Chapter 361: Gu Xiaonan’s Nonsense
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Gu Xiaonan picked up the item, and Scholar Yang became visibly nervous. “Return that to me!”
Gu Xiaonan glanced at the token and looked at the three characters carved on it, immediately revealing an adorable smile.
He showed the token to everyone, saying, “Uncles, aunties, brothers, and sisters, I’m young and don’t know too many words. Could you take a look and see if there are any writings on it?”
Everyone stared at it and their expressions darkened.
Dingbei Army!
The golden token was prominently carved with the three words “Dingbei Army”!
“Damn it! Scholar Yang is actually a member of the Dingbei Army in disguise!”
“We’ve really been deceived!”
The crowd glared at Scholar Yang with hatred.
Seeing everyone’s expressions as if they wanted to eat him, Scholar Yang lowered his head guiltily.
If there was a crack in the ground here right now, he would definitely crawl into it.
Under Gu Xiaonan’s guidance, the guards searched the eight other individuals and found eight identical tokens.
All of these people were spies from the Dingbei Army!
The anger of the crowd immediately shifted to these nine individuals.
Their trust had been exploited, something no one could tolerate.
Moreover, these nine people were members of the Dingbei Army, the executioners who had destroyed their homeland and killed their loved ones!
Gu Xiaonan observed the expressions on everyone’s faces, and a mischievous smile formed on his lips as he confidently declared, “You see, the Dingbei Army had been planning a rebellion for a long time. Their leader, Duke Dingbei, is a rather unsavory character. My mother stumbled upon evidence of his rebellion, and in response, he tried to have her killed. Fortunately, he lacked the strength to succeed, and instead, my mother defeated him. The Dingbei Army was just waiting for an opportunity to rebel, and they opportunistically used my mother as that excuse. Don’t let these traitors to our nation deceive you!”
The conversation was, of course, a fabrication by Gu Xiaonan.
But who would have thought that such a young child could invent such stories?
Moreover, Gu Xiaonan’s “facts” were well-structured and logical, making them seem almost real.
As everyone listened, they had a feeling of sudden realization.
So, the anger grew, and even the deceased Duke Dingbei was cursed along with the nine others.
The faces of those nine individuals turned red, and they angrily glared at Gu Xiaonan, saying, “Nonsense! Don’t falsely accuse us! You’re trying to smear our lord!”
Gu Xiaonan calmly responded, “You’re getting defensive because you feel guilty.”
As everyone looked, those red faces did indeed seem like they were feeling guilty.
“These Dingbei Army scoundrels almost made us wrongfully accuse an innocent person!”
“That’s right! If Miss Gu had been taken by them, we would have one less powerful ally in Tianjing City. It would make it even easier for the Dingbei Army to attack!”
“Exactly! They clearly want to make us turn against each other!”
“More than that! The Dingbei Army wants to make us act unjustly! If they win, we’ll be aiding the oppressors!”
“It’s unforgivable! We rushed to the Jun Residence to settle the score with Miss Gu, but what if she held a grudge against us? It’s all the fault of these Dingbei Army bastards!”
Filled with shock and anger, everyone threw whatever they had left at the nine individuals, only to have it blocked by a barrier.
Someone asked Gu Xiaonan to throw the Dingbei Army spies outside the barrier so they could teach them a lesson.
Gu Xiaonan saw that they were genuinely angry, so he waved his hand, and the guards threw the nine people outside the barrier.
Without the protection of the barrier, the nine were immediately overwhelmed by the crowd.
Their screams were drowned out by the sound of fists.
It didn’t take long before they were beaten into submission.
The crowd, though relieved, was still worried that Gu Qingluan would hold a grudge and come after them.
Gu Xiaonan understood their concerns and smiled. “My mother knows that you were deceived, so she won’t kill you. But while you may escape death, you can’t escape punishment. If you come to your senses, go to the front lines and help defeat the Dingbei Army. By doing so, you can make amends for your actions, and 1’11 persuade my mother to spare you.”
Upon hearing this, the crowd considered it a favor and didn’t dare to refuse.
Furthermore, their homes had been destroyed, and they had nowhere to go. It was time to pick up their weapons and fight the enemy.
Led by the burly man, the group assured Gu Xiaonan that they would go to the city gates immediately to help.
When Feng Tianlan arrived, he witnessed everyone leaving..