What Gu Xijiu just did had shocked everyone, and then, somebody in the crowd upstairs clapped. It started with only a few claps, followed by the rest and in the end, a thunderous applause was heard by almost the entire crowd.
Gu Xietian especially, had his palms turning red because of the claps - he was feeling so proud!
Unfortunately, he had some struggles too. This daughter of his seemed to be closer to the crown prince, while he was an avid supporter of the fourth prince
At this moment, the people had already recognized the medical skills of Gu Xijiu. Therefore, Yu Gelao immediately pleaded Gu Xijiu to save his other son.
When Yu Muqing saw his own brother vomiting blood, he was very scared as he felt that he could no longer be healed as even the saint could not heal his brother. It was no question why his face turned very pale.
Later, when he saw that Gu Xijiu saved his brother from the brink of death, his eyes brightened with hope!
Gu Xijiu came before him, "Childe Yu, do you believe in my skills?"
Yu Muqing could not speak and was thus nodding his head fast.
Gu Xijiu looked at him and demanded, "I dont want to read your facial expressions, say it out loud if you believe in my abilities! Otherwise, Ill not heal you."
Yu Muqing was shocked because he did not know how he could ever speak after being mute!
Yu Gelao quickly said, "Miss Gu, since his returned from the Dark Forest, he can no longer speak"
"No, he can speak." The voice of Gu Xijiu was clear and calm, "It's all in his mind, thinking that he cant speak!"
Yu Gelao, ""
The people, "" They were all confused.
Gu Xijiu looked at the slightly opened mouth of Yu Muqing and she insisted with an even more apathetic voice, "Ill count up to three, and if youre still not saying it out loud, Ill completely ignore you. One!"
Yu Muqing was blushing and beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Two!" Gu Xijiu urged.
Yu Muqing tried his best to open and close his mouth and finally, he managed to blurt out a word, "Believe!" His voice echoed loud and clear to his utter disbelief!
As he was afraid that Gu Xijiu would truly ignore him, he continued and pleaded, "I believe! I believe! Please save me"
Gu Xijiu smiled and touched his head, "Good job."
Yu Muqing was stunned because the little girl in front of him was shorter and younger than he was, but she was patting him like he was a kid!
But he dared not get angry for the time being. He looked at her and asked, "Are you willing to heal me now?"
Gu Xijiu passed him a pill and instructed, "Have this first and I will teach both of you a set of kungfu to practice. Then, youll be healed after an hour."
The people, "" Was she so good?!
Yu Muqing and Yu Mubai's eyes were glimmered. They had full trust in Gu Xijiu now. Therefore, after they had swallowed the pill, they meditated according to what Gu Xijiu had taught them.
The meditation method which Gu Xijiu taught them was totally different from any other available methods in this world. It was what she learned from an ancient kungfu master in the modern era. The effect was similar to the Five Animal Play which was used to recover ones well-being.
After an hour, the two children jumped up from the futon, looked at each other and were delighted.
They were healed!
The two who could not stand properly even when supported, were now able to stand up. Though their faces were still pale, their vitality was much better than it was previously.
The two of them kowtowed towards Gu Xijiu together, "Thank you, Miss Gu!" Their movement was in perfect unison and they were both handsome!
The people paused in silence before they giving a big round of applause.
A miracle. Gu Xijiu had just conjured a miracle!
The emperor stood up immediately, "Good! Very good! Very good! Little Xijiu, you did not disappoint me; proving my doubts wrong!"
He turned to Celestial Master You and Tian Jiyue, "Celestial master, how was it? This time, little Xijiu has won, right?"
Tian Jiyue shifted his focus on Gu Xijiu for a moment before he slightly nodded his head, "An unalloyed victory for Miss Gu!"
The people upstairs were still steady as most of them were court officials. They congratulated and clapped their hands when Gu Xijiu won the match.
In contrast, the people downstairs consisted of mostly the general public. Therefore, when the news of Gu Xijiu winning the game had spread, there was an outburst of cheers. Some even set off firecrackers along the street to celebrate her success.
