The tone of Gu Kai's words was not intense at all, if they were thrown out among a bunch of words, they would definitely be ignored.

But at this moment, this situation, this sentence was magnified thousands of times in Lu Xiurong's mind, and it resounded in his mind like thunder.

He folded his arms that had been lying flat on the table, and slowly clamped his head with them, but Gu Kai's voice still came into his mind softly and firmly.

"They all say, 'Beauties love heroes, and treasures need to match the strong'. If you want to achieve your desire, you must first have the power to protect this thing..."

Amidst Gu Kai's plain voice, Lu Xiurong lifted his head up bit by bit, his eyes were clearly filled with tears, but his expression was so focused that it was cold.

Gu Kai stretched out his hand, and lightly pressed Lu Xiurong's arm, as if he wanted to use this to pass on his own strength to this distraught prince.

"My lord, I know that you have a treasure that you love, but that treasure doesn't belong to you." Gu Kai moved his hand up, slid across Lu Xiurong's sleeve, paused for a while on his neckline, and finally landed on his sleeve. face, resting on his eyes.

Gu Kai's hand carried a faint medicinal fragrance, Lu Xiurong took a deep breath, and at this moment, he felt that the whole person was peaceful like never before.

In his momentary world of clarity, Gu Kai is still persuasive: "Why don't you defeat the owner of the treasure and snatch it?"

A cicada was calling from the tree next to the gazebo, the sound was clear and crisp.

Lu Xiurong stretched out his hand, wanting to press Gu Kai's cool fingers on his eyelids, but Gu Kai shook his hand and took his hand back.

"and……"

Amid the sudden high-pitched cry from the tree, Lu Xiurong was hit hard on the back of the neck, and his body fell slowly. Before he fell completely into darkness, a voice rang in his ears.

The voice wasn't loud, and the words didn't have many words, but it stuck in his mind like a nail.

"He can take his place."

Gu Kai lowered his head and looked at Lu Xiurong lying on the table.

His complexion didn't change at all, but there seemed to be a layer of thick fog gradually dissolving under his eyes, the innocent and pure veil melted into the water, and the bottom layer of heavy existence was wetly lifted out.

He laughed, that smile was gentle and gorgeous, but the emotion in his eyes was dark, so bad that it made people feel uncomfortable when they saw it.

The cicada on the tree was still screaming tirelessly, Gu Kai listened, sometimes he felt that the cry was very regular, and sometimes he felt that this little insect was really noisy.

He frowned, reached out and pulled off the blue robe Lu Xiurong was wearing, and covered the sleeping prince, then turned around and walked away from the imperial garden step by step.

After leaving the imperial garden, he went to see his master with a normal expression, and asked for a hypothesis that he had something to do in the afternoon.

Then Gu Kai had lunch at the imperial hospital. During lunch, he asked his apprentices to stand in a row, and then one by one to test the teaching, which can be regarded as fulfilling today's responsibility.

Back at the house, Bian Xiaoping had already packed up the things she wanted to bring with her. Since she was only going home this time for a visit instead of staying at home for a long time, she didn't bring too many daily necessities, but more for the family. Money and precious ornaments were placed in the carriages of their houses.

Bian Xiaoping's home is not in Kyoto, but in a small city near Kyoto.

If you take a carriage, you can go from Kyoto to that city in about an hour, but if you walk, it may take a day to waste.

When Gu Kai got into the carriage, Bian Xiaoping had already organized the things inside and gathered them in a corner.The place where the two of them sat was covered with soft cushions, so the buttocks would not hurt very much after sitting for a long time.

After everything was ready, Gu Kai spoke to the driver in a deep voice, and the driver raised his whip and drove towards the city where Bian Xiaoping's family was located.

This carriage is very low-key, but since it is a carriage to be parked at the entrance of the palace, it is naturally not too simple. Small windows that can be opened and closed, the window frame can be slightly lifted when walking through the woods, and the fresh air from outside can be brought in.

When Gu Kai passed through the forest, he opened the window, looked at the green that was flying by outside the window, and remained silent without speaking.

Bian Xiaoping watched from the side and saw that Gu Kai's lips seemed a little chapped, so she handed Gu Kai a water bag to moisten her lips.

Gu Kai thanked in a low voice, took a big sip of water from the water bag, then screwed it on, and put the water bag back to its original position.

The carriage was still bumping, and the long up and down motion made both of them feel a little uncomfortable, so they sat opposite each other and started chatting casually.

Since they were going to Bian Xiaoping's house, the topic naturally shifted to Bian Xiaoping's family.

Speaking of which, her family is nothing special, ordinary poor parents gave birth to two daughters and a son.

Bian Xiaoping was selected into the palace by accident. Her parents happily took the money from the emperor and sent their daughter out without hesitation.

This kind of life experience is probably similar to most of the maids in the palace. Bian Xiaoping felt bored after talking about it for a while, so he closed his mouth and asked Gu Kai about his family background.

Hearing Bian Xiaoping ask this question, Gu Kai was stunned for a moment, paused, and then came up with the statement he had prepared in a few seconds: "I am an orphan, and I grew up eating a lot of food," he read. Looking at the scenery outside the window, he continued with a gloomy tone: "Later, he was taken in by a doctor."

As long as he said this, he paused, turned his head and glanced at the water bag he had put aside, picked it up again, and took a sip.

Bian Xiaoping thought that there was a follow-up to this story, so she continued to support her chin with her hand, looking up and waiting for the next development.

But when she saw that Gu Kai only ate, drank and looked at the scenery, she felt a little impatient, so she urged, "What's next?"

"Next...?" Her question caused Gu Kai to turn his head to look at her, and then a low voice sounded: "...he is dead."

"Ah..." Bian Xiaoping cried out in surprise, and then fell silent in embarrassment.

Seeing that the other party stopped talking, Gu Kai narrowed his eyes and looked at the faintly visible outline of the house in the distance.

The carriage soon arrived at Bian Xiaoping's hometown. Although the city was located near the imperial city, its scale and prosperity were nothing compared to the imperial city.

...it doesn't even have a city wall, and the plaque with the name of the city can only be placed on a tall stone.

It is not so much a city as it is a larger town.

The coachman drove directly into this town, walked for a while, then turned around and asked Gu Kai and Bian Xiaoping where they were going.

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