Chapter 837 The Marquis of Xuanping Has Arrived (First Update)

Gu Jiao was too tired. As she was thinking, her eyelids drooped, and she fell asleep on the small table in front of her.

For ventilation, her tent flap was open, and two cavalrymen guarded the entrance.

A cavalryman from the vanguard was passing by when he glanced inside and then stopped.

Then, two, three, four...

Unbeknownst to Gu Jiao, the doorway was crowded with a bunch of curious heads.

"The young commander is drooling..."

"The young commander is frowning..."

"He even wrinkled his nose..."

"Keep your voice down..."

Gu Jiao lay on the table, her tender little cheeks pressed together, her mouth slightly open, and a table full of glistening drool.

Gu Jiao, who had studied Wang Man for so many days and finally mastered the essence of his art, was completely unaware that her image as a high-ranking official had completely collapsed in a single day.

"Hey, hey, don't push me, I can't see..." a cavalryman muttered as he was being pushed out.

More and more people gathered to watch.

Everyone wanted to see the young commander-in-chief sleeping.

It's strange, they're grown men, why would they like to watch another grown man?

In terms of looks, Mu Qingchen is more handsome and dashing, after all, he is the number one young master of Shengdu, and he truly deserves the title.

But they didn't like staring at Mu Qingchen.

"What are you doing? What happened?"

When Master Hu, who had just come from the kitchen, saw that the doorway was surrounded by layers of people, he was startled and thought that something serious had happened in the commander's tent.

He asked aloud.

Unfortunately, no one paid him any attention.

He nudged the cavalryman at the very back of the line: "Hey, what's up?"

The cavalryman didn't turn around, but instead brushed his hand away: "Shut up! Get out of the way!"

Master Hu's eyes widened, and he gasped.

How dare you talk like that, brat? Who do you want to get out of the way? I'm your Uncle Hu!

I am no longer that nameless, unappreciated, and sidelined advisor; I am now Commander Xiao's most important confidant! I have followed my lord across the country, conquering all corners of the land!

I have a very high status!

Master Hu was furious. He raised his hand, jumped up, and slapped the cavalryman across the back of the head: "Insolence!"

The cavalryman turned around and saw that the person who came was none other than Master Hu. He shrank back and pinched his companion's buttocks.

His companion slapped his hand away: "What are you doing! I'm looking at the young commander!"

"Ahem!" He coughed lightly and heavily.

All the cavalrymen turned around in unison, glaring angrily, and whispered in unison, "Shut up!"

You woke up the young commander!

Then they saw Master Hu, whose face was gloomy.

After standing there awkwardly for three seconds, everyone scattered in a flurry!

Master Hu caught none of them and gritted his teeth in anger: "A bunch of little brats!"

He stormed into the tent.

Upon seeing Gu Jiao slumped over the table, he couldn't help but clutch his chest.

No way?

What an amazing little commander...

So cute!

Gu Jiao slept until the afternoon.

Master Hu lowered the tent curtain, just in case those little rascals saw the little commander's chubby little face again.

After waking up, Gu Jiao casually wiped the corner of her mouth, as if nothing had happened.

I'm not embarrassed; it's others who are embarrassed.

Hu, the clerk, chuckled awkwardly, "Sir, it's still early. Why don't you go and rest for a while longer?"

"No, thank you." Gu Jiao rubbed her sore neck. "How's the situation in the city?"

Master Hu said, "Everything is fine, sir, please rest assured."

Thinking of something, Gu Jiao asked, "Does Quyang City have a city lord?"

Master Hu had already found out all this information. He said, "The old city lord was a member of the Nangong family. After the head of the Nangong family came, he became the city lord himself. When he left, he took the old city lord with him."

Gu Jiao nodded and said, "We need to find a new city lord and restore order to the city."

Hu Shiye hurriedly replied, "I will keep an eye on it. Oh, by the way, sir, while you were resting just now, the medic from the wounded soldiers' camp came by and said that Chang Wei has woken up."

Gu Jiao was surprised: "Hmm, so fast. The vitality is good. I'll go take a look."

Looking at his thin frame, Master Hu couldn't help but blurt out, "Eat first, then go!"

That's the tone of a parent scolding their own child!

Gu Jiao, who had already stood up, gave Master Hu a strange look.

Only then did Master Hu realize what he had said in his haste. He trembled with fear and lowered his head, saying, "I... I meant... you haven't eaten all day, and Chang Wei doesn't seem to be in a hurry. He won't die anytime soon anyway, so why don't you eat something before you go, sir..."

Please don't punish me! I've finally made it this far, don't make me sit on the sidelines again...

"Oh, okay."

Gu Jiao sat back down on the cushion.

Master Hu, still shaken, clutched his chest, nearly thinking he was going to die...

Gu Jiao's meal was simple: two steamed buns and a dish of pickles. Today, the reserve battalion slaughtered a pig and made braised pork with cabbage for the soldiers. Master Hu also saved a bowl for Gu Jiao.

The war had taken its toll, and Gu Jiao's appetite had increased. She devoured all the food on the table, leaving Master Hu speechless.

Gu Jiao went to the wounded soldiers' camp.

Chang Wei's situation was special, and there was a possibility of a counterattack. He was placed in a separate wounded soldiers' camp, guarded by two Black Wind Cavalrymen.

