Chapter 37: Pure and Kind
“Gu Xiaoge, that man in the gray coat is the one who just stopped the carriage! Have we encountered robbers… If I had known, I wouldn’t have left Lian Town, and I wouldn’t have gotten into this kind of trouble. Wuwuwu, I have elders to support and children to raise; I can’t die in a place like this…”
“Shut up, with me here, you won’t die.”
As the coachman started to speak in fear, his whimpering made Gu Yu unable to listen any longer. He directly told him to stop talking, in case the medicinal powder hadn’t dealt with the robbers and ended up being the first to deal with the coachman instead.
After hearing Gu Yu’s words, the coachman, with a face full of tears but no tears left to cry, quickly took several steps back and raised his hand to cover his mouth, silencing himself.
This Gu Xiaoge has quite a presence!
“Haha, what are you? With you here, we won’t die? Are you joking? All of you are going to die here today!”
“Big brother, this boy looks quite good; it would be better not to kill him! Keeping him around can relieve our boredom, wouldn’t that be fun!”
“Exactly, I’ve heard that the big masters in the capital love to play with little boys; it’s exciting! Let’s give it a try!”
“You disgusting guys, I only like women… whatever, it’s up to you, I just want silver!”
Hearing the robber’s casual conversation in front of him, Gu Yu’s lips curled into a playful smirk, but his eyes flashed with a cold gleam.
He would never let go of those who dared to provoke him.
They want to play with him? Fine!
Go play in hell!
Thereafter, Gu Yu had no intention to continue playing with them, fearing that the coachman might wet his pants out of fear.
After throwing the medicinal powder, the several big men immediately rolled their eyes and collapsed to the ground, looking as if they were sleeping like dead pigs, stunning the trembling coachman behind them, who couldn’t react to what had just happened.
In the blink of an eye, the originally dangerous situation had changed!
He thought he would definitely not escape this time… who knew this Gu Xiaoge was so strong, resolving these muscular men in just a few moves.
How strong!
No wonder people in his village said not to mess with the Gu family, especially Gu Yu of the Gu family.
“Alright, these people are taken care of; let’s go!”
“Just leave like this?”
“What, do you want to stay here with them?”
“No, no, no, I mean… these people are too vicious; leaving them by the roadside would cause trouble for passing travelers.”
After dealing with the robbers, Gu Yu returned the medicinal powder to his space. Just as he intended to continue on, the coachman suddenly spoke up, prompting Gu Yu to raise an eyebrow, thinking the coachman was quite justice-minded.
But that’s also true.
These people, leaving them alive is a disaster.
Might as well kill them.
“I just saw that a little hill is not far away; I’ll tie these people up and put them there.”
“Okay, I’ll help…”
“No need, just move the trees blocking the road first. I’ll be back shortly.”
The coachman fully supported the idea of tying up the robbers. As he moved the trees, Gu Yu used his space to store these people away, then found a nearby hidden mound to release the robbers from the space.
After finishing them off one by one, Gu Yu returned to his original spot.
By the time the coachman, sweating profusely, cleared the obstruction and came over to help Gu Yu lift the men, he was astonished to find… Gu Yu had already moved all those big men by himself.
At this moment, only Gu Yu stood there.
As strange as it gets.
Looking at Gu Yu’s thin and weak body, though the coachman wanted to understand, he also knew… it was better to keep quiet at this moment to avoid risking his own life.
Other people’s secrets are not so easy to uncover!
It could cost you your life.
“Gu Xiaoge, the blocking trees have been moved.”
“Mm, let’s continue! Now you understand why I didn’t let you stop, right? There are probably plenty more on the road ahead using such tricks… it’s better for you to get used to it sooner.”
“Plenty more…”
Hearing Gu Yu’s words, the coachman felt an impulse to cry, thinking that he was only taking Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng to the capital, why was he encountering such things now!
Fortunately, with Gu Yu’s strength, he no longer felt worried or fearful like at the beginning, knowing he would definitely safely reach the capital.
Of course, some fear still lingered.
It was impossible for him to completely shed his fear just because Gu Yu said a word, having never encountered such situations before.
But compared to the near-terrified state he was in at first, things had improved significantly, allowing the coachman to remain more composed if he encountered a similar situation next time.
However, he still hoped… not to encounter such things again!
At the coachman’s prayers, the carriage sped towards the capital. After encountering several more robbery cases along the way, it proved that the coachman’s prayers were not effective, and it even seemed to have a counterproductive effect, causing more robberies to occur.
This made the coachman stop praying to the gods and instead, when he encountered robbers brandishing sabers, he remained calm, even showing a hint of impatience, which puzzled the robbers.
He had robbed many people, and this was the first time he met someone so composed.
Could it be that he met a tough nut?
With this thought, there were indeed a few times when the robbers retreated in defeat, voluntarily allowing the carriage to pass.
This made the coachman feel… that when out and about, one must have presence.
That way, they can scare those ruthless scoundrels and stop them from robbing carriages.
However, it was also because Gu Yu was in the carriage that the coachman became so bold.
If Gu Yu weren’t there, after encountering these robbers, he would not hesitate to kneel and lick their shoes to survive!
But now, Gu Yu was here.
This made the coachman braver; if troubles arose, Gu Yu would deal with it, so there was nothing to fear.
“Brother-in-law, why are there more robbers as we get closer to the capital? In the last two days, we’ve run into quite a few robbers!”
“Nowadays, when people encounter any trouble, they think about fleeing to the capital… naturally, they know there are quite a lot of fat sheep around, so it’s expected for them to be waiting by the roadside to slaughter sheep.”
“Is that so!”
“Look, we’re just like that! However, these people also have some perception, knowing who cannot be provoked… like the first robbers we encountered were very few, allowing me not to continue killing but to teach them a lesson with medicinal powder instead.”
“Brother-in-law, those people were crying and wailing when you used the medicinal powder!”
“They want to die; should I let them die? Death is not so simple… the idea is to make them unable to live or die, so they will better remember not to continue doing such bad things.”
While Gu Yu spoke, he wore a brilliant smile. If one didn’t know him, just looking at that smile might make one think he was an angel from somewhere.
Pure and kind.
