Chapter 52: Let’s Fight
Carefully concealing his tracks, Gu Mengyao continued to observe the outside.
Unfortunately, after speaking a few words, the other party stopped talking.
The inn returned to silence.
This made Gu Mengyao couldn’t help but frown, then she didn’t stay here any longer, wanting to leave the inn quickly.
Originally, Gu Mengyao thought that the other party had kidnapped many martial artists and might bring the imperial court into the fray.
No matter what, she, as a great general, was a member of the imperial court and could not stand idly by while others caused trouble under her nose.
However, after hearing that these people were there to ambush them, Gu Mengyao felt that she could not give the other party a chance to succeed.
As long as it was not a conspiracy against the imperial court, these martial artists could only fend for themselves.
As for letting Gu Mengyao take action to save them… if she were in the capital, Gu Mengyao would have undoubtedly saved their lives without hesitation.
However, at this moment, she was in an unfamiliar place and didn’t even have a subordinate.
What could she use to save them?
Gu Mengyao was not a hot-blooded person. As a general who commanded the army, her thinking had become mature.
A casual act and a desperate rescue were completely different concepts.
Moreover, after Gu Mengyao and Gu Yu found potassium nitrate, manufacturing gunpowder from these white crystalline substances would give the Linfeng Kingdom a greater advantage in future wars.
She should hurry back to the capital and personally witness the successful production of gunpowder, which was the most important matter now.
“Brother Ning, I’m still a little curious! If Gu Yu and his group really didn’t come, what will we do afterwards?”
Just as Gu Mengyao was about to leave the inn, the person who was just called Wang Ping suddenly spoke.
What he said made Gu Mengyao freeze, and she didn’t rush to leave.
Since she had heard this much, she didn’t mind listening for a while longer.
“You’re too talkative, kid! If Gu Yu really doesn’t come, then we will kill all these people, hang their bodies in front of the Yamen of the Prefecture, and then send a few people to cry injustice at the Yamen, framing Gu Yu for everything.”
“Ah?”
“What ‘ah’ for? this was arranged in advance by the Esteemed Master, just to prevent Gu Yu and his group from leaving… even if Gu Yu has already left, we have human and material evidence, so Gu Yu, the scapegoat, cannot escape.”
Listening to their conversation, Gu Mengyao’s palm tightened unconsciously, making a slight sound.
These bastards, had they already planned so much!
It seemed they couldn’t leave now!
After knowing the other party’s plan, Gu Mengyao only had to think about it to know that if she let them succeed, they would be framed without reason.
Because there was a record of leaving the capital, and there would be many people coming out to testify at that time, this was unavoidable.
Secondly, dead men tell no tales.
Even if they were framed, others would not be able to tell.
Even if Bai Qian, the Empress, favored the Gu family, it would still be very troublesome with many ministers impeaching.
As a subject, Gu Mengyao naturally did not want to cause trouble for the monarch.
Especially since Bai Qian, the Empress, had appreciated her, which Gu Mengyao kept in mind.
Therefore, Gu Mengyao changed her intention to leave and decided to capture all these people in one fell swoop, making the Tianjue Organization suffer a painful blow.
With that thought, Gu Mengyao immediately left through the window, and after Gu Yu landed on a bird, he took Gu Mengyao back into the sky.
Gu Mengyao did not delay any longer and directly told Gu Yu what she had just heard, wanting to see what plans he had.
Now, these people had to be killed.
But because of their numbers, they were not easy to deal with… If these people were outside, Gu Yu could just stand in the air and throw some medicinal powder to knock everyone out.
However, with the location changed to an inn, it became a bit troublesome.
After all, inns had roofs.
As long as the people from the Tianjue Organization wanted to hide, the medicinal powder thrown by Gu Yu would sometimes miss.
“Mengyao, I’ve heard what you just said! The best method currently is to sprinkle medicinal powder, but due to various limitations, this method cannot be directly implemented and requires more planning.”
After listening to Gu Mengyao, Gu Yu did not speak immediately. He pondered for a moment before speaking.
Since he knew that these people were coming for them, the inn must have been ambushed in advance.
The Tianjue Esteemed Master knew too much information about their group, so he wouldn’t not know the power of medicinal powder, yet he still sent his subordinates to do this.
Thinking about it this way, the other party must be absolutely confident that they would not be affected by the medicinal powder or resist its effects.
Regarding this, it made Gu Yu interested as well.
Now, he really wanted to fight this Tianjue Esteemed Master!
“Yu, just say it! I’ll listen to everything you say.”
When Gu Mengyao heard Gu Yu’s words, she didn’t say any more nonsense, just let Gu Yu make the decision.
Gu Mengyao believed that her little husband would definitely have a very good idea.
