Chapter 301 Shake hands and make peace Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Qing walked to the bedside and did not attack her as Gu Chan had imagined. Instead, he pulled over a chair and sat down calmly. Gu Chan slowly relaxed her guard and asked, "What do you want to do?" "Sit down and talk." Xuanyuan Qing said calmly. Gu Chan completely relaxed and sat down cross-legged in silence. Xuanyuan Qing said, "Let me ask you, how did you know that the enemy set a trap for me?" "Nonsense, when the enemy attacked the border before, their methods were so strict and their actions were so swift, how could they have easily burned their food and grass camps after they broke into the heartland of the Central Plains?" Gu Chan said unhappily. Xuanyuan Qing smiled bitterly, and then he realized that he was too arrogant. Sure enough, the enemy was much stronger than he had imagined. Gu Chan added, "The grain camp that your Silver-Armored Cavalry burned was probably just a small portion of the grain that the enemy had prepared. The enemy had already moved most of the grain when the Silver-Armored Cavalry attacked, otherwise they would not have been able to resupply so quickly."
"This shouldn't be the case! My previous actions were so secretive that even if the enemy sent spies to investigate, they would not be able to find out the news." Xuanyuan Qing said doubtfully. "Then you have to tell me first whether the spies you sent out have obtained real information." Gu Chan asked. Xuanyuan Qing nodded without comment, "I found out that the enemy has indeed prepared supplies. Just as you said, I have been tricked." "That's right. Placing spies into Tiancang is a common practice of the enemy. The reason why the border was destroyed so easily before was because it was infiltrated by spies. As a result, our movements were clearly known to them at any time." Gu Chan said with his hands spread out. Xuanyuan Qing frowned and his expression became extremely solemn. If the facts are really as Gu Chan said, then Zhongyuan City must have been infiltrated by enemy spies by now, and no matter what step he takes next, the enemy will know his movements. As a result, it would be even more difficult for him to win this battle. The most important thing is, if he is not careful and gives the enemy a chance, he will be doomed sooner or later. Realizing the importance of this question, Xuanyuan Qing made a prompt decision and said, "Starting tomorrow, you will make arrangements for the next four days of training and hand them over to Qingluan Huofeng and the two people under you." "What do you want to do?" Gu Chan asked with a smile. "Needless to say, of course I will take you to Zhongyuan City to choose a royal concubine, and take this opportunity to secretly catch all the spies who have infiltrated." Xuanyuan Qing said solemnly. "Do you have a way to find all the spies?" Gu Chan said. Xuanyuan Qing shook his head helplessly. Gu Chan laughed and said, "You are not good at catching spies, so leave it to me. After all, I have spies all over the city." "Is this true?" Xuanyuan Qingxu said with narrowed eyes. He really didn't believe Gu Chan. You know, although Gu Chan has some status now, she was born poor after all. How could she have so many spies all over the city? Gu Chan said proudly, "You've played with my mysterious beast Mickey before, isn't it bigger than an ordinary mouse?" "That's right, it's as big as a cat." Xuanyuan Qing nodded. "That's right, my mouse Mickey is the rat king, now no matter if it's the rats in the border or the rats in Zhongyuan City, they are all his subordinates and can obey his orders. When the time comes, I will ask him to mobilize his subordinates to search around Zhongyuan City. With their abilities, it will be easy to catch any spy." Gu Chan said confidently.
Xuanyuan Qing questioned, "If you already had this idea, why didn't you do it at the beginning?" "I have so many people to support in my family! I have to pay taxes every month, so I have to make money to support myself and everyone else first. Who has time to take care of these trivial matters?" Gu Chan said with a stiff face. Xuanyuan Qing was immediately speechless by her. He also admitted that what Gu Chan said was true. She originally lived in a refugee area and had fled from the border. The first thing she must have thought about was how to support herself. As for things like catching spies, that was the responsibility of the government and the Central Plains Camp, and had little to do with her as an ordinary citizen. After thinking this through, Xuanyuan Qing finally sighed and said, "Okay, I understand. From now on, you and I will put aside our prejudices, work together, and stop fighting." "What? Has our arrogant Ninth Prince finally faced the reality and no longer thinks he is so awesome and in control of the overall situation?" Gu Chan said sarcastically. Xuanyuan Qing turned his face away angrily, truly unable to refute. Before, he had no idea how deep the water was here. Now that he had been taught a severe lesson by the enemy, he realized that he had been too arrogant. So now he has completely lost his temper. What does it mean that people can never teach others, but can learn things once taught? Now he perfectly interprets this sentence. Gu Chan stopped teasing him and said with a grin, "Come on, you're a grown man, why should you be embarrassed? As long as we can win later, it doesn't matter if you lose face a little." "That's right. I'm not a petty person. I don't want to argue with you." Xuanyuan Qing said as he stepped down. Gu Chan smiled with satisfaction and took the initiative to extend her little hand to him. Xuanyuan Qing asked, "What does this mean?" "Stretch out your hand and shake hands with me. From now on, we will no longer be friends even if we don't fight each other. In the words of my hometown, this is called shaking hands and making peace." Gu Chan said happily. Xuanyuan Qing hesitated for a moment, then slowly reached out and held Gu Chan's small hand. Feeling the tenderness and warmth of her little hands, Xuanyuan Qing asked curiously, "Where is your hometown? After spending a few days together, I find that your way of doing things seems to be completely different from that of us Tiancang people!" "There are hundreds of countries, big and small, in this world, and many of them are in constant war. Even if I told you about my hometown, you probably wouldn't know it. You don't need to care so much. You just need to understand that I am a Tiancang citizen now." Gu Chan said, retracting her hand. Xuanyuan Qing had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart. Gu Chan was just about to change the subject, but at this moment, a big rat suddenly jumped in from the barracks door and jumped into Gu Chan's arms. Gu Chan said in surprise, "Hey! Isn't this Mickey? How come you came back so soon?" [Damn it, luckily I ran fast, otherwise I would have been roasted and eaten by those dogs.] Mickey huddled in Gu Chan's arms and spoke in animal language in a bad mood. Gu Chan was amused by it and laughed out loud. Xuanyuan Qing just sat there with his eyes wide open, completely stunned. Gu Chan was clearly communicating with the mysterious beast just now! How could this not be something that an ordinary person could do? How could he not be surprised? (End of this chapter)