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Over the next few nights, Mo Qianxue encountered several waves of assassination. Fortunately, with Gu Jiao present, she narrowly escaped danger. The assailants seemed to have learned their lesson and refrained from confronting Gu Jiao directly, focusing instead on blocking her from reaching Mo Qianxue.

Gu Jiao managed the first two waves of assassins quite adeptly, but by the third, she distinctly felt that their strength exceeded that of the previous assassins.

Three individuals clad in black—each of them a death warrior!

"Are these people from the Heavenly Music House too?" Gu Jiao asked while evading ambushes with Mo Qianxue in her arms.

Mo Qianxue shook her head, "I don't know them. I've never seen them before."

She genuinely didn't recognize them, nor had she ever seen them before.

Mo Qianxue watched Gu Jiao engaging with the three death warriors, a complex expression plastered on her face.

The strength of these three death warriors was still inferior to that of the Dragon Shadow Guards. With Gu Jiao's current abilities, she could handle them, provided they engage in a fair fight with her.

However, their primary aim was Mo Qianxue, which elevated the difficulty.

When she finally subdued the three death warriors, Gu Jiao's arm felt sore.

Mo Qianxue sat in the messy snow, her ankle throbbing painfully.

Gu Jiao crouched down on one knee and examined her ankle.

Mo Qianxue's gaze fell on the bloodstain on Gu Jiao's cuff. Her expression changed, "Your hand is bleeding!"

"Mm." Gu Jiao shrugged it off. Supporting Mo Qianxue's swollen ankle, she said, "It's not dislocated, just sprained. Rest for a few days, and it'll heal."

As she finished speaking, an ice-cold arrow shot through the night!

Gu Jiao could have easily dodged it herself, which would have been safer. However, she didn't.

Swiftly turning around, she shielded Mo Qianxue behind her, grabbed a dagger from the ground, and shot it at the incoming arrow!

The speed of the arrow was incredibly fast. It nearly clashed with the dagger the moment the dagger was released.

If Gu Jiao were a fraction slower, she wouldn't have managed to block it in time.

Mo Qianxue looked at Gu Jiao who was shielding her, her eyes flickering slightly and her gaze revealing a strong sense of complexity.

However, the archer didn't stop, sending another arrow towards Gu Jiao.

This time, Gu Jiao caught it directly.

Gu Jiao had to deal with the assassins lurking in the dark, leaving her back completely exposed to Mo Qianxue.

Mo Qianxue fixedly stared at Gu Jiao's unguarded back, silently pulling out silver needles hidden in her sleeve.

The needles were poisoned, with their tips all black.

A single prick could instantly be fatal.

Mo Qianxue clenched her fists while her eyes revealed hesitation, conflict, and struggle!

Then, she gritted her teeth and her eyes turned cold. Finally, as if having made a decision, she forcefully launched the silver needles in Gu Jiao's direction with all her might!

The silver needles, carrying all her inner strength, brushed past Gu Jiao's neck!

The next moment, there were several muffled groans in the dark, and three men in black fell from different directions!

Gu Jiao had initially thought there was only one assassin, but there were unexpectedly two more hidden in the darkness.

Mo Qianxue, already severely injured, almost exhausted herself with that all-out blow. As the three assassins fell from a height, she couldn't hold on any longer, coughing up blood and losing consciousness!

Gu Jiao bent down and carried Mo Qianxue back to the room. The medical hall's staff would clean up things here.

Mo Qianxue was covered in snowflakes, and the wound on her leg was slightly torn with blood seeping out, staining her nightclothes red.

Gu Jiao removed her clothes and stuffed her under the quilt. Then she opened the cabinet, taking out a clean set of nightwear for Mo Qianxue.

Mo Qianxue, in a daze, felt someone touching her body. Her face paled, and she grabbed the person's hand.

"It's me." Gu Jiao said.

Mo Qianxue released her grip, leaned her head against Gu Jiao's chest, and fell into a deep, heavy sleep.

Actually, the medical hall had faced several waves of attacks already. However, perhaps due to the severity of this night, Gu Jiao distinctly felt Mo Qianxue's emotions changing.

Later in the night, Mo Qianxue even began having nightmares.

She was scared.

Her face turned pale and her body was trembling slightly as if she had fallen into endless nightmares.

"Mo Qianxue, Mo Qianxue." Gu Jiao attempted to wake her.

Mo Qianxue opened her eyes and looked at Gu Jiao with fear, as if still in the dream. She didn't respond, just holding onto Gu Jiao's hand tightly, as if clutching the last piece of driftwood while drowning.

"You’re this scared?" Gu Jiao murmured, not pulling her hand away.

……

Gu Jiao managed to make a brief trip back to Bishui Alley.

Little Jing Kong hadn't seen Gu Jiao for several days. He felt so aggrieved that he burst into tears, "JiaoJiao!"

He rushed over to hug Gu Jiao.

Though he was said to be five years old, he looked a year younger than his peers. Gu Jiao effortlessly picked him up.

Little Jing Kong sat in Gu Jiao's arms, swaying his little head!

"JiaoJiao, are you done with things in the medical hall?" Little Jing Kong asked.

"Not yet." Gu Jiao replied, entering the house and greeting Yao shi.

Yao shi had just finished bathing Gu Xiaobao.

"You’re back. No need to go to the medical hall anymore?" Yao shi said warmly.

"I'll have to go again tonight." Gu Jiao replied.

Little Jing Kong thought for a moment, got down from Gu Jiao's embrace, and brought a chair for her, "JiaoJiao is tired. JiaoJiao, take a seat."

"Wuwa!" Gu Xiaobao exclaimed.

When Yao shi heard her son's voice, she felt delighted, “Has Xiaobao started speaking? Is Xiaobao also asking his sister to sit down?"

Gu Xiaobao stared at Gu Jiao with his big round eyes.

Gu Jiao walked over and gently poked Gu Xiaobao's cheek.

Gu Xiaobao giggled.

A three-month-old baby could already laugh out loud. However, Gu Xiaobao wasn't a baby who cried, made noise, or laughed much. Apart from laughing once on his three-month birthday, he remained quiet despite attempts to entertain him.

Gu Jiao found it amusing and lightly poked his chubby cheek again.

Gu Xiaobao laughed once more.

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