Chapter 100 First Mission +
With two people having something to say consecutively, Gu Yu thought it was a coincidence today. It was as if they had agreed to come to his door one by one.
“Oh? What is it?”
“Actually, my line of work requires me to keep my mouth shut. I shouldn’t have told Divine Doctor Gu. But if I don’t say anything, Divine Doctor Gu’s life might be in danger. After all, Divine Doctor Gu is the one who saved my lower body. So, I’ll remind you now… Be careful lately. Someone bought medicine from me to deal with your family.”
After Wang Dagou’s rambling, only the last sentence was the key. Someone wanted to harm the Gu family. Furthermore, they bought medicine from Wang Dagou. If Gu Yu remembered correctly, the medicine from Wang Dagou was not good medicine. Besides aphrodisiacs, it was also poison. Buying poison to deal with the Gu family… Gu Yu didn’t know who they had offended to have such an irreconcilable hatred? It was as if the Gu family had dug up that person’s ancestral grave to have such a deep-seated enmity.
“Is there such a thing? Brother Wang, you must explain it properly!” As Gu Yu spoke, he took back the silver notes that were not yet warm and stuffed them back into Wang Dagou’s hand, wanting him to reveal the person’s name. Although the thousand taels of silver were gone, Gu Yu felt it was worth it to prevent danger in advance. The lives of their three family members were more precious than silver.
Wang Dagou did not refuse to accept the silver notes back. After all, when the thousand taels of silver were given out, even he felt heartbroken. However, for the sake of his lower body, he had no choice but to give it. But who knew that Gu Yu was not short of money? After hearing the news from him that someone wanted to harm the Gu family, he even wanted to spend money to buy specific details. Even with money involved, Wang Dagou could not refuse.
“Actually, this person has nothing to do with your family. Even I didn’t expect it at first. But when he bought medicine from me, he kept asking about your family’s situation, which made me vigilant…”
“Alright, hurry up and tell me, who is it!”
“His surname is Wu.”
Seeing Wang Dagou being hesitant, Gu Yu became a bit impatient. He wanted to know as soon as possible who wanted to harm the Gu family! Then, after hearing Wang Dagou say a “Wu,” Gu Yu immediately knew who it was. Wu Changlin. The hunter who killed Yang Cao in the village and fled after committing the crime. As Wang Dagou said, he seemed to have no connection with the Gu family on the surface. At most, he had hunted with Gu Mengyao before.
However, Wu Changlin had once intended to ambush Gu Mengyao, but Gu Yu overheard it and dealt with him in advance. Afterwards, Wu Changlin, who had narrowly escaped death in the mountains, had thus formed a feud with the Gu family. But before Gu Yu could deal with him, a murder case occurred in the village, and Wu Changlin had already slipped away.
However, what was unexpected was that Wu Changlin did not leave directly. He actually returned to Yang Family Village and bought medicine from Wang Dagou, preparing to harm people in secret. This made Gu Yu really not know what to say… Wu Changlin, did he want to die faster?
“Divine Doctor Gu, you know about this yourself, just keep it in mind, and absolutely don’t tell anyone! My small business relies on operating with integrity to continue. If others find out, my reputation will be ruined.”
“Don’t worry, you came to the Gu family this time just to thank me for curing your illness. Nothing else happened.”
“If that’s the case, then I won’t bother Divine Doctor Gu.” After hearing Gu Yu’s assurance, Wang Dagou turned around and walked home happily, thinking that he had come to the Gu family in distress to send money today, but unexpectedly the outcome turned out like this. It was really not bad!
Originally, after Wang Dagou’s impotence was cured, he was unwilling to give away a thousand taels of silver for nothing. But he thought that if his illness relapsed, only Gu Yu could cure it! What if Gu Yu didn’t receive the money this time and refused to help next time! Wang Dagou had heard that… if some prescriptions were taken too many times, they would no longer be effective, and a doctor would need to re-prescribe. He had finally managed to stay up all night, and he didn’t want to revert to his original form!
Therefore, Wang Dagou had made up his mind to come and deliver the money today, and also to convey the news that someone had bought medicine from him to harm the Gu family, lest Gu Yu truly suffer an accident and no one would be able to treat him in the future. Wang Dagou had been engaging in black market transactions for many years and had seen many such things. If Gu Yu had not cured his impotence, Wang Dagou would not have told him such a thing. After all, integrity in business was the most important.
“Brother-in-law, I heard it! Wu Changlin is back?” Just as Gu Yu was thinking about Wu Changlin, Gu Qingheng’s voice suddenly sounded beside him. Gu Yu heard it and immediately looked in the direction of the sound. He saw his younger brother-in-law’s eyes shining, as if he had encountered a huge piece of gossip. This made Gu Yu involuntarily twitch his mouth, thinking how Gu Qingheng was so elusive!
“It’s Wu Changlin. He bought poison from Wang Dagou and is preparing to deal with us.”
