This guy...

Gu Xiao's face darkened, he narrowed his eyes, and mentally scolded Zuo Qiujie like crazy.

It is not difficult to tell from Qi Mu's words just now that the identity of Shi Hong is definitely not simple, at least the Yue royal family cannot handle it.

Even the royal family of the Yue Kingdom, backed by powerful men from Daotai, couldn't bear it, so how could he, Gu Xiao, endure it?!

Wait a minute, the Taoist warriors are supporting you...

Gu Xiao's expression changed, and he suddenly thought that Zuo Qiujie wanted to test how strong the "power" behind him was by diverting trouble to the east!

Gu Xiao narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "Your Highness, Third Prince, before I decide whether to kill or not, can you ask me a question first?"

Zuo Qiujie narrowed his eyes and chuckled: "What's the problem, Mr. Gu?"

"I just want to ask, what is the crime of stealing annual tribute?"

"This..." Zuo Qiujie was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Of course it's a capital crime."

"Stealing annual tribute is a capital crime. So what crime should it be according to the laws of the Yue Kingdom to rob the production area of ​​annual tribute?"

After Gu Xiao said this, Zuo Qiujie's expression turned ugly.

Qi Mu, who was beside Zuo Qiujie, chuckled after hearing these words: "Brother Gu, not to mention according to the laws of the Yue Kingdom, even if you are placed in any country, you should be killed according to the laws."

"Oh, that's it." Gu Xiao's face showed an exaggerated realization, and then he looked at Zuo Qiujie: "Then, Your Highness, what are you waiting for?"

Zuo Qiujie squeezed his hands behind his back, his expression became increasingly ugly, but he was speechless.

I wanted to take the opportunity to test Gu Xiao, but I didn't expect that Gu Xiao would turn his army around and fall into a dilemma.

"Hmph! If you dare to kill me, I will let you disappear from the country tomorrow!"

At this moment, Shi Hong suddenly spoke, and his tone was very arrogant and determined.

"Oh! What a loud tone! Have you not understood the situation yet? You are already a prisoner, how dare you be so arrogant? Now whether you live or die depends entirely on the words of our Third Highness. If he wants you to live, you can live.

, if he wants you to die, you must die! Do you understand?!"

As soon as Shi Hong finished speaking, Gu Xiao spoke directly, but as soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Qiujie's face turned completely dark, and he felt a sense of regret in his heart.

"Boy, you'd better put a stop to your poor acting skills. You don't really think that such an obvious provocation will work, do you?"

Shi Hong snorted coldly, and after saying this, he looked at Zuo Qiujie with disdain on his face.

"You are the third prince of the Yue Kingdom, right! Then you must have heard of the 'Great Xia Blood Network'!"

Daxia Blood Network!

Zuo Qiujie's pupils shrank, his body trembled slightly, and his face became extremely solemn.

The Great Xia Blood Network has a notorious reputation in the entire Sky Realm, especially for a small country like Yue Country, it is an existence that cannot be offended!

Because just fifty years ago, a small country with the same strength as the Yue Kingdom was expelled from the Cangkong Realm overnight because it offended a member of the Daxia Blood Network.

Zuo Qiujie took a deep breath, looked at Mo Jing, and said in a deep voice: "Let him go!"

In the end, Zuo Qiujie chose to compromise.

Shi Hong was not surprised by this result. A sneer appeared on his lips and he looked at Gu Xiao.

The moment he was stared at by Shi Hong, Gu Xiao's whole body tensed up, and he subconsciously held the Kyushu Sword in front of his chest and made a fighting posture.

Gu Xiao's movement made Mo Jing jumpy and panicked, and he quickly said to Zuo Qiujie: "Your Highness, you can't let this person go!"

"Mo Jing! Don't forget your identity!" Zuo Qiujie shouted loudly, showing a majestic look.

Zuo Qiujie's words made Mo Jing tremble and his expression became complicated.

After a while, Mo Jing seemed to have made a decision. He gritted his teeth, walked to Zuo Qiujie, whispered something into Zuo Qiujie's ear, and saw Zuo Qiujie's expression changing again and again.

"Are you telling the truth?!"

"Don't dare to hide it!"

Mo Jing's expression was extremely firm and sincere. After Zuo Qiujie saw him, he frowned again and fell into deep thought.

But before he could think for a moment, Zuo Qiujie's face became firm, he looked at Mo Jing and said solemnly: "Take this person to the imperial city, and you will be under your supervision throughout the whole process. If there is any mistake, I will bring you to justice!"

After hearing Zuo Qiujie's words, Shi Hong's sneer suddenly froze, and then his face turned ugly.

He was very puzzled as to what Mo Jing said to Zuo Qiujie that made Zuo Qiujie change his mind.

"Third Prince of Yue Kingdom, I advise you to think carefully about the consequences of offending me!"

