Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

On the flower boat, Gu Chan looked at Zuo Wangfeng and the others returning and couldn't stop smiling.

The nine-fingered beggar tilted his head and looked at the old academician standing beside him and said, "Go into the cabin and talk to the girls first. I have something to say to the lord alone."

"Okay, you guys chat." The old academician agreed hurriedly and quickly hid in the cabin.

The nine-fingered old beggar immediately glared at Gu Chan and scolded, "You little brat, how dare you joke about the deceased emperor? You are simply fooling around. If the royal family finds out, you will be beheaded."

"Oh! This is just a white lie!" Gu Chan said while holding back her laughter.

As she spoke, she walked to the table and sat down, grinning at the nine-fingered old beggar.

The nine-fingered old beggar said angrily, "You are now the lord of the Jiangnan area. No matter what you do or say, you must think before you do it. You can't just act recklessly. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, you will be doomed. Moreover, this concerns the reputation of the royal family. How can you talk nonsense and insult the reputation of the emperor?"

"No, why are you so anxious? Do you have anything to do with the royal family? Why are you speaking for the royal family?" Gu Chan said unhappily.

The nine-fingered old beggar was stunned, and quickly covered up and said, "I am worried about you. The affairs of the royal family have nothing to do with me."

"Then you just need to cooperate with me and play the role of the old son of the retired emperor who is wandering outside, and that's it. Why are you so angry? Let me tell you, everything I did was a bit reckless, but it was all for the peace in the Jiangnan area." Gu Chan said, patting his chest with his hand.

"Don't try to justify your actions." The nine-fingered beggar said angrily.

"I really am not quibbling. If I hadn't thought of this method tonight and stopped Zuo Wangfeng, once he went to the Jiangnan camp and forced Nan Xingkuang to make the handover, he wouldn't have to lead his troops into Jiangnan City. He could directly take the water route to take over the Jiangnan camp. By then, all my efforts would be in vain." Gu Chan explained.

The nine-fingered old beggar fell silent, but did not deny that what Gu Chan said was not wrong.

After all, this time Zuo Wangfeng led an army of 100,000 here with the purpose of taking over the Jiangnan area for the prince. Once Nan Xingkuang is forced to give up the Jiangnan camp, he will lead his troops to station there, and no matter how much Gu Chan struggles, it will be useless.

Therefore, if we stop him now, we can at least buy some time.

Gu Chan added, "Besides, who knows if the emperor had any illegitimate children when he came to Jiangnan when he was young? I'm not spreading rumors! I can only say that I've brought up this possibility."

"You little bastard...you..." The nine-fingered old beggar raised his hand and pointed at Gu Chan. He was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

Gu Chan rolled her eyes and said cunningly, "Okay, old boss, don't be angry. I know I was wrong to trick you into following me to stop Zuo Wangfeng tonight, but please understand me. I really have no other choice. You are so powerful, I can only rely on you!"

"Don't try to play tricks on me. The four-legged snake spirit beast under your command is so powerful. You want to bring it with you? Are you afraid that you can't deal with Zuo Wangfeng? I think you have bad intentions and want to drag me down with you." The nine-fingered old beggar cursed with a livid face.

"If you want to understand it this way, I have no way to deal with it. Anyway, the boasting has already been spread out. If you don't help me, and the royal family investigates the matter later, we can just wait to be beheaded together." Gu Chan said with his hands spread out.

After saying that, she put on a look of despair, laid down on the table and said nothing.

The nine-fingered old beggar was tortured by her and he didn't know whether to get angry or not. For a moment, he really didn't know how to deal with her.

In the end, he could only suppress his anger and sighed helplessly, "Okay, you little brat, you can be so shameless as to make me give up. There is nothing I can do now. I can only continue to act as you say."

"Haha... then I would like to thank the old gang leader for his great help." Gu Chan said with a smile.

The nine-fingered old beggar rolled his eyes at her, then turned to the cabin and shouted, "Old Academician, bring the girls out, let's continue drinking!"

"Okay, we'll be out right away." The old academician responded respectfully and immediately brought the girls out.

But after everyone came out and sat down, because they all believed what Gu Chan had just said, the relaxed atmosphere was no longer there.

Gu Chan said quickly, "Old Academician, girls, don't be so reserved! The fact that the old gang leader is the son of the retired emperor who is now living abroad is only known to us on the ship, so you must keep this secret and not leak it to the outside world, otherwise you may be beheaded!"

"Don't worry, Lord. We will keep this secret and never leak it to anyone." The old academician said with a pale face.

"Then everyone, relax a little and accompany the old boss well like you did just now. Don't make him unhappy. Otherwise, you may not be able to get off this flower boat tonight." Gu Chan said deliberately intimidatingly.

The old academician and the girls quickly returned to their previous state and enthusiastically drank with the nine-fingered old beggar.

The gloomy expression of the nine-fingered old beggar finally eased a lot.

Seeing this, Gu Chan didn't say anything more and immediately ordered Di Lin to row the boat back to Chang's Wharf.

Yuan Jie walked up to her and whispered, "Master, I never thought that the old gang leader is so powerful that even a figure like Zuo Wangfeng is so afraid of him!"

"Hmph! This old guy is very cunning. Anyway, I have seen through it tonight. He is definitely not just an old beggar. When we return to Jiangnan City, go secretly to investigate his background for me tomorrow." Gu Chan said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Yes, Master." Yuan Jie responded quietly.

After that, the two of them calmed down and sat at the table to drink.

After midnight, the flower boat returned to Chang’s Wharf and stopped.

As soon as the boat stopped, the old academician and the seven girls said goodbye and left in a hurry, not daring to stay any longer.

The nine-fingered old beggar said helplessly, "Look! I am obviously just a beggar, you are just bragging, you gave me this identity and scared them like this. If this news leaks out in the future, how can I still be a beggar?"

"It's really strange. Who in the world likes to be a beggar? Can't you be more motivated?" Gu Chan said jokingly.

"I'm already very old and will soon be buried in the ground. What's the point of me making any progress? I just like being a beggar. It's so nice to be free." The nine-fingered beggar said angrily.

"Okay, okay, what you said makes sense. Calm down. Let's go back to Jigong Temple and talk about it." Gu Chan coaxed her like a child.

Then she quickly pulled the nine-fingered beggar off the boat with a grin on her face, and the three of them took a carriage back to Jigong Temple.

Di Lin did not go back with them, but rushed to the Great China to continue his medicine business.