Typical of someone who turns hostile the moment they get what they want.
The Palace Guards were dumbfounded.
Their master had just helped her. Otherwise, with that temper of hers, if she had fallen into Zongzheng Xiaoran’s hands, wouldn’t she have been skinned alive? And the moment he sent her away, she actually turned hostile?
Gu Qingyun had forgotten that the two of them were chained together. After taking only two steps, she was yanked back and stumbled into him.
Gong Yunxu chuckled and drew her into his arms. “Little Qing’er, coming into my embrace again? You clearly like me, so why pretend otherwise?”
“Let go!” Gu Qingyun struggled, but could not break free.
A cold glint flashed through her eyes as she drove her elbow forcefully backward.
Gong Yunxu took a step back and released her.
Gu Qingyun struck nothing. She had put all her strength into that blow, so naturally she could not control her body and fell backward—straight into someone’s arms once again.
“Little Qing’er, you’re so passionate,” Gong Yunxu remarked.
Gu Qingyun’s face flushed, then paled. In front of this man, she could not gain the slightest advantage!
A mechanism bird flew out of the woods and landed on Gong Jiu’s arm.
Gong Jiu removed the message from the mechanism bird’s leg. After reading it, he walked over to Gong Yunxu, clasped his fists, and respectfully said, “master, Gong Liu has found the Yin Silk Flower.”
“Send it back to the courtyard.” Gong Yunxu smiled faintly and looked leisurely at Gu Qingyun. “Little Qing’er, will you continue staying here, or return with me?”
Returning meant imprisonment, making it impossible for her to leave again.
If she stayed, she could not obtain the Yin Silk Flower—and would die!
Imprisonment or death? That was not a difficult choice.
Besides, would he really let her leave so easily?
A chill crept through Gu Qingyun’s heart. This man appeared affable on the surface, yet he kept presenting her with difficult choices, leaving her defenseless against him.
Zongzheng Xiaoran had called him Imperial Preceptor Gong. Could he be that legendary Imperial Preceptor Gong of Dongqi Kingdom from the original host’s memories?
A hazy memory flickered through her mind.
Gu Qingyun scoffed softly.
Below one person, above countless others.
No wonder it had fostered such an unruly temperament!
The people of Dongqi Kingdom really ought to see the true face of the Imperial Preceptor they revered like a god!
Noble? Elegant? Arrogant?
Was this really the same person she knew?
She suddenly shoved him away with all her strength and turned back along the path they had come.
The chain around her wrist jerked backward, nearly making her fall again.
She steadied herself, turned her head, and looked unhappily at Gong Yunxu.
Gong Yunxu smiled and tossed the Little Milk Bun in his arms to Gong Jiu.
Gong Jiu’s arms sank as he caught the soft, plump golden treasure. It was like holding a scalding-hot potato, and he had no idea where to put his hands. “Little…”
He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing that he did not know what to call the Little Divine Beast. His master had been far too casual about this companion beast—he had not even given it a name.
Had he not solemnly ordered them to hide it in the Underground Palace and guard it well?
Confusion filled Gong Jiu’s eyes. He had no idea what his master meant.
While he was distracted, his arms suddenly went empty.
Gong Jiu was horrified. He absolutely could not let the Little Divine Beast get hurt from the fall.
He hurriedly looked down. The Little Divine Beast had fallen to the ground and seemed completely unharmed. It scrambled up and toddled toward the girl, who had already gone several yards away.
Its two short legs moved so quickly that only afterimages could be seen.
It had the proportions of a three-headed-body child, round and chubby.
It looked just like a ball.
Gong Jiu marveled inwardly. As expected of his master’s companion beast—it was extraordinary from the moment it was born.
Gu Qingyun was still connected to Gong Yunxu, so she could not run even if she wanted to. When the Little Milk Bun came over and hugged her leg again, she simply picked it up and held it in her arms like a buffer, sparing herself from a certain man’s constant advances.
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