Chapter 444

The two of them hugged each other in a warm and touching silence.

Ji Lanchu had clearly lost weight. Like a frightened rabbit, she burrowed into Gu Chen's arms and hugged him tightly.

The two of them hadn't seen each other for almost a year, and too many things had happened in this one year!

The entire Middle Earth imperial family had been annihilated. Whether it was Lanchu's father or brother, all her relatives had died.

Gu Chen didn't know how Lanchu had spent the past year, but not only did she have to bear the pain of losing her family, she also had to hide from her enemies. It was easy to imagine how difficult her life had been.

Gu Chen had also gone through the years of being on the run, so his heart ached for Ji Lanchu even more.

He hugged her, hoping to give her enough comfort.

"Gu Chen, my father is dead. My mother is dead. My brother is also dead …"

Ji Lanchu could no longer hold back her tears as she choked with sobs.

Over the past year, she had been trying her best to pretend to be strong. Even on the night they escaped from Luoyang, she forced herself not to cry.

She didn't want to show weakness, and she didn't want her enemies to feel happy.

She had thought that she was already strong enough, but after going through so many twists and turns, arriving at Baijing Manor and seeing Gu Chen, she still couldn't help but cry.

Just like a child who only dared to cry in front of her family, Gu Chen was the little bit of warmth in this dark world. Now that she was by his side, she didn't want to pretend anymore. All she wanted to do was cry to her heart's content.

"I know you still have me."

Gu Chen said softly. When Ji Lanchu heard his gentle and magnetic voice, she cried even more fiercely, like a pear blossom in tears.

She cried in his arms for a long time, and in the end, she actually fainted. It was clear how tired she had been holding on for this period of time.

Gu Chen carried Lanchu to his room and gently placed her on the bed. He carefully covered her with a blanket, afraid that he would wake her up.

He wanted to leave the room, but he found that Lanchu was holding his hand tightly in her sleep, as if she was afraid that he would get lost.

Gu Chen sighed. His heart ached even more, and he quietly accompanied her for a long time.

When she fell into a deep sleep, Gu Chen quietly released her hand and walked out of the room.

"Greetings, Master!"

The green ox had been waiting outside the house for a long time. When it saw Gu Chen, it immediately said excitedly.

It came with Ji Lanchu and was very excited to see Gu Chen. However, seeing that the two of them were deeply in love, it didn't dare to disturb them and only dared to talk to them now.

"Thank you for saving her."

Gu Chen said gratefully.

If the green ox hadn't saved Lanchu in time during Huangfu Wuji's rebellion, he probably wouldn't have been able to see her again. He would have regretted it for the rest of his life.

The green ox had done him a great favor, and he knew what it wanted.

It had once wanted to be loyal to him, but it had just betrayed Huangfu Qingming, so Gu Chen couldn't trust it.

However, it had saved Lan Chu from the hands of the Huangfu family and protected her as she fled for the past year. This was enough to prove its sincerity.

"You can stay in the future." Gu Chen said.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"

When the green ox heard that, it was extremely excited and almost mooed to the sky.

Gu Chen glared at it, indicating that it shouldn't wake Lanchu up. Only then did it quickly quiet down.

"Tell me what happened in the past year."

Gu Chen brought the green ox far away from his residence and asked.

The green ox quickly told him everything that happened in the past year.

The specifics were not very different from what Gu Chen imagined. The green ox saved Ji Lanchu from under the Huangfu Clan's nose, and then it was continuously pursued.

Fortunately, it was very capable and managed to escape danger many times. However, it didn't know where to go.

The reason why it had saved Ji Lanchu was to express its loyalty to Gu Chen. However, Gu Chen had been trapped in the white whale's body at that time, and the whole world had heard that he had died. This caused it and Ji Lanchu to almost give up hope.

It was only when Gu Chen made a comeback during the enthronement ceremony that they learned about it that they regained hope and wanted to find him.

However, Gu Chen was wanted by the entire continent, and his whereabouts were unknown. They couldn't find him even after many twists and turns.

Later, the Jiang Clan's diviner came, and they learned about Gu Chen's plan. They came east from the Nine States, thinking that he was most likely to appear here.

"Master became the Celestial Emperor and destroyed the Underworld God Palace. Recently, his fame has spread throughout the Nine States, and everyone is talking about it. We learned that Master's army is in the White Whale Prefecture, so we secretly crossed the border of the Serene Province and finally found Master. "

"Master, you don't know, but there are three million soldiers stationed in the Serene Province. It's too difficult to cross the border."

"Princess Lanchu suffered a lot along the way. She's really a strong woman."

The green bull sighed emotionally.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Gu Chen said sincerely. In the past year, Lanchu and the green bull had experienced more twists and turns than he imagined. Fortunately, they were by his side now.

"By the way, Master, we met Jiang Yu in the Serene Province. He told us the safest way to cross the border."

The green bull said.

"Oh? Did Brother Jiang find anything? "

Gu Chen's heart skipped a beat. Logically speaking, Jiang Yu, the prophet, should be the most efficient in searching for the Samsara Wanderer.

However, he had already completed the first two steps of the plan, which were the most difficult, but Jiang Yu still hadn't brought back any good news. This made him a little worried.

"Jiang Yu is looking for someone under Master's orders, right? He told me to tell Master that the person you're looking for is a little special. He's divined the person's location countless times, but the information he got was always confusing. "

"Because he hasn't been found, he doesn't have the face to see Master. He will continue searching."

When Gu Chen heard this, he frowned. He couldn't find the Samsara Wanderer twice. He didn't expect that even the continent's number one fortune-teller would fail for so long. What was going on?

"Brother Jiang, there's no need to be like this. If you can't find him, you can come back first. I need him here." Gu Chen shook his head.

The Five-Race Alliance Army was about to go to war with Gu Chen. Now, both sides were urgently preparing for war. What Gu Chen lacked the most was a strategist.

Jiang Yu was extremely intelligent and proficient in the Dao of Destiny. He was the most suitable person to be Gu Chen's strategist. His presence here was much more useful than searching for the Samsara Wanderer.

"Although Jiang Yu is young, his talent in the Dao of Destiny is indeed outstanding. In my opinion, he has more potential than any of the Jiang Clan's prophets. He has pride in his bones. He probably doesn't want to return empty-handed and disappoint Master, right? "

As the green ox spoke, he added. "Although he hasn't returned yet, he found Old Ox. Other than telling Old Ox the way to cross the border and reach Baijing Prefecture, he also asked the Old Man to bring a brocade pouch to Master."

"Oh? What brocade pouch? "Gu Chen asked in surprise.

The green ox blinked, and a small brocade pouch immediately floated in mid-air.

"Jiang Yu said that the item in the brocade pouch can help Master win your first battle."

Gu Chen was very interested when he heard this. He couldn't help but open the brocade pouch, only to find a piece of paper inside.