When holding Mengyao again while sleeping, Gu Yu’s sleep quality soared.
Unlike sleeping with Gu Qingheng before, when Gu Yu used to be kicked awake, this time holding the warm jade in his arms, and occasionally stealing a kiss, made Gu Yu feel incredibly comfortable.
From now on, he would absolutely never share a room with his younger brother-in-law again.
As time slowly passed, Gu Yu didn’t specifically go to town to check if Tang Sect’s people had left. Instead, he stayed steadily at home, working on his tasks and not thinking too much.
Now that he stayed at home every day, Gu Yu didn’t believe that Tang Sect’s people could still find their way to his door!
“Excuse me, is anyone home?”
Just as Gu Yu was thinking that Tang Sect’s people would not appear again, a strange voice sounded from outside the courtyard gate, making Gu Yu’s heart skip a beat. He wondered if he was a Cassandra, having wished for Tang Sect’s people to arrive.
As it turned out, when Gu Yu opened the door, he saw seven or eight big men outside, their clothes embroidered with Tang Sect’s patterns. Gu Yu wished he could slap himself twice, thinking that his Cassandra’s mouth was truly good at predicting the worst.
Tang Sect’s people had actually arrived…
“Who are you?”
“Little brother, we are just passing by, and we want to ask about this mountain…”
“I don’t know! My elders are all out. Maybe you can wait until my elders come back?”
“Oh, no need. We have urgent matters on the mountain.”
After a kind-looking person spoke, Gu Yu put on a confused expression, as if he truly didn’t know anything about the mountain next to them. Then, he told the Tang Sect people to wait for his elders to return.
However, the Tang Sect people didn’t have time to wait. So, after smiling at Gu Yu, they didn’t agree to stay and wait, but turned around and prepared to head up the mountain.
“Eh? Is this your family’s fox? It’s quite cute, and its pure white fur is worth a lot of money!”
Just as the Tang Sect people were turning to leave, Xiaobai, who had gone out to play in the morning, suddenly emerged from the bushes. Then, it quickly ran past everyone and into the Gu family’s courtyard, making Gu Yu secretly think that this white fox was a nuisance!
It was clearly sending the Tang Sect people away when it jumped out at this time to attract attention.
“My father caught it on the mountain. Its name is Xiaobai! We grew up together, and it can’t be sold!”
“Haha, I was just saying. Hurry inside, little brother. Be careful of the wild beasts that run down the mountain, or they’ll eat you.”
After Gu Yu spoke, the Tang Sect people didn’t pay much attention. However, one of them began to scare Gu Yu, making Gu Yu tremble and quickly close the courtyard gate.
After the courtyard gate blocked everything outside, Gu Yu’s face showed a confused expression. He wondered why the Tang Sect people weren’t searching for Tang Wenshi in town, but had suddenly come here.
Only he and Gu Mengyao had seen Tang Wenshi that day; no one else knew.
However, no matter what, he had to prepare in advance.
…
“Li Gang, you really are something, always stirring up trouble at a time like this.”
“I just spoke too quickly! After all, that white fox is very rare. If we catch it and give it to the Sect Leader’s Wife, we’ll definitely get a lot of rewards!”
“Get real! You already killed their son, and you still want rewards? You truly have no conscience.”
“Tch, it wasn’t me who killed Tang Wenshi. Everyone has their own accounts to settle; they should go find whoever is responsible.”
After leaving the Gu family, the Tang Sect people walked up the mountain while talking, heading to the agreed-upon meeting place with others to continue searching the mountain.
Originally, they had only been searching the town for Tang Wenshi’s traces, but after days of no clues, people kept speculating about where Tang Wenshi had gone and why there had been no news for so long!
If Tang Wenshi hadn’t been seriously injured, everyone here would have been terrified… worried that Tang Wenshi might have returned to the Tang Sect alone, exposing their crime of patricide, and then being killed one by one by the sect.
Now, everyone only hoped that Tang Wenshi would die quietly in some corner and not cause them any more trouble!
“Did you have any luck over there? Are there any locals familiar with this mountain?”
“We went, but unfortunately, the adults weren’t home. There was only a half-grown child, who was also useless!”
“This is troublesome! The mountain is so big, where can we find Tang Wenshi’s traces?”
“Isn’t there that dog? It should be able to find him directly!”
“It’s not that easy. After coming to the mountain, there were too many animal scents, so we couldn’t smell anything anymore.”
After meeting with others, everyone began to discuss their next steps.
Hearing that neither side had made any progress, everyone couldn’t help but sigh, thinking that they had wasted a lot of time in Lian Town, and the Tang Sect might have already become suspicious.
Ever since they conspired with Feng Xuanyuan to harm Tang Wenshi, everyone’s hearts felt like rats were scurrying around, constantly worried that the matter would be exposed one day, and they would be punished by the sect with cruel torture and death.
However, once they were on the pirate ship, there was no turning back – they could only go all the way to the end.
