My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General – Chapter 196

Chapter 88 – Is This Matter True?

Unlike Gu Yu, who transmigrated to Linfeng Kingdom, Shun Yang was a native of Yang Family Village.

Because he was smart and excelled at his studies from a young age, he was doted on by his family. Old Man Yang and Madam Li would do anything for him, which led to Shun Yang having a very high status in the family. He was the most favored among Old Man Yang’s sons.

Living in such an environment for many years, Shun Yang, despite outwardly appearing obedient and polite, was actually extremely arrogant and conceited.

Unless someone appeared with an overwhelmingly powerful identity that made Shun Yang want to curry favor, he would secretly belittle even his fellow students, believing that only he was the most capable.

Simply put, Shun Yang was a flower that had never experienced a storm, and he had been raised improperly.

Therefore, even though Gu Yu had become a completely different person, and a wise person should have distanced himself long ago and stopped provoking Gu Yu, Shun Yang refused to!

Not long ago, Gu Yu had been like a beggar in the Yang family, staying unnoticed in a corner, while the favored Shun Yang couldn’t even be bothered to glance at Gu Yu.

But now… Gu Yu had transformed into a winner in life, possessing wealth and beauty.

How could this not make Shun Yang feel uneasy and desire to ruin Gu Yu’s happy life, forcing him to fall back to the bottom?

Ever since Gu Yu publicly embarrassed him at the poetry gathering, Shun Yang’s desire for revenge against Gu Yu had spread like wildfire, impossible to extinguish.

Fortunately, at this moment, Jiao’e Lin proactively presented herself, giving Shun Yang an idea.

This time, he wanted to see… how Gu Yu would resolve this!

“Village Chief, Gu Yu is here.”

“It’s Gu Yu! Come in quickly, we’ve been waiting for you for half a day.”

“Village Chief, I’ll stand here in the courtyard. Please also call Jiao’e Lin out! Let her confront me publicly to see what exactly happened. Also, let everyone else see, so that I, Gu Yu, am not mistaken for a scoundrel who likes to force others.”

Soon after someone announced his arrival, the village chief’s voice immediately came from inside the room.

Listening to his words, it seemed like he wanted to minimize the risk and avoid involving too many people in this matter.

However, Gu Yu disagreed.

He was innocent and not afraid of rumors. If he went inside now, people would likely believe half of the rumors were true.

Gu Yu did not want to take the risk of smearing himself like this, though he wouldn’t have cared before.

After all, he was a lone individual, and his well-being did not depend on anyone else. But now that he had Mengyao Gu, Gu Yu had to consider things more carefully.

If this “dirty water” from Jiao’e Lin were truly splashed on him, it would not only affect Gu Yu but also the siblings Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu.

“Exactly, Village Chief, hurry and bring her out! Gu Yu isn’t afraid, what are you afraid of?”

“Could it be that Jiao’e Lin’s belly…?”

“Pfft, aren’t you afraid the village chief’s wife will beat you to death? Stop talking nonsense! The village chief is already so old, can he still have children?”

“You don’t understand. There’s an old saying about ‘old trees blossoming.’ Besides, at the village chief’s age, he can still have two more.”

“It seems like Gu Yu really has nothing to do with this matter! Otherwise, why would he be so calm now and ask the village chief to resolve it in front of everyone!”

“Hard to say, let’s keep watching!”

“It’s also possible that the thief is crying ‘stop thief’! Although Jiao’e Lin is a bit wild, she’s pretty and young. It must have been fun to be with her.”

“Oh, Chen Gouzi, you’re shameless for saying that!”

Before the village chief and others could emerge from the house, the onlookers in the surrounding crowd, after hearing Gu Yu’s words, began to discuss excitedly.

Their voices were not intentionally lowered; together, they sounded like a chorus of toads in a pit.

“What are you all making such a fuss about! Be quiet. Whoever continues to make noise will be kicked out of my house.”

This made the village chief frown as he walked out and quickly stop them, lest his ears be deafened.

What a mess!

It was only after the wild wolf incident a while ago that he, the village chief, finally managed to sleep peacefully for two days. But now, this incident had occurred again, and he would likely not have peace anymore.

But, since he was the village chief, Yang Hong, he had to deal with it no matter what!

However, seeing Gu Yu’s calm and collected demeanor now, it seemed as if he had nothing to do with Jiao’e Lin’s pregnancy. If that were the case, things would be easy to handle!

No matter who it was, as long as the man hiding behind the scenes was identified and made to sink into the pond along with Jiao’e Lin, that would be it!

These people were truly a handful.

“Wuwuwu, Village Chief, you must bring justice for my Jiao’e! She never expected that Gu Yu, this fellow, just now, so young, actually…”

Before Jiao’e Lin could speak, Widow Lin immediately began to cry, making the encircling onlookers’ eyes widen, thinking the good show was finally about to begin.