Of course, it was fine for her to think of it herself… but for now, she would just watch Gu Yu’s performance!
“Now the inn is like a tightly sealed bucket. Even if we enter the inn rooms through the window, we can’t leave the rooms to go elsewhere. Moreover, these people must have already prepared traps.”
“So, we’ll split into two groups. You and I will enter directly from the main entrance of the inn, and Zha Zha will lie in wait on the second floor. When everyone’s attention is focused on us two, Zha Zha will sprinkle medicinal powder from the second floor.”
“I know you’re definitely wondering why Zha Zha is doing it instead of you… Once the other party knows our background, they will definitely have many restrictions against us, and they won’t believe that you and I are separating, so Zha Zha needs to make the move… I’m afraid they never thought that they would end up being ambushed by a bird.”
Gu Yu finished speaking in one breath, then he saw Gu Mengyao’s sparkling eyes, which made him couldn’t help but curl his lips upwards, feeling immense satisfaction.
The idea he just came up with also used the loophole of the other party not recognizing Zha Zha.
As long as these people treat Zha Zha as an ordinary bird, they will definitely take a big fall and end up losing their lives.
Zha Zha’s IQ had been constantly improving with the ‘gurgling’ sips of Space Spring Water, and now it was as cunning as a ghost.
It was even smarter than some people.
This was why Gu Yu entrusted an important mission to Zha Zha. He believed that this thieving bird would definitely be able to complete the mission.
Then, after killing all the people from the Tianjue Organization in the inn, they could leave this place and return to the capital.
Thinking about collecting debts from those big masters in the capital, Gu Yu was truly excited!
Chapter 53: What?
Gu Yu’s plan was very successful. While he and Gu Mengyao cooperated to distract the enemies, Zha Zha directly executed a flying leap.
It suddenly appeared from the second floor and sprinkled medicinal powder all over the place.
After the medicinal powder took effect, Gu Yu picked up the sabers dropped by the enemies and began to end the lives of these people with Gu Mengyao.
After killing everyone, Gu Yu looked at the tied-up martial artists. After thinking about it, he picked up a saber and wanted to kill them too, to avoid further trouble.
Leaving the capital this time was indeed troublesome!
It made him want to quickly return to the capital and give those masters who sent pursuers a good scare, which would make him feel better…
The martial artists, who were also affected by the medicinal powder and unable to move, were initially happy to have saved their lives when they saw Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao killing those hateful guys, not to be killed wantonly.
However, before they could relax, they saw Gu Yu looking murderous, seeming like he wanted to give them a few slashes, which made everyone’s hearts rise again.
Damn it, they just escaped from a wolf’s mouth and now they’ve fallen into a tiger’s den!
“Yu, there’s no need to kill these people. Just let them go, so as not to be framed.”
Just as Gu Yu was walking towards them with his saber, Gu Mengyao suddenly spoke.
This made Gu Yu stop and nod at Gu Mengyao, which made the martial artists who were holding their breath immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Oh god, they were scared to death!
Fortunately, their lives were truly saved.
This martial arts alliance leader selection competition was truly full of twists and turns, and the unexpected developments were also tiring.
“Then I’ll let them go first. I don’t know when the Tianjue Organization will come with reinforcements. If we encounter them, there will be more trouble.”
“Alright.”
Then, after Gu Yu finished speaking, he immediately took out the antidote.
After feeding the antidote to two people first, he then let these two people use the antidote to save the others. When everyone recovered, Gu Yu also piled up the corpses.
He even playfully arranged an international insulting gesture, preparing to let the Tianjue Organization see it, which would also amuse them.
Of course, the Tianjue Organization would be so angry that their teeth would itch.
“Your great kindness, my lord, I, Wolf Head Lin Qi, will never forget it! From now on, no matter what happens, you can find me, and I will definitely do my best to help.”
“I, Zhou Ziming, will also not forget the kindness of you adults. When I return, I will erect a longevity shrine and kowtow to express my gratitude every day.”
“Sob sob sob, thank you so much for being able to survive this time. May I ask for your name, benefactor!”
Although they felt a strange fear towards Gu Yu, many people still came to express their gratitude.
Although some people’s words were hypocritical, they spoke very beautifully.
This made Gu Yu smile slightly at them, then he thought about it before speaking to everyone.
“No need for thanks. If it weren’t for these people trying to smear me, I wouldn’t have saved you. Now that you can move, hurry up and leave here. If you are caught by the Tianjue Organization again, you won’t be able to run away.”
After saying that, Gu Yu didn’t pay attention to these people anymore and went to Gu Mengyao’s side to whisper a few words. After Gu Mengyao agreed and nodded, the two immediately left the inn.