When Gu Jiao entered, a physician's attendant was feeding him porridge.

He turned his face away in refusal, leaving his attendant in a difficult position.

"You may leave," Gu Jiao said to her attendant.

"Yes." The attendant put down the bowl of porridge and left.

Gu Jiao came to the bedside and looked at Chang Wei indifferently: "You woke up quite quickly."

Chang Wei turned his head and looked coldly at Gu Jiao. His pale lips uttered a weak but forceful voice: "Kill me or torture me as you please, but don't even think about anything else."

Gu Jiao put her hands behind her back, raised an eyebrow, and said, "I'm curious, why are you so loyal to the Nangong family? They are rebels against the imperial court, don't you care at all?"

Chang Wei said coldly, "Stop spouting nonsense here. It's not certain who the rebels are yet. If the ruler is unrighteous, we naturally have no need to serve him anymore."

Oh, my king, look at the mess you've made!

Gu Jiao said, "The king is unrighteous, but does that mean the Nangong family is righteous? How much do you know about the matter of framing the Xuanyuan family back then? Yes, the king had the intention to kill the Xuanyuan family, and he discarded them after they had served their purpose, so he is not worth your service. But do you think the Nangong family is any good? If the Nangong family hadn't joined forces with the Han family to betray the Xuanyuan clan, how could the court have possibly wiped out the Xuanyuan clan with its limited military strength?"

Chang Wei scoffed, "You think I'll believe your nonsense?"

Gu Jiao then asked, "I'll only ask you one question: if the Nangong family were to collude with the enemy and betray the country, would you still be willing to remain loyal to them?"

Chang Wei turned his face away: "This is none of your business!"

This is an act of avoidance.

It seems that Chang Wei served the Nangong family not only because the Nangong family had shown him kindness, but also because of his dissatisfaction with the cruelty and inhumanity of the king.

However, he did not seem to have any intention of colluding with the enemy or betraying the country, nor did he know that the Nangong family had a plan to collude with the Liang Kingdom.

It's too late to find evidence now.

She only had three days to convince Chang Wei.

If Chang Wei still refuses to fight the enemy with her three days later, then Quyang City is very likely to fall.

...

Southern part of the Yan Kingdom.

In order to reach Chishui Pass as quickly as possible, Duke Anguo and his aunt chose to travel by water after leaving Hu City.

Wang Xu accompanied them, and they boarded a naval warship at the yamen port.

If all goes well, they will arrive at Chishui Pass within five days.

My aunt was clearly not satisfied with this progress.

She was so worried about Jiaojiao.

She must have endured countless hardships, fought countless battles, shed countless blood, and suffered countless injuries all by herself on the border!

"Is there a shortcut?" she asked.

The old chief priest asked the question in the Yan language.

Wang Xu already knew that these were distinguished guests from the Duke's mansion. He politely cupped his hands and said, "Yes, there is, but it's a bit risky. That area doesn't belong to the Yan Kingdom's waters, and we almost never travel through there."

The old master immediately understood when his aunt glanced at him, and continued to ask Wang Xu in the Yan language, "How fast can it be to go that way?"

“It will take two days,” Wang Xu said.

“Let’s take that road!” my aunt said decisively.

Wang Xu looked at the Duke of Anguo opposite him.

Duke Anguo wrote: "Agreed."

He shared the same concern for Gu Jiao as his aunt. Three days might not seem like much in peaceful areas, but in the war-torn borderlands, it meant the lives of tens of thousands.

The Duke of Anguo was an imperial envoy, and Wang Xu had no choice but to listen to him on important matters.

He said reluctantly, "But don't regret it if anything happens on the way."

Wang Xu's jinx came true that very afternoon when they took the shortcut, as their three warships were surrounded by a group of pirates.

The pirates were all tall, strong, and incredibly brave; the crew on the warships were almost powerless against these formidable pirates.

Finally, the pirates broke through the warship's blockade and boarded the ship carrying Duke Anguo and his entourage.

The pirate leader raised his scimitar: "Brothers! Charge! Slaughter all their men! Rob all their women! Capture all their children!"

This man was seven feet tall, with a robust physique and a powerful aura. He wore a small cloth cover over his right eye, and everyone immediately thought of the pirate One-Eyed Dragon.

He himself did not make a move, but one of his pirates was extremely fast and skilled in martial arts. He knocked down two or three of them with one punch, and before long, all the guards in Class A were thrown into the sea by the pirate.

Wang Xu drew his longsword and slashed at the little pirate's back.

Before he could even touch the little pirate, the little pirate turned around and stomped down, pinning him to the ground!

Wang Xu lay on the deck, coughing up blood: "...Are even pirates this skilled in martial arts now?"

The little pirate dealt with all the guards.

The pirate leader smirked as he approached Wang Xu and said in broken Yan language, "Robbery! Hand over the gold!"

The little pirate stepped on Wang Xu's face expressionlessly.

Wang Xu gritted his teeth and said, "I... I'd rather die... than hand it over..."

"Still being stubborn." The pirate leader casually pointed to the room where his aunt and her group were, and said arrogantly, "Then I have no choice but to kill them all!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

A round little head peeked out from the side room.

The owner of the little head looked at the pirate leader and blinked his big eyes: "Little chicken monkey!"

Does Little Chicken and Monkey have monthly passes?

(End of this chapter)