The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 715 - 715 333 Counterattack (two updates)_3

Chapter 715: 333 Counterattack (two updates)_3 Chapter 715: 333 Counterattack (two updates)_3 The servant let out a horrible scream and fell from his horse.

“Miss Gu, you–” The third son was dumbfounded.

“Turn around!” Gu Jiao didn’t have time to explain.

The third son, having seen the world with Gu Jiao, didn’t falter. If it was some other, they would have probably fainted from choking.

He didn’t ask why they were turning around; he trusted Gu Jiao.

Unfortunately, it was already too late. The black-clothed men, hidden by the field ridges, charged towards Gu Jiao’s carriage like arrows.

Everyone’s hands held gleaming steel knives, their eyes sharp and filled with killing intent!

Without counting, Gu Jiao knew there were ten of them.

They sure held her in high regard, sending so many men to ambush her!

“You go first!”

Gu Jiao jumped off the carriage.

Without making a fuss, the third son left. He knew full well his limitations. Without martial arts skills, he would become a burden if he stayed.

Perhaps it would be better to rush off to report to the authorities to bring reinforcements for Miss Gu.

Of course, it would also be good if he could draw away several assassins.

For Miss Gu, he would put himself at risk!

“Come on, assassins!”

He tightened the reins, turned his head to look back.

Oops, not one followed him…

Gu Jiao was surrounded by the black-clothed men.

She cast them a cold glance: “Come at once. Coming one by one is tiring.”

The black-clothed men gave her a contemptuous look and charged at Gu Jiao with their knives.

“Good. I can test my black gunpowder on you.” Gu Jiao squinted her eyes slightly, pitying that she only had three. She wasn’t sure about its power either.

In her previous life, she had played with a type of firecracker that explodes upon hitting the ground without the need for ignition.

The black gunpowder she created had a similar clever effect, though its power was greater.

Gu Jiao took out a piece of black gunpowder and harshly threw it at a black-clothed man. There was a loud bang, and the man was knocked unconscious.

Not bad.

Gu Jiao wasn’t completely satisfied but wasn’t disappointed either.

She mainly used lots of ingredients when exploding herself into the air, a task well done if a small piece of it could knock a person out.

These assassins had never seen such strange hidden weapons. They were imposing and fierce, leaving everyone shocked for a moment.

Everyone started looking at Gu Jiao apprehensively.

Gu Jiao coldly curled the corner of her lips, snatched one man’s knife, and knocked him out with a punch.

The rest of the men came to their senses and charged at Gu Jiao again.

However, the explosion had shattered their morale, making them easy for Gu Jiao to deal with. After the last assassin fell, Gu Jiao casually dusted off her hands.

Unexpectedly, a dangerous aura suddenly approached.

What a terrifying aura!

Gu Jiao felt a jolt in her heart. She couldn’t dodge it.

The man was too fast!

In the nick of time, a sword slashed down, blocking the man’s assassination attempt. An arm reached out, wrapping around Gu Jiao’s waist, and they swiftly retreated.

“Wait for me here!”

After speaking, Gu Changqing charged at the man with his sword.

This was the first time that Gu Jiao had seen Gu Changqing truly engage in combat with someone. He was much stronger than she had imagined, but he was still no match for the opponent.

That was a person who could even make Gu Jiao feel apprehensive.

This person was more powerful than she was in her previous life.

How could this be?

Who was he?

Gu Changqing was hit with a palm and used his sword to steady himself.

Gu Jiao took out the last two pieces of black gunpowder and harshly threw it at the man!

The man thought it was a regular hidden weapon. He slashed it with his sword, resulting in two loud explosions. Whether it was the shock or fright, the man stepped back. A flicker of surprise flashed across his cold eyes.

Two pieces didn’t knock him out?

Indeed, he was a master among masters.

Gu Jiao pretended to reach into her pouch to take out more, even though nothing was left. She hoped just to bluff him. Fortunately, it worked.

The man glanced at Gu Jiao coldly and left using his light footwork.

Gu Changqing looked in the direction the man had left, then suddenly clutched his chest and coughed up blood.

Gu Jiao hurried to him and checked his pulses.

Gu Changqing waved his hand: “I’m fine, it’s just a minor internal injury. I’ll be okay once I rest.”

As he spoke, he wiped away the blood from his mouth with his knuckle. With his other hand, he sheathed his sword and looked at Gu Jiao, asking, “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” Gu Jiao shook her head.

Gu Changqing whistled, and his horse came trotting over.

The brother and sister climbed onto the horse.

“Those people?” Gu Jiao looked at the black-clothed men fainted on the ground.

Gu Changqing, seemingly experienced, said: “We won’t learn much from them. The key was the one from before. These ones are just petty criminals from the Jianghu, working for money. They don’t even know their employer’s identity.”

Gu Jiao nodded.

The siblings returned to Bishui Alley.

Having just returned from Guozijian, the old priest saw the pale-faced Gu Changqing. He frowned: “What happened?”

Gu Changqing glanced at Gu Jiao and said, “We encountered a group of assassins.”

“Assassins?” The old priest scanned the two, “Were they after you or after Jiaojiao?”

“They were after me,” Gu Jiao told the truth.

She jumped off the horse and extended her hand to Gu Changqing to help him down.

The old priest looked around, took the horse’s reins, and told them, “Follow me.”

…

“Are you saying that person’s martial arts skills are so good that perhaps even your grandfather couldn’t beat him?”

The old priest, having heard the story, frowned deeply. “That’s not possible… How could your grandfather not be able to beat an assassin?”

“That person’s presence was very…” Gu Jiao wanted to say familiar because she smelt a similar presence from him. The man was a killing machine, just like she was in her previous life.

“Strange.” Gu Changqing finished the sentence for Gu Jiao. “It’s different from all the high-level martial artists I met before. His martial arts style and internal power are different. And—he has a tattoo on his face!”

The man was wearing a mask, but Gu Jiao’s strange hidden weapon blew a piece of his mask away.

He saw half a tattoo.

“What does the tattoo look like?” The old priest brought paper and pen. “Draw it for me.”

Gu Changqing drew half a tail.

The old priest’s facial expression changed: “It’s Dragon Shadow Guard!”

“What is Dragon Shadow Guard?” Gu Jiao asked.

Gu Changqing had already understood and his face grew grave: “They are the former emperor’s bodyguards.”

The old priest pondered. “The former emperor secretly trained a team of bodyguards in order to deal with Zhuang Jinse. The youngest was only five years old. He left them to the current emperor on his deathbed.”

Gu Changqing frowned: “Does the emperor want to kill Jiaojiao?”

The old priest waved his hand: “No. The emperor deeply cares about Jiaojiao and would never harm her. The emperor once gave Dragon Shadow Guard to another person so that she could protect herself from Zhuang Jinse.”

Gu Changqing was shocked: “That person is—”

The old priest said solemnly: “The Empress Dowager Jing.”

Gu Changqing drew a cold breath!

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