Chapter 185: Gu Yun

When Gu Yun and the others returned to the Tixing Mansion and just entered the study, Dan Yulan asked immediately, "How was it?"

Gu Yun looked around. Su Ling was not there, and Cheng Hang and the others had not returned. Lou Xiyan and Zhuo Qing had not left and were sitting there steadily. The tea on the low table was emitting wisps of steam. Feeling inexplicably irritable, Gu Yun just shook her head as an answer. Dan Yulan saw the crimson long whip that Ao Tian had been clutching tightly in his hand. It seemed they had found the place, but the person had run away.

Lou Xiyan and Zhuo Qing also saw the long whip in Ao Tian's hand and understood. No one spoke again, and the study was silent. Fortunately, it was only for a short while before a series of rapid footsteps came. Everyone looked up and saw Cheng Hang and Lv Jin. Strangely, Mo Bai actually came back with them. Gu Yun asked urgently, "Any discoveries?"

Cheng Hang, who didn't have time to wipe the sweat off his face, replied with some annoyance, "We have searched within a ten-mile radius of the warehouse in the west, but found nothing!"

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Dan Yulan could see Gu Yun's disappointment and Ao Tian's icy expression, and said to comfort them, "A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Juling Island has been doing life-threatening business for so many years, yet it can shuttle between the Six Kingdoms with ease; it must be careful and cautious, paying attention everywhere! Although the capital is large, there are still five days left, so it's not that there is no chance."

Before Dan Yulan finished speaking, Gu Yun suddenly looked at Ao Tian and shouted, "Stop him!"

Mo Bai, who was beside Ao Tian, was the first to move. Leng Xiao and Ge Jingyun also made their moves one after another. Cheng Hang and Lv Jin couldn't stand by and watch either. Before Ao Tian could move, he was already surrounded!

Ao Tian's cold eyes stared at Gu Yun, and Gu Yun also glared at him without showing any weakness. Did he think he could save anyone by rushing out like this!

Yun was not right today! Especially since she came back this time, her brows hadn't been unfurrowed! Vaguely revealing an irritable aura, Zhuo Qing had never seen her like this before, even after handling so many tricky cases! Zhuo Qing stood up, walked to Gu Yun, and asked with a solemn expression, "Are you hiding something else?"

Meeting Zhuo Qing's bright and sharp eyes, Gu Yun turned her head slightly. Zhuo Qing was even more certain she had something to hide, grabbed Gu Yun's arm, and said urgently, "Don't hide it from me!"

Sighing softly, Gu Yun finally replied in a low voice, "We don't have five days. Tonight at the Zi hour, either I die, or Ye Mei dies."

Zhuo Qing's heart trembled. Before she could ask in detail, a low male voice full of anger rang out outside the door, "Explain clearly!"

Gu Yun's Adventure

"Explain clearly!" Gu Yun looked up and saw Su Ling's tall figure appearing at the door, staring at her with a livid face, a suffocating storm brewing in his eagle eyes. His voice was not loud, but the strong sense of oppression could not be ignored. Gu Yun replied in a low voice, "Ao Ji made a request: tonight at the Zi hour, if Ao Tian doesn't kill me, he will kill Ye Mei."

As soon as Gu Yun finished speaking, the people in the study became nervous instantly, especially the few people surrounding Ao Tian, who increased their vigilance. Ye Mei was his biological sister; it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't lay a hand on Gu Yun in the end!

Facing the encirclement of several people, Ao Tian's expressionless face showed a cold and fierce look. Several people were even more alarmed, and their hands were already on their weapons.

Su Ling's tall figure entered the study, stood still in front of Gu Yun, protected her behind him, watched Ao Tian's movements secretly, and asked, "When did he say that?"

Gu Yun looked a bit tired and replied in a low voice, "This morning."

"So that's why you were in such a rush to find Ye Mei?" Su Ling's voice was cold, and it wasn't hard to hear the anger in it. She knew Ao Tian was dangerous, yet she still walked with him. Was she too trusting of him, or did she not take her own life seriously at all!

Gu Yun seemed to be thinking about something and just replied faintly, "Yes."

"Why does he want Ao Tian to kill you? What good does this do him?" Cheng Hang really didn't understand. What was the point of Ao Ji forcing Ao Tian to make a choice between family and love?

Gu Yun lowered her head and remained silent. Lou Xiyan and Su Ling were such figures; naturally, they guessed the reason. Only, one was watching the changes, and the other was burning with anger; neither was willing to say more.

A fierce look flashed in Zhuo Qing's bright eyes. There was no more teasing expression on her face. She looked coldly at Ao Tian and said, "If Ao Tian kills her, he will never be able to stay within the Six Kingdoms and will have to return to Juling Island. However, Ao Ji miscalculated one thing: if she dies, even if it takes a lifetime, I will make Juling Island disappear from now on!"

