneously flickered with surprise, evidently not expecting their quarry to be such a young boy.

The strongest man among them wore a purple cloak, while the other two wore black.

The man in the purple cloak spoke in a cold voice, “Was it you who killed the brocade-clad guards of the Crown Prince’s household?”

Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow and replied, “So what if it was me? But, you’re not even bothering to hide your identity now, are you?”

The man in the purple cloak said disdainfully, “Hmph, why bother hiding anything from a dead man?”

Gu Jiao looked at him and said, “Pretty arrogant, aren’t we?”

The guard to the left said, “You’re the arrogant one, kid! You dare kill the Crown Prince’s people. Who sent you here?”

The guard to the right chimed in, “Xu Er, could we be mistaken? This kid doesn’t look like he could have killed six brocade-clad guards.”

The young boy before them was too young, too tender, and while his aura was strong, it surely wasn’t strong enough to kill six brocade-clad guards in one go.

The man in the purple cloak squinted dangerously, “Kid, do you have accomplices?”

“So what if I do? What if I don’t? What’s it to you?”

“We’ve spent five days tracking you down here, and I must say, you do have some skills. But it ends here. Today is the day you die!”

“I don’t know about my own date of death, but I’ve calculated yours,” replied Gu Jiao unflinchingly, surveying the three with audacious bravado. “Are you going to take turns, or are all three of you coming at once?”

The hatred spiked to its peak!

The man in the purple cloak let out a lethal sneer, “Kid, if you want to die sooner, we’ll oblige! All together now!”

Gu Jiao raised her other hand, not holding the Red-Tasseled Spear, making a stopping gesture, “Hold on, I didn’t say I wanted to fight you.”

The three were taken aback.

Quick as a flash, Gu Jiao darted back into the decrepit temple, hiding behind the monk and poking her head out. She pointed at the monk and said, “You, fight him!”

The monk: “…”

The three men: “…”

With the temple hall smelling of roasted meat and mushrooms, the monk didn’t want to disrupt the results of his hour-long efforts. He got up and walked outside.

The man in the purple cloak huffed, “So it’s a monk! What’s your relation to that kid?”

Impatiently sighing, the monk replied, “If you want to fight, then fight. If not, then leave. I don’t like idle talk.”

The guard on the right scoffed, “One more arrogant than the next, watch out!”

He was the first to charge at the monk.

Gu Jiao munched on the delicious rabbit meat while observing the fight unfold before her.

She had killed two Predator Wolves before, one with the help of an auxiliary, and one after removing a peace amulet, getting seriously injured each time.

For the first time, she was observing the Predator Wolves from the perspective of a bystander.

Such incredible speed!

Not comparable to those six brocade-clad guards.

His fist was at the monk’s face in the blink of an eye.

Was the monk too late to dodge, why wasn’t he moving?

Wouldn’t the monk get concussed by that punch?

The wind from the fist blew back the monk’s robes as he stared unblinkingly at his opponent. Just as the fist nearly broke his nose, the monk suddenly raised his hand and caught the attacker’s wrist.

“Gentlemen, you shouldn’t disturb a monk’s meal.”

With no fancy moves, he simply threw the opponent out.

The mighty Predator Wolf was rendered powerless in the monk’s grip.

As the man hit the ground and coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood, he didn’t get up again.

Gu Jiao: “So powerful.”

Seeing this, astonishment flashed through the eyes of the man in the purple cloak, followed by a surge of incredibly intense killing intent, “Very good, I had no idea that the first time I would exert my full strength would be against a monk.”

He pushed his inner power to its limit, and an aura far surpassing that of the Sky Wolves wildly enveloped the whole area.

He was like a lion waking from sleep, finally baring its fierce fangs.

“Take this—”

With the force of a landslide and tsunami, he charged violently towards the monk!

Smack!

The monk caught him by the forehead with one hand.

The man in the purple cloak: “…”

Gu Jiao counted the moves.

One move against each of the two Sky Wolves, and seven moves against the one beyond them.

Gu Jiao tried to recall how many moves she had used against the two Sky Wolves.

Uh, she had forgotten to count.

She would never admit that there had been too many exchanges to keep track!

At this moment, Gu Jiao had essentially ruled out the possibility that he had entered Yan Country by being branded as a slave.

So he must have a legitimate travel permit for Yan Country.

Then the question arose, how did he obtain the Yan Country travel permit—or was he a Yan Country national to begin with, naturally possessing a local travel permit?

She had spoken to him in Zhan Country’s language, but he had spoken to those three brocade-clad guards in Yan Country’s language.

He spoke both languages very fluently.

Actually, besides these, there was another doubt in her mind—why was he at Guanshan, and how had he happened to bump into her while she was being hunted down by the Crown Prince’s estate?

Was it a coincidence?

Or could it be—

Amidst her whirling thoughts, the monk walked in with a carefree and casual air.

There wasn’t a hint of dishevelment on his clothes, nor a speck of blood, so clean that at first glance he looked like a monk who was detached from worldly affairs.

Who could have guessed that this monk killed faster than even desperate fighters?

He dusted off his wide sleeves and sat down in front of the fire.

Gu Jiao came over and asked, “What martial art were you using just now?”

Initially, she couldn’t discern the technique, but as she watched, she began to perceive a pattern; it seemed to be a method specially designed for dealing with formidable fighters.

The monk smiled and asked, “What, you want to learn it?”

Gu Jiao nodded eagerly, “Mhm.”

The monk: “Not teaching.”

Gu Jiao: “…”

Then don’t ask, she thought.

The monk tore off a piece of rabbit leg, took out a flask from his waist, uncorked it, and started eating and drinking, alternating between sips of wine and bites of meat.

Gu Jiao, not having learned the technique, pouted and was about to sit down and continue eating.

But before she could move, the monk, who had been eating meat and drinking heartily, suddenly leapt up and darted onto Gu Jiao’s back!

That’s right, on her back.

Not behind her.

Gu Jiao: What’s happening?

“What’s wrong with you?” Gu Jiao asked, completely bewildered.

Clinging to her back while holding the rabbit leg and the flask, the monk stuttered, “S-s-s-snake, snake, snake!”

“Oh.” Gu Jiao noticed the snake he was referring to under the desk. Carrying him on her back, she walked over, bent down to grab the snake by its tail, and lifted it up, saying calmly, “It’s just a little speckled snake, non-venomous.”

The monk who had killed three Sky Wolves just a second ago was now completely scared.

He nearly roared, “Take it away, take it away! Hurry and take it away!”

Gu Jiao tilted her head, “You’re afraid of snakes?”

The monk: “I’m not scared!”

Gu Jiao replied “Oh,” and swung the little snake backward.

“Ah ah ah!” The monk’s hair stood on end!

His body went limp, losing the strength to cling onto Gu Jiao, and he fell on his butt to the ground.

Gu Jiao suddenly remembered the incident of him being bitten by a snake.

She had thought it odd, given his high level of martial skill and his ability to kill Sky Wolves with ease, how he could have been bitten by a silver ringed snake before.

Turns out, the sight of snakes made him weak all over, rendering him powerless.

With a mischievous smile, Gu Jiao, holding the little speckled snake, took step by step towards him.

“Hehe,” she let out a chilling and eerie laugh.

It was just so exaggerated.

The monk: “…”

The monk called out, “Girl! What are you… what are you doing?”

Gu Jiao bent down, extending the little speckled snake towards his face, and spread her hands helplessly, “What harm can a little snake do? It just wants to nibble you a bit. Who told you not to teach the smartest person in the world—Jiaojiao—a bit of martial arts?”

The little speckled snake: “…”

The monk: “…”