Chapter Fifty: Assassin
“Yu, was this person really sent by the Wang Clan?”
“He definitely didn’t climb over the wall to visit, Mengyao, you should go back and rest first. I’ll stay here and watch him.”
“I’ll stay too! In case this person secretly breaks free, it might be disadvantageous for you.”
“It’s alright, I know how strong the rope I tied is, don’t I? It’s absolutely impossible for him to break free, you should go inside the house first!”
After finally persuading Gu Mengyao to go back inside, when Gu Yu saw his little wife’s back disappear from sight, a faint smile appeared on his lips. Immediately, he waved his hand and put out the oil lamp, plunging the large shed into complete darkness.
Gu Yu’s sudden extinguishing of the light made the assassin, who was tied up, feel a bit strange, and he even sensed a bizarre atmosphere spreading all around.
Normal people wouldn’t do this, right?
This guy, he wouldn’t want to do something strange to him, would he?
He sells his skills, not his body!
Just as the assassin’s hair stood on end, he suddenly felt something brush against his side, causing his muscles to tense. He wondered if he should resist with all his might at this moment.
However, when a furry sensation passed by, the assassin’s expression froze.
Then, he slowly turned his head to look beside him. In the darkness, he couldn’t see anything, only feel a breath with a fishy smell blowing towards his face.
What in the world is this thing!!!
Time ticked by, and with nothing visible, the sudden appearance of an unknown creature beside him made the assassin highly tense.
His palms were sweating, making it difficult for him to bear the current quiet atmosphere. He wanted to shout loudly.
However, before the assassin could open his mouth to shout, Gu Yu quickly stuffed a wad of cloth into his mouth.
Then, he relit the oil lamp. The assassin finally saw clearly what was standing beside him… it was a live black bear, which was now opening its mouth wide and breathing heavily towards him.
The next moment, the assassin’s eyes rolled upwards, and he fainted.
This made Gu Yu, who had intended to interrogate him, kick the unconscious assassin, wondering what to do next!
This assassin is really something, his psychological resilience is too poor. It’s just a bear, how terrifying can it be?
As Gu Yu thought this, he looked up at the black bear with its mouth open, drooling. When the bear was about to stuff the assassin’s head into its mouth, Gu Yu decided to retract his previous thoughts.
The black bear was too scary.
After scolding the black bear a few times, Gu Yu took out some vegetables and fruits soaked in spring water from his space and let the black bear eat them noisily before putting it back into the space.
Afterwards, Gu Yu squatted beside the assassin, holding a twig to poke his cheek, wondering how to wake the assassin up.
If he splashed water on him, it would be cold in this weather, and he might catch a cold.
As Gu Yu thought this, he turned around to fetch a basin of ice-cold well water. When he returned to the shed, he looked at the assassin with pity in his eyes, but his actions were unforgiving as he directly poured the water onto the assassin.
Stimulated by the ice-cold well water, the assassin shivered and woke up from his faint.
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk, please let me go!”
At this time, the assassin was no longer stubborn as he was at the beginning. He was so cold that his nose and tears were streaming down his face. He wished that time could go back to the beginning, and he would never have accepted this mission, thinking he could easily capture the three members of the Gu family.
Instead of capturing people, he was being captured!
“You’re willing to talk now! Then tell me everything you know. Depending on my mood, I’ll decide your fate.”
“…”
“Still not talking? I still have a basin of water left…”
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk! I’m just an unknown little assassin. A few days ago, I took a job from the alliance. The employer didn’t reveal much information, only that the mission was to capture all of your family members and take them to the Prince’s Mansion in town.”
When Gu Yu said with a cold smile that he still had a basin of water, the assassin couldn’t take it anymore! He immediately revealed everything he knew at that moment.
He wanted Gu Yu to be merciful and stop making things difficult for him.
“The Prince’s Mansion? Is it Wang Changfang’s sealed residence?”
“Yes, I just need to put you all in the courtyard, and the mission will be completed… Please, let me go! I didn’t harm you, so spare me this once!”
“The death penalty can be waived, but the living penalty cannot be avoided. You have quite professional clothes, so it’s better not to kill you.”
“???”
Just as the assassin was begging for mercy, Gu Yu began to talk to himself, which made the assassin very confused. He wondered if this young man was having a fit.
Someone who could do what he just did didn’t seem like a normal person.
Moreover, this Gu family is too terrifying, actually raising a bear in their courtyard…
However, before the assassin’s panic lasted for too long, Gu Yu had already put him into his space, planning to see if he could be useful in the future.
