Chapter 208: Gu Yanjiu’s Choice
After a long silence, Gu Yanjiu asked, "What if I can help Eldest Young Master Xiao realize your dream? Are you willing to help me kill Qi Liju?"
Xiao Shao raised his eyes, looked at Gu Yanjiu, smiled slightly, and said, "If County Princess Cang Le can really help me realize that impossible dream, then I will kill Qi Liju for you. It’s just... I’m not the kind of person who can easily trust others based solely on their words. Before we talk about anything else, shouldn’t County Princess Chang Le give me something to show your sincerity?"
Gu Yanjiu tightly held the treasure map in her hand. She is considering whether to give Xiao Shao the map or not. If she gave him the map and he backed out, then she really had nothing left that could be used to avenge her parents. But if she doesn’t give the map to Xiao Shao, then her vengeance will be over before it begins.
Looking at her expression, Xiao Shao didn’t say anything, but turned to look at Xu Xiang. Unlike his indifference towards Gu Yanjiu, when he looked at Xu Xiang, his expressions became gentler.
Seeing her frowning, he asked, "Miss Xu, is there something that is troubling you?"
Xu Xiang came back to her senses and looked at him. Because of their height difference, she needs to look up when speaking with Xiao Shao. Seeing the sun shine from his back, she suddenly remembered the scene of the northern frontier soldiers of Shang Empire seeing him off.
At that time, she felt that he had the aura of a monarch. But at this moment, after listening to the conversation between him and Gu Yanjiu, the fleeting feeling in the past became even stronger.
’Maybe... He can help me save this world. If I make him the only ruler, can he change the destiny of this world?’
Seeing her staring at him in a daze, Xiao Shao touched his face, smiled at her and asked, "Is there something on my face?"