How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

Mo Li bit her lower lip lightly. If she hadn’t been ambushed and her arm injured, these people would never have been able to catch up with her.

The chase lasted for more than ten minutes, with people chasing each other, and it seemed that only a dozen black shadows were left in the rainy night.

Gradually, due to excessive blood loss, Mo Li's movements gradually slowed down.

The footsteps in her ears became louder and more urgent.

A look of despair could not help but appear on Mo Li's pretty face, and she subconsciously fled to a place without realizing it.

Prime Minister's Mansion.

But she had no strength left at this moment, and her feet seemed to be filled with lead, becoming heavier and heavier.

She saw several dark shadows rushing to the front, and the dark shadows behind her surrounded her, preparing to capture her alive.

This little thief is so ignorant that he actually dared to steal into Prince Yu's mansion. Prince Yu ordered that this little thief must pay a heavy price!

Mo Li couldn't help but stop. She knew that she had no way to escape. If she was captured alive, her fate would not be good.

From the moment she vowed to be a chivalrous thief, she had already become indifferent to life and death.

She reached into her sleeve and secretly took out a dagger. Of course, her martial arts skills were no match for so many shadows present.

This dagger was for her to use to commit suicide.

Mo Li tightly grasped the dagger in her hand. At this moment, images kept flashing through her mind, appearing in her mind like a kaleidoscope.

She missed the warm days she had spent in the Prime Minister's Mansion, where she had no worries about food or shelter, and did not have to live in fear every day.

She really envied Tongxin for being able to stay in the Xiangguo Mansion forever, but she was different from Tongxin. She was a wild cat and the outside world was her world.

"Prince Yu has ordered that the person be brought back alive."

The leading black shadow said coldly, they formed a circle and slowly approached Mo Li.

"Goodbye, sir..."

Knowing that she couldn't escape, Mo Li raised the dagger and put it against her own neck. Rather than being captured alive, she would rather end her life herself.

At this moment, a flash of lightning once again streaked across the night sky, illuminating the darkness as bright as day.

The lightning dissipated like a flash in the pan.

At this moment, a man appeared in front of Mo Li. He put down the dagger in her hand with a big hand and said to her:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dozen black shadows pounced on him at the same time.

The blood dyed the rainy night red. At the man's feet, more than a dozen corpses lay in a pool of blood, washed away by the rain.

The man held a strange weapon in his hand. It was shaped like a whip, with four edges and no blades. Only a very strong person could wield it freely.

"Mo Li, everything is fine now."

The man put away the iron mace in his hand, and his eyes softened as he looked at the girl.

"Why is it you, Uncle Gu!"

Looking at the middle-aged man with stubble in front of him, Mo Li was a little surprised. This man was the coachman of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Uncle Gu.

But Mo Li knew his true identity. He was actually an old swordsman who had been hiding his real name in the Prime Minister's Mansion. He had extremely high martial arts skills and he took care of these killers in just a few moves.

Gu Mo turned around and looked at the thin-faced girl in black in front of him. As a father, he couldn't help but feel distressed.

It can be seen that she suffered a lot during the time she was away from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she has lost a lot of weight compared to before.

He looked at his daughter, opened his mouth, and hesitated to speak.

Gu Mo didn't dare to tell Mo Li the truth. He had too many enemies outside, and he didn't want to implicate her who was innocent, so he didn't dare to recognize her.

He thought for a moment, then extended his hand to Mo Li and said:

"Mo Li, come back with me to the Prime Minister's Mansion. The master also hopes that you can come back."

Facing Uncle Gu's invitation, Mo Li hesitated for a while, then shook his head and said to him:

"Uncle Gu, I don't want to go back."

"why?"

"Because...I don't belong there."

Mo Li lowered his head and said with a somewhat lost voice.

She lost her parents at a young age and lived in the underworld. She has been displaced all her life, swaying like duckweed. The so-called thief who travels around the world is nothing but self-deception.

It's like a wild stray cat. Even if you rescue it, it has already developed its wildness and can never integrate into the environment. The best destination for it is to release it back into the outside world.

After all, Mo Li was unable to integrate into the environment of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he escaped.

Sometimes she would think that if her relatives were still alive, maybe she could find her own place.

But the reality is, her parents died when she was born, and she has no relatives in this world.

"Uncle Gu, thank you for saving me, but I have to go."

Mo Li thanked Uncle Gu and prepared to leave.

"Wait, bandage the wound first."

Gu Mo called her, tore off his robe and bandaged her wound.

After doing all this, he felt in his pocket and found some small change. He put it in Li Qiye's hand and said to her:

"Take this change and go eat something. Don't starve yourself. If you suffer outside, come back. I... no, the master hopes you can come back."

Gu Mo touched his body a few times and took out a light blue necklace from his lapel. Looking at the necklace, he couldn't help but think of Yue'er again.

This was Yue'er's relic, which he also handed to Mo Li.

"Take this too. Don't sell it unless you have to. And then... live well with it."

Chapter 235: Mo Li was kidnapped

Mo Li looked at the necklace in her hand. She touched it a few times and for some reason she felt a very familiar feeling.

This necklace is obviously worth a lot of money. If she sells it, her future life will be guaranteed.

