Chapter 166: Storing Grain

The envoy sent by Lingguo to negotiate peace was Chu Qin. Before leaving, Shangguan He held Chu Qin and refused to let go. He asked worriedly: "It won't be a problem, right? Gu Du won't kill you, right?"

Chu Qin smiled, stroked her face and said, "Don't worry, he wants to kill me, and he will take action in Hu Xiaoshan."

Shangguan He shook his head and said, "This time is different. You are going to negotiate peace, but you have cut off his thoughts of avenging Jin Lan. This time is different!"

Chu Qin said, "You underestimate Gu Du too much. If he blocks the peace talks, he will be punished by the world. If he is such a reckless man, how could he force the emperor to negotiate peace talks?"

Shangguan He looked at his eyes and asked, "Really?"

Chu Qin smiled and replied, "Really, don't worry."

Then he leaned into her ear and whispered: "Even peace talks cannot be long. The emperor just endured his anger for a moment and wanted to restore national strength as soon as possible. He fought for each other for three hundred years. He never had any peace talks. The emperor forced Zeguo to agree to withdraw Gu Dutun's troops in Lingguo territory. In fact, this is also a pity. Zeguo knew that he was cheating, but he had to agree to peace talks, so Gu Du must be as determined as a mirror and would never act in anger."

Shangguan He flattered his mouth and said, "Why do you have to let you go? Are you dead?"

Chu Qin smiled and replied softly: "The Spirit Emperor hopes that Gu Du can act voluntarily and kill me secretly. I am Gu Du's soul master and has the grace of educating him. If Gu Du kills me in this trip, he will not only be guilty of the world, but also bear the name of ungratefulness. In this way, he will become an unkind and unrighteous villain. Even though the world is big, there is no other place to stand."

Shangguan He opened his eyes wide and gritted his teeth and scolded: "How could he be so vicious?"

Chu Qin kissed her lips lightly and said with her ears: "You should know why I never said I would persuade Gu Du and Li Xia to come back."

Shangguan He was so angry that tears burst out. Chu Qin stroked her face and said, "It's good that you know in your heart, don't make a sound."

Shangguan He whispered: "Let's go against it, anyway, after peace talks, we will open and trade. We will run away to Zeguo. Even if we no longer become officials, we will only be ordinary people."

Chu Qin shook her head and said softly: "Don't be childish. You and my family are very involved. Don't speak nonsense. You can stay at home and don't cause trouble for me. Have you heard?"

"Yes." Shangguan He nodded with his mouth flattered and agreed.

The peace talks went smoothly. The two countries took the border river as their borders, and Ling Kingdom took the initiative to return Lancheng and Xiacheng. Ze Kingdom sent 10,000 soldiers to defend the two cities.

After the handover, Gu Du kept Feng Jiu and others in Zeguo and handed them over to Lixia for personal guidance. Then he took Dongfang Xialan back to Danyuan Mountain, informed Dongfang Xinghao and his wife of the peace talks, and told him about his plan to cut off food. The wife smiled and said, "It's good to stay at home for a few more days."

Gu Du said, "Mom, I still have to go to Hu Xiaoshan to withdraw my troops."

The lady sighed, hugged Dongfang Xia Lan and said, "Then let's stay for three days."

Gu Du said: "Mom, when I settle the matter, I will take Xia Lan back and live there for a month."

The lady smiled and replied, "Okay."

Back at Huxiao Mountain, Gu Du asked Dongfang Xia Lan and Jueling Sect disciples to move to Suxian Mountain, and then took Zeguo's troops straight to Zhenbei Pass.

After receiving the report, Wu Renxiong climbed to the top of the city wall and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Gu Du replied: "We have agreed to peace. My soldiers have to return to China. Let us cross the mountains?"

Wu Renxiong said: "Put down the weapons, pass the weapons empty-handed, and return them after they leave the weapons."

Gu Duling said: "Let go of the weapons."

Wu Renxiong said, "Let you go, too."

Gu Du replied: "I won't enter the pass, I will go around the mountain."

Wu Renxiong was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Gu Du replied, "What do you mean, I mean. You are afraid that I will rob the gate, and I am afraid that you will capture me. I will leave first. I will see you outside the gate in two days. If there are only one less soldiers from these people, just wait for the Spirit Emperor to sue you!"

Wu Renxiong cursed: "Baby! I should have poured you to death with wine!"

He asked the troops to withdraw to Zeguo, and Gu Du went back to Suxianshan camp.

This time, five camps were built in Suxian Mountain, supervised by Di Qiuhan and Duan Yuechan. They rebuilt mountains and forests according to the Qimen technique and the method of life and disaster. It was difficult for people to get close to, and Gu Du couldn't find a way. It took him half a day to see the disciples who were patrolling the mountain and took him back to the main camp.

The five villages each have their own names. The main village is Yuansheng Village, which means the place where yin and yang embrace each other and vital energy begins to be born. The other four villages are named after the Four Symbols, the Vermillion Bird in the south, the Xuanwu in the north, the Canglong in the east, and the White Tiger in the west.

The mountains and forests between the five villages were transformed with the Bagua Formation diagram, with crisscrossing and complex fields. Many tall and stout trees were transplanted, which could be seen from the inside but could not be seen from the outside.

After Gu Du made arrangements, he took Dongfang Xia Lan back to Danyuan Mountain as promised to let the mother and daughter reunite for one month.

During this month, the eldest brother Dongfang Wu looked for Gu Du to compete every day. Except for the first time Gu Du made him, he also turned his face and never won again.

The second brother Dongfang Wen asked Gu Du to have tea every afternoon and talk about scriptures and classics. Gu Du was not annoyed, but instead benefited a lot.

After dinner, I also have to play chess with my father-in-law Dongfang Xinghao, and before going to bed, I also have to follow the stars to watch every day.

In short, this month, Gu Du can be regarded as strengthening his cultivation and learning the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought.

It was time to collect summer grains, Gu Du took Dongfang Xia Lan back to Suxian Mountain and scattered the disciples of Jueling Sect. After collecting grains in nearby counties, some of them were stationed in the villages and the other was stationed in the grain shops in Lingyu County. The grains collected from afar were stationed in the mountains nearby, leaving people to guard them.

This time, the grain storage did not cause any storm, because Gu Du's financial resources were not enough to stir up the situation. Moreover, he could not spend all his money at once, as he would not only lose his way out, but also attract attention.

Gu Du's grain store is one cent more expensive than other people's houses. Others sell thirty coins per dou, and he sells thirty coins per dou. So from the time the summer grain is harvested to the time when the autumn grain is ripe, his grain store has not even sold a bucket of rice.

Gu Du sent someone to collect food, everything was the same. As for the problem of silver, there was no need to worry about it. All the disciples of the Jueling Sect were masters. Although they could not assassinate the Spirit Emperor, it was absolutely fine to find silver. In such a huge Ling Kingdom, there were always those who were rich and unkind.

Moreover, Gu Du has also learned a lot and does not work at his own doorstep, but is hundreds of miles away.

Duan Yuechan came to Gu Du and said, "Son-in-law, we have understood your path. This is not something that can be accomplished in a short while. Don't be idle here. Take your junior sister back to the mountain. While it's okay in the past few years, you should practice and have children. When you have something to do, you will come back. If you are idle here, we are still so detained."

Gu Du thought it was right, so he led Dongfang Xia Lan back to Mount Danyuan and lived a life of seclusion.
Chapter completed!