Once a person consumes opium poppy, they will slowly become addicted, and eventually sink into desires and die.
With Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country's cruel temperament, one day she will surely kill him. He has a family and children to support, and his wife is still an inexperienced person.
If he dies, who will take care of her?
It's better for him to take the initiative to attack, rather than sit and wait for death. It's still better if others die instead of himself.
Your Majesty, please be merciful!
Crouching on the roof, Gu Shan watched as the fat Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country ceaselessly whipped the palace maids around her with a whip.
With each whip, wounds would appear on the maids' bodies. Not until the fat Female Emperor grew tired and threw away her whip, the palace maid who had collapsed on the ground was already soaked in a pool of blood.
This palace maid had a eight or nine out of ten chance that she wouldn't make it.
Seeing this, the killing intent in Gu Shan's eyes could no longer be contained.
That old woman inside, how many has she killed? Each person in his 18th floor has a blood feud with her!
The 18th floor built on the ground has stairs leading up step by step. Then what about the 18 floors built underground?
That's 18 floors of hell!
The so many living dead in the 18th floor, they were all gifted by her. This blood feud will surely be avenged by him sooner or later!
Forcibly suppressing the killing intent in his eyes, Gu Shan took out a silver needle as thin as a cattle's hair and shot it straight towards the fat body.
Because the force was exquisitely precise, after Gu Shan's silver needle shot into Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country's body, she was still cursing her palace maids around her. After the cursing, she ordered the court ladies to put up notices in the commonfolk, to find her a highly skilled imperial physician.
As long as they could find a good doctor, then that useless old imperial physician Sun should be put to death.
None of the cheap breeds that saw her make a fool of herself could live.
Under Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country's sinister gaze, all the palace maids in the palace were now trembling with fear as they stood.
Fearing that they might accidentally provoke the Female Emperor's anger, their lives would have to be accounted for tonight.
After shooting the poison needle into Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country's body, Gu Shan put the tile he had lifted back into place. When he turned his head, his icy cold gaze stared at the attendant standing in the corner.
That attendant, he should be called Sanbao right?
When Sanbao Eunuch's gaze met Gu Shan's, his expression was calm, only faintly smiling. But his hands tucked in his sleeves were clenched tightly.
If he didn't clench them tightly, he couldn't control his shaking hands.
Gu Shan took a look at the calm-looking Sanbao Eunuch, originally wanting to make a move to kill him, but considering that the secret guards had brought news about him today, there was a high chance that this Sanbao was a spy Lord Han Ye had placed by Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country's side, so he promptly withdrew his hand.
Lord Han Ye's people were their own people.
Their own people, he could not harm.
Meaningfully taking another look at Sanbao Eunuch standing in the corner, Gu Shan brought his attendants with him as he turned and flew towards the other side of the imperial lodge.
After Gu Shan left, Sanbao Eunuch standing in the corner involuntarily let out a long sigh of relief.
Oh heavens! Lord Han Ye was still afraid that Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country would discover that killer demon Gu Shan, so he sent him to help.
Just now he had only exchanged a glance with the demon lord, and he already felt that his back was drenched in cold sweat.
Feeling the cold sweat continuously seeping from his palm, Sanbao Eunuch couldn't help using his clothes to wipe his hands.
He also didn't know what was good about that ice-cold demon lord that his Princess Mingzhu had taken a liking to. That cold, what was there to like?
His gaze was as cold as an ice slab. If gazes could kill people, he would have been killed by the demon lord's gaze just now.
A person that cold standing by Princess Mingzhu's side, it would simply be like having a natural ice slab. When the time came Princess would have to wear more layers when standing beside him.
He had also heard others say, people with cold expressions were definitely heartless monsters.
Flying to the other side of the imperial lodge, Gu Shan came to Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country's treasury through the marks left behind by the secret guards, now familiar with the route.
After Gu Shan sneaked into the treasury and saw the piles of gold, silver and precious treasures, a trace of smile flashed through his eyes.
His little girl liked these gold and silver items the most.
Since his little girl liked them, then he would take all these things from the treasury back as gifts to please her.
Now Zaozao was the future empress of Han Country already, these gold, silver and treasures could also lend her some aid to successfully ascend Fengshuo Country's throne.
"Master!"
"Send people to move all of these to Han Country. Remember, under Princess Mingzhu's name, to Han Country. If anyone asks, just say it's a congratulatory gift I'm giving her."
"Yes!"
Gu Shan watched as the secret guards silently moved the items, then he walked towards the inside of the treasury alone.