But Mo Li would not do that. She had been a gangster for so many years and had stolen countless treasures from wealthy businessmen, but she had never kept any for herself and distributed them all to the poor.

She also gradually realized a problem, that is, there are too many poor people in the world. No matter how hard she tries, no matter how much money she gives to the poor, it will soon flow back into the hands of the rich.

Then why has she insisted on robbing the rich and helping the poor for so many years?

Mo Li couldn't help but fall into confusion, but she still continued to be a gangster, because only in this way could she find the meaning of her life.

"Uncle Gu, thank you. You are really good to me. You always took care of me when I was in Xiangguo Mansion."

Mo Li did not accept the necklace, but returned it to the middle-aged man in front of him.

She couldn't help but sighed, looking a little lost, and said to Uncle Gu:

"I have always thought that if I could have a relative as powerful as Uncle Gu, I wouldn't have to worry about being bullied, because Uncle Gu would definitely protect me."

Mo Li's words were like a sharp knife piercing Gu Mo's heart, causing him to feel a sharp pain.

His daughter was clearly right in front of him, but he didn't dare to step forward to recognize her. Mo Li might not know that her current tragic experience was all caused by him.

If he had not been young and hot-headed, and had not made so many enemies in the underworld, he would not have ended up with his wife and children separated, and even his own daughter would not have dared to recognize him.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Gu Mo felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, and his eyes, which had experienced many vicissitudes of life, were filled with helplessness.

"Mo Li, please accept it. Just think of it as something you stole from me. This is a request I have, and I hope you can agree to it."

Gu Mo once again placed Yue'er's belongings in Li Qiye's hands, hoping that she could take them away.

After several refusals, Mo Li saw that Uncle Gu was determined to give her the necklace, and Uncle Gu had just saved her life, so she couldn't refuse him.

So she had no choice but to nod and put the necklace away.

"Then I'll take it, but I swear, no matter what happens, I will never sell it."

"No need to do that. If you have no choice, you can sell it and get some silver. Even Yue'er will feel relieved if she knows about it."

Gu Mo said in a deep voice.

"Uncle Gu, who is Yue'er?"

Mo Li couldn't help but ask curiously. From Uncle Gu's tone, it seemed that Yue'er was a very important person to him.

"Yue'er... was once my lover. This is her relic."

"Ah, is it really okay for you to give me such a precious thing?"

"It's okay, you can take it. It's useless for me to hold it anyway."

In the heavy rain, Gu Mo turned away and stopped looking at her.

"Uncle Gu, thank you."

Mo Li thanked him again, and the footsteps became farther and farther away.

Gu Mo couldn't help but turn around, only to see the petite figure gradually disappearing in the rainy night.

Looking at her gradually disappearing figure, Gu Mo couldn't help showing a trace of pain, not knowing whether it was tears or rain that slid down his face, and he said to himself:

"Li'er, please forgive me, this incompetent father. I failed to protect Yue'er back then, and now I don't even dare to recognize you. Please make sure you live well..."

Then, Gu Mo's figure disappeared in the rainy night.

……

After that, Gu Mo did not tell Xu Chengling about his encounter with Mo Li.

He had promised Mo Li that he would keep the secret for her and not let the master know that she had returned to the capital.

Seeing that Mo Li was still alive, although a little thinner than before, it also made Gu Mo feel a little relieved.

As usual, Gummer was feeding a few horses in the stable.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of breaking wind, which he dodged by turning his head.

Looking back, I saw an arrow nailed to a tree with a piece of paper tied to the arrow.

Gu Mo frowned slightly. Sending letters by flying arrows is a common trick used by people in the martial arts world.

He walked forward, took the note off the arrow, and opened it to read.

But soon, Gu Mo's face changed and he looked at the contents of the note in disbelief.

There were only two short sentences written on the note:

"She is in our hands. Don't tell anyone. Meet at the dilapidated temple in the eastern suburbs tonight."

"Gumo, your enemy!"

There were a few black hairs in the note, which looked like women's hair.

"Li'er!"

Gu Mo crumpled the note into a ball and clenched it tightly. It was obvious that the other party had kidnapped Mo Li!

However, he couldn't understand why after so many years, his enemy would suddenly come to him and kidnap Mo Li.

But soon, Gu Mo seemed to suddenly remember something, and he couldn't help but clenched his fists, his face full of guilt.

It was him who harmed Mo Li!

He gave Yue'er's belongings to Mo Li, and his enemy guessed Mo Li's identity through the necklace and kidnapped her.

If he hadn't insisted on giving the necklace to Mo Li, she wouldn't have been in trouble!

Thinking of this, Gu Mo suddenly felt regretful.

But the most urgent thing now is that he must rescue the kidnapped Mo Li. Even if he knows it is a trap, he must go.

So, according to the agreement with his enemy, Gu Mo left the Prime Minister's Mansion alone late at night.

He came to the place designated by his enemy, which was a dilapidated temple on the eastern outskirts of the capital.

Gu Mo came alone without any weapons, as he was worried that these enemies would harm Mo Li.

When we arrived at the dilapidated temple, it was brightly lit and we had no idea when it had been transformed into a hideout.