Meanwhile, Gu Xixi was very pale and she could not say anything but stare blankly at Gu Xijiu putting the alchemy furnace into her bag.
Furthermore, she was feeling ashamed to stay any longer. She then whistled to beckon her crane and flew away in dejection.
Gu Xietian grunted coldly, "She got away so easily, without bearing the brunt yet!"
Gu Xijiu sipped on her cup of tea, but did not say anything.
Did she really not face the consequences?
Even if Gu Xixi had lost the match, it seemed like she did not lose anything because that prize was given by the fourth prince, Rong Chu.
However, what she lost was her reputation as an expert and she could no longer act like she was a professional in this kingdom anymore
Coming from this perspective, she had lost a lot indeed!
As the method of Gu Xijiu in saving the two brothers were too miraculous, Imperial Physician Zhou could not help but ask Gu Xijiu for advice, "Miss Gu, what was the poison that the two children were actually suffering from?"
Gu Xijiu shook her head, "They werent poisoned and were not even sick. They were actually under a curse."
The people were surprised. The emperor continued, "What curse was it?"
Gu Xijiu laughed, "It was actually a psychological curse. The two children could have bumped into a strange person or something in the woods that put a Dead Curse on them"
As they were confused, Gu Xijiu explained, "The Dead Curse is actually a type of psychological curse. The cursed victim will be first forced to eat an Illusory Poison so that he could see himself dying in the illusion. Then, the enchanter will put the same curse on him again after he wakes up from the illusion. Though this Illusory Poison is not fatal, it can cause the victim to be mute for three days and unable to feel his own hands - the feeling of being handicapped. The effects of this Illusory Poison can last for three days only but under the strong psychological influence, the victim strongly believes that this curse will kill him and he is unable to say anything about this till he dies. Through this self-influence, he will gradually lose his body functionand end up losing his life on the specified date of this curse."
(Note from author: This type of curse is not entirely a work of fiction by the author himself, as it also exists in this real world. Its a very complex psychological influence)
Because the victim will be psychologically influenced to think that he is already on his deathbed , this curse was therefore, extremely difficult to be lifted.
Unless the person trying to break the curse was a professional and an expert in utilizing poisons and psychology warfare.
She could also gain complete trust from the cursed victim before going through a series of guidance to achieve the corresponding effect.
The symptoms caused by this Illusory Poison was very similar to the Jipin Poison and thus, could not be differentiated easily.
Therefore, Gu Xixi thought that these brothers were poisoned with the Jipin Poison. The antidote she used was also another type of poison; one that would cure them perfectly if the two brothers were truly poisoned with the Jipin Poison.
But these two brothers had been suffering from the Illusory Poison for a long time now, hence, their bodies no longer contained any poison. Therefore, Gu Xixi's antidote immediately became poison and almost took Yu Mubais life!
As Gu Xijiu was good in psychological warfare and poison utilization, she thought of the possibilities of this curse at the beginning. Therefore, she patiently asked Yu Muqing a few questions.
She was also skillful in her questioning techniques. Therefore, she could decipher the messages she wanted even if Yu Muqing could not speak and could only answer her by nodding and shaking his head.
When Gu Xixi started to heal Yu Mubai, she had come to a conclusion. She knew that she was going to defeat Gu Xixi!
It was not as if she did not want to help at that time but it was because the people, including the two patients, did not trust her abilities yet.
And as breaking this curse required their trust, Gu Xijiu started by looking on with a cold and indifferent approach.
It was only when Gu Xixi failed and almost killed Yu Mubai, which made the crowd start to feel hopeless, she decided to save his life in time. Her act did not only shock everyone but also earned her real trust from the patients and therefore, could succeed.
This sounded simple but it was in fact extremely difficult, as a wrong step would lead to fatality.
Fortunately, she won!
Of course, she did not explain everything in detail but explained it mysteriously so that they believed what she said, yet they were still puzzled.
As expected, the crowd was stupefied, stunned, and also bewildered! Of course, they were greatly admiring Gu Xijiu too.
