Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

The nine-fingered old beggar reached out and patted Gu Chan on the head, saying unhappily.

"Are you confused? You don't have such great ability, but the spirit beast does! Why don't you go and ask the spirit beast for help?"

"Ah? What kind of spiritual beast is so powerful? It can also control the weather?" Gu Chan said in surprise.

Up to now, she has seen four spirit beasts, namely, the big rooster Baidu, the four-legged lizard Sogou, the big black bear, and the black unicorn. However, even these four spirit beasts do not have the ability to change the world.

So at this moment, the words of the nine-fingered old beggar still made her feel a little bit unbelievable.

The nine-fingered old beggar smiled faintly and said, "Although the Jiangnan River is a tributary of the Tiancang River, it is also an extremely large river. There lives a spiritual beast in this river. Legend has it that it is a spiritual turtle with a completely white body. It has the powerful ability to control weather changes."

"You said it's just a legend! Who knows if there really is such a magical turtle in the Jiangnan River." Gu Chan said unhappily.

"If you don't go look for it, how do you know if it's there? What if you're lucky enough to really come across it?" said the nine-fingered beggar.

Gu Chan lowered her head and thought about it, and felt that what he said made sense.

As the saying goes, there is always smoke without fire. Since there is a legend about the turtle, it must not be nonsense. And most importantly, she knows the language of animals! Maybe she can get some information from a fish she catches in the Jiangnan River?

Thinking of this, Gu Chan no longer had any doubts, and immediately clasped his fists to thank the Nine-Fingered Old Beggar, saying, "Old Gang Leader, thank you for your guidance. Now I have found a goal and know what to do."

"Go! If you can't find the spirit turtle, come back to me and I will tell you another fortune and give you some advice." The nine-fingered old beggar said with a strange smile.

Gu Chan immediately glanced at him and felt that there was something wrong with this old man.

Obviously, he has other ways to help her! But he refused to tell her and asked her to find the spirit turtle first. Is there something wrong with this?

The nine-fingered old beggar seemed to see through Gu Chan's thoughts and said meaningfully, "Don't be suspicious of me in your heart. Right now, I am the only one who can give you some advice on how to deal with those people in Jiangnan. If you don't listen to me, I guarantee that you won't be able to raise the remaining 3 billion taels of silver for border relief in the next four months."

"Old boss, something's wrong with you! Don't try to trick me. I'm a man who will never let go of my grudges." Gu Chan reminded him at the right time.

"Even if I trick you, can you still not fall into the trap? Do you have any other way to deal with these people from Jiangnan?" The nine-fingered old beggar said as if he had Gu Chan in his grasp.

Gu Chan spread her hands, pursed her lips and sighed, "Yes, you are right, I am really in a bit of a dilemma for the time being."

"Okay, let's go find the spirit turtle! If you can find it, you will catch them off guard next time." The nine-fingered beggar urged.

Gu Chan didn't say anything more, just nodded and left immediately.

As soon as she left, the nine-fingered old beggar grinned and a strange black light flashed in his eyes.

Halfway back to East Street.

"Damn it, we can't make this matter of finding the spirit turtle public yet. How about we wait until dark and leave the city, find a place by the river to catch some fish and ask?"

Gu Chan muttered as she walked, she really couldn't think of any other tricks.

After making the decision, she quickly rushed back to the dilapidated temple where she was temporarily living.

When she came back, the white fox was still sleeping soundly in the grass pile in front of the Buddha statue. Gu Chan walked over to it and sat down. She patted it on the head and said, "You've been sleeping for a whole day and you're still sleeping? How come you're so sleepy all day long?"

[Then I said I would accompany you to beg on the street during the day, but you didn't let me go.] The white fox sat up and said with a wronged look on his face.

"Okay, let's eat quickly. We're going out of town to go fishing tonight," said Gu Chan.

The white fox was stunned, [Master, do you want to eat fish? ]

"What the hell, I'm going to find some fish to get information. The old beggar with nine fingers told me that there is a white turtle in the Jiangnan River. It can help me deal with those profiteers." Gu Chan explained.

[Is this nine-fingered old beggar reliable? ] asked the white fox.

"It's probably not very reliable, but I have no choice now. I have to deal with those profiteers first." Gu Chan said helplessly.

The white fox knew that Gu Chan was in a difficult situation, so he stopped complaining and immediately started to eat the food she brought back obediently.

After dark.

Gu Chan took the white fox and quietly left the city, heading towards the Jiangnan River.

The imperial guard sent by Xuanyuan Lie to secretly monitor her saw her leaving the city and thought that she finally couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to stay on the Great China, so he didn't follow her, but hurried back to the Censorate to report.

When he came to the study room in the backyard of the Censorate.

Xuanyuan Lie was discussing some major events in the Jiangnan area with Yan Xishan and Guo Huai.

Seeing him coming back, the three of them quieted down, and Xuanyuan Lie asked, "What's going on?"

"My lord, Gu Chan took his mysterious beast out of the city overnight and headed towards the Jiangnan River." The palace guard reported.

"It seems that this brat really can't hold on any longer and has to settle down on his merchant ship." Xuanyuan Lie said proudly.

"Master, should I continue to monitor him?" asked the palace guard.

Xuanyuan Lie shook his head and said, "No need, just force him out of the city and stop him from causing trouble for me in Jiangnan City. Now go find Bai Jingtian and ask him to take my golden order to the Jiangnan camp and capture the current general Nan Xingkuang and bring him to see me."

"Yes, sir." The palace guard responded respectfully and left.

Yan Xishan hurriedly said, "Master, are we going to arrest Nan Xing Kuang now? Isn't this a bit too hasty?"

"Mr. Guo, what do you think?" Xuanyuan Lie looked at Guo Huai and asked.

Guo Huai pondered for a moment, and then analyzed secretly, "The Crown Prince is now making frequent moves, forcing you, the Second Prince, to come to Jiangnan secretly to protect yourself. If you don't completely control the Jiangnan area at this critical juncture, once the Crown Prince takes action, you will be doomed."

"Also, the Crown Prince is very cunning. He first sent that brat Gu Chan to Jiangnan to cause trouble and attract everyone's attention, and then secretly ordered Nan Xing Kuang to coordinate the Jiangnan camp. In my opinion, if you, the Second Prince, do not take action, once Nan Xing Kuang takes action, you will definitely die here."

"So... the first to strike is the strongest, and the last to strike will suffer. Nanxing Kuang must be eliminated."

By the end of his speech, Guo Huai's tone had become extremely cruel.

As a member of the Second Prince's party, he deeply understands that they can only live a better life if the Second Prince is alive. Once the Second Prince submits to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince will surely massacre all of the Second Prince's followers in the Jiangnan area, and then their doom will come.

Therefore, at this time, no matter what, Nan Xing Kuang, the biggest lackey of the prince in the Jiangnan area, must be eliminated first.