"The Emperor Yan is so brave! Could it be that he has forgotten how he acted like a minor and asked for peace two years ago?"

The hall was full of ministers kneeling. The Minister of War rubbed his face that was hurt by the memorial, picked up the memorial on the ground, and looked at it ten lines at a time.

The more he watched, the more frightened he became. In just half a month, Emperor Yan actually united all the countries on the border of Zhou State and gathered millions of troops to watch him. His ambition was clearly revealed.

All this makes people doubt that the so-called death of Prince Yan was directed and staged by them.

The purpose is to find an excuse to raise troops.

"Your Majesty, I see that what Emperor Yan did does not seem to be a temporary act. It must have been planned for a long time!"

The Minister of War said cautiously.

"Snapped!"

Emperor Zhou struck the imperial case with his palm, making all the ministers tremble in fright.

"Okay! Very good! This old man! So scheming! I won't give him another chance!"

"Report!"

There is a eunuch playing urgently outside the palace.

Everyone's faces were condensed.

"Come in!"

The eunuch hurriedly sent a memorial.

When Emperor Zhou opened it, his face became more and more gloomy. The fold was thrown out heavily, and the Minister of War, who was kneeling at the front, suffered another disaster.

He touched his face approvingly, picked up the book and looked at it. After a while, his expression became the same as that of Emperor Zhou.

Seeing this, the surrounding ministers snatched the folders and gathered around to watch.

"This……"

"A Gu King comparable to King Li actually appeared in the Yan army!"

"They even have tens of thousands of Gu Masters, including several in the Grand Ceremony!"

"Where did this Gu King appear from nowhere come from?"

The ministers could not help but whisper and discuss among themselves.

"How good is this!"

"Your Majesty, for the current plan, the only way is for His Highness Prince Li to lead the Gu masters of Zhou as soon as possible and go to fight!"

Someone calmed down and suggested.

All the ministers responded one after another, "Yes, Your Majesty, we must not miss this opportunity, we must not let the Yan army continue to be rampant!"

Emperor Zhou closed his eyes, raised his hands slightly, and the noisy hall suddenly became quiet.

Lin Susu was also shocked when she received the message from the Sky-Eyed Bulbul. In the original work, Nan Yu clearly became the Gu King at a later stage and helped Zhu Chan fight against Zhu Yan.

Could this Gu King, who was born in advance, be Nan Yu?
If it was really him, how did he get promoted so quickly?

If not him, who is this person?
Lin Susu put on her cloak and opened the door. Heavy snow poured into the room. It was almost the winter month, and the climate was getting colder and biting.

"Miss, the snow is so heavy, where are you going?"

Dan Shui was wrapped in a thick coat and stood at the door asking.

Lin Susu replied to her as she walked, "I'm going out for a while, don't worry."

There were many pedestrians on the road, and the snow on the ground was swept clean, which did not delay the journey.

She arrived at Prince Li's Mansion quickly and wanted to go in invisible, but the young eunuch Liu Rang was directing his men to clear the snow at the door. When he saw her coming, he rushed around to wait on her.

"It's freezing cold today, Miss Lin, be careful where you step!"

Liu Rang half-hunched his body and led her towards the house, reminding her to pay attention to her steps from time to time.

Lin Susu was hesitant to speak, she wanted to remind him to restrain his behavior, as this would not match the aloofness of Prince Li's Mansion.

It would be troublesome if Zhu Yan didn't like it.

Pushing the door open and entering, there was no fire burning in the hall, and the chill was biting. Zhu Yan was sitting in front of the desk, practicing calligraphy quietly.

Lin Susu tightened her cloak, feeling extremely cold.

"It's so cold, can't you feel it?"

Zhu Yan put down his pen and looked up, "What are you doing here?"

Liu Rang lowered his head and retreated.

Lin Susu rubbed her hands and exhaled, "I don't believe you don't know the news in the palace! Do you still have time to practice calligraphy?"

She walked to the case and saw a few lines of large characters written on the rice paper with iron drawings and silver hooks.

The upper troops attacked the plot, the second attacked the Jiaotong, the second attacked the soldiers, and the lower attacked the city.

"..." Very good, there is no use throwing the book away, this thing has been memorized.

"What do you mean?"

Lin Susu looked suspicious and defensive. Why did she learn these conspiracies?
Zhu Yan curled his lips, "I have nothing to do, so I wrote a few strokes, but I don't understand the meaning. Why are you nervous?"

Lin Susu was cold, believe him!

But now was not the time to worry about this, so she changed the subject.

"Urgent news at the border, a Gu King appears in the Yan army. Who do you think it could be?"

Zhu Yan lowered his eyes, seeming to be deep in thought.

Liu Rang carefully asked people to bring in several pots of burning charcoal fire, and the room quickly became warm.

"Why do you suddenly care about this?"

He looked at her with unclear meaning, his eyes searching.

Lin Susu choked for a moment, then said confidently, "It is related to the rise and fall of the Zhou Kingdom. As a citizen of the Zhou Kingdom, shouldn't it be natural for me to care about these things?"

"is it?"

Zhu Yan's tone was deep and thoughtful.

Lin Susu crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows and asked, "What if it's not?"

He didn't speak, and stared at her quietly, as if he was exploring, but also defensive.

After a long pause, he answered the question incorrectly, "My uncle is dead."

"Hmm... huh?!"

Lin Susu was shocked, Gu Ming was dead?

He has never appeared, okay?Why did he die so suddenly?

"Nan Yu said, you imprisoned him?...Did you kill him?"

No, the system didn't impose a punishment, Zhu Yan couldn't have been the one to kill him.

"I have no grievances against my uncle, so why do I want to kill him?" Zhu Yan said in a slightly angry tone.

Lin Susu hurriedly said, "It's my fault, I shouldn't doubt you randomly!"

"..."

He was slightly stunned and turned his head awkwardly, "Why...why do you trust me so suddenly?"

Lin Susu laughed dryly. Of course, the system did not punish her, so she dared to believe him. Naturally, she could not say this.

"We are allies! Of course I believe you!" She looked firm.

He coughed against his lips and said earnestly, "You didn't imprison your uncle, right? Nanyu lied to me?!"

Zhu Yan's eyes gradually softened, "My uncle has treated me very well. How could I imprison him? I don't know why he has never appeared in these years."

"I didn't expect that when there was news again, I would feel his death."

"When that Gu King was born, I felt his death and the birth of another Gu King."

"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Sooner or later I will have a battle with the new Gu King."

Lin Susu frowned, "You mean, the birth of the new Gu King is probably related to the death of his uncle?"

"Maybe." He murmured. "My uncle possesses the skills of all the clan leaders. If they are all devoured..."

"Then, you can definitely become a Gu King!" Lin Susu said.

"Do you have anyone to suspect?" she asked.

Zhu Yan said in a serious tone, "My uncle has profound skills. The only people who can devour him when he is not prepared are the disciples he raised since childhood."

"Is it really Nanyu?"

Lin Susu murmured to herself.

"Ho!"

The young man who was sitting quietly and upright suddenly clutched his throat and groaned in pain.

A circle of red light squirmed around the neck, like a bloodthirsty snake.

"what happened?"

Lin Susu sat next to him and said worriedly.

The young man's fingers dug deeply into the wooden case, leaving a few bloody marks.

"He...called me!"

(End of this chapter)

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