The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 511 - 508: A Candy for You: Shuning Extra (4)

Chapter 511: Chapter 508: A Candy for You: Shuning Extra (4)

She only dared to plead to Gu Ning with her eyes.

But Gu Ning ignored her, pulling the sword from its sheath in his hand and suddenly stabbed towards the black-clad man behind Jing Shu.

This man in black was the key suspect of a series of murders, and today, this poetry gathering had already been completely surrounded by the people Gu Ning brought. He couldn’t escape.

To save his life, he had no choice but to hold someone hostage to threaten Gu Ning and make an escape.

Seeing Gu Ning speaking to Jing Shu, the man in black naturally assumed Jing Shu was someone important to Gu Ning, so among the hundreds participating in the poetry gathering, he chose Jing Shu to threaten Gu Ning.

"If you don’t want your beloved to die, then put down your sword immediately?"

Gu Ning sneered, "Heh, beloved? I don’t even know her," because he didn’t know Jing Shu’s name, Gu Ning just felt he didn’t know Jing Shu.

A rather curious thought process.

Wrong person to hold hostage? The man in black was dumbfounded.

Jing Shu was speechless, "I am a Commandery Princess; we met last time at the Ministry of Justice. How can you say you don’t know me? Aren’t you sending me to death directly?"

If he recognized her as the one in his heart, she might survive for a moment longer.

"Rest assured, before you die, I will definitely kill him first. Besides, no one could kill right under my nose. Black ghost, go to hell!"

After saying so, Gu Ning confidently swung the longsword in his hand.

It turned out Gu Ning’s confidence was not for nothing; the moment he drew his sword, the opponent didn’t even have the chance to resist or think about how to counter.

Jing Shu was almost frightened dizzy by the oncoming sword wind. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Seeing the sword coming closer, the man in black hurriedly used Jing Shu as a shield in front of him to try to block the sword with her.

But the sword in Gu Ning’s hand stopped just in time when it was about to stab Jing Shu’s chest.

The man in black was dazzled by how smoothly Gu Ning controlled his sword, with no need for any buffer, pondering for a split second how scary Gu Ning’s inner strength was.

Gu Ning seized this moment, dragging Jing Shu aside from the man in black’s grasp.

He used a lot of force, intending to throw Jing Shu further away; she was thrown hard to the ground, her delicate palms scraped and bleeding, and her knees burning painfully, seemingly severely injured.

How truly unbearable it was for her.

Jing Shu’s small face crumpled in an instant, and she began to cry.

Seeing this, the man in black again tried to capture Jing Shu.

Even if she wasn’t his beloved, he could still hold her hostage as a regular hostage! Moreover, hearing that girl say she is a Commandery Princess.

One would think Gu Ning would be concerned about the safety of a Commandery Princess.

Earlier, he was slow to react, preoccupied with other matters, and didn’t think of this, missing the best opportunity to hold a hostage to escape.

The man in black, feeling full of self-blame, made renewed efforts to grab a hostage.

However, his actions were stopped by a fierce sword like a sudden wind.

Gu Ning’s sword was swift like lightning, the sword wind sharp like a demon; the man in black’s outstretched hand didn’t manage to grab Jing Shu before Gu Ning’s sword forced him to retreat repeatedly.

In order to preserve his hand, he had no choice but to abandon the idea of grabbing Jing Shu as a hostage.

"Today, I will certainly capture you and bring you to justice."

With that, Gu Ning and the man in black tangled in a fierce fight.

Gu Ning was ruthless, almost every move and every sword stroke aimed to take the life of the man in black.

The man in black was no slouch, taking on Gu Ning’s moves but gradually showed signs of being unable to handle Gu Ning’s relentless attacks.

In contrast, Gu Ning handled it with ease, not even breaking a sweat or panting lightly.

Jing Shu took advantage of the opportunity to quickly escape, looking for Song Wei.

Song Wei was also looking for her at the time because she was caught and held hostage by the man in black; Song Wei was so frightened that she sent a signal flare to call back Jun Yu, who had gone out to buy some snacks.

Upon learning that Jing Shu was captured by the man in black, Jun Yu hurriedly gathered the nearby stationed troops to go rescue her with him.

Luckily, Jing Shu returned safely on her own.

Seeing Jing Shu at that moment, the couple both breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Wei approached, holding Jing Shu’s hand in relief, saying, "Jing Shu, you really scared me to death, as long as you’re safe, that’s all that matters."

On Song Wei’s side, Jun Yu learned the truth about why Jing Shu got separated from the group and was held hostage by the man in black; he reprimanded, "Jing Shu, that martial scholar lives on the edge of a knife every day, why are you following him for no reason? Do you think your life is too long?"

Jing Shu pouted, "It’s because he scorns the scholarly champion! The scholarly champion is my ideal; no one can belittle him."

Jun Yu frowned, "Ideal?"

Song Wei softly reminded from the side, "Jing Shu likes the scholarly champion."

Jun Yu snorted coldly, "What’s so good about that hypocrite Song Zhixiu?"

"Uncle, you may be my uncle, but why are you also speaking ill of the scholarly champion? Hmph, I’m ignoring you."

Jing Shu huffed angrily and walked away.

Song Wei wanted to stop her, but didn’t succeed.

On that day, Jing Shu went to Jun Ning to complain again, but after listening, Jun Ning still said the same thing, Gu Ning did nothing wrong; he was just doing his job.

The little conflicts between the two of them weren’t enough to justify punishing Gu Ning.

Jing Shu’s requests were repeatedly unmet, with a bit of resentment, "Auntie, don’t you love me anymore?"

"How could that be!" Jun Ning pulled Jing Shu to sit by her side and patted her shoulder, comforting her, "In this world, you are the one Auntie loves the most. When I heard you were held hostage by the man in black, I was almost scared to death."

"If something happened to you, how could I explain it to the Crown Prince Brother?"

Jing Shu said, "Since that’s the case, Auntie help me punish Gu Ning then."

Jun Ning: "......"

"Otherwise, how about Auntie grants me a marriage with the scholarly champion? Jing Shu had love at first sight with the scholarly champion and particularly wants to marry him," Jing Shu said, blushing with shyness.

Jun Ning: "................"

Every request from this girl is more outrageous than the last.

Who is this scholarly champion, and she dares to marry him?

Jun Ning took a deep breath and said seriously, "Jing Shu, from my observation, that scholarly champion is a hypocrite, you better put away your infatuation, don’t get involved, or you could end up in great pain."

"Auntie, why are you also saying this?" Jing Shu protested, "The scholarly champion is elegantly noble and extraordinary, how could he be a hypocrite? He is clearly a true gentleman, okay?"

Jun Ning sighed, "Trust Auntie, Auntie would never deceive you."

Jing Shu covered her ears, "I’m not listening, I’m not listening, I just want to marry the scholarly champion; Auntie, don’t persuade me. If Auntie truly loves me, just decree to marry me to the scholarly champion! Jing Shu is very fond of the scholarly champion, and will marry none other."