Chapter 8: This is Not Daily Life at All
While Gu Qingheng was secretly guessing, Gu Yu had not taken the wrong medicine.
Normally, after seeing his younger brother-in-law cause a lot of trouble, he would have unleashed a barrage of sarcasm. But today, he was in a good mood, so he didn’t mind the trouble.
Today, he and his little wife had spent a sweet day in town, which made Gu Yu very satisfied!
Without the third-wheel younger brother-in-law, they could do whatever they wanted!
Of course, it was just kissing and hugging.
Any more than that, and Gu Yu would want to escape.
Fortunately, Gu Mengyao did not pounce on him like a hungry tigress every evening. Instead, she stayed by his side like a little bird, making Gu Yu’s smile never falter throughout the day.
Seeing this, Gu Mengyao couldn’t help but chuckle, thinking how cute her silly little husband was!
Therefore, as compensation for keeping her younger brother-in-law at home, dealing with these men in black would be handed over to him!
“Hehe, then Brother-in-law, can you give me some medicinal powder for self-defense? I have to say, it really feels good when I sprinkle the medicinal powder!”
“If I give it to you, where else will you go and cause trouble?”
“No, no, I’m just using it for self-defense.”
Seeing that Gu Yu didn’t find it troublesome, Gu Qingheng immediately seized the opportunity and asked Gu Yu for some medicinal powder, thinking that he wouldn’t be afraid if he encountered danger in the future.
However, when Gu Yu saw Gu Qingheng’s eyes darting around, he knew what little scheme he was hatching.
But, who told him to be in a good mood today!
“I can give it to you, but you must use it cautiously. The medicinal powder you sprinkled today was the one I used to stun the spliced animals last time! That was a strong medicinal powder I specially made. If it’s used on people, they won’t wake up for three days and three nights.”
“Oh my god! Is the medicinal effect that strong?”
“Of course, who do you think made it!”
Upon hearing that it could make someone fall into a coma for three days, Gu Qingheng was immediately shocked. He quickly nodded at Gu Yu, indicating that he would definitely use it cautiously in the future!
Gu Yu was very satisfied to see his younger brother-in-law being so obedient. Afterwards, he took out quite a lot of medicinal powder and antidote from his space and handed them over to Gu Qingheng. Gu Qingheng immediately happily took the medicinal powder and returned to his room, storing it properly.
“Mengyao, don’t be angry anymore. Look how clever Qingheng is, we don’t have to worry about him anymore.”
“I’m just angry. How can the villagers be like this? Qingheng is still a ten-year-old child!”
“Ten years old is still a child? I remember… when I was ten, I had already entered into a marriage.”
“Ah Yu, that was a special circumstance, it doesn’t count!”
“Alright, alright, look at you getting so angry. Don’t get angry with those villagers. Let’s wait for three days, and then deal with the men in black who will come to our door!”
“???”
Just as Gu Yu finally managed to appease Gu Mengyao, when he mentioned that the men in black would come to their door, Gu Mengyao immediately became confused. She didn’t know why Gu Yu said the men in black would come?
After Gu Qingheng sprinkled the medicinal powder, the other party already knew its potency. They shouldn’t be foolish enough to come and cause trouble, right?
So, why?
“Although they know the power of the medicinal powder, it doesn’t mean they will swallow their pride. Moreover, I inquired in town and found that the appearance of these men in black coincides with the time Xi Ting first controlled monsters to kill people.”
“You mean… these men in black are working with Xi Ting, and are subordinates of the Witch Priest?”
“Yes, there’s a possibility. That’s why Xi Ting didn’t fall unconscious from my medicinal powder last time. It made me guess… if these people also have that kind of poison, they might use it after three days and come to deal with us.”
After Gu Yu stated his guess, Gu Mengyao couldn’t help but frown. She didn’t expect these men in black to have a connection with the mysterious person, the Witch Priest, which made her feel depressed. She wondered when she could get rid of that clingy leech, the Witch Priest!
Their Gu family just wanted to live a peaceful life, but apart from wars, enemies would come knocking on their door. This kind of life was not daily life at all!
“Then let them come at us. I can vent my anger.”
“Okay, let’s see. If these men in black don’t dare to come, I’ll go to the village well and put laxatives in it.”
“… Isn’t that a bit too wicked?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll only use small doses. They won’t keep going to the bathroom, so don’t worry.”
Afterwards, hearing Gu Yu’s comforting words, Gu Mengyao couldn’t help but smile, and her mood also cleared up. She no longer bothered with this troublesome matter.
…
Three days passed in a flash.
During this time, several villagers came to apologize and ask Gu Yu for the antidote.
However, Gu Yu ignored them. He didn’t even open the courtyard door and let them knock as much as they wanted, refusing to come out.
But when these people kept knocking, Gu Yu didn’t indulge them any longer. He let Little Black and its mate out, scaring the villagers so much that they peed their pants and ran away. Only then did things calm down.
As if they knew the Gu family’s power, no one came again afterwards, and the Gu family’s side regained peace.
“Brother-in-law, today is the third day. I’m not going to the academy. I’ll wait at home for those people to come!”
“Are you trying to skip school?”
“It’s not exactly skipping school! After all, I’ve already finished all the books related to the imperial examination. If you and Director Qingshan didn’t stop me from taking the exams, I might have already become an official.”
“You always have so many crooked reasons!”
On this day, Gu Qingheng did not go to the academy to study as usual. Instead, he stayed by Gu Yu’s side and said a few words. When Gu Yu reluctantly nodded in agreement, Gu Qingheng immediately cheered, thinking that he could finally stay at home and watch the excitement!
Because he already knew about this matter, Gu Qingheng had already requested leave yesterday. Even if Gu Yu didn’t agree, Gu Qingheng would have begged Gu Mengyao, and he would have been able to stay at home to wait for the men in black to arrive.
Gu Yu knew this too, so he didn’t refuse Gu Qingheng’s request.
Since he had to stay no matter what, it was better to agree directly.
“Brother-in-law! When do you think those people will come?”
“How would I know? Perhaps they know how powerful the Gu family is and dare not come.”
“How is that possible! When I was in the mountains with a group of children, the leader of the men in black, I think his name was Song Guangyuan, when he heard other children say that I was from the Gu family, his words were full of disdain, as if he knew our family.”
“Oh? You never told us about this?”
“I thought it was not important. Besides, that man was just so displeasing to look at, I always felt like hitting him… I even kicked him a few times when they were unconscious before.”
The waiting time was always exceptionally long. As Gu Qingheng spoke with Gu Yu, Gu Mengyao, who was listening to them nearby, suddenly froze. After listening carefully for a moment, she confirmed that she heard quite a few footsteps approaching them.
Unlike ordinary people’s footsteps, they sounded like people who had practiced Kung Fu.
“They’re here!”
