The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 438 - : 221 Terrifying Strength (First Update) _2

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.”

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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.

The guard retreated obligingly.

The emperor said to the old Marquis, “The Array left from that year has not changed, but some hidden arrows have been added, making it even harder to pass than before.”

“Was it the idea of the General of the Cavalry?” the old Marquis asked.

“Yes,” the emperor sighed, “It was added the day before Changqing was to attempt the challenge.”

Such a move targeting Gu Changqing was truly unparalleled.

The old Marquis said nothing.

It was the emperor who spoke again, “At that time, Changqing had suffered some injuries… from the furnace explosion. He tried the challenge while injured and managed to reach the thirteenth round. It was truly extraordinary, even the General of the Cavalry probably didn’t expect Changqing to be so formidable.”

The old Marquis still said nothing.

Only by passing the eighteen rounds can one qualify to rejuvenate the Gu Family army.

Boom——

A loud sound suddenly echoed from the cave.

The faces of the old Marquis and the emperor changed at the same time.

What happened?

Was there an accident inside?

The old Marquis furrowed his white eyebrows, “Someone is trying the Array.”

The emperor called the guards, “Who went in?”

The guard shook his head, “No one… I didn’t see…”

The emperor frowned, “Have you been here the whole time?”

“I went to the restroom,” the guard could not hide, “But I came back very quickly, and no one in the camp would casually challenge the Array.”

The emperor asked with suspicion, “Then what was that noise just now?”

This Array was set up by the old Marquis, and he could tell which round was triggered just by the sound.

Three, four, five, six, seven!

It reached the seventh round in such a short time.

However, this was not enough to attract the old Marquis’ attention.

Soon, the mechanisms of the eighth, ninth, and tenth rounds were also activated.

The pace was too fast.

The old Marquis furrowed his eyebrows even more, was there really someone trying the Array? Or did the Array just activate itself?

“Are you sure no one went in?” the emperor asked.

“I… I…” the guard became uncertain as well at this moment.

The noise from inside reached the thirteenth round.

The old Marquis’s eyebrows knotted, could it be Changqing?

Gu Changqing was able to reach the thirteenth round.

But as soon as this thought passed, the mechanism of the fourteenth round was quickly activated.

The calm expression on the old Marquis’ face finally changed.

When it reached the fifteenth round, the Array stopped.

For some reason, the old Marquis seemed to sigh in relief.

But before he could even let out a complete sigh of relief, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, at an unbelievably fast pace, the Array returned to calm before anyone could recover from the shock.

The Array has only one entrance and one exit, and one can only exit after passing all eighteen rounds, otherwise, one must return to the entrance the same way they came.

The old Marquis asked the guards to check the exit at the back.

The guard returned quickly, reporting, “I didn’t see anyone.”

The emperor paused for a moment, then asked the old Marquis, “Do you suspect that someone made it through?”

All eighteen rounds?

And in such a short time?

The old Marquis didn’t hink it was possible either, he shook his head, “Perhaps there was a malfunction in the mechanism, I’ll have someone repair it later.”