Chapter 21: Guarding the Granary +
After that, there was no more suspense. As the army happily took away wagonloads of grain, Xing Zhi and the others were led to a residence to rest, waiting for General Gongsun to finish his military duties before being entertained.
Xing Zhi naturally had no objections to this.
When everyone finally got to stay in a house with a roof and no longer had to endure hardship outdoors, they ate a hot and filling meal before lying down on their beds and falling asleep.
They had been too tired during this period, and even their sleep had been uneasy. Now they really needed to catch up on sleep.
If Gu Yu knew what everyone was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes at them and think that these guys slept like dead pigs at night but complained about not sleeping soundly!
He was the one who truly couldn’t sleep soundly!
He was worried all day long about the enemy country sending people to ambush the grain convoy, and had to be highly vigilant. Now that the grain supplies had been delivered, he could finally get a good night’s sleep.
“Something’s wrong! The enemy is attacking!”
“Alert! Alert!”
Just as Gu Yu was sleeping soundly, a group of shouts suddenly came from outside, waking Gu Yu from his sleep. He sat up from the bed.
Gu Mengyao, who was sleeping beside him, had already woken up. She was now sitting on the bed with a vigilant expression, even holding a dagger in her hand, as if ready to deal with any sudden enemies.
This made Gu Yu wake up from his daze. He rubbed his messy hair and sighed helplessly, thinking that there wasn’t a single day of peace.
Was it so difficult for him to get some sleep?
“Yu, the Luoluo Kingdom’s army is attacking at this time. Don’t be afraid, I will protect you.”
“Yes, Mengyao, I naturally believe you can protect me. However, we can’t stay in the house now. We have to go out.”
“???”
Then, seeing Gu Mengyao say seriously that she would protect him, Gu Yu’s lips curved slightly. Although he also wanted to stay in bed with his little wife, he couldn’t stay now.
As Gu Mengyao looked confused, not understanding why Gu Yu wanted to go out now, Gu Yu put on his shoes and explained why he had to go out.
“On our way to transport the grain, we dealt with quite a few people sent by the enemy country. However, no one else came to cause trouble after that. I assume they went back to report to their headquarters. After learning that the grain supplies were safely delivered to Gongsun Jie, the Luoluo Kingdom will definitely continue to cause trouble.”
“Continue to cause trouble? The grain supplies have already been properly stored by the army. What else can the Luoluo Kingdom do?”
“An inside job!”
After Gu Yu put on his shoes, he stomped on the ground and then led Gu Mengyao out of the house, continuing to explain why he suspected this as they walked.
Originally, Gu Yu thought that everything would be fine after delivering the grain supplies to Gongsun Jie.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that things probably wouldn’t end that simply.
However, this was Gongsun Jie’s territory, so he should be able to handle it… Unexpectedly, the Luoluo Kingdom used a tactic to lure the tiger away from its lair, forcing Gu Yu to act even if he didn’t want to, and to not just watch the grain supplies be destroyed.
Given that Gongsun Jie had been a general for so many years, he wouldn’t be easily deceived. Therefore, the Luoluo Kingdom must have made many preparations, leading Gongsun Jie to believe that their opponent was not playing tricks.
Of course, this was also related to Gu Yu secretly dealing with ambushes on the way. Since the grain convoy encountered no incidents, Gongsun Jie relaxed, thinking that the enemy did not know about the order to transport the grain.
But how was that possible!
Every country has its own intelligence network and spies who have been lurking for many years, just waiting for such an opportunity to show their skills.
Gu Yu estimated that as soon as Gongsun Jie’s order reached Black Jade City, the people from the Luoluo Kingdom would follow.
Along the way, Gu Yu explained his speculation to his little wife, and also picked up Xing Zhi, who was on alert, and then called a small team of soldiers. The group then headed in full force towards the warehouse where the grain was stored.
The soldiers Gu Yu called were the ones who had been with him since he set out from Black Jade City, so there was no awkwardness about not being able to mobilize them.
Even those who were initially a bit unconvinced were now obedient and well-behaved.
The reason was simple: on the way to transport the grain supplies, they followed Gu Mengyao to catch wild chickens and rabbits for several days. They witnessed that Gu Mengyao not only had great strength and speed, but her archery skills were also very impressive.
Although she was young, her martial arts skills were not weak.
The army, more than any other place, believed in “might makes right.” After Gu Mengyao displayed her excellent abilities, no one thought she was a parachute officer who got in through connections. Instead, they thought she was a master specially placed there by Vice General Gu.
She was accompanied by a master like Gu Mengyao to protect this batch of grain supplies.
Even her appearance as a boy of only a dozen years old was a natural disguise that could be used to deceive enemies.
It had to be said that people’s ability to overthink things was indeed interesting sometimes.
