Chapter 9 Brother-in-law, can you cross-dress?
After Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng finished writing their replies and had Dahai deliver them, Xi Yang and Xiao Hei also returned.
Xi Yang looked the same as when he left, but Xiao Hei’s fur was all wet, and water was dripping from it, clearly having cleaned itself on the way back.
However, it hadn’t washed clean. Several patches of fur on its head were still stained with blood, now clotted.
It looked like the interrogation had been brutal!
Gu Yu didn’t ask any further questions. After all, the two people from the Tang Sect were already corpses, and their last bit of value was gone.
“Xi Yang, did you get the information?”
“Yes, I did. However, these two don’t hold high positions in the Tang Sect; they’re just lowly pawns.”
“Even so, they should know some things.”
When Gu Yu asked, Xi Yang nodded at him but stated that the two were mere laborers for the Tang Sect.
They weren’t privy to any core matters.
However, Gu Yu wasn’t disappointed by Xi Yang’s words. He had already expected that those who secretly followed them wouldn’t be very powerful.
Otherwise, why would they be sent to tail them…
What Gu Yu wanted now was simply to understand the current situation of the Tang Sect.
It had been nearly half a year since Tang Wenshi was severely injured and died. He wondered if there had been any new developments in the Tang Sect during this time.
For example, had the person who manipulated Feng Xuanyuan into killing Tang Wenshi successfully seized power…
If the Tang Sect had a change in leadership, Gu Yu wouldn’t have to go to the trouble of delivering a letter to them.
“Well, they tracked Hai Dong Qing here because the Tang Sect raised a pair of Hai Dong Qing from a young age. The Sect Leader’s son, Tang Wenshi, took one of the male Hai Dong Qing as a pet, leaving the female Hai Dong Qing to be raised within the sect… After discovering that Tang Wenshi had disappeared, the Tang Sect sent out the Hai Dong Qing to search for the other one, which is how they learned the Gu family’s location.”
“Wait, has the Tang Sect discovered Tang Wenshi’s disappearance?”
“Yes, these two were among the search party sent by the Tang Sect. However, they had already colluded with someone named Jiang Wenguang, and their mission this time wasn’t just to find Tang Wenshi, but also Feng Xuanyuan, who had also gone missing.”
“Okay, I understand now.”
“Gu Laoda, do you need me to continue?”
“No, it’s not that complicated. I just wanted to know the current situation of the Tang Sect.”
After Xi Yang finished speaking, Gu Yu collected him and Xiao Hei into his space. He planned to change Dahai’s scent with medicinal powder when Dahai returned.
This way, the Tang Sect would no longer be able to track them…
However, after the disappearance of the two tailing them, the remaining people would likely come.
Now, Gu Yu needed to think of a way to divert the Tang Sect’s attention and stop them from targeting the Gu family again.
“Brother-in-law, what are you standing in the courtyard thinking about? You have such a contorted expression, it’s really strange!”
“After dealing with those two people, there are still other troubles to resolve. I was thinking about how to divert the Tang Sect’s attention to prevent them from coming to our door again.”
“Oh, that’s it! It’s simple. Brother-in-law, you’ve seen Feng Xuanyuan’s appearance, right? You could find someone to impersonate her and create a false impression that Feng Xuanyuan killed Tang Wenshi.”
While Gu Yu was racking his brain for a solution, Gu Qingheng, upon hearing his trouble, smiled and shook his head, indicating that the matter was easily resolved.
When Gu Yu heard this suggestion, he thought about it and found it quite good.
Although he had killed two people from the Tang Sect this time, it was out of necessity… If possible, Gu Yu wouldn’t want to kill anyone, as he didn’t want to attract more trouble.
With Gu Mengyao still on the battlefield, Gu Yu had no appetite for dealing with messy affairs.
Therefore, minimizing the problem and resolving it without a trace was the best outcome.
“It’s possible, but who should impersonate Feng Xuanyuan? Besides your sister and Bai Linyue, I don’t know any other women. Your sister is too tall, and Bai Linyue is awaiting marriage in the capital, neither of them fits the criteria.”
“Hehehe, brother-in-law, you could cross-dress!”
“……”
As Gu Yu was struggling to find someone to impersonate Feng Xuanyuan, Gu Qingheng leaned over with a smirk and said something that immediately made Gu Yu’s face turn dark, thinking that his younger brother-in-law was definitely seeking revenge!
Earlier in the capital, to deal with the Wang clan, Gu Yu had suggested that Gu Qingheng wear women’s clothing to avoid being recognized and attracting unnecessary trouble later.
Although Gu Qingheng refused at first, he eventually had to wear a skirt and spread information with Xia Tian, causing Wang Xu’s gossip to spread throughout the capital.
Therefore, Gu Qingheng’s suggestion that Gu Yu wear women’s clothing was definitely a long-planned retaliation!
“Brother-in-law, you’re about the same height as Feng Xuanyuan, right? Even if you’re a few centimeters shorter, you can do something with your shoes to ‘increase’ your height by a few centimeters.”
“Qingheng, brother-in-law usually treats you well, doesn’t he!”
“Yes, brother-in-law treats me very well! But what does that have to do with you wearing women’s clothes?”