This world had enchantresses but they were extremely rare and mysterious. Therefore, not many people knew who they were.
Furthermore, they did not easily attack anyone but once they did, it would definitely be a knockout and a painful lesson - nobody dared to antagonize them
Because they were very mysterious and strong, barely anyone could break their curses. Therefore, the people of this land were very much respecting and fearing the enchantresses simultaneously.
They did not expect Gu Xijiu to lift the curse so easily, let alone lifting the Dead Curse!
How could she be useless? She was totally a well sought-after genius instead!
Such a genius would be treated like a VIP with luxury wherever she went. Unfortunately, she was known as a useless person in Feixing Kingdom for so many years.
What a sin!
The emperor could not help but look at the twelfth prince, Rong Yan, who was standing at the side. He previously felt sorry for his son, but now he felt that the latter could no longer match her standards!
However, she could not regret now as this marriage had been decided for so many years now.
The emperor could only try to figure out ways for them to get married as soon as possible to prevent more unforeseen circumstances!
Those days, he had lost Luo Xinglan because he was a step slower than the others. Therefore, the emperor decided to be quick to make a decision this time. He turned towards Gu Xietian and asked, "Minister Gu, Xijiu is already thirteen years old, right?"
Gu Xietian replied with manner, "Yes, she is currently thirteen years and four months old."
The emperor nodded his head, "Shell be fifteen after about another year and she would be old enough to be married into the imperial family. Im considering an engagement party for the two of them first. What do you think?"
What could Gu Xietian say?
He immediately knelt, "Your Majesty, I will obey your orders."
The emperor looked towards Rong Yan, "My twelfth son, what do you think?"
Rong Yan immediately replied, "I will obey Fathers arrangement."
Up to this moment, he was completely satisfied with this marriage! As for Gu Tianqing, he could only put her on hold.
He would try to convince Gu Tianqing to abort the fetus and then wait for the right timing to have her as his concubine. After all, her body had been given to him and she could not get married to other men anymore.
Marriage as a wife, eloping as a concubine. What she did was indeed what a concubine would do - he was not wrong.
At best, after he married the two sisters, he would try to make Gu Tianqing his wife too so that these two sisters could be of the same status.
He had calculated and planned this clearly to himself and thus did not even bother to look at Gu Tianqing, who had already heard the conversation as she was not too far away.
This woman knew her place very well, thus she did not dare to utter a word despite feeling resentful
He could not help but look at Gu Xijiu, and wanted to know how she would react when she heard the news.
Gu Xijiu was not responding. She was standing there with her arms folded; her eyes gleaming coldly, reflecting the moonlight.
Her aura was so cold that she sent chills down Rong Yans spine!
Gu Xijiu glanced downstairs rather impatiently, wondering why Duke Lu hadn't arrived yet! If he didn't show up, the people here were going to leave!
She went to see him that night and told him to pick the most lively and crowded time to unmask that case! Failing which, the emperor will try to protect his son and the case will then be omitted. He could then no longer take revenge on his son's behalf.
As she thought of this, a clippity-clop hoofbeat was heard from afar. In just a blink of an eye, the sound had gotten closer to Wan Xing Lou. Meanwhile, a loud clear voice was heard, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to present!"
The voice was strong and loud; clearly audible to the people upstairs.
The emperor was feeling bad but before he could say anything, the riders had managed to get through the crowd and quickly rushed over
Gu Xijiu turned the teacup in her hand and she smiled.
The truly good show was about to start!
One of the people who rushed over was Duke Lu, the emperors blood brother and the father of Count Le Hua, Rong Yi, who had been killed by Gu Xijiu with a hairpin.
He was bellowing downstairs, "Your Majesty, I have found the culprit who murdered my son. Please do take the responsibility for a just decision!"
The commoners downstairs were about to leave but they gathered back again when they heard Duke Lu.
Duke Lu rushed upstairs, along with the Minister from the Ministry of Justice, the Minister from the Court of Judicial, Master Hu from the Court of the Imperial Clan, as well as other commoners.
