bookcurios Chapter 125 Being held hostage
Chapter 125 Being held hostage
Several people looked at each other, and no one could make up their mind.
Gao Mu glanced at them, walked around them, and rode his horse into the city.
He had always been suspicious of the Lou family's intention to come to Yuzhou, but because he could not find any evidence, he could only send spies to keep an eye on them separately.
Coming to Yuzhou to discuss business is probably just a cover. Their real target is Yuzhou, or him, Gao Mu.
Lou Haiping is a prominent person with many eyes watching him, so he would not do it himself. The only possible person is Concubine Qing, who has been living in Jiangzhou to recuperate and is disguised as a man.
She has close ties with the Wen family and is a member of the royal family. It is perfectly legitimate for her to take action against Yuzhou in the name of purge.
He has invested so much energy here that he is unwilling to give it up.
After figuring out the key to the whole thing, Gao Mu suddenly stopped, turned his horse around and headed towards the inn where Yuan Qing was.
If his guess was correct, she must not be in the inn now.
With his martial arts skills, it would be no problem for him to sneak into the inn silently and control the people inside.
As long as we have that woman in our hands, we don't have to worry about them doing something desperate.
He avoided the secret guards hiding near the inn and entered the guest room from the back kitchen.
Madam Cheng had just finished her meal and asked someone to clear the dishes away when a pair of strong hands covered her mouth.
Her eyes widened in shock and she subconsciously slowed down her breathing for fear of angering the person behind her.
Gao Mu grabbed her and walked inside. He scanned her face and threatened, "Don't make a sound, or I'll break your neck."
Madam Cheng nodded hurriedly.
Seeing that she was so obedient, Gao Mu laughed deeply and rubbed her cheek gently with his other hand.
Soon, an exquisite human skin mask was torn off by him.
The mask is as thin as a cicada's wing, and the craftsmanship is amazing.
When he saw through her disguise, Madam Cheng's face turned pale and she placed her hands in front of her stomach helplessly.
"Don't be nervous," Gao Mu stared at the beautiful face in front of him in a good mood, "As long as you cooperate well, I won't do anything to you."
"I'm not..." Madam Cheng swallowed her saliva in fear and asked tremblingly, "Then...what do you want me to do?"
Gao Mu leaned forward and whispered in her ear, "Cover me and wait for your master to come back."
Half an hour later, Yuan Qing returned to the inn.
But when she walked to the door, her raised hand paused, she pushed open the door, and saw Gao Mu who had been waiting in the room.
The man sat leisurely at the table drinking tea, and the mask on Madam Cheng's face had long disappeared, revealing her real face.
Yuan Qing hesitated for a moment, but still walked in.
Madam Cheng is still in his hands, so he cannot act rashly. The most important thing now is to delay time.
Seeing her walk in calmly, Gao Mu raised his handsome eyebrows and pushed the restless Madam Cheng back onto the stool with one hand.
Yuan Qing stopped, took a deep breath and said, "Let her go, and let me take over."
Seeing that Gao Mu had no intention of letting go, she continued, "You must have known my identity. She is just an insignificant person. Holding me hostage is definitely more useful than holding her hostage. Master Gao doesn't want to lose the big picture for the small."
Although he knew that what she said was true, Gao Mu didn't want to let the woman go just like that.
He pinched Madam Cheng and backed away, "But why do I feel that she is more valuable? With her in my hands, maybe I can get other unexpected surprises."
Yuan Qing took a step closer and said, "Mr. Gao, this is not what a gentleman should do."
Gao Mu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Who told you that I'm a gentleman?"
While he was distracted, Mu Xiaoxiao, who was hiding on the roof, jumped down, threw a knife in a feint, and rescued Madam Cheng from him.
However, Gao Mu's reaction was also extremely fast. The moment Mu Xiaoxiao made her move, he decisively threw Madam Cheng towards her, and then restrained Yuan Qing, who was standing at the door, in his hands.
"The Dowager Lady is right. You are indeed much more useful than she is."
Yuan Qing's arms were tied behind her back. She struggled for a few times and then stopped moving.
When she was pulled and bumped into him just now, the back of her shoulder hit his chest, and it still hurt a little.
It’s hard. Are you wearing armor?
It seems that it is unlikely that the crossbowman will be able to kill him with one blow in the dark, so we have to find another way to deal with him.
Yuan Qing was forced onto the horse's back by him, and Mu Xiaoxiao also jumped on the horse and followed closely behind.
A group of men in black rushed out and trapped Mu Xiaoxiao. Yuan Qing could only watch her getting farther and farther away from him.
She was now so dizzy from being tossed about that she barely managed to turn over and finally stopped the discomfort in her stomach.
Unexpectedly, Gao Mu freed his hand and pushed her back, warning her: "Don't move if you don't want to fall to death."
Yuan Qing raised his eyes with great effort and said vaguely, "I feel uncomfortable and want to vomit."
After that, he turned to his expensive robe and opened his mouth.
Gao Mu endured it again and again, stretched out his arms to pick her up, and fiercely held her waist and said: "You dare to vomit and try?!"
Yuan Qing held his mouth tightly, and waited until the discomfort passed before he spoke: "Where are you taking me?"
Gao Mu didn't reply to her, but he could clearly feel that the horse was running faster.
He took Yuan Qing and turned from a secluded path to the back wall of Gao's mansion.
Normally, when he was not in a wheelchair, he would go directly into the mansion over the wall.
The main courtyard of Gao's mansion occupies half of the street. The place where they are now is just one of the side courtyards of Gao's mansion. Usually there are not many people there, and there are few passers-by.
He lifted Yuan Qing up and lifted her over the wall. When she stood firm, Gao Mu suddenly let go of her hand and walked straight forward.
Noticing that she was still standing there, Gao Mu turned around and looked at her, "Want to run?"
"You can't run away even if you want to," Yuan Qing curled his lips, staring at his legs that walked freely, and sneered, "Second Master Gao is really good at tricking everyone."
She really had no other intention in saying this, she was just expressing her emotion. After all, she had known for a long time that Gao Mu's leg disease was fake.
But when Gao Mu heard this sigh, its meaning changed.
He had never explained anything to anyone before, but when he heard her slightly sour ridicule, he subconsciously had the urge to defend himself.
"No..." He was stunned after saying that.
Realizing his own abnormality, Gao Mu pursed his lips and stopped talking.
Yuan Qing looked up blankly, "What did you say?"
"Hurry up and follow me," Gao Mu said without even turning his head. "If you don't want to suffer, don't play tricks. Just stay here quietly and I will let you go when the time comes."
Now in his mind, Yuan Qing is just a weak woman who is powerless. If there is anything about her that he is afraid of, it is probably only those unpredictable masters who come from the royal family and hide in the dark.
He kept a close eye on her all the way, and she had no chance to pass on any message.
This is his territory and there are people watching, so he is not afraid that she will run away.