“How detestable! He is already a murderer, yet he is still so arrogant! Brother-in-law, why don’t we report him to the authorities? Let the yamen’s constables arrest Wu Changlin and throw him into prison.”
“We can’t report him to the authorities! We don’t know where Wu Changlin is now, so we can’t alert him… Even if the yamen really sends people to protect our family, it can only last for a day or two. But what about a longer period? The enemy is hidden, and we are exposed, so we have to wait for him to reveal himself.”
After discussing with Gu Qingheng, when he heard the method of reporting to the authorities, Gu Yu immediately shook his head and disagreed. Although he said so, Gu Yu actually wanted to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, killing Wu Changlin directly. It wasn’t that Gu Yu was heartless, but some people were destined to not be kept around. As for the method of killing Wu Changlin, it would depend on how capable his newly recruited subordinate, Xi Yang, was. It was better to use troops day by day.
Gu Yu had already planned everything, but now that his younger brother-in-law had overheard his conversation with Wang Dagou, Gu Yu had to stabilize Gu Qingheng first. After Xi Yang killed Wu Changlin, things would be simple. It wouldn’t matter how they were handled, as there would be no evidence of the crime. Gu Qingheng naturally trusted Gu Yu very much. Hearing Gu Yu’s words, he felt they made sense. He decided not to step out of the door for the next few days, lest he be captured by Wu Changlin as bait. Gu Qingheng could now see that among the three members of the Gu family, he was the weakest. Although he was good at reading, could he poke someone’s nostril with a pen when encountering a bad person? This realization made Gu Qingheng feel very dejected, and his face also looked unhappy, thinking that he had to strengthen himself in the future and not be a weak scholar.
Gu Yu couldn’t attend to his brother-in-law’s depressed mood for the time being. After he returned to the courtyard and closed the courtyard gate, Gu Yu released Xi Yang from his space. After recuperating on the mountain for some time, coupled with the assistance of the spring water, Xi Yang’s wounds had healed. His lively appearance made Gu Yu very satisfied. If Xi Yang was sickly, Gu Yu would be very worried about the mission he was about to assign him.
“Xi Yang, I’m letting you out this time to give you your first mission.”
“I will obey Boss Gu.”
“It’s like this. My family used to provoke an enemy. After he committed murder and fled, he has now secretly returned and bought poison to deal with me… This person used to be just an ordinary hunter in the village. Now he has lost an eye and is lame in one leg, so he is very easy to identify.”
“Boss Gu wants me to guard near the Gu family and capture this hunter if I see him?”
“No, kill him directly.” After calling Xi Yang out, Gu Yu briefly explained the matter of Wu Changlin, letting Xi Yang know who the target was. When Xi Yang heard this, he immediately nodded and indicated that he understood. However, Xi Yang originally thought that Gu Yu would have him capture the person and bring him to the Gu family for disposal, but he did not expect… Gu Yu to say the word “kill” so calmly without even blinking an eye.
Regarding this, Xi Yang was only surprised for a moment, and then he returned to normal. There were not no child assassins in the alliance… Seeing that Xi Yang did not ask further questions, Gu Yu was satisfied and thought that having a subordinate who didn’t talk too much was also quite good. Now, it all depended on Xi Yang’s true abilities. Afterward, Gu Yu took out Xi Yang’s original equipment from his space. When Xi Yang was dressed, he nodded at Gu Yu and jumped over the wall, disappearing from the courtyard.
The last time Xi Yang’s foot was injured, it was because he was not prepared for the Gu family’s courtyard wall having two traps. After all, what kind of villager would set up such things… He suffered a great loss due to carelessness. Now that he was prepared, he naturally would not make the same mistake again. After Gu Yu watched Xi Yang leave, he didn’t intend to linger in the same place. However, as he turned around, he saw Gu Mengyao standing behind him at some unknown time.
“Mengyao, when did you come?”
“I came when you released that assassin. Perhaps my lightness skill has improved, so I didn’t notice!” Gu Yu’s face was slightly tense, and he quickly recalled his behavior just now. When he remembered that he had spoken the word “kill” so emotionlessly, he immediately felt that it was over. What if his little wife thought he was cold and cruel!
“You saw everything…”
“A’yu, don’t worry. I won’t think it’s too cruel to kill Wu Changlin. He is already a murderer. Even if he is caught by the yamen, he will be beheaded. Moreover, he is still plotting against our family. I can understand your desire not to let him go.” Seeing the expression on Gu Yu’s face, Gu Mengyao knew that her little husband was overthinking things again, so she quickly spoke out to express her attitude.
Gu Mengyao was different from ordinary women. She did not fear seeing Gu Yu’s fierce side. Instead, she felt that Gu Yu’s actions were very appropriate. Enemies should be eradicated completely. It’s either you die or I live… it’s either you die or I live.
Trouble Begins to Brew
