Chapter 60 – The Reason is So Simple!
After speaking, Li Ye did not linger in the bamboo forest.
Gu Yu was left standing alone in the bamboo forest, contemplating what to do next.
According to Li Ye, going to the battlefield was no longer something that could be resisted, and at this point, he could only accept it.
However, if Gu Mengyao were to go to the battlefield again, he had to go with her.
Gu Yu did not want to experience the days of separation from Gu Mengyao again. It was better to stay by his little wife’s side honestly, at least he wouldn’t be driven half-mad by longing.
Besides, it was so bothersome to always cook for his younger brother-in-law!
As Gu Yu was thinking this, Gu Qingheng, who was far away in Lian Town, couldn’t help but sneeze. He then rubbed his nose and wondered who was thinking of him.
“A’yu, why are you here? You haven’t been back for so long, it made me so worried!”
“I drank a bit too much, so I wanted to walk around and clear my head. Has the banquet ended?”
“It hasn’t ended. Seeing you hadn’t come back for a long time, I was worried something happened to you.”
While Gu Yu was thinking about things, Gu Mengyao’s voice suddenly sounded, pulling Gu Yu’s thoughts back to reality. He turned his head to look in the direction of the voice.
He saw Gu Mengyao looking worried. Upon seeing him, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, as she spoke, Gu Yu did not mention the conversation he just had with Li Ye. Instead, he made up an excuse, saying he had drunk too much and wanted to come out for some fresh air.
Upon hearing that Gu Yu had drunk too much, Gu Mengyao didn’t say anything more. Instead, she quickened her steps towards Gu Yu, preparing to help him back to the banquet.
If Gu Yu was feeling very uncomfortable, they could just go home.
However, just as Gu Mengyao’s feet began to move, her expression suddenly changed. She immediately took the hidden weapon, a small knife, she carried and threw it quickly to her side.
After a muffled groan, Gu Mengyao had already used her lightness skill and quickly moved to Gu Yu’s side, guarding against any potential danger.
Because the metal reflected the sunlight, causing a dazzling glare, Gu Mengyao noticed that something was wrong. This made her directly attack to strike first.
The opponent was indeed caught off guard and hit.
As Gu Mengyao quickly approached, Gu Yu also directly took out a saber from his space and skillfully handed it to Gu Mengyao, so that Gu Mengyao would have a weapon in her hand and feel more confident.
It was difficult to deal with these assassins bare-handed.
Fortunately, her little husband had a space, so even though he was attending a wedding banquet, he could easily take out weapons, allowing her to deal with these hateful assassins.
As for whether producing a knife out of nowhere would arouse suspicion…
Gu Yu’s explanation was… those who had seen this saber, apart from him and Gu Mengyao, were all dead. So, how could anyone be suspicious?
When the assassins saw that their actions were exposed, they did not hide any longer. Instead, several of them surrounded them from all sides, intending to launch a pincer attack.
Unfortunately, these assassins had never imagined that… Gu Mengyao would have a weapon.
After all, who would carry a weapon with them when attending a wedding banquet?
So, as these people rushed over, Gu Mengyao suddenly revealed a saber from behind her.
Even though the assassins’ faces were covered, and their expressions could not be seen, the surprise in their eyes was undeniable. Realizing that the situation was not good, they prepared to turn and run.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t escape.
After Gu Mengyao’s swift attacks, the assassins all fell to the ground, completely lifeless.
Gu Mengyao’s lightness skill was very powerful, and coupled with the weapon in her hand, her enemies were completely unable to escape.
“These people…”
“They were sent by the Wang Clan. They’re pretty much the same as the ones who attacked us before. It seems that old fellow Xu Wang holds a grudge and wants to sneak attack us at this time.”
“The Wang Clan is too hateful, always coming to cause trouble. Do they really want to be irreconcilable with us?”
After dealing with the assassins, Gu Mengyao immediately asked in confusion, not knowing who sent these assassins?
The Tang Sect matters had all been resolved, so there would be no more assassins.
Gu Yu, at this moment, said with certainty that it was the Wang Clan. Judging by their clumsy assassination methods, it was undoubtedly them.
These assassins were really slow-witted. Couldn’t they think of any new moves?
Upon hearing the words “Wang Clan,” Gu Mengyao immediately felt a headache. She thought that the Wang family had really gone against them, always coming to show their presence, which was simply too annoying!
Taking away the Wang Clan’s wealth before was considered a warning, but the other party had intensified their actions instead…
“Since the Wang Clan dares to send people, I dare to retaliate. After the wedding banquet ends, I’ll do something to their water vats, making them suffer from diarrhea in the latrine.”
“…”
It wasn’t just Gu Mengyao who found the Wang Clan annoying; Gu Yu felt the same way.
However, this time, he was not going to tolerate it any longer. Instead, he would take some measures to strike back fiercely.
Even if he couldn’t take the lives of the Wang Clan, there were many things in this world that were more painful than death.
