Chapter 23: What a Pity
Perhaps it was a telepathic connection, but as Gu Yu was thinking about his brother-in-law, Gu Qingheng’s voice faintly sounded from nearby.
This made Gu Yu freeze, then he couldn’t help but shake his head and smile. He thought that he was missing his brother-in-law too much, which was why he could now hear Gu Qingheng calling out “Brother-in-law”… Hmm, if it were a sister-in-law, a beautiful little girl would be pleasing to the eye. As for Gu Qingheng, who had now turned into a muscular man, he could forget about it!
Thinking of the muscle bulges on Gu Qingheng’s arms, Gu Yu felt even more that his auditory hallucination was incredible.
After all, he hadn’t thought much about his brother-in-law during this trip to the battlefield.
Instead, he and his little wife had enjoyed their time, sightseeing and having fun.
Sneaking away to calculate Bai Qian’s actions was much better than thinking about his brother-in-law.
Besides, perhaps Gu Qingheng was still at the Tang Sect and couldn’t return yet. After completing his duties at the Imperial Palace, he would have to investigate the situation at the Tang Sect to see if they had really detained him.
With Mengyao Gu being the current Martial Arts Alliance Leader, if the Tang Sect dared to treat her brother like this, it would be like carrying a lantern into a latrine!
Not to mention, Gu Qingheng was also the youngest official in the imperial court.
Although his position wasn’t particularly high, he had the advantage of being young. His future development would surely be recorded in history.
With all these conditions combined, only someone with a hole in their head would disagree to marry Tang Lian to Gu Qingheng, stubbornly refusing to get involved with people from the imperial court.
Furthermore, shortly after Gu Qingheng left, Gu Yu had sent many people with engagement gifts… The gifts that made Gu Yu feel heartbroken showed how many good things were in them. To refuse again would be against heaven’s will.
If Gu Yu hadn’t raised Gu Qingheng from childhood, he wouldn’t have been so willing to give gifts.
Everything was to give his brother-in-law face, so that he wouldn’t be threatened or intimidated when he went to the Tang Sect in the future.
Gu Yu’s thoughts were not baseless. The last time the Tang Sect had trouble, although it was resolved quickly with his help, Gu Yu knew that these people would not behave honestly.
After the Tang Sect Leader lost his son, his authority was insufficient, and naturally, he couldn’t suppress the ambitious people below.
Even though those with ulterior motives had been eliminated, one could never be sure when such a thing would happen again.
After all, human hearts are easily changed.
Therefore, although the Tang Sect Leader and his wife were very satisfied with Gu Qingheng and were at ease with their daughter marrying into the Gu family, other members of the Tang Sect were causing trouble, each acting like a villain trying to ruin the marriage, and they wouldn’t let go.
They were afraid that if they had ties with the Gu family, and if trouble arose in the Tang Sect again, it wouldn’t be as easy to handle as last time.
However, these people had underestimated Gu Qingheng’s determination to marry Tang Lian. The young man, who had already considered his future development, would absolutely not compromise because of their obstruction… Gu Yu wasn’t worried about Gu Qingheng’s safety during this trip to the Tang Sect.
With a large number of experts and the medicinal powder he had prepared, and with Tang Lian’s personal protection, even if Gu Qingheng couldn’t fight and caused trouble all the way, he would still return safely.
“A’yu, I think I heard Qingheng’s voice. Did you hear it?”
Just as Gu Yu was thinking about his arrangements for returning home, Gu Mengyao’s somewhat confused voice suddenly sounded, interrupting his thoughts.
His little wife heard it too?
In that case, Gu Qingheng must really be around, and it wasn’t his auditory hallucination.
After all, the probability of two people having the same auditory hallucination at the same time was not high…
Thinking of this, Gu Yu slightly turned his head to look around, and at the same time replied, “I heard it too. Qingheng must be around.”
As Gu Yu looked around, he saw men and women with flushed faces from excitement, waving the red “Victory” paper cuttings in their hands and throwing them towards the advancing procession, turning the street into a red ocean, full of festivity.
Besides that, the second floors of the shops on both sides had their windows open, and sheets of red paper cuttings were being thrown down.
The paper cuttings fluttered down, not only focusing on Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao but also on the generals and soldiers following behind, who were all covered in them. From a distance, they looked like they were wearing red helmets.
Fortunately, they weren’t green paper cuttings.
Gu Yu was initially annoyed by being pelted, but after getting used to it, he felt indifferent.
It was just for the festive atmosphere.
Since they had returned victorious, it was natural to celebrate… Of course, if it weren’t for this reason, Gu Yu would definitely have unleashed his temper and caused trouble even while celebrating for others.
“Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I’m here!”
Finally, it was Tang Lian who made a move. As she scattered several red paper cuttings into the sky like a divine maiden scattering flowers, she drew a lot of attention towards them.
At the same time, it also included Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao.
Upon seeing that he had finally spotted them, Gu Qingheng couldn’t help but shake one of his arms upwards, smiling brightly at Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao!
Although he knew that the army wouldn’t stop because of this, Gu Qingheng still wanted to greet his sister and brother-in-law the moment they entered the city!
Although the war wasn’t long after going out on campaign, Gu Qingheng had also spent a considerable amount of time going to the Tang Sect. Combined, nearly half a year had passed.
He hadn’t even seen his nephew and niece with his own eyes. This was a great regret for Gu Qingheng, who was returning home.
However, when he heard the news of the victory reaching the capital, Gu Qingheng felt that regret was regret, as they would meet again soon.
After the war ended, Linfeng Kingdom would return to peace, and his sister and brother-in-law wouldn’t have to leave home anymore.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingheng shook his arm even harder, ignoring the gazes of those looking at him. This made the onlookers wonder what was wrong with this young boy, who was suddenly shaking his arm by the roadside and shouting “Brother-in-law”…
Was he sick?
Alas, what a pity, he looked like a handsome young boy.
Just as some people regretfully shook their heads and sighed, Gu Mengyao, due to the need to continue moving forward, did not impulsively stop. She just smiled and nodded at Gu Qingheng, greeting him.
Originally, Gu Mengyao was very worried about her brother who had been away for a long time. Now that she saw him with her own eyes, she felt relieved and could focus on receiving rewards from the Imperial Palace.
When they reunite at home later, she could let A’yu bring the children out of the spatial realm so that the two little ones could see their uncle and aunt.
The more Gu Mengyao thought about it, the happier she became. This made her hold her head high with a good mood, riding her tall horse and advancing amidst the falling red paper, just as she had overcome all the storms in the past.
And the person who had always sheltered her was still by her side, walking shoulder to shoulder, and would surely be so in the future!