Qi Qi's expression was somewhat indescribable: "..." He felt that they were no better than those seasoned soldiers in the capital.
"They're the ones who took Sifang City?"
Brother Beard, acting as the coachman, said upon hearing this, "Sifang City is already quite deserted. Those with some money have long since moved to the capital or cities like Jiangnan to seek refuge. Sifang City is too far from the capital."
Qi Qi nodded: "I understand. The emperor is far away, and those rich people have run away. It's like the saying goes, 'When the tiger is away, the monkeys rule.'"
"Hahaha……"
"Absolutely, absolutely, Miss Qi is absolutely right."
Qi Qi chatted with the people in front, while Gu Siyan calmly continued to observe everything in the city. After the carriage entered the city and traveled a while, a small group of hooligans blocked the road: "Hey, hey, what are you doing in the city?"
Who's in the carriage?
Qi Qi heard Mr. Gao's voice coming from the front: "Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
The man at the front, with a pockmarked face, looked at the group of people—a carriage with three horses, nice horses, nice carriage, he looked like a wealthy man: "Answer my questions! Are you deaf or something? Who's in the carriage?"
As he spoke, someone was already trying to lift the carriage curtain. Bearded Brother's lips curled into a smirk: "You..."
Gu Siyan calmly said, "Sixth Brother."
So the pockmarked man hummed an arrogant little tune as he approached the carriage. He lifted the curtain, and a pair of alluring and passionate eyes looked at him timidly. Her skin, untouched by makeup, was almost flawless. She wore a pink gauze dress, and her long black hair was tied up with only a simple hairpin. Despite being in the cramped carriage, she made the entire space shine, like a youthful and lively little fox...
In that instant, Ma Zi's mind exploded, his eyes fixed on Qi Qi, his gaze filled with undisguised amazement.
"Young lady, who are you?"
The pockmarked man stared blankly.
So what if he's a little too handsome and not quite manly? Is it necessary to make that face? Is he just ignorant? Qi Qi thought to himself, "It's not easy for a little eunuch who can't secrete testosterone. Can't someone just tell he's a boy?"
Meeting Gu Siyan's gaze, Qi Qi gritted her teeth and adopted her persona, speaking softly yet with a hint of spoiled arrogance: "Who do you think you are! How dare you look at me? I'll gouge your eyes out! Master, look at him!"
Qi Qi reached out and shook Gu Siyan's arm beside him, feeling his body tremble slightly.
Ma Zi swallowed hard: "Girl, I didn't mean to..."
Qi Qi pointed a finger and said, "Then why don't you get out of here right now!"
Ma Zi was stunned by that glare and couldn't speak. After the carriage curtain was lowered, he remembered what he was supposed to do and pulled Mr. Gao next to him to ask, "Who's inside?"
Mr. Gao cupped his hands in greeting: "I am the steward of the Gu family grain store in Wufu City. Those two inside are my master and concubine. Business in Wufu City has been slow lately... My master came here to explore the market in Sifang City."
Ma Zi was still in a daze and didn't understand what Mr. Gao was saying at all. He didn't even bother to respond to Mr. Gao's words: "...Sir, sir?"
"Oh, oh, doing business... what kind of business?..."
Ma Zi stared intently inside, leaving the soldiers from Zhenbei speechless.
Mr. Gao had no choice but to continue, "In the grain trade, who knew that halfway through the journey, we would learn that such a great hero as Lord Wu had emerged from this place, leading the people to rise up and live a good life? My husband greatly admires him and has always wanted to pay him a visit... This time, we came to observe the grain situation in the city. If the Lord has any needs, my husband is sincerely willing to contribute to the Lord's great cause..."
At this point, Ma Zi snapped out of his daze, stepped back, and sized up Mr. Gao: "What sincerity? Is your master here to pledge allegiance to our city lord?"
Mr. Gao laughed and said, "Absolutely, absolutely. The world is in chaos, and business back home is not doing well... It is my master's wish to be under the command of someone like Lord Wu. Would you be willing to convey this message, sir?"
He also slipped some silver into the pockmarked man's hand.
Ma Zi looked enlightened, weighed the silver in his hand, and said, "So you came here to recommend yourself. These days, so many people have come to seek refuge with our city lord that the threshold has been worn down. What can your master do?"
Mr. Gao: "Whether it's accounting or ideas for sending troops to fight, my husband is an expert."
Ma Zi glanced into the carriage again, his eyes darting around, and said loudly, "No problem, no problem! I think Master Gu is an honest man. Our city lord likes to talk to honest people. You should find a place to stay first, and I will go and report to the city lord right away."
Gu Siyan chuckled coldly: "Thank you, young man."
After the group left, Qi Qi said, "No, sir, these people don't seem like good people."
Mr. Gao leaned his head in from outside the car and said, "Sir, do we still want to see Wu Fugui?"
Gu Siyan pondered for two seconds: "Go ahead, since we're already here, let's take a look."
The group had only been staying at a shady restaurant for a short time when the city lord's mansion sent someone to deliver a message.
The city lord's mansion held a banquet that evening, inviting Gu Siyan to attend, with a special note that he should bring his family.
Gu Siyan said to Qi Qi, "It's alright, you don't have to go if you don't want to. With Mr. Gao and the others here watching over you, you'll be fine."
Mr. Gao said, "Send Qi Qi to the scouts. Hu Zi and I will go with you tonight."
With Gu Siyan's men in the city, even if something happens, escaping the city shouldn't be a problem.
Qi Qi pondered for two seconds, then turned his head back from the window and pointed outside: "If we don't go, won't we alert them?"
The group hurried over and saw that the group of people outside the restaurant had stopped and were standing guard outside, glancing up at the building every now and then.
Mr. Gao was shocked: "Why is this? Is Lord Wu really like this? Is it for money? Or for a beautiful woman?"
Qi Qi stroked his face heavily and said, "It's my fault for being beautiful."
Everyone: "…………"
Qi Qi: "You guys really have no sense of humor."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com