Although he knew that the assassin was not telling the truth, judging from the various equipment he was equipped with, he didn’t seem like a third-rate assassin. However, Gu Yu didn’t care much.
The black bear was still too large, and after all, it was just a bear, incapable of doing anything that required subtlety.
This assassin, on the other hand, was quite good. Apart from seeming very foolish, he was worth further observation… In fact, it was also because Gu Yu had no access to other assassins at the moment, so he had to make do.
As the number of people he knew increased, and even with the Wang Clan stirring up trouble, Gu Yu felt he couldn’t remain alone.
Although his little wife was very capable, there were some dark matters that Gu Yu didn’t want Gu Mengyao to be involved in.
Even he should minimize his exposure to avoid irreversible changes in his heart, which might alter his personality.
Currently, Gu Yu was very satisfied with his personality and did not want it to change.
Therefore, someone was needed to take his place.
However, there was no rush for now. Even if the Wang Clan sent people in waves, it would only provide Gu Yu with an opportunity to choose.
If there was a more suitable candidate, Gu Yu would replace the assassin he had put in his space and find a time to throw him into the deep mountains and old forests to be fed to the tigers.
Without considering his thoughts to be shameless, Gu Yu actually started looking forward to the Wang Clan sending more people.
But unfortunately, after two consecutive days passed, life remained calm and undisturbed.
Gu Yu put the assassin into his space. Afterwards, his explanation to Gu Mengyao and her brother was that the assassin had escaped while he wasn’t paying attention. This made Gu Mengyao stomp her feet angrily, saying that if she ever met that assassin again, she would teach him a good lesson.
In response, Gu Yu, who was secretly orchestrating everything, quickly agreed with his wife’s words. After making Gu Mengyao happy, the matter was temporarily put to rest.
However, Gu Yu did not intend to remain idle.
From the information obtained from the assassin, the employer was in Lian Town. Since he was asked to take the Gu family to Wang Changfang’s residence, it was likely that they had a plan.
He just didn’t know what the other party’s intentions were towards the Gu family.
As for the sealed Prince’s Mansion, why there were still people appearing, Gu Yu didn’t dwell on it for too long… The last time he rescued the kidnapped people by activating a mechanism in the courtyard, perhaps this time there was a secret passage somewhere in the Prince’s Mansion that allowed them to come and go freely.
Although it was a bit risky, Gu Yu was somewhat eager to go and see who exactly was secretly plotting against the three members of the Gu family.
As long as this hidden mouse wasn’t caught, Gu Yu would never feel at ease.
“Yu, tell me the truth! Are you planning something recently? Don’t lie to me. When you’re trying to trick me, your left eye blinks very quickly.”
“…”
Just as Gu Yu was planning which day to go to the Prince’s Mansion, Gu Mengyao suddenly seemed to have the ability to see through people’s hearts. Her words made Gu Yu want to make up an excuse to reassure Gu Mengyao.
However, Gu Mengyao’s latter half of the sentence clearly indicated that Gu Yu should confess honestly and accept leniency, and truthfully explain everything.
Don’t think about tricking her!
Given the woman’s sharp investigative skills, Gu Yu naturally had nothing to say and could only honestly repeat what the assassin had confessed.
After all, these were facts, Gu Yu just hadn’t revealed them before.
Gu Mengyao listened with a frown. When she thought about someone hiring assassins to harm them, she wished she could personally grab the mastermind and give them a good beating!
It was truly despicable!
“Yu, I don’t object to your plan. However, you must take me with you.”
“Mengyao, this is too dangerous, and Qingheng is still at home, there’s no one to protect him.”
“It’s fine, Qingheng has a place to hide, no one will be able to find him… Compared to Qingheng, I’m more worried about you. Yu, you fainted once a while ago. Going to the Prince’s Mansion with your current health makes me very worried.”
“Alright, then we’ll go together tonight!”
Gu Yu originally didn’t want Gu Mengyao to risk going with him. After all, when encountering danger, Gu Yu could directly hide in his space or throw enemies into his space, which were perfect solutions.
However, if Gu Mengyao followed, Gu Yu wouldn’t be able to use his space cheat at will.
But, because Gu Mengyao herself was very powerful, Gu Yu didn’t have to worry about encountering enemies… It was also quite helpless that his wife was too strong!
Even if they encountered enemies, with Gu Mengyao using her lightness skill, they wouldn’t even be able to touch the corners of her clothes.
Coupled with her innate divine strength, she could definitely deal with enemies mercilessly, making them cry and beg for mercy.