The general, who was sitting not far from the cave entrance, glanced at her as Duan Yunchi shouted.
He paused for a moment, just like his third brother!
Gu Xinran had been wearing men's clothes since she left Chengzhou Prefecture. After entering the forest where there were no people around, she did not change back into men's clothes because it was more convenient to walk around in them. She just didn't disguise her face anymore.
After two months of fleeing famine, she didn't become uglier, but grew a few centimeters taller. Her rosy little face, with delicate facial features, made her look like a handsome boy at first glance.
She looked more like his father than when Duan Yunchi first met her in Xiangyuan Building.
However, Duan Yunchi didn’t know what his father looked like when he was young. If he knew, he would not be calm and would definitely think that Gu Xinran was related to his father by blood.
In the eyes of General Duan Qingyan, Gu Xinran is a replica of his third brother when he was young.
Hearing her nephew call her Xinran, could she be the girl in the legend? She can brew super medicinal wine, prepare super-quality ginseng and antler pills, and even more, she developed a spirit-gathering water that can effectively suppress the poison of King Qi!
What a beautiful and talented child! I wish he was our own. Is it possible that he really is our own?
Yun Chi said that he looked a lot like her mother. Could it be that her mother was Yuan Yuan? Yun Chi and Yuan Yuan looked similar.
But Yuanyuan died eighteen years ago, and his body was soaked in water and rotted. What if he made a mistake?
Besides, it is possible that the niece looks like her uncle. I must go and see it. There are not so many coincidences in the world. There must be something wrong when something is abnormal!
At this moment, this idea had taken root in his mind and was growing more and more lush.
Gu Xinran felt uneasy as the general stared at her intently. What was going on?
She tugged at Duan Yunchi's sleeve, leaned over to him and whispered, "Aren't you going to accompany Junior Sister? Your uncle has been staring at me. Are you saying bad things about me in front of them?"
Duan Yunchi also whispered in her ear, saying that after all, his master and senior brothers were talking and couldn't be disturbed.
“Junior Sister doesn’t need me to accompany her, she doesn’t want to take her eyes off Ming Zhan for even a moment.
Alas, how could there be such silly girls who would go after such a boring guy like him? Are they blind and can’t see how handsome I am?
What's wrong with my uncle? I've praised you to the skies. You're such a good person, there's nothing bad to say about you."
Duan Yunchi also noticed that something was wrong with his uncle at this time, and he stared at Gu Xinran, wondering what he was thinking.
He walked behind his uncle and poked him lightly on the back. The general came back to his senses, gave a stiff smile, and nodded to Gu Xinran.
The weak Xiao Mingzhan was unhappy to see his young wife slip away. Now, seeing her huddled with Duan Yunchi and whispering intimately, he became jealous.
His already exhausted body had been holding on for so long, and he became so angry that he couldn't hold on any longer, and his body slowly went limp.
Doctor Ling hurriedly helped him lie down, and after taking his pulse, he found that the problem was not serious, he was just too weak and needed rest.
Xiao Mingzhan, who was lying down, was left to be taken care of by Gu Xinran, and the general was asked to settle the soldiers first. Doctor Ling Duan Yunchi helped to entertain the master and others, and any matters would be discussed after he had rested well.
Of all things, the most important thing is to recover from your injuries!
Junior Sister Yaoyao refused to leave and insisted on staying to look after Xiao Mingzhan personally.
"Doctor Ling, I have to stay here to see how well you take care of my senior brother!
I don't even have the energy to say a few words, and that boy is so small, how can he take care of people? Let him go and I will do it."
Doctor Ling's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out of it. Look at what this child said, it was so inappropriate.
"Miss Gu, please don't talk nonsense. Mingzhan was able to recover so quickly from the poison this time, all thanks to Xinran."
Gu Xinran had a headache. Just when she was about to start a sweet love affair, bad peach blossoms came. Whoever had the peach blossoms should cut them off.
When the master saw that Yaoyao had gone too far, he wanted to pull her out of the cave and apologized to Doctor Ling.
"The child is ignorant, don't mind it, Brother Ling."
Yaoyao was unhappy. "Grandpa, we came here specifically to take care of our brother. How can we just do nothing?"
Xiao Mingzhan's master began to coax him, "Grandpa knows that if it's not needed here, we can go to where it's needed and make some delicious food for Mingzhan to replenish his body."
Seeing that there was another way to show courtesy, Miss Yaoyao followed him out obediently.
After they left, Gu Xinran hurried to check on Xiao Mingzhan. He lay flat on his back with his eyes closed. He grabbed her hand, looked at her resentfully, and muttered in dissatisfaction, "When did you become so familiar with Duan Yunchi?"
Gu Xinran didn't notice his dissatisfaction and replied softly, "He has always been very good. He has helped us a lot. I am even going to cooperate with him to open a winery."
Xiao Mingzhan felt even more sad. They were so close that they wanted to do business together. He had so many industries, but she had never thought of cooperating with him. He really wanted to chop Duan Yunchi into pieces and throw him into the river to feed the fish.
"If you want to do business in the future, come to me instead of Duan Yunchi. All the profits will be yours."
"Well, none of this matters. Let's take care of our health first. Come, drink some more Spirit Gathering Water."
Gu Xinran helped him up, fed him a bowl of spirit-gathering water, helped him lie down, and let him have a good rest.
Xiao Mingzhan grabbed her sleeve and refused to let go. "Even if I fall asleep, you can't leave, especially not with Duan Yunchi."
"Okay, I won't leave. Close your eyes."
After getting a positive answer, Xiao Mingzhan could no longer hold on and fell into a deep sleep.
She felt amused in her heart. She didn't expect Xiao Mingzhan to be such a clingy person.
However, it's not bad to have such a beautiful and clingy boyfriend.
Seeing that he was still clutching his sleeves even when he was asleep, Gu Xinran shook her head and thought to herself, why does he act like a child who has not grown up.
The bored Gu Xinran couldn't help but be attracted by his three-dimensional facial features like sculptures, and she never got tired of looking at him.
Half an hour later, Duan Yunchi came in and quietly came to Gu Xinran's side. Seeing that Xiao Mingzhan was sleeping well, he felt very relieved that his friend who had suffered so much had survived another crisis.
He whispered to Gu Xinran, "My uncle wants to talk to you. He has some questions for you."
"Now? I can't leave. How about asking the general to come over here?"
Duan Yunchi hesitated, "Will it disturb Mingzhan's rest?"
Gu Xinran gestured for him to look at Xiao Mingzhan's hand. Duan Yunchi was a little stunned. "When did you two become friends? You have such a close relationship!"
"It suddenly got better. I promised him that I wouldn't leave when he was asleep. I have to keep my word."
"Okay, I'll go talk to my uncle. He really has something important to talk to you about."
"Yes, I'm at your service anytime!"
Duan Yunchi left with a smile, happy for Xiao Mingzhan. His gray life was finally filled with sunshine, and he now had someone who treated him sincerely.
Gu Xinran gently pulled the corner of her sleeve out of his hand, whispering, "I won't leave. I'll stay with you in the cave. You sleep well."
Gu Xinran was going to meet the general she admired soon, so she tidied up a bit and moved a few stone benches to the corner farthest from Xiao Mingzhan so as not to disturb him during the conversation.
Take out a water bag and a few bamboo cups. With the current conditions, we can only entertain the guests simply.
A moment later, Duan Yunchi and his uncle came in, and Gu Xinran led them to sit in a corner.
Pour diluted spiritual spring water and wait for the general to ask questions.
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