C189 Bonfire Dinner(4)

"Will... Drag all of these corpses down, carefully... Check! They had to find a coroner for an autopsy. "Also, these two people need to be held in private and under close guard!" Xiao Yi Mo's voice was trembling as he spoke, seemingly disjointed.

Afterwards all the corpses were sent to the guard of the village. Although they were dead, there were still countless clues on them. They had to wait for the coroner to examine them before they could be disposed of.

The two surviving dancers were locked up and heavily guarded.

Xiao Yi Mo repeatedly apologized to Princess Lan Xun, while Xiao Yi Jin took the opportunity to comfort her. However, Princess Lan Xun's expression still didn't look too good.

After all, so many unforeseen events had happened in succession during the hunt. It was simply too difficult to make her smile happily.

"Is there such danger everywhere in Dongyuan?"

Princess Lan Xun's question made the two feel somewhat awkward. If they had to explain, perhaps she didn't believe it.

However, she continued with her next sentence, causing the two of them to be stunned on the spot: "This princess wants to return to the west side to report to royal father, we can make peace with one another, the prince consort must follow this princess back to the west side. With Dong Yuan in such danger, I'm afraid that if I stay here for a few more days, my life will be in danger!"

She lifted her proud and arrogant face, not even glancing at them as she walked towards the palace. Jing Yuan glanced at the two princes with sympathy before hurriedly following.

The dying bonfire shone its flickering light on a few faces, and suddenly, a chuckle could be heard.

Xiao Yiyan's eyes curved into crescent moons ashe smiled. While shaking his head, she smiled and followed them towards the palace.

The marriage alliance was definitely a good thing, but what they were counting on was the marriage alliance to strengthen their foundation in the East Abyss. If they were to change their marriage alliance and become Prince Consort of the West, then although it would be beneficial to their harmonious relationship, it would not benefit them at all.

How could a Prince Consort contend for the position of the King of the East?

Finally, everyone dispersed. Xiao Yi Xiu walked back while holding Gu Qing Li's hand. He had a faint smile on his face, as if he hadn't expected this.

"Princess's move has ruined everyone."

"I heard that when she came from the west, she was always domineering and dainty. She was really willful."

"You think the Emperor will agree?"

Xiao Yi Xiu shook his head with a smile, "That's hard to say. Giving up a useless prince in exchange for peace between the two countries is not a difficult matter. The King of the West Riding could agree to the marriage of a princess that was loved by all, so how could he not hold the thought of sacrifice in his heart? The children of the royal family, in times of need, have the duty of sacrificing their lives for the community. "

Then he continued, "But I don't think that the princess will really raise this condition with royal father. This is just a pretense that she is deliberately making things difficult for them."

"So that they will know the difficulties and retreat?" Gu Qingli quickly turned around and started reciting. This Princess Lan Xun didn't only know how to be willful, but she also had her own intelligence. She had long seen through the natures of Xiao Yi Mo and Xiao Yi Jin.

"Tonight's assassin …"

Xiao Yixiu's expression instantly turned grave as he shook his head. He wasn't sure either, but he could tell that Gu Qing Li had done something to the two dancers.

The starlight and the light from the bonfire shone on her slender white fingers that were as sharp as bamboo shoots. It was gentle and clean, without anything out of the ordinary, but he had seen it with his own eyes.

"They were poisoned by your poison?"

Gu Qingli nodded. There was a layer of faint gloom between her brows. This was also the first time she had discovered that the Gu within her body could harm someone. She had accidentally detected this when she had attacked her opponent.

She had the intention to attack her opponent, so the Gu worm could sense her voice. The moment her fingertips touched the enemy's body, it pierced through her finger and bit the enemy before swiftly returning to her body.

"From the looks of it, a Gu Master might not be a bad thing. As long as it doesn't backfire, it seems to be very advantageous."

Gu Qingli forced a smile on his face. She knew that his calm and gentle smile was just to comfort her.

"Alright, don't worry. I've been poisoned by many poisons from my previous body, and I can't get any results by interviewing all the famous doctors in the world. If I gave up earlier, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet you." He stroked her cheeks with a smile as he bent over to kiss her. He said gently, "I won't give up on you either. No matter what."

Gu Qing Li pursed her lips and smiled, then walked slowly in his embrace, thinking about the dead dancers. A blurry image gradually became clearer, forming a complete meridian. If she was a Gu Master, then the Gu she planted might be different from those dancers who died, but it would definitely be similar.

They all died together. It seemed like they were a group of suicidal suicide soldiers, which was hard to figure out. However, she was more inclined to them dying under the hands of the people controlling the Gu. Someone saw the defeat and stealthily manipulated the Gu in their bodies, causing them to die. Gu Qingli had given the two dancers another Gu, restraining them from erupting …

"This is bad!" Gu Qing Li raised his head to look at Xiao Yi Xiu. "Those two dancers are in danger!"

"Shh!" Xiao Yi Xiu swept his gaze across her before lowering his voice. "There's no need to worry."

Gu Qing Li was slightly startled, but then understood. How could he not think of what she could think of? The two dancers had already been heavily guarded by Xiao Yi Mo's orders, not to mention his shadow guards.

"How do you keep them from talking?"

"Silver needles. After my silver needles enter the blood vessels, they will follow the meridians and travel with the blood vessels. They will control the minds of people, making them unable to speak or express themselves properly for a period of time." If they used the silver needles at close range, they could also kill themselves — but not like when they controlled the Gu, causing death from a distance.

"Tonight, if that person was smart, he would not have made a move. On the other hand …" I wish he'd do something. "

"What kind of power is the Dark Pavilion?" It was just a small palace in the outskirts of the capital, and there was more than one group of people gathered here. It was truly worrisome.

Xiao Yixiu didn't reply, but stroked her hair thoughtfully.

The power of this assassin was extremely rare, it was as though they were treated differently. Could it be that this was another power besides the power of the power that was being fought for?

Gu Qing Li could clearly see that Xiao Yi Mo, Xiao Yi Jin, and Xiao Yi Yan were facing the same danger. When she was free, she would look around her in order to determine the situation. At that time, the three of them, including Xiao Yi Xiu, had also been attacked by assassins. If this force did not come from the Imperial Palace, then who could it be targeting?

He could also not be a person from the west. It was very clear that Princess Orchid Xunxi had also been attacked … Could it be Dongyuan's political enemy? If any of the princes were to fall into an accident, the unrest in the Eastern Abyss was one aspect. If they injured Princess Orchid, it would also affect the friendship between the Western Cliff and the Eastern Abyss.

Gu Qingli discovered that she was getting more and more confused. It looked like it wasn't the same simple matter as the fight for the crown prince's throne.