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"What exactly happened?" Mu Qingchen questioned.
Gu Jiao told him about her two accidental visits to the Duke Estate.
Mu Qingchen didn't know what to say. No wonder he felt she seemed familiar with the place when he took her to the Duke Estate.
It turned out she really had been there before!
Gu Jiao had expected Mu Qingchen to inquire about how she managed to defeat an assassin, but to her surprise, he didn't raise any questions about her skills, as if he had seen them before.
But Gu Jiao couldn't remember ever showing her skills in front of Mu Qingchen. She finally concluded that Mu Qingchen simply wasn't interested in her abilities.
Mu Qingchen looked at the dagger in his hand and said, "I understand. I'll notify the Duke Estate to strengthen their security."
Gu Jiao extended her hand towards Mu Qingchen.
Mu Qingchen asked, "What?"
Gu Jiao confidently replied, "Give it back to me. I got that dagger through my own efforts."
She only meant to show him the evidence, not give it to him.
Mu Qingchen: "..."
Since the dagger didn't contain any clues about the assassin's identity, it didn't matter if Xiao Liulang had it.
Mu Qingchen returned the dagger to Gu Jiao.
"I once promised someone to take good care of Lord Duke."
"Hmm?"
Why did he suddenly bring this up?
"Are you talking to me?" Gu Jiao asked Mu Qingchen.
Their relationship wasn't close enough to be having heart-to-heart conversations.
Mu Qingchen was taken aback, realizing he had misspoken. He explained, "I just suddenly remembered that person."
Gu Jiao wanted to kill the conversation, but after looking at Mu Qingchen, she decided to cooperate and asked, "Someone important?"
Mu Qingchen recalled, "It was a little girl. Before she left, she said to me, 'Mu Qingchen, you have to take good care of my father. If I find out you didn't, I'll beat you up.'"
"The Duke's daughter?" Gu Jiao asked, "Wow, she's that bold?"
Mu Qingchen replied, "She's younger than me, but I can't beat her. Even wolves can't beat her."
Gu Jiao thought, wolves can't beat me either.
This scene felt a bit melodramatic.
Gu Jiao wasn't good at handling such situations. She felt that if the conversation continued, the atmosphere would become incredibly awkward.
Fortunately, Mu Qingchen changed the subject, "Those people just now were from the Imperial Advisor's Hall."
"Which people?" Gu Jiao asked.
"The ones you wanted to follow." Mu Qingchen answered.
Gu Jiao instantly perked up, "What is the Imperial Advisor's Hall?"
Mu Qingchen explained, "The Imperial Advisor's Hall used to be the Bureau of Astronomy. After the Imperial Advisor took over, it was rebuilt into the Imperial Advisor's Hall. It's the most influential force in Shengdu. The Imperial Advisor possesses great powers and is greatly trusted by the Emperor. He can enter the imperial palace with a sword without needing to be announced."
Rumor had it that several decades ago, the State of Yan was just a small country. One day, a powerful Imperial Advisor appeared and presented six great scriptures to the Emperor. It was by the secrets within these scriptures that the State of Yan rose rapidly like bamboo shoots after rain.
Gu Jiao didn't know if these rumors were exaggerated, but since even Mu Qingchen praised the other party’s abilities, she wondered if he might be the senior transmigrator who built the operating room.
Finding him means Gu Yan could undergo surgery.
Gu Jiao opened his mouth, "That, uh..."
Mu Qingchen coldly interrupted her, "Don't even think about it. I won't take you to the Imperial Advisor's Hall."
Gu Jiao paused, "Because you can't get in, right?"
Mu Qingchen: "..."
Gu Jiao understood the situation.
The hope for Gu Yan's surgery lay within the Imperial Advisor's Hall. However, the Imperial Advisor's Hall was a critical location in Shengdu, and even someone like Mu Qingchen, a young master from a prestigious family, couldn't enter freely.
Knowing that what she needed was in the Imperial Advisor's Hall was enough. She would find a way to get in.
Like last time, Mu Qingchen dropped Gu Jiao off at the entrance of Tianqiong Academy before leaving. Gu Jiao then walked back home.
Lady Nan and Master Lu were waiting for her in the main room. Seeing her return, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
At least they didn't have to worry about her today.
"JiaoJiao, you haven't eaten yet, have you?" Lady Nan asked.
"Not yet." Gu Jiao replied.
"I'll serve you some food." Lady Nan went to the kitchen and brought out the food she had kept warm in the pot, "It's been kept warm for a while, so it might not taste as good."
Gu Jiao said, "It's fine. Everything Lady Nan cooks is delicious."
The reality was that Lady Nan's culinary skills were really nothing to write home about.
But anyone who had been subjected to Xiao Liulang's dark cuisine wouldn't find Lady Nan's dishes difficult to stomach.
Fifth month in Shengdu had already transitioned into summer, but the mornings and evenings were not too hot. Lady Nan had worked up a sweat from anxiously waiting for Gu Jiao, but now that she was back, Lady Nan's heart was at ease and no longer needed the fan.
She tossed the fan to Master Lu and asked Gu Jiao, "So, did you find anything useful?"
"Yes." Gu Jiao nodded, "The Imperial Advisor's Hall might have what I'm looking for."
"The Imperial Advisor's Hall?" Lady Nan’s expression froze as she took in a sharp breath.
This reaction pretty much indicated how difficult this task was.
Gu Jiao asked, " Lady Nan, do you know of any way to enter the Imperial Advisor's Hall?”
Based on Gu Jiao's past actions, Lady Nan hurriedly warned her, "Sneaking in is definitely not an option. I won't allow you to do that. The Imperial Advisor's Hall is full of experts. Do you know how the State of Yan's death warriors initially came about?”
Gu Jiao asked, "Are they connected to the Imperial Advisor's Hall?"
Lady Nan nodded, "Exactly. They were trained by the Imperial Advisor. Didn't the late Emperor of the State of Zhao also purchase a batch of State of Yan’s death warriors? Those weren't even the top-tier ones; the best of the best are in the Imperial Advisor's Hall.”
If Gu Jiao had all her original strength back, perhaps she could still attempt to break in, but now... it was better to opt for a more cunning approach.
Gu Jiao asked, "So how do I get in?"
"This..." Lady Nan stood up and paced around the room, "Either you disguise yourself as a disciple of the Imperial Advisor's Hall, or... you somehow persuade someone from the Imperial Advisor's Hall to willingly take you in. But neither of these methods seems very feasible."
The first method was too risky, and the second seemed nearly impossible——
Lady Nan sighed, "You go rest for now. I'll think it over tonight. If I come up with something, I'll let you know."
Gu Jiao said, "Thank you, Lady Nan."
Lady Nan softly replied, "Don't say such formal things. I want to see Yan'er recover as much as you do."
As the night grew quiet and the children went to bed, Lady Nan changed into night clothes, opened the door, and stepped out.
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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.
When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.
The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.
From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.
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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.
After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"
Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
— 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡𝒆𝙖𝒔𝒕.𝒄𝒐𝒎
After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"
Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
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Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don't abandon me, alri—”
Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
He hasn't finished his lines yet though…
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