Gu Nian also looked at Gu Shouxin; she was also a little worried about Gu Xin.
She thought Gu Xin had good luck and would be invincible, eventually returning safely. But now it seems there is still danger, even if Gu Xin is not injured, it is not Gu Xin who is in trouble.
"Don't worry, it's no use us setting off now. The war in the west will end in the next month or two. By the time we get there, everything that was going to happen will have happened. Right now, all we can do is write to Xinxin and the others, telling them to be careful," Gu Shouxin comforted his wife and daughter.
"So when exactly do we set off?" Cai Xiaolian asked.
Initially, Gu Shouxin only planned to take Gu Nian, Gu Si, and Gu En with him. However, Cai Xiaolian insisted on going. Seeing that Cai Xiaolian had arranged the business in Kuncheng perfectly, she showed her determination, and Gu Shouxin compromised.
"We'll set off after the fifteenth. The envoy sent by the Emperor hasn't arrived yet; we'll depart together once they arrive," Gu Shouxin said.
"Father, can't we just set off first and wait for them when we get there?" Gu Nian asked.
“No.” Gu Shouxin shook his head. “We cannot set off until Xinxin and the others have reached the capital.”
If they didn't take Cai Xiaolian with them, it wouldn't matter if they set off first, but if they did take Cai Xiaolian, Gu Shouxin didn't want to take any risks.
He wouldn't take his wife on any risky trip until the situation in the west was settled.
Gu Nian glanced at Gu Shouxin with a frustrated expression.
Cai Xiaolian pursed her lips and said, "Alright, we'll wait until the fifteenth of the first lunar month at the latest. Regardless of whether Xinxin sends any news back by then, we must leave."
Gu Nian nodded in agreement.
Gu Shouxin smiled helplessly.
The New Year is just around the corner. Uncle Gu, Cheng'en Gong, and Prince Kang from Chunnan City have all returned to celebrate the New Year. Uncle Gu Si has also returned from Baiyu City.
The festive atmosphere in Kuncheng was palpable.
Only the Peng family hadn't hung up red lanterns by the 29th of the lunar year, and the servants of the Peng family were very careful in their words and actions.
People outside couldn't find out any information.
In the entire Kuncheng, only the Peng and Gu families knew that Peng Wulang was in trouble. At the critical moment of the New Year, the Peng family did not reveal that Peng Wulang was in trouble. Even the girl from the Goddess Kingdom who gave Peng Wulang the token of their love did not know.
Madam Peng fell seriously ill and never recovered, and General Peng's hair turned completely white.
Although there are eight grandchildren in the Peng family, each one of them was raised by General Peng himself, as if he had returned to the state of mind when his second son died in battle.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Gu Xin and his men received reinforcements brought by Peng Ze, and that afternoon they attacked Giant Stone City.
Giant Stone City is one city away from Cloud Sea Royal City. After taking Giant Stone City, you can reach Cloud Sea Royal City by taking another city.
Having lost several cities in succession, Giant Stone City was meticulously prepared by King Yunhai.
That afternoon, the Quicksand army failed to breach the Great Stone City. By evening, Peng Ze and Cheng Huaijin attempted to sneak into the Great Stone City to gather information, but they were discovered and failed to even pass through the city gates.
Gu Xin narrowed her eyes as she looked at the tall city wall.
No wonder the previous cities were so easy to capture; it turns out that most of the troops were deployed in the nearest city.
Lu Zheng and Xue Qianyu, as well as Helian Yi and Peng Erlang, were in the same situation, encountering the same obstacles in all three directions.
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