Alluring City

"It's just a rumor, how can it be taken seriously." If he was really as powerful as the rumors say, he wouldn't have looked at his mother helplessly back then...

"Whether it's a rumor or not, you and I know it well." Si Jingjun smiled slightly.

Although he didn't know what happened to the flash of self-mockery in Dugu Chen's eyes just now, but he really admired him.

Dugu Chen smiled and didn't speak again.

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It was almost noon when we arrived in the town.

Gu Xizhi parked the carriage in front of an inn, Gu Xiaowu wanted to go on by himself, but Gu Xizhi insisted on carrying her into the inn himself.

Seeing that Gu Xizhi was so persistent, and the injury on his chest was really painful, Gu Xiaowu didn't insist anymore.

"Guest officer, do you want to stay in the shop or go to the tip?" Seeing Dugu Xun and the other three coming in, the waiter hurried up to greet them.

"Stay in the shop, prepare three upper rooms, and then some of your shop's signature dishes." Dugu Xun threw a silver coin to the waiter, and ordered casually.

"Yes, yes, may I ask, sir, should the food be delivered to your room or eaten in this lobby?" the waiter asked cautiously.

Although he hasn't seen anything big in the world, the clothes these three people wear are all made of high-quality fabrics. Obviously, the identities of these three people are either rich or expensive, and there is always nothing wrong with being careful.

"It's fine to use it in the lobby. You have to get the room ready first. For the food, just as he said just now, just prepare a few signature dishes. Let's go!" Gu Xizhi continued.

"Hey, okay! Three guests, please wait for a moment, I'll let someone prepare the meal." The waiter led them to an empty table.

"Let me down!" Gu Xiaowu said somewhat unnaturally, it was really the first time for her to be hugged by a princess in public like this, and the eyes of the people around her made her feel very uncomfortable.

Although she won't be embarrassed, she still feels very uncomfortable being looked at like this all the time.

Gu Xizhi nodded, and carefully placed Gu Xiaowu on the bench.

"Cheng'er, tell me if you feel uncomfortable."

"...No, I'm fine." It's just that the wound hurts a little, and it's not a big deal. It's normal for the wound to hurt, isn't it?

"After lunch, you can take a rest in the inn. I'll go to the pharmacy in the town to buy some medicine." Dugu Xun said in a voice that only the three of them could hear.

I don't know if there is anyone from the Nanman Emperor here, so it's better for them to be careful.

Gu Xizhi and Duguxun exchanged glances, "You can go with peace of mind, I will take care of Cheng'er."

"Please, don't talk like I'm a child who needs to be taken care of." Gu Xiaowu complained with some dissatisfaction.

Although she was injured, her injury was not so severe that she was about to die.

Even if there are people from the Nanman Emperor here, she has already sent a message to contact the potential Nanman's subordinates on the way, and she believes that they will be able to arrive here before evening.

"Cheng'er is still a child!" Gu Xizhi said with a smile, no matter how old the children are, they are still children in the eyes of their parents.

"Actually, it's not too young. Children from ordinary families are already engaged at this age." Dugu Xun joked.

"According to Ah Xun, people of your age are already holding babies!" Gu Xiaowu retorted.

Although Tianchen's law stipulates that regardless of gender, no one can marry or get married under the age of 16, but the children of ordinary families will start to discuss marriage at the age of eleven or twelve, and it takes at least one year from the beginning of marriage negotiation to engagement Two years, and then after the children reach the age of 16, they will generally get married.

Those princes in the palace usually marry concubines after the age of 16. Like Dugu Xun, who has not yet married a concubine after reaching the age of eighteen. Duguchen is the only one. , also have a fiancée.

"My elder brother is not yet married, so how can I, as a younger brother, get ahead of him?" Dugu Xun smiled and argued, the title "Emperor Brother" is really inappropriate to say here.

He didn't know what price the emperor paid in exchange for being able to choose his own concubine, but he was able to choose his own marriage freely because his father wanted to make up for the promise he made.

In other words, he can freely choose his wife, which can almost be said to be exchanged for the life of his mother and concubine.

"Okay, you guys will be discussing this issue again. If you don't eat quickly, the dishes will be cold." Hearing this, Gu Xizhi hurriedly smoothed things over.

Duguxun scanned the dining table with his eyes, then quickly changed the dishes in front of Gu Xiaowu to his own, and then put the other lighter dishes in front of her.

"Xiao Wu's injury is not healed yet, let's eat some light food first!" Dugu Xun smiled slightly, as if he was thinking about Gu Xiaowu.

Gu Xiaowu gritted his teeth with hatred, he definitely did it on purpose!She actually took away all the dishes she likes to eat. Wasn't it intentional?

