Chapter 1992 - 1573: Instant Death by a Palm, Changsheng Begins to Doubt

As soon as she landed, Gu Changsheng widened her eyes and was dumbfounded...

Godfather’s Fourth Auntie Grandma, being a thief really requires stepping carefully, or else you’ll run into some unexpected situations!

Just like now...

Gu Changsheng’s eyes were tightly locked onto another pair of large eyes just a few feet ahead of her. Under the night sky, her little face twitched slightly...

And the owner of those big eyes was also startled by the person who suddenly appeared in front of them, taken aback and unable to comprehend what was happening!

As Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue hurriedly rushed to Gu Changsheng’s side, they stood still a few meters behind her without moving!

Because they saw Gu Changsheng and a huge dog, locked in a stare-down!

No kidding!

An actual dog!

And not an ordinary one!

God only knows, at this very moment, Gu Changsheng’s inner world was collapsing!

Noble estates, grand homes!

Do they really have to keep such high caliber guard dogs?

A Tibetan Mastiff!

This is a national protected animal, don’t you people know?

Using it as a guard dog is wasting its talents!

Even if using it as a guard dog is a waste, the real issue is, how are they supposed to feel about this little enterprise? It’s completely giving no chance, isn’t it?

"Umm... Brother Dog, can we talk this over..." Gu Changsheng woodenly raised one hand, ever so cautious, speaking gently, "How about you pretend you didn’t see us, all right?"

For heaven’s sake, Gu Changsheng showed she didn’t want to kill, had no interest in eating dog meat, so could they just act like they never ran into each other?

Gu Changsheng’s plan was initially good...

But the problem was, this dog couldn’t understand human language!

Even though this dog was a Tibetan Mastiff, pretty high-end, it was still just a dog!

So, looking at Gu Changsheng in front of it, the Tibetan Mastiff’s eyes were full of confusion and caution...

If anyone could translate a dog’s expressions, they would translate the Tibetan Mastiff’s look as, is this person nuts?

Actually, after Gu Changsheng spoke, she regretted it because she clearly saw the Tibetan Mastiff already had the posture for a ferocious bark!

Don’t ask Gu Changsheng how she knew the Tibetan Mastiff was about to bark. Anyway, she just knew it!

So, Gu Changsheng’s response was extremely swift. As the Tibetan Mastiff couldn’t stand the idiot in front and opened its mouth to bark, Gu Changsheng acted quickly with lightning speed!

Her body moved suddenly, and a precise hand chop struck the Tibetan Mastiff’s neck!

"Bang!"

Almost simultaneously, the fierce Tibetan Mastiff hit the ground!

The battle hadn’t even started, and it lost!

God knows the unsatisfied feeling of the Tibetan Mastiff!

However, Gu Changsheng looked at the state of the Tibetan Mastiff now and was slightly stunned, because she genuinely felt the vitality rapidly vanishing from the Tibetan Mastiff...

Looking dazedly at the hand she had struck with, Gu Changsheng quickly bent down, placed her hand under the Tibetan Mastiff’s nose to check its breaths...

"Dead...dead?"

Gu Changsheng looked up at her own evildoer and Shi Wujue with a face full of bewilderment...

Actually, she didn’t mean to kill the Tibetan Mastiff; she just didn’t want it to bark and ruin her plan. But, what Gu Changsheng didn’t expect was that with this hand chop, the Tibetan Mastiff died under her palm...

"Don’t worry, dogs have nine lives..." Zhou Mu naturally knew Gu Changsheng couldn’t control her power due to Divine Soul Injury, thus spoke comfortingly looking at her.

"You’re lying, cats are the ones with nine lives!" Gu Changsheng retorted blankly upon hearing this, still not fully understanding what just happened.

Why did she clearly use just enough force to knock the Tibetan Mastiff out, yet ended up taking its life?

Gazing, bewildered, at her own palm, Gu Changsheng’s emotions were quite complex...

"Don’t worry, dogs have strong vitality. Perhaps by the time we get the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp, the mastiff will revive!" Shi Wujue saw Gu Changsheng still had doubts, exchanged a glance with Zhou Mu, and quickly reassured.

Then, the two almost like-mindedly pulled the still somewhat incredulous Gu Changsheng toward the inner courtyard of the House of Jiu Yu...

However, as they turned the corner, Zhou Mu looked back and glanced at the already dead mastiff. At an angle that Gu Changsheng didn’t notice, a Spirit Body flashed out from Zhou Mu...

The Spirit Body walked to where the mastiff’s corpse lay, raised a palm, and a thick black miasma emitted from it, engulfing the mastiff’s corpse in almost an instant, swiftly consuming it as if the mastiff’s body never existed...