In anger, Gu Tianqing was considering what to do next, but she casually raised her head and was shocked to see the commoners entering!
She was only familiar with the two of them amongst the many. They used to work for her, to be the witnesses to testify on behalf of Gu Xijiu
She turned towards Rong Yan!
He used to say that he will make sure that they disappeared from earth! But why were they now here?!
Rong Yan turned pale while clenching his fists in his sleeve!
He undoubtedly bribed the prison head to kill the two of them silently! Why were they still alive?
He felt uneasy - disaster was just around the corner!
His sixth sense was rather good because Duke Lu was glaring fiercely at him as soon as he arrived.
As Duke Lu spoke, he immediately blurted, "Your Majesty, the person who killed my son is none other than the twelfth prince, His Highness Rong Yan!"
Everyone present was shocked.
Rong Yan was shocked and shouted that he was innocent. Unfortunately, Duke Lu came well prepared. He brought all types of evidences, with each one proving that he was indeed the culprit!
What Rong Yan was trying to hide was made known too.
For example, the personal vendetta between Count Le Hua and himself. As Count Le Hua had insulted and humiliated him publicly, he used to swear - under the influence - that he was going to kill Rong Yi. Even the witness was present to testify what he had said.
Besides, there were some officials present to bear witness, thus, Rong Yan had no chance to refute. And this was one of the motives to murder.
Secondly, it was his personal affair with Gu Tianqing!
Rong Yi used to flirt and almost managed to molest Gu Tianqing!
Even though Rong Yan came in time, Rong Yi was not afraid of him and even molested Gu Tianqing publicly, which infuriated Rong Yan greatly.
Therefore, this was the second motive for Rong Yan to murder Count Le Hua. Little Si who was serving the latter at the time could also bear witness.
Thirdly, because of the private affair between Rong Yan and Gu Tianqing, they plotted against Gu Xijiu. They wanted her to go to the secret garden of Rong Yi and deliberately ensured people were accusing her for meeting her lover. Fortunately, because of Gu Xijiu's faithfulness and no show, Rong Yans plot had failed.
For this incident, the eighth prince, Master Hu and Gu Xijiu could be the witnesses.
Regarding the letter which Rong Yan gave to Gu Xijiu, it was destroyed but it managed to be inspected by the eighth prince, Rong Che. He recognized that the handwriting belonged to Rong Yan.
Duke Lu had good eloquence too. After presenting all the evidences to the emperor, he cried, "Your Majesty, I knew that my son was a bastard and used to humiliate the twelfth prince, but he shouldnt be condemned to death, right? And I did not expect that the twelfth prince would bear grudges and plot against my son! He sent someone to kill him and framed the sixth Gu daughter. Fortunately, she was rational enough not to go and thus his plan to kill two birds with one stone did not succeed. It was obviously a planned trap when he sent people, including Master Hu, early the following day to frame the sixth Gu daughter. His plan was to create a pseudo image that both my son and sixth Gu daughter had die together, so that he can eliminate her and take revenge at the same time! Otherwise, it was too coincidental that the day he deceived the sixth Gu daughter to meet at the garden was also the night that my son was murdered! Your Majesty, my son died so pitifully! He was marked indeedYour Majesty, please do decide for me!"
With cries and tears from Duke Lu, the emperor experienced a serious headache!
The emperor could only investigate from Rong Che and Gu Xijiu, "Xijiu, did Rong Yan write you the letter? Che, did you see that letter too?"
Gu Xijiu looked like she was shocked by the cruel truth that her face turned a little pale, "The twelfth prince did write me the letter indeed. At that time, I thought it was a joke, butbut I did not expect that this was the exact same plot."
Rong Che sighed, "I have truly seen it, it was was the handwriting of the twelfth brother."
The emperor looked towards Master Hu again and he repeated the whole story about what happened at the garden of Gu Xijiu when he went to investigate again. As it was a homicide case, he did not dare hide any single detail.
