Chapter 1608: Chapter 1238: Lilies at the Foot of the Mountain, Testing Li Ji!

Diao Chan pondered for a moment before speaking truthfully.

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng frowned immediately, exchanged a glance with her evildoer, and asked in confusion, "Looking for me? At this time?"

Damn, is this a joke?

She had gotten up bright and early, and everyone around her was ready. The Dark Night Army was prepared to set out, just waiting for Borjigin Lvchi to arrive before heading to Northern Mongolian. At this moment, who would come to look for her?

What do they want?

"Yes, they’ve come specifically for you!" Diao Chan rubbed her nose and replied awkwardly.

"Who? Who would choose this moment to look for me?" Gu Changsheng’s bright face was full of doubt.

"You’ll know when you go and see..." Diao Chan looked down, "After breakfast, Borjigin Lvchi is sure to arrive. It’s best if you go quickly and deal with whoever is here..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng exchanged a glance with her evildoer and immediately started walking downstairs, saying as she went, "Deal with them? Diao Chan, the way you say that, it sounds like they’re here to cause trouble..."

Damn, could it be that someone is here to make trouble just when she’s about to set out?

Oh my god, that’s like swatting flies on a tiger’s head, looking for death!

Deal with them!

This must be dealt with!

Gu Changsheng noted that Borjigin Nian was about to return to Northern Mongolian, and whoever dared to trouble her at this time, she would not hesitate to show them her formidable methods!

Cannon fodder!

Definitely cannon fodder!

"Well, you’ll know when you go and see!" Diao Chan said with a twitch of her mouth and a helpless expression, hearing her wife’s words.

Gu Changsheng glanced back at her and quickened her pace a bit.

Damn, were all her associates infected by Little Monk Bu Jie?

Constantly giving her suspense. Who on earth was it this time? If it were any Tom, Dick, or Harry, the Dark Night Army should have been able to handle them. If they named her specifically and got past the Dark Night Army, it meant two things...

Either this person was very strong, and the Dark Night Army couldn’t handle them!

Or, they had some sort of connection with her, making it difficult for the Dark Night Army to act...

This...

It’s puzzling, isn’t it?

Those with connections to her were probably already around her, right?

And those who had grievances with her, those hidden world clan members, didn’t seem likely to cause trouble at the City Lord’s Mansion at this time...

Puzzled, Gu Changsheng quickened her steps...

The outer building of the City Lord’s Mansion seemed to have been commandeered by the Dark Night Army, their prepared figures visible everywhere, with two lines of them ready outside the hall...

Gu Changsheng and her group, amidst the greetings of the Dark Night Army, grandly entered the slanted hall. As soon as Gu Changsheng stepped into the hall, the person who had been sitting there stood up...

When Gu Changsheng saw who it was, she couldn’t help but twitch her mouth...

"Subordinate pays respects to His Majesty the Southern Emperor!"

"Subordinate pays respects to His Majesty the Southern Emperor..."

"..."

Voices of greetings resounded...

Gu Changsheng looked at those paying respects, her bright face momentarily lost in thought...

Damn...

Turns out it was someone with some connection after all!

Who can explain how Wang Buer and Yan Qingcheng ended up in Linyuan City? Weren’t they supposed to return to Licheng City after escorting her here?

Moreover, behind the two of them stood Luo Yurou, whom she had met once, and beside her, a maid in black, coldly standing...

Damn!

Gu Changsheng slapped her forehead, suddenly recalling the undeniable story of these four...

Wang Buer and Yan Qingcheng were a couple, male-male! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Luo Yurou and her maid, the black maid supposedly called Jiji, were a couple, female-female!

Amidst the blooming lilies beneath Brokeback Mountain, Gu Changsheng conveniently became the one who helped these two couples keep their love a secret!

That’s right, when she was in Licheng, she had sent a letter to Dowager Empress Xiao, using her own name as Gu Changsheng, to arrange marriages for Yan Qingcheng and Luo Yurou...

This...

This isn’t the point. The point is why these four people have shown up right in front of me again to make their presence known?

And why choose this moment? At the crack of dawn, right when I’m about to set off...

Suddenly, Gu Changsheng got the feeling that these four had timed it perfectly to catch him...

"Wang Buer, Yan Qingcheng, and Miss Luoh... What a coincidence, what a coincidence, running into you all again..." Rubbing his brow, Gu Changsheng stepped toward the main seat in the hall, sat down heavily, and looked helplessly at them.

The people who came looking for him, Gu Changsheng saw them!

At this moment, Gu Changsheng finally understood why his Diao Chan said he’d have to deal with it!

It’s not like he didn’t need to deal with them, right?

These four, they’re obviously not here with good intentions!

