Chapter 126

"Then it's settled. The time starts from tomorrow night, with a three-day deadline. The location is the western suburb camp. I will lead one thousand elite soldiers to guard the camp. Whoever can steal the wooden box out of the camp first wins." Su Ren suddenly discovered that Gu Yun wasn't listening at all. She was staring at the paperweight on the desk, looking focused. Su Ren asked in a low voice, "Qing Mo, do you have any other objections?"

"No." Gu Yun answered while walking toward the desk, picking up a pair of rectangular paperweights on the desk to study them. The paperweights were cut from a complete piece of obsidian, with the same texture, black with green, and very heavy. Without too many fancy designs, a very strange pattern was carved on the front of the paperweight. This pattern looked so familiar; it seemed she had seen it somewhere before!

Gu Yun held the paperweight for a long time without letting go. Su Yu looked up and smiled, "I'll give you credit for having some taste, knowing this paperweight is a good thing."

After fiddling with it for a long while, when she placed the two paperweights horizontally, just forming a square, a Bagua pattern appeared on the paperweights. Her heart skipped a beat. This pattern was exactly the same as the pattern on the gold-threaded Bagua disk they had before they crossed over. That exquisite diagonal pattern, simple yet clear lines—she couldn't have remembered it wrong!

These days, she had been thinking about the reason for coming here. At that time, they were holding that Bagua disk, and then a red light flashed, and when they woke up, they were here. After seeing the magic of Ice Refining, and now seeing this Bagua pattern, she suspected that the Su family had some mysterious power, and this power was the reason she appeared here!

Gu Yun stared at the paperweight for a long time without saying a word. Su Yu asked curiously, "What are you doing? Are you stunned?"

Suppressing the sharp light in her eyes, Gu Yun met Su Yu's gaze, held up the paperweight, and asked with feigned curiosity, "The pattern is so special. Why is this pattern carved on the paperweight?" Su Yu was the easiest person in the Su family to break through; perhaps he could give her the answer.

Su Yu glanced at the pattern on the paperweight and replied, "This is our Su family's clan emblem."

"Clan emblem?" Gu Yun was stunned. What is that? "Is it a badge?"

Su Yu thought for a while and replied, "You could say that. To be precise, it is the symbol and sign of the Su family."

Is the clan emblem the gold-threaded Bagua disk she had seen? Gu Yun continued to ask, "What a special object. Is it currently collected in the General's Mansion? Can I see it?"

"No..." Su Yu just opened his mouth to refuse, but Su Ren's slender hand had already pressed heavily on his shoulder. Su Ren continued what Su Yu hadn't finished and smiled, "As for the clan emblem, Big Brother knows better. After all, he is the eldest son of the Su family, and he is the only one qualified to know many things in the clan. If you are interested in this, you can ask Big Brother."

She seemed very interested in that Bagua disk. It was a good opportunity to let her talk more with Big Brother. He was truly too understanding!

Gu Yun gritted her teeth secretly. Damn Su Ren, ruining her good deed!

Fine, since she knew the Bagua disk was related to the Su family, she would always find an opportunity to talk to Su Yu alone. She didn't believe he could destroy it every time.

Annoyed by Su Ren's interference, Gu Yun's complexion didn't look very good. Su Yu looked at her with some concern and asked, "What is wrong with you today? You are absent-minded."

Su Yu's frank and simple concern made Gu Yun pause. Although this man was a bit reckless, his heart wasn't bad. Compared to Su Ren, who had a belly full of tricks, he was much cuter!

Her eyes lit up, and Gu Yun had a plan. Perhaps she had thought of a way to see Zhuo Qing, one that would not only allow her to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion openly but also ensure she would see Zhuo Qing one hundred percent! Su Yu, I'm sorry.

Gu Yun supported herself on the desk, her eyebrows tightly knitted together, and it was a long time before she replied, "Nothing, just a bit of a headache."

Seeing her looking like she was enduring pain, Su Yu said urgently, "Why would you have a headache for no reason? I'll send someone to invite a doctor."

Grabbing Su Yu's sleeve, Gu Yun shook her head and replied in a low voice, "It's useless. My health has been poor since I was a child."

"Your health isn't considered poor?!" Gu Yun had only said half of it, and Su Yu had already roared exaggeratedly. He had seen with his own eyes that she ate more in one meal than an ordinary person ate in a day, and she could block his blade with one sword. This is called poor health? Then is there anyone in the world with good health?

Gu Yun secretly scolded Su Yu from inside out and from top to bottom in her heart. A brute is a brute! Can't he wait for someone to finish speaking?! Although... her health had indeed been excellent since she was a child.

Thinking that she would still need him later, Gu Yun suppressed the anger in her heart and continued to sigh, "It's because my health was poor that my parents let me practice martial arts to strengthen my body, and my sister also studied medical books and became familiar with medical principles for the sake of my illness. Over the years, under her care, my health has improved a lot, but I still have an attack once or twice a year. Only my sister can treat me."

