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To smooth things over for the time being, Gu Chan was smart enough not to dwell on it any further and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this for now. You've killed someone, and the Gu family's enemy will definitely find someone to take revenge. We have to pack up and run away."

"So we're just going to leave this matter alone?" Ren Yin asked.

"No rush, let's go back to Zhongyuan City first. I have received the emperor's order now, how can I waste time on such trivial matters? After I complete the emperor's order, it will not be too late to slowly return to Kyoto to deal with this matter." Gu Chan found a reasonable reason and said.

Ren Yin felt that what she said made sense, so he didn't say anything more.

Then the three of them packed their luggage, left the room together, and went downstairs.

When they arrived at the lobby downstairs, Lao Bai was still sitting at the table eating breakfast. The three of them sat down and ate with him. After eating, they checked out of the inn together, got on two carriages, quietly left Kyoto, and returned to Zhongyuan City.

Just as Gu Chan and his group of four, plus a chimpanzee, were halfway back.

On the other side, in Zhongyuan City.

At noon that day, a group of defeated soldiers, with only more than 5,000 people left, dragged their exhausted troops into the city.

The leaders were none other than the three brothers of the Tian family, Tian Ying, Tian Bao and Tian He, who had led the troops to the battle previously.

Originally, when they led an army of 100,000 to the battle, they were full of confidence, thinking that the generals of their Central Plains camp were well-trained and would definitely be able to defeat the enemy at the border in a short period of time and take back the border as quickly as possible.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the border with an army of 100,000, they were ambushed by the enemy and suffered heavy losses. After that, they fought and retreated. In just over 20 days, 100,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or surrendered. In the end, only these 5,000 defeated soldiers successfully broke through and returned to Zhongyuan City.

What is a straw bag?

The three Tian brothers perfectly interpret this word!

But the good thing is that there are a total of 300,000 troops stationed in the Zhongyuan camp. Now, after losing 100,000 generals, there are still 200,000 soldiers left. Although they have lost the first battle, as long as they rest well, they will have no problem defending Zhongyuan City with these 200,000 generals.

As a result, the army of Diyue Country did not choose to pursue the victory, but only temporarily set up camp in a mountain area eighty miles away from Zhongyuan City.

It was because they understood that Zhongyuan City was absolutely impregnable and it was absolutely impossible to break through such a fortress easily, so they chose to give the three brothers of the Tian family a chance to catch their breath temporarily, and spread the news that they had defeated the three brothers of the Tian family and invaded the heartland of Zhongyuan.

Not surprisingly, as the news spread, it spread throughout the Tiancang Kingdom in just seven days.

At this time, not only were the people of Tiancang Kingdom wailing, everyone in Zhongyuan City was in panic, and even the old emperor of Kyoto was furious to the extreme.

From the beginning to the end, the old emperor never thought that the three Tian brothers were such idiots!

In a rage, he sent an imperial edict to the Zhongyuan city at an accelerated speed of 800 miles, dismissing the three brothers of the Tian family from their posts as generals and announcing that the new generals were to be determined.

For a moment, everyone in Zhongyuan City was completely panicked.

The key point is that there are hundreds of thousands of troops from the Diyue Kingdom approaching in the front, and the people in Tiancang are in panic and unable to unite in the back, and in the middle, the old emperor is facing a disadvantageous situation with no generals available.

No one knows which general has the ability to defend Zhongyuan City and defeat the invading enemy forces!

Ten days later, in the afternoon.

Gu Chan and his group of four, plus the chimpanzee, hurried and finally arrived at the east gate of Zhongyuan City in two horse-drawn carriages.

At this time, the East Gate was closed, and there were rows of soldiers patrolling on the top of the city, as if they were ready for battle.

Gu Chan got off the carriage and looked up at the soldiers on the city wall with puzzled faces. She couldn't understand why it was only more than 20 days since they went there and back, but when she came back, it felt like the whole Zhongyuan City had changed.

The city guard standing on the top of the city wall stared at the people below and shouted, "Who are you? Tell me your name?"

"Gu Chan, the owner of Zhongyuan Medical Clinic." Gu Chan responded by clasping his fists while standing below.

The city guard lowered his head and took a closer look. After confirming that the person coming from below was Gu Chan, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh! It turned out to be Manager Gu! I thought it was a spy sent by the enemy!"

"No, what's going on? I've only been in Kyoto for less than a month, how come things have become like this when I came back? Is it necessary to impose martial law to this extent in Zhongyuan City?" Gu Chan asked.

"Manager Gu, you don't know that hundreds of thousands of troops from the Diyue Kingdom have already penetrated deep into the heart of our Central Plains and set up camp in the mountains eighty miles ahead, ready to attack Zhongyuan City at any time. So we must deploy tight defenses and impose martial law." The city guard explained.

Gu Chan was stunned when she heard it, she couldn't believe her ears.

Oh shit!

What do the three Tian brothers do for a living?

When they decided to go on the expedition, Gu Chan expected that they would lose the first battle, but who could have imagined that they would lose so miserably! It has only been less than a month, and the Diyue Kingdom has invaded the heartland of the Central Plains, and even set up camp in the mountains 80 miles ahead!

What the hell is this fight!

With a helpless sigh, Gu Chan said, "So how are General Tian and the others doing now?"

"They have been dismissed by the emperor long ago. Now the new general of Zhongyuan City has not yet been decided. I don't know which general the emperor will send to take over Zhongyuan City!" said the city guard.

"Is that so? Okay then, you open the city gate first and let us in!" Gu Chan said helplessly.

The officer guarding the city nodded without comment and immediately ordered the soldiers under the city to open the city gate.

Gu Chan sat back in the carriage, and the two carriages slowly entered the city.

After they went in, the city guard ordered his soldiers to close and lock the city gates.

Then he came down from the tower, stopped two carriages, walked up to Gu Chan and said, "Manager Gu, there is something I need to remind you of."

"What's the matter?" Gu Chan asked.

"There's a big problem with the menstrual napkins you sell. Your fiancée has been reported to the government office and is now being locked up in jail by the county magistrate!" the city guard kindly reminded.

Gu Chan's face darkened immediately after hearing this and asked, "What's going on?"

"I don't know the details. I just heard that the menstrual napkins you sell are unsafe. Many women couldn't walk after using them, so the accident happened. Even Miss Ziyue, who recommended this thing to everyone, was implicated and was arrested." The city guard said ambiguously.

Gu Chan's face turned pale as he clasped his fists and thanked him, then immediately drove the carriage back to the Zhongyuan Medical Clinic in the refugee area.

Ding Sheng said goodbye to them, got off the carriage and rushed back to the Ding Mansion in the wealthy area alone.