561 The Secret About the Past 179 (2/2)
Shaking her head, An Xiaoning answered, ”Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but no, I'm not.”
Recalling what she said earlier, Tuoba Gucheng asked, ”Is your sixth sense really accurate?”
”Yes.” An Xiaoning raised her head to look at him and said, ”It's extremely spot on. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to tell you those things.”
”How should I punish you if what you said isn't true?”
”If it's true, how are you going to reward me? How about you stop forcing me to abort the fetus?” An Xiaoning questioned in response.
Although she did not know how much longer she would have to remain in the Autumn Palace before she could find out the truth about her mother, she did not wish to give up easily. Neither did she want to give up the child she was carrying.
”No, ask for something else,” he refused.
”Give me a day off then,” said An Xiaoning.
”Not within these two weeks.”
”…”
An Xiaoning was speechless.
”Can't you ask for money or a house or something similar?” he questioned in bewilderment. This was his first time encountering someone who did not ask for a monetary reward.
”Those are just material possessions to me. I don't care for them.”
”You're truly such a weirdo,” Tuoba Gucheng muttered under his breath.
”It can't be helped. I've gotten too used to being peculiar since a young age.”
”…”
Tuoba Gucheng had never encountered any bodyguards or servants who had the audacity to speak to him so freely without restrictions. Yet, she sounded casual and at ease when she spoke to him, seemingly treating him like an ordinary man for she did not appear to be afraid of him at all.
The point is… she was a hideous and unsightly woman with boorish mannerisms, despite having a killer figure!
To make matters worse, he even had a passionate night with such a woman before.
He felt aggrieved at the mere thought of it.
He could not feel any more wronged.
They did not see any other hikers along the way. However, an elderly man began to approach them slowly with a straw hat in hand when they covered a quarter of the distance.
Being sharp and vigilant, An Xiaoning hurried toward the front and scrutinized the elderly man.
But clearly, there was nothing suspicious about him.
Tuoba Danxue chuckled and said, ”Mu Ning, you're too paranoid and tensed up.”
An Xiaoning responded with a smile and did not say anything else.
They continued walking.
When they were halfway through the journey down, a man and a woman walked toward them, dressed in casual clothes and holding hands with each other. They were definitely a couple.
The couple was chatting merrily while walking, both donning sun hats.
To the rest of them, there was nothing particularly unusual about the couple.
However, their feet had caught An Xiaoning's attention.
There were soil stains on the bottom of the woven shoes they were wearing on their feet.
The path from the bottom of the mountain to where they were was all cemented. Besides, the soil on the mountains was of a different color.
An Xiaoning turned around to shoot Tuoba Gucheng a knowing glance, after which she stood in front of Tuoba Danxue when the couple approached.
The couple walked past them normally, showing no suspicious signs while An Xiaoning hurriedly followed behind them. Seemingly having realized that An Xiaoning was exceptionally vigilant, the couple continued to walk forward, hand in hand.
When they approached Byron, a black object appeared in the woman's left hand. An Xiaoning rushed forward immediately and kicked her hand, causing the woman to be thrown off balance by the sudden, unexpected attack. The gun in her hand immediately fell to the ground and fired off with a cackling sound.
Tuoba Gucheng immediately whipped his gun out to shoot the man.