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That Dragon Shadow Guard wasn’t a subordinate of the State of Yan's pharmacist? Was he related to that lady?
Who was she?
Why did she have a Dragon Shadow Guard?
The reason why she was more willing to guess that the State of Yan's pharmacist could acquire a Dragon Shadow Guard was that the Dragon Shadow Guards originated from the State of Yan's death warriors, and the trainers of Dragon Shadow Guards also come from the State of Yan.
Since they were all people from the State of Yan, it was more likely that he was with the State of Yan's pharmacist.
But who was that lady?
Gu Jiao was completely confused.
She planned to follow and see for herself, but unexpectedly, Old He came over.
Old He came specifically to find Gu Jiao after hearing about the martial judge’s complaint. When he saw Gu Jiao, he let out a long sigh of relief but also approached her with a worried expression. He grabbed Gu Jiao's hand and pulled her about ten steps away from the pharmacist’s room.
"Ah, Young Master Gu, why did you come here? Didn't I tell you not to get close to these rooms with hanging gourds? Do you know who the person in that room just now is? If you offend him, I'm afraid even I won't be able to protect you!"
Gu Jiao remained silent, still looking at the woman who was walking out.
Thinking that Gu Jiao was listening to him with self-reflection, Old He continued, "What happened on the ring just now? Who was that man? How come he suddenly rushed up and interrupted the match? Do you know that if it weren't for my face, the people in the underground arena would have dealt with both of you right then and there!"
Gu Jiao still didn't say anything.
Old He frowned and pinched her arm, "Did you hear what I said?"
"I heard." Gu Jiao finally spoke.
"Ah—you can speak!" Old He was so shocked that his whole body trembled and he took several steps back, falling to the ground with a thud, "No, you, you, you're a girl?"
As he said that, he stared blankly, raising up the hand that had just grabbed Gu Jiao's wrist and pinched her arm. Suddenly, he realized that he had done something unforgivable...
Old He, fundamentally speaking, wasn't a good person. He had all sorts of vices, but he could never bring himself to harm such a young girl.
Gu Jiao was fifteen years old, but dressing in male clothing made her look younger, like she was just thirteen or fourteen.
Gu Jiao didn't intend to continue hiding her voice from Old He. As the business of *cutting leeks expanded, her interactions with Old He would increase. [TN: *squeezing money out of rich personages.]
In general, she grew annoyed with writing.
Old He originally came to find Gu Jiao to hold her accountable, but he forgot all the words he had prepared after being given a shock by Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao asked, "Have those two leeks come by in the past few days?"
Old He was stunned, "What?"
"Leeks..." Gu Jiao cleared her throat, "Lord Chu and Young Master Xiao."
The corner of Old He's mouth twitched. Was it really fine to give them such a nickname?
Old He refused to answer her question.
"They have come."
Damn it, his mouth was too honest!
Gu Jiao asked again, "How many times have they come?"
Old He glanced at Gu Jiao. Thinking that the other party was a delicate little girl, he gave up resistance and closed his eyes, "Lord Chu has come three times, and Young Master Xiao has come eleven times."
Even someone as composed as Gu Jiao was shocked by the Crown Prince's actions.
Was he really that idle?
Or did he truly want to see her?
Gu Jiao touched her chin, "Hmm, go tell both of them that I'm available tomorrow afternoon."
Old He was taken aback, "B-both of them?"
Gu Jiao curled up the corner of her lips, "The highest bidder wins."
Old He: "..."
Young people these days had no sense of martial ethics.
In the end, Old He went anyway. After all, he wasn't running errands for free; he would also receive some money.
After leaving the underground martial arts arena, Gu Jiao went to the restaurant where she had seen off Old Marquis last time. She had discovered that the crispy duck there was quite good. She planned to buy two and bring them back for her family.
"Sir guest, the duck will take a while longer. Please wait a moment." The waiter said with an apologetic smile.
Gu Jiao nodded and found a seat in one corner of the hall.
Involuntarily, her mind drifted to the Dragon Shadow Guard she had seen in the underground arena, as well as the lady who was escorted by the Dragon Shadow Guard.
Who exactly was she?
Why did she have such a powerful Dragon Shadow Guard?
Lost in thought, Gu Jiao suddenly noticed a figure passing at the end of the corridor. And who else could it be if not that lady?
The lady walked towards Gu Jiao’s direction and entered a private room behind her.
Gu Jiao intentionally lowered her presence and remained seated until the lady had passed before she stood up and walked towards the room.