Everyone could hear that Zhuo Qing's words were directed at Ao Tian. Only, although Ao Tian was surrounded by a group of people, he remained as proud as ever. Whether surrounded or threatened by Zhuo Qing, he didn't even furrow his brows.

Instead, the hearts of the others present jumped violently. Zhuo Qing's words were arrogant, but no one dared to doubt them. Regardless of whether she had the ability, the man who held her hand gently and always smiled softly was her most powerful backing, not to mention there was also a God of War who held hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry. Either one of them was enough to shock the world. If they joined forces, taking down Juling Island would not be difficult, but it would inevitably lead to bloodshed.

Dan Yulan's brows were tightly furrowed together. Things had reached this point, and it was beyond his control. A series of cases involving Juling Island and the celebration had already left him exhausted, and now it even involved Qing Mo's life! Dan Yulan fell into a dilemma.

"Actually... it's not that there's no way." The silent Gu Yun suddenly raised her head slightly. Her expression looked very complicated, but her eyes were exceptionally firm. The cold voice gave Zhuo Qing a bad premonition. She frowned and asked, "What way?"

Everyone's eyes were on Gu Yun, but she only looked at Zhuo Qing, her expression cautious in a way rarely seen. "Do you remember when we were looking at Ye Min's chest CT scan, you told me about 'lucky miracles'?"

"You—" Zhuo Qing had a moment of doubt. After understanding what she meant, her beautiful eyes widened, her expression changed drastically, and she roared, "No! I don't agree with you doing this!"

"I..." Gu Yun wanted to say something, but this time, Zhuo Qing didn't even listen and roared back, "Don't say anymore. Don't even think about this matter. No matter what you say, I won't agree!"

Lou Xiyan raised his phoenix eyes. Qing'er had a cold temperament and was always calm in handling things. Why was she so irritable this time? It was clear that Qing Mo's method must be unusual!

Qing's reaction was beyond her expectations. Gu Yun sighed softly and replied, "You should know that since I have already spoken, it means I have decided to do it. I need your help! If you don't want to, then I can only rely on luck."

"You're threatening me!" Zhuo Qing glared at Gu Yun, almost going crazy.

Gu Yun said urgently, "No, I just need your help!"

"You!" Zhuo Qing was choked with anger. She couldn't speak for a long time, so angry that she sat back in the chair and scolded angrily, "You are simply hateful!" No one knew Gu Yun's stubborn temper and dead-end mind better than her. If she thought something was right, she would firmly complete it. Whether it was anti-terrorism, peacekeeping, or anti-drug and anti-gang operations, she had never retreated once. This time, she couldn't possibly retreat either.

The others were confused by the conversation between the two. Zhuo Qing's sudden outburst made people even more curious about what Gu Yun's so-called method was. Su Ling's eagle eyes scanned back and forth between Zhuo Qing and Gu Yun, unable to figure out what they were going to do for a while.

Cheng Hang really couldn't help it and said urgently, "What exactly are you talking about? If you have a way, just say it! We can't guess riddles!"

Zhuo Qing turned her head away fiercely, looking like she couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Gu Yun, but Gu Yun knew she had agreed because she understood her.

With Zhuo Qing's tacit approval, Gu Yun's expression relaxed significantly. She replied, "Ao Ji will make such a request, he must have made full preparations. We already alerted the enemy this afternoon. If we can't follow the script he set tonight, he will definitely take more crazy actions. It's better to use his own plan against him."

Use his own plan against him? Cheng Hang guessed Gu Yun's meaning and asked, "You mean pretending to be killed by Ao Tian, letting Ao Ji relax his vigilance and take him to find Ye Mei, and then we will be the mantis stalking the cicada, and wipe them out in one fell swoop?"

"Yes."

Compared to Cheng Hang's excitement, Lv Jin seemed much more steady and disagreed, "Ao Ji is a person from Juling Island and kills people like hemp. Can't he see through a fake death? Wanting him to be fooled is probably impossible!"

Gu Yun smiled faintly, "What if this sword is thrust through the heart in front of him?"

"What?" Cheng Hang screamed.

Thrust—through—the—heart!

Gu Yun said the four cold words somewhat carelessly, but it was like a heavy bomb exploding, shaking people to the point of fear and dizziness. For a time, the study was dead silent, and it seemed that even breathing could not be heard.

Su Ling looked down at the woman in front of him who looked calm, his hands clenched into fists, the sound of joints clicking clearly audible in the dead-silent study, his whole body shrouded in a low-pressure atmosphere. Gu Yun raised her head slightly and looked at him. She originally thought she would see monstrous anger in those eagle eyes, but this time Gu Yun saw a dark, deep pool, with undercurrents surging inside. She seemed to see a trace of heartbreak. She thought he would roar at her, but what rang in her ears was a hoarse, suppressed male voice, "For him, you are willing to die?"

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