If the Wang Clan wanted to play with him, then Gu Yu would play with them to the end.
“A’yu, what about these corpses?”
“I’ll put these corpses into my space first, and then find a deserted place to throw them away. Today is the big day for Chengfeng Shan and Lin Yue. Let’s not bring bad luck because of these matters.”
“Mm.”
After quickly confirming the disposal of the corpses, Gu Yu directly collected the fallen assassin corpses around him and put the saber back into his space.
After resolving everything, Gu Yu followed Gu Mengyao back to the banquet, ready to continue eating and drinking.
Since they had come all this way, they might as well eat to their heart’s content!
“Young Master Gu, Madam Gu, this is the wine that the Master asked me to bring specifically. He was too shocked by your gift and said that it’s rare for Young Master Gu to be so generous once. Naturally, he has to reciprocate.”
When Gu Yu returned to the banquet, before he could sit down for too long, a servant came with a wine pot to refill his wine. Gu Yu was speechless upon hearing this.
What do you mean by “rarely generous once”? I am very generous!
Gu Mengyao, who was by his side, couldn’t help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She didn’t find the servant’s words inappropriate.
Her husband was indeed a bit calculating.
However, when it came to her, he was extremely willing to spend money.
Thinking of Gu Yu always buying her jewelry and flowers, Gu Mengyao felt sweet in her heart, feeling that she was cherished by Gu Yu and extremely doted upon.
“Hmph, did your Master only bring this one pot of wine? He’s really stingy. He should have brought something more valuable!”
“The Master said this wine has an extraordinary flavor. As long as Young Master Gu experiences it personally, he will know.”
“Oh? So magical? How about you have a cup?”
Upon hearing the servant say this, Gu Yu’s face showed a slight smile, and his subsequent words made the servant freeze, not understanding why Gu Yu would say that.
Gu Yu did not explain. He directly sprinkled the wine in his cup onto the table, and a sizzling sound was heard.
Accompanied by a puff of white smoke, the servant carrying the wine, seeing that the situation was not good, immediately smashed the wine pot in his hand onto the table, then took out a sharp dagger from his sleeve and fiercely stabbed towards Gu Yu’s eyes.
However, the servant’s attempt to harm Gu Yu was not successful. Gu Mengyao directly pierced his palm with a pair of chopsticks, and the dagger fell to the ground at the same time.
The incident happened too suddenly. By the time the surrounding guests reacted, the attacking servant had already been subdued.
However, Gu Mengyao’s expression was not very pleasant.
If Gu Yu hadn’t been cautious, the consequences would have been unimaginable!!!
“Say, who sent you!”
“…”
As Gu Mengyao spoke resentfully, the servant did not utter a word. Then, after hearing a slight “crack” sound, black blood suddenly flowed from the servant’s mouth, and then he fell backward, lifeless.
He had hidden poison in his mouth…
“Mengyao, don’t be angry. Their plan didn’t succeed anyway.”
“But these guys are really too hateful. They really bully honest people!”
“Hmm… I’m not exactly honest, so don’t overthink it… Everyone, please don’t panic. Continue eating and drinking. After all, today is a joyous occasion. Don’t let unsightly things disturb your mood. Someone, take the corpses away.”
Seeing the servant die from poisoning, Gu Yu quickly comforted his angry little wife.
Then, seeing that the people around looked uneasy, Gu Yu said that it was not a big deal.
Do not panic, continue drinking.
After speaking, Gu Yu no longer paid attention to others and sat back in his seat.
When the butler of the Shan family came forward and served another table of food, Gu Yu picked up his chopsticks and began to eat. Gu Mengyao, who was sitting beside him, was very worried, fearing that the food was poisoned.
Gu Yu, however, was not worried about this.
Before he started eating, Gu Yu had already sprinkled some medicinal powder to test for poison. Seeing that there was no reaction, he confidently picked up his chopsticks.
However, the people who were originally at the same table as Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao now dared not approach them and hurriedly found others to share a table with.
It was a joke. With the poisoning incident occurring, how could they pretend that nothing had happened and continue to eat and drink!
Therefore, at one table, only Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao were sitting together.
This suited Gu Yu, as he could eat more peacefully without others disturbing him.
“A’yu, how did you discover it just now? Even I didn’t notice anything unusual!”
“Actually, it’s nothing. After Chengfeng Shan finished the wedding ceremony, when he came out to accompany the drinks, he talked to me for a few sentences… When he mentioned that my gift was generous and really made him look good, he decided to give me an extra ten percent of the year-end dividends.”
“…”
“So, even if the assassins imitated them perfectly, I wouldn’t believe they were sent by Chengfeng Shan, unless he went back on his word and didn’t want to give me the dividends. But how could that be? Our cooperation has just begun!”
As Gu Yu picked up dishes, his words made Gu Mengyao feel a little speechless.
So, the reason was that simple!
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After waking up, I have a headache. I will only update here today and add another chapter tomorrow.
