Chapter 98: Heavenly justice has a way of working out.
Seeing that Mengyao Gu and her brother were not afraid at all, Gu Yu truly regretted not coming clean sooner, saving himself the anxiety he had felt for so long. He had been worried that after revealing the truth, they would fear him like a vengeful spirit or an evil ghost.
However, it turned out to be a non-issue.
Having already sensed that Gu Yu was no ordinary person, Mengyao Gu and her brother chose not to expose him…
Although Gu Yu confessed everything about his transmigration to ancient times, he didn’t mention the affection points. Even though Gu Yu didn’t intend to hide it, he felt that revealing it would make things very awkward for Mengyao Gu.
His young wife’s affection for him was soaring. Once she knew that this would generate affection points, she would surely be very shy.
When they were an old married couple, Gu Yu thought he could tell Mengyao Gu about it!
Heh heh heh…
“Alright! Now that brother-in-law’s matter is settled, let’s talk about that tiger!”
After Gu Yu’s confession, the next topic should be… the tiger that suddenly appeared at the Gu family’s doorstep.
Although the Gu family was adjacent to the mountains, encountering a tiger was not a common occurrence.
Even after Gu Yu ventured into the mountains several times, he never spotted a tiger.
“Is someone secretly causing trouble?”
“I don’t think so. After all, it was a big tiger that attacked me. Can anyone control a tiger?”
“If no one is causing trouble, then the tiger just ran down the mountain… but that’s not right either. I’ve been hunting for so many years, and I’ve never encountered something with no warning like this! Especially now, when it’s so cold, wild beasts don’t come down the mountain unless they have no food!”
When Mengyao Gu and her brother discussed the tiger, Mengyao Gu first suspected someone was behind it. However, Gu Qingheng shook his head, stating that no one could control the fierce beasts in the mountains yet.
And for the tiger to have come down on its own also seemed unlikely…
The matter reached a stalemate, leaving Mengyao Gu and her brother, despite their furrowed brows, unable to fathom why the tiger had appeared at their doorstep and suddenly attacked Gu Qingheng.
Gu Yu was also thinking hard. Suddenly, he remembered something!
“Mengyao, Qingheng, do you remember the day we went to eat the pork offal stew?”
“Yes! Brother-in-law, I remember you wanted a second bowl back then! Unfortunately, a wild wolf suddenly appeared, and you and sister went to deal with it. You didn’t get to eat the second bowl of pork offal stew in the end.”
“…That’s all you remember! Think about it. Yang Family Village hasn’t had wild wolves coming down the mountain for so many years, yet one appeared that day. Could it be related to this tiger?”
“Huh? It’s really possible!”
Immediately, after Gu Yu mentioned the wild wolf that Mengyao Gu had killed on the day they ate pork offal stew, the furrowed brows of Mengyao Gu and her brother relaxed.
The wild wolf Gu Yu mentioned had indeed appeared suddenly.
If it was because of the tiger’s appearance, it was highly possible that the wolf was forced down the mountain!
As for why only one wolf appeared in the village, it could be due to the wolf’s naturally suspicious nature, so it sent just one wolf down to scout Yang Family Village before making further plans.
However, a pack of wolves, being numerous, could handle a tiger!
But, as the Gu family trio were not present at the scene, they naturally did not know why the wolf was forced down the mountain by the tiger.
They could only deduce now that the wolf coming down the mountain was related to this tiger, so it could be considered an omen.
“Don’t think about it too much! The tiger has been dealt with. As the saying goes, two tigers cannot share one mountain. I don’t believe… another one will pop up later!”
“Qingheng, you only know the first half of the saying. Do you know the second half?”
“???”
“Two tigers cannot share one mountain, unless one is male and the other is female.”
“…”
While Gu Qingheng expressed that there was no need to worry, Gu Yu jokingly reminded him that he shouldn’t think he was safe just because one tiger was dead. Who knew if it had a mate!
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingheng couldn’t help but shudder, thinking it was better not to go out for a while.
Safety first, gossip second.
Although the tiger hadn’t injured him before, the fetid smell from its mouth left a deep impression on Gu Qingheng, and he absolutely did not want to experience it a second time!
“Then I’m not afraid either. My sister is now a tiger-slaying hero! If one comes, she’ll slay one; if a pair comes, she’ll slay them. There’s no tiger my sister can’t handle.”
“Alright, stop showing off. Hurry back inside and rest. You look exhausted.”
While Gu Qingheng spoke, trying to appear calm, Mengyao Gu saw through her brother’s fright. So,she didn’t say much at this time, only sending Gu Qingheng inside to rest.
Gu Qingheng was tired from playing on the frozen small river earlier, and after narrowly escaping the tiger’s jaws, it was indeed better for him to rest.
“Mengyao, that you can believe me like this, I truly…”
“A’yu, whether you tell me these things or not, I am your wife. So don’t be afraid anymore. Even if there’s no one you know here, you have me and Qingheng! We will always be with you, never abandon you, and together we will learn and experience the joys and sorrows of life, slowly becoming stronger.”
