Before Gu Yu entered Bafang Casino through the back door with injuries, Bafang Casino had been searched twice.
Third Master Yin's face was terrifyingly cold.
To avoid attracting the attention of others, Mr. Yin bandaged Gu Yu's wound himself.
Gu Yu lost a lot of blood, her face was very pale, but her eyes were slightly red.
She couldn't calm down in her heart.
She couldn't understand why, at the critical moment, it was the broom star who told her to leave first.
Obviously, if she had only been a few seconds late, she would have said "Master, you go first" without hesitation, and then transferred the pressure from the guards to the broom star.
She said that she would rather teach the world to betray me than teach me to betray the temper of the world.
Her first reaction in the face of danger is to use dirty tricks to get herself out of trouble first.
The broom star is very important to the situation in Jiangnan, but in a crisis situation, it cannot be more important than yourself.
But the bad guy spoke first, saying "You go first, I'll take the last step", and even gave her the trump card of being reticent.
She owed a huge debt of gratitude that she shouldn't have owed.
Before leaving, Broom Star was surrounded by guards. Prince An also opened the door and brought many people over.
The broom star is like a tiger surrounded by wolves. Although it is brave, it cannot stop the bites of so many vicious wolves.
Why?
Why exactly?
Why did that man help me so many times and even risked his life to protect him today?
If it was just to allow himself to join the fifth prince's camp, it would be too much of a sacrifice.
But other than that, she couldn't think of any reason.
This good news came for no reason, which made Gu Yu feel strange and heavy.
She left without hesitation, and the broom star faced Prince An's encirclement and suppression alone.
Can he survive?
"hiss--"
Third Master Yin tightened the bandage as if to vent his anger, and the pain from the wound on his arm pulled Gu Yu back from his terrible suspicion.
Gu Yu endured the pain and said, "Do me a favor."
Third Master Yin said coldly: "You have broken the whole world, and you still want to drag me, an ordinary person, to make up for it."
Gu Yu's eyes were red, staring at Mr. Yin and saying, "Do you have any choice now?"
Third Master Yin was furious and slapped the table hard, causing the solid mahogany table to split into pieces.
He said bitterly: "I respect you as the second master, but you don't want to get in trouble. I, Third Master Yin, have been on the road for decades, and it's not something you, a yellow-haired boy, can handle. In the worst case, we will lose everything."
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Gu Yu was not afraid of him. From the moment he took her to the gambling house, she and Mr. Yin were like grasshoppers on the same rope.
Now Mr. Yin's anger is at most three points.
He showed off, just because he wanted to take the opportunity to negotiate with her.
What she did was too dangerous, and what Mr. Yin did was reasonable.
You can't just let others work for you without any guarantee.
Gu Yu looked at him and said: "Prince An wanted to rebel, but he was forced to rebel before the time came. The court has heard the news, and hundreds of thousands of troops are coming to the south of the Yangtze River. By then, the court will surely put down the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, and it will be overwhelming.
The city that never sleeps is known as Little Kyoto, but it is not Kyoto after all. Mr. Yin has great ambitions, but he cannot even get out of the city that never sleeps.
I'm afraid you've already been ready to make a move, otherwise you wouldn't have noticed something unusual and paid attention to the movements from all sides, and you wouldn't have risked helping me even though you knew my identity was suspicious.
I just managed to escape death, but I didn't know I had no backup plan. If your net is broken, I, the fish, may not be able to escape again.
Third Master Yin, I put my words here. When the world is in chaos, that is the day when you will become famous. When the world returns to peace, that is when you, Third Master Yin, take control of the city that never sleeps."
Gu Yu and Mr. Yin looked at each other. Although they were quite different in age and experience, Mr. Yin's aura was clearly inferior to hers.
After a few breaths, Mr. Yin said: "Who are you?"
At this point, Gu Yu was not afraid that he would betray him, so he told the truth: "The eldest son of the Duke of Zhen Guo, Gu Yu."
