Chapter 40: The Benefactor
The moon is in the middle of the sky, and the silver light is like water.
The man flew away with Lu Xuan all the way before finally stopping, and then threw her to the ground.
Lu Xuan snorted, and his whole body was swept away by pain.
"You're clever," he said slowly, drawing his knife, "but it's a pity that I was ordered to kill you, and if I blame you, I blame you for blocking someone's path." ”
Lu Xuan heard the clue from his words, clenched his fists, and stared at the man tightly, "Who sent you to kill me, prince?" Or Gu Ningxiu? ”
Now in the DPRK, if it is said that there is a feud, only these two have a slightly deeper grudge with her.
The man snorted coldly, "I said it a long time ago, you can wait for the time of the Netherworld to ask Lord Yama." ”
As he spoke, he raised his knife again, aimed at Lu Xuan and prepared to fall.
Lu Xuan could barely dodge before, but now he was covered in anesthetics, soreness and weakness, and he couldn't move anymore.
She closed her eyes in despair, originally thinking that coming to Jiangnan this time might not be a good thing, but now it seems that it is full of disasters.
Could it really be that God couldn't tolerate her, so he sent people to ask for her life one after another?
Suddenly I felt someone pull on my body, and then a feeling of weightlessness came.
Lu Xuan was defenseless, and opened his eyes with an exclamation, only to find that he had been carried on his shoulder, and the man was holding a sword and staring coldly at the man in black.
"Gu Huanli!" Seeing someone coming, Lu Xuan avoided screaming in shock.
"Hold on." Gu Huanli's thin lips opened lightly, spit out three words, and then before Lu Xuan could react, he stepped forward to fight with the man.
One hand wanted to protect Lu Xuan, Gu Huanli could only fight with one hand, but he also had the upper hand.
The man in black was obviously not Gu Huanli's opponent, but after a few moves, he collapsed to the ground and couldn't move, and there were several bloody cuts on his body.
The man in black knew that he was not an opponent, so he gritted his teeth, tilted his head, and killed himself by biting his tongue.
"This man is a dead man!" Lu Xuan exclaimed.
Oh no, I was expecting to find out some clues from him, but now it seems impossible.
Gu Huanli glanced at the man coldly, and then said lightly, "It's not in the way." ”
Lu Xuan was slightly stunned, how could it not be in the way? Originally, she only suspected that there might be ghosts in this plague, but now that this man in black appeared, she was sure.
There must be a ghost, otherwise no one will come to kill her.
Lu Xuan was thinking about it, when Gu Huanli suddenly snorted, pulling her thoughts back to reality.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Xuan was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on Gu Huanli.
By the moonlight, she found that Gu Huanli's face seemed to be a little pale.
"It's okay," Gu Huanli shook his head, but Lu Xuan's gaze fell directly on her back, only to find that someone had made a cut on his back.
I saw that Gu Huanli was effortless when he fought with the man in black, so this injury should be...... Blocked the knife for her?
Lu Xuan's heart instantly felt a faint sense of self-blame, and he struggled to get down, but was pulled by Gu Huanli.
"What do you do?" He frowned.
Lu Xuan bit his lip, "I can walk by myself, His Highness is already injured, and if he walks with me, it will be a drag." ”
Gu Huanli didn't speak, put her down, Lu Xuan didn't expect him to be so direct and straightforward, and before he had time to take precautions, his body fell backwards with a sour body, and when he almost fell to the ground, he was dragged by Gu Huanli again, and then picked him up.
"If you're not in good health, don't be strong." Gu Huanli said coldly, hugging Lu Xuan and walking back.
Lu Xuan knew that he was at a loss and said something, so he lowered his head and pretended to be an ostrich, and Gu Huanli held her, and when he returned to the post house, everyone was waiting in the main hall.
Seeing Lu Xuan and Gu Huanli so intimate, they were all stunned.
Lu Xuan can understand the thoughts of these people very well, and anyone who sees two "men" hugging each other like this will probably be shocked.
"Your Highness, you can put me down." Lu Xuan coughed lightly and whispered.
Gu Huanli didn't see a trace of twisting on his face, he snorted lightly when he heard the words, and put her down generously, and Lin Wei on the side greeted her.
"Lord Wang, it is his subordinates who failed to take care of Lord Lu, please punish him." Lin Xiao took the initiative to plead guilty.
This Lord Lu has a very high status in the heart of his master, and he almost died this time, I am afraid that some people will be unlucky.
Sure enough, Gu Huanli's face was a little gloomy, and he waved his hand lightly, "From tomorrow, we will send additional people to take care of Lord Lu." ”
After speaking, he turned his head to Wei Changfeng on the side.
Although he didn't speak, the gloomy aura on his body was really a little terrifying, Wei Changfeng lowered his head slightly, and took the initiative to admit his mistake, "Your Highness, it's the fault of the lower officials, who failed to take good care of Lord Lu and is willing to be punished." ”
Dealing with Wei Changfeng, Gu Huanli was not so polite, and with a gloomy face, he was about to speak, but Lu Xuan saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly took the first step to speak.
