"Who is that for?" Song Wan finally felt a little curious.
"Master, I have something to report regarding your instructions!" Gu Wu, who had eaten and drunk his fill, walked over and interrupted their conversation.
Gu Yan was anxious: "...Finally finished eating?"
Gu Wu's face flushed slightly. This time, he was negligent. It was really because the food called potato was too delicious. He did not make any argument. "I admit my guilt!"
Gu Yan held his forehead in frustration. He should have anticipated that all normal people and things would become unexpected after meeting Song Wan.
"Tell me about the situation." He was referring to the investigation of Xinzhou.
Gu Wu stole a glance at Song Wan, who hadn't left yet. Seeing that his master had no objections, he began to explain one by one, "After entering Xinzhou City, I found that the entire Xinzhou, including the prefectural mansion, was in a state of relaxation on the outside but tension on the inside. This was especially true of the mansion. When I entered to investigate, I was almost discovered."
"It seems that Yao Xu knew that the assassination attempt had failed, so he was waiting for us to fall into his trap in Xinzhou." Gu Yan tapped his index finger hurriedly.
"I also discovered that there is a dungeon-like cellar in the mansion."
"Not a dungeon?" Gu Yan frowned anxiously. This was different from his previous analysis.
"no."
At first, Gu Wu was planning to leave after discovering nothing, but by coincidence, he accidentally stumbled into the courtyard of the second young master of the mansion when he was leaving and heard a lot of things.
Among them was this cellar. According to that person's description, this cellar was in Yao Xu's study. Gu Wu was almost discovered by the patrolling guards on his way back to the study.
Later, he hid in the dark and saw with his own eyes Yao Xu's men moving boxes of gold out of the study.
Therefore, Gu Wu concluded that "it should be a cellar where gold, silver and treasures are stored."
"Silver?" Song Wan turned her head, her attention sharply increasing.
Gu Wu gritted his teeth and answered, "...Yes, yes."
Gu Yanji seemed to know what she was thinking and easily pointed it out, "It's not the right time yet."
The light in Song Wan's eyes suddenly went out, and her face was full of disappointment. "Okay, then I'll wait a little longer."
Gu Wu...
Why does he feel that what the master just said has a meaning that he is not aware of?
"Have you found any trace of that person?" Gu Yan frowned anxiously.
"Not at all." Gu Wu shook his head firmly.
He searched almost every part of the prefect's mansion, leaving out every courtyard except the cellar where the gold was hidden.
"Maybe the person is no longer in Xinzhou." No matter what, Gu Yan was anxious to find this person.
"Is this person important?" In just a short while, Song Wan had heard him mention it several times.
"Miss Song, do you still remember Queen Qi?" Gu Yan asked her anxiously.
Song Wan searched through her memories and found this person.
The empress of the late Emperor Conghe was from Jiangnan and was the only female empress of a merchant family since the founding of Dai Viet. However, she died of complications during childbirth five years ago.
She nodded, "I remember."
Gu Yan was anxious. "Empress Qi had a brother, Qi Fu, who suddenly disappeared in Jiangnan three years ago and there has been no news since."
"So he is the person you are looking for?"
"When the late emperor was alive, his only unfulfilled wish was for this brother-in-law."
Song Wan understood. "You suspect he was abducted and imprisoned by the enemy?"
Gu Yan nodded hurriedly. "Half a year ago, someone found Gu Wu and said they had seen the person in the portrait in Xinzhou."
Song Wan remembered that the late emperor suddenly fell seriously ill more than half a year ago, and passed away in less than two months.
"So you thought he might be imprisoned in Xinzhou, so you asked Da Kuai—oh no, you asked Gu Wu to investigate?"
Gu Yan's anxious expression confirmed Song Wan's guess.
So she turned around and looked at Gu Wu, curiously, "Aren't you afraid that the person looking for you is sent by the enemy?"
Just like five years after the apocalypse, zombies began to evolve and gradually acquired some human thoughts. They learned to show weakness appropriately, lure those with special abilities into traps, and then form a dragnet to catch all those with special abilities.
Gu Wu choked. "That man used to be a centurion in the Southwest Army! He retired because he was injured and could no longer fight in the battlefield."
Song Wan: "What if he's been bribed? Or his family is threatened and he has no choice but to do this?"
Gu Wu was completely speechless.
Song Wan then pointed at the place where Gu Yanji was injured and said, "And don't forget, your master was poisoned by a traitor in the Southwest Army."
Gu Wu was at a loss. "...I didn't think that much at the time."
After searching for someone for over two years, he suddenly got some news and all he remembered was to tell his master as soon as possible.
Song Wan didn't intend to do anything to him. She simply had nothing to do after eating, so she picked on Gu Wu to relieve her boredom.
"Master, it was my negligence." Gu Wu admitted his mistake dejectedly.
"I've known about this for a long time." Gu Yan raised her eyes anxiously. "The reason I asked you to go is because I want to know whether Yao Xu was involved in Qi Fu's disappearance."
As someone who once commanded 100,000 Southwestern Army, how could Gu Yanji easily fall into this trap full of loopholes? He was just playing against the enemy.
Song Wan was serious for only a second, "Gu Wu, your master is trying to trick you!"
Gu Yanji suddenly felt helpless, "Miss Song..."
"Okay, okay, I won't say any more." Song Wan got off the food cart. "You guys continue chatting. I'll go get some more potato chips."
After Song Wan left, Gu Wu asked again, "Master, do you need me to continue investigating?"
