latelenovela Chapter 343 Perfect Match
Chapter 343 Perfect Match
The workers were efficient and meticulous, even cleaning up Nianyao's longsword. They bowed and retreated without making a sound. Nianyao looked at the clean courtyard gate and the clean ground, as if the life-or-death battle and the warm blood had just been an illusion.
Nan Hua stood outside the door, his voice as gentle as ever: "I thought you had left."
Nianyao's voice was calm: "There's something I'd like to say to Her Highness the Crown Princess."
Why say something that couldn't be said later, instead of risking being discovered? Nan Hua stared at Nian Yao, his mind racing, but he didn't press the matter.
Nianyao said, "The Crown Princess and His Highness the Crown Prince are a perfect match."
Before Nan Hua could react, Nian Yao flew away, leaving Nan Hua stunned for a long time.
Gu Yu planned to buy a house, and when the news spread, real estate agents recommended several large houses with estates and courtyards. Gu Yu shook her head as she looked at the land deeds.
After joining the Imperial Guard, I'll just be an ordinary soldier, living an ordinary life. All I need is a kitchen for three meals a day, a living room and bedroom for all four seasons, and a courtyard for basking in the sun and listening to the rain. Why would I need such a large mansion?
Gu Yu put the land deed aside, intending to go and discuss it with Chunhua. He had barely opened the door when a gust of wind blew towards him. Fortunately, Gu Yu reacted quickly, kicking the door shut and using the momentum to retreat a few steps.
If he had reacted even a fraction of a second slower, his right hand would have been severed. Gu Yu was still shaken, but also deeply suspicious: who had the audacity to come to Xi Zhai to kill someone, and was his target?
Gu Yu thought that the man must not be familiar with Xi Zhai, otherwise he would not have attacked him.
Gu Yu kicked the door open, and the person outside retreated rapidly. Before he could even stand still, Gu Yu's throwing knife was already in front of him. The person ducked and rolled, barely dodging it, then braced himself against the ground with his longsword and stood up.
Gu Yu stretched out her hand, and a throwing knife flew towards the opponent from all directions. The man spun around and deflected the throwing knife with his longsword, and the knife spun around once before flying back into Gu Yu's hand.
As a bodyguard, he never dared to slack off in his training, yet he rarely had the opportunity to face an enemy. Gu Yu had long since mastered the art of throwing knives, and now was the perfect chance. The throwing knives in Gu Yu's hands seemed to come alive, dancing around the man in black.
The man in black seemed tired of being surrounded by throwing knives. Suddenly, he leaped into a tree and used the branches to propel himself towards Gu Yu. Gu Yu was prepared and met him head-on with her short sword.
Unexpectedly, the man did not stop moving and did not dodge the short sword. It seemed that both sides were going to be injured: the man in black pierced Gu Yu with his long sword, and Gu Yu cut off the man's right hand with her short sword.
What kind of deep-seated hatred could drive someone to risk self-harm to take his life? Gu Yu slightly shifted his body, intending to receive the sword strike. As long as it didn't hit a vital spot, Luo An could save him.
At the critical moment, two black iron chess pieces precisely deflected the two men's swords. Unable to stop their momentum, the two men had already switched positions by the time they regained their footing.
Luo An's face was gloomy, and he could not hide his anger. He walked up to the woman in black, lifted her veil, and revealed that it was Nian Yao.
Gu Yu was taken aback. No wonder the figure in black seemed familiar, but she had never thought of Nian Yao.
Nianyao suddenly looked up and placed her sword against Luo An's neck. Gu Yu's expression changed drastically, and she stepped forward: "Madam?"
Luo An's expression remained unchanged, but he was clearly impatient: "If you're going to kill, then do it now; if you're not going to kill, then explain yourself."
Nianyao slowly put down her sword, her face somewhat dejected, and her voice also very frustrated: "I'm leaving Bianjing now, will you come with me?"