“What are you all standing around here for? Hurry up and go look for him.”
“Lord Feng, this mountain is not small. Finding Tang Wenshi’s body is as difficult as climbing to heaven!”
“Hmph, even if it’s as difficult as climbing to heaven, you must find him! If Tang Wenshi returns to the Tang Sect alive, don’t think only I will be executed; you won’t escape either!”
“…”
Afterward, when Feng Xuanyuan appeared before everyone and saw them standing still, she immediately spoke angrily.
When everyone heard Feng Xuanyuan’s words, they couldn’t help but show bitter expressions. Finally, they dispersed and began to search in all directions, striving to find Tang Wenshi’s traces as soon as possible.
Feng Xuanyuan was right. If the sect found out, none of them would be able to escape.
Thus, as everyone began to search the mountain extensively, time ticked by, waiting for the sky to darken, and still, not a single clue was found.
Everyone was a little disheartened, thinking that Tang Wenshi might have really escaped!
If that were the case, it would be better to quickly think about what to do next, and not continue to stay in Lian Town and wait for death.
Thinking of this, some people looked at Feng Xuanyuan with fierce eyes.
It was this woman who had disrupted their peaceful lives and forced them to take poison! If it weren’t for her, they wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.
If they couldn’t find Tang Wenshi, they would torture her to extract the antidote, and then…
“There are bloodstains here, Ah! Found him!!!”
Just as some people were having lewd thoughts, a sound of surprise suddenly rang out, finally making everyone who had been searching for a long time breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that Tang Wenshi had not escaped after all, but had died on the mountain.
Now, they could rest assured.
Afterward, when everyone rushed to the place where the sound came from, Tang Wenshi’s body, which had been buried for several days, was dug out again.
Although the weather was gradually getting cooler, Tang Wenshi had been buried in the ground for quite some time, and his body had begun to rot and smell. Feng Xuanyuan, upon arriving, couldn’t help but cover her nose and mouth, her eyes full of disgust.
Tang Wenshi had been disdainful in Feng Xuanyuan’s eyes when he was alive, and now that he was dead and had become so disgusting, Feng Xuanyuan didn’t want to look at him again.
However, thinking of her master’s instructions, Feng Xuanyuan didn’t delay any longer. Instead, she ordered her subordinates to search Tang Wenshi for anything on him.
“Click, click!”
However, as soon as the two put their hands on Tang Wenshi, the sound of a mechanism being activated rang out, causing Feng Xuanyuan to quickly retreat upon hearing it.
Along with some quick-witted people, they quickly retreated. Only those with slower reactions, along with the two searching the body, were stabbed into hedgehogs by a large number of poisoned silver needles. Before they could even speak, they immediately bled from all seven orifices and died.
“Hmph, even though Tang Wenshi is dead, he can still plan things, but it’s destined to be useless! You all continue to go forward and search the body.”
“Yes.”
After dodging a wave of attacks, Feng Xuanyuan sneered and then continued to send people forward.
The remaining people, although unwilling to take the risk, knew they couldn’t hesitate at this time. So, two more people volunteered to go forward and search the body.
With the previous lesson learned, the two were also vigilant in their actions.
Although it was a bit slower, it was safer.
It was precisely because of this that they avoided many hidden attacks later. The people around them watched with worry, and simultaneously thought that Tang Wenshi was indeed the Sect Leader’s son, as he had hidden quite a few exquisite hidden weapons on him.
However, no matter how exquisite the hidden weapons were, they could not exert their power when Tang Wenshi was already dead.
It didn’t take long after that for everything on Tang Wenshi to be plundered and placed before Feng Xuanyuan.
But…
“Where is the box containing the bell!!!”
“Lord Feng, we searched Tang Wenshi for a long time and couldn’t find the box… However, Tang Wenshi is already dead, but the traces indicate that he was buried by someone. It is likely that the box is in the hands of the person who buried Tang Wenshi!”
Feng Xuanyuan searched through the items placed in front of her several times but couldn’t find the box containing the bell. She couldn’t help but get angry and shout, making the people standing around look at each other, not understanding why the box had disappeared.
However, someone with a quick mind immediately spoke up, suggesting that the box should be in someone else’s hands.
But the mountain was too vast, and the chance of finding that person was like searching for a needle in a haystack!
“I found some white hair here! And a sea eagle feather, which should be left by Tang Wenshi’s pet, Xiao Qing.”
“White hair, it looks so familiar… Wait, that family at the foot of the mountain has a white fox.”
“It’s indeed fox fur. Damn it, we missed something important.”
“Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and take me to that family. We must get the box as soon as possible.”
Hearing the words of the people in front of her, Feng Xuanyuan couldn’t help but frown. Then, she didn’t let them continue talking but directly waved her hand, indicating that they would go to that family immediately to retrieve the box.
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It was difficult to type yesterday, and I unexpectedly caught a cold today, which explains the headache. However, the author will not break the schedule!
