Chapter 62: 62 Sickly Cute
The two of them were too close; her breath fell on his ear, and he could clearly feel his earlobe burning.
“No,” he denied, not turning his head to look at her.
Gu Jiao, however, kept staring at him. His earlobe and cheek were both hot, the slender and slightly reddish neck under his black hair was filled with adolescent naivety and charm.
“I don’t care, I heard it anyway.”
With that, Gu Jiao went out, satisfied.
Xiao Liulang this time gave her a glance and noticed she had grown taller. Although her body was still slender, it had filled out in all the right places.
Where was he looking?
Xiao Liulang shamefully withdrew his gaze.
That night, Xiao Liulang had a rather peaceful sleep.
Upon waking, he glanced to see a little foot sprawled across his chest.
Little Xiaoshun was spread out in all directions, sleeping in the most presumptuous manner.
Xiao Liulang moved his little foot away, remained silent for a moment, took out the sachet given by Gu Jiao, placed it in the most eye-catching position on the pillow, and then started to study with the lamp.
Upon waking, Xiaoshun noticed the sachet on the pillow, rubbed his big eyes and asked in confusion, “Hmm? What’s this?”
Xiao Liulang casually replied while studying, “It’s a sachet.”
Xiaoshun hadn’t seen a sachet before and kept turning it over, “Who made it? It’s so pretty!”
“Your sister made it,” Xiao Liulang said.
“Is it for me?” Xiaoshun grabbed the sachet, swiftly climbed up, and excitedly bounced around the bedchamber.
Xiao Liulang looked at him without change in his expression: “You’re thinking too much, it was given to me.”
“…” Xiaoshun suddenly stopped bouncing.
Xiaoshun didn’t believe it and took the sachet to Gu Jiao, who was cooking breakfast in the kitchen, for confirmation.
Gu Jiao had no choice but to admit.
Xiaoshun felt wronged.
He wasn’t a greedy child, it’s just a child’s nature that he doesn’t understand why the bad brother-in-law gets one and he doesn’t!
Looking at his aggrieved expression, Gu Jiao was moved.
Gu Jiao had never raised a child, so she neglected the fact that this might cause a psychological imbalance. She main reason is that she didn’t expect Xiao Liulang to be childish enough to show off the sachet to Xiaoshun…
Gu Jiao explained to Xiaoshun the origin of the sachet. Being a sensible child, Xiaoshun was no longer unhappy after knowing its significance.
Boldly, he went back to his room and returned the sachet to Xiao Liulang.
Xiao Liulang squinted at him, “Not angry anymore?”
Xiaoshun arched his chin and gave him a pitiful look: “So your grades are that bad! Just coming first once, and you need a reward! I always come first at the temple, I’m used to it, I don’t need a reward!”
Today was another day of wanting to kick the annoying little monk out.
After a while, Gu Xiaoshun came home for breakfast and met the new member of the house, Xiaoshun.
Xiaoshun finally learned that there were not only two men in the house, Gu Xiaoshun was also a man of the house, he just didn’t live here.
Compared to Xiao Liulang who always set traps for Xiaoshun, Gu Xiaoshun did not pose enough threat to make Xiaoshun cautious. Xiaoshun happily became good friends with him!
After the two went to school, Gu Jiao also prepared to go to town.
The winter clothes for old lady after she came here were made by Xue Ningxiang, back then Xue Ningxiang wasn’t busy. But with the coming of spring, Xue Ningxiang had to start farming and had no time for sewing. Gu Jiao planned to buy a few sets of ready-made clothes for the old lady in town.
Xiaoshun also needed some new clothes, he was abandoned at the temple when he was half a year old and had never left the mountain since, his pack was filled with little monk robes.
Hearing that Gu Jiao was going to the town, Xiaoshun immediately had stars in his eyes: “Can I go? Can I go?”
If it were just for buying clothes, Gu Jiao would of course take him, but Gu Jiao had other things to do.
Gu Jiao rubbed his little bald head: “I’ll take you next time.”
Gu Jiao could see that Xiaoshun still wanted to go, but he did not throw a tantrum and obediently stayed.
This kid, quite a worry saver.
Gu Jiao took her small basket and went to town.
She wasn’t going to practice medicine; she just had a habit of carrying a first and kit with her. After all, the secret of the first aid kit was too great, she felt at ease only having it with her; she might also need the medicines inside.
Gu Jiao headed towards the street brimming with gambling houses, brothels, and martial arts arenas.
An hour later, she emerged, rubbing her right wrist and feeling quite refreshed.
She had sweated a lot, having taken off her cotton and now only wearing a thin jacket.
“A few days of not being here, and my skills have gotten rusty.”
While she was sighing, she turned around with the intention of going to the shop in the east of the town to buy clothes for the old lady and the little monk, when within a few steps, she sensed something amiss.
Someone was tailing her!
Gu Jiao faintly raised the corner of her lips, not at all surprised that she had been targeted.
All the better, she thought. She hadn’t had enough practice. A few more would be just the thing.
Just as she was about to exit the alley, she leisurely stopped in her tracks.
The group after her also came to an abrupt stop, all with vigilant eyes locked on her.
Gu Jiao casually turned around, casting an indifferent glance at the crowd: “All eight of you, come at me all at once!”
The burly man at the front squinted coldly: “You certainly have a big mouth! Girl, do you know who we are?”
Gu Jiao looked at him languidly: “I don’t care who you are, either fight or scram.”
The muscular man at the front scoffed: “This place, Heishui Lane, is no place for you girl. I’m giving you a chance to beg for mercy. All you have to do is cut off your right arm and promise never to interfere with our business again, and I’ll spare your life!”
Gu Jiao’s patience wasn’t for these people, she had said what she wanted to say and they were still chattering, this was quite annoying!
Gu Jiao dashed towards them, kicked off the wall, and with another spinning kick, her foot landed on the face of the leading muscular man. He didn’t even have time to react before he was sent flying!
They were all dumbfounded.
Gu Jiao wouldn’t give them the chance to react, her palm forming a knife, she instantly knocked out three more.
Just like that, half of their force was gone.
The remaining four lunged at her, Gu Jiao seized the first two, swung them around, and fiercely smashed them into the other two.
The four of them were sent flying, vomiting blood, clutching their chests, they could barely believe this was real!
Gu Jiao dusted off her hands, turned to leave, but then a shadow whistled over her head.
And he knows light-footed techniques?
He really esteemed her highly!
Gu Jiao picked up a wooden stick from the ground, bounded up the wall in a few steps, and whacked down the man in black!
The man in black was completely shocked as he tumbled down.
Miss, do you have a grudge against me?
Gu Jiao: “Hah, playing dumb won’t help.”
The man in black: No really, I don’t know you!
Gu Jiao knocked him out with a single blow of her stick!
The man in black: “…”
Having finished with him, Gu Jiao spotted another nearby. However, that person was extremely vigilant, and the moment she noticed him, he quickly disappeared into the crowd.
“Hurry! The assassin is over there!”
Accompanying a harsh cry from the end of the alley, several muscular guards rushed over.
They looked at the unconscious assassin, then at the thugs littered all over the street, completely bewildered as to what had taken place. Had the assassin been clashing with the local ruffians and both sides suffered?
But this was a skilled assassin, how could he have been taken down by these thugs?
“Miss, are you hurt?” one of the guards asked Gu Jiao.
“No,” Gu Jiao shook her head. She felt that the guards’ uniform seemed familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
As she was pondering, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley.
The curtain of the carriage was gently lifted by a pale hand, revealing a sickly but handsome young face.
Gu Jiao’s eyes brightened, Little Sick Beauty?