Chapter 175: The plan

The guard reacted and his expression suddenly changed.

Gu Wan's personal attendant said that Gu Wan brought three people into the palace, and the guard heard this with his own ears; he also saw with his own eyes that Gu Wan only brought two people out of the palace.

Then there is another person who clearly stayed in the palace! How could such a stubborn person stay in the palace? There must be something wrong!

The guard turned around and left, running out of the side yard.

Zhong Yu's face was as hard as steel. He couldn't help but ask Jiang Shan, "The storm is coming. What should we do?"

However, Shi Jue beside him said, "Gu Wan has one person left in the palace. Is that a big deal? It's just one person. The palace is heavily restricted, the king is also a famous strong man, and there are wizards in the country gathered together. There is no way anything will happen."

Jiang Shan didn't even look at her, he just said to Zhong Yu: "I'm afraid of that person, it's Wu Guang!"

Zhong Yu's expression changed drastically: "Then let's run!"

Jiang Shan quickly stopped him and said, "You can't run away!"

He said: "If that person is Wu Guang, then my previous speculation is confirmed. Gu Wan has surrendered completely. At this time, Gu Wan is acting out of character and getting close to Gu Yun. His intention must be to find an opportunity to control Gu Yun. Maybe Gu Yun has been captured by him now!"

"Gu Yun is in charge of the defense of the royal city, and she is Gu Lie's only daughter. Once Gu Yun is subdued by Gu Wan, the defense of the royal city will collapse. Gu Yun can also coerce Gu Lie and threaten the Danshui camp."

"Don't forget that Gu Wan once chased and blocked you. He is determined to get you, Zhong Yu!"

"If he captures Gu Yun now, he can use Gu Yun's life to threaten the people in the General's Mansion and ask them to capture us and hand us over to him in exchange for him not harming Gu Yun."

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Shan said: "The only thing we can do now is..."

At this moment, hurried footsteps approached rapidly. In a few breaths, a group of soldiers rushed into the side courtyard and surrounded Jiang Shan, Zhong Yu and others.

Jiang Shan's heart suddenly turned cold.

Zhong Yu's face turned pale, and Shi Jue was at a loss.

"Your Highness Zhongyu!"

A general stepped forward and shouted, "For the safety of the young general, please surrender, lest we use rough hands and feet and hurt your highness."

Jiang Shan couldn't help but sigh: "Gu Wan has restrained the young general, right?"

The general looked at Jiang Shan coldly without saying a word.

Jiang Shan exhaled and said, "Gu Wan threatened you with the title of Major General and asked you to capture us, right?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" the general shouted and reached out to grab Jiang Shan.

Jiang Shan took a step back and said, "General, let me say something! Even if you capture us and hand us over to Gu Wan, Gu Wan will not let you go!"

His words were as urgent as a rainstorm: "Gu Wan has already betrayed the Gu Kingdom. He colluded with Wu Guang and plotted against the Major General. If he succeeds, the defense of the royal city will collapse, the Danshui camp will be shaken, and the Gu Kingdom will be destroyed by Wu Guang!"

"We are his bargaining chips to curry favor with Wu Guang, and the Major General is his bargaining chip to disintegrate the defense of the royal city and coerce the general. Even if you hand us over to Gu Wan, he will not let the Major General go!"

Upon hearing this, the general paused.

Jiang Shan calmed down and said, "The most urgent task is to capture and kill Gu Wan and rescue the major general immediately, rather than compromise with Gu Wan!"

Upon hearing this, the general said in a low voice, "Gu Wan is threatening the life of the Major General. What can we do?!"

Jiang Shan said: "I have a way!"

The general was stunned: "What method?!"

Jiang Shan's lips moved slightly, and he transmitted his voice to the ears of one of the generals through the air: "Take advantage of their own strategy!"

"General, you will 'capture' me later and pretend to seal my cultivation, but you must leave a gap for me to break through in time."

"When the handover comes, I will launch a sudden attack and will definitely be able to capture and kill Gu Wan and rescue the Major General!"

