Chapter 111 He Is Not as Busy as Gu Qingheng.
Separation always comes too quickly. After Gu Yu reluctantly bid farewell to his little wife, he took Xi Yang and Gu Qingheng to the Tang Sect.
Led by Tang Sect elders and two protectors, they encountered no danger on the road.
The journey was very peaceful, making Gu Yu extremely bored. He thought to himself, “Even if one robber came, it would be more interesting than this!”
He could even get some loot!
Once Gu Qingheng knew of this thought, he immediately accused Gu Yu of being a troublemaker.
After a stern lecture, Gu Qingheng himself began to roam around the inn. Judging by the way he exposed his valuable belongings, he clearly wanted to attract some foolish thieves.
Perhaps deceived by Gu Qingheng’s age, a few small thieves did fall for it, were directly drugged and knocked unconscious by Gu Qingheng, and then hit unconscious with a brick.
When they woke up from their coma, they were left with nothing but a loincloth.
It wasn’t that Gu Qingheng had a habit of collecting other people’s clothes, but the innkeeper had previously revealed that he paid a high price for old clothes.
It was precisely because of this that Gu Qingheng thought of “fishing.”
Even a fly is still meat!
“Tan Lin, do you think Gu Yu can succeed?”
The Tang Sect protectors resting on the second floor were watching what was happening outside through the window. Seeing Gu Qingheng skillfully looting money, they couldn’t help but twitch their mouths.
Then, one of them hesitantly asked.
“It’s too late to say this now. We have no other choice but to believe.”
“But…”
“Ling Yan, our mission this time, besides treating the elder, is to take Gu Yu back to help the sect resist the attack from the He Sect.”
“Alas! I’m not reconciled!”
Although Gu Yu displayed very high medical skills when treating the elder, it was not enough to save the Tang Sect. They needed to compete with the He Sect in hidden weapons and poison.
Calling Gu Yu now was only a temporary fix.
“Let’s see the situation then. If the He Sect is still so arrogant, I’ll go and show them something!”
“It’s better not to act rashly. We are only protectors, not members of the main Tang Sect… Unless you marry into a main Tang Sect family, then you can be given the surname Tang.”
“I wouldn’t even consider marrying into the sect. Ling Yan, don’t talk about it anymore.”
“You stubborn person… If you don’t want to marry into the sect, how long will it take you to become a member of the main sect just by earning merit?”
When discussing sect matters, Ling Yan advised Tan Lin not to dwell on it anymore.
If he wanted to join the main Tang Sect, it was better to marry into the sect directly.
“You’ve been talking about me all this time, what about you!”
“Me? I can feed myself and I don’t want to get married! I just want to cultivate my martial arts to a great extent and find a place with flowers and birds to retire. Wouldn’t that life be very pleasant!”
“Haha, indeed.”
At this point, Ling Yan and Tan Lin looked at each other and smiled, then raised their wine glasses and drank heartily.
After three rounds of drinks, Tan Lin collapsed on the table. Seeing the bloodstain spreading across the table, Ling Yan closed his eyes in pain.
This was not the outcome he wanted.
His years of friendship, dying by his hand like this, Ling Yan knew his conscience would be condemned for a lifetime.
However, he had no choice.
Continuing to be a protector in the Tang Sect, he had few opportunities to climb further. But the He Sect could!
As long as Gu Yu could be killed on the road, the He Sect guaranteed his safety and even a significant position in the sect… rewards that the Tang Sect could not provide.
Therefore, even if it meant killing his years of friendship, Ling Yan was willing to do anything.
It was Tan Lin’s misfortune to have met him…
May you never meet him in the next life.
With this thought, Ling Yan moved Tan Lin’s body from the chair and placed it on the bed. After covering it with a quilt, he took out a bottle of white poison from his satchel.
This was a new type of poison specially given to him by the He Sect. It was colorless and odorless. As long as it was touched, it would immediately send one to see Yama.
Originally, the He Sect did not know Gu Yu.
However, after Gu Yu provided the antidote and repeatedly helped the Tang Sect escape crises, the He Sect confirmed through various investigations that Gu Yu was the one helping the Tang Sect.
Given Gu Mengyao’s official position in the court, it was inconvenient for the He Sect to directly attack Gu Yu, so they came up with a plan!
They wanted to use the Tang Sect as an excuse to lure Gu Yu out of his home.
Once Gu Yu died on the way, no matter what, Gu Mengyao would not let the Tang Sect go.
It was precisely for this reason that the He Sect did not attack the Tang Sect directly and defeat them… After Gu Yu died, letting the government solve the Tang Sect would be a better method!
Moreover, it would allow the He Sect to quickly increase their fame in the jianghu by relying on the might of the government.
Now, it all depended on whether Ling Yan could make the plan proceed smoothly…
“Qingheng, where are you going outside so often? It’s already dark, be careful you don’t get caught and stewed.”
When Gu Qingheng returned to his room with the day’s harvest, Gu Yu put down the medicinal powder he was still preparing and asked suspiciously, wondering what his brother-in-law was so busy with every day.
He was not as busy as Gu Qingheng.
However, when Gu Qingheng heard this, he rolled his eyes speechlessly.
He just went out to rob others, why did he say he would be stewed!
Besides, the chance of being stewed was too small!
Usually, wouldn’t they just be killed?
“…Brother-in-law, although I know it’s quite dangerous, what the hell is being stewed!”
“It’s not that I haven’t encountered such a situation before, it’s better to be careful!”
“Don’t worry, I only stew others, there’s no chance for others to stew me.”
Afterward, Gu Qingheng waved his hand at Gu Yu and stopped talking. He took out his satchel and put all the harvest into it.
When they reached the next town, he would exchange all of this for silver notes.
Although it was very convenient to keep it in Gu Yu’s space, it was not very convenient to get money, especially now that they were outside and might need money at any time… So, it was safer to have some silver in hand.
While flipping through the satchel, the gift prepared for Tang Lian was revealed by a corner. Gu Qingheng quickly stuffed it back and blocked it tightly with clothes around it.
Such an important gift must not have any mistakes!
“Brother Gu, it’s time for dinner.”
“Okay, we’ll be right down.”
At this moment, Ling Yan’s voice suddenly sounded from outside, and Gu Yu immediately replied after hearing it.
