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"My lord, even now, my lord does not believe in the loyalty of my lord, but I do not know what my lord will do to win my lord's trust."

"I can't see why you should be so loyal to me."

With a cold tone, her frosty face was covered with layers of frost. She was willing to not give any face to Helian Manqiu and directly threw those cold words to Helian Manqiu.

Helian Manqiu facepalmed. It was as she had said. Facing Prince Chen of the imperial court, who was heavily favored and trusted by the Emperor and the Crown Prince, she did not choose to hug him. Instead, she strangely came back to find Gan Shuxuan.

Regardless of how powerful he was, he was still a subject of the Great Hengkong Empire. Even when he met King Chen, he would respectfully bow and call himself a subject.

"Master …"

Helian Manqiu's eyes were filled with tears as she looked pitifully at Gan Jianxuan. It was really hard to explain. The biggest reason why she followed Gan Jianxuan was because her face resembled that person's. Even if that wasn't the case, she might not have chosen to go with Chenchen. In terms of magnanimity, she felt that Chenchen was still inferior to Gan Zhixuan.

A man like this was very scary. She couldn't understand what he would do.

A man like that, in order to achieve his goal, could be like a set of poisonous snakes, quietly lying in wait in the darkness for a long time. For many years, Prince Chen had been able to win the favor of both the Emperor and the Crown Prince. He was obviously ambitious, but the old man in the highest position made the Crown Prince not suspicious of him.

At the very least, she knew that there was something that Gan Zhixuan would never do.

"My lord, should I tell the truth or say something nice?"

"It is such a sin to deceive master, but do I have to remind you?"

Helian Manqiu's small face wrinkled like a bitter melon. She looked up at Gan Qianyu and said with a limpid gaze, "This lowly general knows when my lord will have the intention to kill my lord and when he will not. This lowly general knows that my lord will definitely not ill-treat my lord's soldiers and minions. However, this general did not know what Prince Chen was going to do. His heart was so dark that no one could see through him. If I follow him, I might one day be eaten by him or thrown away to feed the dogs. "

His words made Gan Yuxuan's sword-like eyebrows twitch as he chastised him coldly, "You still speak incoherently. Don't you know the meaning behind your words? Wasn't yesterday's punishment too lenient?"

Helian Manqiu's body trembled, and she looked at Gan Danxuan timidly. "My Lord, only in front of my Lord will I speak bluntly, my Lord, please do not blame me. "It's because Master said to tell the truth. Otherwise, if I don't tell Master everything in the future, I'll just use good behavior to deal with it."

"You can try."

Seeing the threatening look in Gan Jianxuan's eyes, Helian Manqiu's body shrunk and she moved in front of Gan Jianxuan to pull his sleeve: "My Lord, don't be angry. You know that when I speak in front of my Lord, I always have no scruples."

Hearing Helian Manqiu's words, Gongxuan's gaze softened for a moment. His face was no longer grave and cold: "Qingyu, rest assured and stay by your side. I will not treat you unfairly."

"This is what this general wishes for, only willing to follow by the side of the Lord."

Gan Yuxuan clapped the back of Helian Manqiu's hand with a slight smile: "In the future, when there's no one else around, this father will allow you to be even more rude. You know how to grasp things, don't be like yesterday.

"Yes, this lowly general doesn't dare to do so anymore. My lord understands this lowly general's intentions, but this lowly general has no more requests."

"Answer my question, don't even think about lying to me. Why are you willing to be loyal to me and stay by my side?"

"My lord is wise and wise, the heavens are wise and the heavens are wise. He is handsome beyond compare, and his plans are brilliant. He uses troops like gods …"

Helian Manqiu smilingly opened her mouth to speak while pulling back her fingers. Words of flattery came out from her mouth without any feeling of numbness, as she spoke with a serious expression and a slightly sunken face. When she saw Helian Manqiu's appearance, she could not help but smile and glanced at her.

"My lord, the reason why other people treat me so well is because of my talent. They want to make use of me."

"This grandpa treats you well. It's the same for you."

He looked coldly at Helian Manqiu as she retreated dejectedly to her wheelchair and muttered, "But this lowly general knows that even if this lowly general does not have anything to show for it, my Lord will not treat him so harshly. He will still ensure that this lowly general will be protected without any worries."

These words caused Gonggong's heart to tremble. He slightly raised his head and looked at the entrance of the tent. If this young man before him was useless, what would happen to him?

He gave a faint smile. If that were the case, it would be as Helian Manqiu had said, allowing him to live the rest of his life in peace.

"This grandpa does not leave useless people behind, speak less in front of this grandpa."

She suddenly discovered that there were still two beds in the tent. Unknowingly, her feet had walked to Gan Yuxuan's bed and she laid down on it. The refreshing smell of the distant mountains entered her nostrils.

Gan Yuxuan stared at the silver notes that Helian Manqiu had left on the table. A hundred thousand taels. He glanced back at the boy who was lazily lying on his bed. He took off his shoes and hugged his quilt, wrapping his body with his quilt …

After a while, he did not see any other movements from Helian Manqiu. It was as if she had fallen asleep.

