Koi Fubao: Being loved by everyone on the road to escape from famine

Chapter 212 Reap the consequences

When Fan Yanmu heard this answer, a smile appeared on his lips again, a smile of ease and satisfaction.

In his opinion, as long as Xiao Zhixue had no special feelings for Fang Weiyi, he would have one less strong competitor in his pursuit of her.

Even if Fang Weiyi tried every possible means, it would be difficult to touch Xiao Zhixue's heartstrings.

As the carriage slowly moved forward, the atmosphere between the two became relaxed and happy.

Fan Yanmu would tell various interesting stories from time to time. Those stories were either humorous or thought-provoking, and they always made Xiao Zhixue laugh. Her laughter was as clear and pleasant as a bell.

Although Ying Yi was focused on the road while driving, the laughter coming from his ears made the corners of his mouth inadvertently draw a gentle curve.

The master finally learned how to make Xiao Zhixue smile, which was undoubtedly a gratifying change for Yingyi.

Deep in his heart, he was happy about the growing relationship between his master and Xiao Zhixue, and secretly looked forward to the day when his master could win the heart of the beauty and have a happy marriage.

"drive!"

As Ying Yi waved the whip lightly, the whip lightly touched the horse's back, and the strong horse seemed to have received a silent command and quickened its pace. The carriage instantly rushed towards the direction of the military camp like an arrow.

In just the time it took to smoke a cigarette, the carriage had stopped steadily outside the gate of the military camp.

Ying Yi deftly lifted the carriage curtain, and a clear voice rang out: "Sir, we have arrived at the military camp."

As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped lightly and landed steadily.

Fan Yanmu followed closely behind, turned around and extended his hand to Xiao Zhixue. His action was gentlemanly and gentle, and it was obvious that he wanted to help her get out of the car safely.

Xiao Zhixue recalled the scene where she almost lost her composure in front of the carriage door last night. This time, she did not try to be stubborn. Instead, she obediently held the hand that Fan Yanmu extended, feeling the warmth and strength in his palm, and was carefully helped out of the carriage by him.

When the soldiers in the barracks saw the three people, they immediately realized that they were extraordinary and hurried to inform Gu Huairen.

Soon, the soldier hurried back and led the crowd: "Everyone, please follow me, our general is waiting for you in the tent."

Xiao Zhixue sensitively withdrew her hand, not wanting to appear too intimate with Fan Yanmu in public.

Fan Yanmu did not comment on this, but just followed the soldiers silently and strode towards Gu Huairen's tent.

When the three of them entered the tent, they unexpectedly discovered that Gu Tingxuan was also there.

Gu Huairen was lying on a simple bed. Although his complexion had obviously recovered compared to last night, he still looked a little weak.

"I never thought that Prince Fan would come to visit in person. I am really rude for not being able to greet him."

As he spoke, he tried to struggle to get up.

Fan Yanmu hurriedly stopped him: "General Gu, please don't do this. Your body has not fully recovered yet. It's better for you to lie down and rest."

Seeing this, Gu Tingxuan quickly brought chairs for the three of them and politely invited them to sit down.

After Xiao Zhixue sat down, she immediately took out the mysterious wooden box from her bosom and said seriously, "General Gu, I opened the box last night and discovered the secret hidden in it. However, there is a question that has been bothering me. Why is there a topographic map of the Eastern Chu State hidden in this seemingly ordinary silver hairpin?"

Gu Huairen and Gu Tingxuan exchanged a complicated look, and then their eyes turned to the silent Ying Yi at the same time.

Seeing this, Fan Yanmu immediately explained: "He is my personal bodyguard, loyal and reliable, and I can tell him any secrets without worry."

With Fan Yanmu's guarantee, Gu Huairen's worries immediately disappeared.

"We found that topographic map from a traitor in the army."

When mentioning this matter, Gu Huairen's tone was still filled with anger and pain that was difficult to conceal.

It turned out that the traitor actually intended to defect to Dong Chu, and colluded with Dong Chu's traitors to plan an explosion against our military camp, attempting to open a gap for Dong Chu's army to invade the border.

The attack resulted in a large number of Dong Chu soldiers pouring in and carrying out a brutal massacre in our camp.

Gu Huairen was seriously injured in the battle and was almost unable to fight again. Many generals in the army were also killed and seriously injured.

The traitor wanted to escape from the scene during the chaos, but was eventually captured in time by Gu Huairen with amazing perseverance and courage, and was killed with a single sword, thus preventing a greater disaster from happening.

Gu Huairen carefully searched the traitor's cold body and finally found a carefully disguised map of East Chu deep in the secret pocket of his clothes.

As he got the scroll, he was startled. He realized that in this dangerous military camp, there were spies from Dong Chu lurking like poisonous snakes, who could bring disaster to the army at any time.

Gu Huairen looked solemn and frankly told everyone this amazing discovery.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhixue and Fan Yanmu exchanged complicated looks with each other, which contained both shock and sudden enlightenment of the secret behind the topographic map.

Obviously, the traitor attempted to defect to Dong Chu, but he never thought that his fate would come to an abrupt end under Gu Huairen's sword, and all his sins would eventually come back to haunt him!

Xiao Zhixue frowned slightly, still suspicious: "General Gu, why did you entrust such a vital topographic map to a weak woman like me? What's worse, you even hid it in a seemingly ordinary silver hairpin. If I hadn't discovered it by chance, and if this silver hairpin was accidentally lost or sold out by me out of ignorance, wouldn't the topographic map easily fall into the hands of the enemy, and the consequences would be disastrous?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Huairen's gaze involuntarily turned to Gu Tingxuan beside him, and a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes.

This idea came from the usually very smart younger brother.

Gu Tingxuan coughed lightly, trying to ease the atmosphere: "To be honest, this was indeed my idea. In my opinion, Miss Xiao will look more elegant wearing this silver hairpin. So, I came up with this plan to give you the silver hairpin and the topographic map. As for whether the silver hairpin will be sold, I admit that I did not think it through at the time."

When Xiao Zhixue heard this, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

Gu Tingxuan, who is usually very smart, seemed so naive in this plan.

When she first got the silver hairpin, she didn't realize the secret. If the hairpin had not slipped to the ground by accident, she would probably still be kept in the dark.

Although she would not sell the silver hairpin easily, if she really left it unused, wouldn't the value of the topographic map be wasted?

There was a hint of reproach in her eyes as she looked at Gu Tingxuan, which made the latter feel suddenly uneasy and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into immediately.

Gu Huairen also glared at Gu Tingxuan in dissatisfaction. He had reminded him before that one should not act rashly when delivering such an important item.