Gu Xiaofeng heard the sound and immediately feigned sleep.
However, his hand clutched a handful of poison powder.
He recognized the voice of the servant boy.
It was the servant his adoptive father had assigned to him to take care of him after he entered the princely estate.
The servant had always treated him very well.
Yet, he had brought people in late at night, saying only not to kill him.
He sensed danger.
He knew very well that danger was approaching him.
Young as he was, he couldn't understand why, but he knew this wasn't the time to ponder it.
A short, stout figure followed the servant into the room.
They walked cautiously, as if afraid of making any noise that might wake Gu Xiaofeng.
The short, stout woman took out a tube and blew a soporific powder towards Gu Xiaofeng's face.
When Gu Xiaofeng smelled the soporific powder, he knew they intended to incapacitate him. But he didn't know if it was because of his special physique or his early exposure to many poisons. Such soporific smoke had no effect on him whatsoever.
However, the short, stout woman, Zhan Qian'er, was unaware of this. She had used this trick on many children before.
Every child had fallen asleep like a cute little pig, obediently taken away by her.
Gu Xiaofeng's heart pounded. He didn't know whether to fight back now, but they had mentioned his adoptive father. Could it be that his adoptive father had sent them?
He knew very well that his adoptive father didn't like him much.
While he hesitated, Zhan Qian'er had already picked him up.
In the moonlight, Zhan Qian'er looked at Gu Xiaofeng in her arms, her eyes suddenly filling with a crazed gleam. She was stunned by his beauty!
This child was too beautiful!
He was the most beautiful child she had seen recently!
Her heart leaped with joy, her plump face trembling with excitement. "So beautiful! You don't need to tell me, this County Princess will not kill him! Tell the Regent to remember that I will fulfill my promise to him, but he must also raise this child well, keeping him fair and plump! I will visit the Regent's estate often!"
She couldn't bear to kill him!
This child would grow up.
He had such a piteous look.
She would cherish him dearly!
Gu Xiaofeng's heart thumped, his body still.
He felt a deep sadness. It was indeed with his adoptive father's consent. Although he didn't know what the fat woman was taking him for, he could guess it wouldn't be anything good! Her smile sent shivers down his spine.
The next moment, the fat woman took him away.
The servant boy, who had always acted so obsequiously in front of him, completely disregarded his fate. He was worse than the peers who gave him candied hawthorn.
The wind swept past his ears.
It was a little cold.
Gu Xiaofeng's heart grew cold as well.
"As expected, cooperating with the Regent brings what one desires! Look at this delicate little face, wow! So smooth!" Zhan Qian'er drooled, then swallowed hard.
No rush, she had to take him back to her manor quickly.
Her manor had all sorts of good things.
She would play with him for a couple of days, then send him back.
Gu Xiaofeng knew the fat woman was using qinggong to fly with him. If he tried to escape now, he might be recaptured.
He could only rely on himself. As heartbroken as he was, he had to remain calm.
From childhood, despite his adoptive mother's care, many things had to be done by himself. He was sure he could escape from this wicked woman.
Suddenly.
Zhan Qian'er stopped.
Gu Xiaofeng secretly opened his eyes and surveyed their surroundings.
Then he quickly closed them again.
Afterward, he was placed in a carriage.
In the carriage, Zhan Qian'er stared at Gu Xiaofeng like a hunter eyeing prey. This child made her heart tremble more and more as she looked at him!
"Good child, as long as you are obedient, I will treat you very, very well! Even if the Regent abandons you in the future, I will raise you! Let you enjoy wealth and glory, how about it? Hahahaha... This County Princess hasn't been this happy in a long time, today is truly a joyous occasion!" Zhan Qian'er couldn't help but laugh heartily, her plump body shaking with it.
Moreover, the scent of the perfume she wore was somewhat pungent.
Gu Xiaofeng wasn't afraid of any strange soporific smoke, but her scent was too unbearable!
Gu Xiaofeng secretly clutched another handful of poison powder in his sleeve.
He had many kinds of poison powders to defend himself, he was not afraid of her!
She could poison him to the point where no one could detoxify her!
Suddenly.
The carriage stopped with a bang.
"What's going on? Why did the carriage stop so abruptly?" Zhan Qian'er asked angrily.
The coachman, trembling, replied, "Reporting to the County Princess, we've collided with another carriage!"
Upon hearing that they had collided with another carriage, Zhan Qian'er became extremely impatient, her tone haughty, almost contemptuously indifferent to life, and viciously said, "How dare they crash into my carriage? Are they tired of living? Go! Drag the people from their carriage out! My carriage will drive over them!"
Such a cruel and heartless command sounded as if Zhan Qian'er had done it frequently.
The coachman wasn't doing this for the first time. He expertly ran to the opposite carriage.
"Your luck is bad today. How dare you be so reckless as to crash into our County Princess's carriage? Do you know who our County Princess is? To be out at this hour and seeking death!" The coachman acted imposingly, borrowing the might of his master.
He stepped forward, intending to lift the carriage curtain and drag out the people inside.
But the next moment.
"Ah!" A scream that made one's scalp tingle split the night sky.
Zhan Qian'er heard the scream, lifted the carriage curtain, and looked towards the other side. She had thought it was someone from the other carriage screaming, but upon closer inspection, it was her coachman!
The coachman was clutching his wrist, writhing on the ground in pain.
Zhan Qian'er narrowed her eyes. "It seems this County Princess has encountered some audacious people today! How dare you resist me? Then do not blame this County Princess for unleashing a bloodbath today!"
She clutched her money, and although she was about to jump off the carriage to deal with the people on the other side, she suddenly remembered something. She quickly looked at Gu Xiaofeng, and then acupressured his pressure points.
Then she jumped off the carriage.
And approached the other carriage.
Just as she was about to make a move.
A long sword was placed against Zhan Qian'er's head.
The sword tip pierced Zhan Qian'er's scalp, drawing blood.
"How dare you injure me!" Zhan Qian'er roared in anger.
She felt blood trickling down her forehead!
She had been very happy tonight and didn't want to unleash a bloodbath, but it seemed now she would have to, otherwise, she couldn't quell her rage!
She dodged backward and began to counterattack.
However, just as she launched an attack, someone leaped out of the carriage.
A kick sent the sword flying from her hand.
Then she was kicked down, and someone stepped on her plump belly.
Even as she lay on the ground, unable to move, Zhan Qian'er was still dazed and hadn't comprehended what had happened. Her martial arts skills were considered among the top ten in the capital!
She had been subdued without any resistance!
She cursed, "Who exactly are you people? Are you seeking death? Do you believe our Prince Yao's estate will hunt you down and exterminate your entire clan?"
"You want to exterminate this Prince's clan? Zhan Qian'er, even your father wouldn't dare. You have quite the audacity!"