"Lord Wang, it's no wonder Lord Wei for this matter, no one expected that someone would assassinate me, so be more vigilant in the future." Wei Changfeng has helped her a lot along the way, and she is not good at not repaying her kindness.
Wei Changfeng glanced at her gratefully, but Gu Huanli's face was not so good-looking.
He sneered, "Lord Lu is very concerned about him, and this king has not seen you so concerned when he is injured." ”
Lin Wei exclaimed in surprise when he heard this, "Master, are you injured?" ”
Gu Huanli hadn't been injured for many years, and the last person who hurt him was probably no longer in the world.
Could it be that this time I actually met a master?
Gu Huanli waved his hand slightly, his gaze fell directly on Lu Xuan's body, but Wei Changfeng on the side scratched his head a little dazedly.
Is it his delusion, why Gu Huanli's words are full of sourness.
Gu Huanli didn't mention this stubble, Lu Xuan almost forgot about it, and immediately straightened up when he mentioned it, "Lin Xiao, you go and ask the doctor to come over and take a look, His Royal Highness just blocked the sword for me and took a knife." ”
Lin Xiao's face showed a hint of urgency, and he turned around to leave, but was pulled back by Gu Huanli.
"It's just a flesh wound, it's okay." He has a relaxed appearance, how can he have the slightest weak appearance.
Lu Xuan was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness, ...... you"
Gu Huanli chuckled, "Fang Cai is just pretending to be fragile and wants to see what Lord Lu is like in a hurry." ”
Lu Xuan suddenly felt a feeling of being teased in her heart, but the person in front of her was the one who saved her life twice in a row, and she was not easy to have a seizure, and she held her breath in her heart, and there was nowhere to vent.
"Since His Highness has nothing to do, he will rest early, and the lower official will retire." Lu Xuan said, took a deep breath, and arched his hand, polite and detached.
This time, Gu Huanli didn't say anything more, and moved his fingers to be allowed.
"Go down all of you." He waved everyone back, leaving only Lin Wei.
The door was closed, and Lin Xiao's face showed a trace of anxiety, "Master, is your injury really okay?" Your subordinates should find a doctor for you. ”
Gu Huanli glanced at him, and his thin lips lifted slightly, "When did you learn this mother-in-law's method?" ”
Lin Wei didn't say anything.
Gu Huanli turned around and said lazily, "It's late today, this king hasn't woken up yet, you should go back to sleep quickly." ”
As he turned his back, a crimson blood mark on his back was revealed, and the color of the blood was still deepening, presumably because the wound was too heavy and had not yet healed.
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Shengjing City.
"Rubbish, a bunch of rubbish!" The prince smashed an expensive vase on the side of the table, slapped the table and said angrily.
The messenger in charge of delivering the letter fell to his knees with his movements, trembling and afraid to speak.
"Then Lu Xuan has no martial arts, and he has no power to restrain the chicken, is it so difficult to kill him?" As he spoke, the prince's eyes almost burst into flames.
If Lu Xuan doesn't get rid of it, the plague will be poked out at that time, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, please calm his anger......" The errand swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and said cautiously, "It was meant to be done, who knew that the fierce king had a sideways kick......"
Hearing the name of the fierce king, the crown prince couldn't help but be stunned, "Uncle Huang? Shouldn't he be in Shengjing at the moment? How did you get to Gangnam? ”
The messenger made a bitter face, "The subordinates don't know why he appeared in Jiangnan, if they knew, they would definitely not send only one person to this assassination." ”
"Could it be that I was confined to the East Palace, and the news was too closed?" Zi on the side of the Tai thought and spoke, and his eyes fell on the strategist on the side.
The strategist shook his head, "Your Highness, this time the fierce king should go to Jiangnan to travel secretly, I have not heard of it before, and the emperor has not given any orders. ”
The prince's hand unconsciously clenched into a fist, squinting and muttering to himself, but he was negligent and forgot the existence of such a number one person as Gu Huanli.
"Why did Uncle Huang go to Jiangnan? Could it be that I also discovered my secret? Thinking like this, the prince's face changed.
If it was just Lu Xuan, it would be easier to eradicate it, but if Gu Huanli also knew about it...... If you want to kill him, I'm afraid it's a little difficult.
The strategist thought for a while and shook his head, "Your Highness, the fierce king doesn't seem to know what it is, maybe he went there specifically for Lu Xuan." ”
"Impossible." The prince shook his head in denial without thinking about it.
Although Lu Xuan has some talents, he is just a small seven-rank sesame official, where is it worth a character like Gu Huanli to make a big move.
The strategist shook his head, "Your Highness doesn't know," the Fierce King seems to have a special interest in that Lu Xuan, and his behavior is also overly intimate......
The prince's pupils shrank suddenly, and he looked up at him, "What do you mean by this?" ”