The curtains hanging from the carriage were lifted.
What met the eye was a loving couple.
Gu Qianying leaned against Nangong Mo’s embrace, seemingly asleep.
Nangong Mo held her with one arm, while the other gently stroked Gu Qianying’s hair, as if giving her a massage.
His touch was incredibly light.
Both of them possessed unparalleled beauty.
One wore snow-white robes, and the one in his arms was in crimson.
Exquisite, breathtaking.
“What has happened?”
Nangong Mo frowned, his voice very cold.
He seemed unwilling to wake the person in his arms.
Little did he know, the person in his embrace had already awakened the moment the curtain was lifted.
“Please, young master, save my mistress. My mistress has been kidnapped by a white-bearded mad old man.”
The little maid knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face, utterly heartbroken.
Nangong Mo remained silent, not even bothering to lift an eyelid. He then lowered the carriage curtain again. “Go!”
What business was it of his!
The words had barely left his mouth when he was stopped by someone.
The curtain he had just lowered was blocked by a jade-like hand.
“Why was your mistress taken by him?”
Listening to the little maid’s description, it sounded as if she had been taken by Tianji Wuzhang.
“Miss Gu, this servant does not know the reason, but this servant knows where that mad old man took my mistress.”
“Oh, if you already know, why are you still coming to us?”
Gu Qianying glanced indifferently at the little maid kneeling on the ground, her voice languid.
Seeing that she was awake, Nangong Mo released her hair and placed a chestnut he had peeled on the road into her mouth.
He didn’t let her eat too much, just a few pieces, before picking up grapes and feeding them to her.
“Does it taste good?”
Nangong Mo lowered his head and kissed Gu Qianying’s forehead.
Gu Qianying smiled at him, continuing to chew the food in her mouth.
“If it’s good, eat more.”
“I’ll get fat if I eat too much, and I don’t want that.”
Gu Qianying swatted away Nangong Mo’s hand.
Nangong Mo smiled and kissed her cheek again.
“It doesn’t matter, this king will not dislike you.”
Gu Qianying pushed his face away.
“Get lost. Whether I get fat or not is none of your business, and whether you dislike me or not is also none of my business. I’m just afraid that if I eat too much, this little one won’t be able to come out easily.”
As she spoke, Gu Qianying touched her belly.
If this little one was too big, childbirth would be troublesome.
As if realizing something, Nangong Mo very seriously put down the grape he was about to offer. He reached out, his large palm covering the back of her hand, sharing the feeling of the fetus in her womb with her.
He even said, “You little one, if you dare to bully your mother, this king will surely spank your little bottom.”
“Pfft.”
Gu Qianying laughed.
She pinched Nangong Mo’s cheek and called him a “fool!”
Nangong Mo grabbed Gu Qianying’s jade hand in return.
Gu Qianying blushed. She raised her leg and kicked him.
“Get lost. Don’t try to seduce me, I won’t fall for it, hmph!”
She turned her face away, ignoring him.
Lu Zhu stood outside the carriage, as stiff as a wooden figure.
She was already accustomed to the “public display of affection” before her.
However, this caused the little maid kneeling outside to be momentarily stunned, forgetting to respond to Gu Qianying’s question.
Gu Qianying and Nangong Mo stopped their playful banter.
When she looked at the little maid, the little maid’s shoulders trembled. After organizing her thoughts, she quickly said again, “Miss Gu, this servant has no martial arts skills. This servant implores Miss Gu to save my mistress.”
As she finished speaking, the little maid kowtowed heavily.
One by one, her attitude was extremely sincere.
Gu Qianying looked at her. Only when she saw the bloodstain on the little maid’s forehead did she slowly say, “Since we have met, it is also fate. Lead the way.”
“Yes, yes, yes, Miss Gu, young master, please follow this servant.”
The little maid’s tears turned into a smile.
“Wife…”
Nangong Mo looked at Gu Qianying.