The remaining martial artists exchanged glances, then as if they had made a decision, they quickly hurried to catch up.
“Benefactor, please wait!”
After the crowd chased out of the inn, no one knew when a giant golden bird stood outside the inn.
Its long wings stretched out, reflecting dazzling light under the sunlight.
Ah, their eyes~
Could such an unusual bird really exist?
It was truly unbelievable.
“Is there something?”
And when Gu Yu turned his head to look at the people chasing behind him, he couldn’t help but frown, not knowing what these people wanted to do.
What Gu Yu had said in the inn earlier was actually a deliberate leak of information about the Tianjue Organization, wanting these people to cause trouble for the Tianjue Organization every day after they left.
But why did these people suddenly chase after them?
Did they want to follow him and leave here?
They were all adults now, why were they acting like children, wanting him to treat them like children?
Hmph, if that’s the case, they had miscalculated.
He never had much patience with children…
“Benefactor, it’s like this! We came this time to elect the next Martial Arts Alliance Leader, but we were attacked by the Tianjue Organization. The originally chosen Martial Arts Alliance Leader died protecting us. We urgently need a new leader, so… we want you to be elected as the leader to preside over all matters of the martial arts world.”
However, to Gu Yu’s surprise, the purpose of these people chasing after him was not simple.
Wanting him to be the Martial Arts Alliance Leader…
Were these people blind?
If they really made him the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, it would probably turn the martial arts world upside down… Wait, this was a good opportunity.
He had heard from his little wife before that the previous Martial Arts Alliance Leader had a very bad relationship with the imperial court.
Now, it was time to change that.
“If you don’t agree, we won’t force you, but the situation in the martial arts world is very bad. Since Bai Qian, the Empress, took power, the friction with our martial arts world has been increasing… I’m afraid they will suppress us all soon, which is a disaster for the entire martial arts world!”
Seeing that Gu Yu had been silent for a long time, the person who proposed that Gu Yu be the Martial Arts Alliance Leader became a little anxious. At this moment, he quickly spoke again, very eager for Gu Yu to agree to this request.
Although he didn’t know Gu Yu’s background, being able to use such powerful means to save them showed that he was no ordinary person.
Although choosing rashly might leave future trouble.
However, if they could make him the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, perhaps they could contend with Bai Qian, the Empress.
After all, the net Bai Qian had cast recently was getting tighter and tighter.
This was also the reason why the selection of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader was so secret, wanting to prevent Bai Qian’s people from infiltrating and interfering with the selection of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
However, man proposes, God disposes. They actually encountered the trouble of the Tianjue Organization.
The originally designated candidate was also killed. If they wanted to find another one, it would definitely be too late.
Bai Qian would definitely make a move!
Just thinking about this kind of thing was very unlucky.
Of course, if this imposing man in front of them agreed to be the leader, then everything would be worth it.
Some people were born different from others, and one could easily distinguish them just by looking at them.
Gu Yu was such a person.
“Martial Arts Alliance Leader? It sounds quite fun, but I’m not too interested. Let’s find someone else! How about my wife?”
In the end, Gu Yu spoke.
However, as soon as he spoke, everyone’s faces froze, and then they looked at him with shocked eyes.
What?
Had they misheard!
They wanted a woman to be the Martial Arts Alliance Leader!!
And it was this person’s wife!!!
Chapter 54: Better Kill Them!
“What? You don’t agree?”
Seeing that the martial artists all fell silent, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile slightly, and what he said next carried a hint of coldness, making everyone feel a chilling aura, almost turning them into blocks of ice.
It was precisely because of this that everyone remembered… back at the inn, this terrifying man also wanted to kill them all. If it weren’t for the woman’s obstruction, he would have succeeded.
Thinking about it this way, this man was not suitable to be the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, but rather the leader of a demonic sect.
However, they got carried away for a moment and directly said they wanted Gu Yu to be the leader. Now they couldn’t take it back just because they were scared.
Otherwise, this man might have some way to deal with them.
So, were they on a pirate ship and couldn’t get off?
“Benefactor, since ancient times, no woman has ever become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.”
After thinking about it, everyone decided to be more tactful and persuade Gu Yu to give up the idea of having his wife become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
It was not reasonable.
Women were born weak.
Even some powerful women were exceptions, how could they do what men could do!
Becoming the Martial Arts Alliance Leader was not like children playing house.
There were many matters in the martial arts world that needed to be resolved by the leader. If they lacked the ability, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Especially now, during a critical period.
They had to choose a leader who could lead them to resist the imperial court, so as to maximize the preservation of the intact martial arts world and not be killed by Bai Qian, the Empress.
If a woman really became the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, it would undoubtedly be a great mockery to those who wanted to fight Bai Qian.
