Chapter 27 – Definitely a great romantic!
After comforting Mengyao Gu and her brother, Gu Yu also began to pack his belongings for the trip.
With spatial abilities, anything was welcome.
Gu Yu even went to a restaurant and requested a large number of dishes, which were delivered to a room in the inn along with the plates, allowing Gu Yu to send them all into his spatial item.
He then bought some snacks and other food items, and prepared several sets of clothes for everyone. As Gu Yu was thinking if there was anything he might have missed, he recalled a few more things and quickly bought them to put into his spatial item.
It had to be said, having a spatial item felt amazing.
At the very least, after filling his spatial item to the brim, Gu Yu thought thankfully on his way home that it was a good thing he had one, otherwise this trip would have been very difficult.
Just the large amount of luggage alone would have been overwhelming…
After Gu Yu rushed back to Gu Residence, he tidied up the belongings of Mengyao Gu and Qingheng Gu. As night fell, Gu Yu, familiar with the routine, went to the alliance’s mission location, stated his requirements, and demanded immediate results.
Previously, when Gu Yu dealt with the Wang Clan, he had bought a lot of information from the alliance, so he knew that their sources were very well-informed and that he wouldn’t have to wait too long.
Besides, the location of the Tang Sect was not a secret. Anyone who was part of the martial world should know where it was.
After all, the Tang Sect also accepted commissions and sold hidden weapons and mechanisms to sustain the development of their sect.
Other sects were far behind the Tang Sect. While other sects were struggling to survive, the Tang Sect was already enjoying luxurious meals and living a life of excess.
“The information you want is on this piece of paper.”
As Gu Yu had guessed, he was correct.
When the person in the black robe took out a folded piece of paper, Gu Yu, being perceptive, handed over the gold nugget. Though he appeared indifferent, he was secretly observing the movements of the person in the black robe, wondering if this imperial bestowed gold nugget could be spent.
He had already spent quite a bit of money buying information from the alliance, and thinking about the gold nuggets stacked almost to the ceiling in his spatial item, Gu Yu felt he had to try and see if he could spend the imperial bestowed gold nugget.
“Sorry, this alliance does not accept imperial bestowments.”
However, the result was negative.
When the person in the black robe saw the gold nugget, he didn’t react at first. But when he picked it up and saw the engraving on it, his body trembled.
Clearly, he had not expected Gu Yu to use an imperial bestowed item as payment.
Was he not afraid of losing his head?
Even if Gu Yu wasn’t afraid, he certainly was!
Therefore, the person in the black robe immediately and righteously refused to accept the imperial bestowed gold nugget as payment. Gu Yu sighed, retracted the gold nugget, and then took out silver notes to give to the person in the black robe.
After hearing the black-robed person’s parting words of “Welcome! Come again next time,” Gu Yu left the reception point with the note and hurried back to Gu Residence.
Although Gu Yu could have obtained information about the Tang Sect without spending money, it would have taken too long, so Gu Yu chose the shortcut – paying to become stronger!
Along the way, Gu Yu took out a torch from his spatial item and shone it on the letter. After seeing the address written on it, Gu Yu carefully recalled… Where was the Tang Sect located on the map of Linfeng Kingdom he had seen before, and how far was it from the capital?
As Gu Yu was trying to recall this information, he soon found the location of the Tang Sect.
The conclusion he reached was:
Very far.
Extremely far.
Incredibly far.
If they were to ride horses, it would take at least a month to travel from the capital to the location of the Tang Sect. Gu Yu felt extremely frustrated upon reaching this conclusion.
Originally, after coming to the capital with Mengyao Gu and receiving the emperor’s reward, they could have gone straight home.
But who knew that this Tang Sect would suddenly appear as an obstacle, causing everything to go to waste.
Just thinking about it made him gnash his teeth in anger!
After putting away the torch and the paper into his spatial item, Gu Yu returned to Gu Residence in the dark. He cautiously pushed open the door and saw Mengyao Gu sitting inside. She immediately came forward, wanting to ask about the situation.
After Xia Tian was abducted by people from the Tang Sect, Mengyao Gu couldn’t sleep at all.
She was constantly worried about Xia Tian’s safety.
Gu Yu also knew that Mengyao Gu would surely not be able to sleep, so he made a bit of noise when he entered the room. When he heard Mengyao Gu’s question, Gu Yu nodded directly and handed her the paper, letting her see the location of the Tang Sect.
“This place is very far from the capital! Can we get there within a month?”
“At normal speed, it’s a bit difficult, but if we rush our journey, we should be able to reach the Tang Sect before the one-month deadline.”
Having served as a military officer for some time, Mengyao Gu had learned quite a bit. Upon seeing the location written on the paper, she immediately pointed out the distance issue, wondering if it would delay the rescue.
When Gu Yu heard Mengyao Gu’s words, he first said it was indeed difficult, but then stated that they could reach it within a month, although it would be a bit more tiring.