The face of the emperor turned very gloomy and looked at both Rong Yan and Gu Tianqing, who were kneeling and trembling with fear, "Do both of you have anything to clarify?"
Rong Yan was still trying hard and with determination, he said, "My father, somebodysomebody wanted to frame me. I am not involved in any private affairs with Gu Tianqing. I had only just met her a few times because I always pay visits to the mansion of the general."
Gu Tianqing was not admitting to that, lest she lose her reputation!
Duke Lu seemed to have expected this, he blurted again, "Your Majesty, Miss Gu Tianqing is about two months pregnant. If you dont believe, you can send the imperial physician to feel her pulse."
The Emperor waved his hand towards the doctor to go over.
Gu Tianqing was scared and pale. Subconsciously, she stepped back but got stopped by Gu Xietian.
Gu Xietians had a serious look on her face and was furious. He asked coldly, "Why are you scared if you are innocent?"
When the doctor's finger was going to touch Gu Tianqing's vein, her face was pale like a dead man. She kneeled on the ground and begged, "You don't have to check I am indeed pregnant"
Gu Xietians whole body was shaking with anger. He raised his hand and gave her a slap, "You are such a slut! Whose baby is that?! Does it really belong to twelfth prince?!"
Gu Tianqing trembled and did not answer.
King Lu sneered at the side, "It does belongs to the twelfth prince indeed. If General Gu does not believe it, you can check the necklace on your daughters neck. This necklace was bought by the twelfth price with a very hefty fee. Their names are engraved on the necklace. You will know once you have a closer look at it."
Gu Xietian roughly ripped off the necklace on Gu Tianqing and took a look at it under the light. He saw both their names on the crystals next to each other.
At this time he no longer had doubts. His eyes were red and kicked Gu Tianqing, "Slut! He is your future brother-in-law. How can you do such a shameless thing? You not only have an affair with him but still tried to trap your sister! You have disgraced the image of the General's family!"
He kicked Gu Tianqing until she rolled for two rounds on the floor and almost vomited blood
Fortunately, when Gu Xietian kicked her, Gu Tianchao who was next to him attempted to stop him, or else she would have been kicked down the stairs.
At this moment, apparently, it was impossible to hide the affair between Gu Tianqing and Rong Yan anymore.
Rong Yan decided to admit his faults. He kneeled down and bowed, "My Emperor Father, I am indeed reckless to have an affair with Gu Tianqing, while trying to trap Gu Xijiu into going to Count Le Huas house, as I really dislike her. However, I really didnt kill him, neither did I ask any assassin to kill him. I am being accused wrongly!"
King Lu was furious, "Nonsense! If it wasn't you, who else would have killed my son?! My son was dead on the day when you led Miss Gu to his house! There is no such coincidence. Are you trying to say that Miss Gu did go to his house that day? And my son was killed by Miss Gu?!"
Rong Yan was speechless, however, in order to protect himself, he had to say, "It was possible"
The Emperor smacked the table, "Nonsense! Miss Gu has no spiritual power at all! How could she have killed Rong Yi? Even if she wanted to kill him, she had no abilities to do that!"
Rong Yi tried hard, "But she knows how to cure and knows how to break the spells perhaps she killed Rong Yi by using her medical skills or by casting a spell"
The Emperor looked at Tian Jiyue, "Master You, what do you think?"
Tian Jiyue said calmly, "How did Rong Yi die?"
The person in charge of Dali Temple answered, "Your Majesty, according to the autopsy by the coroner, Count Le Hua was killed by a green jade hairpin which pierced through his throat directly. There was no other injury on his body and he was also not being poisoned to death.
Besides, two other guards and two maids were killed in the garden by the same method. The way the murderer killed them was fast, efficient, but very cruel. It seemed like it was done by a very experience assassin."
Tian Jiyue looked at Gu Xijiu and asked the Emperor, "Does Miss Gu look like an experienced murderer to you?"
