"They're all rubbish. This can make him run away. Why don't we chase him quickly? He's taken away something important." His Highness touched his blood-stained arm and yelled at the guards.
The guards holding bows and arrows were at a loss. The masked man had just fought with his master. How could they shoot arrows?
Besides, the master had always said that he wanted to keep alive, so when the masked man escaped, they were ordered to shoot arrows, but unfortunately, they still let him escape.
"Yes!" Jin Shen led the man over the wall and chased the masked man.
His Highness turned and ran to the stables, followed by the remaining guards.
He asked people to secure the study, and then several people rode horses and ran towards the west.
The masked man touched his blood-stained chest and ran very hard. When he came out, he was a little panicked. He was heavily guarded in the east, and there were his horses in a forest to the west, and there were people waiting to pick him up.
He ran forward, running very fast, when suddenly he heard the faint sound of horse hooves behind him.
Damn it! Those people came on horseback.
In the dark night, the wind and snow were getting stronger now. He used the white light reflected by the snow to look at the surrounding scenery, trying to find a place to hide.
Unfortunately, the falling snowflakes prevented him from opening his eyes.
There was a faint fragrance. After wiping his face, he vaguely saw a Zhuangzi not far to his right.
He turned around and looked behind him. The snow was so heavy that it immediately covered the traces of his passing.
He was relieved and climbed up the wall of Zhuangzi with faltering steps.
"Sir! Do you want your hair to be tied up?" Ming Yan asked, looking at Gu Chengyu's damp hair.
"No, I'll have a rest soon. When Ming Mo comes back, if I haven't rested yet, I'll ask him to come see me."
Gu Chengyu wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and prepared to admire the winter plum painting he had made during the day.
Although the drawing has been completed, the signature has not yet been written.
"Yes!" Ming Yan responded and thought of Ming Mo who had been gone for half an hour.
"Ming Mo should be back soon." Ming Yan opened the window a crack, looked out, and found that the fire in the east had disappeared, and he expected that the fire had been extinguished.
Gu Chengyu got up and walked to the study. This study and the bedroom were connected together, and it was also connected to the hot spring room. Gu Chengyu was most satisfied with this one.
Entering the study, he looked at the picture of winter plum blossoms on the table. The ink was already dry, so he thought about it and stamped it with his personal seal.
He took a look at the painting he had made and found that it already had the charm of a cold plum blossom. He nodded with satisfaction, as the painting skills he had practiced for several years were not in vain.
Suddenly, Gu Chengyu's hand holding the painting paused. He put down the painting in his hand, stood up gently, and took the sword hanging on the wall from his hand.
Someone came in and he heard footsteps. It was definitely not Ming Mo or Ming Yan.
The man's aura was somewhat disordered, and although his steps were light, he was still in a panic. Gu Chengyu's first suspicion was that there was a thief in Zhuangzi.
It is obvious that this person is a practitioner and is not familiar with the furnishings of the house. He should be from Zhuangzi.
Gu Chengyu listened to the thief wandering around in the bedroom, threw the sword into the space, pulled out the sword with his mind, and held it in his hand again.
He slowly moved towards the bedroom and appeared in the bedroom within a few steps.
It was a masked man in black clothes, with his back turned to him, perhaps looking for something expensive in the room.
Gu Chengyu accidentally glanced at the ground to see if it was a thief.
Now that he was sure he was not a thief, Gu Chengyu made a quick decision and chose to strike first.
He raised his sword and called to the masked man. When the masked man felt the sword energy coming from behind him, he hurriedly turned around to block it, but was a step too late.
A sword was struck on his back, and with a muffled grunt, the masked man retreated a few steps away.
He took a closer look and saw that Gu Cheng's jade-white face looked particularly familiar under the candlelight. It was actually him?
It was really bad. He was no match for Gu Chengyu, not to mention he was injured. He didn't know whether to reveal his identity. But if he didn't reveal his identity, would Gu Chengyu let him go?
Today was really unlucky. His original plan was disrupted and nothing went smoothly. He touched the pamphlet in his arms and saw that it was okay! It was not a failure.
Gu Chengyu originally planned to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, but found that the masked man was looking at him intently and made no next move at all.
Gu Chengyu's heart suddenly changed, could this be an acquaintance?
Gu Chengyu saw that he didn't take action, but he didn't intend to talk nonsense. He would arrest him first and then talk.
Seeing that Gu Chengyu was trying to bully him again, the masked man became anxious and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Wait! I don't mean to hurt you, I'm just passing by."
In just two words, the wounds on his back and chest couldn't stop bleeding.
The donated blood soaked his black clothes, and Gu Chengyu could hear the blood dripping onto the floor.
"Oh? Then please leave now, I can spare your life!"
Gu Chengyu did not put down his sword. He now believed that the other party was really passing by.
This was obviously an injury sustained at another house. He may have strayed into his village while escaping, or he may have been pursued by soldiers and wanted to hide in his village.
If it's the latter, then his situation is equally dangerous. Maybe the person chasing him will think that he and this person are an accomplice, and they won't be able to explain it at all.
This man was injured, and the wound on his chest was not treated. It must have flowed all the way here. Fortunately, the snow outside was heavy at the moment, which should be able to hide his traces.
As long as the masked man left, he didn't care. Even if others came in to search, they couldn't find anyone, and there was no evidence to prove that the masked man had been here.
The masked man was panting a little. If he ran again, he would definitely not be able to run. There was only a dead end if he went out. He hesitated a little.
While the two were in a stalemate, Ming Mo's voice came from outside the door.
"Master, have you gone to bed?"
Ming Mo had already held the sword in his hand. The candlelight in the room was flickering, and two figures were reflected on the door and window. He was extremely sure that one of them was the young master, but the other was not Ming Yan.
He believed in the young master's abilities, and when he saw that he hadn't taken action yet, he planned to stay put until the two of them started fighting, and then he would join in.
The masked man became a little nervous. He stared at Gu Chengyu closely, thinking about countermeasures.
He couldn't defeat Gu Chengyu alone, let alone another follower, whose skills were not weak.
"What? You don't want to leave yet? The people behind are about to catch up, right?"
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised. Did this person still plan to stay with him? He wouldn't protect him. Who knew who this person was?
The owner was chasing after her, and there was no way this man had taken anything important from him. He didn't want to get involved in the dispute.
The masked man hesitated for a while, and then planned to leave. He could not harm others, nor could he reveal his identity and let Gu Chengyu help him.
Even if Gu Chengyu knew who he was, he might not be willing to go through this muddy water.
He opened the door and planned to leave, but he didn't expect Ming Mo to be guarding the door with a sword.
"Mingmo, let him leave."
When Ming Mo saw the masked man, he glanced at his young master and took a few steps back when he found that Gu Chengyu was not injured.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside, heading towards the gate of Zhuangzi.
Gu Chengyu frowned and wanted to urge him to leave quickly.
But I saw the man in black paused, turned around, and pulled down the black veil on his face, "Please help me, Mr. Gu!"