Chapter 418

Gu Jiu Ling's punch directly knocked Xiao Yin senseless; Xiao Yin didn't even have time to feel pain, he covered the wound at his waist and ribs, lifted his trembling hand and kept poking the carriage curtain, gasping: "Quick quick quick... pull the curtain up, you're doing this and making this prince lose face."

Gu Jiu Ling was speechless; what time is it now, still talking about face?

She gritted her teeth and coldly laughed: "You really have ambition, today for face you stab yourself with a knife, tomorrow for face you stab yourself with a sword; I might as well not have saved you earlier, you might as well die."

"You're an old man with yellow earth buried up to your neck, still pretending to be a hero, feeling like a childish brat..."

Gu Jiu Ling cursed under her breath, but her movements were swift; she used scissors to cut open his clothes, revealing a ferocious and horrible wound, then swiftly helped him bandage it.

She used a large roll of cotton gauze, winding it past his firm and thin waist, her whole body almost crawling against his chest.

Xiao Yin stared fixedly at Gu Jiu Li before him treating his wound, his heart gradually softening.

He couldn't help but raise his hand, wanting to touch Gu Jiu Ling's head; it had been a long time since he had been so unrestrained on her head.

Xiao Yin's long hand stopped on Gu Jiu Ling's head and finally came down, rubbing her neatly tied hair bun.

Gu Jiu Ling lifted her head and gave him a fierce glare.

"What are you doing? Don't move, be careful of the wound."

Xiao Yin let out a light laugh, looking at Gu Jiu Ling and said softly: "Sorry!"

One "sorry" made Gu Jiu Ling's hand pause there; she then seriously helped Xiao Yin tie the bandage properly.

Gu Jiu Ling began to pick up the blood-stained cotton balls placed aside, and slowly said: "You really owe me; no matter what you do, you never consult me, so I won't consult you either."

"I still say the same thing: from today on, I will also participate in the investigation of the Qi Sha Gu case, and I must get to the bottom of it."

"If it really is my maternal grandfather's crime, I will naturally give you an explanation; if not, you must give me an explanation."

Xiao Yin's heart twitched slightly; he also hadn't expected Gu Jiu Ling to find the other half of the map.

At this moment Xiao Yin truly doubted his own intelligence network; logically, the people he uses are all those he personally cultivated, and they are usually extremely careful in their work.

Even if Emperor Longqing wanted to investigate, he couldn't find any clues, yet in the Qi Sha Gu matter such a big loophole appeared.

He now can't say clearly whether it was Du Yushan who revealed too many flaws, or whether someone deliberately let Du Yushan come out as a scapegoat.

If even someone of Du Yushan's stature is a scapegoat, then who exactly is the real mastermind behind the Qi Sha Gu case?

Xiao Yin thought back and forth, feeling that this matter really needs thorough investigation, but now the atmosphere is not the time to say this.

The warm, soft jade in his embrace lay before him, her hair scented with osmanthus, rich and gentle.

Xiao Yin actually felt somewhat dazed.

He could no longer restrain himself, raising his hand to touch Gu Jiu Ling's face. The wound hurt terribly, but he endured the pain, sat up, and gathered Gu Jiu Ling into his arms.

He gripped her chin, forced her head up, then leaned down and kissed her.

Gu Jiu Ling startled, wanting to push him away, but her hand touched his wound and she found she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Unbelievable that this bastard would be so shameless, relying on his own injury to do such a thing.

In anger, Gu Jiu Ling bit hard at the corner of his lip; Xiao Yin's brows furrowed, yet his throat let out a hehe laugh.

The bloody taste between lips and teeth further stimulated him, and he deepened the kiss.

Outside the carriage, Ling Feng and the others didn't dare go far; Jiu Yue stood there holding the medicine box Gu Jiu Ling had given her. Yun Duo guarded the two children, who were already asleep.

At this moment they were arranged in the carriage that Gu Jiu Ling had just ridden in.

Ling Feng stared fixedly at Jiu Yue inside the carriage, looked left and right, and still shifted a little closer to her side.

Jiu Yue stepped back a step, not wanting to deal with him.

Ling Feng fished out a bracelet from his sleeve, something he had asked someone to buy from the Western Regions during his spare time these days.

It was a rare jade, and he had a famous carving master craft it; even the hibiscus flower that Jiu Yue likes was carved on it.

Ling Feng shoved the bracelet into Jiu Yue's hand; Jiu Yue tried to push it away.

Ling Feng whispered: "Hold onto it for now; in a few days, once the two masters' relationship improves, I will formally propose to you; these days you've indeed worked hard."

As soon as the words "propose marriage" left Ling Feng's mouth, Jiu Yue froze for a moment.

Ling Feng whispered: "These days I have also reflected on myself; indeed, we were wrong before."

"I also saw the Princess Consort's picture today; I suspect there's something else behind the Qi Sha Gu matter."

"Back then, many people really died in Qi Sha Gu; I myself crawled out of a pile of corpses, so I can understand the brothers' hatred toward the culprit."

"We will definitely get to the bottom of this matter, investigate it thoroughly."

"We will certainly not let the Princess Consort suffer an unjust accusation; you also tell her for me, I, Ling Feng, am sorry to her; I also previously had some complaints about her."

"Jiu Yue, I truly want to marry you as my wife; from now on I will be careful and meticulous, and will never make things difficult for you again."

"Who wants to listen to your nonsense? If you want to apologize, go tell my master; talking to me is pointless."

Jiu Yue let out a low, cold snort; the bracelet on her hand was no longer pushed away, but clenched tightly in her palm.

Ling Feng's big hand tightly grasped her small hand, yet he dared not say anything more.

He is inarticulate; if he says something wrong again, it will be hard to win her back.

Gu Jiu Ling had finished treating Xiao Yin's wound, but Xiao Yin took advantage of her again in the carriage.

She wanted to slap his face hard again, but seeing his pallid complexion, although his inner energy could seal the meridians, he still bled quite a lot and his body was weak.

This slap, she felt embarrassed to strike again; Xiao Yin tightly gripped her hand and pleaded softly: "Can you not be angry? Pick a day to return to the Wangfu, okay?"

Gu Jiu Ling gave a cold snort, shook off his arm: "You want me to come back or not? What am I to you? Speak again."

"No, no, Gu Jiu Ling, wait!" Xiao Yin hadn't expected this woman to change her face so quickly.

Just moments ago she was so concerned about him, the way she bandaged him made it feel like she herself was hurt; yet in the blink of an eye she changed—indeed, a woman's face is like the June sky, saying change and it changes.

He still wanted to say something, but Gu Jiu Ling had already lifted the carriage curtain and walked out.

She turned her face to look at him and said: "Look at that picture carefully; tell me if you discover anything."

Having said that, Gu Jiu Ling strode out.

Xiao Yin felt a surge of frustration; could it be that in Gu Jiu Ling's eyes he is merely a tool for looking at pictures?