Third Master Yin suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Okay! I never thought that I, Yin Yu, a gangster in the city, would still be able to make friends with noble people."
Gu Yu cupped his fists at him and said, "Gu is here to thank Third Master Yin for helping the country."
Third Master Yin said with a smile: "I don't know much about education and don't understand what it means to help the country. All you need to do is ask me, what do you need me to do?"
Gu Yu spoke slowly: "Build momentum, find people, and negotiate."
Broom star, you must survive tonight.
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Today's city that never sleeps is destined to not be peaceful.
At noon, news came from the Jinyi Villa where Concubine Fanggui lived. An assassin pretended to be a doctor and a Taoist and sneaked into the Jinyi Villa. On the pretext of treating Concubine Fanggui, he took the opportunity to assassinate her.
Several lines of defense have been added to the gate of the city that never sleeps, and people leaving the city are repeatedly checked.
Ships were prohibited from traveling on the river, and many merchants' goods were piled on the docks, causing complaints to spread.
Every house was searched several times, and anyone suspicious was rounded up and killed on the spot.
In the afternoon, a fire broke out in a village on the outskirts of the city. The fire was so powerful that thick smoke billowed into the city, and the smell of burnt smoke lingered for a long time.
All the people passing by Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city were engulfed by the fire.
In the evening, rumors spread.
Some people say that Concubine Fanggui knew the secret of the palace and was assassinated by someone sent by the Holy Emperor.
Some people say that the Holy Emperor has long regarded Prince An as a thorn in his flesh. The people sent this time originally planned to assassinate Prince An, but at the critical moment, Princess Fanggui blocked the attack.
Some people say that the person who assassinated Princess Fanggui was General Pingnan, who was sent by the Holy Emperor to suppress bandits in the south of the Yangtze River. He was also the nephew of Prince An, and he has been captured by Prince An.
Others say that the fire on the outskirts of Beijing was God's warning to the city that never sleeps. Heaven is unfair and the Holy Heart is not righteous, so it sent down divine fire to warn all living beings.
People in teahouses, restaurants, gambling houses, flower streets and willow alleys were all whispering to each other and talking about it.
The city that never sleeps is buzzing with noise everywhere.
Later, Prince An dressed in mourning clothes and moved the body of Princess Fanggui from Jinyi Villa to Prince An's Mansion.
In the center of the city where Jinyi Villa was located, there was no joy and laughter in the past. Everyone watched Prince An and the coffin behind him leave with solemn expressions.
Princess An and several princes in Fuling cried bitterly, and Prince An, who started the ceremony, also had a sad face.
Among the people watching, some began to cry in gratitude for Prince An's kindness and Concubine Fanggui's mercy.
Tears are contagious, and some people who had no feelings forcibly squeezed out a few tears in front of everyone, as if not crying at this time would be disrespectful to Princess Fanggui.
Weeping and crying, everyone was also infected by this sad atmosphere. It seemed that the person who died was not Princess Fanggui who was far away from their lives, but their own relatives.
It seems that not crying is abnormal.
When the coffin walked to the middle street, the leader opened the window upstairs and saw several gangsters on the street who often hang out in the center of the city, standing in the crowd and taking the lead in praising Concubine Fanggui's kind deeds.
Concubine Fanggui would give porridge and clothes every year during droughts and floods. This was a virtuous behavior commonly used by rich and noble families.
Their praise of thanksgiving is blameless.
But it would be funny if a gangster took the lead in telling this.
The leader frowned, and Li Ruo on the side asked: "Why is the leader worried, but there is something wrong?"
The leader said: "It's inappropriate, it's too inappropriate."
But he couldn't understand it either.
He knew that Gu Yu was hiding in Bafang Gambling House, and only Yin Sanye of Bafang Gambling House could control these gangsters.
What on earth does Gu Yu want to do?
What good can it do her to arouse the emotions of so many people now?
By specifying that it was Concubine Fanggui who came to assassinate Prince Xiaoyao, wouldn't that make the court more unjust?