The fine horses of Gu Residence were quite fast.
“A Yu, ever since Xia Tian was taken by the people from the Tang Sect, I’ve been thinking… If I hadn’t asked you to save her back then, perhaps none of this would have happened.”
“My foolish wife! Why are you still dwelling on this? We’ve already gone over this once, don’t think about it anymore.”
“But I can’t help it!”
“If you can’t help it, then look at me more. Let your mind be filled with me.”
“…Go away, I’m talking about serious business!”
Seeing Mengyao Gu’s dejected mood, Gu Yu didn’t want her to continue blaming herself. By shifting her attention and saying those words, he managed to elicit a flirtatious glare from Mengyao Gu.
This made Gu Yu chuckle inwardly, hoping that Mengyao Gu would no longer dwell on this matter.
Although Mengyao Gu claimed that all the fault lay with her, Gu Yu did not think so.
With Tang Wenshi’s cunning and scheming mind, even if Mengyao Gu had not taken the initiative to ask for help, she probably couldn’t have escaped being implicated by Tang Wenshi… For example, through financial manipulation, making Gu Yu fall for it greedily.
Therefore, dwelling on these matters was useless. It was better to think about how to rescue Xia Tian once they reached the Tang Sect.
“Now that we know the location of the Tang Sect, let’s set off tomorrow morning!”
“Okay, traveling late at night is rather dangerous. We’ll leave early tomorrow morning… By the way, Mengyao, are you really planning to take Qingheng with you, or should we leave secretly?”
After Mengyao Gu stopped dwelling on the past, she thought about leaving tomorrow.
This made Gu Yu, upon hearing this, unable to suppress his curiosity and ask Mengyao Gu if she really intended to bring Gu Qingheng along.
Were her previous words just a delaying tactic?
In Gu Yu’s mind, he hoped that Mengyao Gu was deceiving Gu Qingheng. After all, bringing his younger brother-in-law along would definitely cause significant delays.
As for putting Gu Qingheng into his spatial item before setting off and releasing him at the destination, it would have been very convenient and effortless… However, with Gu Qing escorting them to the Tang Sect, this method was completely unusable.
After all, Gu Yu did not want his spatial item to be exposed.
Therefore, Gu Yu did not want to bring Gu Qingheng along… Regarding Xia Tian’s safety, with both him and Mengyao taking action, Xia Tian would definitely be fine.
It would be more stable for Gu Qingheng to wait for news at home.
“Let’s take Qingheng with us! He always liked Xia Tian, and now that Xia Tian has been taken away by the Tang Sect, Qingheng must be feeling very sad. If we leave him at home, he might develop the depression you mentioned, A Yu.”
“Is that so? If we take our brother-in-law along, it might cause delays on the road…”
“That’s fine, let the accompanying guards take Qingheng, it won’t cause delays!”
“Alright, if that’s the case, then let’s bring him.”
However, Mengyao Gu genuinely wanted to bring her brother, so Gu Yu couldn’t voice any further objections, thinking only that his wife should be happy.
The reason Mengyao Gu wanted to bring Gu Qingheng was simple: Gu Qingheng, like her, was worried about Xia Tian. If he didn’t see Xia Tian safe with his own eyes, even listening to news at home would be agonizing.
He wouldn’t be able to eat or sleep, so it would be better to let Gu Qingheng go with them!
After chatting for a while longer, Gu Yu saw that it was getting late and pulled the wide-awake Mengyao Gu onto the bed with him, telling her to at least rest properly on the bed even if her eyes were closed.
Starting from tomorrow, they would have to endure a life of roughing it out on the road.
So, they had to cherish the time they could spend lying in bed…
The night passed uneventfully, and dawn arrived in the blink of an eye.
Since Mengyao Gu couldn’t fall asleep for a long time, Gu Yu eventually had no choice but to use the sleeping powder, successfully making Mengyao Gu fall asleep. He then embraced his little wife and quickly fell asleep as well.
With his mind occupied by the tasks ahead, Gu Yu did not linger in bed. After waking up early, he gave Mengyao Gu the antidote and then went about making preparations for their departure.
“Gu Yu, are you leaving just like this?”
“Yes, we’re traveling light, just bringing silver notes. There are places to resupply along the way. If we bring too many things now, the horses won’t be fast enough.”
“Alright, have a safe journey.”
After preparing their belongings, Gu Yu and his companions said goodbye to Gu Qing, mounted their horses, and then controlled their horses out of the city, speeding towards the Tang Sect.
Although the journey was not short, the thought of rescuing Xia Tian filled the three members of the Gu family with motivation.
However, while Gu Yu was keeping an eye on Mengyao Gu last night, Gu Qingheng was not.
So, this morning, seeing the two big dark circles under Gu Qingheng’s eyes, Gu Yu couldn’t help but shake his head, thinking that his brother-in-law would definitely be a great romantic when he grew up!
