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"Did Aizi take them away? "What about pear blossoms?"

Duan Chengxuan put down the brush in his hand with a gloomy expression.

"Hua Li was locked in jail a few days ago and hasn't left yet." Cheng Shan half knelt on the ground, wishing that she could bury her head in the ground. "Initially, we were unable to find Gu Cheng, but Gu Cheng was hidden in Yan City. Our men were caught off guard and were unable to catch up."

"Interrogate Hua Li." Duan Chengxuan stood up with a cold expression and said, "Let's go to Cool Breeze Garden."

When he arrived at the Pure Wind Garden, Gu Zixian seemed to not know of anything and was working as a female worker under the eaves. When he saw Duan Chengxuan arrive, he was extremely happy and greeted him, "Why is the prince here? It's cold outside, come in and have a cup of hot tea. "

"Did you know that your father and brothers were taken away?" Duan Chengxuan pulled her into the room with a gloomy expression.

Cheng Shan closed the door and Gu Zixian kneeled on the ground in a fluster with a face full of shock: "But didn't the Emperor not blame big brother and father …"

"You don't know anything?" Duan Chengxuan's gaze carried slight suspicion.

"Of course the Scholar doesn't know anything!" Gu Zixian was startled. Ever since Gu Cheng had shed his golden cicada shell and refused to tell her about it, she no longer cared about the ups and downs. Now that Gu Cheng was gone, it was just that she didn't have a backer.

Presently, she only wanted to stay by Duan Chengxuan's side.

Seeing Gu Zixian act this way, Duan Chengxuan knew that she wasn't someone who had schemes in mind, so he could only helplessly say, "I'll send someone to interrogate Hua Li, don't plead on her behalf."

"Of course not." Gu Zixian immediately said.

Duan Chengxuan's movements slightly paused as he looked strangely at Gu Zixian, only to see that she still had a faint smile of relief on her face, as if she was relieved that Duan Chengxuan trusted her.

However, Duan Chengxuan felt slightly infuriated for no reason.

Hua Li was even Gu Zixian's elder sister, and Gu Danyan had cried for a maid who was a spy. After all, the two sisters were different.

Not knowing that he had long ago lost his place in Duan Cheng Xuan's heart, Gu Zixian was even secretly pleased with her own heart. Cheng Shan, who had seen through everything, could only helplessly shake his head and follow Duan Cheng Xuan's footsteps.

"Report it." Duan Cheng Xuan naturally couldn't use the safety of the world as a wager.

But who knew that the Emperor was actually unwilling to even listen to half of his words, and he wanted to guard the Emperor against outsiders.

Duan Cheng Xuan was helpless and could only think of a way to secretly rope in the forces of power, and it would be best if the people from Jiang Yan's side were to have some fear.

Even so, on the day of the Autumn Hunt, envoys from Jiang Yan still treated Navy Tide with respect. The entirety of Sky Fire City was bustling with activity, but when the envoys from all the clans left, an urgent report accompanied Sky Flame's first snowfall.

The Jiang Yan soldiers had long since taken down two cities, relying on collaboration between the two.

When Duan Chengxuan heard the news, he had already changed into his official uniform. When he heard the eunuch's voice coming from outside, the old eunuch first gave him a great bow before saying in a deep voice, "Your majesty wishes for Duke Jing to serve our country."

"This King will be there immediately." Duan Chengxuan's expression didn't change, but he didn't know in his heart that if he was able to win the battle, then he would have the opportunity to turn the tables in the future.

Su Yu Wan didn't want to leave, and she didn't want him to go out and fight either: "Brother Xuan, swords and spears have no eyes. If you want to go to the battlefield, Wan'er will definitely follow you."

"Naturally, I won't let you stay here alone." Duan Chengxuan sincerely kissed Su Yu Wan's forehead. "If you get used by the Sky Flame as a gatekeeper, then my heart will ache for you."

Su Yuwan's face turned red, and her heart finally relaxed.

Duan Chengxuan had a way to turn the situation around, and Gu Liuyan, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation at the border, helped Duan Chengyu solve some of the troubles in Yinzhou, and after giving him many ideas to stabilize his military power, he followed the two ghost and ghost duo and arrived at the Third Prince's estate overnight.

For a moment, Duan Chengrui didn't think of a plan to deal with this, so he heard Gu Liuyan say, "The opportunity to lead the troops to battle must not be given to Duan Chengxuan. He must not have a chance to turn the situation around again."

"But I don't have a general. If I want to fight with him, it's no different from hitting a stone with an egg." Duan Chengrui had a headache. He wasn't a martial artist, even if he led the troops out, it didn't matter to him.

"Let's take down this matter first. We can only plan for the matter of the high-ranking officers. There might be people who can be of use to us during the Autumn Competition." Gu Daiyan lightly patted his shoulder. "Although I don't know as much about military strategies as Duan Chengxuan, I'm confident that I won't lose to him in terms of fighting opponents."

Duan Chengrui thought for a while, then decided to make a bet based on how he took care of Ming Yan.

Duan Chengxuan had done so many damnable things and the Emperor hadn't even demoted him to a commoner. It could be seen how much trust he had in him. If he was given another chance, he wouldn't be able to find so many opportunities in the future.

Furthermore, Gu Danyan was already far away from him, so the information he could get would only get less and less.

He quickly went to report to the hall, but Chang Yiqin impatiently rushed out. Yue Qing didn't seem to be able to stop her, she could only pull on one of her arms with a headache.

Chang Yiqin seemed to point at Gu Daiyan's nose and scolded, "Your Highness doesn't know any martial arts. You made him lead the troops to war, didn't you make him lose his life?"

"Madam, this matter is His Highness' choice." Yue Qing consoled him, but she also looked at Gu Liuyan with dissatisfaction.

Phantom Shadow crossed his arms and stood beside Gu Daiyan. He swept the two of them with his cold eyes, "There are some things that you have to pay with your life."

"Whatever, since they're talking, why don't you bring me to see who's chosen for the Autumn Competition? The generals of the imperial court will not be able to tell which one is the Jing King." Gu Danyan lightly tugged on the sleeve of her ghost, habitually dusting off the dust on her shoulders for her ghost. She also put on a scarf and covered half of her face with it.

The expression on the Third Prince's face eased up, and he asked for the namelist before leaving with Gu Danyan in his arms.

Chang Yiqin was so angry that her face turned red as she stomped her feet, "This woman is a disaster!"

"I wonder what His Highness likes about her." Yue Qing was relieved when she saw the movements between Gu Pingyan and the ghost. It seemed like the ghost was much more approachable than Duan Chenrui. It was likely that Gu Pingyan relied more on the ghost as well.

As he was carried away by the ghosts, Gu Danyan did not dare to slack off and slowly opened the book.

"I didn't expect Jiang Yan to attack so quickly. If it weren't for the sudden deaths of two of the local officials, I wouldn't have expected Jiang Yan to attack in the winter." Gu Liuyan felt a headache coming on.

"Do you really have a way to fight with the Prince? "The prince is still going to war …"

The booklet in his hand made a tiny sound as it was closed. Gu Poyan raised his head to look at Phantom Demon and said in a deep voice, "I don't have the confidence to win against Duan Chengxuan, but I do know that I'll definitely have a way to deal with Jiang Yan."