Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 406 - 242: Night Intrusion

"Hui An?" Gu Chengyu recognized this face. It was Hui An, the follower of Hu Maoqing, the Left Deputy Imperial Censor of the Imperial Examination Hall!

Ming Mo had also seen Hui An and was a bit surprised. "How could it be you?"

Gu Chengyu hesitated; he didn’t want to get involved in trouble. Hui An appearing here in this disguise couldn’t be unrelated to Hu Maoqing.

Hu Maoqing is from the Imperial Examination Hall, and they are definitely investigating a certain official in the court. He was just a small scholar and not qualified to get involved.

"You should leave quickly!" Gu Chengyu no longer hesitated and urged Hui An to leave.

"Young master! A group of people have come outside saying they are from the other courtyard and are chasing an assassin!"

Ming Yan had just arrived at the main house and started shouting. Those people almost rushed into the estate.

As soon as he came in, he saw Hui An in black clothing and was stunned. This must be the assassin they were looking for.

Then he immediately drew his sword, ready to capture this person.

Gu Chengyu heard this and thought to himself that it wasn’t good; they came really fast. From the moment Hui An entered the house until now, it had only been a short moment. Could these people have pinpointed his estate?

In any case, he should deal with the traces first. He glanced at the bloodstains in the room and quickly ordered, "Ming Mo, clean up the bloodstains in the room quickly. You come with me."

Actually, all Gu Chengyu had to do was fight Hui An and then turn him over to avoid future troubles.

But he didn’t want to do it. He still planned to be active in court in the future, and if Hu Maoqing wasn’t implicated at this time, he would have a powerful enemy.

Moreover, although he had only met Hu Maoqing once, he still appreciated his character and couldn’t bring himself to take advantage of his downfall.

Gu Chengyu brought Hui An into the room, glanced at the bloodstains on his body, and first needed to stop the bleeding; this set of clothes couldn’t be worn anymore.

He had built a hidden passage in the estate, but it couldn’t be revealed now.

"Take off your clothes! Quickly!" Gu Chengyu was worried that those people might be formidable, and if they barged in, it would be a bad encounter.

Hui An was a bit stunned, then silently took off his shirt completely.

Gu Chengyu picked up the set of black clothes and roughly wiped the menacing wounds, causing Hui An to tremble in pain but only clench his teeth without crying out.

Gu Chengyu picked up a Jade Bottle from the table, which contained hemostatic medicine he learned to make in a secret space, with excellent effects.

He sprinkled the powder on Hui An’s wound, and the bleeding stopped immediately. Hui An watched in amazement, having never seen such an excellent medicine before.

Gu Chengyu felt a bit distressed as the powder required many precious ingredients, and in his hurry, he had used too much.

He glanced at Hui An and said, "Lucky you."

This made Hui An roll his eyes. Such a good medicine wasted, wasn’t it because Gu Chengyu added a new wound to him?

"Ming Mo, go to the cook and get a set of clothes, and call Lichun over. Ming Yan, you go to the front to handle them; I’ll be there shortly."

Hui An suddenly had a bad premonition, "What are you planning to do?"

Gu Chengyu glared at him, "You should be thankful you don’t look rugged, otherwise, you wouldn’t even look the part in disguise."

Hui An wasn’t tall, and had some delicate features. The previous injury was on his chest, and the front of his clothes was already torn, revealing his fair and flat chest.

Those people surely knew the assassin was a man, so Gu Chengyu planned to disguise Hui An as a wife from the estate, which was a feasible plan.

Hui An couldn’t worry about the embarrassment of cross-dressing now and felt a little apprehensive.

"Will this work? Won’t it be discovered?"

Gu Chengyu said nothing, went to the study, and took a Soft Sword from his secret space, ready to wrap it around his waist.

This thought came to him after seeing the mysterious person’s Soft Sword. He had already shown it in front of Ming Mo and the others, keeping it around his waist for easy access.

Hui An watched as Gu Chengyu untied his belt and wrapped the Soft Sword around his waist.

At this moment, Gu Chengyu’s calm voice sounded, "If discovered, then just make sure none of them leave!"

This light sentence sent a chill down Hui An’s spine.

More than two years ago, he had seen Gu Chengyu kill as if he were slaughtering chickens, and he had no doubt Gu Chengyu could do it.

Who knew that after two years, this young man regarded human life even more lightly. The fact that he hadn’t been killed just now was already a mercy.

Meanwhile, Ming Mo was arguing with the newcomers, "Dear guard! My master has already retired for the night, why make it difficult for me, a mere servant?"

Ming Mo stood, gripping his sword at the estate’s gate, not giving an inch, while Steward Xu was hiding behind him in fear.

Steward Xu looked at the group outside the gate, swallowed hard, and thought these people were certainly up to no good! Each had a sword or a knife hanging at their waist, and many were on horseback. He feared that this day wouldn’t end peacefully.

Earlier, Ming Mo had gone to the back, now saying that the young master had retired, not daring to disturb him. Steward Xu guessed whether Young Master was frightened. At fourteen, usually only hunting some wild game, afraid he hadn’t seen such a spectacle!

Jin Canling also saw it. This servant was clearly not letting them in to search. They had no evidence that the assassin was in this estate, but the prince had gone to search another place, and there could be no slip-ups here.

Jin Canling glanced at Ming Mo, tightened his grip on his knife, and planned to forcefully enter.

Ming Mo quietly tightened his hold on his sword, the situation was tense, as if they might draw swords against each other at any moment.

From behind Jin Canling, the sound of hoofbeats approached, "What’s going on?"

Ming Mo inwardly cursed; the opposing side had gained reinforcements. This newcomer might be the leader of the guard leader here.

"Master!" With outsiders present, Jin Canling was careful not to expose his master’s identity.

The prince glanced at Ming Mo blocking the courtyard gate, "Charge in!"

He knew the estate owner’s identity, having heard Xiao Linzi talk about it just during the day. A figure dressed in blue, with such jade-like features.

Ming Mo had already drawn his sword, standing firmly at the estate’s entrance.

"Hold on!" Gu Chengyu strode toward the entrance.

The prince’s grip on the reins tightened, peering through torchlight at the approaching figure clad in red.

In contrast to the blue he had seen earlier, now dressed in red, the youth’s lips appeared redder, teeth whiter, and his appearance even more beautiful.

Red clothes? When he had seen Gu Chengyu earlier, it had been near dusk. Unless entertaining guests, there was no reason to change clothes. His hair seemed somewhat disheveled and not quite dry, even hastily tied up.

He looked at Gu Chengyu’s chest; the stature seemed taller than the assassin’s, but who knew if this was one of his tricks?

The assassin had been injured on the chest, and they just needed to see Gu Chengyu’s chest to confirm if he was the assassin.

However, if injured, his complexion shouldn’t look so rosy.

Gu Chengyu reached the entrance and met with a pair of probing eyes. This person was the one seen during the day in the plum grove, which seemed to be the master of the other courtyard.

"May I ask why you are trespassing in my estate at night," Gu Chengyu met those eyes without flinching.

This person’s gaze was piercing, indicating a forceful temperament. Judging by this, his status was likely high.