Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

"Your mentor?"

"That's right. In the letter, he implicitly advised me to focus on the important matters within the country and not to dwell on cases that have been closed for many years." Zhang Chuan's eyes were sharp: "Do you understand?"

"...Understood." Gu Yue said.

He had no intention of implicating innocent people. It was rare that Zhang Chuan was willing to take the risk to say this.

Zhang Chuan sighed and said, "Sometimes, being too obsessed with hatred can actually lead to obstacles."

"We appreciate Lord Zhang's kindness," said Gu Yue, bowing.

Zhang Chuan added: "Now... Mu You has fallen, and the Fifth and Third Princes have been punished. There is no one who can compete with the Crown Prince."

Gu Yue seemed to understand something.

Without chatting for too long, they left Zhang Chuan's house.

Wu Feng said: "The clue to Hu Cheng is gone."

Gu Yue said: "From what Zhang Chuan said... Qin Zhaoyue is really behind this."

Gu Xu's expression was indifferent: "Not surprising. Gu Erhua said that day that the man in black who threatened him to tell him where the Gu family was had a very short finger. I have asked Wu Ye to pay attention to the men around Qin Zhaoyue. This feature is very obvious, and it may not be difficult to investigate."

"I'm afraid that more than one force is involved in this matter." Gu Yue said.

Everyone was silent for a moment.

Wumen and Chaozhen Army are really popular.

Unfortunately, when the incident happened, the weapons of the Chaozhen army were not yet mature, otherwise, the current situation would not have happened.

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All the people who needed to move had moved, and after a simple packing up, the three carriages set off again, heading towards Luoyang.

As evening approached, the convoy stopped to rest by a small lake.

Wu Feng seemed to have left for a while, and soon returned to the caravan with some dead branches and firewood. He nodded to Gu Yue secretly.

Gu Yue understood and poked Shi San with his elbow.

Gu Xu on the opposite side was looking at him.

Gu Yue stood up: "Xiao Xu, come here for a moment, I have something to tell you."

The two men left the fire and walked to a tree on the side.

Gu Yue seemed to have changed his position intentionally or unintentionally, so that Gu Xu happened to be facing away from the fire. Wu Feng and Wu Huo were busy roasting wet branches by another fire and fixing the tent for rest.

No one noticed Shi San.

Shi San took out a small paper bag from his arms.

He had a blank expression on his face, and the firelight cast a terrifying shadow on his face.

He opened the paper bag and sprinkled all the white powder inside into the pot. The wheat kernel porridge inside kept rolling and completely dissolved the white powder.

Shi San threw the paper bag into the fire, picked up the soup spoon and stirred the hot porridge.

After a while, the wheat kernel porridge in the pot gave off a fragrant smell.

Wu Feng pulled Wu Huo closer to the fire: "Wow, it smells so good!"

Several people each got a bowl and ate it with dry biscuits.

"It's hard to hunt in the winter. I just looked around and didn't even find a rabbit hive." Wu Feng complained, "I still like roasted rabbit with basil."

"Wait until spring when there are wild game, then we'll eat our fill." Gu Yue held the soup bowl and blew on it without taking a single sip.

Shi San sat outside the fire, apparently on guard.

Gu Xu lowered his head and took a sip.

A bit too sweet.

Gu Yue was always observing the conditions of Wu Feng and Wu Huo.

The two of them were responsible for investigation and driving, so they got hungry quickly and ate even faster. Soon, the two bowls of wheat porridge were all gone, and the biscuits were also eaten up. Gu Yue said, "You guys take a rest tonight. Shi San and I will guard the night."

Wu Feng said, "Can you two do it?"

"No problem, go and have a rest." Gu Yue said with a smile.

Wu Feng seemed very sleepy, and yawned several times in succession as he and Wu Huo walked towards the tent.

Soon, there was no movement in the tent.

Gu Yue clapped his hands and collected the bowls that everyone had eaten from. The two portions that he and Shi San had not touched were placed on a large rock on the side.

He washed the bowl slowly by the lake and put it into the leather bag.

Turning around, Shi San was standing next to Gu Xu.

Gu Xu seemed to force himself to stand up, his steps unsteady, and said, "You..."

However, he fell down uncontrollably after saying just one word.

Gu Yue held him in place.

"What's wrong? You were just drinking some porridge, how did it become like this?" His tone seemed concerned, and after looking at Gu Xu for a moment, Gu Yue's expression slowly changed.

The original sincerity and gentleness disappeared completely, leaving only a playful smile of watching a good show.

The light from the fire flickered, making Gu Yue's expression unclear. Gu Xu was in a trance for a moment, but still said, "... Is there something wrong with the porridge?"

Gu Yue chuckled.

"As expected of the son of Prince Shen and Su Huaiyue, his head is so dizzy yet he still reacts so quickly." He said calmly.

After knocking Gu Xu to the ground, Gu Yue reached out and pulled out Shi San's short knife from his waist.

"After lurking for so long, you finally let down your guard against me and actually brought two stupid people out with me."

"Gu Xu, you think you are smart... but you still miscalculated one step."

Gu Yue said. He gently rubbed Gu Xu's cheek with the back of the cold knife. The firelight shone on the blade, reflecting a golden light in Gu Xu's eyes.

"You are... for..." Gu Xu's eyelashes trembled, and he stared at him intently for a moment.

"I know you got the Chaozhen Army in Ganzhou. Where is the tiger talisman?" Gu Yue moved his wrist down and put the tip of the knife against Gu Xu's jaw. "If you cooperate well, maybe you can keep your life."

"You are indeed the prince's man." Gu Xu's eyes were slightly cold.

Gu Yue smiled: "That's right. Now Northern Qin is prosperous and peaceful, the traitors have been punished, and the princes are insignificant. Qin Zhaoyue is destined to be the ruler of the world... Gu Xu, you are very smart, I don't want to kill you easily, if..."

He stopped talking suddenly in the middle of his speech.

Gu Xu's pupils trembled slightly as he stared at him.

Gu Yue looked at him for a long while, and his face suddenly turned cold.

"It seems you are unwilling to cooperate. What a pity."

He stood up, seemingly unwilling to waste any more words with Gu Xu. He handed the dagger back to Shi San behind him: "After all, we have known each other for a while... I really can't bear it. Shi San, go ahead."

Shi San nodded slightly, held the dagger upside down, raised it high, and without any unnecessary movements, stabbed it towards Gu Xu's chest.

Gu Xu curled his fingers and his eyelashes trembled again.

He seemed to be poisoned and could not stand up. The blade had already fallen.

There was a sound of breaking air in the woods.

A heavy and simple broadsword flew out steadily and hit Shi San's wrist directly. The head of the sword was facing Gu Yue's direction. If Shi San was not strong enough, Gu Yue would end up with a chilling result.

Shi San had expected this.

He lowered his wrist and bent his elbow, slamming into the extremely heavy blade. The unsheathed knife flew out horizontally and then suddenly stopped in mid-air. The handle was firmly grasped by a hand.

The man lifted up his hat, revealing a face covered with scars and a pair of eyes flashing with cold murderous intent.

His hand holding the knife did not tremble at all. The knife was like a part of his body, his mind and intention were in perfect harmony, and there was no flaw.

He held the broadsword across and chopped again at Shi San, who was the biggest threat present.