The Emperor shook his head, "Of course not. This matter has nothing to do with Xijiu. It seems like Rong Yi had been killed by assassins"
The cost to hire an assassin in the Feixing Kingdom was very expensive, so there were not many people who could afford to hire one, not to mention to hire one of such experience. It seemed like only the royal family could afford to do so.
The royal princes were surrounded by several guards possessing skilled martial arts. If they were to kill people, they would probably send their guards and did not need to hire any assassins.
After a few considerations and clues, it seemed like only Rong Yan was the one who had that much hatred towards Rong Yi to be able to hire an assassin
He was such a jerk!
The Emperor looked at Rong Yan coldly, "Darn! What have you done?!"
Rong Yan was anxious, "My Emperor Father, the death of Rong Yi has really nothing to do with me! Oh yeah, someone did witness Gu Xijiu going out from her house that day"
The Emperor asked coldly, "Who saw it?"
"Tianqing and her two maids"
The Emperor smacked the table, "Nonsense! No one would believe her words because she had an affair with you."
"And the two maids" Rong Yan stared at the both of them, "Tell them that you saw it, didn't you?"
The two maids were the ones Rong Yan wanted to kill to prevent them from divulging the secret. At this moment, the two maids kneeled on the floor and shook their heads, "No! Miss Gu Tianqing had asked us to say so and reported it to the legal department In fact, we did not see anything."
Rong Yan and Gu Tianqing remained silent.
The two maids kneeled down, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we did it solely based on the orders by Miss Gu Tianqing. She promised that once we accomplished the task, she would reward us with a thousand dollars. She even promised that if the task had failed, she would help us to not end up in jail However, we never expected her not to care about us after we had successfully completed her task. Not only did she not take care of us when we were in prison but had also sent someone to murder us. Fortunately, King Lu came on time that day to save us or else we would have been dead in prison by now"
Everything was clear now. The emperor angrily scolded, "Bastard, what else can you say now? If both of you are innocent, why would you want to murder these two people?"
Apparently, they were trying to mask their guilt. The Emperor was disappointed with the foolish actions of his son.
He knew that his son was not too smart, but never did he expect that his son could be this stupid.
With a series of evidence, it was impossible for Rong Yan to defend himself anymore.
He could only bow and claim innocence. In his heart, he felt that he was trapped but he did not know who had actually set him up.
He had a complicated feeling and could not help but look towards Gu Xijiu. She was standing there without any facial expressions, but her eyes were shining, as cold as the moonlight.
Was she the one who set him up?
It was impossible! After all, she was just a thirteen-year-old girl. How could she have hatched such a complicated trap?!
Although there were quite a few people who knew about his affair with Gu Tianqing, there was no one else who actually knew about the necklace except for their own. Besides, the pregnancy of Gu Tianqing was completely a secret, and there was no third person who actually knew about this matter.
How did King Lu get his hands on all these information? Who told him about these secrets?
Rong Yan was having a hard time cracking this, but he was not able to figure anything out at all.
The Emperor had to act with just, in front of the crowd, thus, he ordered to sentence Rong Yan and Gu Tianqing to prison first, before passing his judgment on the accusation, after
the investigation.
After all, Rong Yan was just a teenager. Although he grew up in the palace, he was no threat to anyone at all, so even if there were people who looked down on him, there was no one who wanted to trap him, because he was not worth the trouble.
Therefore, he had no experience in dealing with trouble. He was already in a state of panic when he knew that he had to bear with the accusations but he could not do anything to prove his innocence.
He was not brave enough too. So, when the guards came to bring him to prison, he could barely stand up and was dragged out from the hall.
In contrast, Gu Tianqing was tougher. Although she was scared, she could still stand up and claim, "Your Majesty, I really did not kill Count Le Hua. I do not know anything. Your Majesty, please investigate the truth behind the case and prove our innocence"
Her voice was sharp and had lost all femininity. She was totally embarrassed!
But no one would listen to her; no one would believe her. Even her father who loved her the most also turned away just like that, and ignored her.
