Outside the door, Gulan and Xiang Yunjin sat around the fire, listening to the sound of rain outside and feeling the warmth of the fire. The whole room was very quiet except for the crackling sound of burning firewood.
Gulan shifted her gaze from the fire to Xiang Yunjin beside, looking at him with a pair of almond-shaped eyes, then glanced across and silently said two words, "Really?"
Although it was said a little suddenly, Xiang Yunjin did understand it. They had already bumped into each other. Xiang Yunjin who had no intention of hiding it from Gulan nodded immediately.
It's true, Gulan took a deep breath. What kind of luck is it to meet someone in such a remote place? Then she rolled her eyes at Xiang Yunjin. Although the danger was brought upon Xiang Yunjin, she was not innocent either. If I had saved this guy without getting involved, or if I had been hard-hearted and just abandoned him on the road after saving him, there wouldn't have been so many problems. It was all her own fault in the final analysis. If she had really implicated other people or het son, Gulan would have regretted it to her core. But then again, if you don't have confidence in yourself, you won't dare to take chances.
Xiang Yunjin was in the wrong, so he had to accept Gulan's cold shoulder.
"Have you figured out what to do?" Gulan said silently again. Even if these people didn't discover it this time, who can guarantee that the same thing will happen next time? It's like a time bomb, always hanging in your mind. Such an unstable factor is best resolved as soon as it is discovered.
Although Gulan didn't have a deep understanding of the martial arts here and had just started to learn it, she had a good eye and could still tell that this group of people were all masters. But so what if she is an expert? Since she dares to have such an idea, she must be confident. Don't forget that she has a precious robe, which not only has a blessing function, but also a defensive backlash function. In other words, the stronger the opponent's attack, the stronger the backlash. If they really clash head-on, they will be the only ones who get hurt.
To put it in the worst case, even if she is defeated, she still has room for improvement. Therefore, the decision-making power now lies in Xiang Yunjin's hands. Once Xiang Yunjin makes up his mind, she will definitely go all out. Anyway, she is not allowed to stay out of it now.
Xiang Yunjin frowned and looked at Gulan. What did this guy mean? What should I do? Of course, I won't move unless the enemy moves. Xiang Yunjin didn't want to implicate the Li family. But the more I think about Gulan's words, the more I feel they have a hidden meaning. Is this what he understood?
Xiang Yunjin was indeed a little tempted, but when he thought of the great protector among these people, he might be able to fight with him before he was injured, but he would definitely be no match for him now, not to mention the twelve guards under him, each of them was a top master. He knew that Gulan was powerful, and he also knew that he had been hiding something, but he also knew that Gulan would not say such things casually. Since he said it, he must have something to rely on. Maybe this guy really had some backup plan.
Xiang Yunjin thought about his subordinates hiding in the dark. Although not all of them were top-notch in skills, they could certainly hold back the twelve guards under the Great Protector for a while.
...maybe it will work.
Thinking of this, Xiang Yunjin looked at Gulan with fiery eyes. There was no fear in Gulan eyes. Instead, there was a very strong desire to fight. Seeing this, Xiang Yunjin couldn't help but feel his blood boiling and his confidence inexplicably increased. At this moment, Xiang Yunjin knew that his previous guess should be true. Gulan really had something to rely on, so he took the initiative to bring up this topic.
"What do you mean?"
Gulan suddenly smiled, "You know, I have a son to raise, so I don't allow him to be in danger. Instead of being nervous, it's better to take the initiative and solve the problem once and for all." Gulan spoke word by word, still in silence.
Xiang Yunjin: "But they are very powerful, especially the great protector who is in the lead, his kung fu is the best among the best," he reminded Gulan.
"Do you believe me?" Gulan suddenly moved forward, looking at Xiang Yunjin with sparkling almond-shaped eyes, and there seemed to be flames burning in her dark eyes.
The blazing flames were like bright stars that suddenly rose from the long-dark abyss. Xiang Yunjin was almost intoxicated by these eyes. But it was only for a moment. No matter how beautiful these eyes were, they were still men's, and he knew it clearly.
"I believe" he whispered these two words to Gulan softly. Without absolute confidence, Gulan would never put himself in danger. As he said, he has a son to raise, and this guy will not allow anything to happen to himself before his son grows up.
Hearing this, Gulan smiled again. It felt good to be trusted by others. This guy made a good choice.
Then the two of them communicated silently and formulated the next plan. Anyway, they had to have bait, and the best choice for this bait was naturally Xiang Yunjin. The specific operation is how to do it, and how to use this bait to arouse the suspicion of the people inside. This is what Xiang Yunjin has to do next.
In fact, it is not difficult. As the target of these people, Xiang Yunjin was restless in the dead of night and always had to investigate. Then he accidentally exposed himself and led these people out of the deserted village. As long as they are successfully lured out, all that remains is to keep these people here forever. With a plan in mind, the two were no longer in a hurry and just waited until late at night when everyone was asleep to act.
As the sound of rain became quieter and quieter, time passed slowly. Gulan half dozed off against the wall with her hands on her chin. She did not open her eyes even when someone from the opposite room came out.
The same was true for Xiang Yunjin. His messy hair covered half of his ugly face and he was half leaning against the wall as if he was fast asleep. He did not react at all to the gazes that were staring at him.
Looking at the two people sleeping without any vigilance beside the fire, the man in black sneered, saying that they were so careless.
Time soon came to midnight, the time when people are least alert and most sleepy. Gulan was gently woken up by Xiang Yunjin. She didn't know when she fell asleep. Anyway, it seemed still early, and she fell asleep while dozing off.
Like Gulan who was snoring, Xiang Yunjin also had his eyes closed, but he did not feel sleepy at all. Instead, he was a little envious of Gulan's broad-mindedness, as he could sleep so well even though he had something on his mind.
After a moment of confusion, Gulan suddenly remembered what she was going to do next and immediately came to her senses.
"Are you going to take action?" she said silently.
He nodded to Gulan, then stood up and took back his sword from the carriage, while Gulan half-closed his eyes and pretended to sleep again.
Xiang Yunjin was seen approaching the other side slowly with light steps, his whole body leaning against the door. He was not in a hurry to take the next step, as if he was waiting for an opportunity. While feeling the regular breathing of everyone inside the door, Xiang Yunjin carefully approached the relatively intact door. Just as he raised his sword and was about to take another step forward, the bedroom door suddenly opened and a sword stabbed straight at YunJin.
As the sword flew rapidly back towards Yunjin, it retreated to the entrance of the courtyard in the heavy rain. Immediately afterwards, all the men in black in the room chased out, and they pointed their weapons at Xiang Yunjin, looking at him with cold expressions.
"Who are you?" Zhu Yi pointed his sword at Xiang Yunjin, no longer restraining his murderous intent, and looked coldly at the ugly man in the rain.
"Haven't you already guessed it? Why bother asking again?" Xiang Yunjin looked at the person opposite coldly.