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The Unstoppable Lady: Fortune Meets Power (Web Novel) - Chapter 1559: Father’s Protection 2
Chapter 1559: Father’s Protection 2
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Having said that, one person and one horse majestically departed!All that remained were five people and a feather-covered ground.
…
Gu Jiao had left the Military Camp. Ye Qing wasn’t there.
Oh?
Where is he?
“Over here!”
From a horse carriage not far away, someone waved at her.
“Young Master Jing?” Gu Jiao tilted her head curiously and rode over, “Why are you here?”
It seemed like the Duke Residence hadn’t participated in this selection process.
Young Master Jing said, “I’m here to pick you up! Were you looking for Ye Qing? I asked him to go back first, I’ll take you to the National Master Hall in a bit.”
Gu Jiao replied, “I don’t need you to take me, I can return by myself. However, why are you here to pick me up?”
Young Master Jing hummed, “Isn’t it because my big brother asked me to come? He initially wanted to come himself, but it’s dangerous here with swords and sabers flashing. In case he got hurt, that would be awful, so I said I’d come in his stead!”
Gu Jiao inquired, “Does the Duke have business with me?”
“You…” Young Master Jing was confused by Gu Jiao’s reaction, crossed his arms, and looked at her from the carriage window, “Shouldn’t you… go meet my big brother?”
“Hm?” Now it was Gu Jiao’s turn to be confused.
Young Master Jing said, “You used my brother’s son’s identity to participate in the selection, what do you think?”
The Duke Residence… Young Master?
Gu Jiao opened her pouch and took out the Token.
Upon examining it, it indeed had the character “Jing” engraved on it.
Young Master Jing saw Gu Jiao’s bewildered face and cleared his throat, asking, “You… didn’t know about this until now, did you?”
“Hmm.” Gu Jiao nodded blankly.
Young Master Jing: “…”
Gu Jiao put away the Token and asked Young Master Jing, “Why would the National Master seek out the Duke Residence? I thought your families weren’t on good terms?”
Young Master Jing sighed, “We aren’t, and my big brother initially intended to refuse. But when he heard it was you, he agreed. I really don’t know what’s so good about you, how you’ve so won my brother’s heart.”
Gu Jiao earnestly said, “It’s just that I’m very good.”
Young Master Jing once again: “…”
Since Gu Jiao used the identity of someone from the Duke Residence, it was only proper for her to meet the Duke.
However, she really hadn’t expected the National Master to choose the Duke Residence.
Young Master Jing, looking at the impressive Black Wind King, asked doubtfully, “Eh? Isn’t this the same horse that got its head battered and bleeding at the Xuanyuan Family last time? It looks quite spirited.”
Gu Jiao replied, “It will get more and more spirited in the future.”
Young Master Jing took Gu Jiao back to the Courtyard from their last visit.
The Duke sat in his wheelchair under the porch, silently gazing toward the gate, as if he had been eagerly awaiting Gu Jiao’s arrival.
His complexion appeared more rosy than last time, no longer the image of sickness.
According to Young Master Jing, his brother’s physical movements had become more agile, and he was writing more too.
Seeing Gu Jiao enter the Courtyard, the Duke’s eyes lit up, and the hands resting on the armrests of his wheelchair trembled slightly.
“Big brother, I’ve brought her here!” Young Master Jing walked in alongside Gu Jiao, placing himself in front of her.
The Duke frowned.
Make way!
Gu Jiao led Black Wind King in as well.
Black Wind King, having left its aggression outside, was taken by the servants to the stable to rest.
Young Master Jing went to feed the horses.
Gu Jiao approached the porch, where a chair had already been set before the Duke.
He gestured with his eyes for Gu Jiao to sit down.
“Duke, you seem to be in good spirits lately,” Gu Jiao commented, sitting down and looking at him.
Every time the Duke saw Gu Jiao, he seemed to experience a better recovery, which was truly miraculous.
With water-dipped fingertips, the Duke wrote on the armrest, “How, did, the, selection, go?”
Gu Jiao curled her lips slightly, “Advanced to the next round.”
Proudly, the Duke wrote, “Just, as, I, thought.”
Gu Jiao noted the strength in his finger movements; his recovery was indeed going well.
Looking at this familiar and amiable face, Gu Jiao asked, “Why did you agree to the National Master? I have many enemies.”
The Duke wrote on the armrest, “I, protect, you.”
A man confined to a wheelchair, a virtual invalid, was declaring he would protect an assassin.
An unfamiliar emotion flickered in the depths of Gu Jiao’s heart.
She didn’t know what it was.
It felt somewhat warm, a bit astringent, along with a faint pain.
This pain was not like that of a wound, and Gu Jiao didn’t quite understand it yet.
The Duke Residence continued to write, “I, have, something, for, you, push, me, inside.”
Gu Jiao pushed him toward the Study Room.
In fact, he hadn’t mentioned the Study Room.
But Gu Jiao just had the intuition he meant that place.
After entering the Study Room, the Duke fixed his gaze intently on a blue and white porcelain vase on the bookshelf.
Gu Jiao approached, raised her hand to touch the vase, and gave a gentle twist, revealing a secret door that swung open.
Gu Jiao pushed the Duke to the entrance.
At the armrest, he wrote, “The, item, is, inside, go, get, it.”
“Oh,” Gu Jiao responded and stepped into the Secret Room.
A red battle suit and a set of black Armor caught her eye.
Both the battle suit and the Armor were made of special materials, impervious to swords and guns, water and fire.
Gu Jiao stared at the red suit and black Armor in front of her for a long time without speaking.
The Duke, lifting his slightly trembling fingers, struggled to write, “This battle Armor was prepared by Yinyin’s grandfather for Yinyin. Sadly, Yinyin never had the chance to wear it; now I’m giving it to you.”
Battle suits and Armor are unisex, the right size means anyone can wear them.
Gu Jiao’s fingertips gently touched the cool black Armor.
The Duke had nearly exhausted his strength, with sweat appearing on his forehead. He continued to write, “Do, you, like, it?”
“I like it,” said Gu Jiao.
When Young Master Jing finished feeding the horses and came back, Gu Jiao was already clad in the battle suit and Armor, holding an icy, stern helmet in her arms.
Young Master Jing’s steps halted instantly.
He had known about the Duke’s intention to give away the Armor, and he initially opposed it, since it belonged to Yinyin; he did not approve of giving it away. If the Duke really wanted to give away Armor, he could just as well buy a new set.
But upon seeing Gu Jiao, standing proud and heroic in her red suit and black Armor before him, Young Master Jing suddenly felt an illusion in his heart.
It was as if these items had always belonged to her.
After years of being sealed away, they finally awaited their true master, and she reclaimed her battle suit and black Armor.
