This time, he became even more convinced that the young master's disappearance was related to this kid!
After all, those who accompanied the young master out were all the top fighters from the household; how could ordinary people from the Itinerant World manage to take them all down?
He left town with great fanfare, just to lure this kid out, sending only four men to block the road ahead, wanting to ambush him from hiding, and they smeared slow-acting poison on the arrows, all to capture this kid alive. But he never anticipated that this kid would not only know martial arts but also Taoist techniques!
Even poisoned, he managed to escape!
Pu Yuntian clenched his teeth tightly, squeezing out a word through the gaps,
"Chase!"
But the servants following him were all clueless, and one dared to ask,
"Young Master, where... should we chase to?"
Pu Yuntian kicked out towards them, looked around and saw no trace of the thief, and then gnashed his teeth secretly, threw the knife in his hand away, calculated with his fingers for a bit, and finally pointed outside of the town,
"That direction!"
So they continued the pursuit with his group, leaving behind only a piece of clothing and a broken earthen jar discarded on the side. A green light shot out from beneath the jar, heading deep into the forest,
"Gu Shiyi, you'd better run fast!"
At that moment, Gu Shiyi was indeed sprinting into the wind,
"Master bless me! Master bless me!"
Gu Shiyi mentally exclaimed in relief, thankful for the many life-saving skills he had learned over the years from the Old Taoist Priest while mingling in the Itinerant World. Carrying the Spirit Talisman close to his body was one of them. He had sewn two Spirit Talismans into the lining of his inner garment: one was the Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell, and the other was a detoxification charm.
With the detoxification charm suppressing the poison temporarily, Gu Shiyi took the chance to rush out of town before the charm's effectiveness waned!
It was a matter of life and death. Gu Shiyi no longer cared about causing a sensation, he mustered a breath of true energy, moving as quickly as a galloping horse, kicking up dust along the imperial road as he ran. After running for two miles, he suddenly darted into a forest off the side, leaping and dashing through thick undergrowth, crossing a stream, and when he climbed a small slope, the detoxification charm lost its effect. Just as Gu Shiyi reached the top of the slope and looked down, he saw an imperial road not far below with a long caravan moving along. He felt his legs go weak, reached out to grasp a nearby tree for support, and felt the world spin before he staggered forward.
There was a gentle slope in front of her. With that fall, she rolled down the hillside, initially shielding her head with her arms, but after crashing heavily against a large rock, she heard a terrifying crack from her ribcage, vomited a mouthful of blood, and then blacked out...
When Gu Shiyi opened her eyes again, she saw a vast blue sky above,
"Ugh..."
With a pained groan, it took her a while to regain consciousness. She couldn't move her body and could only move her head with difficulty, looking around to find herself on a shaky horse cart, resting on something unbearably hard. Just then, someone heard her stir and peeked over,
"You're awake?"
Gu Shiyi gazed straight at him. It was a face covered with stubble, a bulbous nose, ruddy complexion, his speech tainted with the smell of alcohol. Gu Shiyi blinked and tried to speak, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. The man said,
"You've been poisoned and tumbled down the mountain, broke a rib, kid... your luck's tremendous, Sixth Master kindly saved you out of goodwill. Otherwise... you'd be wolf bait by tonight!"
"Ugh..."
Gu Shiyi moved her lips, wanting to speak again, but her insides ached terribly and her head throbbed painfully, her vision darkened, and she lost consciousness again...
When Gu Shiyi woke up, it was already dark. She laid on a large shared bed in an inn, with two men snoring like thunder on either side, and the overwhelming stench of stinky feet was enough to make anyone pass out. Gu Shiyi took one breath and fainted again...
When she regained consciousness next, she had been moved to a rattling carriage, without the stubbly Big Han by her side, but there was an old woman in coarse clothes instead. The old woman leaned over when she saw Gu Shiyi awaken,
"You're awake, do you feel a bit better?"
Gu Shiyi blinked and tried to speak, but her throat was dry,