Hopefully I'm Overthinking

No matter how slow the boat moved, it would eventually reach the shore. Gu Liangzhe was already very close to land. His neck was stiff, and even he was unsure whether he would survive this ordeal today.

Deputy White kept a mysterious smile on his face, staring fixedly at Gu Liangzhe.

"What do we do? We're doomed, we're doomed..." Princess May was scared out of her wits. Just as she was about to jump off the boat, Deputy White suddenly spoke: "Don't let them dock. Those two plague-bringers, it's best to send them far away. Otherwise, if the disease spreads to Hanford Town, our brothers will be blamed."

Deputy White spoke loudly. The moment Princess May and Gu Liangzhe heard his words, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

A trace of relief appeared on Gu Liangzhe's stiff face, but he immediately tensed up again, realizing that every change in his expression had been caught by Deputy White!

Gu Liangzhe thought to himself: This is bad. Deputy White must be testing us on purpose to see our reactions. Now he's probably seen through our identities! It's over, are we going to die here today!?

While Gu Liangzhe's mind was in turmoil, Deputy White turned away to inspect elsewhere. The soldiers, following his orders, waved dismissively at them: "Go, go, you two plague-bringers, don't dock here, you're bad luck!"

Gu Liangzhe felt like he was on a roller coaster, his heart rising and falling. He hurriedly rowed the boat, letting it drift downstream along the river.

Princess May also breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing weakly onto the boat as if she had just survived a disaster. She said to Gu Liangzhe, "Imperial Grand Tutor Gu, in a day we'll enter Chu territory. Will we be safe then?"

Gu Liangzhe didn't answer. He knew Alexander Hayes's influence was vast—even entering Chu might not guarantee safety, though it was still better than their situation in the Kingdom of Jin.

Gu Liangzhe didn't tell Princess May any of this. At that moment, he was staring at Deputy White's back on the shore, suddenly recalling someone, and his expression grew tense.

Long ago, Gu Liangzhe had learned that Alexander Hayes hid a woman in his border camp. Moreover, Alexander Hayes seemed to care for and trust her unusually much.

Since Alexander Hayes is a general, if he wanted to hide a woman in the army, the best position would be as his deputy!

Deputy White, Deputy White... Could it be that Deputy White is the woman Alexander Hayes has hidden in the army!?

Recalling Deputy White's figure and appearance, Gu Liangzhe thought: If he were a man, he was a bit delicate and thin, but if she were a woman, it would make sense!

So the woman Alexander Hayes hid in the army is her... Gu Liangzhe muttered to himself.

Princess May overheard and asked, "Imperial Grand Tutor Gu, what are you muttering about?"

Gu Liangzhe pondered for a moment and said, "I keep feeling that Deputy White just now is no ordinary person. She seemed to recognize me, but why would she let me go...?"

Princess May said, "Imperial Grand Tutor Gu, you must be too nervous. Those people were all Alexander Hayes's men. If they'd recognized you, they would have caught us immediately. How could they let us go? I think we've just been too tense and paranoid lately, so everyone looks suspicious."

"Is that so..." Gu Liangzhe sighed, his eyes full of doubt. "I hope I'm just overthinking things..."