"We dare not detain Princess Changle."
Unlike Gu Fengnan, the village chief's expression gradually brightened and finally turned into a smile.
"I believe that Lieutenant General Gu has also heard of the rules of our Bian Fishing Village."
"No outsiders can enter, and no villagers can leave, so Princess Changle also..."
"Does the village chief know what you are talking about?"
Gu Fengnan's eyes gradually turned cold, and he felt a chill in his eyes as he looked at the village chief.
"Changlesheng is from our Prince Duan's Mansion. I watched him grow up with my own eyes. How could he be from Bianyu Village? Could it be that the village chief is senile and confused?"
"Deputy General Gu just returned from the battlefield and may not know yet."
The sky was blue, and the armor on Gu Fengnan's body shone with silver light.
The village chief's voice floated into his mind, but it was like a heavy hammer that hit Gu Fengnan hard on the head.
"Because Princess Changle is pregnant with our Bianyu Village's child, she can't go out."
It was like a devilish sound piercing his ears, and the sound, with its magical power, pulled Gu Fengnan's thoughts upwards.
He was silent for a while, his face was defeated, his body seemed powerless, and he stood there without moving. If you looked closely, you could see his lips trembling slightly.
I finally came back and was able to see my sister.
Surprisingly, this is the result.
"Why don't I know this?"
"The village chief must have made a mistake."
Gu Fengnan certainly didn't want to believe this fact, and immediately asked the village chief, his figure was a little flustered, and he didn't have the calmness at the beginning at all.
"Kiyomori never left the house when she was in the capital. How could this happen? And we didn't hear about this matter when she was imprisoned. Could you..."
Slowly pulling out the sword he was wearing, Gu Fengnan's eyes turned red.
"You won't force her, will you?"
"We are good citizens."
This time the village chief did not speak, and the villagers behind him began to get dissatisfied and shouted while holding up their hoes.
"This Qingsheng girl fell in love with Yanqiu from our village. She was brought back by Yanqiu and then got pregnant. Is this a strange thing?"
"Besides, Miss Qingsheng herself admitted that she was pregnant, and it was she who urged us to get married quickly, otherwise her belly would get too big. Now you're bringing people to ask for her. How can this be?"
Every word was like a sharp knife carving into Gu Fengnan's chest.
He suddenly remembered the time when he was kneeling in front of the bed and the frail woman holding his hand and saying with her last bit of strength.
"You must take good care of your sister and don't let her hate mother."
As she spoke, two lines of tears flowed from the woman's lifeless eyes.
"Mother also did it for her... for her... she must protect her..."
After saying this, the woman breathed her last, her hands dropped heavily, and there was no life left in her body.
The feeling of death was so strong that Gu Fengnan watched with bloodshot eyes as people lost their lives one by one in his hands on the battlefields that followed.
If he hadn't been able to protect Gu Qingsheng, then what was the point of working so hard...
How did it become like this...
"no."
Putting the sword in his hand to his waist, Gu Fengnan forced himself to suppress the emotions in his heart due to his adaptability trained on the battlefield for many years.
"I have to go in and take a look, Village Chief. I can't just believe what you said and walk away."
"Kiyomori is my biological sister. No matter what happens, this fact will not change. However, I must confirm the truth of the matter."
After saying that, Gu Fengnan pushed the village chief aside and tried to walk towards the village. Even though he pretended to be calm, his steps were still unsteady.
A group of villagers stood in front of Gu Fengnan, and their intention to stop him was obvious. Cold words came out from the crowd.
"Deputy General Gu, outsiders are not allowed to enter the village. You haven't forgotten this rule, have you?"
After knowing the news about Gu Qingsheng, Gu Fengnan's brain began to lose its rationality and rules were not worth mentioning in his eyes.
"Whoever dares to stop me! I will kill him! Let's see who dares!"
The sinister look scared everyone back, and the village chief walked over slowly.
"Deputy General Gu, please be patient."
He patted Gu Fengnan's shoulder
"We know that you are worried about Qingsheng's situation, but don't worry, our Bian Fishing Village is not just any village."
She stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words in Gu Fengnan's ear. Gu Fengnan was originally a little impulsive, but after hearing these words, he was left with only shock.
"What? You said that person is!"
…
Gu Qingsheng had a dream for a very long time.
…
That was when she was six years old. There was a drought in the south, and Prince Duan was ordered by the emperor to come and investigate. Because the inspection took a long time, the then Princess Duan and Gu Qingsheng and Gu Fengnan all went with him.
The carriage was driving on the road. The ground was dry and cracked, with no grass growing. The trees were all withered and tilted, revealing their bare trunks.
"Mother, this place is so pitiful."
Sitting in the carriage, Gu Qingsheng, with her hair in two small buns, looked out through the curtains. The desolate scene was not felt at all in the capital.
Some villagers on the roadside were so thin that their bones were visible. They sat outside their small houses, watching Gu Qingsheng and his companions pass by with indifference and dullness.
At that time, Princess Xie of Duan had not yet passed away. All I remember about her was that she had a pair of eyes as clear as water and a beautiful face without any trace of the autumn moon.
Touching Gu Qingsheng's head, Xie looked at the people outside who had lost their spirits, and sighed with worry in her eyes.
“That’s what we need to address on this trip.”
After lowering the curtain, Xie took out a piece of cake from the table and placed it in Gu Qingsheng's hand.
"The reason you can enjoy such delicious snacks now is because of the silent contributions of people behind the scenes. These people used to live a busy life, but things didn't go as planned, and they couldn't grow food. They had nothing to eat, so they ended up like this."
"Mother, I know."
Gu Fengnan swung his calves aside and said
"It hasn't rained here for a long time. If it doesn't rain, the food won't grow and they'll have nothing to eat."
"My son is very smart."
While praising Gu Fengnan for his intelligence, Prince Duan sighed
"At least there's still some humanity in these places. I heard that due to the drought, some villages have started resorting to extreme measures, such as using living sacrifices, which is very cruel. This trip is mainly to deal with this problem."
"Ten miles ahead is the Saint Village. This story about the living sacrifice also came from their village."
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