There is such a thing? Although Su Yu was a bit skeptical, he still replied enthusiastically, "Absurd, there are many famous doctors in the world, and the capital is full of famous doctors. I'll find a few doctors to take a look for you. Maybe it can be cured."

After saying that, he was about to walk out again. Gu Yun pulled his sleeve again, looking like she was much better, and replied, "No need now. You can't see any problems when I'm not having an attack. I'm much better now. If I really have an attack, you can find me a doctor then. If it can't be cured, you have to take me to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find my sister, otherwise, I won't survive."

Won't survive? So serious! Staring at Gu Yun's serious face for a long while, Su Yu seemed a bit impatient and whispered, "Alarmist!"

Gu Yun didn't speak again. She had already achieved the effect she wanted. Whether it was alarmist or not, he would know soon.

Su Ren watched Gu Yun's performance in silence. He knew that Gu Yun knew very well that her acting couldn't hide from his eyes; she was always trying to deceive Yu. But why did she want to do this? Just to see her sister?

In the dense forest, five hundred soldiers stood neatly. In front of the team was still that slender woman in black. Different from half a month ago, except that on those young faces, there was no longer mockery and contempt, but sincere admiration and submission, as well as the five hundred soldiers' more upright postures, strong physiques, and strong will. These were all brought to them by this seemingly cold woman.

In this night raid battle, they absolutely could not lose! If they had no confidence half a month ago, today, half a month later, they absolutely believed they could win!

Gu Yun lifted her eyebrows lightly, looking inexplicably at the men who were like they had been injected with chicken blood. Although she also liked to see them high-spirited, there was no need to be so excited.

Without a long-winded opening, Gu Yun said straight to the point, "After discussion, the time and method of this night raid battle have been determined. The location is the camp of the Su Family Garrison in the western suburbs, with Su Ren leading one thousand elite soldiers stationed there. The content of the competition is: Su Ren will put a wooden box in a random room in the camp, and there will be an item inside. Whoever steals the wooden box wins. The time limit is three days. However, as long as one of us, Su Yu or I, gets the box, this competition will end immediately."

After Gu Yun finished speaking, she secretly observed their expressions. Strangely, she didn't see cowardice or anxiety on anyone's face. Su Ren and one thousand elite soldiers were guarding the camp. Shouldn't they give some reaction?

Gu Yun frowned, "Do you think it's very simple?"

Gu Yun was silent for a long time. Instead, Ge Jingyun on the other side disagreed and said, "You want to attack from the front? This is too risky. Those elite soldiers are all fierce generals with rich combat experience. Even with shields and firearms, it's impossible to attack." At that time, it would only result in heavy losses.

Leng Xiao smiled disdainfully and replied, "When did I say I wanted to attack? With shield cover and it being night, the people on the high platform can't see how many people are attacking the city. As long as they transfer most of their troops to the city wall to defend against the attack, the guards in the camp will naturally be lax. At this time, just send a few small teams to sneak into the camp from the rear, assisted by the terrain map you just mentioned, are you still afraid of not finding the wooden box?"

So that's it! Although Leng Xiao's attitude was a bit arrogant, Ge Jingyun didn't take it to heart and praised, "Sounding the east and attacking the west, this move is wonderful!"

The two of them were talking happily to themselves, and Gu Yun didn't disturb them until they also felt that they were a bit too complacent and silently closed their mouths.

She had always thought that Ge Jingyun and Leng Xiao were rare talents, just that one was steady but inflexible, and the other was sharp-minded but arrogant. If they could combine, it would be perfect. Today, it seemed that the two finally knew how to discuss and point out each other's shortcomings. Not bad!

Gu Yun was in a good mood, but she didn't show it at all. The two big men looked at each other silently, their expressions heavy. It seemed they couldn't avoid another scolding.

Who knew Gu Yun just waved her hand lightly and replied, "Since you have such ideas, then go prepare. Why are you still standing here?"

Did she mean—she agreed to their method? Not only were Ge Jingyun and Leng Xiao surprised, but the soldiers who were waiting to be scolded were also stunned. After a while, they all cheered. The Boss actually agreed. That's great.

"It is now the Si hour. Gather at the Wuli Pavilion outside the western suburb garrison camp at the You hour." Gu Yun secretly laughed at herself. Their expressions seemed as if she liked to scold people all day long! She only scolded those who deserved it. She still accepted good ideas.

"Yes."

Leng Xiao and Ge Jingyun took two small teams to act separately, but Gu Yun suddenly called out, "Leng Xiao, besides preparing what you just said, help me prepare one more thing."

What? Leng Xiao looked at Gu Yun suspiciously. Gu Yun smiled slightly and whispered a sentence in his ear. Leng Xiao was stunned for a moment, but soon looked like he understood and replied loudly, "I will definitely prepare it!"

Hmm, teachable!

(End of chapter)