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Gu Danyan slept with a few girls in a corner.

When he woke up the next day, the soldiers who had followed him all had worried looks on their faces. Only Lai Xuan's face was calm as usual as he instructed his men to prepare and set out on the road.

After climbing up the carriage, Lai Xuan handed over fresh water and dried rations. She also handed over a clean handkerchief that had been obtained from who knows where.

"I didn't expect you to be so popular with women." Gu Mingyan took the handkerchief and hastily wiped the dust from her face. She folded it and handed it back to him. "If you really want to cooperate with me, shouldn't you show some sincerity?"

Lai Xuan slowly raised her head, her eyes dark.

"What kind of sincerity?"

"Answer my question first. I'll tell you some interesting news." Before the horse carriage started moving, Gu Danyan handed the two girls beside him to the soldiers and placed them on the horse carriage at the back.

After a long period of silence, only when the carriage was slowly moving forward did Lai Xuan finally speak up in a low voice. "The person behind all of this, it's fine if you don't even mention him."

"I'm not Princess Lidan either." Lai Xuan was clearly surprised for a moment, and then the long sword at her waist landed on her neck, her eyes full of anger.

Gu Danyan raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Lai Xuan to be so serious.

However, on the other side, her fingers lightly clasped onto Lai Xuan's wrist. A cold light flickered in her peach blossom eyes as she said, "Even if I am not, you can still achieve your goal. But if you kill me, then don't attempt to cooperate with me in the future."

She was the daughter of Emperor Er Dan, without the title of princess, so it couldn't be considered a lie.

"Twisting people around and clapping your hands, isn't that the trick of you young mistresses?" Lai Xuan looked as if she was being toyed with. Her expression was one of anger and embarrassment. However, his long blade was firmly sheathed in its scabbard.

"That's not the case. I just had no choice but to do so in order to express my sincerity. I want to know if the person who helped you is Gu Cheng or not."

Gu Liuyan thought for a moment. Before Lai Xuan could react, she had already pulled down her shirt, revealing the crooked words on her collarbone.

The Yun clan was quite famous, even within Jiang Yan.

The reason was because the Yun Family was proficient in pharmacology. In the past several hundred years, all of the books on medical science had had these people's names written on them. When Yun Xiao was still alive, he had caused such a commotion throughout the world.

As a high-ranking officer, Lai Xuan naturally knew about the matter between the Yun clan and Gu Cheng.

The only time was when the descendants of the Yun clan did not marry into the Imperial Family, instead, they had been brought home by Gu Cheng. It was also this time that an immortal medicinal formula appeared.

"You are …"

"It seems like my guess is correct. You clearly understand the grudge between the Yun clan and Gu Cheng."

Gu Liuyan interrupted him and rearranged the front of his shirt. At the same time, a light fragrance wafted into his nose.

When Lai Xuan regained her senses, her body was already sore and weak. Even when she opened her mouth, he could not make any sounds. Only her ears were clear and her eyes were misty.

"Don't worry, I just want to talk to you safely."

Gu Danyan comforted him by patting his shoulder, half supporting him on the shoulder to prevent him from slipping down.

This medicinal effect could be considered extremely overbearing for those who used inner force. She should be glad that Lai Xuan had turned her head to leave some space for her.

"I don't want you to face me again." Gu Liuyan spoke up softly, "Since Gu Cheng helped you become one of the top ten generals, it seems like he's worried about Jiang Yan's troops being held tightly in her hands by Ai Yan. The reason he sent you to Er Dan this time is to beg for your help to flatten Jiang Yan."

The sore and weak Lai Xuan could only clench her fingers and glare at her, unwilling to be outdone.

It seemed like she had guessed right.

Since he had already provoked Jiang Yan and Navy Tide, he naturally wouldn't stay any longer. Although he could borrow the third prince's hand, the Cicada, to escape from the clutches of Navy Tide, he seemed to be in a very passive position within Jiang Yan.

Even if he obtained the trust of the Emperor, it was still many years after he became the Prime Minister of Navy Tide.

"However, he should also remember what he did to the current Emperor Erdan and Lady Yunque. He shouldn't be foolish enough to beg for the forgiveness and trust of his enemy, right?" Gu Danyan said softly, and the quiet voice outside the carriage became even more noisy.

She didn't know what was going on outside, so she quietly took out the antidote. If something happened in the wilderness, Lai Xuan would be able to protect him. Also, she didn't forget to continue asking, "Did Gu Cheng actually secretly bribe those tribesmen from smaller countries?"

After recovering some strength, before Lai Xuan could return, the carriage came to a halt. Gu Daiyan pressed his hand down on the carriage, and Yun Yi, who was at his waist, gently lifted the curtain and asked in a low voice, "What happened outside that caused such a ruckus?"

Silence. She did not even hear a ghostly reply.

Lai Xuan was tightly held within the carriage by her hand. She was thinking to herself that this person was actually so unreasonable as to casually use poison. If something were to happen now, it would most likely lead to a grave mistake.

The quieter it was, the more Gu Danyan was worried, and he could only pull the curtain of the carriage apart.

The person in front of her had all the blood in her body congealed, but when she opened her mouth, she could not utter a single syllable. Finally, she let out a soft sigh and said, "I can't hide from you no matter how hard I try."

The man in front of him had a handsome face. Even though he was riding a horse and was covered in dust, his eyes were still burning with anger.

Just by riding on their horses, no one dared to speak. The soldiers brought along by Lai Xuan were all silently tied up, and their mouths were stuffed while they knelt on the ground.

Staring at each other, Gu Mingyan slowed down her movements before gently putting down the curtain. She said in a low voice, "I still need to go to Lildan."

"Aren't you going to give me an explanation?" He pulled open the carriage's curtain and grabbed her wrist, then he looked at Gu Danyan's face with an expression that was close to greed. It was as if he still vividly recalled the scene of her silence in his embrace that day.

"Back then, at the bottom of the Hundred Herb Cliff, you promised me one thing." Gu Liuyan did not let go of his hand: "I want to leave you and go somewhere else, but you refused, so I borrowed Su Yu Wan's hand and got rid of the golden cicada's shell. In any case, you and I were just playing on the spot, so I would rather stay as a medicine guide for the rest of my life."

As she said the last few lines, Gu Daiyan's eyes also started to moisten a bit. Her eyes sparkled as if she felt pity for him when she saw it.

However, Duan Chengxuan did not hesitate to grab her wrist until it turned purple. "I thought you and Wan'er were enemies …"

"They are indeed at odds. At that time, she gave me a poison. If I wasn't proficient in pharmacology, I would have truly lied down in my grave." Gu Danyan looked at him coldly and shook off his hand. She rubbed her aching wrist and said, "You only know how to hurt me. In your eyes, I'm just Su Yuwan's medicine."

"How can I possibly explain to you, a mere medicinal catalyst? Why did she die? Why did she deceive you?"

"But to avoid suffering."