After sleeping, when Gu Yu woke up, the sky outside was not yet completely bright.
Before sleeping, Gu Yu was anxious to be on his way, so he didn’t oversleep as usual, but got up early.
It was as if he had a clock in his heart, warning him to get up.
However, even though Gu Yu woke up early, he wasn’t as early as Gu Mengyao. When he opened his eyes and saw that his side was empty, he couldn’t help but sigh, thinking Gu Mengyao slept too little.
If it’s like this every day in the future, Gu Mengyao’s body won’t be able to handle it.
After Gu Qing’s matter is resolved, Gu Mengyao must be allowed to rest well, lest her body develop any problems from exhaustion.
“Boss Gu, everything has been resolved.”
“Are people dead? What about Xing Zhi?”
When Gu Yu sat up from the bed and saw Xi Yang and He Xiong in the room, he wasn’t too surprised. He just raised his hand and put He Xiong back into the space, then asked Xi Yang.
Since Gu Mengyao had already gotten up early, Xi Yang and He Xiong must have been arranged by her to enter the room. Previously, in Gu family’s courtyard, Gu Yu often released Xi Yang and He Xiong from the space, which helped him quickly become familiar with Gu Mengyao and her brother.
So there was no situation of attacking each other. Instead, He Xiong always tried to please Gu Mengyao in a fawning manner. Even Gu Yu’s attempts to lure him with carrot and spring water couldn’t change He Xiong’s mind. He shameless stayed by Gu Mengyao’s side, making Xiaobai so angry that he squeaked.
This made Gu Yu suspect… Could it be that Gu Mengyao’s affinity with animals is 100%?
That’s why the fox and the black bear are so clingy to her, and even food soaked in recovery spring water can’t tempt these animals.
But then again, thinking about the tiger that Gu Mengyao beheaded with a knife and beat to death with her bare hands, it clearly didn’t make sense.
If Gu Mengyao had a high affinity with animals, she wouldn’t have provoked them to attack her directly, and had to beat it to death with her bare hands in the end…
Thinking to the end, he couldn’t come to a definite conclusion, so Gu Yu didn’t think about it anymore.
Anyway, if Gu Mengyao really had this talent, it would always show itself.
No need to rush.
“Last night, Little Black’s claws almost disfigured those three people. It was disgusting to look at. I didn’t clean them up… When Xing Zhi and the others woke up and saw the corpses with their own eyes, they were quite calm.”
“Little Black didn’t eat people?”
“No, he just played with them until they died, with no intention of eating. In the end, he got tired of playing and even told me to follow him.”
“Yeah, thank you for your hard work.”
After hearing about yesterday’s events from Xi Yang, Gu Yu nodded at him, then put Xi Yang into the space as well, before getting out of bed and putting on his shoes.
After washing up, Gu Yu prepared to find Gu Mengyao.
After a night’s rest, the wound on Gu Yu’s inner thigh had healed a lot. At least it didn’t sting as much as yesterday, and even walking was agonizing.
It could be seen that the spring water and ointment were indeed very effective!
Originally, Gu Yu had planned to ride a horse despite his injury today, because time waits for no one, and it wouldn’t be good to delay any further.
Just a little wound, a little bleeding, it’s not a problem at all… That’s what he thought!
A large area of scraped skin would sting even more when he sweat, especially when he rode a horse again, which might cause the wound to be further injured.
“Xing Zhi, have you seen Gu Mengyao?”
“Miss is outside the inn, *gag*.”
“Why are you gagging for no reason? It’s not like you’re pregnant.”
After leaving the room, Gu Yu couldn’t find Gu Mengyao and happened to meet Xing Zhi on the way. Gu Yu then asked him if he had seen Gu Mengyao.
But as Xing Zhi spoke, he couldn’t help but cover his mouth and gag, which made Gu Yu feel uncomfortable.
Didn’t Xi Yang say they were fine? Why are they vomiting so badly now?
It was only because of seeing the disfigured corpses that he was so shocked. It’s a good thing Xing Zhi had been a soldier.
If it were Gu Yu, he would have fainted.
Gu Yu was not a reckless person; he was just an ordinary person. Even with the cheat of the space, he was still a human with flesh and blood. If he received a stab to the chest, he would still die.
Therefore, when he suddenly saw such a tragic sight, he would not only faint but also probably vomit after waking up.
“*Gag*, I just found out… the meal I ate yesterday… *gag*… made me want to puke!”
“It’s not because the corpses of the innkeepers were too tragic?”
“Those scoundrels who deserved to die, even chopping them up and feeding them to the dogs would have been too good for them. I’ve seen plenty of tragically dead bodies on the battlefield, so I’m not particularly scared. It’s just that when I think of myself… *gag*… it makes me nauseous right now, *gag*…”
“You can puke slowly, I’ll go find Mengyao.”
Afterward, when Gu Yu heard from Xing Zhi that he was gagging not because of the corpses, but because of the meal they ate yesterday, Gu Yu could only offer his sympathies and advise him to take it easy.
Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed quite unlucky…
When Gu Yu stopped talking to Xing Zhi and turned to leave the inn, he saw Gu Mengyao tapping and inspecting a carriage, looking very serious.
After confirming that the carriage body would not fall apart, Gu Mengyao happily turned around. When she saw Gu Yu, who was looking curious, she immediately waved at Gu Yu, signaling him to come over and take a look.
“Mengyao, where did you get these parts?”
“There are quite a few carriage parts in the inn’s shed. They can be used when pieced together. But for now, we’ll make do with them, and we’ll get a new carriage when we reach the next town.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
“It’s not hard. I don’t want to see Brother Yu injured again… Your wound hasn’t healed yet. If you continue to ride a horse, it will get worse.”
After Gu Yu hurried over, Gu Mengyao also explained the origin of the carriage. It was probably the遗物 (remains) left by the victims of the inn’s cannibalism. Because it was worthless, it was placed in the shed.
Hearing Gu Mengyao’s words, Gu Yu was even more moved, thinking that Gu Mengyao really cared about him, otherwise, she wouldn’t have come so early to assemble a carriage.
She was really making people like her more and more!
In fact, Gu Mengyao initially wanted to deal with the aftermath of the incident, but she didn’t expect… she found the carriage parts. And because she didn’t want Gu Yu to be injured from riding a horse again, she assembled the carriage herself.
On the other hand, when she saw the tragically dead bodies, Gu Mengyao was startled and thought that Gu Yu’s black bear was too ferocious.
It was as well-behaved as a little chick when it was by her side before.
But who would have thought that this black bear would be so cruel!
Even though the people killed by the black bear deserved to die, they were reduced to mosaic-like messes… It couldn’t even be called tragic, only disgusting!
Later, when Gu Mengyao brought the awakened Xing Zhi and the others to the inn’s hall, she recounted everything that happened yesterday and explained the wicked deeds committed by the innkeeper and the waiter, which caused Xing Zhi and the others to vomit uncontrollably.
As for some of the details, Gu Mengyao made modifications, removing Gu Yu from the picture and making it seem like a wild bear saw injustice and directly charged over to kill the people at the inn. When it wanted to attack Xing Zhi and the others, Gu Mengyao lured it away with food.
Xing Zhi and the others naturally wouldn’t doubt Gu Mengyao, as Gu Mengyao had no reason to lie.
In addition to thanking Gu Mengyao for her help, Xing Zhi and the others were filled with regret, thinking that they would never eat food given by strangers again, because who knew what kind of meat it was made of!
…
After everything was resolved and everyone was preparing to set off, a plump man with a face full of flesh appeared on the road, driving a donkey cart loaded with chopped meat.
The red color made Xing Zhi and the others’ faces change, and they couldn’t help but want to vomit again.
Then, without much suspense, after confirming that the person was Butcher Song, Xing Zhi directly sent him to hell with a knife and then rode on his horse to continue their journey.
As for the carriage assembled by Gu Mengyao, apart from the occasional creaking sound, it was quite sturdy and didn’t fall apart halfway.
When the group arrived at the next town, they immediately bought a new carriage and discarded the old one.
Although it was said to be discarded, Gu Yu secretly picked it up and put it into his space later.
This was a carriage assembled by his little wife for him, and it had great commemorative value!!!
Thus, while the group was rushing the entire way, they actually shortened their journey by three days. It only took them eight days to reach the vicinity of Black Jade City.
“Miss, Black Jade City is ahead.”
Then, under Xing Zhi’s reminder, the group also arrived at the gate of Black Jade City and prepared to enter.
When Gu Mengyao and Gu Yu saw the stern expressions of the guards, they secretly speculated that the situation was probably very bad, otherwise, the soldiers wouldn’t be so nervous.
“Liu Wei, how is the Vice General?”
“It’s Xing Zhi! The Vice General’s health has been deteriorating since he was poisoned. Now he’s barely holding on. Moreover, ever since General Gongsun left, the ginseng and reishi mushrooms are almost running out!”
“Where did General Gongsun go?”
“After you left, Luoluo Kingdom sent troops to attack again. After repeated harassment, General Gongsun decided to lead his troops to deal with the enemy country. He left two days ago. I believe there will be good news soon.”
After Xing Zhi finished speaking with one of the guards, the city gate was opened, allowing them to enter Black Jade City smoothly.
The streets of Black Jade City were deserted, with no people to be seen.
After being attacked by enemy forces and the start of the war, the people of Black Jade City were in a state of panic, fearing that Luoluo Kingdom would directly attack and annex Black Jade City.
The people of Luoluo Kingdom were said to be very brutal. If they captured prisoners, they would torture them in every possible way.
If Black Jade City were truly breached, it would be a great disaster…
After entering the city gate, the following matters were simple.
As Xing Zhi escorted Gu Mengyao and Gu Yu to the Vice General’s residence, when they finally saw Gu Qing lying on the bed, pale, emaciated, and unable to even open his eyes, Gu Mengyao’s tears immediately flowed down.
“Father, are you okay!”
