Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

After being shocked for a while, Cheng Hao finally spoke, "Master, did you deliberately ask me to tell Tian Qianqiu the real purpose of our trip to Yexing Country?"

Gu Chan didn't say anything, just nodded quietly.

Cheng Hao couldn't help but be shocked.

He followed Gu Chan all the way from Zhongyuan City to here, and it was not until now that he realized that Gu Chan had changed. She was no longer the same person she used to be. Although she looked young, she was actually smarter than anyone else.

Gu Chan sighed and said, "Every failure is a learning experience. I have suffered too much loss along the way. Next, if we don't encounter people from Tiancang Country causing trouble when we arrive at Yexing Country, it proves that Tian Qianqiu is fine. But if we do, it proves that the news has leaked, and there is something wrong with Tian Qianqiu."

"Master is wise." Cheng Hao bowed and said.

Gu Chan shook her head, her expression becoming uncertain.

In fact, she sincerely hoped that there was nothing wrong with Tian Qianqiu, but if things really weren't as she wished, proving that there was something wrong with this man, and if he could come back alive and safe, the first person she would deal with would definitely be him.

Just as Gu Chan was thinking this, a fishing boat suddenly floated on the river ahead.

An oil lamp was hung on the bow of the fishing boat, which looked extremely strange against the fog spreading over the river. A figure was standing at the stern, holding a bamboo pole in his hand, slowly paddling the boat.

Cheng Hao looked up for a while before he shouted, "Boatman, are you still fishing so late at night?"

"What the hell, where did your merchant ship come from? Move away and don't block me from retrieving the corpse." A young man shouted.

After saying that, the fishing boat suddenly stopped, and the figure standing at the stern quickly rushed to the bow, picked up a large iron hook, reached into the water along the bow, and immediately pulled out the body of an elderly person, who had been soaked and swollen, from the river.

"vomit!"

Seeing this scene, Gu Chan, who had been holding back the urge to vomit for a long time, finally became completely furious. She lowered her head, opened her mouth, and vomited loudly.

Cheng Hao couldn't help it either, so he tilted his head to the side and started vomiting into the river again.

The young people laughed and said, "How shameless! It's just a corpse. Do you have to vomit like this?"

"Young man...can you come on board and talk? I'll treat you to a drink!" After Gu Chan finished vomiting, she shouted towards the fishing boat.

The young man did not hesitate to drag the body to the stern and put it away. He immediately paddled over and stopped next to the merchant ship.

Cheng Hao hurried over to lower the escalator and let him climb up.

When he arrived on the boat, Gu Chan could see clearly that the young man in front of her was only about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a thin coarse linen shirt, barefoot, and had a bun on his head. With his long and slender face, he looked quite handsome.

The young man ignored Gu Chan and the others. After boarding the ship, he looked around and said in surprise, "What a big merchant ship! Is your business so big? This is the largest merchant ship I have seen coming from Tiancang in the past six months."

"Young man, I haven't asked for your name yet." Gu Chan stepped forward and saluted.

"You're welcome. Just call me Qillang. I don't have a surname." Qillang said with a smile.

Seeing this boy being so casual and free-spirited, Gu Chan couldn't help but feel a little fond of him, "Brother Qilang, my name is Gu Chan, I'm the owner of this merchant ship, nice to meet you."

"Manager Gu, why did you come here from Tiancang Country at night? Aren't you afraid in the middle of the night?" Qilang said without thinking.

"What do we have to be afraid of?" Gu Chan looked confused.

Qi Lang looked at the river ahead and explained, "Some time ago, there was a flood in the south of Tiancang Kingdom. Many people living along the river were drowned, and the leaders there were unable to fish out the bodies in time. Now there are hundreds of bodies, all washed into our downstream Lanxing River."

"Hey! Brother Qilang, you have to understand! Under the circumstances at that time, it was good enough for the officials in the Jiangnan area to lead the rescue of the disaster-stricken people. How could they have time to retrieve the bodies of the drowned people!" Gu Chan said helplessly.

As for the matter of recovering the bodies, she had discussed it with officials in the Jiangnan area before. But under the circumstances, there was really no time to recover the bodies, and they could only focus on saving those who were still in the water and had not drowned.

Gu Chan naturally understood this and did not blame them. She just asked them to try their best to retrieve the body and bury it properly. Unfortunately, the river was flowing too fast and it was impossible to retrieve everything.

Qi Lang smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry. The people of the border of Yexing Country understand that the area south of Tiancang Country has suffered a disaster. The city lord didn't say anything, but just asked the villagers on the border to organize a team to retrieve the bodies. For each body retrieved, we can also give us five taels of silver. So now everyone is very active and has a lot of fun retrieving bodies."

"Um...this..." Gu Chan was so embarrassed that she was speechless.

Originally, this was something that the officials in the Jiangnan area under her rule should do, but now, the lord of the border city of Yexing Country paid someone to do it. Naturally, she, as the lord of Jiangnan, felt ashamed.

Cheng Hao reminded, "Master, why don't you go into the cabin first! The wine should be almost heated up."

"Brother Qilang, please come in!" Gu Chan made a gesture of invitation.

Qi Lang shook his head. "Manager Gu, forget about drinking. I came up to tell you to be careful when sailing at night. Don't run into a fishing boat that is trying to retrieve corpses from the river. That's not good. I have to hurry to retrieve corpses. I only retrieved the corpse just now tonight and only made five taels of silver!"

"Then how about I keep you for a night?" Gu Chan blurted out.

Qilang was so frightened that his eyes widened and he subconsciously took two steps back, quickly putting some distance between himself and Gu Chan.

Gu Chan said quickly, "Brother Qilang, don't misunderstand me. That's not what I meant. I meant that you don't have to retrieve the body tonight. I'll give you money and you can chat with me for one night. After all, I'm new to Yexing to do business and don't know much about the situation here. I just happened to run into you and wanted to ask you something."

"Oh my God! Please explain it clearly! You scared me to death, I thought you were into that kind of thing! After all, I heard that there is a red shop in Tiancang Country, which is full of handsome men, and men often go in to patronize it!" Qilang said, patting his chest.

Gu Chan was amused by his innocent and cute appearance and laughed out loud. She had a feeling that this boy was interesting.

Qilang also let down his guard and followed Gu Chan and the others into the cabin and sat down.

The two sides drank and chatted, and after a while, he learned that the merchant ship led by Gu Chan was engaged in the business of medicinal materials, and there were mostly women on the ship. The men did not look bad either, which made him feel more at ease.