Feng Jin's eyes darted, "What about that jade token, why did it end up in the hands of the Princess of Xiliang, and she swore that you promised her your life with that token?"
Even if Ling Mohan and the Princess of Xiliang had no connection, the jade token was concrete evidence. How could this be explained?
"That jade token was obtained for me by my grandfather at Huguo Temple. I always carried it with me, but it was indeed lost three years ago. The situation was urgent then, and I don't know when it was lost."
Ling Mohan recalled what had happened three years ago. He had searched for it, but in vain, and had let it go.
"Right, Gu Beichen, didn't I ask you to look for any dropped jade tokens when you were clearing the battlefield? Did you see it or not?"
After a long while, Ling Mohan remembered that he had told Gu Beichen about this. The battle was fierce, and he had forgotten about it.
"Jade token? What jade token?" Gu Beichen looked bewildered, as if he didn't know.
How could he not remember this? Did it really happen? It had been three years, who could remember so clearly?
"It's the jade token with a wild goose carved on it. You really don't remember?"
After Ling Mohan's reminder, Gu Beichen's memory flickered slightly. The shape of the jade token kept outlining itself in his mind, and he suddenly realized, "I did pick up that jade token when clearing the battlefield, but I gave it away as a token of love. I still haven't found that woman."
Recalling this, Gu Beichen was filled with regret. It was a great love match, but that woman seemed to have vanished without a trace.
He had sent people to search near Weiyi Mountain for half a year, and they had turned everything upside down, but there was no trace of the girl.
"You gave it to that girl?"
Feng Jin caught the key point in his words and asked urgently.
"When I was injured by an arrow and fell off a cliff, I was saved by a woman. That woman had a visual impairment. After my injuries healed, I returned to the military camp. When I left, I had nothing, so I split the jade token in two and gave it to the woman as a token of love. After we achieved a great victory, I went back to find that woman but never saw her. I searched several times without any news."
Ling Mohan and Feng Jin, who were listening to the story, suddenly's eyes lit up, as if they had found some clues.
Feng Jin continued to ask steadily, "Do you remember what that woman looked like?"
Gu Beichen furrowed his brows slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "I don't know how to describe what she looked like, but I know she was very beautiful. If I saw her again, I would definitely recognize her immediately."
"Then draw it with a pen." Feng Jin quickly grabbed the paper and pen and handed them to Gu Beichen.
Gu Beichen's hand holding the pen paused slightly. He lifted his eyelids and looked at Feng Jin, "What do you mean by this?"
"Hurry up and draw!"
Feng Jin's angry scolding startled Gu Beichen, who immediately began to draw on the paper.
After a long while, Feng Jin and Ling Mohan held Gu Beichen's drawing and examined it carefully. They were stunned and couldn't figure out what it was.
"Is this a nose?"
"Why does it look like an eye to me?"
"It's a nose!"
"It's an eye!"
Feng Jin and Ling Mohan had different opinions and couldn't discern anything.
Gu Beichen stood aside, watching their argument with cold eyes, and said unhappily, "That's a mouth!"
He suddenly stepped forward, snatched the drawing, and said, "What kind of eyesight do you have, not even understanding a drawing."
Feng Jin's mouth twitched twice. She really couldn't connect it to a mouth. She originally thought her drawing skills were not great, but after seeing Gu Beichen's drawing skills today, she suddenly gained confidence in herself.
"Your drawing skills are truly admirable, truly admirable."
Gu Beichen snorted coldly, not taking Feng Jin's words to heart at all, assuming it was Feng Jin's lack of discernment.
"My drawing is naturally excellent. Only people like you, who lack discernment, would not understand it. I'll generously forgive you this time, considering you haven't seen much of the world."
"Then thank you very much, Young Master Gu." Feng Jin said sarcastically, truly wondering where Gu Beichen got his confidence to say such things.
"Working for you for nothing, I really thought you had some useful information. In the end, it was all in vain."
At first, he had some expectations, but in the end, it was like drawing water into a bamboo basket, ending in disappointment.
"If your drawing skills were better, it wouldn't be like this. This is the woman you think is very beautiful. If that woman saw your drawing, she would probably be angered to death."
Feng Jin mercilessly belittled Gu Beichen. If she were that woman, she would tear Gu Beichen's drawing to shreds and never interact with him again.
"You... you are simply unreasonable! If that woman were really like you say, she wouldn't be worth my longing. A woman like you, only Ling Mohan would be blind enough to fall for you!"
Gu Beichen was furious and spoke without considering anything else.
"Guards, escort Young Master Gu out!" Ling Mohan said with a chilling tone.
Immediately, several ghostly figures flashed outside the window. The few men stepped forward, and with a flash of black and silver, Gu Beichen's figure disappeared without a trace, leaving only some groans.
Only when it was completely quiet did Feng Jin rest her chin and look at Ling Mohan, "Do you think the woman Gu Beichen spoke of could be the Princess of Xiliang?"
"I'm not sure, but the description is quite similar to what the Princess of Xiliang said. However, there is no absolute evidence yet to confirm this matter."
Many aspects of Gu Beichen's account were consistent with the Princess of Xiliang's words, and Gu Beichen himself admitted to giving away the jade token. All these coincidences were too many.
"Whether it is or not, a try will tell. I will go and ask the Princess of Xiliang for clarification tomorrow."
To determine the truth of the matter, it was still necessary to ask the person involved. However, subconsciously, Feng Jin was quite sure that Gu Beichen was the person the Princess of Xiliang was looking for.
Gu Beichen was directly thrown out by the secret guards, almost twisting his waist.
These two husband and wife were truly heartless, discarding him after using him. Especially Ling Mohan, if he hadn't proven himself just now, with Feng Jin's temper, she would have probably devoured him alive.
He had solved his own troubles and didn't care about his brother's life or death, even ordering him to be thrown out. Fortunately, it was late at night. If it were daytime, how could he face anyone?
"My Lord, your subordinate has been ordered by the young general to specially send you back to Zhennan Prince's Mansion."
Lu Shi drove a carriage slowly from the back door of the Ling residence and stopped steadily beside Gu Beichen.