The Guzheng of The Moon

XLVI

Gu Zheng wished his horse could run even faster. But it seemed that the horse had already reached its limit. He drove the horse madly to get to the border of the Gong Country.

Were it not for the letter from An Xiaoli, Gu Zheng would not be here. Really, he was grateful for that.

It should be Gu Zheng guarding Yue, he should also double the number of bodyguards to keep his wife safe. Considering Ah Mei is free out there.

"Please, hang on."

Gu Zheng swore, if anything happened to Yue, he would look for Ah Mei to the grave even once.

He released Ah Mei only because of Xu Wei's request. And now what? The girl was trying to hurt her mother and wife.

It cannot be called regret. More so, less precisely Gu Zheng this time made up his mind by releasing Ah Mei. And once again, he should have thrown the girl into exile.

Gu Zheng shook his mind as he looked not far away at the edge of the cliff, Yue Yang was being cornered by some people dressed in black.

"What are you guys doing?!"

Gu Zheng's horse-rattling alone had already made those people retreat and move away. Coupled with the sound of his shout, managed to make the hunters stand by with their weapons.

Nimblely Gu Zheng walked up to Yue and hid her behind his back. His heart ached as he saw the arrow lodged on the back of the girl's right shoulder.

Convinced that his voice would tremble with worry as he spoke up or asked Yue, Gu Zheng preferred to be quiet and focused on the group of hunters in front of him.

One of the bravest of them began to move forward and slash his sword. Gu Zheng had to admit, they were very good at swordsmanship.

Uncle Qing Xi who was still left under the hill seemed to be unable to help him to protect Yue. All Gu Zheng could do now was just bet.

"Go," Gu Zheng commanded.

"No. I-I'll help you."

"What pliers can you do with a wounded shoulder like that?!" snapped Gu Zheng.

It's not the time to argue, but the funny thing is now that he's done it with the girl who managed to take his whole life.

"I'm not the weak Yue I used to be."

Unexpectedly, Yue picked up the short sword from the right side of Gu Zheng's belt. Interestingly it is so easy and leaves only an empty sword sheath.

Fighting back with Yue in a sword fight was completely absent in Gu Zheng's shadow, it was unthinkable. He was amazed when he saw the girl protecting his back.

Even Yue's sword style was similar to Lai Xin's. It was easy for Gu Zheng to adjust because Lai Xin, himself and Fang Wei were from the same college.

"After this is done, I will lock you in the palace forever. Don't expect you to be able to easily get out of my palace," Gu Zheng grinned on the sidelines of his tank.

"Try it if you can, Your Majesty."

****

Behind the trees Ah Mei hid. Monitoring conditions. So far it can be said to be safe.

Damn it Xiaoli turned around to betray her. He thought, The princess of An kingdom will not interfere in her affairs anymore. But apparently, he was wrong.

The girl instead sent people to inform Gu Zheng of her attack plans against Yue. Somehow the girl knew.

Finally he could see Gu Zheng's face again, his inner being. Ah Mei missed that man so much that she wanted to die.

"I ... No one can take you away from me" he murmured.

****

"Please, go. I don't want to see you get hurt more than this" Gu Zheng pleaded with greatly.

"You know, I'm not leaving here."

"Then you go to hell together!" shouted one of the hunters who began to be overwhelmed.

Only for Yue. Yes, that was all Gu Zheng could do. Know that the swing of the sword of the hunter was not aware of his arrival by the girl. As a result, it is he who has to sacrifice.

He let his left eye slit. The suddenness of it made Yue and another girl scream.

Gu Zheng staggered between conscious and not. His eyes blurred and turned red. He was not even sure he could feel his left eye anymore.

The opportunity was exploited by the surviving hunters to push Gu Zheng to the edge of the cliff.

"No!"

Tbc....