Chapter 178 - 178 Showdown
178 Showdown
Help him? Xia Houqing’s eyes narrowed into fox eyes that shone with a dangerous cold light, as if he had heard an interesting joke.
“We Taoist doctors don’t only know some small tricks. I know all about talismans, divination, curses, and even physiognomy.” Gu Yanfei smiled and praised herself. She leaned slightly closer to Xia Houqing, who was on the other side of the stone table.
Placing one hand on the stone table and hiding the other under it, she said confidently, “From your physiognomy, you came from a noble family, but your fate is full of misfortune. Not only did your family fall apart and you were left alone at a young age, but you also encountered calamities.”
She wasn’t just reading his physiognomy. The hand hidden under the table was calculating rapidly…
The more she read, the more shocked she became, but she didn’t hesitate to tell him the result of her divination. With a casual attitude, she mercilessly reopened the other party’s scar.
These words caused a clear crack to appear in Xia Houqing’s frozen eyes.
Gu Yanfei continued without stopping, “When you were 14 years old, you escaped from the wolf’s den and entered the tiger’s den, pushing you into the 18 levels of hell.”
“Your most cherished relative died that day. Your beliefs were crushed, and you rose from the ashes that day…”
The smile on Xia Houqing’s face cracked.
There was extreme madness in his eyes and smile. Even the scarlet luck on his body extended its demonic claws like a ghost.
Suddenly, he raised his right hand, and his slender fingers attacked Gu Yanfei’s neck like lightning. He was beautiful and flirtatious, like a fatal red poplar.
Gu Yanfei, who was originally sitting leisurely, suddenly stood up and retreated. Behind her was a pavilion pillar, blocking her steps. The other party’s hand mercilessly pinched her soft neck.
That hand seemed to have never suffered. It was slender, beautiful, fair, noble, and delicate.
A smile appeared on Gu Yanfei’s lips, and a trace of starlight flashed in her black jade pupils. The short sword hidden in her cloak had already been unsheathed by the time she retreated. With a silver flash, the blade drew a crescent-shaped arc, brushed past his sleeve, and held firmly against his neck.
A palm-sized red silk cloth fell from Xia Houqing’s left sleeve and fluttered to the ground.
At first glance, it was as if there was an additional pool of bright red blood on the ground. It was a ghastly sight.
“My Lady!” Juan Bi, who was outside the pavilion, naturally saw this and screamed. She subconsciously wanted to step forward, but she was stopped again by the withered old man.
The old man’s eyes were as cold as ice. Without Young Master’s instructions, no one could go forward.
Time seemed to have stopped in the pavilion, and only the cold wind continued to howl.
The two of them remained in confrontational positions for a long time.
Xia Houqing did not seem to care about the short sword at his neck. His right hand tightened his grip on her neck slightly, and he looked straight at the girl, who was less than a foot away from him.
They were so close that they could see the little snowflakes on each other’s hair and eyelashes, and they were so close that they could see the slightest change in expression on each other’s faces.
Even though her neck was strangled, Gu Yanfei did not panic or feel fear at all. A casual smile even appeared on her face as she looked straight into his eyes.
His pupils were pitch-black and ink-like, without any impurities, like an abyss that wanted to swallow everything. Furthermore, there was no emotion in his eyes.
“Cough.” Gu Yanfei coughed lightly because of the pressure in her throat. She was still smiling, high-spirited and arrogant. “I can help you take down the State of Yue.”
“How is it? Is this deal worth the lives of the people in the manor?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Yanfei took the lead and put down the short sword on Xia Houqing’s neck to show her sincerity.
She stared deeply at Xia Houqing without blinking, her smile firm.
They stared at each other in silence.
It was as if a silent battle was taking place.
After a while, Gu Yanfei felt the pressure on her neck lighten. The hand strangling her slowly relaxed and finally retracted.
The other party’s deep and charming phoenix eyes looked at her deeply, from madness to measurement to calmness. Under the light, his black eyes flashed with interest, and his gaze darted to Gu Yanfei’s face.
The tense atmosphere in the pavilion was swept away.
Juan Bi finally heaved a sigh of relief. She patted her chest, and her shocked eyes lit up as she thought to herself, ‘Sure enough, everything is within my lady’s calculations! How could she be wrong when she said, “Don’t worry!”‘