Chapter Sixteen: I’m Afraid I Can’t Beat Them!
Listening to the diners at the next table, Gu Yu couldn’t help but frown.
Lately, there seem to be quite a few cases of missing corpses in various towns!
“Brother-in-law, why are corpses disappearing from every town! And the death of Steward Wang’s daughter is quite suspicious. Ghosts and the like, they can’t directly harm people, right!”
“You ask me, who am I going to ask! However, ghosts are unlikely.”
While Gu Yu was thinking, Gu Qingheng quietly leaned over and whispered a few words, making Gu Yu raise his eyebrows. He really didn’t expect his younger brother-in-law to hold on until now.
Gu Yu wasn’t interested in the gossip about missing corpses, so he only started thinking when people began talking about the disappearance of Steward Wang’s daughter’s corpse.
However, Gu Qingheng was a gossip enthusiast.
He had probably been eyeing the missing corpse incident for a long time but only spoke up to inquire now. It was not easy for him to endure for so long!
Tch, tch, my brother-in-law has grown up.
“Why?”
When Gu Yu said it wasn’t done by ghosts, Gu Qingheng looked at Gu Yu with confusion, not understanding why his brother-in-law was so sure!
Logically speaking, his brother-in-law was a ghost from another world.
“Because, I haven’t seen a ghost yet. If I could see one, I would believe that ghosts exist.”
“Then it’s over. I feel like even the most evil ghosts would be afraid of you, brother-in-law. I’m afraid I’ll never see a ghost in this lifetime.”
Hearing Gu Yu say he wanted to see a ghost, Gu Qingheng’s face immediately fell. He then spoke with a dejected expression, causing Gu Yu to couldn’t help but reach out and tap Gu Qingheng’s head.
Gu Mengyao, who was eating beside them, smiled and shook her head, thinking about these two men who never grew up!
Childishly cute.
“Steward Wang is truly unfortunate. Not only did his beautiful daughter die, but now even her corpse is missing. He truly has bad luck; even drinking cold water gets stuck in his throat.”
“I don’t think this matter is that simple! That master who said the corpse couldn’t be kept at home can’t be found now, which almost made Steward Wang pass away from anger… Now he’s even issued a reward. If that master is found, he’ll give one thousand taels of silver!”
“What! One thousand taels? Steward Wang is too generous! Giving away so much silver, I want to help find him now!”
“Heh, what’s this? If Steward Wang’s daughter is found, he’ll give ten thousand taels of silver!”
Afterwards, Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng stopped talking, their attention drawn to the next table.
Gu Yu was interested because he heard about the silver, while Gu Qingheng was intrigued by the new gossip.
However, upon hearing ten thousand taels, Gu Yu snorted disdainfully. He didn’t care for such a small sum.
He could get hundreds of thousands of silver taels just by strolling around the capital.
For example, after this adventure was over, he would return to the capital and find those big masters, and he would receive very generous compensation.
If they refused to hand it over, then don’t blame Gu Yu for being ruthless!
“Brother-in-law, looking at you, you certainly don’t care about these ten thousand taels of gold, do you? Tsk tsk tsk, you’re really too full of yourself.”
Seeing the expression on Gu Yu’s face, Gu Qingheng immediately guessed his thoughts. Gu Yu felt helpless towards this younger brother-in-law who understood him so well.
What else could he say!
Gu Qingheng’s guess was very accurate; he indeed had no interest in this reward.
It would be better to find the treasure marked on the treasure map as soon as possible…
“You kid, don’t think about joining the fun. We’re going tomb raiding, don’t create any detours, otherwise you’ll have to sleep outdoors for a few more days… As far as I know, in the first few days after we set off, I saw you go out to pee at night, and you almost scared yourself into peeing…”
“Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I won’t mention it again!”
As soon as Gu Yu spoke, Gu Qingheng quickly reached out and covered his mouth. He didn’t mention it again and honestly ate the meal on the table.
Gu Yu smiled with satisfaction at this.
Can’t deal with you, you brat.
However, although Gu Qingheng quieted down, Gu Yu didn’t intend to continue listening to the chatter at the next table. After Gu Qingheng finished eating, he went back to his room to rest.
Regardless of what happened in these towns, he had no intention of meddling.
The government offices in various places weren’t just for show. If there were any problems, it was best to report them to the authorities.
…
The next morning, after breakfast, Gu Yu and the other two immediately set off on horseback.
They had already covered half the distance marked on the human bone treasure map, which made Gu Qingheng very happy. His riding speed even increased significantly, as if he wanted to reach the location tomorrow.
However, such thoughts were clearly not feasible, and obstacles began to appear on the road ahead.
At first, Gu Yu thought they were assassins chasing them.
However, judging by the appearance of the other party, they were clearly just ordinary martial arts feuds.
This gave Gu Yu a new understanding of the martial arts sects of the Central Plains, and he held great contempt for these “chicken pecking chicken” fighting styles.
If he threw his brother-in-law over there, he could deal with these weaklings.
Fortunately, Gu Yu didn’t actually try it, but instead ignored it, passing by every time.
However, even though Gu Yu considered these martial artists to be weaklings, these martial artists also saw Gu Yu and the others as rookies.
For example…
“Prairie Yi Dian Hong, I’ve finally found you, die quickly!”
“Kuang Ba Dao Ke, do you think you can stop me? Hah, I’ll give you a hundred-meter head start, and you still won’t be able to catch me!”
Looking at the two of them speaking with expressionless faces, Gu Yu had no desire to say anything more. He could only continue to ride his horse past them.
Gu Qingheng, who was following behind, looked curiously and found the names of these martial artists to be quite impressive!
Powerful!
“Stop, you few over there, or don’t blame my blade for being too swift and adding more lost souls to this world!”
As Gu Yu and the other two advanced, one of the men, known as Kuang Ba Dao Ke, frowned in displeasure. He directly raised his hand and threw a dagger in front of Gu Yu’s horse’s hooves, stopping the three from moving forward.
This made Gu Yu extremely speechless. He wondered if these two martial arts enthusiasts wanted to spar and drag them in as spectators, was that interesting?
If it were a battle of epic proportions, it would be understandable, but now it was clearly just two ordinary martial arts practitioners. He was truly not interested in watching.
“Qingheng, you go try.”
“Ah? Brother-in-law, these two are too powerful. I’m afraid I can’t beat them!”
As Gu Qingheng was watching with great interest, Gu Yu’s sudden words made him exclaim in surprise.
This caused Gu Yu’s forehead to be covered with dark lines. He wondered how much spring water Gu Qingheng had drunk, and after being carefully taught martial arts by Gu Mengyao, he now said he couldn’t beat them…
“Get off your horse immediately. If you can’t beat them, then Ruohua, the little sister from Yang Family Village, is quite good. I can get you a concubine first, so you can enjoy the warmth and softness of a woman.”
“Brother-in-law, I’ll fight! I’ll fight! Ruohua’s arm is thicker than my thigh, I don’t have that kind of fortune!”
