When there were no outsiders, the Marquis of Order called him Teacher; Zhong Chan was not being overly courteous either, accepting it with his expression unchanging. He replied, "The little Marquis has matured more and more. If the old Marquis was still alive, seeing what you have achieved today, he would perhaps..."

Gu Yun continued his words, "Beat me to death."

Zhong Chan was stunned, the facial features that appeared to have been carved by a knife showed a little stingy smile: "There is no need to look down on yourself as such."

The breeze of the river came from the south, and with the vapor in the air, it made one feel damp all over. Gu Yun brushed his untied hair and looked silently towards the south bank, thinking of the barren villages and the white bones he had witnessed himself. The smile on his face gradually turned grave.

Zhong Chan followed his gaze and clapped Gu Yun on the shoulder with his hand. "The matter of fate is difficult to say. Not mentioning us mortals, it is impossible for even gods to go against the flow of life. Allow me to say a few disrespectful words as an elder. Looking at the current situation, not mentioning the old Marquis, but even if your grandfather - Emperor Wu was alive, it would not necessarily be able to be of help either. We do our best, obey our destiny, and have a clear conscience - that is enough."

Gu Yun was stunned. This teacher of his was really familiar with military books, excellent in both civil and military matters. When he was teaching him, he was also truly 'inhumane'. Unexpectedly, during these years traveling the pugilist world, he had become more broad-minded.

Zhong Chan: "We are not afraid to fight on land. The main problem is that our Navy is still short of breath. Look at the Westerners, they either walk on sea or approach on the river. They also know this. I have given thoughts on how to fight battles on water these days, but it has not yet been perfected. You are not leaving for now, let us discuss more carefully about it in your free time."

Gu Yun nodded: "I know that our Dragons are not good either. This time, we were able to get a Western dragon for ourselves, let Ge Chen bring it back to the capital to see what Ling Shu Institute has in mind."

Zhong Chan sighed, "Soldiers can be trained, but equipment and Ziliujin, this old man truly is helpless, I can only rely on you, young people, to work as hard as possible."

Gu Yun's eyebrows moved, vaguely knowing who General Zhong was about to speak of.

Sure enough, the next moment, Zhong Chan said, "When Yan Wang was a teenager, he spent several years by my side."

Gu Yun: "Yes, I know. I have troubled Teacher."