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"You've been waiting for me to come find you?" Lai Xuan's expression was still cold as he maintained his cold tone on the arena.

"At that time, you did not refute me. Furthermore, you really did help me find these books, proving your trust in me. Later on, when you were preparing for the war, you should also have come to find me." Gu Mingyan sucked in a large mouthful of noodles before continuing to look at him with a beaming smile, "Because you know that I am a true superior. Only someone like him can help you."

Although Lai Xuan didn't want to admit it, the inferiority complex that was carved into the bones of slaves was difficult to erase, as well as her lack of self-confidence.

"I also felt indignant about it. I thought about why you guys were born of a better background, so you could always speak with such a haughty and aloof tone." Lai Xuan painfully massaged the center of her brows before similarly feeling unresigned, "But afterwards, I still relied on Gu Cheng's influence to reach my current position. He was the one who gave me charity …"

"It's not charity. Rather, you are more valuable than others. That is why he chose you out of so many slaves." Gu Danyan's fist landed on his armor, the icy cold sensation caused Gu Daiyan's eyes to become even sharper, "Don't get me wrong, the reason you came to find me was not because I can help you, but because I, the person in power, am of value in your eyes. You are the general, the leader, or the pioneer, and I am your tool."

Gu Daiyan's peach blossom eyes never carried the slightest bit of foxiness, and today was the same as well.

After thinking for a long time, Lai Xuan saw Gu Danyan retract his hand and continue eating the noodles. She then continued: "I feel too inferior."

"It's not your fault, but everyone will grow up." Gu Liuyan finished the last bite of the noodles and looked at him: "I've already comforted you, we should talk business next."

"I want to know if the underground water attack will work. I don't want to waste a thousand … "Military strength." Lai Xuan looked at her. "This is the solution you suggested. You should improve it yourself."

She was really aggressive. Gu Daiyan felt that Lai Xuan was very understanding and learned very quickly after he gave advice.

"That's for sure, but I can't guarantee that they'll be safe. At least they won't get lost, and I've also thought of a way to increase their safety. At the same time, you can choose to have fifty people go down first and then see the situation." Gu Danyan stood up and took the water bag blueprint that he had designed.

In the end, there was no air in some areas of groundwater flow, but similarly, because of the flow of water, it was not very deep.

"How do I get up after I reach the bottom of the well in the city?" Lai Xuan put away the blueprint.

"They all have claws and hooks, and they are very likely to swim to the river. Their goal is not to kill people or open the gate, they just need to set fire to the back and release the slaves. Compared to elite soldiers, these people should have some talent." Gu Liuyan then handed over the simple drawing of claw hooks — they did not have time to make claw hooks. The best way was to make use of waste materials and use some useless metal to bend, but still, they had to ensure the angle of the claw hooks to a certain degree of toughness.

Lai Xuan skimmed through these blueprints before casting a suspicious glance at her. "I thought you were just a slightly more intelligent doctor."

"I am also a learned advisor." Gu Danyan walked to his side and sat down, "What are you going to do about the women and children in the city and the people who can't fight?"

"Women and children and five thousand soldiers, guard this city." Lai Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Even if it's really possible that we'll be annihilated, we can't abandon this city."

"Why?"

"We need to retreat. The lives of others cannot be calculated according to what you said." Lai Xuan turned her head to look at her, only to see that the woman before him was laughing like a fox. Her previous arrogant words seemed to have an explanation, "Before this, were you testing me?"

"That's too unpleasant to listen to. I'm just curious." Gu Daiyan held his face.

"Then what if I really do as you say?" Lai Xuan slapped the table and stood up, "You are toying with people's lives!"

Gu Danyan was shocked, but still wanted to smile and look at him: "Everything you have right now, and everything you will ever be, is built with your life, including every thread you have, it has all been a waste of a person's life. Only knowing this will you not be so childish, thinking that I'm just playing with a person's life."

The corners of her eyes curled up, and her lips curved up in a somewhat contemptuous smile, "The ones who make the choice, will always be you. No matter what, it will always be you who admit it. I am just a tool, remember this."

Lai Xuan shouldn't have relied on her to begin with. She had no obligation to help them win the battle from the start, and even if Lai Xuan had died, Gu Sheng would have become the reserve army to fight back for the throne. As long as Jiang Yan and the new kingdom merged into one, the situation would be stable.

Lai Xuan wasn't important. The people in the city weren't important.

For an outsider like Gu Daiyan, peace was the most important thing. The person who was about to die should have controlled his own fate, instead of relying on the sincerity of an outsider to sacrifice his or her life for them.

"You are a cold-blooded and heartless woman." Lai Xuan gritted her teeth. "You and Duan Chengxuan are the same from the bottom of your heart."

"I did indeed learn from him, but what I'm teaching you right now, you've heard from him. We told you how to start, how to guess the thoughts of those in higher positions, you can hate us, but you have to admit that our method is usually effective, and don't forget who sent people to guard you for a few months." Gu Danyan similarly slapped the table and stood up. "Remember Duan Chengxuan's kindness. You'll pay a price for it in the future."

Lai Xuan wanted nothing more than to bite off her teeth and leave with the helmet in her arms.

Even if he was angry, he at least had an answer in his heart.

Gu Danyan watched him leave in anger while the ghost walked past him. He walked in front of her with a puzzled face, "Obviously, you treat others very gently, but why do you treat him …"

"Because he wasn't mature enough, and all the friends that I know are from rich families. Their environment determines that they are mature enough, and ruthless enough, but he didn't learn it. He can't carry a woman's kindness onto the battlefield." Gu Danyan sat down with a headache and felt rather wronged: "This is called teaching based on talent, but he always has a sullen face."

Phantom stared at her blankly for a long time before faintly spitting out a sentence, "Sooner or later, you will offend all the people around you."

"Honestly, do you sometimes want to hit me? Recently, the frequency of hitting my head has clearly increased. " Gu Danyan looked at him suspiciously.

"Indeed." The ghost sat down and poured himself a cup of tea. "But Your Highness is very good at dealing with you. He let you spend two months without doing anything and made you worry to death."

"Don't mention him, I'm getting impatient again." Gu Daiyan covered his ears.

However, the ghost's smile only grew wider. He placed the fruits he had collected from the city in front of her and said, "Only Your Royal Highness can suppress you."

"I was wrong." Gu Liuyan sighed, his fingers pressed against his lower abdomen.

Actually, she was really looking forward to meeting Duan Chengxuan and seeing if he would reveal a shocked expression.