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"He's indeed a scoundrel with a gentle personality."

Gu Daiyan looked at him coldly, then he raised his head and looked at the sun above him: "Have you eaten?"

"Not yet." Duan Chengxuan pointed at the drill grounds at the side. Not to mention his martial artist attire, his hair was tied up high, giving him a more solemn air than usual.

"Then I'll have a meal with you and then teach them how to read. The soldiers that went out to investigate should come back tonight as well. I heard that there's something troublesome that I have to wait for." Gu Mingyan said as she walked forward.

Duan Chengxuan waved his hand to Cheng Shan, who was following Gu Liuyan, and the latter went to take care of those scholars.

The two didn't want to be in love with a lover, but instead were like an old couple walking around the drill ground, causing many soldiers to be flabbergasted. "I didn't expect that Your Highness would have such a gentle and affectionate appearance."

"Not only that, the princess is the same as Crown Princess from before. She's also a kind-hearted and intelligent doctor. A few days ago, my brother went out to investigate, and his arms were almost dislocated. This princess has come back to help him."

All of a sudden, all the soldiers beside the drill grounds exploded in an uproar.

Duan Chengxuan's hearing was extremely good, and when he heard them praise Gu Danyan in such a manner, he instead felt displeased in his heart.

He had once secretly brought Su Yuwan with him, but no one had said anything good about Su Yuwan. Most of them said that she was a demon woman who would bring calamity to her country.

Gu Liuyan turned a deaf ear to the discussions. She was only thinking about what had attacked the scouting team and where the troops had come from.

After having lunch in the Commander's Tent, Duan Chengxuan continued to teach boxing on the drill grounds. He then placed Gu Pingyan under the tent at the side of the drill grounds, and the rest of the soldiers could go over and ask.

Gu Danyan had also done this before, and it was indeed easy for him to do it now.

From time to time, Duan Chengxuan would look at Gu Daiyan, but his eyes would reveal a smile.

Just like that, a day passed, and only when night fell did the investigation team hurriedly return. It was clear that they had encountered someone from the new country. The other party was obviously trying to find a way out, and something had happened.

Duan Chengxuan stood at the side and inquired in detail, while Gu Danyan pressed a hand on the patient's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Bring me the medicinal materials I prepared earlier after they've been cooked. Two more people come hold him down, I'll directly use the knife."

"Yes." The two recruits looked at the spot where the skin was split open and felt nauseous.

The troops of the new country had used some kind of weapon from the martial arts world to tear off the leather covering, so they could only wrap it up and send the person back.

"Your Highness, why don't you let us use the knife? After all, His Highness …" A nearby doctor was still doubtful.

"No need." Duan Cheng Xuan directly raised her hand to block her way, then she stood at the door as she asked, "What activities do you have in the new country?"

"They say that the people from the Navy Tide Academy assassinated the Emperor, and that the assassin was imprisoned in the prison and tortured. However, they did not mention anything about it today, and they had already sent people to investigate the situation, but they found a lot of troublesome weapons on the way, and it seems like they were left behind by an ancient battlefield nearby." The deputy general spoke in a concise manner, and from time to time, one could hear the screams of pain coming from the bed beside him.

However, Duan Chengxuan understood who this so-called assassin was. Now, Gu Cheng had even specially mentioned that it was an assassin and not Su Yuwan. He had even sent people over just to express his determination towards Gu Gouyan, but he hadn't expected to hurt his own person.

"Send someone to the new country to pressure them. If something like that happens again in the future, there's no need to say anymore. Attack the city directly." Duan Chengxuan decisively gave the order.

Currently, the new country only occupied half of Jiang Yan's territory. Most of the people recruited were from nomadic tribes of other races. Naturally, they couldn't be of the same mind. If they wanted to attack the city, they wouldn't need too much manpower.

The few of them understood, and he instructed a few others.

After that, he waited by the door until dawn arrived. Gu Danyan slowly walked out. His sleeves were stained with blood, and once he stopped, his vision darkened.

Duan Cheng Xuan promptly pulled her into his embrace and wiped the cold sweat off her face along with her pale lips.

"Eat something before you sleep." With his other hand, he habitually wrapped his arm around the other person's waist, practically half dragging him to a wooden table at the side. He personally added a bowl of soup, spoonful by spoonful, and even tore open the steamed bun to place in her mouth.

Gu Danyan was also tired. She obediently opened her mouth, not even wanting to move her hands. After eating half a bun, she leaned on Duan Chengxuan's shoulder and fell asleep.

The high-ranking officer who was supposed to report in early in the morning did not dare to approach.

Duan Chengxuan could only lightly hold his horizontally in his arms, then worriedly held his close as he spoke to the group of generals. "You're not allowed to make too much noise outside the Commander's tent. Stay until the afternoon to make some delicious food and send it in."

"Yes." The Vice General hurriedly nodded as he watched Duan Cheng Xuan arrange for the people who were sleeping before hurrying out to understand the situation in various aspects.

When Gu Xuan Yan woke up, she ate and left the camp. The soldiers told her, "The prince went to the granary and told you to wait for him. She will leave in two days."

Gu Danyan rubbed his aching shoulder and shook his head: "No need, just like yesterday, I'll teach my soldiers how to read."

After saying that, she walked away.

Cheng Shan was sent here halfway and told her what happened yesterday. He even asked: "Don't you need to care about Su Yuwan?"

"Don't worry, Gu Sheng will have a way to deal with him." Gu Danyan seriously wrote down someone's name for him before continuing, "Send another letter to the new country. As long as Gu Cheng treats Su Yuwan well, leaving her with a body and a life, he would not care about anything else. He even said that he was about to find my secret recipe."

"Yes." Cheng Shan understood.

A cold light flashed in Gu Daiyan's eyes. He looked at the words that were written with exceptional force and slightly loosened his grip. He said softly, "Using a tooth to a tooth, an eye to an eye. You have to know the trick …"

When Duan Chengxuan heard what Cheng Shan said, he smiled indifferently. "What she said, he wanted you to say it intentionally for me."

Cheng Shan was puzzled. Duan Chengxuan circled around before returning and speaking, "Do as she says. Also, send someone to clean up the martial arts sects with their Navy Tide. "In the end, tell the Third Prince that if he dares to make a move on Gu Danyan again, he will not be sitting on the throne."

"Emperor Uncle truly has a big tone."

Duan Chengrui crumpled the letter in his hand and stood respectfully at the side. He continued, "Not only that, Your Highness has even promised that if Your Highness wants to become king, he will become a sharp blade."

"However, if you want to take care of Gouyan, third prince, then he will be the guillotine on your neck."

The moment these words were spoken, Duan Chengrui's expression immediately changed, and he tightly clenched the ball of paper in his hand. "What else does Imperial Uncle know?"

"The reason you let Gu Cheng go back then." A cold light flashed before his eyes.