Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 958 Awkward Situation

When Wu Zhengyuan saw Gu Chan smiling and looking relaxed, his face immediately turned stiff.

"Ms. Gu, your brother was blown to ashes by the spiritual energy last night! Why do I feel like you're not sad at all?"

"I'm sad! He's my brother, how can I not be sad?" Gu Chan said hurriedly to cover up.

"Then how can you still laugh?" Wu Zhengyuan said angrily.

Gu Chan rolled her eyes and said cunningly, "If I cry my heart out, will my brother come back to life?"

"You..." Wu Zhengyuan was choked speechless.

Gu Chan pretended to be angry and said, "My brother died at the hands of those two old monsters in Huangyue Pavilion last night, so I can't be too sad now. I must survive strongly. When I become stronger and can compete with them, I will come back and kill them to avenge my brother."

"Well! It's good that you have this awareness." Wu Zhengyuan nodded.

On second thought, he felt that what the girl in front of him said was quite right. After all, the two old monsters in Huangyue Pavilion were so powerful that they could not be dealt with in a short time.

Gu Chan didn't dwell on this matter too much, and instead asked, "By the way, when are you planning to leave?"

"I have found a place to bury your brother. After that, I will take people back to the old capital in the south to wait for news from Her Majesty the Queen and others." Wu Zhengyuan said with his hands behind his back.

"Can I ask you a favor?" Gu Chan said.

Wu Zhengyuan nodded silently.

Gu Chan said quickly, "I want to go to the north to meet up with Her Majesty the Queen and the others. Can you give me a carriage so that I don't have to suffer so much on the way?"

"That's easy. It's just a carriage. I'll give it to you." Wu Zhengyuan said readily.

"Then let's go! Don't stay here too long, otherwise if the old prince's men catch up and see you, you won't be able to leave even if you want to." Gu Chan urged.

Wu Zhengyuan poured the jar of wine he brought in front and behind the tombstone, and then headed towards the village ahead with Gu Chan.

After a while, the two arrived at the village. He gave Gu Chan a carriage and said with concern, "Get on the road! You can't stay in Kyoto for long. You'd better go north to meet up with Her Majesty the Queen and the others."

"Okay, Brother Wu, have a nice journey too." Gu Chan said, clasping his fists and bowing.

After saying that, she ran back to the village and said goodbye to the old woman, then drove away quickly in the carriage and headed towards the northern border.

After seeing Gu Chan off, Wu Zhengyuan led his men back to the old capital in the south.

Time passed quickly, and half a month went by in the blink of an eye.

During this half month, with the help of Prince Leng, Leng Bingrou finally got her wish and sat on the throne, becoming the new empress of the Diyue Kingdom.

Under pressure from the old prince, all the civil and military officials in the court dared not disobey and could only choose to support the new empress. But what no one in Kyoto knew was that Leng Yixiu was not burned to death in the fire that night. On the contrary, she had safely arrived in Linzhou, the second city on the northern border, under the protection of Leng Yixuan and Feng Hao.

When Linzhou City Lord Fang He saw Leng Yixiu, the Queen Mother, and the concubines, he instantly realized that a conspiracy to usurp the throne had occurred in the capital, but he was smart enough not to make it public. Instead, he temporarily arranged Leng Yixiu and others in secret in the Jade Emperor Garden north of Linzhou City.

That night, when Fang He was anxiously walking around in the study room in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, a little maid ran in and reported, "Master, there is a little girl waiting at the gate of the mansion. She said she wants to see you."

"Oh! Can't you see I'm annoyed? What a shitty little girl, don't see her, let her go." Fang He waved his hand coldly.

"But sir, she said her name is Gu Paner, and her brother is Xu Xian, the third place winner of this year's imperial examination." said the little maid.

Fang He was stunned when he heard this, and quickly waved his hand and said, "Go and bring her to see me."

"Yes, sir." The little maid responded respectfully and ran out quickly.

Soon she brought Gu Chan to the study, and then retreated to the door to guard it.

Gu Chan walked up to Fang He and said with a grin, "City Lord Fang, long time no see. I hope you are doing well!"

"Don't give me that crap. Let me ask you, what on earth happened in Kyoto? I heard that your brother Xu Xian caused a big disturbance in Kyoto, so much so that the two heads of Huangyue Pavilion had to personally step in to suppress it. Is that true?" Fang He asked.

"Of course. That night half a month ago, if my brother hadn't caused a big fuss in Kyoto and attracted their attention, how could Her Majesty the Queen and others have escaped safely?" Gu Chan said seriously.

As she said this, she walked to the table, leaned back in the chair, crossed her legs, poured herself a cup of fragrant rice wine and started drinking.

Fang He shouted anxiously, "You are still in the mood to drink? The new queen has just ascended the throne, and the former queen has brought her family to my Linzhou City. Now my head is exploding. If I were to say, you two brothers and sisters are not good people. Wherever you appear, there must be some trouble. You will not be satisfied."

"What a joke! This has nothing to do with me! It was obviously the old prince who wanted to help his daughter ascend the throne, and then secretly sent assassins to attack Her Majesty the Queen. In order to cover their escape, my brother and I suffered a lot, and my brother even lost his life. Not only do you not admire us, but you also blame us. How can this be justified?" Gu Chan said in pretended anger.

Fang He was choked by her so much that he couldn't even fart. He just stared at her with his eyes fixed, not knowing what to say.

Gu Chan said again, "City Lord Fang, please sit down first! Don't be so anxious, let's have a good chat."

"Oh! I'm really helpless. If I don't handle this well, I'm afraid my whole family will be destroyed!" Fang He sighed bitterly.

After saying that, he slumped down in a chair, looking weak and extremely scared.

Leng Bingrou ascended the throne and became the new empress. If she knew Leng Yixiu was still alive, she would definitely send troops to kill him. What would happen to the three cities on the border then?
Will the three city lords protect the former queen and fight to the death with the new queen, or will they open the city gates to welcome her and help the new queen get rid of the former queen and others?
At this moment, faced with such a huge problem, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

Gu Chan said calmly, "City Lord Fang, let me ask you, do you want to support the new queen, or protect the former queen?"

"It's not good for me to choose either side. If I choose the former, I will be suspected of regicide and become notorious and infamous for eternity. If I choose the latter, my whole family may be destroyed and I will lose everything." Fang He said with a gloomy face.

"It seems that it is not an easy task for Her Majesty to use this as the capital, command the heroes, and fight against the rebels!" Gu Chan shook her head and sighed.

Of course, she would not be surprised at this time, because half a month ago in Kyoto, when she proposed this plan to Leng Yixiuan, she had already anticipated that there would be such an embarrassing situation in the three cities on the northern border.