The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 723

Chapter 723: Chapter 651, Yellow Sunflower Hairpin_1

Taohua Temple.

Ever since Old Granny passed away, Gu Jian had gradually become despondent. He hardly spoke every day, ate little, which made Taohua and Xiao Yeyang anxious.

In an effort to get Gu Jian to eat more, Taohua tried to come up with different meals every day.

"Master is always immersed in the grief of Granny’s death. If it continues like this, it will ruin his health. We need to find something for him to do to distract him."

Xiao Yeyang looked at Taohua, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Taohua pondered for a moment, "I do have an idea, but it will be hard on you."

Xiao Yeyang, "Let’s hear it."

Taohua, "You go find Master and ask him to instruct you in martial arts."

Having been instructed a few times before, Xiao Yeyang looked at Taohua speechlessly, "You’re sending me to get beaten up."

With an embarrassed smile, Taohua replied, "We need to let Master vent out the pain in his heart."

Xiao Yeyang grunted. Despite his disagreement, he still braced himself and went to seek Gu Jian’s guidance.

What followed was a period of intense suffering for Xiao Yeyang.

On the first day, Xiao Yeyang was kicked several meters away by Gu Jian, landing heavily on the ground;

On the second day, he took a punch to the cheek and it swelled up so much that he couldn’t eat;

On the third day, both his legs were struck, and for the following few days, he limped when he walked;

On the fourth day...

In short, Xiao Yeyang was exquisitely tortured every day.

"Hiss, be gentle!"

Xiao Yeyang took a punch near the eye, which swelled up, and Taohua was carefully applying medicine to him.

Seeing Xiao Yeyang’s injuries, Taohua couldn’t help but feel the pain on his behalf. The master really had a heavy hand, "Hang in there, it will be over soon."

Xiao Yeyang grunted, "Uncle’s strikes are getting heavier each time."

Attempting to find an excuse, Taohua smiled, "It’s for your own good. Look, after a few days of instruction, hasn’t your reaction speed become much quicker than before?"

This was something Xiao Yeyang couldn’t deny. Uncle’s moves were fast and tricky, many of them unexpected, and indeed he had learned a lot.

Taohua encouraged him with a smile, "Keep it up, during these days Master has not been as silent as before, and his appetite has returned to normal. It’s all thanks to your effort."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows happily, only to pull at his wounds with a smile, which made him gasp in pain.

"I told you not to move around."

Taohua quickly applied an ice pack to him.

At that moment, Defu walked in, holding a note in his hand.

Seeing it, Taohua couldn’t help but remark, "After entering March, the number of carrier pigeon messages you’ve received has increased, hasn’t it?"

Xiao Yeyang took the note and began to read. After finishing, his brows furrowed.

Taohua, "What’s wrong?"

Xiao Yeyang said with a serious face, "The Eight Princes Party has an army of loyalists specialized in hunting down military leaders at the frontier. On March 12, a third-grade general’s head was hung on the city wall, leading to panic at the Northern Frontier."

Taohua’s brows knit together, growing concerned for her two brothers who faced such loyalists on the Northern Frontier.

Seeing her frown, Xiao Yeyang smoothed it with his hand, "Don’t worry. Wentao and Wen Kai will be fine."

Knowing that worry was useless, and could even affect the emotions of others, Taohua stopped dwelling on it, "I’ll prepare more pills and send them next time."

Over the next two days, Xiao Yeyang received several more messages from the Northern Frontier.

Seeing Xiao Yeyang’s increasingly solemn expression, Gu Jian couldn’t help but ask, "Is the situation at the frontier that bad?"

Xiao Yeyang nodded, "The Eight Princes Party has some influence in Daxia. Before fleeing to the frontier, they had sent a large amount of money and provisions there. Their successive capture of three cities was facilitated by the people they had planted within each city."

"Now, they plan to repeat the same tactic and have extended their reach to other cities."

"Just a few days ago, a general received a plea for help. He led his troops to support them, only to find that the plea was sent by the enemy’s inside man, resulting in the entire unit’s annihilation."

"Because of this mistrust, the leaders of the major strongholds along the endless frontier cannot trust each other, and with the Tartars approaching, it’s extremely detrimental to the battle efforts."

Gu Jian furrowed his brows, "What should be done?"

Xiao Yeyang’s eyes narrowed, "First, we need to weed out the Eight Princes Party’s operatives planted in our cities. Otherwise, mutual distrust will destabilize the military heart. Moreover, there is a risk that our battle strategies could be leaked."

Seeing Gu Jian’s concern, Xiao Yeyang smiled, "Don’t worry, Uncle. The Emperor has already dispatched the Commander of the Jinling Guard. It won’t be long before the operatives are rooted out."

The Emperor looked at the message from the border with an expressionless face. _{ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom}