Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

At night, in the study of the City Lord’s Mansion.

Gu Chan and Ye Tianyang sat opposite each other, chatting and laughing with each other, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Ye Tianyang said unhappily, "You are so realistic! Before the money was sent to you to Jiangnan City, you were scheming against me every day. Now that the money has been sent, you are talking and laughing."

"What else? Do I have to lick you like a dog?" Gu Chan said disdainfully.

Ye Tianyang curled his lips speechlessly. He really had no idea what to do with Gu Chan.

Not wanting to dwell on this topic any further, he said, "By the way, to deal with my royal family member, I have already found out his identity, but I don't know where he is hiding now."

"Who is it?" Gu Chan asked.

"King Fan of Yexing Kingdom is the seventh brother of the current emperor and has a very good personal relationship with the fourth prince." Ye Tianyang said.

Gu Chan listened and nodded quietly.

There is no doubt that this is a power struggle among the royal family.

The Ye family on the border of Yexing Kingdom has always supported the current crown prince, but King Fan supports the current fourth prince. If they want the fourth prince to succeed to the throne, the first thing they have to do is to weaken the power behind the crown prince.

Therefore, it is reasonable that King Fan would be the first to attack the Ye family.

But King Fan is no ordinary person, otherwise with Ye Tianyang's control over the border, it would be impossible for him to not find out where he is hiding on the border.

After figuring out all this, Gu Chan rolled his eyes and said cunningly, "Then, you continue to investigate. When you find out where he is hiding, tell me how to deal with him. Just tell me, and I will be happy to help you!"

"Then thank you first." Ye Tianyang said while clasping his fists.

"You're welcome. You've given me 2 billion taels of silver. What else can I say?" Gu Chan said with a grin, clasping his fists in return.

After the pleasantries, she immediately stood up, said goodbye and left.

As soon as she left, Ye Tianyang called the old housekeeper and said, "Hurry up and send a team of strong guards to guard the courtyard where Gu Chan and the others live, and keep a close eye on this brat."

"Ah? City Lord, weren't you guys having such a good chat just now? Why are you keeping a close eye on him?" the old butler asked in confusion.

"Hmph! This kid is very cunning. Don't be fooled by his smiling face. God knows what he is thinking in his heart. To be on the safe side, it is better to keep a close eye on him." Ye Tianyang said coldly.

"Yes, City Lord, I'll do it right away." The old butler agreed hurriedly.

Then, he followed Ye Tianyang's instructions and hurriedly gathered a team of powerful guards, ordering them to secretly guard the yard where Gu Chan and others lived.

This is Gu Chan.

After she came back, she immediately told Cheng Hao to call everyone to her little house, and then closed and locked the door from the inside.

Seeing this, Cheng Hao couldn't help but wonder, "Master, what are you doing?"

"Nonsense, of course I'm going to call everyone to a meeting." Gu Chan said with a sly smile.

Everyone sitting in the room looked at each other in bewilderment.

Gu Chan whispered, "Listen to me, everyone. Starting tonight, you must pack your things. Once we find an opportunity, we will run away at any time."

"Ah? Master, haven't you already talked to City Lord Ye and agreed to help him solve the problem? Why are you running away?" Cheng Hao said in surprise.

"Only a fool would help him solve a problem! The one who wants to kill him now is the younger brother of the Emperor of Yexing Kingdom. That's a dispute among their royal families. What does it have to do with me, Gu Chan? Besides, I have already risked my life to help him find out the truth about the strange disease. I have already done him a great favor. I feel at ease taking the 2 billion taels of silver." Gu Chan said with his hands spread out.

Cheng Hao and others nodded without comment.

Gu Chan said with a sly smile, "This Ye Tianyang is not a good guy either. Although he is a man of both civil and military talents and is extremely capable, he is too suspicious by nature. He will not fully trust anyone who cooperates with him. It is very tiring to cooperate with such a person. If you are not careful, you may even lose your life. So the best option is for us to run away as soon as possible."

"Then do we have to wait until the silver is shipped to Jiangnan City?" Cheng Hao reminded.

"Of course. So what I'm saying is not to run away now, but to wait a few more days until the money arrives in Jiangnan City." Gu Chan said shrewdly.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and as Gu Chan instructed, they got up and left as if nothing had happened, returning to their respective rooms and quietly packing their luggage.

Gu Chan lay down on the bed, secretly thinking about how to escape.

Time passed quickly, and seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

At dusk that afternoon, a carrier pigeon flew in through the back window of the cottage where Gu Chan lived.

Gu Chan hurried over to catch the carrier pigeon, took off the letter tied to its leg, opened it and started reading.

When she saw this, she couldn't stop smiling.

This letter was sent by Wei Xing. As early as yesterday afternoon, the twenty large merchant ships sent by Ye Tianyang to deliver the silver had safely arrived at Chang's Wharf in Jiangnan City.

Now, 2 billion taels of silver and two ships of grain have been deposited in the treasury of the lord's mansion, and officials from all over Jiangnan have begun lining up to receive the silver for disaster relief.

"Damn it! I'm getting impatient waiting, but now it's good. With this money, I can at least save some of the people. As for the food that's still missing, I can only go back and think of a way."

After reading the letter, Gu Chan said to herself.

After saying that, she immediately burned the letter, took out paper and pen, wrote a secret letter, asking Wei Xing to find a way to deal with Tian Qianqiu from Zhenhesi, then tied the secret letter back to the pigeon's leg, and quickly released the pigeon.

After doing all this, Gu Chan pretended nothing had happened and went out, going directly to the dungeon under the back garden of the City Lord's Mansion, wanting to see the ghost bat beast.

But what she didn't know was that not long after she released the pigeon, it was intercepted by a powerful guard lurking in the City Lord's Mansion and delivered to Ye Tianyang.

At this time, Ye Tianyang was sitting behind the desk in the study, sneering at the letter he had taken off the pigeon's leg.

The guard asked, "City Lord, should we release this pigeon?"

"Of course we have to release it. Not only that, we have to tie the secret letter back and don't let Gu Chan know about it." Ye Tianyang said with a sneer.

"City Lord, what happened in the area south of the Yangtze River in Tiancang Country? Why did he even want to kill the Zhenhesi?" the guard asked in confusion.

"If there is a traitor in your own territory and you want to kill him, what's the point of keeping him alive if you don't kill him?" Ye Tianyang said in a deep voice.

The guard nodded in relief.

Ye Tianyang tied the secret letter back to the pigeon's leg and then handed the pigeon to the guard.

The guard followed his instructions, walked to the study window and released the pigeon. Then he took his leave and continued to secretly watch Gu Chan.