Chapter 1053: 509 Big Boss Jiaojiao! (Second Update) Chapter 1053: 509 Big Boss Jiaojiao! (Second Update) Tang Yueshan was taken aback, “What? Does such a thing really exist?”

Gu Changqing said, “It was Jiaojiao who discovered the news last time she visited the Governor’s Mansion in Lingguan City.”

Gu Chengfeng’s eyes widened in suspicion, “Wait, I went to the Governor’s Mansion in Lingguan City as well, how come I didn’t hear about such news?”

Gu Changqing gave him a look that said more than words could.

Your sister is simply better than you.

Gu Chengfeng: “…!!”

Could he really be outdone in such a matter!

He was with that girl all the time, yet he had never heard anything about a plague!

Gu Chengfeng turned sharply towards Gu Jiao, who was there to administer an IV, and was about to ask her when she had heard about it when he heard Gu Jiao sigh faintly, “That’s what happens when you’re not paying attention.”

Gu Chengfeng: “…”
“Is the news reliable?” asked Tang Yueshan.

Gu Changqing nodded, “We’ve seen the plague victims ourselves, and also killed the guards watching over them and left them with medicine. The remnants of the former dynasty deliver food to them every day, but they don’t go inside because they fear infection. A patient called Little Shitou is pretending to be one of the guards and staying in the central room; however, it’s uncertain how long this can be kept a secret. My suggestion is that we should attack Lingguan City as soon as possible.”

The consequences of a plague are no less terrible than any war.

If the remnants of the former dynasty discovered something amiss and, in their rage, released the patients or killed them, scattering their clothes and blood among the common people of the city…
Lingguan City would be in danger.

Tang Yueshan’s face grew grim.

Even though he had always known that the remnants of the former dynasty were up to no good, he hadn’t expected them to stoop to such despicable and filthy tactics.

It seemed they really needed to strike Lingguan City first.

“Can the plague truly be cured?”

Tang Yueshan asked.

In his memory, plagues were not usually halted by treatment, but by isolating the afflicted until they died off, preventing the spread to more people, thus ending the outbreak.

Only Gu Jiao could answer this question.

Gu Jiao hung up the IV bag on a hook at the head of the bedchamber, saying, “It can be treated. But it would be best if not too many people were infected. I’m afraid there won’t be enough medicine.”

She had been using too much medicine these past few days. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but her first aid kit seemed to no longer gleam as before, as if it had been hollowed out…

Could this girl actually treat the plague… Tang Yueshan clutched his chest, feeling a sudden surge of pride. What was this all about?

“What is the relationship between the remnants of the former dynasty and the great army of the Chen Kingdom?” Gu Changqing continued.

Tang Yueshan replied, “They’re not completely unified. On one hand, there are certain disagreements in the distribution of interests; on the other hand, both sides also have incompatible methods of dealing with their enemies.”

“Such as?” Gu Changqing looked at him.

With a hint of mockery, Tang Yueshan said, “For instance, the great army of the Chen Kingdom asked the remnants of the former dynasty to hand over Princess Ning An to use her to threaten the military officers at the border pass, but the prince consort stopped them.”

Gu Chengfeng chuckled, “Is the prince consort truly in love with Princess Ning An? Then why overthrow her kingdom?”

Tang Yueshan glanced at him, “What do you know? A man with ambition isn’t content with being a powerless prince consort, especially since he’s from the royal family of the former dynasty. Restoring the country is his mission.”

Gu Changqing inquired, “What about the prince consort’s uncle, King Yi?”

Tang Yueshan said, “He also advocates handing Princess Ning An over to the Chen Kingdom’s great army. But the prince consort is very insistent, and his reputation in the border regions isn’t low. King Yi, for the time being, is not breaking ties with his nephew. Initially, when your grandfather went to rescue Princess Ning An, I didn’t support him because I believed that keeping Princess Ning An in the hands of the prince consort would maintain a rift among the three parties. But if Princess Ning An is gone, they will be completely united.”

Gu Chengfeng sat up, “But what if King Yi decides to cut the knot quickly and just kills Princess Ning An?”

Tang Yueshan sighed, “That’s what your grandfather thought, which is why he risked everything to save her.”

Tang Yueshan didn’t agree with the old marquis’s actions, but he couldn’t stop him either; after all, when the emperor had given the old marquis a direct command to ensure Princess Ning An was brought back unharmed, that’s precisely what he had to do.

Gu Chengfeng snorted and lay back down on the bedchamber, “Send more people with him, and perhaps my grandfather wouldn’t have run into trouble!”

Tang Yueshan shook his head, “It wouldn’t have made a difference. This is news I found while hiding after our defeat; beside the prince consort is an extremely formidable guard. The three members of the Dragon Shadow Guard sent by the Empress Dowager to protect Princess Ning An were no match for him, let alone my military officers. Your grandfather’s martial arts skills are not weak, and he might have a chance against the Dragon Shadow Guard, but if all three were to attack at once, that’s another story.”