"Dugu is right, your injury is not healed yet, so feel wronged first, and eat some light food for the next few days. After your injury is healed, I will have someone make it for you." Gu Xizhi pursed her lips. With a smile, his tone was very gentle.

Gu Xiaowu held the chopsticks in his hand, and poked the rice grains in the bowl fiercely, as if he poked those rice grains as Dugu Xun.

After reluctantly eating lunch, Gu Xizhi sent Gu Xiaowu back to the room, while Duguxun went out to buy medicinal materials.

"Cheng'er, I'm next door. If there's anything you need to do, just call out." Gu Xizhi stood at the door and instructed Gu Xiaowu worriedly.

Gu Xiaowu lowered his head and did not look at Gu Xizhi, "I see, you should go back and rest quickly! I will call you if there is anything to do."

After driving all night, it would be a lie to say that she is not tired. She, who has been lying in the carriage, is tired, let alone him, the driver?

Gu Xizhi nodded and said, "Then I'll go to rest first, and if you remember anything, call me."

"I see, you go!" Gu Xiaowu nodded, then turned around and entered the room and locked the door from the inside.

Gu Xiaowu just walked to the window and was about to lock the window, but she didn't think that before she could lock the window, someone came in from the window.

"Subordinate Su Wen came to take orders."

The person who came was actually Suwen who was supposed to be in Yan Kingdom!

"Su Wen?" Gu Xiaowu looked at Su Wen who had obviously lost weight in surprise, "Why did you come?"

Previously, Su Wen and Su Xin were sent to the country of Yan to find the whereabouts of Ah Zhi, but after finding Ah Zhi, she left Su Wen in the country of Yan to protect Ah Zhi secretly, so she never expected that Su Wen would be there. Appeared here at this time.

"After you and Yanfeng left Jiangning City, master, Su Xin sent a letter to his subordinates to come to Nanman. The subordinates arrived at Nanman yesterday morning, but they learned that you have returned to Tianchen, master. I planned to catch up with you quickly, but I didn't want to receive a signal from you last night." Su Wen knelt on one foot, fisted with both hands, and explained to Gu Xiaowu with his head bowed.

"Okay, get up quickly, don't be subordinate anymore, it makes me dizzy." Gu Xiaowu went to the bed and sat down.

Regarding Su Wen's refusal to use my name or his own name in front of her, Gu Xiaowu had a lot of headaches.

If it was someone else, she didn't think it mattered, but Su Wen and the others were different existences to her, and she didn't want them to lower their posture in front of her.

"...Yes, my subordinate... Su Wen obeyed." Su Wen got up and stood where he was, with a serious expression on his face.

"Su Wen, there is actually a question I've always wanted to ask you." Gu Xiaowu suddenly changed the subject and looked at Su Wen with great interest.

Seeing Gu Xiaowu's penetrating gaze, Su Wen broke into a cold sweat, "...Master, may I ask?"

Her intuition told her that the master would definitely ask some questions that she couldn't resist, but she couldn't choose to avoid it.

"Are you and Su Xin really twin sisters? To be honest, except that you look almost identical, there is really no similarity in the rest!" If they didn't look the same, then no one would Think of them as sisters.

The elder sister is so lively, but the younger sister is so rigid, just like a little old man.

Su Wen twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly, "Master, this question...you have asked it many times."

She has already answered so much that she doesn't want to answer anymore. Almost every time the master sees her, he will ask her this question. She really feels very tired, okay?

"But every time I see you, I can't help but want to ask!" This is a fact. Generally speaking, shouldn't twin sisters have similar personalities?But their personalities are too different.

"...Master, what is your order for summoning your subordinates and others in such a hurry?" Su Wen twitched the corner of his mouth, and quickly changed the topic to the main topic.

Gu Xiaowu shrugged, selectively ignoring the fact that Su Wen claimed to be his subordinate again.

"It's nothing, it's just that your master is being chased and killed recently, and he was injured again, that's why you were called here. Before returning to Tianchen, you first hid in the dark to protect the three of us. As a last resort, you don't need to show up." Gu Xiaowu put on a serious expression.

She doesn't want to expose the fact that she has such a group of masters under her command too early. If it's not a last resort, she really doesn't intend to let people know how much power she has.

Especially after provoking these people from Dugu's family, she had to leave a few more retreats for herself, not to mention, now there was an unknown Holy Spirit Island.

"Master, are you injured?" Su Wen looked at Gu Xiaowu in surprise, as if trying to find out where she was injured.

"It doesn't matter, it's just that you can't make too much movement for the time being." Gu Xiaowu didn't intend to let Su Wen know that she was actually pierced by a sword in the chest. Even if she knew, it would only make one more person worry. That's all.