mynovelweb Chapter 81 Forgot to Play the Weakling
Chapter 81 Forgot to Play the Weakling
When Gu Chang'an, a mere scholar, saw the long sword hurtling towards him, he had only one thought in his mind: he couldn't hurt A-Li.
There was no way to avoid it, so he immediately stood in front of Shen Li.
Shen Li had anticipated his movements. The instant he blocked, she deftly raised his arm and slipped out, gently deflecting the incoming sword with her flute.
Can anyone be faster than her?
With a crisp clang, the tense crowd watched as the sword seemed to change direction with ease and fell to the ground.
Gu Chang'an stared blankly at the small figure in front of him. He hadn't even realized how A-Li had gotten to the front, or what had just happened that A-Li had pushed the long sword away.
The crisis was resolved with just a wave of his hand? He knew Ah Li when he was fifteen and she was eleven, and she had never practiced martial arts before?
Lianqiao reacted a little slowly, but fortunately it was a soft sword, so she only managed to stab the black-clad man's skin without using her internal energy.
The man in black, who landed mid-air, also looked at Shen Li with a surprised expression; something was wrong with this girl.
He had used all his strength in that desperate sword strike, which had become a sword stance from top to bottom. It would take twenty years of training to block it, but she blocked it with just a light touch.
"I'll let you die knowing why." Shen Li jumped off the carriage, and the man fell in front of the horse.
The man in black, who had been desperately preparing to bite into the poison in his mouth, paused for a moment upon hearing this. He stared at Shen Li with both eyes, thinking that she looked like a frail and delicate girl.
Seeing that the time was right, Shen Li quickly reached out with her left hand to his chin, which was covered by a mask, and pried it off without using any tricks.
"what!"
The man in black screamed in agony and fainted from the pain, unable even to commit suicide.
Lianqiao was afraid of pushing the person too far to commit suicide, so she quickly went over and removed the poisonous wax pill from the person's mouth.
"kill!"
At this moment, a dark figure flashed out, and several men in black fell to the ground in surprise, making it much easier for the defenders to counterattack.
After killing several people, Shadow appeared in front of the car and looked at the pale-faced Gu Chang'an, asking, "My lord, you've been frightened. I'm late."
"Go ahead, it's alright." Gu Chang'an's gaze remained fixed on Shen Li's small figure in front of the car.
He had a rough idea that his Ah Li was not a frail little girl; she was probably stronger than an adult man.
"You spendthrift! Capture him alive!" Shen Li glared at Yingzi, annoyed. "Don't you want to know who sent him?"
Shadow suddenly realized what was happening and immediately threw himself back into the fight. He was incredibly fast, especially at night when he was almost invisible to the average person. In just a few moves, he disarmed the remaining men in black and took their chins.
“Miss, my sister and I caught three!” Peony stepped forward to boast.
"I'll reward you when we get back." Shen Li said with a smile, then her eyes flickered with panic. With her back to Gu Chang'an, the panic in her eyes was especially evident.
Did she... forget to pretend to be weak?
If she says she reacts abnormally when she's nervous, and is usually a delicate girl, would her husband believe her?
"Ah Li, are you alright?" After his initial surprise, Gu Chang'an jumped out of the car and walked up to Shen Li, asking her with concern.
Seeing this, Shen Li immediately softened and, disregarding the presence of others, threw herself into his arms, saying aggrievedly, "Husband, they are too fierce, I'm scared."
"..." Guards.
"..." The man in black.
"……"shadow.
They thought it wasn't like that at first glance; this lady is truly incredibly brave.
"With your husband here, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Gu Chang'an comforted her tenderly, "Let's go back to the car now, and no one will bother us anymore."
"..." Everyone.
How can you actually be coaxing someone like that?
Is it because you've never seen a person before and are afraid of them? How can you still be thinking about catching them alive?
"Husband, I think I've scraped this." Shen Li thought of everything and finally stretched out her hand, pointing to her little fingernail, which was slightly broken.
"I'll trim it for you when we get back." Gu Chang'an even took her small hand and blew on it.
"..." Everyone.
They probably know why they can't find wives now. Is that even worth mentioning? How much free time do they have?
The patrol battalion arrived shortly afterward, and Gu Chang'an ordered the troops to escort Shen Li back. He then returned to his carriage and, along with a group of assassins, headed towards the Dali Temple.
He wanted to interrogate these people overnight to find out where they came from.
Chunsheng also boarded the carriage and reported, "Sir, we have captured eight people alive. We have notified the prison warden, and they will be interrogated as soon as they arrive."
"Give me the dagger," Gu Chang'an said.
As Chunsheng handed over the dagger, he asked, "Sir, you..."
Before he could finish his question, his eyes widened as he saw Gu Chang'an take the dagger and, without blinking, stab himself below the collarbone.
Gu Chang'an frowned deeply, his eyes filled with ruthlessness. He couldn't let himself be assassinated for nothing; those people who dared to touch him would pay a bloody price.
He was just looking for a pretext to cause trouble, and now this opportunity has been handed to him.
"M-Master..." Chunsheng stammered, but dared not speak too loudly.
Gu Chang'an pulled out the dagger and threw it to him, his voice light and calm: "Please send someone to summon the imperial physician and make sure that the news of my assassination is spread."
Chunsheng's eyes were filled with heartache. He could roughly guess what the adult meant, but... it didn't have to be so cruel to himself, did it?
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After returning to her residence, Shen Li instructed someone to deliver a meal package to Gu Chang'an and send it to the Dali Temple, and to have someone watch him finish eating it.
"Who dares to be so bold? It's fine if you and the adults aren't hurt, but if you were, do you still want to live?" Peony said angrily.
Shen Li was serving vegetables to Gu Chang'an when she heard these words and froze.
"Oh no, Gu Chang'an!" Shen Li hurriedly tried to run outside.
"Madam, the master has ordered that you are not allowed to go out tonight." Shadow blocked Shen Li's path.
Shen Li's mind cleared up after being stopped for a moment. It was too late. Even if she rushed over now, it would probably be too late. She had been so excited that she had forgotten Gu Chang'an's temperament.
"Your master has been stabbed. Take the chief physician from your household to the Dali Temple and report to me as soon as possible." Shen Li closed her eyes, her brows furrowed tightly.
"Madam, what are you saying?" Shadow asked, puzzled.
They were fine when they parted, so where did the hurt come from?
"Stop nagging and go quickly." Shen Li said, unusually annoyed, "After you've looked at it, give me a report. If you're slow or hide anything, I won't let you off the hook."
She commanded people with great force, and Shadow didn't dare to utter a single word of rebuttal. She hurriedly went to fetch Doctor Zou.
"Miss... are you alright?" Lian Qiao asked cautiously as she approached.
"I hope I'm just overthinking it." Shen Li looked up at the moon in the sky, hoping for the first time that she had misjudged the situation and that she didn't know Gu Chang'an that well.