They had been waiting for half a day, and finally, the protagonist, Gu Yu, had arrived.

“Shut up! The truth is unclear, so don’t try to smear my name. Who knows whose child she is carrying? You say it’s mine? Do you have any evidence? As long as you can present evidence now, I, Gu Yu, will admit it today!”

“What evidence do you need? Someone already saw you going up the mountain!”

“Going up the mountain means secretly meeting Jiao’e Lin? If that’s the case, then when you go up the mountain someday, should I also say you secretly met ten wild men at once?”

“…”

However, before the villagers could get excited, Gu Yu directly interrupted Widow Lin’s words.

Gu Yu was not a submissive lamb, nor was he a man in the village who was not good at arguing with women. Facing Widow Lin now, he retorted with one sentence after another.

This made Widow Lin feel frustrated, thinking… Gu Yu, this kid isn’t old, but his mouth is quite sharp!

With one word, he could almost anger someone to death.

“Ah! I don’t want to live anymore. At such a young age, I am still being bullied by a junior. Village Chief! You must bring justice for my Jiao’e! Gu Yu is clearly guilty and trying to cover it up. He got my girl pregnant and is now denying it.”

Knowing that arguing with Gu Yu was a waste of time, Widow Lin continued to cry to the village chief, making the village chief extremely frustrated. He really didn’t know how Widow Lin had so many tears; did she drink too much water at home?

However, the village chief was also in a difficult position.

Although he wanted to favor Gu Yu, with so many people around, it was not good for the village chief to be too obvious, lest people point fingers at him in the future.

“Gu Yu, Jiao’e Lin accuses you of deceiving her by saying you would make her a co-wife (平妻) and then committing misconduct, resulting in her being three months pregnant. Is this matter true?”

“Impossible. Jiao’e Lin and I are not related, and we’ve only met a few times. How could I suddenly be involved with her?”

“Jiao’e Lin, Gu Yu here claims you are lying. What is your explanation?”

“Wuwuwu, this is indeed true, Village Chief, you must bring justice for me!”

As the village chief spoke in a formal tone, mimicking the county office, the situation became deadlocked.

Compared to Gu Yu’s firm denial, Jiao’e Lin’s tearful appearance with a pale face evoked sympathy from others, making them feel that Jiao’e Lin had a difficult life.

However… Gu Yu claimed not to know Jiao’e Lin, while Jiao’e Lin tearfully pleaded with the village chief for justice.

In this kind of situation, how could it be judged!

“Since neither of you admits to lying, let’s see if you have any evidence!”

“Village Chief, everything I’ve said is true. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Liu Daniu from the village. He once saw Gu Yu and me secretly meeting.”

As the village chief asked both parties to produce evidence, before Gu Yu could speak, Jiao’e Lin spoke first. Then, she turned to look at a dark-faced man in the crowd and tearfully asked for the witness to come forward and testify.

At this moment, the onlookers also followed Jiao’e Lin’s gaze. Seeing the dark-faced man clutching his hands nervously, the village chief raised his hand, signaling the man to step forward and explain the situation.

Liu Daniu was an honest person in the village and should not lie.

Meanwhile, Gu Yu did not rush to refute. He merely watched the development of the situation with a cold expression, wondering how much preparation Jiao’e Lin had made to even produce a witness.

Next, would she produce any physical evidence of their secret rendezvous?

“I… I saw Gu Yu… coming out of his house and going… up the mountain!”

“Oh? You saw it with your own eyes?”

“Yes! I saw it with my own eyes. That day, I had nothing to do, so I went for a stroll… and happened to stroll near the Gu family’s house. Just as I was about to go back, I saw Gu Yu coming out of his house and sneaking up the mountain alone.”

After some initial nervousness, Liu Daniu spoke fluently.

His words indicated that he had personally seen Gu Yu going up the mountain.

Upon hearing Liu Daniu’s words, Jiao’e Lin’s eyes lit up with surprise. She thought Shun Yang’s plan was very thorough, and now that even a witness had been found, Gu Yu wouldn’t be able to escape.

Jiao’e Lin didn’t necessarily want Gu Yu, but under Shun Yang’s coercion and persuasion, she had to consider her own future.

Although Jiao’e Lin had taken precautions as her mother had instructed every time she was intimate with someone, she couldn’t avoid getting pregnant. When she started feeling nauseous and vomiting these past two days, even her mother was terrified.

The day Jiao’e Lin and Shun Yang met was because Widow Lin had gone to buy an abortifacient from Wang Dagou. Jiao’e Lin was scared and wanted to go for a walk, but who knew what would happen…

Since a great opportunity was presented to her, Jiao’e Lin naturally wouldn’t let it slip away.

She had fancied Gu Yu long ago, but midway, she got involved with Shun Yang, forcing Jiao’e Lin to change her target.