The door of the room was tightly closed, and a soft conversation could be heard from inside.
"I just went to see the State of Yan's pharmacist."
It was the lady speaking. Her voice was gentle and soothing, complementing her noble and proud demeanor.
"We were lucky. He happened to have one bottle left. He said it would be effective for your symptoms. Please take it."
Your symptoms?
The lady spoke with high respect in her tone.
The lady’s identity already seemed extraordinary. With her showing such high respect to the other party, it meant that they were either an elder or held a higher position.
But who were they?
Gu Jiao pondered for a moment and approached the window, intending to poke a small hole in the paper screen to take a peek.
However, just as she raised her little finger and before she could poke it through, a tall figure enveloped her. Without a word, he wrapped his arm around her waist and lifted her up.
Yes, he lifted her up.
She only saw Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Chengfeng lift Little Jing Kong like this before. Gu Jiao never expected that one day she would be lifted like that too.
She was sandwiched between the Dragon Shadow Guard's arms, her four limbs flailing. Before she could do anything, she was carried behind a big tree in the backyard.
He put Gu Jiao down.
Gu Jiao looked at him warily, a tuft of her hair standing on end!
What was he going to do?
Seek revenge for being hit by her charcoal pencil?
The Dragon Shadow Guard raised his hand, reaching towards Gu Jiao.
...And then pressed down her hair.
Gu Jiao: "..."
The Dragon Shadow Guard withdrew his hand.
The tuft of hair that was pressed down immediately popped up again.
The Dragon Shadow Guard pressed it down once more.
It popped up again.
The Dragon Shadow Guard's gaze hardened, and a powerful internal force emanated from his fingertips. With an unstoppable force, he smoothed down that rebellious tuft of hair.
He seemed satisfied.
Gu Jiao: "..."
Well, as long as he wasn't here to seek revenge, she would go along with whatever he wanted!
The Dragon Shadow Guard took out a charcoal pencil from his pocket and handed it to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao raised an eyebrow, looking at the charcoal pencil in her palm, then at the Dragon Shadow Guard. "Why are you giving me this? Hmm... Was it because I broke one earlier, so you're giving me a new one? Well... Thank you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Jiao sensed that he was unhappy.
“Uh, it's not for me? Then... " Gu Jiao pondered and tentatively crouched down, drawing a circle on the ground.
The Dragon Shadow Guard became happy.
Gu Jiao was quite puzzled. After all that, he just wanted to watch her draw circles?
But the next moment, Gu Jiao realized she was wrong again.
Because the Dragon Shadow Guard was unhappy once more.
Gu Jiao scratched her head in confusion!
The Dragon Shadow Guard exerted a little force with his other hand, accidentally breaking the charcoal pencil.
The Dragon Shadow Guard became happy again.
"Oh, you wanted me to break the charcoal pencil. Well, that's easy! I can break as many as you want!" Gu Jiao confidently picked up the remaining pieces of the charcoal pencil and snapped them into crumbs.
Then she saw the Dragon Shadow Guard's gaze turn icy.
The Dragon Shadow Guard patiently handed another charcoal pencil to Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao recollected the situation. Everything was right up to the point of breaking it, but the steps after that were not to his liking, it seemed.
Was it because she didn't break it elegantly enough? Or was it not suave enough? Or did he want her to hit him in the face again?
Wait, hit in the face...
Gu Jiao mustered up some courage and glanced at the Dragon Shadow Guard. Then, she flung the charcoal pencil in her hand onto the ground, and with a crack, the pencil broke, with the other broken piece flying onto the mask of the Dragon Shadow Guard due to the angle and force, making a crisp sound.
Gu Jiao anxiously looked at him.
The next moment, the Dragon Shadow Guard gave Gu Jiao a piece of candy.
Gu Jiao thought he was going to kill her at first, but then he didn’t and just let her break charcoal pencils. What was so hard about that?
Compared to losing her life, Gu Jiao found the act of breaking pencils while earning candy for Little Jing Kong quite enjoyable.
Gu Jiao proudly swayed her little head!
However, it didn't take long for Gu Jiao's complacency to fade away.
Every time she thought she was almost done, the Dragon Shadow Guard would magically produce a new pack of charcoal pencils. Although his expression remained blank, he seemed filled with anticipation as he watched her.
Gu Jiao attempted to escape.
Whoosh!
She was caught and brought back.
Swish!
Caught again!
In the end, Gu Jiao was forced to break charcoal pencils for the entire afternoon.
Her hands were getting sore. Wu, she felt so wronged!
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