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The maidservants' tea arrived just in time. With two plates of snacks and a sweet cake, Gu Daiyan's expression eased up a lot. He was eating the snacks leisurely, just like how his mistress usually did.

Ai Yan saw that one of her hands was holding onto a piece of candy for a moment before she placed it back on the plate. Her face was pretty and delicate, but Liu Ye could not see her previous domineering look.

Moreover, his face was somewhat similar to Emperor Dan's.

The current Emperor was famous for his steadfastness, and quite a few generals had silently agreed that this was possibly the real princess.

"Like I said, regardless of whether the war is chaotic or not, there should always be some candy." Gu Danyan ate a mouthful of the sweet and greasy candy, but he didn't forget to raise his eyebrows at ghost with a smile, looking quite pleased with himself.

"If I continue eating, I will forget the important matter. Jade beads have not turned cold yet." He took the half piece of candy from Gu Daiyan's hand and put it back on his plate, glancing at the commanders only once.

Gu Pingyan obediently looked around. He had already made up his mind. Although he didn't know what the emperor was playing at, since he was allowed to come here, she naturally had to do things well.

"I'll sell you two thousand sets of long swords with armor. We'll talk about the horses later, the price will increase by twenty percent, and we'll also get that woman to deal with. This is the first deal, we'll talk about it after we're done." Seeing that Ai Yan was unhappy, she continued, "Er Dan can't help you on the surface. If King Jing is able to win the Stone Melody, then you will have to fight for the Rising City."

"However, Xu City …"

"Cough, cough."

Aiyan interrupted the man's words, while Gu Daiyan raised his eyebrows: "It's your business to go to war, I only came here to express my sincerity."

"We can buy that weapon. The old procuress can also deal with it for you, but as for the pills …" Lai Xuan opened his mouth and spoke in a deep voice. As he spoke, he looked at Gu Danyan with a meaningful gaze.

"Still, it's your business to fight." He stood up leisurely and walked in front of Lai Xuan, raising his head to look at him: "The name of the Navy Tide Warlord is widespread, Old General Yi Yan can't carry the long blade in his hand alone. If the generals can't resist, I can't do anything, but I know that the tactic of the sea of people will eventually lose itself, if everyone really wants to resist the Navy Tide Steel Cavalry, they won't be relying on a head-on clash."

In Lai Xuan's eyes, Gu Pingyan's current appearance was like a venomous snake waiting for its prey.

Right now, about 30% of Jiang Yan's citizens were slaves. On one side, they needed someone to watch over these slaves, and on the other side, these slaves could only fight against blades and swords with their lives. They couldn't be considered real warriors, but their total military strength was still incomparable to Navy Tide's.

"In the end, if the Emperor had not treated Gu Cheng as his trusted aide, he would not have been in a hurry to fight."

The other high-ranking officers were also angry.

Gu Danyan raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. He only took a step back: "Since you guys are here, why don't you bring them back to take care of me?"

"The slaves were clumsy... "My body isn't clean either …" The deputy general started shakily just now, but when he thought about what these female slaves were doing in the army camp, he didn't dare to let them sully Princess Aldan's eyes no matter what.

They were worse than beasts!

Gu Liuyan was annoyed in her heart. She clenched her fists under her wide sleeves, but her face was as calm as water. She had an innocent look on her face: "How are you not clean? I think they look a lot cleaner than the slaves I saw on the road. "

These words made the faces of the generals turn ugly.

At this moment, Phantom Demon walked up and lightly tugged on Gu Daiyan's wrist, "Of course it's clean, I wonder if General Aiyan will be willing to part with me?"

It was clear that he didn't want her to know, so Ai Yan could only go with the flow and have his servants clean up the slaves before sending them to Gu Danyan.

After leaving Ai Yan's courtyard, Lai Xuan personally led her outside. She just happened to hear her say, "I heard that His Highness is the child of the Emperor and Navy Tide's daughter?"

This Lai Xuan was quite direct.

Gu Liuyan nodded slightly, but then she knocked her head again, "But a few years ago, when I came back, my head was smashed on the road. I don't remember anything about Navy Tide, and I don't know who my mother is, so why are you asking me these questions?"

Lai Xuan was skeptical. She dutifully sent her back to the inn before returning.

Two Jiang Yan soldiers stood guard at the door of the tavern, not a single inch away. However, no one truly told the noble guest of his identity.

Gu Liuyan was sitting in his room, his thoughts running amok.

She had wanted to protect Jiang Yan for her future plans, but she had not expected that Gu Cheng would actually be recognized by the Emperor. If this was the case, Gu Cheng being able to climb to the top and borrow the third prince's power to escape the clutches of the Golden Cicada was simply a premeditated plan.

If Gu Cheng was here, then his mother would be in danger if she stayed longer.

But on the other side, if Jiang Yan was truly powerless and was flattened by Navy Tide, then the slaves here wouldn't be able to stand up for a hundred years. As for Er Dan, she naturally wouldn't sit still and wait for death.

The wheels of history have always been so unmerciful.

Gu Liuyan felt a headache coming on. She waited until the night was getting darker before she and Ghost left quietly. Along the way, they found the Wind Listening Pavilion in the farmhouse in the city.

The candles were flickering, and the mother and daughter at the table were looking worried.

"In that case, it's always hard to avoid troubled times …" Yun Xiao let out a soft sigh. With a pained heart, he also placed Gu Liuyan's hand into his own: "If the war breaks out, you can come back with me. This place is too dangerous."

"With my identity, I will be a disaster no matter where I go. It's you, mother." Gu Danyan turned around and held the back of Yun Qi's hand, "Emperor Erdan should not know that you are still alive, and Navy Tide also doesn't know that you and Grandfather are still alive. During the chaos of war, Erdan should be able to hide."

Yun Dian's face immediately became extremely ugly, "It was quite difficult for me to recognize you, could it be that you don't want me to protect you?"

"But now, I …"

"But … if you do something dangerous again, I'll send you directly to Er Dan. After all, he is your father. Naturally, I won't let you risk your life." Yun Que's words carried a sense of dissatisfaction, and he even threatened, "Since I can't control you, let your biological father manage it. I want to see if you're willing to stay in the Imperial Palace."

If she was allowed to go to that kind of scheming place, she would probably have nightmares plaguing her every day.

Gu Danyan's body stiffened. Yun Dian still thought it was weird, but his ghostly hand had already lightly pressed down on her back. Gu Danyan seemed to have come back to her senses and only replied seriously: "I won't disregard my own life, moreover, my biological father sent a letter to Jiang Yan for some reason. I just need to be careful around the third prince."