I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 313 - 235: Younger Brother

"You all retreat, Gesang, you also fall back, I want to speak with Young Master Gu alone."

Wei Junzhuo seemed worried that Gu Lan might misunderstand him, so he proactively had the Wei Army leaders step back.

Gu Lan’s gaze glanced over the red-haired Qiangrong person.

Gesang?

She retracted her gaze, looked at Wei Junzhuo’s cold and resolute face, her lips curled into a faint smile, her eyes cold yet calm, and said:

"You all retreat as well. I trust that General Wei wouldn’t do anything to cause misunderstanding. Moreover... you needn’t worry about my safety; the one who should be concerned is General Wei."

She had never fought Wei Junzhuo before, but previously when he shot arrows at her, she had felt the force behind them.

Gu Lan might not be able to defeat him, but if it came down to life or death, she could certainly kill him.

Since both leaders had made their decisions, both sides’ soldiers had to retreat a certain distance to give them space for conversation.

The fine rain drizzled down, casting a barely-there watery veil over everything around.

Gu Lan urged her horse forward, statuesque amidst the rain.

Seeing Wei Junzhuo’s face, she couldn’t help but think of Yuan, and so she straightforwardly asked, "What question does General want to ask me?"

Wei Junzhuo glanced at the Yan Country cavalry behind her, his eyes flickering slightly: "Doesn’t Young Master Gu want to know who was behind Li Yuanju’s betrayal of Rong Shuo?"

"General Wei is attempting to sow discord. Do you think I’ll believe whoever you wantonly accuse?"

Wei Junzhuo said, "Believe it or not, that’s up to Young Master Gu’s own judgment. But I’m telling you, it could save you half the effort." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Gu Lan’s heart stirred; it seemed Wei Junzhuo wanted to negotiate conditions with her.

She calmly said, "Right now, I have Li Yuanju in my hands, and I can investigate slowly. What I want to know from General Wei, however, is where Jiang Di has gone?"

Wei Junzhuo said casually, "He’s dead, died last night, under a volley of your Yan people’s arrows."

His response was exactly what Gu Lan expected.

She taunted, "General has quite the shrewd plan, making us Yan people take the blame, effortlessly subduing these unruly Qiangrong people. But if they knew their Chanyu isn’t dead, do you think they would still follow your orders?"

Wei Junzhuo frowned, realizing that the youth before him was more troublesome than expected:

"To my knowledge, Young Master Gu hasn’t caught Jiang Di; to make him show up is nearly impossible."

"Indeed, I haven’t caught him. That grand-nephew of mine is a clever one, but his cleverness has backfired, now he’s hiding in some corner."

Gu Lan paused, then continued,

"However, we are, after all, old relatives with no blood ties. How could I stand by and do nothing? If I decide to help him come forward, General, do you think your cavalry would follow their Chanyu or your underling Gesang?"

Now, Jiang Qu is like a stray dog. Gu Lan wasn’t sure where he was hiding, but upon seeing Gesang following Wei Junzhuo’s orders, she understood.

Initially, the Qiangrong people and the Wei Army were in cooperation, but Jiang Qu’s deep and unfathomable thoughts made him hard to control. Wei Junzhuo must have instigated Gesang to usurp the position, thus absorbing these cavalry.

Jiang Qu hasn’t dared to show his face until now, surely aware of his subordinates’ betrayal, hiding in the shadows for fear of being silenced by Wei Junzhuo.

He might even return to the Snowfield if he finds no other way out.

And at this moment, if Gu Lan chose to assist Jiang Qu in emerging, it would cause a split in the Qiangrong cavalry that Wei Junzhuo had worked so hard to subdue.

This was not something Wei Junzhuo wanted to see.

Wei Junzhuo said, "Is Young Master Gu threatening me? Don’t forget, if it weren’t for Jiang Di and his cavalry, Rong Shuo wouldn’t be severely wounded. Helping him is unjust, and your reputation would surely suffer."

Gu Lan was indifferent:

"Sorry, General might not understand me. I’m just a small playboy from Yanjing City, doing as I please, even rejecting the marriage bestowed by the Empress Dowager, and I’m also a homosexual. Do you think I’d care about any reputation?

Moreover, General accuses me of using Jiang Di to threaten you, yet you are using the mastermind behind Li Yuanju as leverage as well."

The youth’s long eyelashes were adorned with a few drops of water, his red lips curled up, eyes filled with arrogance and recklessness.

Wei Junzhuo looked at her, his heart stirred, and his cold face suddenly showed a trace of a smile.

This smile was silly, much like when Wei Chengyuan first woke up mindlessly and called her sister.

The reason for his smile was unknown, fleeting, and then he said slowly, "I’ll tell you, the one behind Li Yuanju is your Empress Dowager Yan. Believe it or not, it’s up to you."

Gu Lan’s eyes trembled.

The Empress Dowager?!

If Li Yuanju truly had connections with the Empress Dowager, then everything would make sense: the Su Family’s guests are spread throughout the world, Old Prime Minister Su has been an official for three dynasties, and they have people in every city, using Jiang Qu to subtly cover for his activities...

However, there’s also the possibility that Wei Junzhuo is deceiving her, wanting her to suspect the Empress Dowager and thereby incite internal chaos in Yan.

Gu Lan cupped her fists, her gaze calming, showing no emotion:

"Thank you, General, for informing me. I will thoroughly investigate this. As for Jiang Qu... whether he’s dead or alive is actually none of my concern. General managed to subdue these Qiangrong people through your own capability. However, I should remind you, our Dingyuan Marquis Mansion established its reputation by defeating the Qiangrong."

Wei Junzhuo nodded slightly: "Is that so? Then on the battlefield someday, I hope Young Master Gu won’t hold back in imparting some lessons."

"Naturally."

The probing between the two of them finally came to an end, Wei Junzhuo stared into Gu Lan’s eyes, his voice suddenly hoarse:

"I want to know why you asked me before if I still had a brother."

He didn’t refer to himself as "this General," at this moment, he wasn’t the General of Wei, but Wei Junzhuo himself.

Indeed, she guessed right.

Wei Junzhuo and Yuan really were brothers.

Gu Lan suddenly recalled Yuan mistakenly believing he was a member of the Wei Family, even going to pay respects at the Wei family’s patriarch’s grave.

Uh, Yuan probably didn’t know that wasn’t his biological father.

His surname wasn’t from Marquis Wei Zheng, a subordinate of the old Marquis, but rather the royal surname of Wei Country’s past.

Gu Lan thought for a moment, then asked in return, "Since General is so sincere, I can tell you the reason, but you must first tell me if you really have a younger brother?"

Hearing her say "younger brother," Wei Junzhuo knew that the youth before him had indeed seen Yuan.

He pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and his stern face suddenly softened a bit.

"I do have a younger brother, but that... was many years ago."

When Wei Junzhuo said the words "younger brother," his tone was exceptionally gentle, as if caught in a fleeting dream.

Seeing he had admitted it, Gu Lan no longer hid the truth: "I asked you before because I once met a young man who resembled you. He is in our Yan Country."

Wei Junzhuo’s heart quivered, and he asked, "Is he well?"

Gu Lan nodded, "Very well, very tall, taller than you."

Wei Junzhuo smiled contentedly; this time, his smile lasted a long time. Gu Lan noticed he actually had a pair of dimples.

He tugged on the reins, turned, and left, returning to his camp.

"General doesn’t want to know who he is, where he is?" Gu Lan asked, puzzled.

Wei Junzhuo turned his head, his tone gentle:

"I just need to know that he’s alive and well in this world, and that’s enough."