The most important reason he had come to Fengshuo Country's treasury this time was because he had heard that Fengshuo Country Female Emperor's treasury contained a piece of thin as cicada's wings soft armor.
Zaozao didn't know any martial arts. With this knife and spear-proof soft armor, it could help protect her if she encountered any danger in the future.
After Gu Shan walked a few steps into the treasury and saw the box containing several night pearls, he reflexively stashed them into the bag by his side.
These pearls were big and bright, Zaozao would definitely like them. Her eyes couldn't see at night, so putting more night pearls in his little girl's room, she would certainly be happy.
Right now Zaozao was still using that broken toxic bead from Xiao Taohua, he would definitely have to exchange that useless toxic bead back later when he returned.
A broken toxic bead that didn't glow, what was fun about it?
After Gu Shan finished packing the night pearls, he turned around and saw a box of exquisite jewelry. His little girl had grown thinner now, and also prettier.
Little girls liked these colorful little trinkets.
Mn. He should also bring these pieces of jewelry back for Zaozao. His little girl would definitely look good wearing colorful jewelry.
Gu Shan walked forward a few more steps and saw the precious medicinal ingredients sealed in boxes. After thinking for a moment, he still packed them into his bag.
Bringing these medicinal ingredients back for Ji Fantian to make into little pills, letting Zaozao carry them on her, just in case they came in handy!
And so before Gu Shan could find the soft armor in the treasury, he had been walking and stopping intermittently, and the large sack on him was now filled to the brim.
"Master, do you want me to carry that for you?"
"No need, you guys keep moving the things. I'll carry these myself."
Gu Shan stood guard from high ground, watching as the assassins from 18th floor emptied out Female Emperor of Fengshuo Country's treasury, only then was he relieved to heave the sack by his side and dart back towards the border city.
Zaozao would definitely be happy seeing these things later.
When Gu Shan secretly returned to the border city and snuck into Lin Zaozao's room, what he saw was an empty room.
He pondered, put down the sack in his hands, then turned and darted to Ji Fantian's room.
In Ji Fantian's room, Gu Shan looked at the empty room, his eyes filled with puzzlement.
Where did Zaozao go in the middle of the night?
But he had just exited Ji Fantian's room when he bumped right into Dashan carrying a huge sword.
"Demon Lord, who are you looking for?"
"Looking for Zaozao. Where is she?"
"Oh! In Young Prison Master's room."
Dashan's voice had just fallen when Gu Shan streaked over to Xiao Taohua's room like a gust of wind.
When Gu Shan saw the peacefully sleeping Lin Zaozao flanked on both sides by Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian lying flat, his gaze turned cold as he directly took out two flying daggers and shot them at Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian's foreheads.
When the flying daggers were about to hit Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian's foreheads, they promptly awoke and caught the flying daggers in their hands.
"Gu Shan, what are you doing?"
Xiao Taohua asked in a low angry voice.
Gu Shan looked at the anger on Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian's faces, and didn't say anything. Instead, he strode straight to the bedside.
Looking at the soundly sleeping Lin Zaozao, he gently used his hand to wipe away the drool by the corner of her mouth, then carried her in his arms.
His leg had recovered. Now, he could also easily carry his little girl in his arms.
In contrast to the excitement on Gu Shan's face, Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian's faces had darkened into one piece.
"Gu Shan, Zaozao is already asleep again, put her down."
Ji Fantian said in a low voice.
"No, she's mine, I won't let her go."
Gu Shan glared at Ji Fantian, turned around and walked out with Lin Zaozao in his arms.
"Gu Shan!"
Xiao Taohua said softly.
But the only answer he got was the cold back of Gu Shan's head.
Gu Shan took Lin Zaozao back to her room. When he carefully put Lin Zaozao on the bed, his eyes were full of delight.
"Zaozao, I'm alive and back. Now with the National Teacher guiding me in secret, I think I probably won't die anymore.
Zaozao, after I've rescued all the children from Purgatory Valley, I'll take Eighteen Floors into hiding and never do such dangerous work again."
Gu Shan put his head next to Lin Zaozao's pillow and whispered tenderly.
"Gu Shan!"
Hearing the voice in his ear, Gu Shan turned his head to see Lin Zaozao's clear eyes.
"Gu Shan, is it really you? You're back?"
Lin Zaozao pushed away Gu Shan's skull mask and asked in surprise.
"Zaozao, it's me, I'm alive and back."