“It doesn’t, but it makes me want to beat you up right now!”
Gu Yu looked at Gu Qingheng with a big smile, and as soon as he finished speaking, he reached out to grab Gu Qingheng, intending to teach him a lesson.
It’s been three days without a beating, and he’s getting out of hand.
The younger brother-in-law wants to rebel!
However, Gu Qingheng was prepared for Gu Yu’s sudden attack.
When Gu Yu reached out to grab him, Gu Qingheng took a few steps back, turned, and ran. His small legs moved so fast that Gu Yu couldn’t catch him for a while.
What’s more, as Gu Qingheng ran, he kept looking back and making faces at Gu Yu.
This made Gu Yu even angrier, and he increased his speed. He still didn’t catch him.
Neither Gu Yu nor Gu Qingheng were suited for martial arts, and in this regard, they had some common ground. After all, neither of them could learn lightness skill, so they couldn’t be as swift as Gu Mengyao.
However, they were evenly matched.
It was very difficult for Gu Yu to catch up to Gu Qingheng.
Of course! This was under the premise that… Gu Qingheng, overjoyed, tripped on a stone and fell to the ground.
When Gu Yu crept up to Gu Qingheng with a sly smile, Gu Qingheng had a look of wanting to cry but having no tears, clearly wondering why he was so unlucky to have fallen at this moment.
“Qingheng, I’ll give you a chance. If you don’t come up with a good plan, my righteous iron fist will descend upon you.”
“I’ll say it, I’ll say it! There’s actually an even simpler method. Brother-in-law, you can dig up Tang Wenshi’s corpse and hand it over to these Tang Sect people.”
“Go away. How long has it been? Digging up bodies… If you’re not disgusted, I am.”
After Gu Yu threatened Gu Qingheng and heard the suggestion of digging up the corpse, he was speechless and rolled his eyes, stating that he would absolutely not do that.
Even if this could solve the problem with the Tang Sect, digging up the corpse again from the ground was too disgusting…
“Since you find it disgusting, what will you do next, brother-in-law? Or should you just kill all these Tang Sect people? That would be simpler.”
“If possible, I don’t want to kill indiscriminately. Let’s think of another way to resolve this troublesome matter!”
“Hmm… How about combining the two methods I suggested? Brother-in-law, you can pay to hire another woman to impersonate Feng Xuanyuan, and then have that woman go to the place where Tang Wenshi is buried, and let the Tang Sect people discover the corpse themselves… After all, it’s just to deceive the Tang Sect people. Once they leave, everything will be fine.”
Gu Yu reached out and helped Gu Qingheng up from the ground. As Gu Qingheng dusted himself off, he heard Gu Yu say he didn’t want to kill anyone and immediately came up with a new method!
Even if Gu Yu didn’t want to cross-dress, finding another woman to take his place was also feasible.
As for the plan being exposed, the Tang Sect people weren’t settled in Lian Town. Once they found Tang Wenshi’s corpse, they would leave Lian Town.
Upon hearing that Gu Qingheng had finally hit the nail on the head, Gu Yu nodded in agreement.
He had been focused on the cross-dressing and punishing his younger brother-in-law, and he hadn’t considered hiring someone else to lead the Tang Sect people to where Tang Wenshi was buried… As Gu Qingheng said, they just needed to let the Tang Sect people discover the corpse.
After all, Tang Wenshi’s corpse would eventually be exposed, and choosing this time could prevent the Gu family from being implicated… At the time, Tang Wenshi had only asked for the message to be delivered to the Tang Sect.
Therefore, Gu Yu wasn’t breaking the agreement.
Gu Yu was already tired of Tang Wenshi causing trouble for him even after his death. This time, the Tang Sect people coming over was a good opportunity to send Tang Wenshi’s corpse back with them.
This would also prevent people from constantly coming to find them.
Without further ado, while the sky was still light, Gu Yu went directly to town to buy a set of clothes similar to Feng Xuanyuan’s. He then went to Piaohongyuan and paid to hire a woman to wear the clothes and wander from town to the mountain.
During this time, she deliberately attracted the attention of the Tang Sect people and then “dropped” several small items that were unique to the Tang Sect.
After completing these tasks, the woman on the mountain was still thinking… This customer’s requests were truly strange, but they were very generous with their money.
If more customers like this came in the future, she’d be rich!
Of course, all of this was handled by Xi Yang.
However, while doing these things, Gu Yu saw an acquaintance at Piaohongyuan.
Lin Jiaoe was now dressed impeccably, her clothes and jewelry expensive, her complexion rosy. She looked much better than when she was a village girl.
Lin Jiaoe showed no reluctance in entertaining guests at Piaohongyuan. Instead, when she encountered wealthy individuals, she would actively greet them, her actions of snatching customers causing the other women in Piaohongyuan to grit their teeth.
Gu Yu didn’t pay much attention to Lin Jiaoe’s current appearance, as it had nothing to do with him; he merely saw her by chance.
Before, Gu Yu would have paid attention when Lin Jiaoe caused trouble in the village. However, now Lin Jiaoe had completely become a passerby.
He wondered if the Tang Sect would take the bait after the plan was implemented…
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Happy Dragon Boat Festival holiday!
