Chapter 144 Gu Ci is a natural born general

Qin Lang has been following Pei Jian, fearing that he would do something stupid.

Seeing that he did not go to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion to challenge Lu Wensheng directly, but came to Yiqiao Street.

Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief for this——

Shi Zhang has grown up now~

As luck would have it, he happened to see his sister seeing Lu Wensheng and his son out of the house at the door.

Oh my God, they look like a family of three!

A smart and well-behaved child, a steady and tall husband, and a gentle and beautiful wife... Qin Lang's heart was pounding, for he was afraid that Pei Jian would rush out and beat up the Lu father and son.

He is now a third-rank official. If he really beat someone in the street, it would be another joke for the people of Beijing to laugh at after dinner...

Fortunately, with the blessing of the Bodhisattva, Pei Jian was able to control himself again.

When Pei Jian went to talk to his sister, Qin Lang was not idle either.

I prayed silently that my sister didn't like an old man who was carrying a bag of luggage. Otherwise, not only would one person go crazy here, but another person would also go crazy thousands of miles away in the north.

"What are you doing?"

Just as he was racking his brain, thinking about who he could pray to among all the gods and Buddhas, a male voice suddenly came to his ears, "What are you trying to do, sneaky?"

Qin Lang opened his eyes and saw Wen Qingheng standing beside him, staring at the two people not far away without blinking.

"Pei Shizhang is here to bother my sister again!"

Qin Lang quickly grabbed the man and warned him solemnly, "Do you want a Duke's brother-in-law? If not, stay still!"

Wen Qingheng subconsciously wanted to refute, but he knew that what Qin Lang said was true. In the past few days, many colleagues in the Ministry of Works have been trying to persuade him, saying that his family has climbed up the high branch of the Fuguo Mansion, and he, a small official of the sixth rank, is about to be promoted!

Wen Qingheng was a man of very gentle temperament, but these words touched his nerves, and he got furious. Now he could not live in the Ministry of Works any longer, so he had to return home. He was afraid that Li would urge him to get married, so when he was hesitating, he saw Qin Lang hiding in the corner of the street, and he caught him red-handed.

"Is Gu Ci your brother?"

Wen Qingheng and Qin Lang were hiding in the corner together, saying with disdain, "How long has he been gone? You've already betrayed him?"

Qin Lang was not going to take the blame for this, and he said with reason, "Pei Jian and Gu Ci, both are human beings, and I only have one sister, so I can't let someone else take advantage of her!"

That sounds reasonable.

However——

"That's my sister. It's none of your business to worry about her. My sister can marry whoever she likes. Why does it have to be these two?"

Qin Lang immediately responded, "Let's not talk about the one in front of us. The one in the north is still fighting. Can you bear to let him chop off people while hearing the bad news of his sister getting married? How cruel."

Wen Qingheng was convinced.

Qin Lang bumped into Wen Qingheng's arm and asked, "Who do you think my sister will choose?"

"Are you bored?"

"Would you like to make a bet? I don't believe you aren't curious!"

Wen Qingheng said without hesitation, "I'll give you a discount!"

Qin Lang turned his head and looked at him, "Are you so sure? What's wrong with the time and chapter?"

Wen Qingheng: "A step slower."

"Then I'll suppress Pei Jian."

Qin Lang held the opposite view. "Look at how crazy Shi Zhang is. A good girl is afraid of a clinging man. Qingye is not here. It is possible that my sister was moved by Shi Zhang. Let's not talk about the distant past. Just look at the matter of Prince Jing forcing my sister. How much effort did Shi Zhang put in behind the scenes? He is a prince. Don't you know?"

Wen Qingheng had never been good at speaking, and he was already wavering after hearing what Qin Lang said... Then he saw his sister turn around and go back home, leaving Pei Jian alone there, silent for a long time.

Even though they were at a distance, they could both sense his loneliness and desolation.

It seems like I have been abandoned by the whole world.

Qin Lang stressed, "Don't provoke him or make him angry later. Most importantly, don't mention a word about my sister!"

Wen Qingheng glanced at him, "You think I'm stupid. Why should I mention my sister in front of a foreign man?"

