The Rebirth of an Orphan

Chapter 225: Highly accomplished

The old man didn't expect that they could not only survive but also get a sum of money, so he didn't dare to delay any longer and left in a hurry with his people.

At this time, they had been sent to the car. There were only him and Zhao Xihua in the car. Gu Lun tightly hugged Zhao Xihua into his arms and whispered: "I knew that the woman I, Gu Lun, chose would not be wrong. My Huaer is the best in the world. Thank you!"

Zhao Xihua lay on Gu Lun's body and burst into tears. She had been holding back the grievances and despair for more than half a year. Now that she saw him, her usual strength could no longer hold back.

Gu Lun gently patted her shoulder and whispered, "Don't cry, everything will be fine. By the way, how is Che Yizhen?"

Zhao Xihua said: "Cheyi Town has been defended. Princess Mingyue's Red Flame Army is stationed there now."

Gu Lun's expression was a little stiff. Zhao Xihua really wanted to let Gu Lun take a break, but she couldn't. There were many things that neither she nor Gu Lun could escape from.

"The President has passed away. The Ninth Prince is now in a standoff with the Third Prince. A war is imminent. And... Grandpa is dead. He was killed by Gu Yayu, Madam Hua, and Gu Xing. In order to open the underground palace without the Black Iron Order, they sacrificed Grandpa alive. In the blood pool in the underground palace..."

Zhao Xihua didn't know what to say next.

Gu Lun leaned weakly on the car seat, and a murderous look instantly appeared on his face.

In midsummer, Kyoto is already full of flowers, but even under such circumstances, Kyoto is also unusually lively.

This time, the Ninth Prince basically eliminated the Ling family's strength in the border areas, which means that the Ling family army has completely changed its master. This time when he returned to Kyoto, he stationed 800,000 troops in the border areas, and then brought 200,000 elite troops to Kyoto to confront the Third Prince.

And the most important thing is that the Ninth Prince has the late president’s will, which clearly states that if he dies, the Ninth Prince will take over the presidency.

How could the Third Prince accept the fact that the Ninth Prince had returned with the will? So he said that the Ninth Prince had forged the will and affected the country's destiny, and that he was an unfilial son. He wanted to eliminate this scourge for Mo Yuan.

Unfortunately, the people that the third prince wanted to destroy have now mobilized an army of 200,000 to surround Kyoto tightly.

Of course, the Ling family is no pushover. Although they lost their army in the north, they still control Jiangnan, and one-third of the world's wealth is in the hands of the Ling family. Now the army assembled by the Ling family in the south is ready to be transferred to Kyoto.

Kyoto was in complete chaos, the Gu family collapsed, and Gu Yan fled Kyoto with Madam Hua, as well as Gu Yayu and Gu Xianyu, who had just given birth to their children, and disappeared.

The Deng family was imprisoned because Old Man Deng cursed the third prince, but Mr. Deng and Mrs. Deng took the initiative to accompany the old man into the jail.

Zhao Yan never thought that he came to Kyoto to rely on Gu Lun and Zhao Xihua, but he didn't expect that Gu Lun would die. So he brought his whole family to curry favor with Sun Xiao, and only then did he manage to save his life. However, his family was completely in decline.

It was under such circumstances that Gu Lun and Zhao Xihua returned to Kyoto to meet the Ninth Prince. When the Ninth Prince Mo Lingtian heard that Gu Lun had returned alive, he hurried out to greet him in person.

He had to say that Gu Lun had made a great contribution to his current situation. When Zhao Xihua helped Gu Lun out of the car, the Ninth Prince hurried forward to hold Gu Lun's arm, looked at him with concern and called out, "Brother Gu."

When Gu Lun assisted the Ninth Prince to ascend to the throne, they were allies and brothers, but now the Ninth Prince will be the master of the world in the future, he can make the clear distinction, so he and Zhao Xihua bowed to the Ninth Prince in salute.

"Brother Gu, there's no need to be like this. I was looking for your whereabouts everywhere before, but I didn't expect that after half a year, you would still be alive?"

Gu Lun lowered his head slightly as a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes. He understood that she had really sent people to look for him out of old friendship, but it must be false to hope that he was still alive.

He had already checked along the way, and the spy who betrayed him, the Ninth Prince, was killed too quickly, and he was too familiar with him. He couldn't pursue it any further, otherwise there would be no peace in the world, and he was tired, and just wanted to finish what he had to do, take Hua'er and his good brother Deng Xiao to settle in the East China Sea, and he didn't care about anything else.

However, what he wanted to do still required the help of the Ninth Prince, and he was willing to kowtow to the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince looked at Gu Lun with a scrutinizing gaze. The heroic young man in front of him was his sharpest knife, but also the one he feared.

In the battle of Cheyi Town, Gu Lun's prestige in the army was very high. The 800,000 troops in the border area, plus the mysterious Xuantie Order, were all things he was wary of. The protagonist whose achievements surpassed his master also referred to him, Gu Lun.

"Your Highness, I have a favor to ask of you." Gu Lun said to the Ninth Prince.

"You have suffered a lot along the way. If you have any request, please tell me. If it is possible, I will do it for you."

"Your Highness, I would like to ask for your help in finding my father, my second mother, and my sisters. From now on, I will take my family away from Kyoto and live on the East China Sea."

“You…” The Ninth Prince’s face changed. He thought Gu Lun wanted to get back his military power and credit, but he didn’t expect it to be such a simple request.

Mo Lingtian could see that Gu Lun was really thinking of quitting. All the people in the Gu family were locked up in one place by him. What those vicious women did to Old Man Gu was simply outrageous to both humans and gods. He didn't know how to deal with it before. Now that Gu Lun wanted people, he was naturally willing to throw this hot potato away.

Mo Lingtian smiled faintly and said, "That's your request, how can I not agree to it? Come on, send General Gu and his wife to rest first."

"Your Highness," Gu Lun did not move. He looked up at Mo Lingtian and felt that he had become too unfamiliar. Then he smiled and said, "Your Highness, this is my family matter. Just tell me where they are and I will send someone to pick them up myself."

"Brother Gu, please don't be polite. You can stay at my place tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will restore your position as the general. You finally come back, so you can go meet your old subordinates."

Gu Lun paused and said, "Your Highness, I cannot disturb you because you are so busy. I have seen too much bloodshed in the past six months and finally survived. I don't want my wife to worry, and I don't want to continue to serve as the general. I also hope that Your Highness can fulfill my wish to retire. I am really tired."

Mo Lingtian looked at Gu Lun's expression and said, "Forget it. Since you have made up your mind, I can't force you to stay, Sun Cong!"

A man with brows and eyes as sharp as knives walked out from the side. He was none other than Sun Cong, the illegitimate son of the Sun family. Zhao Xihua couldn't help but smile bitterly as she looked at the tall Sun Cong. In his previous life, Sun Cong had followed the Ninth Prince. After the Ninth Prince came to power, he became a knife in the Ninth Prince's hands.