C771

It was late in the morning in the town, and the drizzle had not stopped.

The woman in the violet dress arrived leisurely wearing a golden gauze robe that reached her shoulders. The tattoo on half her face swayed slightly, and the bell at her waist let out a rustling sound. The person who had not slept at night used a bamboo pole to lean against the window and silently closed it with a glance.

He spoke with conviction, "I've seen a ghost. This is unlucky."

As if the woman had heard his words, she let out a light laugh, and the drizzle fell on her golden robe which was slightly dim. She did not cover herself from the rain, and only knocked on the door of the inn, following Yu Hong into the room at a moderate pace. She said: "It's been a long time since we last met, what do you want me to say?"

"Did you say that it was you who had caused me to become like this all those years ago?" Yu Hong's eyes were cold.

"Many years ago, now I see that you are also very handsome." The woman smiled as she held Yu Hong's arm. She didn't even look at the disgust in the man's eyes. She took the opportunity to open her mouth before Yu Hong could really cut her down. "Ai Qi, that girl doesn't recognize me as her master. If you want me to be in love …"

"I asked you to plant a Gu for me. I'm also Ai Qi's friend, the ex-Concubine Jing." Yu Hong pulled his arm out, "As long as this matter is completed, the Ninth Prince and Lord Gu Cheng will send the prisoners you wanted previously."

"That woman is not a good person. I wondered how long it took for me to brainwash Ai Qi into learning the Gu poison, and now, she is fighting her way out. My disciple that I am so proud of is actually on the battlefield, how laughable!" As she said that, the woman's tone became more severe. She quickened her pace and walked in front of Yu Hong, "But compared to those prisoners, I want you more, Yu Hong."

Yu Hong's body stiffened. The muscles on his face twitched slightly, but he still followed her without saying a word.

Arriving at Duan Feng's room, behind the curtains on the bed, one could still hear a few women crying. Duan Feng was only wearing a simple undergarment, and she no longer had the drunkenness from before. Her pair of clear eyes first carefully examined the woman's body.

At his side, Eunuch Wu angrily said, "Why aren't you bowing to His Highness the ninth prince?"

"He's nothing more than a prince." The woman looked at Duan Feng with disdain.

Yu Hong quickly pulled her to his side and cupped his hands, "Yu Zhi believes in the gods and only knows how to bow to the heavens and earth."

"Yuhong understands me the best." The woman smiled sweetly as she held Yu Hong's arm. Under the other party's disgusted gaze, she climbed up to his back and placed her chin on his neck. She smiled and said, "If I can help you control Princess Jing, then can you give me your jade Hong?"

Duan Feng didn't know that the cold-faced Yu Hong and Jiang Yan were having an affair.

Eunuch Wu saw that Duan Feng was still somewhat at a loss. He only said in a low voice, "Back then, Lord Gu Cheng made use of Ai Zhi's name, using the Jade Pool's name. The Jade Sesame family worshipped the Ghost, and they adopted Yu Hong as their adopted son. In reality, it was as a sacrifice …"

"However, Yuchi was born good-looking and treated me well, so I brought him out." As she spoke, the legs on Yu Hong's shoulders dangled in the air. She swayed twice, her pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes only making people tremble in fear. "If it weren't for the fact that a hundred people's offerings were missing, I would not have given you to Gu Cheng for use."

The veins on Yu Hong's forehead were popping out, but he still continued to hold it in.

"Wait for her to ingest the medicine, then you can go and infect her. You can accompany her for the rest of the journey, and when everything is done, you can take the jade medallion away." Duan Feng was not interested in this Yu Hong that always stopped him. When she saw Yu Hong clench her fist, she could only sneer, "However, since you believe in ghosts and gods, aren't you curious about this mystery of longevity?"

"I'm only curious about Crown Princess Jing." Yuzhi said something senseless.

Duan Feng did not want to get into a mess with these demoness. She knew that the women of this world were all different, so she asked Wu Haoyu to send some servants to bring some food to Gu Daiyan. She pulled open the curtains and went to her bed to enjoy herself.

Yu Zhi turned a deaf ear to the cries of the girls coming from the room. She continued hanging on Yu Hong's neck and whispered in his ear, "I calculated that Gu Liuyan is not a bane for three years."

"Just do your own thing." Yu Hong impatiently tried to pull his down, but it was a pity that even if Yu Zhi's hand was injured, she still had to grab onto his shoulder and neck.

"I would have liked to, but Gu Mingyan should be a dead person. Now, is this really Gu Danyan?" As Yu Zhi said this, her slender hands climbed onto a small black bug, and she placed it in front of Yu Hong, "As long as you feed this bug to her, it will be fine. Normally, she will be fine, but when I use the mother Gu, she will be like a puppet."

Yu Hong raised his hand to place the small bug into his palm, but then he heard Yuzhi say: "I want to stay by Gu Liuyan's side."

"What are you planning?" Yu Hong said in a deep voice.

"I just want to see whether she's dead or alive. If you agree, in the future, I won't bring you back to the valley. I'll only accompany you as you travel throughout the Hundred Rivers. How about it?" With a bit of flattery, Yu Zhi rubbed her face against Yu Hong's cheek.

"Bang!"

Yu Hong's movements caught his off guard. He felt a pain all over his body, and was thrown to the ground. His wet eyes stared at Yu Hong, "Alright, alright, I won't bother you anymore."

"Get up and go." Yuhong stopped and did not look at her.

"Then you still have to listen to what I have to say." Yu Zhi stood up and patted her clothes, then looked at him: "Don't help Duan Feng anymore, Gu Liuyan came back from the dead, this is fate."

"When did your Yu family get it right?" Yu Hong snorted in disbelief.

Yu Zhi did not get angry and quickly stepped forward, "Maybe I was right this time. You are my man, no matter what, I will protect you."

Yuhong had completely lost her temper from her nonsense, she only thought that the more powerful the Yu family, the more confused she was, and Yuzhi had always been since she was young, rarely killing people, but in order to sacrifice the heavens, she was willing to sell her poison in exchange for the names of hundreds of prisoners. All of the maids and attendants around her were killed, and even the clan members who resisted were not spared.

The only one who was close to her alive was Ai Qi, the chess piece of her inheritance.

When Gu Daiyan fell into a deep slumber due to the toxic food, Yukun put down the insect with a sullen face and got up to see that Yuzhi had already removed her wet golden gauze clothes. She was sitting on the floor beside the bed, looking at Gu Daiyan's sleeping face and groaning, "Her blood is actually sweet."

Yuchi looked at her as if she were looking at a fool, pretending not to hear her. "I'll go ask her later, you can stay with her …"

"I'll take good care of her." Yuzhi climbed onto the bed, lifted her hand to stroke Gu Pingyan's black hair and said, "That's right, when I was here just now, I saw a few outsiders with green eyes."

Yu Hong's face turned cold and immediately thought of Sang Ning's family.