The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 867

Chapter 867: The 399th Chapter: Liulang Protects His Wife (First Update)

Hai Dongqing was naturally fierce; despite often acting like a hen in Bishui Alley, once its true nature was unleashed, it turned back into a real hawk!

The man in black didn’t expect the arrow he shot to be caught by a hawk—what was going on?

Xiaojiu discarded the arrow in its claws and swiftly pounced towards the black-clothed archer, pecking out one of his eyes!

The man in black covered his bleeding eye and fell to the ground, howling in agony!

Gu Jiao heard the commotion behind her, hesitated for a moment, but didn’t dare to stay long; she ran straight ahead, almost from the southern edge of the woods to the northern edge.

Finally, exhausted, she sat down leaning against a large tree.

She gasped for air, her body sticky—she couldn’t tell if it was blood or sweat.

She was very thirsty, but sadly, she had no water on her nor was there a stream nearby, or maybe even if there was, she was too tired to move.

She was completely spent.

Xiaojiu fluttered its wings and landed on Gu Jiao’s shoulder, nuzzling her face with its beak.

Gu Jiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Do you still remember you’re a hawk?

Acting like a chicken is one thing, but now you’re even snuggling faces like Xiaoba; would you wag a tail if you had a flexible one?

Xiaojiu made a cooing sound from its throat, seemingly trying to express something, then it took flight.

When it returned, it had an egg in its mouth.

It gently placed the egg on the hem of Gu Jiao’s clothes, flew away after placing it, and brought back another egg when it returned.

This repeated several times until there were a total of eight eggs on the hem of Gu Jiao’s clothes.

It appeared that the eggs were not all from the same species, so just how many birds’ nests did this little one rob?

Probably the birds in the woods hadn’t expected to be robbed by a Hai Dongqing in the middle of the night.

Xiaojiu had a conscience, robbing only one egg from each nest.

They couldn’t start a fire here, or more precisely, Gu Jiao no longer had the strength to do so, and her body temperature was rapidly dropping; she was on the verge of shock.

Eating raw eggs had been no big deal in her previous life—she wasn’t that delicate or saintly. The law of the jungle was the rule of this world.

Apparently sensing she was too weak, Xiaojiu pecked a small hole in each egg with its beak.

Gu Jiao drank all the egg whites.

Xiaojiu used its wings to sweep the eggshells far away, then hopped into Gu Jiao’s arms, curling up and snuggling into her chest like Xiaoba to keep Gu Jiao warm.

Whether it was the egg whites taking effect or Xiaojiu’s contribution, Gu Jiao’s body temperature started to rise slowly, and her pale lips gradually gained some color.

"Coo!"

Xiaojiu made another cooing sound and looked up, watching warily toward the other end of the jungle.

Gu Jiao with astonishment: "You’re kidding, right? They’ve come after us again?"

She was certain that the previous group of assassins had been almost knocked unconscious by her, so was this a third wave?

Just how many assassins had that woman secretly raised?

Fortunately, she had recovered some strength and wouldn’t just sit and wait to die.

"Xiaojiu, let’s go!"

Xiaojiu soared into the sky, leading the way for her.

But the group still followed them.

There were eight in total.

Great, just great.

She had used up her Black Fire Beads.

She was done for.

However, the anticipated hunt didn’t happen. Just as the assassins charged at her, a tall and robust figure suddenly appeared from the other side of the woods, dressed in dark clothes, wearing a mask, and wielding a shimmering long sword.

It was a man with extraordinary martial skills; just by watching him take on eight assassins, it was evident how skilled he was.

Despite being outnumbered, he wasn’t at a disadvantage at all.

"Who is this person who can fight so well? Those are the Dragon Shadow Guards trained by Consort Jing, they’re only a step away from being true Dragon Shadow Guards..."

Rather than focusing on who this person was or why he helped her, Gu Jiao’s emphasis was admittedly askew.

Gu Jiao wouldn’t just trust someone because they started fighting the assassins; in such a situation, she would usually choose to make a quick escape.

But she quickly recognized a familiar presence about him.

The moves, the style, the aura...

It all resembled the Dragon Shadow Guard.

Gu Jiao had fought with the Dragon Shadow Guard before and had a strong impression of them; she was confident she wasn’t mistaken.