I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 378 - 294: Roleplay

Rong Heng thought of Su Xinyu, his gaze cold and calm.

Although the poison Su Xinyu ingested was deadly, she would die too quickly, so Rong Heng kindly helped her detoxify it, then... administered another kind.

This poison wouldn’t take her life immediately, but it would cause her vitality to visibly drain over time, and there was no antidote.

Gu Lan realized, "Is it the poison she gave your mother back then?"

Rong Heng was noncommittal.

Sending her to death in the same way she killed Xiao Ning years ago was far more satisfying than killing her swiftly with a knife.

A flicker of murderous intent flashed in Rong Heng’s eyes.

Moreover... Su Xinyu almost killed Gu Lan with her schemes.

"She won’t make it to Qingliang Temple," Rong Heng calculated the dosage and said calmly.

Such a person converting and taking refuge in Buddhism would be a desecration of the immortals and the Buddha.

Feeling Gu Lan’s silence behind him, Rong Heng asked, "She tried to kill you, do you not want her dead?"

Gu Lan: "You’re overthinking it; I just think dying like this is too easy for her."

The night was deep, and a shooting star streaked across the sky.

A moment later, they returned to the border of Mu City.

However, Guard Captain Wu Shao had already taken Empress Dowager Su and the guards a few miles back to Mu City, and the place was empty, with only the scent of blood lingering in the air.

The two then rushed to Mu City inn, where Wu Shao was inexplicably still awake. Seeing Young Master Gu return, he hurriedly came and knelt on the ground.

He said that the assassination of Empress Dowager had already been reported to the Capital City, but the Emperor had hurriedly sent a Holy Decree in the evening, stating that as long as the Empress Dowager was not dead, she should continue to proceed to Lu State.

This decree undoubtedly announced the death sentence for Empress Dowager Su.

The subsequent matters had nothing to do with Gu Lan; she just needed to return to the Capital City with the remaining imperial guard to report tomorrow.

Gu Lan could only sigh inwardly, marveling at how ruthless Rong Jing and Rong Qichun were to their own mother and grandmother.

As for why the City Guards of Mu City were half an hour late, Wu Shao explained that the governor’s precious son had kidnapped himself with a group of hooligan friends to extort money from his father, and the governor thought his son had truly been kidnapped by villains, so he ordered Wu Shao, the Guard Captain, to search the whole city, delaying some time.

Whether what he said was true or not still required further investigation.

After Wu Shao finished speaking, he looked at Rong Heng, who wore a mask and followed closely behind Gu Lan, awkwardly scratching his head:

"By the way, Young Master Gu, Mu City inn is small and simple, not having accommodated so many people, thus now there’s only, only one single room left for you. As for your brother Zishan, he will have to sleep with the other imperial guard brothers."

He noticed that this guard named Zishan was different from the others; not only was his martial arts exceptional, but he also knew medicine. If it hadn’t been for him, before the doctor arrived, the Empress Dowager might have died, and at that moment, all of them would have had to accompany her in death.

Even if it was an almost crippled Empress Dowager, if she died here, they would still be held responsible... As for whether the Empress Dowager would die of poisoning after leaving Mu City, Wu Shao didn’t actually care.

This masked man was undoubtedly a confidant arranged for Young Master Gu by the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, but the Empress Dowager’s guards and the imperial guard had already filled up the inn; he thought that since Zishan was Young Master Gu’s guard, he would definitely stay up at night, so there was no need to reserve a room for him.

However, even after he explained so many things, Young Master Gu didn’t ask Zishan to avoid anything.

This confidant seemed more important than he had imagined.

"He’s under my command; he’ll stay with me," Gu Lan didn’t think much of it, after all, it wasn’t like they hadn’t shared a bed before.

Wu Shao quickly said, "Alright."

Rong Heng’s eyes darkened slightly. He stepped forward, adopting the appearance of a loyal subordinate to Gu Lan: "So does Guard Captain Wu have anything else?"

Wu Shao: "No, but Young Master should remember to get up early tomorrow to farewell the Empress Dowager."

Rong Heng’s voice was icy, "Then why aren’t you retreating quickly?"

Wu Shao’s gaze wandered between Gu Lan and Rong Heng, recalling rumors about Young Master Gu, suddenly realizing: "Yes, this humble one will withdraw immediately! Immediately!"

Gu Lan raised her eyebrows, then took a step into the room, Rong Heng following closely.

The next moment, a sudden gust of wind came from behind.

Gu Lan was about to react, but upon realizing it was Rong Heng, she calmed down, allowing him to pin her against the door.

Rong Heng placed one hand on the wall beside her, while the other removed his mask.

At such close range, Gu Lan could clearly see Rong Heng’s handsome and fair face appearing before her, inch by inch.

For a moment, Young Master Gu’s eyes flashed with amazement.

"It’s late, would you like me to serve the Princely Heir?" He was quite satisfied with Gu Lan’s expression, asking softly, his breath gently falling on her brow, his lips curved into a smile.

Since returning to the Capital City, Rong Heng had mostly posed as Gu Lan’s subordinate; it was not unusual for the Marquis Mansion to assign a masked guard Death Warrior to Young Master Gu.

Now, the two’s statuses are such that one is the noble, untouchable Heir of Duke Dingyuan, and the other is a guard meant to hide in the shadows; yet, at this moment, the lowly guard was pinning her to the door, his gaze filled with undisguised emotion.

Damn, Gu Lan suddenly found it thrilling.

Such a sharp, handsome face, yet uttering such words.

"How would you serve? Rong Zichan, you are merely my subordinate, don’t overstep your bounds." Gu Lan instinctively said, her brows sharp, displaying an uninhibited demeanor.

Then, Rong Heng kissed her as he wished.

The temperature in the room seemed to rise.

Finally, when she was about to explode, Rong Heng stepped to the washroom’s door, turned back, and smiled slightly:

"Young Master Gu, you should bathe now."

Gu Lan swallowed, feeling as if Rong Heng were saying, "Elder Brother, it’s time to take your medicine."

But I must admit, Rong Heng now looked like a young man full of life and vigor.

Moreover... when he smiled, he looked really good!

She liked seeing him smile.

After supporting her waist and taking a bath, Gu Lan came out half an hour later.

"Restoring my identity is good," Gu Lan casually dried her scattered wet hair, sighing, "Do you know how sinful it is to make a girl finish a bath in ten minutes?"

The moonlight outside the window shone in, enveloping Gu Lan in a clean white robe, accentuating her wet, beautiful eyebrows, making Rong Heng’s heart tremble, and he silently turned his gaze away.

Hearing her words, Rong Heng recalled that Gu Lan’s bathing time was indeed fast before, probably to conceal her identity, even faster than ordinary men.

In fact, she was just a girl, and her bath would take an hour, adding petals to the tub.

For an ordinary girl, this would be the age to play the zither, adorn her hair, play with fish, and feed birds, but Gu Lan had to suppress her nature, act like a man, even stain her hands with blood, and go to battle.

A soft thorn seemed to prick Rong Heng’s heart, his dark eyes tinged with a hint of distress, and he spoke softly, "Come here."

Gu Lan duly walked up to him, and Rong Heng placed his hand onto her hair.

Gu Lan’s excitement began to show: "Are we role-playing something this time?"

Rong Heng: "?"

Is it him that’s off, or is it her?