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The restaurant was overcrowded under the heavy rain. The storyteller was making a ton of money with his mustache. Even the waiter sensibly gave him two stacks of pastries and melon seeds, urging customers to buy more.

Gu Liuyan sized up the people in the restaurant without leaving a trace. In this place where they couldn't even see each other, there were a few new faces today. When the boss walked over to bring warm water, she pulled him with one hand and asked in a low voice: "Boss, do strangers come over usually?"

There were at least five or six hundred people in the village, but she was able to tell that there were quite a few new faces here. She immediately said in a low voice: "Our village was in a disaster at that time, and many young people went out to work hard and became families in the outside world. However, they have to come back and take root."

Gu Danyan had indeed seen a lot of women and children, so he asked: "Did those young men bring their wives and children back and then want to go out and fight alone?"

"That's not true. Our village doesn't need to pay taxes these few years. Since we have a wife, it's time to work for the village. The several village elders have made arrangements, so after all, our village is one family." The boss smiled as if he couldn't do anything about this custom.

Only then did Gu Danyan relax, smiling as he asked the boss for two pieces of pastries.

The rain outside the window was getting heavier. Gu Danyan couldn't leave even if he wanted to. The two guards beside her put the cloaks they brought on her shoulders as they whispered: "Husband …" Young Miss, nothing has happened, why must you be so vigilant? "

"It's never wrong to be cautious. Moreover, even though I can't find anyone who can injure me right now, I know that Duan Chengxuan didn't leave you here for fear of me dying from childbirth." Gu Liuyan leaned on the table and glanced at him, then tilted his head: "I saw that you guys were younger than ghosts and ghosts, did you know each other before? Was it all brought out by that Sanin? "

"Lord Sang Ning only brings along smart people, we are stupid, and normally we can't even climb to a higher position, so we can only be his subordinates." The guard rubbed his head and said in a low voice, "Although it was a little cruel when we were young, after thirty years, the Prince will let us leave this place, get married and have children. He will even reward us well."

"No wonder you are all so loyal." Gu Liuyan had originally thought that his subordinates were no different from deathsworn, but now that he looked at them, Duan Chengxuan still had some human feelings towards them. However, if he thought about it again, people in their thirties were indeed restricted, and it was difficult for him to use them.

The few of them were not in the mood to listen to books. Instead, they asked a lot of questions based on Gu Tinyan's questions.

For example, Sang Ning had been estranged from Duan Cheng Xuan and her brother in the past.

"Since Sanning was loyal to these two brothers, why did the Emperor want to exterminate his entire family?" Gu Liuyan became more and more confused as he spoke.

"We don't know the reason, but Sanning is very dissatisfied with the Emperor. After he left, the Emperor wholeheartedly sent someone to take care of him, but who knew that Lord Sanning wasn't willing to hide his name and only sent the prince to his master, and secretly helped him cultivate his talents. Thus, when the prince became an adult and led an army to fight, there would be someone by his side who could be useful to him." The guard whispered, "Moreover, Sir Sang Ning was dissatisfied with Su Yu Wan back then. After that, he went into hiding and hid his name for a while before leaving the mountain recently."

"Why is that?" Gu Daiyan felt that this Sang Ning was acting weirdly.

If he had been jealous of Duan Cong and wanted to take over the throne with Duan Chengxuan, then he shouldn't have handed Duan Chengxuan over to a senior from the mountains and despised the ambitious Su Yuwan. However, if Sang Ning really did like the two brothers, then why did the Emperor want to wipe out his entire family? When Duan Cong was still the Emperor, she wasn't even the Crown Prince. Why did she want to kill off her trusted aides?

The two guards shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.

Just as Gu Danyan was thinking, a person sat down in front of him.

"Perhaps Lord Sanning will betray the Prince, but he will be loyal to the Emperor for the rest of his life." "Whether it was to nurture talents back in the day or to send His Highness to a safe place in the countryside, all of this was only because of the emperor's orders."

Gu Danyan had already ignored him for a few days now, but she was extremely curious now. She only cleared her throat and said, "Then if the Emperor told Sang Ning to kill Duan Cheng Xuan, would he also go?"

"In all likelihood, he will kill you." The ghost made a gesture of wiping his neck, glanced at the leftovers on the table, then waved his hand and added two more dishes. He then continued, "If I don't look at you for a day, then you will start asking around."

"I'm just curious, was it because of your delicate and pretty face that you were bullied to death by your brothers in the past?" Gu Liuyan only smiled coldly.

"Fortunately, they can't beat me." The ghost raised an eyebrow, then picked up the chopsticks to eat.

Gu Daiyan hummed twice and held his head up looking out the window. The storyteller had finished his explanation and was now making a ruckus. Water dripped down from the eaves outside the window, and the rain kept falling.

It had already been a few days since Duan Chengxuan had sent him a message.

Even a torrential downpour would be difficult to wash away the bloodstains on the ground.

The two daggers in his hands were being washed away by the heavy rain. Duan Chengxuan, who was beside him, had a cold expression on his face, and instead of handing the long blade over to his subordinates, he casually sheathed it. "It seems like these people do not wish for me to return to the Frontier Trial."

"There's very little news from our people." Hong Xiao sighed heavily. He looked at the people behind him. Although most of them survived, the carrier pigeons didn't bring any help. The fastest way to get to the border was blocked by the black clothed soldiers or the horse bandits.

The news of Duan Chengxuan's disappearance and his whereabouts were still unknown were still being transmitted through Navy Tide.

But those soldiers at the border had yet to see his corpse, so even though they were loyal, they would inevitably submit to others, hoping for everything.

"Your Highness, in my opinion, we should be hiding right now and not blindly travelling. They will definitely keep a close eye on us, and once the limelight has passed, we will be able to take a detour." Hong Xiao walked up, shook the blood off his daggers, and sheathed his daggers.

Now that he was lacking in manpower, forcefully breaking through seemed to be taking a risk.

On the opposite side, the black clothed soldiers seemed to be endless.

"You're more familiar with this place." Duan Chengxuan glanced at him. "Besides that, you must send out the message."

"It's hard to mess around at the border …"

"I mean Eldan." Duan Cheng Xuan raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. "Don't look at Yan'Er's pretentious look. At that time, she was too scared when she took the risk. If she found out that something happened to me and was unable to help, she would probably cry in anxiety."

Hong Xiao opened his mouth and only said a single word.

Taking two steps forward, he heard Duan Chengxuan speak in a leisurely manner, "It's not bad to think about her crying appearance."

Hong Xiao took a step back and looked at him as if he was a fool.

His Royal Highness was beyond saving.