Shui Yaoyao struggled hard, but a familiar voice coming from behind made her suddenly stunned.
"It's me, Gu Yuan. Do you still remember me?"
The fear in Shui Yaoyao's eyes gradually turned into excitement, the panic in her heart disappeared, and then she nodded vigorously.
Gu Yuan behind him breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Shui Yaoyao had forgotten him.
"I'm going to let you go now, but don't scream, otherwise if your brother finds out, I'll be in trouble." Gu Yuan said with a wry smile.
Shui Yaoyao nodded again, appearing unusually well-behaved.
After her mouth was released, Shui Yaoyao turned around excitedly and looked at the man in black in front of her.
"Is it really you? Big Brother Gu Yuan?"
Gu Yuan laughed, then took off the black scarf on his face and said, "It's me."
Looking at the familiar face in front of her, Shui Yaoyao rushed into Gu Yuan's chest and hugged him tightly.
"It's really you, Brother Gu Yuan!"
Gu Yuan opened his mouth, somewhat surprised by the child's reaction.
"I thought you were really killed by Brother Ye."
Gu Yuan smiled helplessly, patted her head, and said, "What are you talking about, silly child? Am I not living well?"
"Oh right! Why did you come to see me at this time?"
Shui Yaoyao let go of Gu Yuan and asked in panic.
"I don't have much time, just listen to me!"
Gu Yuan's expression darkened. "Let me ask you, why did you and His Highness suddenly come to this Beastmaster City on the border?"
"I don't know either. I just heard Brother Ye say that the emperor ordered him to come to comfort the soldiers in Beast Control City and report the situation here. After all, the beast tide a hundred years ago is still fresh in people's memory."
After thinking about it, Shui Yaoyao said.
"Forget it, no matter what his purpose is, I have something to tell you now."
Gu Yuan looked at Shui Yaoyao seriously and said, "You are in a very dangerous situation now, do you know that?"
Shui Yaoyao looked at Gu Yuan with a strange expression and said with a smile, "Big brother, what are you talking about? I'm fine now, right? How can it be dangerous? Besides, in this Beast Taming City, where else can be safer than the City Lord's Mansion? You know, Brother Ye won't let me leave the City Lord's Mansion, so how can there be any danger?"
Gu Yuan sighed in his heart, this girl is still too naive.
"You may not believe what I'm going to say next, but you must stay quiet and listen to me, okay?"
Looking at Gu Yuan with a serious face, the smile on Shui Yaoyao's face gradually faded, and then she nodded.
"I think you know more about the Lin family, where General Lin from the Imperial Capital is, than I do, right?"
"Yes, of course. This Beast Taming City was built by Grandpa Lin."
Shui Yaoyao was puzzled. Why did he suddenly mention the Lin family?
"General Lin's breakthrough to the Spirit King realm has become a concern for your father. Your brother may have known some inside information in advance, so the two of you appeared in this Beastmaster City."
Shui Yaoyao frowned, not quite understanding, "What do you mean?"
"To put it simply, your brother intends to use the Lin family as a stepping stone to ascend to the throne of Crown Prince."
Gu Yuan said calmly, "The Lin family is powerful, and your father is extremely wary of them. It just so happens that your brother may have received advance news that the Lin family might attack him, so he's taking advantage of their situation and preparing to seize evidence of the Lin family's assassination of the prince. Then, he'll hand it over to your father. This will provide solid evidence of the Lin family's rebellion, and they should be destroyed! This will eliminate a major concern for your father, and your brother will also achieve remarkable success. With this, the position of crown prince will be within his grasp."
"impossible!"
Shui Yaoyao's expression changed slightly, full of disbelief. She said, "Grandpa Lin is my grandfather's good brother. They are friends for life and death. My father was raised by Grandpa Lin. How could he possibly attack the Lin family?"
Gu Yuan sneered, not at all surprised by Shui Yaoyao's reaction.
"How can you understand the art of emperorship?"
"I know you don't believe what I, a stranger, say, but it's up to you whether you believe it or not. I can only tell you that whether the person behind the attack is from the Lin family or a supporter of another prince, your brother has someone to protect him and there's nothing to worry about. But if the assassination attempt on your brother fails, what do you think..."
“Who will those people turn their attention to?”
Shui Yaoyao's face turned pale, her eyes filled with shock, "It's me?"
"Yes, it's you. If anything happens to you, the princess who is so beloved by everyone, your brother will at least be charged with failing to protect you. After all, he was the one who brought you here. By then, won't the supporters of the other prince immediately jump out to denounce your brother Ye? Moreover, the people in the dark don't care who kills them. They just want your brother to not become the crown prince."
Shui Yaoyao's eyes gradually became moist. No wonder, no wonder Brother Ye begged his father to take him out despite his father's opposition. It turned out that this was his purpose.
"No! That's not right!"
Shui Yaoyao suddenly shook her head, her eyes full of vigilance.
"How do you know all this? If Brother Ye really had these plans, they would never have leaked them. How could you know all this? Who are you?"
A glimmer of light flashed in Shui Yaoyao's hand, and a magic sword appeared in her hand, then pointed at Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly. Still refusing to believe it?
"As I expected, you really don't believe me. But I still have to say one thing: Your Highness is truly a loser. He thinks he's clever, but in reality, he's been sold out and is helping others count their money. He thinks he can catch a tortoise in a jar, but in reality, his cleverness backfires."
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