At this point, Su Xiaoliu remembered her previous agreement with Fang Xie. She turned to look at him and said, "What you wanted to know is right in front of you now. Can I leave?"
Fang Xie didn't answer for a long time. After a while, he slowly said, "Go." He stood up. The dark red robe embroidered with crabapple flowers dragged on the ground. He turned and walked towards the door. "Leave early. If they find out it was us who did all this later, we may not be able to leave even if we want to."
His words woke Su Xiaoliu up. She quickly looked at Zhong Fengyue and said, "Let's go quickly too."
Bai Qing looked at Su Xiaoliu, smiled, then looked at Zhong Fengyue and said, "We almost got discovered when using the knockout incense just now, Young Master. Let's leave together. I can't continue to lurk here anymore."
Under Bai Qing's cover, the group left the mountain villa. The coachman led the carriage over.
After getting into the carriage, Bai Qing took off the disguise skins of the two and put them back into the bottles and jars.
Su Xiaoliu reached out and pressed her cheek. She felt that after removing that thing, her face was like it could breathe, especially cool. She looked up at Zhong Fengyue beside her. After the disguise skin was removed, his handsome face was revealed. Su Xiaoliu couldn't help feeling a bit depressed and murmured, "Why do I only look good when I'm in disguise..."
Zhong Fengyue couldn't help laughing. He looked down at Su Xiaoliu and said, "My lady is always beautiful."
Su Xiaoliu couldn't resist being praised. His words made her happy for a long time.
Fang Xie, who was sitting quietly opposite, didn't say a word. Under the black cloak, his face couldn't be seen.
The moon rose above the treetops, and the clouds drifted by. The carriage slowly drove on the small path.
The lanterns were hanging high. In the long corridor, the alliance leader walked alone.
A hasty sound of footsteps came from behind. Immediately afterwards, Wang Chengyang's deep voice sounded.
"Reporting to the alliance leader, someone has escaped. All the secret guards on the rear guard mountain have been killed!"
The alliance leader stopped in his tracks. He slowly turned around. A flash of surprise passed through his starry eyes. He slowly asked, "Who escaped?"
Wang Chengyang looked up at the alliance leader, gritted his teeth and said, "The eldest disciple of Elder Sun, Liu Ziyi, and his wife, Lin Wanyun, who came today."
A pretty face with charming peach blossom eyes flashed through the alliance leader's mind. His face showed surprise, and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
"Those two... are not Liu Ziyi and Lin Wanyun at all!" the alliance leader looked at Wang Chengyang, clenched his fists and said.
Wang Chengyang lowered his head. After hesitating for a long time, he said again, "And... another person has disappeared..."
The alliance leader looked at him, his eyes sharpened, and he asked, "Who?"
Wang Chengyang was silent for a moment and whispered, "The hidden chivalrous man, Ye Yu, who has been staying here all this time."
"Ye Yu?" The alliance leader murmured this name, and a handsome young man in a cyan robe quickly flashed through his mind.
Oh no, all this...
The alliance leader gritted his teeth angrily and said, "We've been tricked!"
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the Gujia Mountain Villa.
It was already late at night. The moonlight was pouring on the ground. Fang Xie got off the carriage. Two beautiful girls in gorgeous robes carrying lanterns walked over.
"My lord," the two said in unison.
Fang Xie looked up and slowly looked at Bantu and Cailing who came to greet him. He didn't say a word.
Su Xiaoliu, who was sitting in the carriage, looked at Fang Xie, then turned to look at Zhong Fengyue beside her. She pursed her lips, looked into his jade-like black eyes and said, "Situ Qianyue, I'll get off and talk to him for a while. I'll be back soon. You wait for me here."
Zhong Fengyue was slightly stunned, then he hooked the corner of his mouth and gently nodded, saying, "Okay."
Su Xiaoliu glanced at Bai Qing beside her, gave a shallow smile, nodded, then turned around and carefully got off the carriage holding the carriage railing.
She caught up with Fang Xie's figure as he slowly walked into the gate. Out of breath, she grabbed his sleeve and said, "Wait a minute. I have something to tell you."
Fang Xie paused slightly. Bantu and Cailing looked at him. He slowly said, "You go in first."
Bantu and Cailing glanced at each other, then looked at him, bowed their heads and said, "Yes." Then they turned around and walked into the gate carrying the lanterns.
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips and looked up at Fang Xie. She said, "Don't believe that person's words anymore. He said he would help you revive the Gujia family, but it's all fake. He just wants to use you..."
Fang Xie quietly looked at her. The dark red robe embroidered with crabapple flowers dragged on the ground. The black cloak enveloped his whole body in darkness.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Su Xiaoliu thought for a while, bit her lip, looked at him and said again, "That person... he is also using Zuo Jinzhi. Zuo Jinzhi is a fake alliance leader. So, the bad things Zuo Jinzhi did may have been instigated by him. He..."
Before she could finish speaking, Fang Xie slowly said, "These are all family matters of the Gujia family. You don't need to interfere."
Su Xiaoliu was stunned. Under the moonlight, her almond eyes were extremely clear. Her eyes trembled. She wanted to say something else, but Fang Xie had already turned around and left.
The sleeve in her hand was pulled away. She stood there blankly.
It wasn't until the heavy iron gate slowly closed that she came back to her senses.
Su Xiaoliu moved the corner of her mouth. She wanted to smile but couldn't.
Gu Rongxue was no longer the old Gu Rongxue. No matter how much she helped him or how much she gave, no one would appreciate it.
Zhong Fengyue in the carriage saw Su Xiaoliu get into the carriage absent-mindedly. A flash of worry passed through his eyes. He said, "My lady, what's wrong?"
Su Xiaoliu blankly shook her head. She lowered her head and was silent for a moment. Then she looked up at Zhong Fengyue, curved the corner of her mouth and said, "It's okay."
Zhong Fengyue looked at Su Xiaoliu with her head bowed low. Her rosy diamond-shaped lips were gently pursed.
The moonlight was as cold as frost. The carriage headed towards the capital.
The oil lamp on the table was quietly burning, illuminating the room.
Behind the brocade curtain, there stood a middle-aged man in rich and luxurious clothes with a somewhat plump figure. In the darkness, his face couldn't be seen.
Fang Xie in a dark red robe stood not far from him. Under the black cloak, his thin lips on half of his jade-like face were gently pursed.
"How's the progress of the matter?" the middle-aged man behind the brocade curtain said quietly. There was a faint sense of oppression in his voice.
Fang Xie looked at the middle-aged man in the darkness and said lightly, "The Tang family and the Wei family have all been defeated. Cang Nanyan and the ghost king, Nie Jing, are still in a standoff. Their life and death will be decided soon."
In the darkness, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Very good."
Fang Xie looked at the middle-aged man and said again, "The current alliance leader is a double?"
The middle-aged man paused slightly, looked at Fang Xie and asked, "How did you know this?"
Fang Xie didn't say a word.
Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, the man got a bit angry and questioned, "You secretly investigated Zuo Jinzhi?"
Fang Xie was silent for a while and slowly said, "Yes."
The middle-aged man's hand paused. Suddenly, he slapped over with one palm. With a powerful blow, he slapped Fang Xie several steps away.
Dust flew everywhere, and countless pieces of paper fluttered down.