The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 9 Gathering in Zhongdu
The slender hands are slightly cold, soft and boneless.

Gu Ping'an grabbed Mu Nianci's little hand, and with a little force, he lifted her to his side.

The girl landed steadily on the wall, her eyes slightly dazed as she looked at him.

Gu Ping'an was anxious to return and present himself before everyone, and hurriedly instructed, "I can see that you still have concerns in this palace, but it would be unwise to stay today. It would be better to leave the city first and look for a good opportunity another day."

Yang Tiexin showed reluctance and couldn't help but look back into the depths of the palace.

Seeing that he was really difficult to persuade, Gu Ping'an had no choice but to change his target.

"Miss Nianci, please listen to me."

"Sir, please speak!" Mu Nianci came back to her senses and nodded quickly when she saw that he was speaking seriously.

"There was quite a commotion in the palace tonight. I think something big has happened. Take your father to a small, inconspicuous, out-of-the-way inn to stay. Let's hide out for a few days and then make plans."

He knew very well that Yang Tiexin's heart was completely occupied with his wife at the moment and it was impossible for him to leave. He could only let him calm down for a few days to avoid any further accidents caused by his impulsive behavior.

"it is good!"

Mu Nianci readily agreed, and Gu Ping'an felt relieved and turned around to go back.

"Master Gu"

Before he could gather his strength to perform his lightness skills, he heard Mu Nianci calling out softly.

Gu Ping'an looked back blankly, but saw Mu Nianci lowering her eyes slightly, her eyelashes trembling, and one hand unconsciously pinching the corner of her clothes, as if she wanted to say something.

"Take care."

In the end, she only said this one sentence, and then she pulled her adoptive father over the palace wall and disappeared into the night.

Gu Ping'an was slightly startled, and watched the father and daughter disappear from his sight, then he quickly rushed towards the noisy place.

After following the sound for a while, they saw a bamboo fence. A man was pacing back and forth beside it, looking restless. It was the "Old Monster Shenxian" Liang Ziweng.

"Senior Shenxian, what are you doing?" Gu Ping'an stopped beside him and asked.

"Brother Gu is here too?" Liang Ziweng, thinking he was still in the hall bandaging his wounds, was taken aback for a moment, then angrily said, "That little thief not only stole the medicine, he also stole a valuable treasure from my room!"

"Since you knew he had escaped here, why didn't Shenxian continue to chase him?" Gu Ping'an deliberately took a step forward, pretending to rush in.

"You think I don't want to go in?"

Liang Ziweng thought he was eager to catch the thief, so he quickly pulled him back and pointed to the three small houses with black tiles and white walls in front of him to explain.

"This is the princess's residence. Wouldn't it be rude for us to barge in rashly? The young prince has already gone in to search. There's no point in us rushing. Let's just wait for a while."

While the two were talking, several other masters also rushed over after hearing the noise.

They all looked unhappy, probably because they couldn't find any trace of Huang Rong.

"I heard the voice of Shenxian. Could it be that he saw that beautiful girl?" Ouyang Ke asked hurriedly because he was worried about Huang Rong.

Liang Ziweng shook his head: "I'm chasing the thief who stole the medicine. I guess it's the kid named Guo from yesterday."

Before Ouyang Ke could say anything else, Wanyan Kang walked out of the house.

"Young prince, have you found that kid?" Liang Ziweng's mind was full of his precious blood of the spirit snake, and he couldn't wait to greet him.

Wanyan Kang frowned and shook his head, saying loudly, "The medicine thief is not here. Everyone, follow me to look for him somewhere else. Don't disturb my mother's rest."

Before they had gone far, Gu Ping'an discovered that he had pulled Liang Ziweng back again, most likely intending to launch a surprise attack.

He pretended not to know and continued to look for Huang Rong with everyone else. He was a little worried that she would not be able to wait for Guo Jing and would come back to cause trouble.

As for Guo Jing, there is no need to worry about him. This silly boy is lucky and has a long life, so he will not die.

As expected, the two returned shortly afterwards. Yang Tiexin had been persuaded to leave, and the princess had no one hiding in her room. She had no idea Guo Jing was hiding in the room, so the horse spear could not trick anyone into hiding this time.

Liang Ziweng turned every possible hiding place outside the house upside down, but didn't find anyone. He had to come back and continue searching for a needle in a haystack with everyone else.

Not long after, another personal soldier came to report to the young prince that the prison had been robbed.

Whether it was one sheep or two sheep, Wanyan Kang was indifferent to this and only told everyone to find one.

A group of masters and several teams of personal soldiers worked hard for most of the night, using lanterns and torches to illuminate the entire Prince Zhao's mansion as bright as day, but they found nothing.

Wanyan Honglie was afraid of causing a stir in the city, so he did not dare to order a city-wide search, and in the end the matter was left unresolved.

After searching the huge Prince Zhao's Mansion inside and out several times, all the masters were exhausted, except for Gu Ping'an who was slacking off the whole time. They went back to their rooms to rest.

When the palace returned to peace, Gu Ping'an was still a little worried about Yang Tiexin's impulsiveness, so he simply gave up sleep and quietly left the palace.

It was a stroke of luck that after searching a few shops, he found a small shop. Although it was shabby, it was brightly lit and obviously much busier than the previous ones.

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

As soon as this thought came to my mind, I saw a figure standing by the window. It was Mu Nianci who I had just sent away.

She was leaning there, staring in a daze in the direction of Prince Zhao's Mansion, when she suddenly saw Gu Ping'an coming towards her on the snow. She was obviously stunned for a moment, thinking that she was seeing things.

Gu Ping'an pushed the door open and looked into the hall.

This shop is really small, shabby and dirty everywhere.

There was no one behind the counter, and the shopkeeper was a lazy man. He just left the customers alone and went back to his room to sleep early.

The Yang Tiexin he was worried about was sitting at the table drinking, looking sad.

Not only him, there were several other people sitting in the hall, including three middle-aged Taoists, a blind man, a scholar, a horseman, a woodcutter, a merchant, a middle-aged woman, a silly boy, and Huang Rong, whom he had just met today.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong are the sixth of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan and the third of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen.

Oh boy! It's all here!

Gu Ping'an didn't expect such a coincidence to happen in the world and was almost scared.

There were footsteps on the stairs. It turned out to be Mu Nianci running down in a hurry.

"Mr. Gu?" There was a hint of surprise in her voice.

Everyone in the hall turned around and saw a young knight with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and an extraordinary demeanor. They all felt their eyes brighten, except Ke Zhenwu.

"Miss Mu, who is this young man?" Qiu Chuji asked.

Mu Nianci's face was filled with joy as she introduced, "Dear seniors, this is the Master Gu I mentioned earlier, the one who rescued my daughter and I from Prince Zhao's mansion."

As she spoke, Huang Rong beside her also exclaimed, "Huh?" She stood up and took a look around, then said coquettishly, "What a coincidence! Brother Jing, do you still remember the master from the palace who helped me escape today?"

"Of course." Guo Jing nodded innocently, "What's wrong?"

Huang Rong didn't think he was stupid, she raised her finger and pointed: "That's him!"

The three Quanzhen disciples and the six Jiangnan weirdos were all stunned.

The master from the palace who saved Yang Tiexin and his daughter and helped Huang Rong escape?

Everyone was puzzled, but the simple-minded Guo Jing reacted the fastest. He immediately clasped his hands together and bowed to the ground.

"Thank you for helping Rong'er. Guo Jing is very grateful!"

(End of this chapter)