Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

After counting the silver bills and making sure there were no problems, Wan Peng immediately asked the accountants to take their men to carry the large boxes of silver bills to the warehouse for storage.

After finishing all this, he said to Gu Chan, "Brother Gu, do you have any other instructions?"

"Starting from tomorrow, there will definitely be a lot of wealthy people coming to see me. You must treat them all well and don't neglect them. At night, prepare a large room and call them all in to wait for me." Gu Chan ordered.

Wan Peng nodded in agreement and didn't ask any more questions.

This time, Gu Chan was able to make 30 million taels of silver from the Chang family, so next time she will definitely have a way to make more money from other wealthy families.

So there was no need for him to ask any further questions and he just had to follow Gu Chan's instructions.

Gu Chan turned around and said, "By the way, I asked you to gather the group of iron shop owners to make weapons according to the drawings I gave you. How is it going now?"

"They are fighting right now! This is their first time doing this and they are not very familiar with it yet. It may take some time," Wan Peng explained.

"Okay, if they are ready, remember to inform me as soon as possible." Gu Chan said.

After saying that, she walked towards her room on the third floor.

Wan Peng followed her quietly, and when he looked at her again, his eyes were already filled with great respect.

When he first met Gu Chan, he didn't know that she was so good at making money. Now he completely understood that this girl in front of him was very capable, otherwise the Ninth Prince Xuanyuan Qing would not value her so much.

So it was not until now that he was truly convinced by Gu Chan.

Time passed quickly and it was midnight in the blink of an eye.

Gu Chan changed into light clothes, quietly slipped out from the back door of Wanyuanfang, and rushed to Jiangnan Academy without attracting attention along the way.

Jiangnan Academy, the largest academy in the entire Jiangnan city, is as large as a football field. It has many courtyards, a back garden, rockery, pavilions, etc. It is like a mansion.

But there is no gold, silver or jewelry hidden in it. Instead, there are many books. To use modern words, this place is equivalent to an ancient library. It has ancient historical books about Tiancang Kingdom, calligraphy and paintings by famous people, or books with relevant records of other countries in the world.

Usually, readers from the Jiangnan area can come here to read books for free. Naturally, this place has become a holy place for talented men and women to meet and chat and exchange literature.

When Gu Chan came over, although it was past midnight, the entire Jiangnan Academy was still brightly lit and bustling with activity. Talented men and women were coming in and out, looking as if they were immersed in the ocean of knowledge and had forgotten to eat and sleep.

"Damn it, why did they choose this place? This doesn't look like a place where they can set a deadly trap for me! What was the person who was trying to kill me thinking?"

Standing at the door and watching the scene in front of her, Gu Chan couldn't help but mutter to herself in her heart.

She was puzzled. How could the other party kill her in a place like this?

Just as she was wondering, a large sedan chair from the Yan Mansion suddenly stopped at the door. The curtain was opened and Yan Li actually walked out of the sedan chair.

The two met at the door and stared at each other.

After a few days of rest, Yan Li's injuries have almost healed, and he seems to have recovered a lot of energy and spirit, no longer as miserable as before.

After glaring at Gu Chan for a while, her expression suddenly changed. She smiled and took the initiative to talk to Gu Chan, "Hey! Isn't this Brother Gu Chan? Why, are you still here to read at this late hour?"

"Is this strange? I am naturally studious, but you, Miss Yan, it's so late, why don't you stay at home and sleep, but come out to read?" Gu Chan said coldly.

"The Jiangnan Poetry Festival will be held in the middle of next month. Of course I have to come and read some books! Otherwise I'll embarrass myself at the poetry festival!" Yan Li said with a wry smile.

Only then did Gu Chan realize that a poetry gathering would be held in Jiangnan in the middle of next month.

During this period of time, she has been busy preparing for making money, so she has no time to inquire about these things. She did not expect to hear about this from Yan Li.

Yan Li glanced at Gu Chan and said with a sinister smile, "Then Brother Gu, I will go in and study first, you just go and do your own thing!"

"Okay, I wish you good results in the poetry competition." Gu Chan said with a sneer.

Yan Li didn't say anything else, just walked into the gate of the academy with a sinister smile on his face.

Gu Chan stood at the door for a while before following him in.

After entering the academy, Gu Chan had no intention of reading and just wandered around inside.

As she turned around, she found that the atmosphere here was indeed very good. Along the way, there were not only peach blossom forests, but also bamboo forests, flower beds, etc. Combined with the light emitted by the lanterns, it really complemented each other and created a charming night scene.

As a result, Gu Chan was fascinated by the night view of the academy. As she walked, she unexpectedly walked into a courtyard in the north.

The plaque hanging at the gate of the courtyard has the three large characters "Jiangnan Garden" inscribed on it. The inscription on the stele next to the gate also clearly describes the various collections of books in the courtyard.

Gu Chan stood at the door and looked carefully for a long time before she realized that the garden contained books recording the history of the Jiangnan area over the years, tax reforms, and various major events that had occurred over the years.

Of course, she was not interested in these and turned around and wanted to leave after reading them.

"Whoosh!"

But at this moment, a whooshing sound suddenly sounded in the yard in front, and then a black shadow suddenly flew down from the roof of the yard and rushed into the library.

Gu Chan's face darkened and she immediately followed in.

"boom!"

But just as she reached the door of the library, she heard a deafening bang from inside, and then Wei Xing was thrown out like a sandbag, and fell heavily on the ground in front of her.

"puff!"

Wei Xing lay on the ground, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he stared at Gu Chan and shouted, "Hurry up, we've been tricked."

"Someone come quickly! Jiangnan Garden is on fire." Before Gu Chan could answer, a sharp woman's voice suddenly sounded outside the yard.

Then, the library in front of Gu Chan was quickly filled with smoke and caught fire.

Gu Chan quickly helped Wei Xing up and wanted to take him over the wall to escape, but before she could run, a group of scholars and guards from Jiangnan Academy rushed in quickly and bumped into her.

Wei Xing said bitterly, "It's over. I can't wash myself clean even if I jump into the Yellow River."

"Hmph! Such a little trick, just what I want. Don't worry about me, just run away first. You can't reveal your identity now." Gu Chan grinned and snorted coldly.

After saying that, she summoned her spiritual energy and slapped Wei Xing hard on the back, forcing him to fly out from the high wall on the right.

She herself was surrounded by the crowd that rushed in.