She was full of despair. When she was dragged to the stairs, she stared at Gu Xijiu and suddenly went crazy. She shouted, "It must be her! It was all done by her! She is not Gu Xijiu! Everything is not right. She must be possessed by the devil to trap me! She is usually so weak and does not even dare to speak up when being bullied. Now she is a completely different person She is not herself anymore! She is a devil"
She could not complete her sentence as her acupuncture point was blocked by the guards who escorted her before being dragged out from the hall right away.
At first, it was a happy event when Gu Xijiu defeated the Tianwen Saint and the Emperor wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate, but as it led to such trouble, he had no mood to do so anymore.
The noise Gu Tianqing made did not seem to cause any stress to him. He did not ask Gu Xijiu about anything but still comforted her for a while. After he talked to the few ministers briefly, he went back to his palace.
...
Gu Xijiu went back home with Gu Xietian in the same chariot. On the way back, Gu Xietian was filled with emotions and he tried to talk to Gu Xijiu and retold some of her childhood memories.
However, since there was only minimal contact between him and his daughter, the moments that could be recalled were very few.
Anyhow, there were still two or three moments that only he and the daughter would know. Gu Xietian intentionally directed the conversation to those moments.
Gu Xijiu sneered in her heart. It seemed like Gu Xietian had suspected her, as he wouldn't have tried to test her this way if he did not.
Fortunately, she possessed the memory from the original owner. Although the original owner was weak, she had a very good memory. Gu Xijiu could then answer all the questions with ease.
When she finished answering, she held her arm and looked at Gu Xietian, "Is General Gu suspecting me?"
Gu Xietian was a little embarrassed. He answered with a sigh, "Xijiu, you really changed so much..."
Gu Xijiu answered lightly, "Have you ever hear of this idiom which goes along the lines of how a desperate rabbit would also kill people?" At this moment the chariot had arrived front of the house, Gu Xijiu finished her sentence and simply jumped out to leave the carriage.
Gu Xietian regretted and lightly slapped his forehead. What was wrong with him? How could he suspect his own daughter?
This girl was merely forced to reveal her true character.
After all, her mother was also someone who was very sharp and smart - certainly not someone who gets bullied
How could he suspect that she was possessed by the devil?
It seemed like he was affected by Gu Tianqing.
When he thought of Gu Tianqing, he got angry again. Gu Tianchao, who was beside him, was trying to ask him to help his sister, but was immediately scolded, "Dont expect me to help her because she has done so many inappropriate things! Let her die in the prison!" before walking away.
The General's family had also received the bad news. Leng Xiangyu had panicked and lost her mind.
When she saw that Gu Xietian was back, she immediately cried and kneeled in front of him, begging for his help to save her daughter.
Gu Xietian was still in anger. He kicked her with his foot and scolded, "This is the daughter that you have brought up! How can a mother allow her daughter to do such a shameful thing?" he disregarded Leng Xiangyu and turned to walk away.
Gu Tianchao helped his mother to stand up and said, "Mom, please dont cry. It is useless to cry now. Lets think of a way to save sister."
Leng Xiangyu had lost her mind and cried, "I am just a housewife. What else can I do? Your father does not want to help too That girl has been well taken care of for so long, how can she possibly survive in that place?"
Gu Tianchao sighed. He could not bring himself to tell his mother that this matter involved the murder of the son of King Lu. This time, Gu Tianqing must be suffering a lot after being sentenced to prison, and could probably lose her life, in the worst case scenario.
He comforted his mother for a while, that father was probably just too angry and not wanting to save his sister. Perhaps, his father was now thinking of ways to save her, but only did not want to say it out loud.
After much cajoling of her son, Leng Xiangyu had regained slight calmness in her mind.
After Gu Tianchao dismissed all the servants around, he asked his mother, "Mother, are you already aware of the affair between sister and the twelfth prince?"
Leng Xiangyu's expression slightly changed, "I"
Gu Tianchao sighed, "Mother, dont you trust your own son? I want to know the whole truth so that I can analyze this and save Tianqing"
Leng Xiangyu looked at her tall and handsome son. She pleased to find that he was finally mature enough to be her shelter.