Without Gu Mengyao saying anything, others had already made up explanations in their minds, and they were very thorough. Even Gu Mengyao herself didn’t know how to refute them.
No way! Others had already said everything she could say, so when it was her turn, Gu Mengyao really didn’t know what to say…
When Gu Yu saw these guys following his wife like little fans with looks of admiration on their faces, he thought that Gu Mengyao had not yet shown the peak of her innate divine strength. Smashing stones was nothing; punching a tiger to death with one hand was the most impressive thing!
For those who had practiced martial arts to a high level, smashing stones was indeed not difficult. This was also Gu Mengyao’s excuse to the outside world, saying that she had practiced a powerful external martial art, which was why she had such great strength.
After all, even if Gu Mengyao said she had innate divine strength, few people would believe her. It was more credible to say that she gained such strength through practicing martial arts.
Leading so many people now gave Gu Yu the feeling of a rich young master parading through the streets.
However, soon after realizing he didn’t know the way, Gu Yu obediently followed behind Xing Zhi, letting him lead the group to the warehouse where the grain was stored.
Then, the guards at the warehouse clearly knew Xing Zhi, so they didn’t obstruct them too much. They allowed Gu Yu and the others to quickly swarm around the warehouse and wait for the big fish to bite.
It was precisely because the guards let them pass so easily that Gu Yu felt even more that Gongsun Jie’s side was unreliable. If Xing Zhi was the inside man, the grain supplies would have already been destroyed.
However, perhaps because Xing Zhi was one of the escorts of the grain supplies, the guards didn’t think too much about it. After all, if they wanted to destroy the grain supplies, they could have done it when they were on the road…
With everyone ready, Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao strolled around the granary, ready to catch someone at any time.
As time passed, not the slightest incident occurred at the granary, which made Gu Yu even suspect if he was overthinking things.
It was originally nothing serious, but he was too jumpy.
“Yu, don’t worry. Even if no one comes, it’s good that we can prevent it in advance. After all, once the grain burns, it’s gone, and it’s related to the victory or defeat of a war, so being cautious is good.”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
Just as Gu Yu was waiting impatiently, Gu Mengyao saw this and immediately comforted him.
Originally, Gu Mengyao wanted to reach out, but considering that she was in menswear in front of everyone, it was better not to create too much strange gossip.
However, Gu Mengyao’s words indeed made Gu Yu calm down gradually.
Mengyao was right. Even if the Luoluo Kingdom didn’t come, preventing it in advance was still preparing, so as not to be caught off guard.
He was too anxious, he needed to relax…
“I caught it!!!!”
Just as Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao were continuing their patrol, a shout suddenly came from in front. Gu Yu’s eyes lit up instantly, and he bolted towards the front, ready to see what had been caught.
Gu Mengyao behind him, seeing her husband so anxious, was like a child whose eyes lit up when seeing a toy.
Gu Mengyao’s lips curved into a slight smile, and then she quickly followed him.
“It’s just a chicken, why are you shouting?! I thought something had happened!”
As a result, Gu Yu looked at a soldier holding a large rooster, and his mouth twitched. He felt like he had gotten excited for nothing.
This was not quite the scene he had imagined. At least, they should have replaced this chicken with a person.
In any case, a chicken wouldn’t cause damage to the granary.
Unless it self-destructed…
“Hehehe, this chicken fell from the sky. Tonight, we can eat meat again. I’m happy!”
“You’re not tired of eating so much roasted meat along the way. Wait… did you say, fell from the sky?”
“Yes, it was from the perimeter wall…”
Gu Yu said to the soldier catching the chicken impatiently. Then, upon hearing that the chicken flew from the perimeter wall, he immediately turned to look at the wall, which was more than two meters high, and thought that this chicken wouldn’t be so foolish as to throw itself into the net.
There was something fishy going on.
Then, Gu Yu glanced at Gu Mengyao, and Gu Mengyao immediately nodded at him.
Afterward, Gu Mengyao reached out and quickly drew out a long sword hanging from the soldier’s waist and held it in her hand, preparing to defend herself.
As Gu Mengyao quickly ran forward, she leaped as if she had no weight, and then she had already flipped over the wall.
Gu Yu stood at the spot, somewhat nervous, not knowing if his guess was correct this time…
In ancient times, there was the saying of throwing stones to test the way. Today, there was throwing a chicken to test the way.
This chicken was probably a prop used for testing.
He just hoped that the soldier’s shout hadn’t scared away the inside man…
Then, not long after, Gu Mengyao, carrying two soldiers in Linfeng Kingdom attire, one in each hand, flipped over the wall and came to Gu Yu’s side. She released her hands and immediately threw them to the ground.
The long sword she had drawn was inserted into the thigh of one of them. After landing, the wounded man cried out in pain.
