Chapter 368: Chasing the Assassin

In the guest room, Ji Shuangjing asked Gu Du: "If he refuses to accept it, will you really kill him?"

Gu Du nodded, Ji Shuangjing asked again: "What if he is wronged?"

Gu Du replied: "I have led the troops for more than ten years, and countless evil spirits have died because of me, not one of them."

Ji Shuangjing asked again: "How do you know I am not a detailed work by Lingguo?"

Gu Du looked at her and replied, "I hope you are not."

A smile flashed through Ji Shuangjing's eyes and she didn't say anything.

Ten days later, Dongfang Zhi sat by the window of the study room, and a crossbow arrow quietly shot his left chest. Xu Zijun exclaimed: "Come here! Catch the assassin! Your Highness is assassin!"

After hearing Xu Zijun's shout, Sun Xinghao jumped off the roof and disappeared into the night.

Ji Shuangjing went outside the study room, stood at the door and observed for a while before entering the study room. She looked at Dongfang Zhi and bowed and asked, "Your Highness is okay?"

Dongfang Zhi replied calmly: "Thanks to Mr. Ji's soft armor."

Ji Shuangjing picked up the crossbow arrow on the table, put it under her nose and smelled it, and asked, "Your Highness didn't touch this arrow, right?"

Dongfangzhi replied: "No, I'm afraid it's poisonous."

Ji Shuangjing said: "It's indeed very poisonous and blood-threatening the throat. Your Highness will change his clothes and don't touch the place that is cut by the crossbow arrow."

Dongfang Zhi asked, "Did your uncle go after the assassin?"

Ji Shuangjing replied: "Yes, he said he wanted to kill the weeds."

Dongfang Zhi asked, "Don't he look for the Spirit Emperor?"

Ji Shuangjing replied: "He has his own way."

Dongfang Zhi was silent for a moment and asked again: "Why did Mr. Ji join his uncle?"

Ji Shuangjing replied frankly: "I like him."

Dongfang Zhi was stunned, stared at Ji Shuangjing for a while, and asked, "Are you a woman?"

Ji Shuangjing nodded with a smile, and Dongfang Zhi asked, "Do my aunt know?"

Ji Shuangjing said, "Your Highness doesn't need to be calculating anymore. I have never confessed anything to Gu Du, and no one will believe what you say."

Dongfang Zhi frowned, Ji Shuangjing smiled and said, "Besides, are there fewer women around him? Mrs. Gu must have been used to it for a long time, right? Besides, it is one thing for women to like him, and whether he likes other women or not is another thing."

In the hidden area in the northeast of the county town, Sun Xinghao and Bai Linfei met. Bai Linfei asked anxiously: "How? Have you succeeded?"

Sun Xinghao replied casually: "Success."

Bai Linfei felt relieved. He knew what Sun Xinghao was thinking. Sun Xinghao was a swordsman and was self-pretentious. He hoped to compete with Gu Du in a dignified manner, rather than using this method of assassination and frame-up to deal with Gu Du.

But this is a war between the two countries, not a sword contest in Huashan. Xu Zijun heard news that they would take advantage of Gu Du's assassination of Oriental Chronicles in Zetao County, so that Gu Duyu could be doomed!

Bai Linfei agreed very much. Although doing this would not do anything to Gu Du, it would definitely make Emperor Ze and even Queen Xia have a rift with Gu Dusheng.

A rift can easily turn into suspicion. Just by time, Gu Du can no longer hold power. Then he will promote rumors that Gu Du intends to help Lingguo. Even if Emperor Ze does not want to believe it, he will inevitably feel suspicious and will no longer trust Gu Du like before.

Without complete trust, there will naturally be constraints. Even if it is just a little restraint, Gu Ban is a minister and has a deep relationship with Queen Xia, so he will inevitably be difficult to deal with and even become confused.

In this way, the great cause of Ling Kingdom can be achieved!

Bai Linfei said, "Let's go."

Just as Sun Xinghao was about to agree, he suddenly felt a faint breath. He quickly pressed the hilt of the sword and asked in a low voice: "Who is it?"

Gu Du walked out of the shadow, carried his left hand on his back, and said in a plain tone: "I am Gu Du."

The two of them were stunned at the same time. Bai Linfei raised his hand and shot three darts at Gu Du's chest, but Bai Linfei turned around and ran away.

Gu Du shook his body and stood in front of Bai Linfei. Bai Linfei stopped in shock and a chill rose from the bottom of his heart. Gu Du's body movements were like ghosts, and he could not escape no matter what.

Bai Linfei put his heart on his hands and made gestures. Just as he was about to mobilize his magic power, Gu Du shook his body and hit Bai Linfei in the chest with a palm, causing him to fly backwards, and then he fell to the ground and sprayed blood on his mouth. He was no longer able to do so when he saw it.

Although all this happened in a short while, Gu Du could see that Sun Xinghao was not unresponsive, but he neither wanted to help Bai Linfei nor ran away.

Bai Linfei was already venting his anger but was not breathing. He just opened his eyes and looked at Sun Xinghao with desperate eyes, while Sun Xinghao looked at Gu Du expressionlessly.

Gu Du walked slowly, half a foot away from Sun Xinghao, looked at him and asked, "Are you a swordsman Sun Xinghao?"

Sun Xinghao's eyes stagnated, and he immediately asked, "Hsu Zijun surrendered you?"

Gu Du nodded and said, "Those who know the times are heroes, and those who know the great power are heroes. The spirit country has been exhausted. If you do unrighteous actions, you will be punished by God."

Sun Xinghao said calmly: "I don't care about these things. The world is dominated by people like you. I just want to compete with you."

Gu Du nodded and pulled out the horizontal sword. After he asked Xu Zijun about their identities, he gave the precious sword to Ji Shuangjing and replaced it with an ordinary horizontal sword, because he expected Sun Xinghao to compete with him.

Sun Xinghao narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "A country's important minister, known as the God of War, actually uses such an ordinary weapon?"

Gu Du replied: "If I use a treasure knife, what else can I compare?"

Sun Xinghao drew his sword and stabbed Gu Du's lower abdomen with a sword. Gu Du knocked with a knife and flew out with a clang of the sword. Sun Xinghao clenched his fist with his right hand and gritted his teeth and took two steps back.

Gu Du said: "Your internal strength is a bit weak, not as good as Bai Linfei."

Sun Xinghao said, "That's why I have to obey him."

Gu Du asked, "Do you still want to compete again? I can do without internal strength."

Sun Xinghao shook his head and said, "I lost."

Gu Du said: "Give you two choices, one is to contribute to my disciples, and the other is to return to Long Kingdom. In this life, you are not allowed to step into the Ze Kingdom again."

Sun Xinghao asked in surprise: "Don't you kill me?"

Gu Du put his knife into the sheath and said, "If you can kill one less person, just kill one less person. There are too many people who die at my hands."

Sun Xinghao hugged his fist, turned around and left, Gu Du asked, "You don't want your sword?"

Sun Xinghao replied without looking back: "I am not worthy of using swords anymore. I will go back to Long Kingdom, and from then on, chop wood, fish, build a hut and cook tea, and ignore the affairs of the world."

Gu Du nodded and said, "It's good."

Sun Xinghao didn't look back. Gu Du walked to Bai Linfei. Seeing that he had not died yet, he knew that he had something to say, but squatted down, sealed his Danzhong first, then turned him toward him, let the blood in his mouth flow out, and then lost some internal breath for him.
Chapter completed!