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Gu Jiao nodded her head.
The situation was similar to her dream.
"What about Lingguan City?" Gu Jiao asked next.
Tang Yueshan replied, "Lingguan City has some of the State of Chen"s forces, but it is mainly occupied by the remnants of the previous dynasty. Princess Ning"an’s husband, the Imperial Son-in-law— Lord Fu Yun— possesses the bloodline of the former imperial family. His paternal uncle has proclaimed himself as Yi w.a.n.g and it is said that he will soon declare himself as Emperor.”
Gu Chengfeng scoffed and said in a cold voice, "They"re overestimating themselves! The previous dynasty fell two hundred years ago, and it"s no longer a force to be reckoned with! They think they can overthrow the imperial rule by buying a few allies and collaborating with the State of Chen"s army? When my eldest brother arrives, he will lead the Gu Family Army to wipe them all out!"
Gu Jiao remained silent.
In the dream, Gu Changqing did win the battle, but he fell victim to a plot by malicious individuals. The Gu Family Army was almost completely wiped out, and both of his legs were severed at the roots.
Gu Jiao spoke when the snow in the pot had melted, "I"ll go get some more."
"I’ll go." Gu Chengfeng offered.
"No need." Gu Jiao replied, carrying the pot outside.
Inside the cave, only the sleeping Old Marquis and the wide awake Gu Chengfeng and Tang Yueshan remained.
"What are you looking at?" Gu Chengfeng suddenly gave Tang Yueshan a displeased look and placed the snow-dampened firewood he had collected from outside the cave by the fire.
Tang Yueshan suddenly said, "She"s my older sister-in-law."
Gu Chengfeng was taken aback by this seemingly random statement.
Why suddenly mention your older sister-in-law?
And who cares about your family’s c.r.a.p?
After that, Tang Yueshan left the cave, leaving Gu Chengfeng alone, still trying to comprehend the strange turn in the conversation.
It took a while for Gu Chengfeng to pat his thigh and finally put the pieces together, "I see. I remember now!”
A few days ago, Tang Yueshan insulted his grandfather, accusing him of pretending to be a moral individual, as well as mocked him and Gu Jiao for turning crooked. Gu Chengfeng then retorted to Tang Yueshan.
One of his sentences was about Tang Yueshan taking his own younger brother’s wife.
“I made a mistake. Tang Yueshan is the second son in his family, and Madame Tang is his older sister-in-law. So, when he said that just now, he meant to tell me that he didn’t take his younger brother’s wife but his older brother’s wife?"
Gu Chengfeng was now at a loss for words, wondering if Tang Yueshan had a few screws loose in his head.
……
The night continued, and they still had to take turns on watch duty.
To avoid Gu Jiao forgetting to wake him up again, Gu Chengfeng decisively volunteered to keep watch during the first half of the night.
When it was time for the second half of the night, he didn"t call out to Gu Jiao but woke Tang Yueshan instead, saying, "It"s your turn now."
Tang Yueshan woke up, holding his bow in his arms, and without a word, he got up and moved toward the cave entrance.
The cave entrance was not suitable for starting a fire, as it was too conspicuous and could easily be noticed.
The chilling wind howled through the entrance, causing Tang Yueshan"s body to grow progressively colder.
Due to the injuries in his leg, he couldn"t stand, so he sat on the frigid ground.
Suddenly, a small figure approached.
Tang Yueshan didn"t need to turn around to guess who it was. He looked ahead into the snowy darkness and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Gu Jiao tossed something into his lap, saying, "It"s time to take your medicine."
Tang Yueshan picked up the peculiar little pill and asked, "Antidote?"
Gu Jiao responded, "Anti-inflammatory."
Tang Yueshan still understood the meaning of "anti-inflammatory." Many soldiers would suffer from inflammation after sustaining injuries, which was the last thing the medical officers in the military camps wanted to see.
However, he couldn"t help but notice that this girl"s medicine pill was different from what the medical officers usually provided.
