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The smell of blood drifted through the snow.

By the time Jiang Yan's men discovered that the fireballs were merely bamboo baskets covered in fire oil, the army of Yinzhou had already arrived. Even the eight thousand men from Duan Chengxuan's side rushed over, blocking Guan Ping's city completely.

Gu Daiyan did not leave the city gate. Instead, he was lost in thought as he stared at the bright red light.

Duan Chengrui turned around on his horse, his blood-stained face making Yue Qing, who was behind him, unable to restrain his excitement.

They had won this battle!

This was the first time that he had truly stood on the battlefield. Even though he had already calmed down, his restless mood was unable to calm down, as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

After Yue Qing had helped him wipe the blood off the blade, Gu Daiyan walked down from the city gate and said a few words of blessings to him. All the deputy generals came forward to him and acknowledged him wholeheartedly.

Gu Danyan quietly left the crowd.

She did not mind that the merits were all attributed to Duan Chengrui.

But in the next moment, when she subconsciously raised her hand to grab onto the ghostly sleeve, her wrist was pulled by someone, and the smell of blood practically assaulted her nostrils. Before she could even react, Duan Chengxuan who had grabbed onto her spoke in a clear voice, "It's all thanks to the Military Advisor's brilliant plan!"

Countless pairs of eyes looked over in unison. However, Gu Pingyan's face was calm as he said, "I am only responsible for the advice, but the one who is really fighting on the battlefield is you, your highness."

He specifically bit on the word 'Your Highness' even more heavily, but Duan Chengrui just laughed and patted her shoulder. His bloodied face even had a big smile on it, which made Gu Dingyan feel that he was somewhat similar to Duan Chengye.

"This is your credit." Duan Chengrui lightly said.

Gu Danyan could only bite the bullet and accept the compliment. While she was celebrating, she couldn't drink so much. She could only look for ghosts in the military camp.

He was clearly by his side just a moment ago.

After searching around for a long time, he finally arrived at a room under the guidance of a soldier. The ghost wasn't closing the door, and was currently speaking to the person beside the bed, with a trace of helplessness in his voice, "This place is extremely dangerous, how could King Zong Ping let you come here?"

Gu Daiyan was baffled. She knocked on the door making a sound. When she saw the ghost turn around, she walked in and was surprised to see Silver Gou, who was wearing men's clothes and carrying a bundle. "Why did you come with me?"

"I don't trust you, Miss!" Yin Qiuyi rushed over and grabbed Gu Danyan's shoulder without letting go, "I also happen to be here to pass on the message. I heard that the local officials in the nearby counties have problems, so I'll let the Third Prince investigate."

He had just gone down to the city gate when he saw Silverymoon in the army. After all, she was just a small girl, and he had seen everything too clearly.

"Just now, I heard that you helped win the battle, Miss is really the strongest …" Yin Gou continued talking endlessly. Gu Danyan felt helpless. Now that she had come, he couldn't just let her walk around freely. After thinking for a while, he felt that it would be better to keep her by his side.

He could only stop speaking and let the ghosts look at her from time to time. From time to time, he would ask her to contact the people from the Wind Listening Pavilion, so she was not an idle person.

However, Duan Chengyu was also interested in matters of politics. After they had celebrated, Gu Daiyan finally handed over the register and the letter that Silverymoon had brought to the Third Prince. This made Duan Chengrui suspicious: "He actually didn't hand over the namelist to Royal Uncle first?"

"Although his relationship with King Jing is not bad, his soldiers all received news that he brought back a captive last night. Furthermore, he borrowed money from Yinzhou to pay for the captivity, so King Zong Ping should be suspicious." Gu Liuyan said helplessly.

Especially since she knew that Duan Chengxuan had once interacted with Ai Qi, she was afraid that he would work together with Jiang Yan out of greed. She had no choice but to be on guard against him.

Duan Chengrui took over the namelist with great understanding, and he even thought of how to deal with these officials who took advantage of the situation.

Gu Liuyan was sensible enough to not participate in these matters. It was enough for her to interfere in the imperial government once. This time, she was mainly here to help Duan Chenrui with other matters.

A soldier hurried over with a wooden box from before in his arms. "Advisor, we haven't used up all these items. Those people are poisoned, do you think …?"

"I'll give you the antidote in a while. Don't let anyone know about this wooden box." Gu Danyan took the wooden box. He was scared when he thought about how she had used this poison to solve today's problem.

I should be grateful for the snow.

The soldiers beside him were talking about the fireballs falling from the sky with relish, seemingly mocking them for how angry they would be if they knew it was only a burning bamboo basket.

However, everything was just a matter of life and death. If Ai Yan was brave enough, he would not be afraid of all these.

"With reinforcements, we can be quiet for a while." Duan Chengrui said as he looked at Gu Daiyan: "In the days that I'm not here, I'm afraid you'll have to face the generals alone, but now they have great respect for you."

Gu Danyan only nodded, and spoke with a sense of alienation when talking to Duan Chengrui.

Duan Chengrui was slightly disappointed, but Gu Tinyan felt that it was a good thing that he was so resolute. Since he didn't have any thoughts towards people, there was no need to drag them down.

Before leaving, Duan Chengrui sent two secret guards to protect him while he took Yue Qing away.

It was snowing heavily outside, and the snowfall reached almost to his knees. No wonder there were steps everywhere, and Gu Liuyan felt uncomfortable from head to toe. Every day, he would hug a cotton bag and stay by the brazier, then help Duan Chenrui deal with some official matters.

Ai Yan had been deceived before, and it could be said that he had learnt his lesson. He knew that this Cheng Rui wasn't a soft persimmon, so he was obedient.

Except, Jiang Yan had been trying to win over a few nearby small kingdoms this entire winter. Erdan had sent his envoy to deliver a letter, indicating that he would aid Navy Tide if there was any difficulty.

When Gu Liuyan received the news, he was still a little stunned. He held his head and asked: "I wonder what kind of emperor my father is?"

"I also find it very strange that your biological father is now the emperor of Er Dan. No matter what, the Madam won't go find him as a backer. That way, there's no need to hide outside."

"Maybe it's some old grudge." Gu Liuyan then fished out a wooden box from a group of documents and sighed even more, "But, since mother doesn't trust father, why did she send grandfather to Aldan? Does she know that Aldan isn't going to make an enemy of Navy Tide?"

Ghost thought for a moment. "Regarding the matter of Madam's generation, we can't figure it out either."

The two of them were just about to discuss some official matters when the hidden guard left behind by Duan Chengrui rushed in. "Please quickly change your appearance, young lady. Duke Jing is about to arrive."