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Gu Ling Xue looked towards the direction of the voice and saw the servant who was looking at her with a surprised expression.

He was a servant by Gu Ling Shu's side, and could be said to be his trusted aide.

However, a sense of crisis involuntarily arose from Gu Ling Xue's heart.

Her original body had never been in this forest before, and she was even less likely to be discovered last night.

Then how did Gu Ling Shu's servant find this place?

"Did my brother ask you to come?"

Gu Ling Xue slowly walked forward, the smile on her face however did not reach her eyes.

Yes, you didn't come back last night, so young master sent me to look for you. Young master used spiritual energy to survey the place for a night to barely confirm your location.

The servant understood the meaning behind his words and dispelled the doubt in Gu Ling Xue's heart with a few words.

Hearing this, she no longer hesitated and took a step forward.

After the fructus monkshood fused with her, last night, it had primarily improved her physique. Her stamina was no longer as easy as running a few steps and the nine fires had also played a role, but Gu Ling Xue found out ?

Even with nine fires, she still could not cultivate.

Gu Ling Xue followed the servant out of the forest and into the city. After turning left and right, they arrived at a teahouse and went up to the second floor.

In one of the private rooms, Gu Ling Shu was pacing back and forth with a worried look on his handsome face.

He wasn't the only one in this room.

After the servant pushed open the door, he turned to the side. Gu Ling Xue took two steps forward and entered the private box.

The tip of his nose was surrounded by a strange yet familiar smell.

She stiffened, then tried to relax.

"Brother, I'm fine, don't be scared."

Gu Ling Shu only felt the boulder in his heart suddenly drop. After a long while, he finally let go of Gu Ling Xue and examined her from head to toe.

"What happened? "Why would they go to that forest?"

Gu Ling Xue was not in a hurry to answer her question, but her gaze slowly landed on the man who was staring at her.

Not far away, a man who was lightly sipping a cup of tea raised his eyebrows. His appearance was as cold as ice and frost that caused one's scalp to go numb.

"Brother, let's talk when we get back. It's not convenient outside, more or less."

Gu Ling Xue tugged on Gu Ling Shu's sleeve, and then found a place to sit down, her heart becoming nervous.

This was the first time that she had felt panic in her heart from seeing the man before her.

The man was dressed in black, and the expression on his face didn't change at all. However, a single glance from him would cause one's entire body to stiffen. Following that, one would be able to feel a strong sense of oppression.

Gu Ling Xue secretly frowned, but she faintly rejected this feeling in her heart.

This was the first time she felt a pressure that was even more uncomfortable than Ye Ji's.

Gu Ling Shu did not know what he said to the man, but after that, the man finished the tea in his cup and turned to leave without even looking at Gu Ling Xue.

Gu Ling Shu let out a small sigh of relief in his heart.

After the two of them returned to the Gu Family, Gu Ling Xue took the opportunity to return to her own courtyard using the excuse that she was tired and wanted to rest.

What Gu Ling Xue did not know was that last night, Wu Luo had visited the Gu residence at night and told Gu Ling Shu that he suspected that she was the one who had entered the Imperial Palace to steal from him.

However, after Gu Ling Shu denied it, his heart started to feel unsettled. He had witnessed all of the changes that Gu Ling Xue had went through in the past few days, but he firmly believed that his sister was definitely not the person who stole the items.

And today, the clothes Gu Ling Xue was wearing cleared her of any suspicions.