That kid had always loved money the most. He even wanted to interfere in the business. What was going on with him today? How could he offer up a stack of banknotes worth one hundred thousand taels of silver to him just like that? He remembered that the kid didn't even want to take out a single cent of the silver that he snatched from the hands of the bandit, so he took it for his own use.

This one hundred thousand taels, although not much, was still a huge sum of money. It could solve the critical situation of the military, but would that kid just give up like that?

A heartless smile appeared on Gan Zhixuan's face. He stretched out his hand, rolled up the silver notes on the table and stuffed them into his waist. He didn't look at Helian Manqiu anymore.

Helian Manqiu had not slept much the night before. She had been whipped and was in unbearable pain. When medicine was applied, there was a flip of the body and the wound would also be pulled, causing her to be half asleep and half awake. She went to Gan Jianxuan's bed and hugged his blanket. Smelling the refreshing smell that was like a distant mountain, she fell asleep not long after.

For a long time, there was no sound from the tent. After returning to the dust, they waited until they heard the sound of a certain someone sleeping soundly within the tent. Then, they quietly took a cup of tea and placed it on the table beside Gan Zhixuan.

"Go and see, is he asleep?"

Gui Chen bowed and his voice was very soft, almost to the point that it was inaudible. Gui Chen lightly moved until he arrived in front of Helian Manqiu's bed, lowered his head and looked at her for a moment, then returned in front of Gan Yuxuan as he softly laughed: "Young General is sleeping soundly. I'm afraid he slept unstably last night."

Gan Yuxuan also smiled. When he thought back to how this kid had been whipped yesterday and hadn't been able to sleep soundly, that slap to the lips would likely make him feel unhappy and indignant.

He looked back for a moment. Yesterday was fine, but today was fine. There was no trace of dissatisfaction or hatred on his face. He had followed the flow of the water and pushed the boat forward. At that time, it was indeed because of Helian Manqiu's outrageous words that caused him to scold and punish Helian Manqiu angrily.

Perhaps he shouldn't have let this brat have his way and allowed his scheme to succeed.

"My lord, it's time for lunch."

Returning Dust bent over and whispered something to Gan Jianxuan, who looked at Helian Manqiu, who was still sleeping soundly and openly on his bed.

As he got up and slowly walked out of the tent, Returning Dust also quietly left the tent. He glanced back at Helian Manqiu, who was sleeping soundly. In his memories, his Lord had never been so considerate and indulgent.

That young man, who had just been punished angrily by his lord yesterday, had then personally gone to the back of his house to visit him. Today, he even allowed that young general to occupy his lord's bed.

He did not dare to ask about his master's thoughts and silently followed behind Gan Jianxuan. They arrived at a nearby tent, and just as the food was placed there, several generals had yet to use it. Suddenly, he saw Gan Jianxuan walk in, so he quickly got up.

Gan Yuxuan walked to the side of the table and sat down. Chen Yu Yang and the rest looked at each other in dismay, then quickly knelt down on one knee. They looked at each other and exchanged glances.

"Take a seat, let's eat together."

Gan Yuxuan lowered his head and picked up a pair of chopsticks from the table, then buried his head into the food, not even sparing Chen Yu Yang and the others a glance.

Chen Yu Yang and the others got up and looked at each other, then their eyes fell on Gui Chen. Gui Chen slightly nodded, and Chen Yu Yang and the others also quickly sat down.

Chen Yu Yang and the rest looked at each other, and at the same time stole a glance at Gan Yu Xuan's face, but didn't see anything.

It seemed that the master's sudden visit was to come and have lunch with them?

Gan Yuxuan lifted his head, and all the generals hurriedly put down their chopsticks. At the same time, they raised their heads and looked at him; the atmosphere became even more tense.

Yesterday's imperial edict made all the generals tense up. They had come early this morning to pay their respects and wait for the orders from the military camp. However, they had never received any orders from the general. The Mysterious Mandate had set aside two tents and sent someone to bring them food. They did not hesitate at all, and this caused the hearts of the generals to become even more unsettled.

The usually stern face softened a little. Gan Zhixuan smiled faintly, and the generals nearly stood up. They were even more anxious as they looked at Gan Zhixuan respectfully.

"Master, what orders do you have?"

Chen Yu Yang cupped his fists and asked. He lowered his eyelids slightly, not daring to look Gan Zhi Xuan in the eyes. It was disrespectful to look directly at his lord.

"No need to stand on ceremony. Qingyu has taken over my tent to sleep. I have come to eat with you guys, so as to not disturb his sleep, eat your food."

These words caused Chen Yu Yang to let out a breath of relief and his heart immediately rose to his throat. The master's tent had been taken over by their young general?

"My lord, the young general is young and has offended my lord, Hu Wei. Please forgive my lord, I am waiting here to apologize to my lord."

Chen Yu Yang left his seat and was about to kneel down, but he was stopped by Gan Zhi Xuan: "Sit down and eat. Qing Yu took my tent and bed. You don't mean that you don't want me to have a meal?"

"I don't dare, please have a meal, my lord."