"No need." Gu Yan hurriedly touched his wound, which had not yet healed, and paused, "We'll discuss it when we get to Guizhou."
Gu Wu: "Yes!"
…
Knowing that the search in Xinzhou was strict, everyone suggested taking a detour and taking the risk of crossing the deep mountains and forests.
Song Zhaoyuan analyzed, "Yao Xu is the brother-in-law of Prince Xiang. If he finds us, he will definitely not let us go."
Gu Xun nodded in agreement, then asked his two sons, "Ling Feng, Yan Ji, what do you think?"
Gu Lingfeng sighed, "This is the only way now."
The first few prefectures could be explained as them secretly disobeying the order, but Xinzhou was actually the territory of King Xiang.
Before Gu Yanji could say anything, Song Wan, who was carrying a bag of fried potato chips, pulled her back and said, "No, the road through the forest is difficult to travel on. The grain cart can't pass through."
Song Zhaoyuan knew his daughter didn't want to waste food, but this was also a decision he had no other choice but to make. "Ah Wan, Xinzhou City is not so easy to live in. This time, you have to listen to your father."
Song Wan frowned. Fortunately, as the captain, she had the veto power. "Believe me, those city soldiers have poor eyesight. We will definitely be able to enter and exit the city safely!"
Song Zhaoyuan: "Awan..."
Song Wan interrupted, "Dad, I'm the boss now! You have to listen to me!"
As a father, Song Zhaoyuan never imagined that one day his daughter would ride on his head.
But what can we do? We can’t win by fighting, so we can only take a roundabout approach.
So Song Zhaoyuan threw this troublesome problem to Gu Yanji very unceremoniously, "How about this, as long as Yanji says it's okay, Dad won't object."
Gu Yan is anxious...
Before he could react, he noticed a pair of threatening eyes staring at him.
It’s a pity that the owner of the eyes happened to have a pair of watery almond eyes, which greatly reduced the threat.
Song Wan didn't believe that Gu Yanji would not stand on her side, but she still threatened him with her eyes in advance just in case.
After a moment, Gu Yanji accepted someone's threat calmly and began to lie with his eyes open. "I think what Miss Song said makes sense."
After all, she was the only one here who knew that she had special abilities.
Song Zhaoyuan...
Could it be that I had really seen it wrong? I thought Gu Yanji had no interest in his daughter, otherwise why would he keep calling her Miss Song.
But now, why did he suddenly disregard everything for Awan?
Young people are so complicated, Song Zhaoyuan was confused.
Gu Xun comforted his brother and helped to pass the way. "Why not just listen to my niece this time? Maybe Yao Xu is also blind."
Song Zhaoyuan glanced at him, meaning how come even you have changed sides.
Gu Xun felt quite guilty and avoided his gaze, saying, "It has come to this point anyway, it can't get any worse."
The main reason was that he inexplicably trusted his eldest niece.
The steps were given to him by force, and Song Zhaoyuan had to go down even if he didn't want to, because he just heard his daughter and wife whispering something like "Dad doesn't listen, so he won't have potatoes for a day."
His daughter is the best at manipulating people.
Finally, with Song Wan's strenuous efforts to ensure that everyone could drive the grain carts in a mighty procession again, and entered Xinzhou City openly before dusk.
At this moment, in the residence of the Xinzhou prefect, Yao Xu was receiving Prince Xiang, the leader of the imperial guards sent by the current emperor.
He didn't expect that the emperor would even send out the Imperial Guards. If he couldn't capture the rebels from the Southwest Prince's Mansion and the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion this time and let them reach Guizhou smoothly, then even if he was the emperor's uncle, he probably wouldn't be able to wear this black hat for long.
Yao continued to invite everyone to sit down. "General Wei, rest assured. I have stationed two thousand soldiers at each of the north and south gates. We have also ambushed soldiers around the deep mountains and old forests. We can absolutely guarantee that if the rebels arrive, they will have no escape."
Wei Lin was promoted by Prince Xiang after he came to power, so he was naturally loyal only to Prince Xiang. He said coldly, "The emperor has issued a secret order. Anyone who is caught committing treason will be killed without mercy!"
Strong murderous intent emanated from all directions. Yao Xu was shocked, but he did not show it on his face. He hurriedly bowed his watch and said loyally, "Your humble servant obeys your command!"
After leaving Xinzhou City, what comes into view is a desolate scene. Even the villages are much rarer than those in the previous cities.
Song Zhaoyuan didn't expect that he could leave Xinzhou City so smoothly. He was shocked and speechless for a moment.
It was because he was almost in a drowsy state when passing through the previous few prefectures, unlike Gu Lingfeng and the others, who didn't feel shocked once they got used to it.
"We are finally approaching Guizhou." Gu Yanji suddenly sighed.
"Are you so happy about being exiled?" Song Wan didn't quite understand him. Guizhou was a cold and harsh place, not to mention that their current status was that of exiles.
Gu Yan was anxious but didn't comment. She smiled and said, "Miss Song will know when she gets there."
Song Wan hated people like him who played dumb. He thought she was stupid, didn't he? "You can figure it out by just guessing. You're so happy, which means this Guizhou is our territory."
Gu Yanji knew that he couldn't hide it from her. "Although the land of Guizhou is bitterly cold, it serves as a wall for the Great Viet Dynasty. When the late emperor was alive, he secretly sent 100,000 soldiers to garrison here. Even the current King of Xiang was unaware of it."
"You're not planning to rebel, are you?" Song Wan said something shocking.
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