Bai Qian, the Empress, was a woman, and she had pushed them to a dead end.
They found another woman to be the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, asking her to fight Bai Qian… The war between two women had nothing to do with them men.
So, they had to refuse.
They could not let women become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
This would turn the martial arts world into a joke, and in the eyes of other forces, they would become jumping clowns.
“No woman has become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader? That’s old history. Why not look at the present! Bai Qian, the Empress, is also a woman, but she has forced all of you to retreat to this remote small town to elect a leader. It’s a disgrace, and you can still bear it.”
When Gu Yu heard everyone’s refusal, he didn’t get angry. He just shook his head with contempt, looking like “you are all weaklings” with disdain. It made people want to spar with him to see who was the weakling.
Not to mention the martial artists who were so angry that they were breathing heavily, even Gu Mengyao, who stood beside him, couldn’t help but find it amusing, thinking that her little husband was very good at provoking others!
With just a few words, without even throwing a punch, he had angered these martial artists.
“Benefactor, our strength is weak. How can we confront the imperial court, this behemoth? Even if we elect a new Martial Arts Alliance Leader, we still have no opportunity to confront Bai Qian, the Empress. This is a doomed event. No matter how great our ambition, we must bow to reality.”
After a period of silence, someone finally spoke.
The speaker was an old man. After he finished speaking, his eyes were red from being wide open, and he was very pessimistic about the upcoming outcome.
The man had been present when the previous Martial Arts Alliance Leader selection was interfered with by the imperial court. He had personally witnessed the obvious gap between the martial arts world and the imperial court, which could not be bridged in a few years.
Especially now, Bai Qian, the Empress, who ruled the Linfeng Kingdom, was a woman whose mind could not be fathomed.
Not only did she govern the Linfeng Kingdom smoothly, but she also controlled the imperial court… It could be said that the Linfeng Kingdom was already Bai Qian’s property.
Those who wanted to resist were like ants facing an elephant, easily crushed in minutes.
“You’ve said so much, but it’s all because you don’t have the strength to resist, so you’re desperately seeking me… a person whose name you don’t even know. Just because I saved you, you want me to be elected as the Martial Arts Alliance Leader… Hahaha, this is hilarious.”
Just as everyone was feeling grief and indignation, Gu Yu suddenly burst into laughter, and what he said was even more infuriating.
Even though Gu Yu saved them, he couldn’t mock them like this.
They… had no choice!
Otherwise, how could they let a person of unknown origin become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader? This was undoubtedly their last hope!
After all, this man was strong!
“Benefactor, we are grateful for your help, but this is not grounds for mockery…”
“Let me make one thing clear, if my wife hadn’t spoken, you all would have died in the inn just now! Even if you saved your lives earlier, I didn’t say I would spare you… Since you think my wife is not competent, then you can also forfeit your lives and stay here, so as not to confront Bai Qian again.”
Gu Yu was not a patient person to begin with, especially towards strangers, his patience was zero.
He had originally thought that by letting Gu Mengyao be elected as the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, she would gain another identity, which might be of great help to her.
However, these pedantic fellows seemed unwilling to have a woman elected as the leader.
Therefore, it was better to kill them!
There was no need to dwell on it too much.
“Yu, didn’t I already say it? If you kill them here, then the Tianjue Organization’s plan will succeed! I don’t want my husband to become someone everyone wants to beat.”
“Hmm, that’s true. Then let them scram!”
Just as Gu Yu’s face was filled with killing intent, Gu Mengyao quickly walked to his side, then reached out and grabbed Gu Yu’s arm, blocking his forward movement.
Then, what she said made Gu Yu’s killing intent quickly fade.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Gu Yu returned to normal.
This made the martial artists, who were trembling with fear, look at Gu Mengyao with disbelief, not expecting this woman to have such great ability.
Indeed, there was always one thing that conquered another.
“Let’s go. There’s no need to say anything more to them. I know you’re doing this for my own good, but I don’t care about the title of Martial Arts Alliance Leader.”
“It was my unnecessary thought.”
“No, it’s because Yu cares about me, I know that!”
“Hehe.”
Just hearing Gu Mengyao’s words, Gu Yu felt his heart fill with sweetness. The annoyance he felt from being schemed against by the Tianjue Organization had long since disappeared.
Moreover, the martial artists beside him were no longer of concern to him. He regarded them as roadside billboards with no sense of presence.
Hmph! Martial Arts Alliance Leader or whatever else, these people didn’t want it, and his little wife didn’t want it either!
“This lord, please stop. I, Yuan Ba, am willing to let your esteemed wife be elected as the leader, and everything will be led by Madam!”
However, just as Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao were about to leave, one person from the martial artists suddenly stood out and spoke loudly, immediately shocking everyone present.
