Chapter 720: with translation of chapter title

Since Gu Jiu Ling used fire attacks to hunt and kill members of the eight great clans in Yingzhou City, fire had almost become Gu Jiu Ling's mascot.

She stored a lot of fire oil, nitre, etc., in her space for emergencies, and when needed she would fiercely pour a batch on.

Gu Jiu Ling in her courtyard first set off Kongming lanterns, then blew open a gap in the west flower wall, and then set fire to half the courtyard.

By then the outside had already fallen into chaos; she took the opportunity to pull out a set of dark combat attire from her space, put it on, and together with the guards around her who were also wearing dark combat attire, she helped fight the fire.

Taking advantage of this chaos, she quickly escaped the courtyard.

Gu Jiu Ling had just turned a few corners when she realized she seemed to have passed this moon gate earlier.

He walked forward a few steps and circled back, but unfortunately after half an hour he returned to this moon gate again.

Gu Jiu Ling sat on the grass by the moon gate, momentarily dazed.

"Is it a ghost wall?" Gu Jiu Ling finally managed to run out, but she never expected to get lost in this seemingly small courtyard.

If it were a ghost wall, it would be better said that there are hidden mechanisms and secret passages in this courtyard that have trapped her here.

Although Gu Jiu Ling is skilled in medicine, she knows nothing about this Qimen Dunjia art.

Gu Jiu Ling had also heard Xiao Yin say that some experts who set up mechanisms could trap people even in ordinary buildings, a single landscape, or even a few stalks of grass.

At that time Gu Jiu Ling thought the claim sounded a bit too fantastical, but now finding herself in this situation she realized Xiao Yin had not been joking with her.

There really are puppet mechanisms in the jianghu.

Gu Jiu Ling panted as she looked at the moon gate before her; clearly, exiting the moon gate would lead to a small path toward the lake.

But entering the moon gate was like entering a different space, constantly spinning in place, which made him anxious.

The commotion he created could only last the time of one or two incense sticks; by now Bai Xiaosheng probably discovered that Yun Duo had been swapped, and will surely return to capture her.

If she does not seize the chance to escape now, and if she is later captured again, given Bai Xiaosheng's vindictive nature, even her life might not be spared, let alone future wealth and honor.

Gu Jiu Ling gritted her teeth, stood up, and walked toward the moon gate again; she raised her hand to feel around the moon gate, finding nothing special—just ordinary brick and stone masonry.

Above the moon gate there is also a latticed flower window, casting the hazy moonlight from the sky onto the window.

Gu Jiu Ling took a breath, lifted her head to look at the moon in the sky, and almost ran through all the geographical knowledge she had learned from elementary school to university in her mind.

By using the Big Dipper to determine her current position, she finally found a bit of confidence; Gu Jiu Ling stood up and walked toward the moon gate.

After passing through the gate, she no longer looked at the surroundings, but kept her head raised to gaze at the position of the Big Dipper's seven stars.

Indeed this trick was quite useful; as she walked, a stone blocked the path ahead—if it had been there earlier she would have detoured around it.

At this moment Gu Jiu Ling charged straight into that stone, only to find it wasn't a stone at all, but a projection that looked like stone.

Thus Gu Jiu Ling passed through the stone and walked out onto a different path.

This time, as she just stepped onto that small path, suddenly shouts of killing and the sound of exploding fire oil came from all around.

That sound faintly came from the lakeside; only then did Gu Jiu Ling realize she was still some distance from the lake.

Gu Jiu Ling secretly wondered, "No way?" She had only set a fire that burned half the courtyard earlier; it was impossible for the whole island to be ablaze.

This time, flames were everywhere around, especially the lakeside, which had erupted into such a great disturbance.

She dared not go toward the lakeside this time, not knowing whether the people there were friend or foe, so she hid in the grass to observe first.

Gu Jiu Ling gripped the dagger in her hand tightly, then cautiously crouched behind a patch of banana plants.

She also dared not get too close; the firelight flickered faintly, and she felt that people were continuously rowing boats to the central island of the lake.

Gu Jiu Ling always felt that the people besieging the lake's central island were strange; suddenly a chill ran down her spine.

If she remembered correctly, those people in the jianghu did not have the ability to simultaneously send people here.

Bai Xiaosheng, who had been operating on the island for years, was no pushover; at this moment those people cared nothing for mechanisms, they were simply launching a fierce assault.

To mobilize so many people and adopt this kind of forceful assault, besides Xiao Yin, no one else truly dared to do so.

People in the jianghu usually act covertly; such an open mobilization of troops, besides Xiao Yin, who else could gather such a large force?

A flicker of joy crossed her face; had Xiao Yin arrived?

If he guessed correctly, Xiao Yin had probably already landed on the island.

Gu Jiu Ling hurriedly rose to head toward the lakeside, when suddenly a faint footstep sound came from behind her.

That person's lightness skill was excellent; Gu Jiu Ling didn't even notice.

By the time she noticed, that person had already struck her neck with a knifehand, and Gu Jiu Ling fell into that person's arms.

"Prince, let's leave quickly; this path has now been encircled by Xiao Yin."

Gu Lv looked at Gu Jiu Ling collapsed in the Prince's arms; the Prince was fine in all respects, but when faced with Gu Jiu Ling he lost his composure.

They also hadn't expected Xiao Yin to bring troops to besiege the lake's central island; this time whatever they did would be a major undertaking.

If they don't leave now, once Xiao Yin fully controls this island, fear not a single Bei Di person will escape.

But in this fleeting, dangerous opportunity, the Prince actually still kept Gu Jiu Ling in mind, refusing to leave, and went through each courtyard one by one to check.

Tuo Ba Yu also hadn't expected that Gu Jiu Ling actually had some skill; he couldn't even approach that courtyard, while Gu Jiu Ling easily set off the Kongming lanterns.

She also set fire to half the courtyard, which then drew the attention of many people.

Ba Yu understood; if they didn't leave now they'd miss the chance, but he had an obsession in his heart—if he couldn't bring Gu Jiu Ling away this time, he feared they might never see each other again.

Since he couldn't persuade that woman to go with him, he simply seized her by force.

Bai Xiaosheng's mechanism art is formidable, sharing some similarities with the jianghu's Red Scorpion.

The mechanisms Bai Xiaosheng had set up in the courtyard, Tuo Ba Yu wandered around for a while, but still couldn't find Gu Jiu Ling.

Just as Tuo Ba Yu was anxious and frustrated, preparing to search a bit longer—if he really couldn't find her, I fear he and Gu Qiu Lin would have a love that is deep but short-lived.

But unexpectedly, just after turning past a flower tree, Tuo Ba Yu saw Gu Jiu Ling with a flushed face, fleeing in disarray from the inner hall, yet blocking his path.

During the pipa rain, it hid in the shaded area; then it secretly followed Gu Jiu Ling, but discovered that Gu Jiu Lin was hiding near the lakeside, after which it observed those uniform little scholars by the lakeside, but felt a certain pleasure, not expecting Xiao Ying to truly value Gu Qiu Lin.