But Chang Geng refused to listen to his fibs. His face tightened up with tension. The doubts accumulated and suppressed in his heart all this time came out all at once, he asked again: "Where are Jiangnan's Naval forces and the Black Iron Camp?"

At this time, even someone as blind as Gu Yun could still make out the pale blue on Chang Geng's face.

Although Chang Geng did not know what 'Lin Yuan Pavilion' was, Marshal Gu's distaste for Hu Guo Temple was known to all. Not mentioning other matters, if Gu Yun already had men at his disposal, for what reason must he bring Liao Ran along to be his eyesore?

Last time at Yanhui town, he still possessed the emperor's secret decree, allowing him to summon troops at will. This time, Gu Yun's travel to Jiangnan was purely him abandoning his duty. Being able to bring a few Eagle guards along was already more than good; where else could he find an entire army?

Just now, why must Gu Yun always pause for a moment before every sentence, only to then rudely interrupt Liao Ran?

It might appear that he acted as such to especially pick on Liao Ran. But Chang Geng knew, although he could be a bit despicable in private, in serious matters, he absolutely would not drag his personal irritations into it.

For that brief moment, a frightening guess arose in his heart: perhaps Gu Yun had not been putting on an act at all, but he truly could not hear them. He could just read Liao Ran's sign language; only then could he deduce what others were saying?

With this thought flashing by, Chang Geng first felt that it was all too absurd, but then, all sorts of strange details in Gu Yun's behaviors over the past few days quickly reappeared in his mind.

First of all, Gu Yun was not a silent type of person, but during these few days, whether they were alone with just the two of them or together with the others - Gu Yun had not 'talked' to him at all. All necessary communications were made almost through sign language only. Could the Dong Ying people be that strict about guarding them?

Secondly, why must Gu Yun use a fragrant master's identity to mix in on this ship? There were countless ordinary fragrant experts in this world, for what reason must he insist on playing the role of a 'fragrant master'?

When thinking about it carefully, not only did it not have much of a good effect, but it also brought a lot of trouble, the likeliness of exposing yourself was very high. Chang Geng did not believe that Gu Yun chose to do this simply to hone his acting skills.