Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Seeing that her parents were reluctant to agree, Yan Li became anxious.

"Dad, Mom, this time the imperial envoy comes to Jiangnan, it must be a life-and-death situation. If we don't find a way to kill him, he will kill us sooner or later! There is no time to hesitate now."

"Indeed, stealing the imperial sword is the only best way to break the impasse right now." Bai Xi said with a serious expression.

Yan Xishan waved at the two and said, "You all go down and rest! Give me one night to think about it carefully."

"father……"

Yan Li wanted to persuade her, but Bai Xi hurried forward to stop her.

Then Bai Xi helped her daughter leave quietly, without rushing her husband, giving him time to think.

This is Wanyuanfang.

Just as Yan Xishan was still struggling over whether to listen to his daughter's advice and send someone to secretly steal the imperial sword.

Gu Chan received another good news.

Previously, she asked Wan Peng and his sister to help her buy all the ironware shops in Jiangnan City. After two days of lobbying, the brother and sister finally accomplished the task.

At this time, the three of them were sitting in the room, discussing the iron shop.

Gu Chan was a little surprised and asked, "It's only been two days, and you've already bought all the ironware shops in Jiangnan City for me?"

"Of course. If we take action, there is nothing we can't accomplish." Wan Peng said proudly.

"Nothing went wrong?" Gu Chan asked.

She didn't believe that this could be done so smoothly.

Wan Feiyan rolled her eyes at her brother in anger, and then she said honestly, "We did get the deal, but none of the owners of the ironware shops are willing to sell their shops. They only said they are willing to cooperate with us."

"Oh! Then I understand. This is fine as long as I can control all the iron shops here." Gu Chan said with relief.

"Anyway, we have tried our best. These shopkeepers are all smart people. They have established relationships with our Wan family in the form of cooperation. If there is a loss in the future, our Wan family will have to pay, and if there is a profit, they can share the money. It is not a loss for them." Wan Feiyan explained.

Gu Chan waved her hand indifferently.

She wanted to control all the ironware shops just to facilitate her future plans. As for how these shop owners handed over the shops to her, she didn't care.

Wan Peng looked puzzled and said, "Now that we have taken over the ironware shop for you, you should also tell me why you are doing this, right?"

"Nonsense, of course I have to make weapons and sell them. Otherwise, how can I earn so much relief money just by selling medicine?" Gu Chan said with his hands spread out.

The brother and sister looked at each other, both with disappointment on their faces.

Gu Chan asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you?"

"You can do any business in the Jiangnan area, except the weapons business. There hasn't been a war here for many years, and the weapons made here are not easy to sell. If the business of these ironware shop owners was not bad, why would they agree to cooperate with us and let us take over all the shops!" Wan Peng sighed.

"Yes, Gu Chan, if you do this business, I'm afraid you will lose money." Wan Feiyan also said worriedly.

Gu Chan just smiled and didn't explain. Then she reached into her sleeve, took out a few drawings and handed them to the two of them.

The brother and sister looked at the blueprint for a long time, but they couldn't understand what Gu Chan was drawing.

Wan Feiyan frowned and asked, "What kind of weapon is this you drew?"

"This is called a cannon. You don't understand. Tomorrow you take these drawings and call all the iron shop owners. Ask them to make the things for me according to the drawings." Gu Chan said with a sly smile.

"What is a cannon?" Wan Feiyan said in amazement.

Since this world is still in the era of cold weapons, there are definitely no hot weapons like cannons.

This was the first time that the brother and sister had seen the things drawn on Gu Chan's drawings since they were little, so it was understandable that they were confused and puzzled at this moment.

Gu Chan said with a grin, "Even if I explain it to you, you won't understand. How about this! After it's built, I'll demonstrate it to you on the spot so you can see how powerful it is, and then you'll understand."

"Okay then! We'll listen to you." Wan Feiyan said helplessly.

"Go, go!" Gu Chan waved her hand and said.

The brother and sister could only take the drawings and leave silently.

Gu Chan lay down on the bed and hugged the white fox to sleep, but for some reason, she tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep that night.

The white fox lay beside her and said, "Master, are you thinking about Ma Zheng?"

"Tsk! Why would I think about a little brat like him? If I do think about someone, I'd think about a handsome guy!" Gu Chan said pretending to be indifferent.

[I can see that you dote on him very much. You have been a little absent-minded without him around for some time.] White Fox said.

Gu Chan was touched by it and suddenly became melancholy. She couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's been several days. I don't know how the boy is doing. The most important thing is that he has been with me for too long and has never left me. I am really worried that something will happen to him."

[Master, don't worry! With a master as strong as Ren Yin by his side, he will be fine.] The white fox said comfortingly.

"I hope so!" Gu Chan said with a smile.

The white fox changed the subject and said, "Master, why don't you stop being a beggar tomorrow? I'll go out with you to relax. After all, you've been too tense recently, which is not good for you. Why don't you relax for a while?"

"I would like to relax, but it's been almost two months now, and I only have 200,000 taels of silver in my hand. It's such a big gap away from 5 billion taels of silver. How can I dare to relax!" Gu Chan said with a wry smile.

The Crown Prince wants to kill her, and the Second Prince is also keeping an eye on her all the time.

All the officials and wealthy families in Jiangnan still regarded her as a thorn in their eyes and wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible.

Facing such a huge pressure like a mountain, it was not easy for her to keep her steps steady and continue to move forward step by step.

She doesn't expect to be relaxed right now, she just hopes that each of her plans can be implemented smoothly. Otherwise, if she takes any wrong step, she will surely face a disaster in the future!

The white fox rubbed Gu Chan's face with its furry head and said, "Master, please go for a walk with me! I have been lying in the room for many days. I have almost recovered. I am also bored."

"Oh! Don't do this to me. I really can't do anything with you. I'll take you for a walk tomorrow." Gu Chan laughed and said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

[Thank you, Master.] The white fox said happily as he rolled over on the bed.

Gu Chan was amused by it and laughed out loud.

After that, she played with the white fox for a while before falling into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Gu Chan got up early, washed and packed, then quickly finished her breakfast, left the gambling house with Baihu, and went out for a walk.