Given Gu Qianying’s usual temperament, she would never meddle in other people’s affairs.
And this kind of “meddling” was obvious to anyone with eyes.
This girl was exceptionally intelligent, and naturally, she had sensed something, but why was she acting this way?
At the same time, Lu Zhu also glanced at her mistress.
What was her mistress’s intention?
Gu Qianying smiled silently at Nangong Mo. She shifted her body back, leaning into his embrace again.
She also held his hand and placed it on her temple, asking him to continue massaging her.
Nangong Mo obediently complied.
The curtains were not lowered, and Gu Qianying looked at the scenery outside the carriage.
The figure of Wu Zhiruo appeared in her mind.
She vaguely remembered the two sentences Wu Zhiruo had said while holding her hand before her death.
The first sentence was to avenge Wu Yangxuan for her, which she had done.
The second sentence was: “Qianying, I beg you… don’t be so ruthless towards my father. Please help him, he is very pitiful.”
At that time, she did not know the true meaning of Wu Zhiruo’s second sentence.
It was only after she discovered the clues about Tianji Wuzhang that she suddenly understood the meaning of Wu Zhiruo’s dying words.
She didn’t care about the motives of Qiu Ling’er and her maid; as long as she could find Tianji Wuzhang, that was enough.
Lu Zhu continued to drive the carriage, but she changed direction, following the little maid in front.
After a long while.
The little maid led Gu Qianying and the other two to the entrance of a cave.
Nangong Mo alighted from the carriage, holding Gu Qianying.
The group hid in a secluded spot.
The little maid pointed to the cave entrance not far away, surrounded by overgrown weeds, and whispered, “Miss Gu, young master, my mistress is locked in that cave, and that white-bearded mad old man is also inside.”
Gu Qianying emerged from the secluded spot.
“Wife!”
Nangong Mo followed closely behind Gu Qianying, grabbing her.
Lu Zhu followed behind: “Miss, is Tianji Wuzhang really inside?”
She harbored some doubt.
“We’ll know once we go in.”
Gu Qianying did not act rashly. She hooked her arm around Nangong Mo’s, her intention clear.
She wanted Nangong Mo to protect her, and they would go in together.
Now, her spiritual power and demonic energy were both lost. If she were alone, she could disregard everything, but now, she had a baby in her belly and a husband who deeply loved her by her side.
As such, she could no longer be as willful as before.
Nangong Mo protected Gu Qianying and nodded in agreement. Lu Zhu also protected Gu Qianying, following closely behind her.
The little maid watched as Gu Qianying and the other two entered the cave.
Following that, she glanced around, squatted down, and hid in the grass, imitating a bird’s “coo coo” call a few times.
A figure appeared at this moment.
“Did they go in?”
Qiu Ling’er and the little maid hid together in the grass.
The little maid nodded, “Mmm, they went in.”
“That’s good.”
Qiu Ling’er’s lips curled into a malicious smile.
“Miss, that mad old man and that female monster, do they really listen to you and help you snatch the child in Gu Qianying’s belly?”
“Miss, aren’t we being too cruel by doing this?”
“Slap!”
Qiu Ling’er slapped the little maid across the face.
She hissed angrily, “You talk too much!”
The little maid was frightened, knelt on the ground, and dared not say another word.
Watching the three figures walk further and further inside, about to disappear from view.
Qiu Ling’er said with a sinister smile, “How dare you snatch my man! I will definitely make you pay a heavy price!
Ouyang Qinglin’s gaze, which had never been so gentle towards her, appeared in the spiritual pearl that day.
That day, she had already realized that the woman Ouyang Qinglin liked was not her, but the woman in the spiritual pearl’s image.
She would never forget that woman’s face.
Later, from Bai Shengjun, she learned that the woman was called Gu Qianying.
This time, descending the mountain, her sole purpose was to kill Gu Qianying.
Now, there was a way to make that bitch Gu Qianying wish she were dead, so naturally, she had to try it.