Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 560 You say...we've caught the person who fired the arrow?

Bai Jingzhi paused here, his lips twitching slightly.

"The old man easily knocked everyone down with a wave of his hand, then rode back to the city with arrows still in his body. Although it was dark and the government offices were closed, the old Duke insisted on knocking on the door of the Prefect of the Capital..."

Gu Qingyue's eyes widened in disbelief. Her grandfather was really going to do this... She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Shouldn't they have removed the arrow and treated the wound first?

He knocked down a whole bunch of them with a wave of his hand? He must have used the Sky Ring.

Gu Qingyue's lips twitched as well.

"So, you reported it to the Prefect of the Capital?"

Bai Jingzhi nodded. "The matter naturally escalated, and the emperor found out. He said he would investigate the murderer and give the old Duke an explanation."

Gu Qingyue nodded. This was good; it would make the person who did this backstabbing a little more restrained. However, she had a feeling that this was very likely the work of the Third Prince and the Crown Prince.

Upon entering the room, Gu Qingyue immediately saw the old Duke lying on the bed, his face pale.

"Father?!"

"grandfather!"

"grandfather!"

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Amidst the clamor of voices, the old Duke slowly opened his eyes.

Upon seeing Gu Changling standing by the window, the old Duke's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with astonishment.

"Ling'er?"

The next moment, he tried to struggle to get up, but Gu Changling immediately stepped forward, pressed down on the old Duke, and knelt in front of the bed.

"Father, it's me, I'm back!"

"Ling'er..."

The old Duke's eyes reddened.

Qin and the others exchanged glances, signaling for everyone to leave first.

So the group greeted the old Duke for a few moments, and seeing that he was in good spirits, they all left.

Only Qingyue stayed behind.

She was worried about the old Duke's health, so while the two were talking, she stepped forward and took his pulse.

Fortunately, the poison has been neutralized. Although there is a deficiency of qi and blood and the body is still relatively weak, there is no major problem.

She exchanged a few words with the old Duke before leaving.

As soon as I came out, I saw that everyone was waiting outside.

"Mother, you go and rest first. We'll wait here for Grandfather and Father."

“Yes, Second Madam, please go and rest first,” Butler Qiu said from the side.

Qin looked at everyone, thought for a moment, and nodded.

She had been pushing herself to the limit throughout the journey, enduring wind and rain, and the bumpy ride in the carriage had left her feeling utterly exhausted.

Seeing Qin Shi being helped by her maid to the backyard, Gu Qingyue turned around.

"Xiao Liu, you and Xiao Nian should go and rest first. We can talk about other things tomorrow."

Gu Qingyue patted Mo Xiaoliu's shoulder.

She hadn't expected that a bunch of people would come to the villa, but since her grandfather was injured, they would definitely need to discuss how to make sure everyone wouldn't have to stay up all night.

"Sister Qingyue, aren't you going to rest? I'll stay with you."

Mo Xiaoliu stared at Gu Qingyue, noticing her weathered and somewhat haggard appearance, and she wanted to stay and keep her company.

"No need, you should all go and rest," Gu Qingyue smiled and patted Xiao Nian's head. The worry in the little guy's eyes just now warmed her heart.

"I'm going to get my medicine too," Bai Jingzhi waved to everyone and left first.

So, everyone looked at each other and went to wash up and rest.

Once only Gu Qingyue and her three siblings, along with Steward Qiu, remained in the courtyard, everyone sat down.

Before Gu Qingyue could speak, the three young men from the Shadow Pavilion knelt before her.

“Master, please punish us. We failed to protect the old Duke and have let you down.”

Gu Qingyue waved her hand, signaling them to stand up.

"This is?"

Butler Qiu's mouth dropped open in surprise. Where did this young man suddenly come from?

He's been so busy these past two days that he didn't notice.

"Steward Qiu, these are the people I left behind when I left the capital, to secretly look after the Duke's mansion."

Butler Qiu nodded. The Third Miss was incredibly meticulous; she had secretly left someone behind, and he had no idea about it for several months.

Seeing the expression on Butler Qiu's face, Gu Qingyue smiled and explained.

"I only instructed them to keep a close watch in the capital to see if anyone had designs on the Duke's mansion or did anything detrimental to it; they did not enter the mansion."

She was at ease knowing that Steward Qiu and Gu Yi were there to protect her inside the Duke's mansion.

However, the young men of Moon Shadow Pavilion would also secretly protect their masters when they went out of the manor on business, depending on the circumstances.

I guess this time he went out of the city with the old Duke.

Gu Qingyue turned her head, gesturing for them to stand up and talk.

Thus, everyone learned about what had happened before and after the old Duke was injured.

"You're saying... you've caught the person who fired the arrow?"

Gu Yuanen stood up excitedly.

"Reporting to Fourth Young Master, we've captured him, and the interrogation has yielded some clues," a young man reported respectfully.

"He said he was a member of the Su Shou Alliance."

Three big question marks appeared above Gu Yuanen's head, as did Gu Yuanjin's. Only Gu Yuanchen's heart stirred slightly. The Su Shou Alliance?

Gu Qingyue narrowed her eyes as well. The Su Shou Alliance?

Isn't that the biggest assassination organization in the martial arts world?

"Did you find out who hired them?" Gu Qingyue pressed.

"He said that the person went to the Su Shou Alliance's stronghold in Qianshan Town to place an order. The person was very mysterious, but according to the rules of the Su Shou Alliance, they sent someone to follow the person. The person eventually entered a villa in the suburbs of Beijing."

The boy spoke clearly, and after he finished speaking, he cupped his hands in greeting to the crowd.

"Whose villa is it? Have you checked?" Gu Qingyue asked again.

"I checked, it's a villa of the Marquis of Jing'an's residence."

"Hehe------Interesting. It seems the Third Prince is in a hurry to get rid of our Zhenguo Duke's Mansion."

The Third Prince's wife is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an's family. She must have paid a hefty sum to hire assassins from the Su Shou Alliance.

'Boom! '

Gu Yuanjin slammed his fist on the table, gritting his teeth in anger. These shameless bastards!

"Big brother!"

Gu Qingyue shouted, "Don't rush, it's good that we have a goal. We have to return it eventually, we can't let Grandfather suffer this arrow for nothing."

"Should we go to the Jingzhao Prefecture to explain the truth?" Gu Yuanen asked.

Gu Qingyue's eyes twitched. "What did you say? That our speculation that the Jing'an Marquis's mansion hired someone to kill Grandfather was at the behest of the Third Prince? Do you think the Third Prince will admit it?"

“Uh…” Gu Yuanen stammered.

"Don't be so naive! Grandfather went to the Jingzhao Prefecture to bring this matter into the open, so that the other party would not dare to act rashly again. Do you think the emperor doesn't know who did it?"

Gu Yuanchen patted his head, looking at him with a disappointed expression.

Gu Yuanen scratched his head sheepishly, his smile a little awkward.

What an innocent child! Gu Qingyue sighed inwardly.

If the prince made the move, and did so through someone else, how could he have left any evidence against him?

"How should we return it? Miss, just tell us, and Gu Yi and I will go ourselves," Butler Qiu said, furious upon hearing their words.

They naturally didn't look for the archer at the time, nor did they have time to investigate the man in black. When they saw that the old Duke was injured, everyone panicked.

Gu Qingyue waved her hand and said to Yue Ling and the several young men from the Shadow Pavilion, "Yue Ling, wherever my grandfather is injured, let Marquis Jing'an be injured there as well. As for the poison—here! Take this!"