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It was a huge pit a few meters deep. The skills of those men in black were not weak either. They landed at the bottom of the pit and instantly jumped up. Who knew that Gu Yiqing would jump down and go straight for the other men in black.

His figure was extremely fast. In the darkness, there was only an afterimage. Before Gu Jinzhu could see what had happened, she saw the few men in black being grabbed by Gu Yiqing and thrown into the pit.

The people at the back smashed the people at the front, the dozen people rolled into a ball, Gu Yiqing did not know from where he took out a few buckets and poured the dark matter inside. Then he raised his hand and a spark fell on the body of the man in black at the bottom of the pit.

This unforeseen event happened in the time it took for a spark to fly off a flint stone. The flame leapt into the air and illuminated Gu Jinzhu's face, causing her to emit a mournful scream from the bottom of the pit.

Before she could react, Gu Yiqing had already jumped up onto the tree, wrapped his arms around her waist and jumped down. He took her with him all the way, and when they were far away, they could still see the red light soaring into the sky within the forest, and they could still hear the miserable cries of those people.

Gu Jinzhu was so scared that her heart was thumping. She finally understood what he meant by 'how to get rid of them'. She looked at his face that was as calm as a cool breeze and could not imagine that such a handsome and elegant young master would be so ruthless.

This was different from when he first killed people. In the blink of an eye, there were more than ten deaths. For a moment, she felt cold sweat trickling down her hand.

He turned his head to look at her and smiled faintly. "Are you scared?"

"No …." "No …" She couldn't stop herself from trembling, but forced herself to remain calm. She couldn't help but ask, "Those flames …" "Why is it burning?"

It had just rained in the forest and the air was wet. She didn't know how Gu Yiqing did it, so she let the fire burn in an instant.

Gu Yiqing slightly raised his lips and said lightly, "There is a big hole dug by a hunter there. Also, there is a lot of cut wood around, so I found some tung oil."

He had to check the terrain first. Since there were potholes here, there must be dwellings nearby, and there were chopping logs nearby, indicating that there were carpenters here. Wood carpenters often used tung oil to protect themselves from the rain.

She looked at him and could not help but feel a chill in her heart. This Third Uncle was not simple. He was meticulous and cruel.

She would never forget when the black clothed man was killed by the arrow. When she turned around and saw the viciousness on his face, the coldness in his eyes seemed to be real. It was like a sharp blade that no one dared to look directly at.

Along the way, from Chen Yunze to these men in black, she saw more and more of his viciousness. Although he was always very gentle and took care of her, she felt more and more fearful from the bottom of her heart.

Seeing her frightened expression, Gu Yiqing knew that he had scared the little girl today. Suddenly, he reached out his hand to touch her eyes and smiled. "Don't be afraid, just relax when you're tired."

His palm caressed her eyes with a gentleness that she had never felt before. The warmth of his palm seemed to burn into her heart, and Gu Jinzhu's eyelids felt a little heavy. Before she closed her eyes and sank into darkness, it was that handsome, smiling face.

When Gu Jinzhu woke up again, she was in the carriage, jolting as usual.

Yun Xiang and Biwan were guarding her side, their eyes red and swollen. When they saw her move, they immediately pounced over and asked anxiously, "Miss, Miss, how are you feeling?"

Gu Jinzhu opened her eyes. The carriage shook slightly, and for a moment, she didn't know where she was.

Yun Xiang helped her up and placed a quilt behind her. Biwan hurriedly poured a cup of water and held it to her lips.

The memory of yesterday flashed through her mind, finally focusing on the burning flame and the miserable scream of the human figure. She was frightened, abruptly grabbing Biwan's hand, urgently asking, "Bi Er, Yun Xiang, are you guys alright?"

The water in Biwan's hands splashed all over her body, but she couldn't care less. Tears started to fall as she choked with sobs. "We're fine. Miss, however, you suddenly disappeared yesterday and frightened us …"

Yun Xiang also came over and shared what had happened yesterday with Biwan.

Yesterday, when Gu Yiqing took Gu Jinzhu with him, most of the men in black had already caught up with them. Only a few of them were taken care of by the bloodstained clothes.

He couldn't find her at first, but when he saw the fire in the mountain, he ran towards them. He saw Gu Yiqing carrying Gu Jinzhu along the way.

The two of them thought something had happened to Jinzhu and they were scared half to death. Luckily, Gu Yiqing explained that everything was fine. They then felt slightly relieved and didn't dare to leave her side.

"Miss, are you alright? Is there anything wrong with it? " The two girls examined her from head to toe. After confirming that she was alright, they heaved a sigh of relief.

Biwan patted her chest and said, "Miss, those men in black are too scary. I don't even know who they are, to kill as soon as they appear. Is there no law in this world …"

Yun Xiang also looked frightened. Gu Jinzhu looked out the window and looked at Gu Yiqing, who was guarding the car on his horse as usual. She didn't say anything.

Of course she could tell that the black-clothed people were after them, or more accurately, they were after Gu Yiqing. Her heart was full of doubts about him, but it was just a declining State Duke's Mansion that wasn't given much importance, how could Third Young Master come to this kind of place? And why would those people want to kill him?

Those people were incomparably vicious. They simply wanted to kill him without sparing his life, and his ruthlessness yesterday had caused them to be buried in a sea of flames without even blinking once. This caused her to feel a kind of fear towards him, as well as a complicated feeling that she couldn't explain.

He didn't hide anything from her. He had told her from time to time that this trip would be dangerous, including the night before the river. But she didn't expect the real situation to be so dangerous.

Yun Xiang and Biwan had asked her how she was going to escape danger, but she wasn't in the mood to elaborate. She only felt as if her heart had been pressed down by a rock, and was extremely depressed.

The further south they went, the worse the road became. There were more and more refugees, all of them huddled in the corner. Their eyes were dull, their clothes were ragged, and their faces were horribly yellow.

Biwan felt her heart ache as she looked at them, "Why didn't these people leave?" "Even if you get flooded, you can go to other towns to hide. Why wait here for your death?"

Gu Jinzhu didn't say anything. On the contrary, it was Xue Yi who was driving the carriage outside that paused for a moment as he said, "There are official documents in the nearby towns. Close the gates and prevent the refugees from entering the city!"

Biwan couldn't help but glance at him and ask in surprise, "How can this be?"

Xue Yi did not speak, but there was a trace of anger on his cold face.