The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 438

Chapter 438: 221 Terrifying Strength (First Update) _2

Old Marquis sighed: “They are the sons of Zhan Country, the hardship they suffer today is for the Emperor’s great cause. Your servant has no regrets, and they have no regrets either.”

Only if they were assigned to the one person they couldn’t handle, the Great General, would it be clear that the Emperor was purposely making things difficult for the Old Marquis. Then, the Old Marquis would have sufficient reason to be displeased with the Emperor.

He has broken off relations with the Emperor, so no one would suspect that he was still serving the Emperor secretly.

The Emperor also sighed, “Then, I will find an opportunity to transfer Changqing to the Imperial Front. I have heard that he was accidentally injured during training last year, this situation is not uncommon.”

Even though he was aware that Gu Changqing would not complain to the Old Marquis, the Emperor did not deliberately gloss over the situation.

A complex gleam flitted across the Old Marquis’s eyes, “The battlefield is far crueler than the military camp. If he can’t even bear this setback, how is he going to lead troops into battle in the future? Both the Emperor and I understand this well, conflicts are bound to arise.”

Indeed, an inevitable battle, an impending day, is bound to come.

One more minute of training now, and one more chance of survival on the battlefield.

The Great General, who continues to target Gu Changqing, wouldn’t really want to take his life. It’s the enemy who truly won’t show mercy.

At this point, the Emperor couldn’t say much more.

The training ended, and the Emperor and the Old Marquis descended from the observation platform.

Remembering something, the Emperor said to the Old Marquis, “Oh, by the way, I forgot to congratulate you, Old Marquis, Changqing has managed to reach the thirteenth round.”

These words coming out of nowhere, yet the Old Marquis understood immediately.

It was the Eighteen Arhat Array that he set up in the cave of the Back Mountain years ago. There were a total of eighteen rounds, each one more dangerous and demanding than the previous one.

So far, the best record was Gu Changqing’s. He managed to reach the thirteenth round last month.

The nephew of the Great General came in at a close second, reaching the twelfth round. It was said that he was training quite well recently and planned to try for the thirteenth round as well.

“Inside has been slightly modified with increased difficulty. Want to go take a look, Old Marquis?” the Emperor asked.

Old Marquis gave a bow: “Certainly.”

Inside the medical officer’s tent, Dr. Lu was busily examining the medical supplies brought in by Gu Jiao.

The inspection of medicines in the military camp is extremely rigorous. With the other doctors not around, it was slower for him to complete the inspection own his own.

Gu Jiao sat bored in the tent.

Feeling awkward being alone with a young lady, Dr. Lu chuckled, “Miss Gu, please sit and wait for a while. If you’re really bored, you can take a walk outside, but remember not to go too far, don’t go beyond that tent over there.”

If it were someone else, Dr. Lu probably wouldn’t have been so considerate. But given that it was someone Gu Changqing had personally introduced, he couldn’t do less.

Gu Changqing didn’t mention that she is his sister, and the fact that this stern face showed up to personally introduce her, it implies that their relationship is unusual.

As for how unusual, Dr. Lu didn’t delve into it.

The one who felt most uncomfortable in the tent wasn’t Gu Jiao, but Dr. Lu. Gu Jiao noticed his awkward demeanor several times.

If things continued this way, who knows how long it would take for the examination of the wound medicines to be completed? She needed to get back to the Guozijian to pick up Xiao Liulang and Xiao Jingkong from school.

With the thought flashing across her mind, made a decision to get some fresh air, allowing Dr. Lu to work more efficiently.

Tiger Mountain Camp is located against a mountain, which is called Tiger Mountain, hence the name.

Dr. Lu only warned her not to go beyond the tent up front, but didn’t tell her she couldn’t go to the Back Mountain.

She didn’t walk far, just ambled around aimlessly for a bit, when she spotted a rabbit by chance. Its grey, chubby appearance was extremely adorable.

Gu Jiao, with nothing better to do, tried to catch the rabbit.

Although the rabbit looked chubby, it was quick to react. She lost it when it darted into a bush.

“Ho, the little creature is quite fast.”

Gu Jiao quickened her pace to chase after it, unwittingly she followed it into a cave.

At first, she thought it was an ordinary cave, but the deeper she went, the wider it got, making her feel something wasn’t right…

On the other side, the Emperor and the Old Marquis arrived at the entrance of the Eighteen Arhat Array.

The entrance looked no different from any ordinary cave and no one usually guarded it, as there were no valuable items inside, only death traps.

The officers in the camp understood the danger and usually would not venture there.

A guard was only temporarily arranged here today because the Emperor was coming.

The guard had just gone to the toilet and came back to discover the Emperor and his masked subordinates approaching.

“I am really in luck!” the guard quietly broke out in a cold sweat.

The guard saluted the Emperor, who waved his hand, motioning him to stand back.