"So you still dislike this master-slave contract?"
"This is a matter between the two of us!" Gu Baizhi retorted.
Gu Baizhi suddenly realized something.
"Get off me first, I have something to tell you!"
Seeing Gu Baizhi's serious expression, Qin Muxue gave up on teasing her. She gently stood up and released Gu Baizhi.
Gu Baizhi told Qin Muxue everything she had learned in the cage. This included the conspiracy between Qin Wan, Qin Yu, the Southern Barbarian King, and Li Duanchen to seize power in the Western Qin Kingdom, and the story of Qin Wan and Qin Yu poisoning Qin Yue.
At first, Qin Muxue wasn't particularly moved when she heard them plotting to seize power, as if it were a joke. But when she heard that Qin Wan and Qin Yu had conspired to poison their younger brother Qin Yue, Qin Muxue's previously expressionless face gradually contorted into a grimace. She gripped her sword tightly.
"You get some rest first, I have something to take care of."
"What do you want?!"
"Revenge! For you, and for my brother!"
She spoke coldly. With that, Qin Muxue turned and left.
"etc...!"
Before she could finish speaking, Qin Muxue had vanished without a trace. Suddenly, another person pushed open the door and entered.
"Qin Muxue!"
"Miss Gu, it's me, Chi Jing."
"Oh, Chi Jing, it's you... I thought..."
Chi Jing noticed the disappointment in Gu Baizhi's eyes.
"Is Miss Gu worried about Qin Shuai?"
"Hmm...no...how could I...how could I be worried about her..."
Gu Baizhi lowered her head, her cheeks flushing.
Chi Jing was also deeply attracted by Gu Baizhi's adorable appearance with her head bowed and eyes downcast. She already knew Gu Baizhi's true identity from Qin Muxue.
"Miss Gu, there's no need to worry about our Commander Qin. Even across the entire Nine Provinces, very few can defeat him. Commander Qin is in charge of the business; Miss Gu, you just need to focus on your beauty."
"Smooth-talking...what kind of twisted logic is this...don't talk nonsense..."
Gu Baizhi spoke shyly, her face completely flushed.
"I just think she shouldn't have acted so impulsively..."
Gu Baizhi was explaining to herself, unaware that Chi Jing was looking at her with a gossipy expression.
"Alright, where did your general go?"
"I have no idea..."
"You're her deputy, how could you not know her whereabouts?"
"I really don't know... Maybe he's going to keep an appointment with Prince Qin Yu."
"What agreement?!"
So Chi Jing told Gu Baizhi about Qin Yu's visit to Qin Muxue the previous day. Gu Baizhi immediately became uneasy after hearing this. She knew that Qin Muxue's visit to Qin Yu was likely impulsive, partly due to her own actions, but largely due to Qin Yue.
"This is clearly a trap! Why would she go and do anything else?!"
Are you sure she went alone?
"Yes, she said yesterday that she wanted to go alone."
"This is clearly a setup. You might say Qin Muxue is stupid, but she always finds a way to bully me."
"If she's smart, how could she not see through such a simple scheme? Or is she just too confident in her abilities? But there are just too many variables... Nobody can say for sure..."
Gu Baizhi is the most qualified to speak on this matter, given the unpredictable nature of everything she has done since arriving in this world. And these unpredictable events always manage to deliver a huge surprise to her without her even realizing it.
"No, this is too risky, I have to go find her!"
"Miss Gu, you mustn't! Commander Qin has ordered you to rest here and not leave the camp even a step."
"No, she saved me twice. I can't just stand by and watch her take such a huge risk."
After saying that, Gu Baizhi got up and was about to go find Qin Muxue. Chi Jing wanted to reach out his arm to stop her, but when he met Gu Baizhi's resolute gaze, he withdrew his arm.
Chi Jing looked at Gu Baizhi's resolute figure.
"Sigh... Didn't Commander Qin say he'd only known her for a few days? How come they're already acting like an old married couple..."
"......"
On a towering mountain peak—
"Qin Yu!"
"I'm here, Third Sister~"
Qin Muxue glared angrily at the hypocrite before her. She drew her sword and pressed it against Qin Yu's neck.
Why did you poison Qin Yue?!
Qin Yu's pupils contracted imperceptibly, like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating ripples that gradually dissipated. Then, that hypocritical mask returned to his face perfectly.
"Third sister has no evidence, so how can you say that fourth brother's illness was caused by me stealing drugs?"
He then lazily fanned himself with the feather fan in his hand, as if all of this really had nothing to do with him.
"Besides, don't you want to save her?"
The "she" Qin Yu was referring to was Gu Baizhi. But what Qin Yu didn't know was that Gu Baizhi had actually been rescued from the cage by Qin Muxue the night before.
Qin Muxue slightly lowered her wrist, pressing the cold, gleaming scroll tightly against Qin Yu's throat. The blade sank into his flesh, leaving a glaring line of blood.
Qin Yu immediately sensed something was wrong; this woman was serious! His expression instantly turned to extreme panic.
"I'm telling you, if you kill me, she won't survive either!!"
"Then I'll kill you, how about that?"
After saying that, he exerted a little more force.
"You lunatic! What are you standing there for?! Go get him!"
In an instant, dozens of dark figures leaped up, including both demonic cultivators and righteous cultivators who had already been bribed. They attacked Qin Muxue, wielding various weapons.
Qin Muxue parried and unleashed a sword aura at them. But the sword aura was quickly blocked by their combined efforts.
Taking advantage of the lull in Qin Muxue's fight with the cultivators, Qin Yu also ran away into the distance.
"Trying to run away!"
After saying that, Qin Muxue unleashed several sword energies at Qin Yu.
Seeing that their master was in danger, the cultivators abandoned their attack on Qin Muxue and rushed to help Qin Yu fend off the deadly sword energy.
Just as the cultivators were helping Qin Yu fend off the sword energy, Qin Muxue leaped in front of Qin Yu and severed his arm with a single sword strike.
"Ahhh—"
Qin Yu also fell to the ground due to the pain. He landed face down, looking utterly disheveled.
"Qin Muxue, you're insane! You dare break my hand!! What are you all standing there for! If I die, you won't get anything! Kill her!!"
Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, the cultivators panicked. They had come here specifically for the money, and if their boss died, they would get nothing. This was a hard-won opportunity to make a fortune, and they were unwilling to miss out on this chance to become rich overnight.
The cultivators immediately charged at Qin Muxue with their weapons, forcing her to temporarily spare Qin Yu. She bent her knees, then leaped high into the air, unleashing several sword strikes at them.
Because of the close proximity, the cultivators were completely unprepared. In an instant, more than a dozen cultivators perished under those sword energies.