Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Two days later, in the afternoon.

The Great China finally sailed safely to the river at the border between the two countries.

According to the laws of Tiancang Kingdom, anyone who wants to go abroad by water to do business in other countries must register with the Zhenhe Division at the border, otherwise the patrolling official ships will intercept the merchant ships and not let them pass.

Gu Chan stood on the bow, looking at the merchant ships coming and going in front of her, as well as the patrolling official ships, and couldn't help wondering, "This is strange. Previously, the dragon was causing trouble and causing storms, causing most of the Jiangnan area to be flooded, but how come the Zhenhesi at the border between the two countries seems to be fine!"

"Master, you don't know this. The River Control Office is a government office built on the bank of the river at this junction. Over the years, they have long been accustomed to the turbulent waves of the Jiangnan River, and naturally formed a unique way to avoid floods. Therefore, the previous events did not have much impact on them." Aunt Hong, the eldest of the Five Golden Flowers, explained while standing beside Gu Chan.

Gu Chan nodded in relief. Only then did she understand why the Zhenhesi Yamen was built in such a unique way.

Cheng Hao urged, "Master, go into the cabin and have a rest! The further downstream you go in the Jiangnan River, the colder the weather will be. Don't let yourself get frozen."

"Yes, master. Once you cross the border between the two countries and enter the territory of the Night Star Kingdom, the climate will be different. It is much colder over there than here." Aunt Hong added.

Gu Chan responded quietly, put on the robe handed to her by Aunt Hong, turned around and went into the cabin to rest.

More than half an hour later, the Great China arrived at the Zhenhesi Wharf and stopped. Before Gu Chan and others could get off the boat, a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in official uniform, came with a group of officers and soldiers and stood guard at the side of the Great China. Then he personally boarded the boat with two guards.

When they arrived outside the cabin, the middle-aged man immediately led two guards to kneel down and shouted, "Your subordinate, Tian Qianqiu, the Jiangnan River Guardian, pays homage to the Lord."

"Come in!" Gu Chan said in the cabin.

Tian Qianqiu quickly stood up and told two guards to wait outside. Then he went into the cabin with a nervous look on his face.

At this time in the cabin, Gu Chan was drinking with Cheng Hao and the five golden flowers. The atmosphere was very relaxed and happy.

When Tian Qianqiu came in and saw it, he was dumbfounded.

He thought that since Gu Chan had come here, she must be accompanied by powerful guards. However, he would have thought that there was only one man and five old women who looked powerless around her.

How could this not make him dumbfounded?

Gu Chan raised her eyes and looked at Tian Qianqiu. After this look, she found that this man was very tall, over 1.85 meters tall, and had a very strong body. He was far from comparable to those officials in other places in Jiangnan.

The most important thing is that his square face always gives people a sense of majesty, especially the scar on the right side of his cheek that is as long as a finger, which is deeply memorable.

Tian Qianqiu quickly came back to his senses, walked up to Gu Chan, saluted and said, "My Lord, I have heard of your name for a long time, but I haven't had the chance to meet you for a long time. It is really my great honor to meet you today."

"Okay, Lord Tian, ​​I don't like flattery. You don't have to flatter me. Just sit down and talk." Gu Chan waved her hand and said.

"Thank you, Lord, for giving me a seat." Tian Qianqiu said with fear and trepidation.

After saying that, he carefully sat down on the chair next to him.

Cheng Hao immediately picked up the wine jug, poured him a glass of warm rice wine and handed it to him.

Tian Qianqiu took the cup of warm rice wine and just held it in his hand, not daring to drink it at all!

Gu Chan looked at him and said, "What's wrong with you? Drink!"

"My Lord... Is it because I have not been able to pay my respects to you in Jiangnan City during this period of time, so you came here specially? Please forgive me! Since ancient times, the border between the two countries has not been peaceful. It's not that I don't want to pay my respects to you, but I have to guard against those cunning people every day and don't have time to go!" Tian Qianqiu said with a bitter face.

"Hahaha……"

Gu Chan burst out laughing at his amusement.

Cheng Hao shook his head and said, "Master Tian, ​​you misunderstood. My master is not such a stingy person. You are judging others by your own standards."

"This..." Tian Qianqiu was speechless and extremely frightened.

At this moment, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, for he was afraid that Gu Chan would blame him for this.

Gu Chan stopped laughing and said seriously, "Master Tian, ​​so, since our Great China went downstream, you have been sending people to secretly watch us?"

"My lord, how dare I do that! The inspection of the Jiangnan River has always been the official duty of my River Management Bureau. Besides, everyone in the Jiangnan area knows that the Great China is your merchant ship!" Tian Qianqiu explained hurriedly.

Gu Chan reached out and patted his shoulder, soothing him, "Don't be so scared. I really didn't come here to cause you any trouble. Besides, you have a very good reputation as an official. Since I became the lord, no official from Jiangnan has ever written to me to say anything bad about you. You don't have to worry."

"Huh...that's good. I was really scared to death." Tian Qianqiu let out a long breath, and the heart that had been hanging in his chest finally calmed down at this moment.

Gu Chan waved at him, and he immediately understood and put the wine in the glass to his mouth and drank it all.

After drinking the warm rice wine, Tian Qianqiu put the glass on the table and said seriously, "By the way, Lord, I don't know why you came to the border between the two countries this time!"

"I'm going abroad to the Night Star Country for business exchanges." Gu Chan said.

"Ah? This is absolutely not possible! I beg you, Lord, to retract this idea and do not go to the border of Yexing Country in the next six months." Tian Qianqiu's face suddenly changed and he hurriedly dissuaded.

His reaction instantly stunned Gu Chan and others.

Logically speaking, the Chinese New Year is still more than a month away. If you go to Yexing Country and stay there for a while, you will just happen to encounter the lively New Year celebrations at the border of Yexing Country. It is the most suitable time for doing business. How can you not go?

Unable to figure it out, Gu Chan asked, "Master Tian, ​​why do you say that?"

"My Lord, you don't know that a strange disease has appeared on the border of Yexing Kingdom recently, and many people have been infected and killed. I have recently increased the intensity of river patrols. All merchant ships from Yexing Kingdom are not allowed to enter the territory of Tiancang Kingdom. As for merchant ships that want to leave, I will tell them the truth and tell them not to go through." Tian Qianqiu explained.

"No wonder there are so many merchant ships docked at the Zhenhesi Wharf. I thought it was your Zhenhesi who was deliberately making things difficult for us!" Gu Chan said with relief.

At this moment, she began to feel troubled!

If what Tian Qianqiu said is true, then it is extremely risky to cross the border to Yexing Country now!