"Southern Emperor, it’s not a coincidence, we’re here on orders..." Wang Buer, hearing Gu Changsheng’s words, immediately stepped forward, raised his clear face, and seriously said...

"I said it’s a coincidence, so it’s a coincidence!" But before Wang Buer could finish his sentence, Gu Changsheng spoke with certainty, "You must have something to do here in Linyuan City, right? You’ve already visited this place, you’ve seen me, so quickly, go back to where you came from, I’m really busy here!"

Can’t let them finish their words!

Damn it, they picked this precise moment—just as I’m about to set out—to show up. Even I, Gu Changsheng, don’t believe it’s a coincidence!

They’re clearly here to block my way!

Want to go with me to Northern Mongolia?

Stop joking!

Why would I take this group to Northern Mongolia?

To display my... preferences?

No way!

The people around me, there are already enough abnormal ones, I can’t bring along another pair of weird ones!

Damn it, I’m not going on a leisurely trip; I’m going to do serious business!

"Southern Emperor..." Wang Buer heard his master’s remark, and his fair face turned somewhat dark, muttering unwillingly, "Why not let me finish my words..."

"Because even if you finish, I won’t agree! Why waste all that effort? No point in pouring it out for nothing! Go, go, go, and hurry back to Licheng; it’s the North Border Pass of Liaodong. It’s not good for you all to just leave like this, so hurry back and do what you’re supposed to do. Don’t linger in front of me. It makes my liver ache!" Waving his hand, Gu Changsheng smoothly uttered the words to drive them away...

"Um, Southern Emperor... sir... we came on orders..." Wang Buer sulked, pouted, and reluctantly said.

"By whose orders?" Gu Changsheng raised his brows and asked upon hearing this.

Damn it, who is it?

Who is so good at causing me trouble, sending these four peculiar ones over?

"Shuang Jiang! Shuang Jiang wasn’t she going back to Great Zhou to deliver a decree? She won’t be back for a while, and she wasn’t sure, so she sent us to follow and protect you..." Wang Buer explained immediately.

"Shuang Jiang!" Hearing Shuang Jiang’s name, Gu Changsheng gritted his teeth a little.

Damn it, Shuang Jiang the beauty! Can you not be so adept?

You sent these four over just before you left. They’re clearly not here to protect me, but for me to protect them, aren’t they?

"Sir, don’t think of chasing us away! We won’t leave!" Wang Buer gazed at his master, clearly understanding Gu Changsheng’s intention, and stubbornly said, "Sir, with your invaluable self and penchant for trouble, if we’re not by your side, we would be so worried! You don’t know, ever since you left Licheng, I haven’t been eating or sleeping well, I’ve lost so much weight..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng couldn’t resist glancing at Wang Buer.

Under Gu Changsheng’s gaze, Wang Buer looked very stubborn, with a demeanor clearly saying, go ahead, chase us if you want, but no matter how you try, we won’t leave; we’re here to stick with you...

"Your Majesty the Southern Emperor, the minister’s daughter and Jiji, indebted to you, wish to accompany you north!" Standing by, Luoh Yurou also spoke up, "Your Majesty knows, my mother once fell in love with someone from the Sand Sea, leading to her tragic end. I very much wish to visit the Sand Sea to see what it’s like and to find out what kind of person ensnared my mother’s heart..."

Gu Changsheng frowned upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Luoh Yurou hurriedly pointed to the black-clothed maid standing beside her and nervously said, "Your Majesty, don’t rush to refuse. Although I’m not particularly skilled, my Jiji is an expert and can surely assist Your Majesty!"

Saying this, Luoh Yurou pushed the woman beside her forward.

Under Luoh Yurou’s push, Li Ji took a step forward. Dressed in black, Li Ji was cold and taller than the average woman. Her face, though wooden, was fairly pretty. She furrowed her brow at Luoh Yurou and then clasped her fists into a salute towards Gu Changsheng, without speaking.

Looking at this Li Ji, Gu Changsheng exchanged a glance with his evildoer, a flash of amazement flickering in his phoenix eyes.

His fingers flicked, a red glow flashed, and a blood-colored flying dragon phantom shot out instantly, pouncing straight at Li Ji...

"Your Majesty!" Luoh Yurou gasped in horror and swiftly moved to block in front of Li Ji...

Luoh Yurou moved quickly, but someone was faster!

Li Ji’s figure flickered, performing a transposition, appearing in front of Luoh Yurou. Facing the flying dragon phantom unleashed by Gu Changsheng, her wooden face remained unchanged, showing no trace of panic...

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng’s eyes deepened with a hint of amazement...

The next moment, the blood-colored flying dragon phantom directly hit Li Ji’s body...