When the general heard this, his eyes lit up.

That's a good idea! But then he replied: "But there are two strong men around Gu Wan, both of them are in the fourth realm."

Jiang Shan's eyes were filled with rage, and he sent a voice message back: "No matter if he is in the fourth or fifth realm, we must rescue the Major General first! I will give it a try with my life. Given the importance of the Major General, even if I fail, Gu Wan will not harm the Major General before he has destroyed the defense of the Royal City and shaken the Danshui Camp!"

After hearing this, the general felt relieved and replied, "Okay!"

In the front hall of the General's Mansion, Gu Wan looked at Gu Yun, who was lying on the ground, with a grim smile on his face, sneering: "Bitch, you have come to this day!"

Gu Yun felt weak all over, her eyes were bloodshot: "Gu Wan!"

Gu Wan laughed: "It's really a changing world. Gu Yun, when you were bullying me, did you ever think about today?"

Gu Yun roared: "You are a piece of shit and you can't help it! I didn't expect that I would be so soft-hearted that I actually believed your lies!"

She was heartbroken: "Jiang Shan clearly explained the interests involved, but I didn't take it to heart. I deserve to die. I failed my father and the king's trust!"

"Jiang Shan?!" Gu Wan sneered, "He will come to accompany you later!"

He said, "I want to see what wisdom a mere follower can possess."

He laughed again, a little nervously: "You know, I wanted to do it in front of the palace. If you weren't surrounded by dozens of guards, I was afraid that you would escape, so I pretended to be nice and followed you to the general's mansion."

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"You have always been a man of both strength and wisdom. Have you ever thought that I would attack you? Do you know how happy I was when I saw you shooing away the guards?!"

Gu Yun closed her eyes. She felt nauseous if she looked at Gu Wan for any longer.

At this time, a voice came from outside: "His Highness Zhongyu has been captured, open the door quickly!"

When Gu Wan heard this, he burst into laughter.

He said to the person next to him, "Open the door!"

As he spoke, he drew the sword from his waist, pointed the tip of the sword at Gu Yun's vitals, and looked leisurely at the slowly opening door, and the crowded courtyard outside the door, a smile almost overflowing from his face.

"Major General!"

As the door opened, the people in the courtyard saw Gu Yun collapsed on the ground in the hall, and the guards and generals of the general's mansion couldn't help but cry out in panic.

"Gu Wan, how dare you hurt the Major General!"

An old man with white hair and beard but a very sturdy figure, with eyes like copper bells, stared at Gu Wan fiercely and roared.

Gu Wan laughed and raised the sword in his hand: "How can I bear to hurt my cousin?"

Then the topic changed: "Where is Zhongyu?!"

The old man and others looked aggrieved and groaned. The crowd broke apart and several soldiers pushed Zhong Yu, Jiang Shan and others to the door.

Gu Wan's eyes fell on Zhong Yu's face, and he immediately laughed wildly, saying, "You should have fallen into my hands long ago!"

Then, his face was full of grimness: "Hand over Zhong Yu, I promise not to hurt Gu Yun!"

Zhong Yu pretended to sigh and said, "If I can exchange my weak body for the safety of the young general, I am willing to do so."

After saying this, he walked into the hall with his head held high.

Jiang Shan and Shi Jue followed closely behind, all with pale faces and trembling bodies.

Gu Wan stepped forward, stared at Zhong Yu, and sighed, "I wanted to catch you a long time ago, but my uncle got there first, leaving me helpless. In the end, you still fell into my hands."

Zhong Yu pursed his lips and said nothing.

Jiang Shan followed Zhong Yu, keeping an eye on all directions and having a clear understanding of the situation in the hall.

Gu Yun was lying in the hall, clearly powerless and full of regret; Gu Wan was arrogant, right in front of him. The other two, one was very close to Gu Yun, and the other was three steps away from Gu Wan, staring at Jiang Shan and the others.

(End of this chapter)