So suddenly? What happened? Luo An, who was more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, softened his tone: "What happened?"
Nianyao said, "I killed someone."
Luo An breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He usually didn't like to get involved in government affairs, but if it really came down to rescuing someone from death row, it wasn't impossible: "Who did you kill?"
Nianyao slowly recited each word: "Jingze, Liang Qingcheng, Suhexiang..."
Luo An felt increasingly uneasy as he listened, his brows furrowing slightly: "If I hadn't arrived in time, would you have killed Gu Yu?"
Nianyao did not respond, which Luo An and Gu Yu took as tacit agreement.
Gu Yu was never an impulsive person. At a young age, he managed all kinds of affairs in Xi Zhai and usually respected Nian Yao. He never expected that Nian Yao would want to kill him. His voice was naturally filled with indignation: "Why?"
Nianyao looked exhausted, her voice calm and resigned: "Because you killed Ninth Brother."
Luo An wondered if he had misheard. He looked at Gu Yu, then at Nian Yao: "You..."
Nianyao interrupted Luo An: "You don't need to say anything. I'm leaving Bianjing now. Will you come with me?"
Even if things are to be done, the words must be made clear. Luo An said, "You..."
Nianyao turned to leave, and Luo An reached out to stop her without thinking. As the sword wind passed, a piece of Luo An's sleeve fluttered to the ground, and Luo An clearly felt the coldness of the sword's edge.
She only hesitated for a moment before Nianyao had already slipped away. If Nianyao had really killed those three people, then Xiao Su would likely come knocking on her door very soon.
Luo An picked up his sleeve from the ground, staring at Gu Yu without speaking. Gu Yu, seemingly unable to withstand his gaze, knelt down with a thud: "Young Master, I am Feng..."
Luo An didn't want to listen at all, and uttered a single word in a light and cold tone: "Get lost!"
Gu Yu was shocked: "Young Master..."
Luo An kept walking and quickly disappeared from Gu Yu's sight. Luo An went to Nanxun Gate to wait for Nian Yao. Nian Yao had committed such a serious crime that she probably wouldn't be able to leave the city.
Luo An stood by the city gate, watching the people leaving. The soldiers and generals who guarded the city recognized him and came over to greet him one by one. Some called him Doctor Luo, and some called him Young Master.
Luo An asked politely, "General Wei, have you seen my wife leave the city?"
Upon hearing this, General Wei immediately laughed: "Young master, are you arguing with your wife again? Young master, go upstairs and rest first. As soon as your wife appears, we will stop her and personally escort her to you."
That single word, "again," encapsulates so many memories! Luo An asked, "Could she have already left?"
General Wei patted his chest: "No, when the lady first arrived, she tried to tame her husband as soon as she entered the city gate. It was quite a scene. All of us soldiers guarding the city saw it and remembered it. It left a deep impression on us."
This matter was in the past for Nianyao and Luo An, but it remained a constant topic of conversation for the city's defenders. So much so that every time Nianyao entered the city afterward, the entire city's guards would come out to secretly offer advice.
It's her, it's her, it's her... Madam Luo of the Imperial Physician's Manor... She's incredibly fierce, trying to tame her husband the moment she entered the city... right in front of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess... Alas, poor young Master Luo...
Luo An didn't think much of it at first; in fact, he now thinks those days were wonderful.
Seeing him in a daze, General Wei assumed he was heartbroken because his wife had bullied him, and nearly slapped Luo An on the shoulder. These rough men, when offering comfort, usually put their arms around each other's shoulders and pat each other on the shoulder.
Luo An glanced at him, and General Wei quickly withdrew his hand, awkwardly rubbing it as he smoothed things over for Luo An: "Being afraid of one's wife isn't a bad thing. It's not cowardice, it's respect. Harmony in the family brings prosperity in everything. Respect for one's wife is essential for a harmonious family, and a harmonious family is essential for a successful career..."