"Okay, I understand. I've taken note of it. I'll come find you when the time comes." He Tuyuan nodded.
Yi Yami said goodbye to He Tuyuan and was about to go home when she heard two passersby say, "Did you know? There's a war on the northwest border."
"Is it true? My uncle's daughter is still married there." Passerby B replied.
Passerby A said, "Of course it's true. My uncle's grandmother's son's eldest brother told us that."
"...This relationship is really complicated." Passerby B said.
"Who is invading our northwest border? And what is the battle situation like?" Passerby B asked.
"It's the Sars people. It is said that they sent 200,000 troops to press on our border." Passerby A spoke.
"200,000 people?! I heard there are only 80,000 troops guarding the northwest border." Passerby B was shocked.
"That's right. Let me tell you, the battle was brutal! At the beginning we were deceived by the Sars people. They said they only had 100,000 troops. Then our troops ambushed at that lake, but we fell into their trap and were beaten badly. The casualties were very heavy! My next-door neighbor's son seemed to have died in that battle." Passerby A talked incessantly.
It attracted a lot of onlookers.
"Oh my God, what then?" asked another onlooker.
"There was a General Xiao Gu in the Northwest Border Army. He seemed to be the commander-in-chief of the border army. I remember he was a very young man." An elderly man spoke.
"Yeah, I've heard about that young General Gu, he's invincible in every battle and no one can match him." said another middle-aged man who was a little older.
"Don't mention it. General Gu seemed to have been injured in that battle." Passerby A said.
"Oh my God, is he okay?" asked Passerby B.
"I'm not sure. It seemed like he was hit by many arrows at the beginning. But later it seemed like a young General Gu came out to fight everywhere. No one knows whether this young General Gu was injured or not." Passerby A said.
"What are you talking about? What happened next? How did the battle between the Sars and our country's army go?" asked the old man.
"Guess what? That young General Gu defeated the Sars people. And I heard that General Gu's men seemed to have called for General Wu Yuantai's support." Passerby A said.
"Wu Yuantai, wow! I know that general! His father is that guy, Wu Huxiao, one of the four guardian generals of our country, a veteran! This Wu Yuantai has become a general leading 100,000 troops alone at a young age. It's true that a tiger father will have a dog son!" The middle-aged man said excitedly.
"You know what, that little General Gu is not bad either! General Gu's father is King Xiaoyao, the founding general of our country!" said Passerby A.
"Don't stop, keep telling us what happened next?" the old man urged Passerby A.
"The Sars people sent Sha Chaogu this time. Sha Chaogu is one of the best generals among the Sars people. He has superb archery skills. It is said that it was Sha Chaogu who shot our General Gu, but later it seemed that General Gu was fine. But I heard from another brother of mine in the camp that General Gu seemed to have been hit by another arrow and is still unconscious!" said Passerby A.
"Where did you get this information? It's not reliable at all. What I heard is that although General Gu was shot by Sha Chaogu and was slightly injured, he is not seriously injured. After resting for a few days, he stood up and fought again with full energy." Another man spoke.
"On the contrary, it was Sha Chaogu who was shot by our General Wu Yuantai and almost died." The man just now added.
"How long have you been hearing this news?" the old man asked.
"It's been a while." Passerby A replied.
"What happened next?" the old man asked.
"Then I don't know, I just heard what they said." Passerby A spread his hands and said.
After listening to this, Yiyami turned around and took a ox cart back home.
On the way back, Yi Yami kept thinking, Yeah, where was Gu Beijian? I hadn't seen him in a long time, and Yang Zeju said he hadn't seen him either. Was this young General Gu they were talking about related to Gu Beijian? They both had the surname Gu, so were they relatives? She pondered over it all, but then suddenly remembered what her ancestors had told her: to report any unusual movements or developments to him.
Her thoughts raced, and before long she was home.
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