Shi Hong gritted his teeth, with threats and murderous intent in his tone, but after Zuo Qiujie heard this, his face was cold and his expression was not shaken at all.

"This prince has thought it through very clearly. You should think about how to word it and ask the people above you to pick you up! Take it away!"

After Zuo Qiujie finished speaking, Mo Jing clasped his fists and walked quickly to Shi Hong. After sealing the meridians all over Shi Hong's body, he escorted Shi Hong away.

When passing by Gu Xiao, Mo Jing paused, apologetic and pleading on his face.

"Mr. Gu, I'm sorry!"

Mo Jing's voice was very soft, but the people around him still heard it clearly. After hearing this apology, the expressions of Shi Hong and Qi Mu both changed.

"you……"

Shi Hong seemed to have figured out something and stared at Gu Xiao, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was escorted away by Mo Jing.

Gu Xiao frowned slightly, showing a trace of confusion, but then he saw Zuo Qiujie's expression, and his heart moved.

Apparently, Mo Jing's whisper just now should have informed Zuo Qiujie of Huofeng's identity.

Sure enough, just after Mo Jing left, Zuo Qiujie said: "Master Gu, I risked the destruction of the royal family of the Yue Kingdom to escort this man away, please don't abandon me!"

The tone of Zuo Qiujie's words was like a joke, but the content was very straightforward. Gu Xiao was not stupid, so he naturally understood the meaning of these words.

But Gu Xiao knew very well that in this situation, he could not respond in any way, just smile on his face and remain silent.

After waiting for a long time, there was no response from Gu Xiao, so Zuo Qiujie couldn't help but squint his eyes.

This Gu Xiao is really intolerable!

Zuo Qiujie cursed secretly in his heart, but at the same time he was extremely angry.

If he hadn't just learned that the person standing behind Gu Xiao was Huo Feng, and he was Gu Qilin's biological brother, or he had such an attitude towards Gu Xiao, he would have punished Gu Xiao long ago.

But precisely because of this, he did not dare to offend Gu Xiao, and even wanted to put aside all his reserve to win over Gu Xiao. However, Gu Xiao's lackluster behavior gave Zuo Qiujie a headache.

How on earth can we tie Gu Xiao to my Zuoqiu family's boat?!

Zuo Qiujie thought quickly and soon had an idea.

"Does Mr. Gu know the whereabouts of the Yan family's father and son? If so, please inform Mr. Gu."

Zuo Qiujie suddenly changed the topic and mentioned the Yan family. This made Gu Xiao unable to react for a moment and subconsciously said: "The people from the Yan family are here now..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Gu Xiao immediately realized something was wrong and stopped talking, but it was too late.

"Mr. Gu, stealing Sui Gong is a capital crime, and robbing the production area of ​​Sui Gong is an even higher crime. You should be killed on the spot. This is what you said yourself, Mr. Gu! I think Mr. Gu is not that kind of person.

Let’s protect the criminals!”

Zuo Qiujie's words made Gu Xiao's lips twitch.

“His Third Highness’ habitual deceitful character is still so annoying!”

"Young Master Gu has received an award. I am a member of the royal family. If I don't behave like this, I won't live long."

…

After being silent for a while, Gu Xiao smiled bitterly and told Yan Feng's current location. However, when describing the process, he mixed the truth with the lie and concealed the part about the spirit of Kuitu.

But fortunately, even though he concealed most of the things, Zuo Qiujie didn't behave too abnormally after hearing this.

"Mr. Gu, according to what you said, the Yan family has committed a crime of treason. As an insider, I have to trouble Mr. Gu to accompany me to the imperial city, otherwise the Yan family will not be convicted."

Can't be convicted?!

Gu Xiao laughed and thought it was extremely funny. He was about to refuse, but he never thought that Qi Mu would talk to him at this time.

"Brother Gu, I suddenly remembered that a few days ago, you said you received a letter from home asking you to go back."

Um?

Gu Xiao was stunned by Qi Mu's words. He couldn't help but turn his head and look over. When he saw Qi Mu giving a vague wink, he immediately reacted.

"You almost forgot if you didn't mention it. Calculating the time, it has indeed been delayed for many days. Your Highness, I am afraid that the imperial city will have to wait for a while."

this……

Zuo Qiujie's face twitched, and his face suddenly turned ugly.

He is not a fool and would not be able to hear such an excuse that is full of loopholes.

But if this is not a lie, forcing Gu Xiao to go to the imperial city and offending Gu Qilin would be even more serious than offending the Daxia Blood Network.

Taking a deep breath, Zuo Qiujie smiled: "In this case, it is indeed not suitable to go to the Imperial City. I just hope that Mr. Gu will go to the Imperial City to talk about it after finishing his family affairs."

"Of course." Gu Xiao nodded noncommittally, called Qi Mu, and left without looking back.

After the two left, the smile on Zuo Qiujie's face turned into a sinister one. After a while, he rubbed his forehead before walking away.
To be continued...