Gu Changsheng might not know, but Zhou Mu was absolutely certain that the mastiff was truly dead...

What is Gu Changsheng’s strength?

Even though there is a Divine Soul Injury, it doesn’t affect her strength, it only affects her control over it. Her single palm exerted far more force than she intended, which is the biggest hidden danger of Divine Soul Injury!

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue know this, but don’t want Gu Changsheng to fall into the worry of illness!

The Spirit Body’s return was so quick that even Gu Changsheng didn’t notice. The courtyard of the House of Jiu Yu, a noble family in Smelting City, was far beyond what Gu Changsheng imagined, although it lacked exquisite pavilions and towers, it was everywhere infused with copper and iron, fitting the architectural style of Smelting City, exuding an aura of inviolable majesty!

Gu Changsheng and her companions were not startled by the Copper Walls and Iron Ramparts, the three cautiously explored the House of Jiu Yu, looking for the place most likely to hide treasures, while carefully observing the surroundings...

Clearly, Gu Changsheng was somewhat absent-minded. At such a crucial moment of stealing into the house, she seemed a bit out of sorts, her face bewildered, occasionally glancing at her hand...

With this very hand, she had struck and killed the mastiff with a single hand chop...

Although her evildoer and Shi Wujue both comforted her, as a Doctor, Gu Changsheng’s sensitivity to the aura of life and death was far keener than the average person. She naturally knew that the mastiff’s breath was completely gone, dead beyond revival...

Yet, she truly didn’t intend to kill it; she merely wanted to knock it unconscious...

"Evildoer, Shi Wujue, is there something wrong with me?"

Gu Changsheng looked at her palm, absent-mindedly speaking, her face full of confusion as she looked at Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue.

"What’s wrong with you? You just have a Divine Soul Injury; everything will be fine once we get the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp!" Zhou Mu spoke warmly upon hearing her words.

"Are you hiding something from me?" Gu Changsheng blinked, staring at them, speaking confusedly, "Evildoer, Shi Wujue, how did the Divine Soul Injury happen? Did I forget something? Or do you two know but won’t tell me?"

Gu Changsheng stopped, lifting her head, her face showing a trace of bewilderment and seriousness as she stretched out her palm, continuing, "About the Divine Soul Injury, I originally didn’t care about it, but you both take it extremely seriously. So I hurt my chest, I can leap across roofs, yet a light palm strike killed the mastiff? Evildoer, Shi Wujue, I can’t control my strength anymore, right? Is this due to the Divine Soul Injury or because of the reasons for my injury?"

Gu Changsheng knew she wasn’t absent-minded, but regarding how she got injured, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue always remained tight-lipped. Now, she couldn’t control her strength, which compelled Gu Changsheng to reconsider the reasons for her injury and the Divine Soul Injury!

Things are definitely not as simple as she thought...

Her evildoer and Shi Wujue are definitely hiding some things from her!

Thinking about this, Gu Changsheng felt a twinge in her heart!

Her gaze toward Zhou Mu also became somewhat hurt...

Her evildoer would never deceive her!

Never would!

Yet, there are things she realizes are being hidden...

"Changsheng..." Zhou Mu looked at the little woman before him, taking in the hurt in her eyes, feeling an immediate pang in his heart, he didn’t want this either!

He truly didn’t want this!

But there are things he can’t say!

Saying them would harm her!

Now, thinking back to the Sixth Layer of the Star Innate Tower, meeting the shadow of Ta You, it was unbelievably his last meeting in life, and Ta You, before dying, repeatedly instructed not to let Gu Changsheng know about these things because she couldn’t bear them!

As for the reasons, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue don’t know!

All they know is that they will not do anything detrimental to Gu Changsheng, absolutely not!

"Changsheng, do you trust me?" Zhou Mu gently reached out, covering Gu Changsheng’s cheek, caressing softly, speaking warmly, his eyes deep as a Cold Pool, directly staring into Gu Changsheng’s eyes!

Four eyes met, Gu Changsheng instinctively nodded.

She trusts him!

In this world, now, she no longer has parents, except for little Meat Bun, she has no close kin anymore, those around her are all people she must protect, but only he can provide her that sense of safety, a strong arm to rely on without worry!

Besides him, Gu Changsheng doesn’t know who else she can wholeheartedly trust!

"Since you trust me, then don’t ask, don’t worry, everything will be fine!" Zhou Mu smiled at Gu Changsheng, softly curving his lips, a fleeting, limitless charm.

Feeling Zhou Mu’s hand temperature on her cheek, Gu Changsheng instinctively felt at ease, looking at him, she hesitantly asked, "Can I really not know?"