She did not hide anything from her son and told him everything she knew.
She related in great detail, and Gu Tianchao silently listened. The more he listened, the more strange he felt. He was getting a tad more serious.
Something was wrong with Gu Xijiu!
He asked a few questions that were mainly directed to her, and Leng Xiangyu also spoke of everything she knew.
In this home, others might have overlooked this child, but Leng Xiangyu liked to torture her so she had a better understanding of her. She was also baffled about the changes in Gu Xijiu lately.
When a person crosses their limits, one might throw their temper around to an extreme. However, the change was too drastic in Gu Xijiu's case. She seemed to be a totally different person and even the vibes that she gave people were not the same anymore
Gu Tianchao said coldly, "Perhaps, it's really not her anymore."
Leng Xiangyu eyes widened, "What do you mean?"
Gu Tianchao voice was low, "Mother, perhaps the original Gu Xijiu is already dead. The current one is a reincarnation!"
Leng Xiangyu froze, "It is not possible. I heard that it is extremely difficult to reincarnate. It needs the foreign spirit to be the exact match as the body. In addition, even if a strong spirit could possess the body successfully, it cannot fully control the body for a short period of time, so when the body walks, it will look like a zombie. It is very easy to distinguish. However, this ugly girl seems to be able to walk very freely every day and is full of facial expressions. It does not seem like an effect of reincarnation."
Gu Tianchao rubbed his brow, "You have a point and I also doubt it. Perhaps she had used a transformation spell to imitate the ugly girl?"
Leng Xiangyu was even more stunned, "Transformation spell? Is it the legendary spell? It can only be cast by someone who has supreme spiritual power levels to practice transformation spells freely. Even the heads of the three clans might not have that kind of ability. If the current Gu Xijiu has such an ability, she would already be the strongest master and does not need to stealth around in our house."
Gu Tianchao sighed, "This is only my wild guess. It could be some devil who does not want to expose its identity and deliberately turned into a low-profile, ugly girl"
Leng Xiangyu shook her head, "I think your assumption does not make any sense."
Gu Tianchao also felt the same. He had a thought in his mind. After he comforted his mother for a while, he walked out from the living room.
He stood there and thought for a moment, then put on his nightwear and leaped. He moved quickly towards the direction of Gu Xijius courtyard.
He was going to test the ugly girl!
His spiritual power and Qing Gong were all good. He had an agile body that allowed him to fly from roof to roof easily. Usually, this was how he went out and entered the general's house without being noticed by anyone.
But this time -
There were many guards patrolling the courtyard, and all of them were masters in martial arts!
Before Gu Tianchao could land in the courtyard, the guards had detected him and shouted loudly, "Who is that?!" and quickly chased after him.
Of course, Gu Tianchao turned to run away quickly.
He spent all his effort to escape and sneak around in the general's house. After three full rounds, he managed to get rid of the guards and head back to his own house.
He rapidly changed his clothes and once he was done, his father, Gu Xietian, had rushed to his house.
After Gu Xietian entered the room, he secretly observed him. He asked Gu Tianchao if he had seen the assassin, and told him that the guards had lost track of said assassin when they came to this area.
Although Gu Tianchao was a bit scared, he did not reveal it and shook his head.
Gu Xietian did not ask further but intentionally uttered a few words, "This time, Xijiu has gotten a bit high profile, so I guess there would definitely be people who want to catch her. That's why I've sent a few more guards to patrol around her courtyard to avoid any accidents. I have also ordered the guards to kill any suspicious people who approach the courtyard. Tianchao, do you have anything to add on top of my orders?"
Gu Tianchao knew that these words were uttered by his father to warn him, thus he did not want to say anything else. He unwillingly smiled and agreed with his fathers thoughtful orders to protect Gu Xijiu.
Gu Xietian patted him on the shoulder, sighed and said, "Tianchao, you are all my children, I hope that you all can love and have each other's backs, not secretly scheme against each other. That will break my heart"