Chapter 313: 170 Offering Incense (First Watch of the Night)_3
The faces of these three Imperial Guards had turned pale from fright.
This move was too forceful, they had no way to fight back. If it wasn’t for that voice just now, this sword would have done more than just pierce their armor.
“The Third Prince’s Consort!”
One of the guards recognized the woman in elegant attire at the entrance.
He cupped his hand, bowing respectfully towards her.
The remaining guards also started to bow in succession.
Gu Jiao turned around indifferently.
The Third Prince’s Consort ignored the saluting guards and quickly approached Gu Jiao, “Are you alright, Miss Gu? Did they hurt you?”
“No,” Gu Jiao replied.
The Third Prince’s Consort looked her up and down, seeing no trace of blood on her, she believed her words.
But…wasn’t she a surgeon?
How could she also wield a sword?
Her skills just now were absolutely terrifying.
“Miss Gu, are you also here to offer incense?” The Third Prince’s Consort asked Gu Jiao.
The Third Prince’s Consort was in fact also here to offer incense but not by her own desire, rather because her family had urged her to.
Seeing so many people, she didn’t choose to join the crowd, and instead decided to have her carriage parked in a nearby forest for rest, planning to go after the crowd dispersed. But unexpectedly, she heard some commotion on the bridge.
Gu Jiao nodded, “I need to quickly cross the bridge for an urgent matter.”
The Third Prince’s Consort hurriedly said, “You go then.”
“The Third Prince’s Consort!” A guard opened his mouth, “This bridge…”
The Third Prince’s Consort arrogantly cut him off, “What? Being a prince’s consort, am I not allowed to cross this bridge?”
The guard replied, “Of course, you can…”
The Third Prince’s Consort coldly waved her sleeve, “Then why haven’t you made way for me!”
The guards exchanged looks with each other and ultimately, made an opening.
The Third Prince’s Consort said to Gu Jiao, “You can move faster than me, so you go ahead. I’ll be there shortly.”
“Thank you.” Gu Jiao thanked her, and was about to leave when she remembered something. She turned back towards the Third Prince’s Consort and said, “Did you bring any guards?”
“I did,” the Third Prince’s Consort replied.
Gu Jiao said, “Gather all the guards who can swim, and go to the Suo Bridge outside the back gate of the temple.”
“Wh-why?” Just as the Third Prince’s Consort wanted to ask for the reason, Gu Jiao, busy as she was, couldn’t afford to explain, and ran across the bridge with her sword. It wasn’t until she reached the other side that she threw away the long sword in her hand, then quickly entered the temple.
The Third Prince’s Consort was silently watching her, safeguarding her as she crossed the bridge.
She actually wanted to follow her, but due to a recent surgery, she had to rest, so she couldn’t exert herself too much.
Remembering Gu Jiao’s words, she knitted her brows in bewilderment, “Why does the guard have to know how to swim? What does Miss Gu want to do?”
After entering the temple, Gu Jiao quickly asked a monk, “Where’s the back gate?”
“It’s over there. If you go around Tianwang Hall, you’ll see a small garden at the end. And when you turn left…” Before the monk could finish his sentence, Gu Jiao was nowhere to be seen.
Gu Jiao had climbed onto the roof, jumping around from spot to spot, directly reaching the back gate through the shortest distance.
The monk stood dumbstruck, chanting, “Amitabha, Amitabha…”
There were also many people at the back gate. As Gu Jiao hurried upstream to the hanging bridge, she noticed the rope holding the bridge was about to break.
She shifted a few steps to the side and saw a figure in the crowd.
He was about to step onto the suspension bridge.
Gu Jiao shouted, “Don’t come over!”
The bridge was filled with people and the noise drowned out the shout from the other side.
However, Xiao Liulang seemed to have sensed something, his heart jumped, and he instinctively looked up.
He had already stepped on the suspension bridge.
Looking in a daze over to the other side of the bridge, he saw Gu Jiao across layers of mountains and rivers, anxiously looking at him.
Gu Jiao was typically expressionless, rarely showing any emotional changes, this was the first time he had seen such an anxious look in her eyes.