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Chapter 255 Shadow 8's Sacrifice

Kageba pushed the tree with all his might, trying to create a path for everyone to survive.

Finally, through his efforts, the tree moved slightly, revealing a narrow passage.

"Run!" Shadow Eight shouted, his hands already burned, but he still persisted.

As everyone passed through the narrow passage one by one, when Gu Junze was about to pass as the last person, Ying Ba suddenly lost his strength, and the giant tree began to fall towards him.

"Shadow Eight!" Gu Junze reached out to pull him, but Ying Qing yanked him out of the danger zone.

The tree crashed down, crushing Kagehachi beneath it, and flames instantly engulfed his body.

Everyone finally escaped the fire, but the atmosphere was unusually heavy.

The death of Kageya left everyone speechless.

Gu Junze stood on the hillside, gazing at the still-burning forest in the distance, his eyes filled with pain and self-blame.

The Shadow Guard followed his mother through countless battles without a single casualty, yet he sacrificed his life in a wildfire while trying to save them.

"Does Yingba have any family?" Gu Junze asked in a low voice, his voice hoarse with grief.

Shadow One stepped forward and answered with a heavy heart, "Shadow Eight married a wife in the capital and has a three-year-old son."

Gu Junze closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them, his eyes were filled with determination.

“Shadow One,” Gu Junze said in a deep voice, “take Shadow Eight’s body back to the capital and give him a proper burial. Tell his family that I will take care of them for the rest of my life.”

Ying nodded in acceptance, tears welling in her eyes.

At the same time, inside the palace.

"Your Majesty, the imperial prison was broken into last night, and the Marquis of Anyang is dead," Chief Eunuch Ma Fuhai reported cautiously, his head bowed.

The Emperor simply gave a faint "hmm" and continued looking down at the memorial, seemingly unsurprised.

Ma Fuhai swallowed hard and continued, "Gu Cheng'an has also disappeared; he was rescued by thieves."

The Emperor paused, put down the memorial, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

Only his elder sister's former shadow guard could have silently infiltrated the prison and taken the person away.

"Summon Gu Junze," the Emperor said coldly.

Before long, the man impersonating Gu Junze was brought in by the Imperial Guards.

He intended to feign serious illness and be unable to get up, but the Imperial Guards lifted him up directly, leaving him no choice but to be brought before the Emperor.

The Emperor looked at the kneeling figure, whose face was exactly the same as Gu Junze's, but whose temperament was completely different from Gu Junze's.

The fake Gu Junze trembled and didn't even dare to lift his head.

"Bang!" The Emperor slammed his hand on the table.

"Tell me, where did Gu Junze go?"

"Your Majesty, Your ...

The emperor's anger intensified. How dare this person pretend?

"Drag him away and behead him!" the emperor waved his hand.

The fake Gu Junze was terrified and knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly: "Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! It was the Crown Prince who told me to pretend to be sick in bed. This servant knows nothing!"

The emperor's chest heaved violently, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Yes, Gu Junze cares so much about his wife, Chu Ruohan. How could he possibly stay put after she disappeared?

"Search for me! Turn the entire imperial city upside down and find Gu Junze!" the emperor ordered coldly.

"Yes!" The commander of the Imperial Guards turned to leave.

"Wait!" The Emperor called the man back. "Also, find Chu Ruohan!"

The commander of the Imperial Guards accepted the order and left.

The emperor pondered for a moment, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

"Go, arrest all members of the Chu family!" the Emperor said coldly. "As long as the Chu family is alive, I don't believe Gu Junze won't show up."

Deep in the mountains, there is a secluded village.

Chu Ruohan sat listlessly on the bed.

I didn't sleep well last night; the pain in my ankle kept me awake and asleep.

The guards outside would patrol every now and then, their footsteps echoing through the crack in the door, reminding her that this was a cage where she lacked nothing.

Gu Chengyan walked in carrying a food box. Seeing that she was awake, he smiled gently and said, "You're awake."

Chu Ruohan turned her face away, unwilling to look at him.

Gu Chengyan wasn't annoyed. He simply placed the food box on the table and carefully opened it. "I made this breakfast myself. Would you like to try it?"

"I won't eat it," Chu Ruohan said coldly.

"How can your foot injury heal if you don't eat?" Gu Chengyan's tone was still gentle, but it carried an undeniable insistence. "I still remember the osmanthus cake and millet porridge that you loved to eat in your past life."

Hearing this, Chu Ruohan felt even more disgusted and said directly, "My favorite food is chestnut cake."

Gu Chengyan paused slightly in his hand. "Isn't it osmanthus cake? I remember once the kitchen made osmanthus cake, and you ate a whole plate of it."

Chu Ruohan's tone was full of sarcasm, "That's because your mother, that vicious woman, abused me. I ate nothing but leftovers from the mansion. That plate of chestnut cake was the most precious food I had ever eaten in all those years."

Seeing Gu Chengyan's face turn pale, Chu Ruohan continued, "You'd better not mention things from your past life! I wish I could forget that experience!"

Gu Chengyan paused for a moment, then laughed self-deprecatingly, "That's true, those days were too hard for you."

He paused, then said, "But in this life I will make it up to you for everything."

Chu Ruohan sneered, "Why do you think I would forgive you? Gu Chengyan, let me tell you, even if you imprison me for the rest of my life, I will never have the slightest goodwill towards you!"

Gu Chengyan's eyes darkened, but he quickly regained his composure. "There's plenty of time, Han'er. We have all the time in the world."

Chu Ruohan turned her head away and stopped speaking. She knew that arguing with a madman was pointless.

Seeing that she ignored him, Gu Chengyan did not force her. He simply pushed the food box to the bedside and said, "Eat something. I'll come back later and show you around."

After saying that, he got up and left, his footsteps fading into the distance.

Looking at the exquisite food box, Chu Ruohan realized she was indeed a little hungry.

She hesitated for a moment, then opened the food box. A fragrant aroma wafted out, the sweet scent of osmanthus cake mixed with the delicate fragrance of millet porridge, making her involuntarily swallow.

"I need to conserve my strength so I'll have a chance to escape," Chu Ruohan reassured herself, picking up her bowl of porridge and beginning to eat.

After breakfast, Chu Ruohan tried to get out of bed and move around. Although her ankle was still aching slightly, she was able to walk with difficulty.

Gu Chengyan had mentioned last night that he would take her on a tour of the villa, which presented an opportunity for her.

Footsteps sounded outside the door. Chu Ruohan quickly returned to bed and pretended to rest.

The door was pushed open, and Gu Chengyan walked in, followed by a thin middle-aged man carrying a medicine box.

"This is the doctor, he'll take a look at your foot injury," Gu Chengyan introduced.

The doctor bowed respectfully to Chu Ruohan and then began to examine her ankle.

"It's nothing serious, just be careful not to exert yourself..."