There was no unpleasant herbal scent, and it wasn"t like traditional medicine at all.
Tang Yueshan raised an eyebrow and said with suspicion, "You’re not giving me another poison, are you?"
Gu Jiao gave him a look that seemed to say, Do I look that generous to you?
Tang Yueshan ultimately decided to swallow the pill with water.
He hadn"t taken this type of pill before and didn"t know they could stick to the wall of the throat. It wouldn’t go up or down and was stuck there, driving him nearly crazy!
Gu Jiao told Tang Yueshan, "I"ll keep watch. You can get some rest."
Tang Yueshan replied, "I"ll stay on watch."
How could he let a little girl keep watch at night?
During their stay in the small cabin, Gu Chengfeng and Tang Yueshan took turns standing guard at night. Now that they had arrived at the cave, Tang Yueshan naturally continued with this arrangement.
Tang Yueshan wasn’t severely injured back at the small cabin, so Gu Jiao didn"t mind. But at this moment, his left leg was pierced, so Gu Jiao decided to let him rest properly.
After all, his combat abilities were quite good, and the sooner he recovered, the sooner he could fight the enemy.
Gu Jiao stood at the cave entrance, holding the red-ta.s.seled spear, showing no intention of returning inside the cave.
Tang Yueshan furrowed his brows slightly.
After spending a few days with Gu Jiao, he couldn’t be ignorant of Gu Jiao"s temperament. She wasn’t like Gu Chengfeng, making a big fuss all the time, constantly blowing his top and glaring. Her stubbornness ran deep in her bones, and once she made a decision, no one could change it.
Whether he stayed here or not, she would keep watch.
Since that was the case, he really didn"t need to waste his energy staying awake here.
However, Tang Yueshan found it difficult to sleep after choking on the anti-inflammatory pill.
His gaze landed on Gu Jiao"s long spear. The red-ta.s.seled spear was no longer wrapped in cloth, but because it was drawn with large red flowers all over, it took him a lot of effort to recognize that it was the State of Yan’s divine weapon brought back by Marquis Xuanping from the State of Chen.
This weapon once belonged to the G.o.dly general of the State of Yan, Xuanyuan Li. It was later given to the State of Chen, and when the State of Chen was defeated in war, it was presented to Marquis Xuanping.
Didn’t Marquis Xuanping leave it in the military camp? How did it end up in this girl"s hands?
Had Marquis Xuanping given it to her?
Or was it Gu Chao?
If it were Gu Chao, this action would be quite intriguing.
Based on Tang Yueshan"s knowledge of Gu Chao, he would never hand over such a formidable weapon to a girl, even if she were his direct granddaughter.
So what exactly was going on? What on earth went wrong?
"Who gave you this red-ta.s.seled spear?" Tang Yueshan decided to ask.
"My brother." Gu Jiao replied directly.
They were sworn brothers, true brothers.
Tang Yueshan, however, misunderstood that it was her blood brother. Perhaps Gu Chao had given it to one of his grandsons, who then pa.s.sed it on to Gu Jiao.
Gu Changqing, maybe? Tang Yueshan mumbled silently to himself.
Pretty soon, he felt that there was something wrong with his thinking. Why should he care about how this girl acquired her weapon? Whether it was from Gu Chao or Gu Changqing, it had nothing to do with him!
Thus, Tang Yueshan promptly stopped speaking to Gu Jiao.
He lowered his head to wipe the large bow in his arms. This was the Tang Family"s ancestral bow pa.s.sed down through generations. It was a type of recurve bow. The Tang Family archers were required to be capable of drawing a three-stone bow, but his bow was a five-stone bow.
It demanded exceptional arm strength, and correspondingly, the arrows it shot had significant killing power.
References
1. — A "stone" is a historical unit of ma.s.s, typically equivalent to about 14 pounds (approximately 6.35 kilograms). So, a three-stone bow would be a bow with a draw weight of approximately 42 pounds, and a five-stone bow would have a draw weight of approximately 70 pounds. Raz P."s Thoughts
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