Chapter 804 Crossing the Luoshui River
She said that when Zhongyuan City was fighting with the Diyue Kingdom, how come the other side’s saint was able to fight on par with the general.

After all this time, it turns out that women still have such a high status in the Diyue Kingdom, and the most interesting thing is that the current emperor of the Diyue Kingdom is actually an empress.

It is no wonder that women have such a high say in the Diyue Kingdom.

But she is a girl, and she has to disguise herself as a man in Tiancang Country. But if she goes to Diyue Country, can she regain her female body?
Thinking of this, Gu Chan immediately said to Xiao Hua, “Sister Hua, I want to ask you for a favor.”

“You say.” Xiaohua nodded.

“Can you find a set of your clothes and help me alter them to be smaller? This way, if I encounter any danger when I go to the Diyue Country, I can change into women’s clothes and use them as a temporary emergency measure.” Gu Chan said with a wry smile.

Xiaohua laughed and said, “You are fair-skinned and thin, and you really don’t look like a man. If you were a man dressed as a woman, you might be able to get away with it.”

“Then don’t just stand there! Go get your best clothes and help brother Xiaochan change into women’s clothes.” Luoda urged.

Xiaohua quickly agreed and went to the inner room to look for clothes.

After a while, she came out holding a white floral dress in her hands and said to Gu Chan, “Brother Xiaochan, this dress is what I wore when I got married. I have kept it all these years and I am reluctant to wear it. Now I will make it smaller for you.”

“Where are your pants?” Gu Chan asked.

“As for pants, you can just pick any pair to match them with. This floral long skirt is a very versatile style and goes well with pants.” Xiaohua said softly.

Gu Chan nodded quietly in agreement.

Then she took out a silver note worth five hundred taels from the bag on her waist and stuffed it into Luoda’s hand.

Luo Da hurriedly stuffed the banknote back and said, “What are you doing? It’s just a piece of clothing. How can we accept money from you?”

“You guys keep it! This is the money for clothes and tomorrow’s ferry fee. With the rest, you can buy some more cattle and sheep to raise. When I come back in half a year, you must prepare a whole roasted lamb for me and treat me well.” Gu Chan said seriously.

After hearing what she said, Luo Da took the banknote embarrassedly.

Xiaohua hurried into the house to get the needle and thread, sat aside and began to alter the clothes seriously.

Gu Chan and Luo Da chatted for a while before getting up and going to the next room to rest.

That night, Xiaohua was busy until late at night before she finally altered the skirt and put it on the table.

The next morning, after Gu Chan got up, she quietly came out and took the skirt into the house to change into it, and then said to the calico cat lying on the bed, “How about it? Does it look good on me?”

[It fits me well indeed, but when you put it on, you look like neither man nor woman, which is very weird.] The calico cat said while glancing at Gu Chan.

Because Gu Chan did not untie the bun on her head at that time, the skirt made her look very strange.

Gu Chan didn’t care. She just smiled and happily took off her skirt, folded it and put it into the package.

Then she put on her men’s clothes and went out for breakfast with the calico cat in her arms.

An hour later, Gu Chan and Luo Da and his wife arrived at the Luoshui River. Luo Da first drove the donkey onto the fishing boat, and then said to Gu Chan, “Let’s get on the boat! While the weather is good, let’s cross the river quickly, otherwise it will be dangerous if the wind blows.”

“Okay! Sister Hua, I’m leaving. You and Brother Luo must live a good life. When life gets better, try to get pregnant with a big fat boy as soon as possible.” Gu Chan said with a smile.

Xiaohua nodded shyly.

Gu Chan said nothing more. She jumped onto the fishing boat holding the calico cat and started crossing the river with the help of Luo Da.

Xiaohua stood on the shore and watched the fishing boat slowly go away. Then she turned around and left reluctantly.

However, since this place is located on the border and the Luo River flows rapidly, there are few ships passing through it. So when Gu Chan crossed the river, there were no large ships sailing except for a few fishing boats on the river.

While rowing the boat, Luo Da said to Gu Chan who was standing at the bow, “Brother, sit down and have a rest! We are now crossing the river upstream. It will take at least half an hour to reach the shallows on the other side where it is easier to stop the boat, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Brother Luo, there’s one thing I can’t understand.” Gu Chan said, standing with his hands behind his back.

“Which point?” Luoda asked curiously.

Gu Chan looked at the river in the distance, frowned and said, “This place is located at the border between the two countries. Why didn’t the Diyue Kingdom set up defenses? Instead, they seemed to not care at all. Aren’t they afraid that our Tiancang Kingdom’s army will cross the river and launch a surprise attack?”

“Brother! You don’t know the situation on the other side. After crossing the river from here, the area within a hundred miles is all desert and Gobi. Normally, even mysterious beasts have difficulty surviving here, let alone humans. If our Tiancang army really crosses the river from here, then if we want to enter the territory of Diyue, we have to cross this desert and Gobi with a radius of hundreds of miles. By then, we can still enter the enemy’s hinterland, but I’m afraid more than half of our troops will have been damaged.” Luoda explained.

Gu Chan said with relief, “I see! No wonder the Diyue Nation didn’t set up defenses on this border. It seems that it will be extremely difficult to launch a surprise attack from the north.”

“Who says it isn’t true! If we didn’t have the lush grassland here, I’m afraid we wouldn’t live here and would have retreated hundreds of miles back.” Luoda sighed.

Gu Chan nodded repeatedly after listening and secretly memorized the terrain conditions on both sides of the Luoshui River in her mind.

Compared with the border of Diyue Kingdom opposite, the situation on the border of Tiancang Kingdom is much better. If the enemy army sneaks over from the opposite river to launch a surprise attack, at least the horses can still eat while walking on the prairie and will not starve to death.

Moreover, there are many herdsmen or sects scattered around the border of Tiancang Kingdom. There is absolutely no problem in fighting while walking and using war to support war.

As a result, Tiancang Kingdom is in a weak position.

After understanding this, Gu Chan did not say anything more. Instead, she calmed down, sat on the bow of the boat holding the calico cat, and admired the magnificent scenery of the Luo River.

Luoda also rowed the boat attentively, continuing upstream to find a suitable shoal to dock.

What neither of them knew was.

Just as they were going upstream in the fishing boat, a tabby cat was lying on a rotten piece of wood on the river behind them, paddling the water with its paws and swimming after them towards the other side.

[You stinky two-legged beast, I will never forget the hatred for stealing my wife. Do you really think I will let you go easily? I tell you, even if I chase you to the ends of the earth, I will still seek revenge on you. ]

While paddling hard, the tabby cat cursed viciously.

At this moment, its hatred for Gu Chan had almost driven it crazy.