"And you, if you don't call me sister for a day, she's my sister!"

"My, sister!"

Qin Lang was too lazy to argue with Wen Qingheng. He had already composed himself and was ready to comfort his brother who was frustrated in love.

But unexpectedly, Pei Jian did not show anything unusual.

Even though his eyes were red and his depressed mood was visible to everyone, he was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, without any ripples.

"I'm going back."

"Do you want to go for a drink? Jinghe said he'll treat us." Qin Lang followed behind and said loudly.

"No."

Pei Jian waved his hands. The setting sun shone on his back, flowing down his brocade robe as blue as the sky and water, and gradually disappeared at the end of the street.

Qin and Wen looked at each other.

Wen Qingheng asked, "Please analyze this and see what the rules are."

Qin Lang was also at a loss, so he said, "You spend all day looking at ladies, and you ask me about this?"

After all, I felt sorry for my brother. "I don't know what my sister said that hurt me so much. She is too cruel."

"What else?"

Wen Qingheng was furious when he heard this. "Wen Sheng was so angry. Could Pei Jian give up when faced with difficulties? Why don't you say that Pei Jian was pestering my sister? It's because of stinky men like you in the world that you will put all the blame on your daughters!"

"snort!"

Wen Qingheng left in anger.

Qin Lang: ...

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The North

When the army was marching and passing the mountain road, a heavy snow covered the sky and the ground, submerging the ancient road that had existed for thousands of years, and also submerging the high plateaus and gullies between the mountains. They could not find the way, and if they were not careful, they would fall into the abyss. Gu Ci ordered the troops to withdraw, stop pursuing, and return to their station.

Not long ago, he had a head-on battle with the Crown Prince of Beiliang. Repeatedly stimulated by the blood and broken arms and corpses, Gu Ci became murderous and rushed forward without caring about retreat.

A cold arrow shot from behind.

At that time, there were two powerful enemy generals in front of Gu Ci. He had no way to avoid them and was about to be hit by arrows. It was Xie Qiu who risked his life to block them for him.

He watched helplessly as the guard who had accompanied him for more than ten years fell. The cruelty and violence in his heart almost drowned him. He had no time to be sad, and he was even more determined to kill the enemy.

The Liang army was badly defeated.

His lieutenants all advised him not to pursue, but Gu refused and went deep into the enemy's territory, intending to kill all the Liang troops and avenge Xie Qiu.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

After returning to his place of residence, Gu Ci was unable to calm down for a long time. He was repeatedly tormented by sadness and violence and could hardly fall asleep.

He was not a bloodthirsty person before.

But just now, he ordered the massacre of the surrendered soldiers, and cut off their heads and hung them outside the city gate as a warning. The blood froze into ice crystals, which was horrible and weird.

Gu Ci showed his superior military strategy and strength. In fact, he had gradually replaced his father's position in the entire Zhenbei Army.

He is a natural born general, born to kill.

Today is New Year's Eve, and families are reuniting with lights on, but I can't feel a trace of warmth.

He rejected the invitation from his father and brother.

Gu Ci looked at the sand table calmly, silently deducing tactics, just waiting for the heavy snow to stop before launching another attack.

He wanted to use the blood of his enemies to commemorate his deceased friend.

His temples were throbbing, and he knew that he was too nervous. In the past month, he had lost too many comrades, and almost every moment, someone fell down beside him.

Until Xie Qiu also died.

Gu Ci heaved a long sigh, suppressed the manic and bloodthirsty emotions in his heart, and tried hard to look calm.

There was a commotion outside, and Gu Ci could not help but frown. Just as he was about to yell, a guard came to the door and reported, "I'm here to deliver dinner. There's also a box from the capital for you."

Gu Ci pinched his brows in annoyance. He had not eaten since this morning, but his body did not feel hungry at all.

If I don't eat, my father and brother will start nagging me...

"Bring it in."

Tonight's dinner is much richer than usual, but I have no appetite at all.

After the bodyguard left, he casually picked up a box beside him and opened it.

Lying quietly inside was a chubby rabbit lantern wearing a wide-sleeved fairy skirt.