"Swish, swish, swish!"
In the blink of an eye, more than ten people leaped in from outside.
Faced with the sudden appearance of so many people of unknown allegiance, Gu Sang remained calm and composed.
However, before she could begin to attack, someone unexpectedly spoke up.
"Miss Gu? Are you Miss Gu?"
Huh? It was a woman's voice?
Gu Sang cautiously looked towards the speaker, only to see her remove the black veil covering her face.
"Miss Gu, you might not know me, I'm—"
"Ge Qing!"
Gu Sang called out her name accurately.
Ge Qing was the captain of the female guard squad, a brave and outstanding person. The last time, Gu Sang had hidden behind a screen and followed Zhou Qichen, witnessing Ge Qing calmly stitching up wounds on soldiers' faces.
So, although she had never spoken to Ge Qing, she had left a deep impression on Gu Sang.
Ge Qing's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard that Gu Sang knew her.
"Miss Gu, you... you actually know me."
Seeing that they were the Elder Princess's people, Gu Sang turned off her electric baton.
"Yes, you performed very well. I was fortunate enough to witness you saving people. Very impressive."
After the compliment, Gu Sang changed the subject, asking with confusion, "What are you doing sneaking into the Imperial Palace in the middle of the night?"
Ge Qing pressed her lips together and said, "Miss Gu, Grandmother Gu has been found by the dog emperor. Just as we were about to successfully storm the city, he used her to threaten the Elder Princess to withdraw the troops."
"When the Elder Princess risked coming to rescue her at night, she fell into an ambush. We followed the traces left by the Elder Princess to come here and save them."
Gu Sang was shocked, but she couldn't show it on her face.
Captured by Pei Changying?
Wasn't Consort Li supposed to have sent her to Li...
She understood now.
They had been betrayed!
Gu Sang's brow twitched, unable to imagine how disappointed Consort Li would be if she were still alive and learned of this news. "The Elder Princess has also been brought to the Imperial Palace? So you're here to rescue them?"
"Then count me in. With me here, you'll have a better chance!"
Everyone around looked at Gu Sang with sparkling, admiring eyes. "Yes! With Miss Gu being so capable, we'll definitely be able to rescue Grandmother Gu and the Elder Princess."
Gu Sang turned her head to look outside and asked, "Did you come by lifeboat?"
Ge Qing nodded, "Miss Gu is so smart. We were at General Zhou's... Oh, General Zhou..."
"Swish, swish, swish—"
All eyes swept to the ground!
It was only then that everyone remembered Zhou Qichen was still lying on the ground.
Gu Sang also realized that the person she had stunned earlier was actually Zhou Qichen.
Fortunately, Zhou Qichen soon regained consciousness, and Gu Sang learned roughly what had happened from Ge Qing's explanation.
Immediately, Gu Sang joined them in infiltrating the Imperial Palace.
After all, Gu Sang had lived in the Imperial Palace for a while and was quite familiar with its layout.
Under Gu Sang's guidance, and with the special marks left by the Elder Princess, the group quickly found the badly injured Elder Princess in the Imperial prison.
"Sang Sang?" Despite her weak voice, the Elder Princess's surprise was evident.
"Don't worry, I'm here!" Gu Sang reassured her.
The Elder Princess raised her eyes tiredly, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I lost the gamble. Grandmother Gu is real, but Pei Changying didn't give me a chance to make contact."
"I thought by risking myself, I could pinpoint Grandmother Gu's location."
Gu Sang crouched down, taking out an anti-inflammatory medicine from her pocket and feeding it to the Elder Princess. She sighed, "Why go to such lengths for me? You're too badly hurt. Rest well, leave the rest to me."
The special forces Zhou Qichen brought were experts in stealth attacks, so the entire rescue operation was carried out silently, undetected by anyone.
However, after searching the entire Imperial prison, they couldn't find any trace of Grandmother Gu.
How could they search such a vast Imperial Palace?
Pei Changying was using Grandmother Gu as a protective charm, so he must have hidden her well. Unless they dug three feet into the ground...
Zhou Qichen asked with a worried expression, "Sang Sang, what should we do now? Should I have a few people escort the Elder Princess out first, while I accompany you to continue searching?"
But Gu Sang calmly analyzed, "No need, let's leave first!"
"Soldiers patrol here at regular intervals. If they discover the Elder Princess is missing, we'll be exposed!"
"Let's go, we're leaving now."
Zhou Qichen asked reluctantly, "What about Grandmother?"
Gu Sang's response was very rational, "Pei Changying is already using my grandmother as a shield. If he has any brains, he won't easily harm her."
"And he doesn't know I've already come to the ancient times. Let's go back and make plans."
Gu Sang's steps were quick, and as she spoke, she had already walked out of the Imperial prison.
Seeing the cold and calm demeanor of the woman's back, Zhou Qichen laughed bitterly in his heart, his eyes becoming somewhat dazed.
"Sang Sang, you're too rational!"
"So rational that it scares me!"
"So rational that it makes me want to retreat!"
At this moment, Zhou Qichen suddenly realized that he and Gu Sang might not be the same type of person. He had always admired Gu Sang's intelligence and wisdom.
But at the same time, he found her near-cold detachment terrifying.
How could someone be so rational, so rational that they didn't seem like a normal person?
She never stayed for anyone. In her world, love only occupied a tiny, tiny part, and the rest was all about herself.
Zhou Qichen quickly caught up with Gu Sang's steps. Under her guidance, they returned to the Palace of Exile even faster than they had come.
Just as they arrived at the Palace of Exile, they heard shouts from afar.
The night patrol soldiers had discovered the Elder Princess was missing!
"Quick, report to the Emperor."
"The Elder Princess has escaped!"
"......"
Outside, there was a lifeboat waiting. The group quickly got the Elder Princess aboard and then rowed towards the distance.
On the lifeboat, everyone took off their night clothes, revealing commoner's clothing underneath. Only Gu Sang was still wearing palace maid attire.
As dawn broke, the group came ashore. Zhou Qichen took the lead in puncturing and destroying the lifeboat on the spot.
Then, under Zhou Qichen's guidance, they arrived at a two-courtyard house where commoners lived.
"There are clothes inside. Gu Sang, you go in and change first."
"We've already bought this place, so it won't be searched for now."
Gu Sang went into the room to change clothes and came out. The Elder Princess had already been helped to bed by Ge Qing to rest.
Looking at the various wounds on the Elder Princess's body, Gu Sang first checked her temperature, then took out Yunnan Baiyao, medical alcohol, and other medicines from her backpack.
"I have medicines from the future here."
After teaching Ge Qing how to use these medicines, Gu Sang went out to talk with Zhou Qichen.
"You must leave here as soon as possible. It's not safe here, and it will eventually be searched," Gu Sang said.
Zhou Qichen nodded, "Yes, I've already contacted people. We can disguise ourselves as attendants and hide the Elder Princess in a carriage to leave."
"You take the Elder Princess away first. I still have things to do in the capital," Gu Sang said.