After Gu Qingheng left, Gu Yu wanted to express to his young wife how happy he was. However, as Mengyao Gu began to speak, Gu Yu’s eyes suddenly felt a little moist.
For how many years, no one had ever said such a thing to him.
Only cold money, cold concern, cold relationships.
His cold personality, formed in modern times, was merely because Gu Yu felt the world was too unfamiliar, making him feel like he was struggling to breathe in a small glass bottle, looking at the outside world through a thick barrier.
He couldn’t touch others’ happiness at all.
He couldn’t even hear it, let alone feel it.
And now, it was Mengyao Gu who had broken the glass with her own hands, rescuing Gu Yu from inside.
After that, Gu Yu didn’t say anything more. He just held his young wife in his arms, feeling the scorching warmth flowing through his heart.
It was so warm, it made him feel like crying.
…
Since the tiger incident and Gu Yu’s confession about his spatial ability, during this period, he had shown off his skills to Mengyao Gu and her brother, making things disappear and reappear, which greatly piqued their curiosity.
The tiger that had attacked Gu Qingheng had also been properly dealt with. After Mengyao Gu skillfully tanned its hide, it was hung on the wall as a spoil of war.
This sight always reminded Gu Yu of how his wife had hammered a tiger to death with her bare hands.
The days passed one by one. During this time, an interesting incident occurred.
When Gu Qing persisted in visiting the Gu family multiple times, Mengyao Gu was too lazy to bother. As Gu Qing became bolder, he once walked into the room.
Initially, Gu Qing intended to inspect Mengyao Gu’s living environment and see if she had been wronged. However, upon seeing the tiger hide hanging on the wall, he was immediately greatly astonished!
He then hurried forward to examine it. When Gu Qing saw the scar on the tiger’s left eye, his shock deepened.
After that, Gu Qing hurriedly called out to Gu Yu, who had just entered the room, and asked about the origin of the tiger hide. After listening to Gu Yu’s explanation, Gu Qing sighed with emotion, making Gu Yu suspect that there must be a story behind it.
When Gu Yu recalled the reason for his father-in-law’s ‘death,’ he immediately thought of how Gu Qing had blinded one of the tiger’s eyes with an arrow while fighting it.
The tiger hanging on the wall now was also missing an eye…
Could it be such a coincidence!!!
However, it turned out to be exactly such a coincidence.
Listening to Gu Qing’s account, Gu Yu felt a sense of cosmic retribution… Gu Qing was nearly killed by this tiger, and then his daughter, Mengyao Gu, killed the same tiger, thus avenging him.
Damn it! If this happened in modern times, it would be a dramatic soap opera!
And Gu Qing would undoubtedly be the male lead, even appearing with amnesia!
After Gu Qing’s persistent appearances during this period, his relationship with Mengyao Gu did not progress significantly, but he became familiar with Gu Yu.
There was no animosity between them. At least, they got along more comfortably than Mengyao Gu and her brother.
Initially, Gu Qing had a very low opinion of Gu Yu. After all, Gu Yu was just a live-in son-in-law, and the butler, Deng Qing, had described him as utterly useless, causing Gu Qing to prejudge him, thinking Gu Yu was not worthy of Mengyao Gu.
However, after a few days of interaction, Gu Qing keenly sensed that Gu Yu was not an ordinary village boy.
Although Gu Qing had only started studying in recent years, he had memorized quite a lot from books. Some of the things Gu Yu said casually were citations from books, applying the written words to reality.
In this regard, Gu Yu was by no means ordinary and was qualified to be his son-in-law.
It’s just that his physique seemed a bit too frail. When he came to the capital later, he would personally train him and help Gu Yu build a strong body.
Before he had even appeased his son and daughter, he was already planning to train his son-in-law… It had to be said that Gu Qing was thinking too much now.
“Brother Gu, I’m here!”
This afternoon, Gu Yu was curious why Gu Qing hadn’t come all morning, wondering if something had happened that delayed him.
During this recent period, whenever Gu Qing came, Gu Yu would try his best to impress his father-in-law.
Although Mengyao Gu had not yet forgiven Gu Qing, he was, after all, her father, and other than Gu Qingheng, he was the only remaining blood relative.
Therefore, to avoid being looked down upon by his father-in-law, Gu Yu had been working very hard lately.
Fortunately, his efforts were paying off. Seeing his father-in-law’s increasingly kind gaze, Gu Yu knew his efforts were not in vain.
However, instead of Gu Qing, it was Chengfeng Shan who arrived.
After arriving at the Gu family’s residence, Chengfeng Shan didn’t treat it as someone else’s home. He casually sat on a stool, opened his fan with a ‘swish,’ and began fanning himself with a flourish, projecting the image of a dashing young master.
Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile at this. He didn’t say much, but brought Chengfeng Shan a cup of water, and then directly asked him the reason for his visit.
No one visits without a purpose.
“Brother Gu, I’ve come this time… well, actually, I have a favor to ask.”
Chengfeng Shan took a sip of water and then got straight to the point. However, as soon as he spoke, Gu Yu was puzzled, wondering what he could possibly help Chengfeng Shan with.
