Mu Qianxia looked up at the starry sky, since she was a child, she was very vast and mysterious of the starry sky, whenever she looked at the starry sky, her heart could not help but calm down.

Mu Qianxia pointed to the Big Dipper in the sky and said, "When I was a child, my mother ...... My mother told me that if you get lost outside, you can find your way home just by looking at the Big Dipper. It's just that even if she has seen the Big Dipper and found the direction to go home, she can't go back.

A lonely look appeared on Mu Qianxia's face.

Gu Li looked at the expression on Mu Qianxia's face, and actually felt a trace of distress. I couldn't help but comfort: "As long as I am here, you will never lose your way."

Mu Qianxia was shocked when she heard this, and raised her head to meet Gu Li's gaze, like a bottomless pit, devouring her soul.

At this moment, a black-clothed masked assassin suddenly rushed over, and the long sword in his hand was aimed directly at Mu Qianxia.

When the sword was only half an inch away from Mu Qianxia's throat, Mu Qianxia's breath stagnated, and when he was thinking about how to dodge, Gu Li casually picked up the knife that had cut the flesh before and blocked it casually.

With a bang, Gu Li blocked the assassin's fatal blow and pushed forward, forcing the assassin back a few steps.

At this time, there was also a sound of swords colliding outside, and the secret guards beside Mu Qianxia also joined the battle.

Gu Li's martial arts skills were very high, and the assassin was obviously not his opponent, and he was quickly knocked to the ground by Gu Li.

Gu Li did not join the battle after finishing this assassin, but chose to stand beside Mu Qianxia to protect her.

The Assassins were not very numerous, and were quickly subdued by her guards.

Mu Qianxia had seen a lot of such scenes in TV series in her previous life, but she only felt that panic and fear when it really happened to her.

Gu Li suddenly clasped her wrist, and then pulled hard, Mu Qianxia stumbled into his chest along this force. Gu Li clasped her head in her arms, and then coldly ordered, "None of the assassins just now will be left."

Mu Qianxia's body stiffened when she heard this, and she was shocked by Gu Li's decisiveness and ruthlessness.

Gu Li seemed to be aware of it, patted her back slightly awkwardly, and comforted her like a child: "Be good, don't be afraid."

His voice was so soft that Mu Qianxia couldn't help but relax. She stayed quietly in his arms, listening to his powerful heartbeat, and a strange emotion gradually spread in her heart.

Soon, Gu Li let go of her. Mu Qianxia turned her head and found that all the traces of the fight just now had been cleaned up, as if everything that happened just now was just her illusion.

Gu Li saw that she was stunned without saying a word, thinking that she had not recovered from the assassination just now, so he picked her up horizontally and walked towards her courtyard.

Mu Qianxia subconsciously reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, realizing that she was being held in Gu Li's arms, and her face couldn't help but turn red.

After a long time, Mu Qianxia opened his mouth and asked, "Why didn't you put them all to death before interrogation?"

"These assassins are all dead soldiers, and once their mission fails, they have already resigned their determination to die, and it is rare to ask anything from their mouths." Gu Li explained calmly.

Gu Li was still waiting for Mu Qianxia to open his mouth to ask who the mastermind behind the scenes was, and after waiting for a long time, seeing that Mu Qianxia didn't say a word, he looked down and found that she had fallen asleep in his arms.

Originally, he was worried that she would be scared if she received the assassination this time, and it would be difficult to sleep at night, but he never thought that she had fallen asleep without heart and lungs, and it seemed that she was thinking too much. Looking at Mu Qianxia's sleeping face, so soft in the moonlight, in stark contrast to the liveliness and activity during the day, the corners of Gu Li's mouth couldn't help but hook.

When he arrived at the Peony Garden, the subordinates in the garden just wanted to speak out, but they were stopped by Gu Li with his eyes. He hugged Mu Qianxia all the way to the room, gently put her on the bed, took off her shoes, covered the quilt, and closed the door lightly and left.

Gu Li returned to Qingquan Pavilion slowly, and was not in a hurry to go back to the room, standing there looking up at the starry sky. Originally, he didn't like the starry sky, because whenever he looked at the starry sky, he would feel his insignificance, but after listening to Mu Qianxia just now, he actually felt that there was a mysterious beauty in this starry sky.

When he thought of Mu Qianxia's suddenly gloomy eyes when he looked at the starry sky just now, his heart felt a little painful......

At this time, Shuo Feng appeared behind Gu Li, interrupting his thoughts. Before Shuo Feng could speak, Gu Li had already spoken lightly: "Do you think I am ruthless, knowing that they will not really kill the princess, but I still kill her?"

"The subordinates don't dare." Shuo Feng bowed his head and replied.

"Remember, to be merciful to one's enemies is to be cruel to oneself. This time, they didn't want to kill you, but next time, can you guarantee that they will let you live with a heart that you will spare them this time? If it were you, would you?"

Shuo Feng said without hesitation: "No."

"But, Childe, why didn't you kill them before, but let them go to the princess?" Shuo Feng asked puzzled.

"After this incident, the princess will trust me even more, and among these assassins is Prince Yi's right-hand man, he is a small-bellied person, and he will definitely put this account on Mu Qianxia, and the two will officially make a feud. At that time, we will quietly release the news of Prince Yi's assassination of the princess, so that the emperor will know that according to the emperor's favor for the princess, he will be severely punished, and when the time comes, Prince Yi will have a grudge with the emperor, and we will be able to break the stability of the current court situation with a little use. Gu Li was in a good mood today and patiently explained.

"Childe is far-sighted, and his subordinates have been taught."

"If it's all right, stand down."

"Yes. Childe, it's late at night, so go and rest. With that, he bowed and withdrew.

Gu Li didn't seem to hear it, he still stood there quietly, no one knew what he was thinking......

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Prince Yi's Mansion.

Prince Yi was in the study while drinking tea while the news of the group of people he sent.

At this time, the butler stumbled in and said in a panic, "Lord Wang, all the people sent are dead."

"What? Including my personal guard Zhang Qiang? ”

The butler shuddered and said, "Bao...... Include. ”

Prince Yi's hand holding the teacup tightened, and said, "I know, remember not to leave any traces."

"Yes, the minions are retired."

After the housekeeper left, Prince Yi slowly let go of the hand holding the cup, only to see that the cup was full of cracks......