"Yes, just a worthless person," Su Wan'er seemed genuinely sorry for her. From the very beginning, Yu Wenshan had appeared before her as a villain who tried to kidnap her. Not only was her means despicable and her heart ruthless, but the extreme insults she had hurled at Xiaojiu alone were enough for Su Wan'er to detest her. However, the unclosed eyes of Yu Wenshan when she died today lingered in front of her eyes.
It was truly a death with grievances unredressed. All her life, what she had sought was that position which was so well - suited for Xiaojiu, but she had also died because of it.
"Your humble servants welcome Your Majesty," as expected, Gu Jingtian came with a group of generals and entourages. This place was not far from the border between the two countries. Presumably, Gu Jingtian had rushed here as soon as he received the order.
"Jingtian... You've come just in time, my dear official. It's time for this horse to take a rest." The horses in the Southern Border Palace were only for display and play. How could they endure such a long - distance ride with her?
"Yes—" Everyone bowed and paid their respects. Then they all rode back together.
"Your Majesty, your humble official is here today to plead guilty," Gu Jingtian deliberately rode his horse closer.
"Hmm? What crime have you committed, my dear official?" Su Wan'er was clearly puzzled.
In the past few days when Si Junlin was away, it was thanks to Brother Jingtian that the morale of the army had been stabilized. Si Junlin would probably reward him handsomely. Where was there any crime?
"That day... Your humble official thought that Your Majesty was going to send Wan'er into a fiery pit," Gu Jingtian had corresponded with Su Wan'er in the past few days, so he naturally knew the whole story. Regarding this matter, he should have been able to figure it out easily with a little thought, but that day he had said such treasonous words to the emperor. A real man could bend and stretch. Since he was wrong, he should come and admit his mistake.
"Your humble official was rude and really deserves punishment. Now that Your Majesty has returned..."
"Hey, no. Now is the time when we need talents. What are you saying, General Gu?" Su Wan'er immediately stopped his self - reproach. If she let him continue like this, he would probably find some faults with himself for no reason.
"It was your humble official who was abrupt."
"Report--, Your Majesty, there are dark clouds looming three miles ahead. It's likely to rain. Please put on your hats and raincoats," a scout in the front suddenly came to report, which made Su Wan'er stunned for a moment: "I see. Step back."
She had just been talking to Brother Jingtian. At this moment, when she heard someone report to the emperor, she suddenly forgot that she was the emperor.
"Do we even need to report about a rain now? When did the scouts in our army become so idle?" Su Wan'er's careless self - mockery was just a habit of a carefree marshal. But in Gu Jingtian's view, it was really puzzling.
"Your Majesty... As the son of heaven, you should not be exposed to the wind and rain," Qingcao couldn't help but remind her.
The sky was getting darker and darker, giving a feeling that a storm was approaching. Everyone looked up at the dark clouds in the sky. Su Wan'er even found that these clouds were unusual.
"Be careful. What's that?!"
Qingcao was the first to notice that the clouds were getting lower and quickly protected Su Wan'er behind her.
This was truly a spectacular sight that no one had ever seen before. Such thick and black clouds were slowly descending.
Everyone was so amazed that they made way for an empty space. They watched helplessly as the clouds slowly descended. When they finally saw clearly, they found that there was a person standing in the middle. Although the man had silver hair all over his head, his appearance showed no sign of aging. He was wearing the ordinary clothes of the Jin Kingdom, so when he descended from the sky, he didn't look like a monster because of his unusual appearance.
The national teacher, Gu Jingtian, recognized him first. The national teacher had been traveling around all year round. Although Su Wan'er had been a female general in the past, she had never been to the court, so she had never seen him.
It was Gu Jingtian who, when he was young, had met the national teacher a few times. Now he also found that the national teacher's appearance had remained unchanged all these years. If his age was calculated, he should be at least in his sixties now, but his appearance was just the same as before.
Su Wan'er was just about to ask when she suddenly remembered that she was the emperor now. If she didn't recognize the national teacher, it would be very hard to explain.
"So it's the national teacher descending from the sky like this. You really scared me. I wonder what brings you here from so far away?"
The national teacher looked at Su Wan'er with a half - smile, which made Su Wan'er feel as if she had been seen through and very uncomfortable. Then she remembered that if the national teacher had read the previous letters, he would now know about the identity swap between her and Si Junlin. So there was no need to pretend anymore.
"Let's talk privately," as soon as the national teacher spoke, his voice sounded like that of a god, giving people a feeling of being detached from the world but with a natural deterrent.
Su Wan'er thought that this matter couldn't be made public, so she obediently ordered her subordinates to continue on their way while she and the national teacher followed far behind.
Everyone was still in a state of shock. Moreover, the national teacher's behavior was even more worrying than the witchcraft in the Southern Border. Naturally, he would be mistaken for an assassin or a sorcerer.
"Your Majesty, your humble official requests to accompany you for protection," Gu Jingtian seemed to notice that all the soldiers were staring intently and was very worried. After all, no one had seen this person before.
"Alright, then you can follow, General Gu."
"If the old man guessed correctly, the person in this body now is Marshal Su," the national teacher pointed it out directly, so Su Wan'er didn't need to hide anymore.
"Yes. I'm sure you know everything. But when I wrote for help at that time, why didn't you reply?" Su Wan'er couldn't help complaining about him. There were many inconveniences in this matter. If Si Junlin hadn't accidentally touched that thing, there wouldn't have been such a big problem. But it seemed that only the national teacher could solve this problem, yet his attitude now was to stand by and do nothing.
"The old man didn't reply because he was busy refining medicine in the mountains and had no time. Moreover, even if I had replied to the two of you, since that spiritual object had lost its power, the old man had no way to solve it," the national teacher didn't seem to care about Su Wan'er's attitude.
"Is there really no way?" Su Wan'er was always unwilling. Could it be that she and Si Junlin would have to stay in this swapped state forever?
"There was no way before, but in the past two days, the old man has newly developed a method. That's why I've rushed here to report to Your Majesty and the marshal," the national teacher's way of communicating made her uncomfortable. She felt as if the situation was completely under his control.
Su Wan'er wasn't in a hurry to ask about the method. She thought that this matter was probably not that simple. If the national teacher really wanted to save the two of them, he wouldn't have come all the way here by himself. Presumably, he had some other requests.
"They all say that the female general of the Su family is as smart as ice and snow. Now that I've seen you, it's really true," the national teacher smiled and praised her when he saw that she was silent.