I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!

Chapter 449 - 328: Luring the Enemy into the Trap

Gu Lan’s heart skipped a beat, and she abruptly looked toward the door. By the moonlight, she saw a small figure standing outside the door.

It’s... Meiduo!

Gu Lan silently lit the lamp, and the orange light instantly enveloped the entire room. Thus, she saw Meiduo’s ruby-like bright eyes and slightly curly chestnut long hair through the small gap in the wooden window on the left side of the room.

"Master."

Indeed, it was her. The little girl’s voice was very light, so even in such a quiet environment, one had to listen carefully to hear it.

Her timbre was soft and gentle, with a hint of exotic intonation.

Gu Lan first glanced at the guards outside the courtyard. With her eyesight, she could see that the corners of the guards’ clothes at the courtyard gate were motionless — it’s midnight, so the guards must have fallen asleep.

The Inner Supervision hidden in the shadows was also quiet for some reason. Perhaps Meiduo really slipped in, and it happened not to be the imperial guard’s patrolling time.

Only then did Gu Lan ask, "How did you find me?"

She wasn’t surprised that Meiduo hadn’t been discovered by the guards.

She had noticed earlier that her nephew’s most cherished little daughter had extraordinary talent in doing things like being a killer or assassin. She learned the stealth skills Gu Lan taught her in just half a day with a strange ability that made her remain low-key and inconspicuous, even though her appearance was cute and pretty, with hair color unlike people from the Central Plains.

— Rong Yunhao, who studied with her, was eventually proven unfit for assassin-related matters, not to mention Xie Yun, who was a martial arts black hole and still can’t beat the less than ten-year-old Rong Yunhao.

Gu Lan had carefully deduced the reasons. Perhaps Rong Yunhao inherited the innate divine strength and martial arts talent of Rong Shuo, whereas Xie Yun’s character as a civil servant in the original book destined him to be the agile ladder-climber, Prime Minister Xie.

"The West Hall is very close to the Imperial Court. I heard the commotion Master made the night before last, so I kept observing the nearby situation. Then I discovered that Master’s side has tighter security, so I found you."

Meiduo explained with a smile, her eyes blinking brightly with a clear glow.

"You’ve worked hard, little Duoduo."

Gu Lan said with heartache. Although Meiduo lived near the West Hall, the Imperial Court had many palace buildings and houses. She was just a little girl. To find her this quickly must have been quite tiring.

The little girl looked at Gu Lan with big eyes, smiling ever so sweetly, passing the object in her hands through the small gap of less than one inch.

"It’s not tiring. I’m just satisfied to see Master. You must be hungry, right? These are sweets that Grandpa Chanyu gave to me. They’re delicious; brother, please eat."

Gu Lan accepted them, finding two pieces of Yunpian Cake.

She instinctively shook her head but then changed her tone, "Master isn’t hungry, you should — how about we share them, okay?"

Gu Lan initially wanted to return the pastry to the little girl, but before she could say it, Meiduo’s eyes instantly reddened.

Her reddish-brown eyes congealed, like plump pomegranate seeds, even more like a wronged little rabbit, seemingly about to cry if her goodwill was refused.

Gu Lan decisively changed her words, gently coaxing her little apprentice.

Meiduo’s talent reminded Gu Lan of her own childhood.

She was willing to teach her martial arts, willing to be her master, only wishing for her to protect herself, yet not wanting her to... experience the bloody events she had experienced.

In this world, there are too many unfortunate children, as she was once one of them. Therefore, she wanted to treat them gently.

If possible, she wished to protect them.

Meiduo, so small, still had to stand on tiptoes to reach the window, looking eagerly at Gu Lan with a shy smile.

The subtle lamp’s light shone on the master’s thin, fair face, and Meiduo felt that her master seemed to have gotten a bit thinner than before. Her complexion did not look too good, but Master was really beautiful, even more so than her mother...

Meiduo obediently received the pastry returned by Gu Lan, watching her take a bite of the Yunpian Cake, only then contentedly taking a bite herself.

"Delicious," Meiduo whispered. She took out an exquisite wrist-mounted crossbow she had been hiding in her sleeve, attempting to push it through the slit in the wooden bars, "Master, this is what you previously gave to Duoduo, I’m returning it to you."

"Keep it well." Gu Lan did not take it back.

The Yunpian Cake melted between her lips and teeth, sweet and soft. She remembered Zijin loved eating this kind of pastry.