North of the border.
"Oh no! The chieftain is dead!" A barbarian soldier ran out of the tent.
"What?!" A barbarian general jumped to his feet, looking at his troops. "Our chieftain is dead?"
"Yes, the leader has been beheaded and is no longer breathing."
"Damn it!" the barbarian general roared, grabbing his spear. "Immediately issue the order to dispatch 30,000 cavalry to attack those Han camps."
"Yes, sir!" The barbarian soldier turned and ran outside.
One day later.
"Reporting, General! The enemy has retreated to a distance of fifty kilometers!" A barbarian soldier ran into the tent.
"Hmph! So what if they retreated? Do they still dare to come and rob us? Beat them! Beat them hard!" the barbarian general roared angrily.
"Boom!"
The barbarian soldiers brandished their weapons and launched a fierce attack on the Han Chinese camp in the distance.
"Kill them!"
"Charge!"
"Charge!"
"Kill them all!"
"Kill them!"
"rush!"
The soldiers in the camp also raised their weapons and engaged in fierce combat with the barbarian soldiers.
Blood splattered everywhere, and cries of agony filled the air.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" the human soldiers shouted, brandishing their weapons.
"Kill!" The barbarian soldiers' eyes turned red as they fought frantically.
At this moment, a middle-aged man rode in from a distance, followed by some soldiers.
The middle-aged man was furious when he saw the state of the camp.
"Pass on my orders! Attack those barbarians! Drive those damned foreigners out!" the middle-aged man roared.
"Yes!" a soldier replied and ran off.
......
The fighting quickly subsided, and the barbarian soldiers suffered a crushing defeat and fled in haste.
A general approached the middle-aged man and asked, "Thanks to your help, we were able to quell this war. May I ask your honorable name, my benefactor? We will certainly report this to the Emperor when we return. I'm sure the Emperor will reward you."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man burst into laughter: "Hahaha, General Li, you flatter me! It's me! Gu Ying'an!"
Upon hearing this, the general retreated repeatedly, staring wide-eyed at Gu Ying'an, and said, "Gu Ying'an!? You, weren't you dead? Could it be that you've returned from the underworld to help us?!"
Gu Ying'an was speechless for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "General, can't you wish me well for once? What do you mean by 'coming back from the underworld'? I'm not dead! Oh, right, I survived thanks to someone. Chen'er, come here quickly, this is the General Li that you and I have been talking about all along."
A woman walked up, looked at the two men in front of her, and said, "Greetings, General. I am Chen Yu."
Gu Ying'an looked at General Li and said, "Back then, it was all thanks to Chen'er who took that arrow for me. I knew the enemy hated me the most, so I decided to fake my death, hide in the shadows to gather strength, and drive all those barbarians out. Not long ago, my men killed the barbarian chieftain, but I never expected it would implicate you, General..."
"It's alright, it's good that you're back. Let's go back and see the Emperor. He'll surely reward you handsomely when he hears this news!"
Two months later, Gu Ying'an, who had become the Prince of Zhenbei, returned to the Gu residence and happened to see Gu Sang heartbroken.
So they got Li Rong out of jail and had a very pleasant conversation with him.
At the same time, Chen Yu saw Gu Sang's mother resting in the garden and went up to her, saying, "Oh, sister, are you admiring the flowers here? What kind of flowers do you like?"
Gu Sang's mother looked at Chen Yu with some confusion and asked, "Who are you, and why do you call me 'elder sister'?"
"Oh dear, I forgot, sister, you don't know yet, do you? I am Master Gu's new concubine. Oh, Master Gu hasn't come back to see you yet, has he? You are so unfortunate, sister."
Chen Yu looked at Gu Sang's mother and said.
"You said the master came back to see me, but where is he now? I haven't seen him at all," Gu Sang's mother asked, puzzled.
"Hehehe, sister, don't worry. I'll take you to see the master right away. He's out on business and probably won't be back for a while. You'll find out about the master's current situation soon, hehehehe. You'll be so surprised you won't be able to close your mouth." Chen Yu said mysteriously.
“Alright, then I’ll trouble you, little sister,” said Gu Sang’s mother.
"Not at all, not at all, don't be shy. Let's go now." Chen Yu took Gu Sang's mother's hand and walked towards the outside of the garden.
......
Gu Ying'an looked at Gu Sang and asked, "Sang Sang, now that I'm the Prince of Zhenbei, besides that Gao Yuan, is anyone else bullying you?"
Looking at her adoptive father, Gu Sang thought to herself: Ha, my uncle wants to bury me alive, all for 30 taels of silver.
But she said, "No, Father, I can support myself now. Although you didn't give me any living expenses before to train me, I have successfully become a well-known merchant in the capital."
"Haha, that's good. But I remember I gave them some money before. Did your uncles not give you any?"
"No, Father. But I think Uncle and the others must have their own difficulties." Those two actually tried to withhold even this money! How despicable!
"What! They won't even give you this money! I can forgive them for the money they embezzled before, but they even want your niece's money! I'm going to find them right now!" With that, Gu Ying'an stormed off.
Gu Ying'an arrived at Gu Dekang's house and shouted as she entered, "Gu Dekang, come out here! You actually want your niece's money? Are you even human?!"
"Who is it? What kind of noise is this!" Gu Dekang's voice came from inside the room, but he did not come out.
Upon seeing this, Gu Ying'an pushed open the door and entered, then shouted at the people inside, "Gu Dekang, get out here! I need to ask you what you're thinking, that you won't even give money to your own niece!"
"Who is your niece?" A middle-aged woman came out from inside, looked at Gu Ying'an in front of her, and said, "Who are you to dare to break into someone else's home?"
When Gu Ying'an saw the middle-aged woman, her expression changed, and she said, "And who are you! Let Gu Dekang come out and tell him that Gu Ying'an has returned."
"Pah!" The middle-aged woman spat on Gu Ying'an's face and cursed, "Who do you think you are? How dare you order me around!"
Gu Ying'an wiped the spit off his face and was furious: "Aaaaah, how could I, the dignified Prince of Zhenbei, be spat on by some nobody like you!"
Just as Gu Ying'an was about to teach the woman in front of her a lesson, Gu Dekang finally came out, rubbing his eyes and saying, "Who is it? Can't a person sleep in broad daylight... Third Brother!? You're back!?"
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