Although the matter with Shun Yang did not go as planned, getting thirty taels of silver from the Yang family was not a wasted effort.

And now, it was as if heaven had given her another chance.

The Gu family was prospering now; they could even obtain an imperial decree! Once she married into the Gu family as a co-wife, she would enjoy a life of luxury and ease, and wouldn’t have to resort to abortion.

After the child was born, she would be even higher than Mengyao Gu.

It was natural and good to give birth to the child, as Jiao’e Lin had heard that some women who secretly had abortions unsuccessfully ended up losing their own lives!

It was just that this Gu Yu was a bit troublesome, but with the eyewitness already present, it was unlikely he could resist any longer.

“You saw me go up the mountain alone? Then did you see Jiao’e Lin also go up the mountain?”

“No.”

“Since you didn’t, how can you prove that I was having an affair with Jiao’e Lin on the mountain? To catch a thief, you need evidence; to catch an adulterer, you need both. If you didn’t see both of us together with your own eyes, it doesn’t count as evidence.”

After hearing Liu Daniu’s words, Gu Yu did not panic. He calmly asked Liu Daniu.

When Liu Daniu was confused by Gu Yu’s words and scratched his head, he thought Gu Yu was indeed correct… He only saw Gu Yu going up the mountain alone, not Jiao’e Lin.

Could it be that Gu Yu was truly being framed?

When the witness found by Jiao’e Lin also began to doubt the truth, the situation returned to square one.

The village chief thought depressingly about what to do next.

If he wanted to help Gu Yu, Widow Lin and her daughter were still glaring menacingly beside them, looking like they were prepared to go down together. This made the village chief a little scared.

If he wanted to help Jiao’e Lin, it wasn’t that the village chief thought too negatively, but with Jiao’e Lin’s bad reputation alone, no man in the village would be willing to marry her.

Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu’s young couple’s life was currently harmonious and happy. Adding Jiao’e Lin would likely result in constant chaos.

Moreover, Jiao’e Lin wanted to be a co-wife. Even if she were a concubine, Gu Yu would likely not agree.

“Village Chief, I actually went up the mountain to dig holes to set traps and wait for prey in the spring of next year. If you don’t believe me, you can go up the mountain with me now and see. The pits are freshly dug, and the areas are large, so the soil marks on the walls are still fresh. Also, you can go and see if there are any traces of Jiao’e Lin and me left in the pits.”

Afterward, Gu Yu no longer confined the topic to the witness’s words. He directly stated his own evidence.

Jiao’e Lin claimed Gu Yu went up the mountain to meet her secretly, but Gu Yu now claimed he went up the mountain to set traps and even provided evidence.

Gu Yu’s confident demeanor made the onlookers believe he was telling the truth even before they went up the mountain to check.

After all, Jiao’e Lin’s sudden accusation at the village chief’s house meant Gu Yu had no time to prepare.

When Jiao’e Lin heard that Gu Yu could actually produce evidence, she felt extremely nervous, thinking how unreliable Shun Yang was at doing things!

With such important evidence, even if she denied it now, it wouldn’t work.

Therefore, at this moment, Jiao’e Lin deeply resented Shun Yang!

However, it wasn’t that Shun Yang didn’t try to investigate Gu Yu’s movements after going up the mountain. It was simply that Gu Yu, strengthened by the Space Spring Water, even if he couldn’t compare to Mengyao Gu, had better physical strength than ordinary people.

Shun Yang, to put it bluntly, was just a scholar who couldn’t even lift a chicken. After tracking for a short while on the mountain, he lost Gu Yu’s trace.

The snow fell too quickly, directly covering Gu Yu’s footprints.

Later, upon discovering Liu Daniu, Shun Yang gave up on continuing to track Gu Yu, as a witness had already appeared, so there was no need to bother further.

“It’s not like that, Gu Yu was saying… Ugh!”

Just as Jiao’e Lin couldn’t think of a solution and was anxiously preparing to forcefully argue, her expression suddenly changed, and she let out a “Ugh!” as she vomited onto the ground.

Instantly, the nauseating smell made everyone quickly cover their mouths and noses with their sleeves.

Gu Yu glanced at her and couldn’t help but smile… This Jiao’e Lin was perhaps worrying unnecessarily, and in the end, she wasn’t actually pregnant!

My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General

My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General

My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General, 我老婆是天下第一神武女将军
Score 7.6
Status: Ongoing Type: Author: , Released: 2020 Native Language: Chinese
When others transmigrate, they become nobles and generals—how could commoners do that? But why, when it’s my turn, am I directly farming in the countryside??? This plot seems off, and I’m even a son-in-law who married into someone else’s family… Not to mention a group of terrible relatives coming to visit, and having to support my young wife and her younger brother. Fortunately, I have a spatial ability, so no trouble is actually trouble. Wait, wife, you’re still too young—you’ll need to wait a few more years to push me down!

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