Chapter 49: Be careful when sailing the ship of ten thousand years On the mountain road back to the village, it was pitch black all around. Gu Chan and the other person walked one after the other. The bright moonlight illuminated them, making them look both lonely and brave. After walking for a while, Gu Chan said unhappily, "I will tell Zhao Erniu's wife tomorrow that he is visiting Qingpu tonight." "It's useless. In our Tiancang country, it is normal for men to visit brothels. Their wives at home have no right to interfere." Ma Zheng replied behind her. "The status of women in Tiancang Country is so low!" Gu Chan couldn't help but sigh. She knew before that women did not have a high status in this world, but she never expected it to be so low. When their men go to brothels and have affairs with other women, they dare not say anything but get angry. This would not be acceptable if it happened in the era when Gu Chan traveled through time. "Swish..." Just as Gu Chan was thinking about this, a series of rustling sounds suddenly came from the grass not far ahead.
Gu Chan and Ma Zheng stopped and dared not go forward. Ma Zheng shrank to Gu Chan's side, holding her arms with both hands, with a look of fear on his face, "Boss, I'm scared." "There's nothing to be afraid of. We have bows and arrows. We can fight even if we encounter a mysterious beast." Gu Chan spoke to give herself courage. In fact, she was also feeling uneasy at the moment. But just as they were scared, the sound in the bushes ahead stopped. Then a man in black wearing night clothes suddenly jumped out from the bushes, ran quickly to the woods on the left, and soon disappeared into the dark forest. Ma Zheng let out a long breath, patted his chest and said, "I thought it was a beast! Fortunately, it's just a person." "Why is this guy hiding in the bushes in the middle of the night?" Gu Chan wondered. "Maybe he's taking a shit." Ma Zheng muttered. Gu Chan rolled her eyes at him before cautiously walking forward to check. Upon checking, she discovered that there was blood in the bushes where the man in black had been hiding. This meant that the man in black must have been injured and was hiding in the bushes to rest! The two of them happened to pass by and scared him, but fortunately, they were just children, so he ran away directly, otherwise, their lives would probably be in danger. After understanding this, Gu Chan said to the eel Sogou hidden in her pocket in animal language, "Go follow him and find out what he is doing." [Yes, Master.] The eel Sogou responded, quietly jumped out of Gu Chan's pocket, and rushed into the forest following the scent of the man in black. Gu Chan acted as if nothing had happened and continued on her journey with Ma Zheng. After midnight, the two returned safely to Jiuyang Village. When saying goodbye to Ma Zheng at the door of the house, Gu Chan said, "I will take care of the little fox, you go back and learn archery well." "Then will we go look for Zhao Erniu tomorrow?" Ma Zheng asked. Gu Chan shook her head. "Forget it. He'll be tired tomorrow after spending the whole night in Qingpu. Let him rest! Tomorrow, you can help your grandma with farm work while learning archery at home. I'm going to take care of the little fox at home and take a rest. I'm a little tired these past few days." "I got it, boss. You should go to bed early tonight." Ma Zheng replied with concern.
After saying that, he said goodbye happily and left. Gu Chan pushed open the door and walked into the yard. At this time, Zhang Wanshan was still sitting at the stone table in the yard, smoking a pipe and waiting for her as usual. Gu Chan smiled happily. It was really good to have someone waiting for her at home. Walking up to Grandpa, she took down the bag of silver and handed it to Grandpa, "Grandpa, this is the silver I gave to me when I went to the county government office to deliver spiritual herbs today. The county magistrate asked the owner of Kaiyuan Medicine Shop to give me. Save it up so that we can buy a house in the county town in the future." "Thank you for your hard work. You are really my lucky star. You can make money and you are sensible and considerate." Zhang Wanshan was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He felt like he had a place to rely on in his old age. Gu Chan took off the bow and arrows on his back and took out the dying little fox from the quiver. "Grandpa, this is a little fox we hunted in the forest during the day." "Oh! You guys are so awesome! You can hunt such a mysterious beast. But it's a pity, it looks like it won't live long." Zhang Wanshan took the little fox and looked at it excitedly. After discovering that the little fox was dying, he frowned and felt sorry. Gu Chan comforted him, "It's okay, Grandpa. I'll treat it tomorrow. It's a good opportunity for you to stop working as an ironsmith tomorrow and clean up a shed at home. This is the first poultry we raise." "Oh! That's great! Old man Zhang's family can now raise poultry and mysterious beasts. We are so happy! I hope it gets better and gives birth to more little fox cubs. Then we can become a big fox breeder." At the end, Zhang Wanshan laughed out loud with a look of longing on his face. Seeing her grandfather happy, Gu Chan also had a happy smile on her face. After that, the grandfather and grandson didn't say anything more. Zhang Wanshan found a wooden basin, put some hay in it, put the little fox in to lie down, and then he and Gu Chan went back to their rooms to sleep. In the inner room, Gu Chan tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Huang Shan Sogou has been gone for such a long time and hasn't come back yet. She is a little worried. The eel Baidu lay on her chest and said, "Don't worry, it's smart! It'll be fine." "Anyway, don't let anything happen to you two, otherwise I'll be sad." Gu Chan revealed her thoughts. These two spirit beasts have been with her ever since she came here. She has developed feelings for them along the way. It's just like having a pet. If something happens to your pet, how can you not be sad? "Crench!" Just when Gu Chan was worried, the window creaked slightly and opened a crack. The eel Sogou quickly crawled in through the crack and lay down in front of Gu Chan's chest. Gu Chan breathed a sigh of relief, "You're finally back. I was so worried about you." [I found out that the man in black was a spy sent by the enemy country, Diyue. He was hunted down because his identity was exposed for some reason, so he fled all the way to the mountains and ran towards Diyue.] Huangshan Sogou explained. Gu Chan frowned and whispered to herself, "It seems that the facts are exactly as Zhou Dachuan said! We must be careful recently. I'm afraid the enemy country really wants to attack Wuheng County, a major military town bordering Tiancang Country!" [We can’t fight for a while, after all, there are 50,000 elite soldiers stationed here! ] Huang Shan said on Baidu. Gu Chan nodded quietly. She admitted that it would still be difficult for the Diyue Kingdom to attack here. Not to mention that there are 50,000 elite soldiers stationed here, there are many blacksmiths in this area, and each of them knows a few moves of Chongwu, so they are not easy to deal with.
"Forget it. I won't think about it anymore. I'll just live my life well and practice my physical skills. I'll talk about it when the fight starts!" After thinking for a while, Gu Chan temporarily suppressed her anxiety, closed her eyes and fell asleep. She was indeed a little tired today and didn't want to practice at night anymore. When the two eels saw that she was asleep, they also lay on her chest and fell asleep. (End of this chapter)