Chapter 1230: Chapter 1066: Body Search

Since the other party only had this one request and didn’t seem intent on taking his life, Gu Chengyu was too lazy to guess which faction the opponent belonged to.

It was fate, destined that he wouldn’t get involved in the strife.

Sheathing the sword, Gu Chengyu tossed it onto the ground with a backhand. His straightforwardness was not entirely for Yao Mengxian’s sake, for he had originally decided not to involve himself in the trouble in the capital.

The people of the Imperial Family are born cold-blooded, unable to be warmed by anything. Anyway, he had left people in the capital, so he just needed to know how things developed.

In the end, it wasn’t likely that there would only be one left. Prince Jing was so shrewd that he definitely wouldn’t act rashly.

As for the Crown Prince, he had found a few clues about his movements a few days ago, and the Crown Prince shouldn’t be that useless.

Given this, he might as well go along with it, as he couldn’t just stand by and watch Yao Mengxian get into trouble right under his nose.

Gu Chengyu’s straightforwardness made the female assassin take a few more looks at him.

"Mr. Gu, you are truly straightforward! It seems you still value your fiancée highly."

Gu Chengyu suddenly found the remark strange. Why did it feel like the tone was a bit off? He thought it was meant to mock him, so he didn’t ponder on it too much.

Yao Mengxian saw Gu Chengyu threw away the sword he was holding, and her eyes couldn’t help but flash.

She couldn’t help but recall her grandfather’s words. Although Gu Chengyu had no romantic feelings for her, as long as he agreed to the engagement, he would take full responsibility.

With this in front of her, Gu Chengyu surely wouldn’t ignore her life. Her grandfather was right in judging people; this was a man who valued loyalty and friendship, with a dignified character.

Ming Mo took a deep breath, "Do as Mr. Gu says!"

Ming Mo and Ming Yan knew Gu Chengyu still had weapons on him, so they didn’t struggle.

"We will temporarily hold onto your weapons!" The female assassin’s tone was a bit colder than before, as she whistled, causing the sound of clothes flapping in the wind to approach from afar.

In no time, several figures dressed in black appeared in front of Gu Chengyu and his group.

"Search them!" the female assassin ordered the few men.

Gu Chengyu frowned slightly. Although having their weapons searched didn’t matter much, since there were some in his space anyway, the body search might be a bit too much?

He couldn’t tolerate anyone touching him, especially in front of so many people.

Ming Yan, knowing his master’s disposition, was even more worried about the soft sword at his waist being found, so he couldn’t help but jump out in objection.

"We’ve already put down our swords, yet you still want to search us? Isn’t that going too far? Is our master someone an average person can just touch?"

Gu Chengyu turned to look at Ming Yan, he couldn’t deny, the words were extravagant and domineering!

The female assassin twitched the corners of her mouth. A bunch of grown men, afraid of getting searched? Were they refusing to cooperate because they were hiding some hidden weapons?

"Who knows what hidden weapons you might have on you? We won’t feel at ease without a search. Hmm! Be sensible and don’t move, or if my hand slips, Miss Yao won’t fare well."

The female assassin gripped Yao Mengxian’s shoulder slightly harder, causing Yao Mengxian to wince in pain. The assassin’s strength was so great that it felt like she might snap her shoulder bone.

"This young lady’s voice seems familiar; have we met somewhere before?" Gu Chengyu had a bit of confusion on his face, his eyes fixed on the part of the female assassin’s brows and eyes exposed beyond the veil.

On closer inspection, he was more certain he had seen her somewhere. Those brows and eyes had a familiar feeling, but he couldn’t recall it at the moment.

The female assassin’s heart tensed up, and she couldn’t help but panic. But then, she calmed down, no way! Gu Chengyu had never met her, there was no need to panic.

"It’s useless to try and get close."

The female assassin felt uneasy under Gu Chengyu’s gaze and turned to yell at the men beside her, "Hurry up and search!"

The several men in black swiftly approached Gu Chengyu, prompting him to sigh.

"No need for you to act, I’ll hand over my weapons to you! Miss, you should trust my sincerity. If I wanted to resist, do you think you’d be safe and sound right now?"

While speaking, Gu Chengyu pulled out the soft sword from his waist.

"Mr. Gu, don’t exaggerate. With Miss Yao in hand, can you even think of doing anything rash?"

The female assassin was very dismissive of Gu Chengyu’s suggestion, as if he didn’t care about Yao Mengxian’s life, then he wouldn’t be Gu Chengyu.

"You certainly understand me well, but this place is desolate and uninhabited. If I acted recklessly and killed everyone, who would know it was my doing?"

With these words, not only did the female assassin raise her eyebrows, even Yao Mengxian turned her attention to him.

"Ahem! After all this talk, it’s merely to make you trust me. It’s just three days, I can afford to wait, but Miss Yao cannot. If she goes missing for three days, it would affect her reputation. How about you let her go, and take me instead? Wouldn’t that be better?"

Gu Chengyu thought of how Yao Mengxian was a young lady of a noble house, disappearing for three days would almost ruin her reputation even if she returned safely to the mansion afterward.

Even though the two of them were engaged, Yao Mengxian wouldn’t worry about not getting married. However, she would become the laughingstock of the world, and in the end, might not be able to live in society, also tainting his reputation along the way.

"Hmph! Who doesn’t know Mr. Gu’s martial arts are formidable? Without Miss Yao in hand, controlling you would be nothing more than a pipe dream. Mr. Gu needn’t worry; when we invite Miss Yao away, she will be at the Liang Mansion. Liang Mansion is her maternal family, even if she goes missing, they wouldn’t dare speak up."

The female assassin felt somewhat uncomfortable, still thinking about his fiancée’s reputation at a time like this?

"That’s quite inappropriate as well, Miss. If you’re still not at ease, I can seal my Inner Strength, or take Soft Muscle Powder. What do you think?"

Gu Chengyu saw that this group didn’t plan on taking his life, just delaying for three days, so it wasn’t an issue. Besides, he had a space, so he wouldn’t really have to take the Soft Muscle Powder.

"Mr. Gu is truly devoted to his fiancée!" The female assassin especially emphasized the words ’devoted’, wondering what Yao Mengxian had done to gain such favor from Gu Chengyu?

"Naturally, she is my fiancée!" Gu Chengyu was feeling a bit helpless, what else could he do? After all, Yao Mengxian was Liang Zhirui’s granddaughter, right?

Besides, Yao Mengxian had been implicated by him and he couldn’t possibly harm her.

"Don’t bother with me!" Yao Mengxian couldn’t help but feel guilty seeing Gu Chengyu compromise so much. If he lost the protection of his martial arts, and these people had ill intentions towards him, he wouldn’t be able to resist.

Gu Chengyu was about to say a few more comforting words, as Yao Mengxian staying here would just cause trouble, and without her, he wouldn’t have any worries!

Contrarily, this time the female assassin became straightforward, "I agree!"

...

"I’ve already asked for instructions from my master, and he said you have no choice. Either you bring out the Jade Seal and the Tiger Talisman, and once he ascends the throne, he will spare your descendants. As long as they remain confined within a certain realm, they will be allowed to carry on the bloodline. Or, we kill you now and have no trouble finding these two items!"

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince knew that the person behind this man was very cautious, determined not to come.

"I won’t speak unless I see him!" The Crown Prince remained unmoved.

"Then don’t blame me!" the person suddenly drew a sword and thrust it toward the Crown Prince’s chest.

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