Chapter 41 Xi Yang is in My Hands
After understanding the prices in the capital at the market, Gu Yu had a clear grasp of the situation.
At the same time, he gained a deeper understanding of his father-in-law’s pained expression when discussing grain prices.
If it were him, he would also be in pain!
These prices were simply incredible.
Aside from the scarcity of various supplies after the earthquake, there must be someone secretly driving up the prices, otherwise, they wouldn’t fluctuate so outrageously as they are now.
As for who was operating behind the scenes, Gu Yu believed… the Wang Clan was definitely involved.
It seemed that going to the Wang Clan this time would yield quite a harvest.
Thinking this, Gu Yu felt quite good about it…
After all, no matter what the Wang Clan did behind the scenes, the money earned would eventually fall into his pocket.
Therefore, Gu Yu had no thoughts about the current market prices, acting as if he had seen nothing… Of course, such a situation couldn’t last forever, and the Emperor should also be thinking of solutions.
And he just needed to steal the silver from the Wang Clan before the Emperor figured out a solution.
During this time, he could go find Chengfeng Shan and have him contact the buyers, to see if their batch of grain could be sold directly, which would save everyone some trouble.
With this thought, Gu Yu didn’t stay in the Gu Residence any longer. After informing the servant beside him, he immediately set off from the Gu Residence and headed in the direction of the Shan family.
He had initially intended to take a carriage, but… Gu Yu wanted to see the current situation in the capital.
Therefore, at this moment, he didn’t mind the trouble and instead leisurely walked on the street, carefully observing the surroundings.
While walking, Gu Yu suddenly thought of Xi Yang, who had come to the capital before but hadn’t contacted him until now… Had something happened?
After all, Xi Yang was previously a member of the Alliance.
Although Gu Yu felt that the act of going to the Alliance to buy poison was not feasible, Xi Yang, however, had stated… that the Alliance’s poison was of very good quality and very convenient to use.
In other words, Xi Yang disliked the poison Gu Yu made as being too weak…
Hearing Xi Yang’s words, Gu Yu could not stop him and could only let Xi Yang be more careful and be wary of the Alliance attacking him in the capital.
Although the first encounter with Xi Yang was not a pleasant memory, after spending so much time together, they had developed a not-insubstantial friendship.
Gu Yu had always been generous with his own people.
And after Xi Yang left, even Little Black missed his companion very much. When Gu Yu came out of his house, Little Black even asked Gu Yu to look for Xi Yang and tell him to come back quickly.
“I wonder where Xi Yang is hiding…”
Thinking of Xi Yang, Gu Yu felt a bit annoyed. He planned to go to the Alliance to check if Xi Yang had been caught after finishing his business with Chengfeng Shan this time… If he had indeed been caught, Gu Yu could try to negotiate with the other party and redeem Xi Yang.
Although it would come at a considerable cost, it was because Xi Yang was already considered one of the Gu family.
“I’m sorry, big brother… I was playing just now and didn’t see anyone in front of me!”
“It’s alright, just be careful next time.”
While Gu Yu was contemplating the worst-case scenario, a child suddenly bumped into him. When Gu Yu reached out to steady him, the child gave Gu Yu a shy smile, then stuck out his tongue and skipped away.
Watching the impetuous child leave, Gu Yu smiled slightly and then continued to walk forward.
His wallet was always kept in his space, and he had no money on him, so he wasn’t afraid of anyone taking his silver.
However, what was this extra pouch on his waist…
Feeling a sudden weight on his waist, Gu Yu was puzzled. He then spotted a small alley ahead and quickened his pace towards it.
When there were walls on both sides, Gu Yu took out the pouch that had suddenly appeared on his waist.
Upon opening the pouch, Gu Yu saw a hollow ring and a note.
Seeing the ring, Gu Yu’s pupils shrank several sizes, and he thought to himself that something was wrong… Xi Yang had been caught!
This ring was one of the small trinkets Gu Yu had made when he was idle at home in the past. Later, seeing that Xi Yang liked this ring, Gu Yu had directly given it to him.
Seeing the ring at this moment, Gu Yu immediately knew that Xi Yang had been caught.
After glancing at the ring a few times, Gu Yu shifted his gaze to another folded piece of paper, thinking that the text inside might be related to how to redeem Xi Yang.
Now that Xi Yang was in danger, Gu Yu could not stand by and do nothing. Even if the other party offered an exorbitant price, he had to take a look.
[Xi Yang is in my hands, come to the ruined temple in the north of the city quickly for discussion.]
There wasn’t much writing on the paper. Upon seeing the words “ruined temple in the north of the city,” Gu Yu’s eyebrows furrowed, thinking that the other party must have set a trap in that place, and now it all depended on whether he would fall for it.
However, Gu Yu had long considered Xi Yang as one of his own, so he had to go.
Anyway, he had medicinal powder and space, so he wasn’t afraid of any danger.
With this thought, Gu Yu didn’t delay any further. He stepped forward quickly and, after finding a random carriage, immediately told the coachman the location of the ruined temple in the north of the city.
As the carriage swayed along the way, Gu Yu was also preparing his own things, seeing what could be useful later.
That kid Xi Yang, he’d been told long ago not to go to the Alliance, and now he’d been caught!
For a former traitor, it was fortunate that the Alliance didn’t chop off his hands…
Gu Yu knew from the beginning when he first came into contact with the Alliance that the waters within this organization were very deep and not to be trifled with.
An organization with a dense intelligence network across the country, Gu Yu could guess with his toes… that they should not be offended easily.
However, when the Alliance contacted him first, Gu Yu felt no panic at all.
In fact, he was even wondering what their goal was in doing this!
The Alliance was powerful, and Gu Yu didn’t think they weren’t monitoring him. Therefore, when they knew his situation, they should be interested in some of the things he possessed.
Besides grain, the only other thing was medicinal powder.
In other words, the Alliance wanted his medicinal powder.
It was precisely because of this unique item that they dared not act rashly against the people of the Gu family, and could only use such threatening methods to make Gu Yu compromise…
If that were the case, Gu Yu would not be flustered at all, and he was even thinking… what benefits he could gain from this encounter!
There and back.
He couldn’t just suffer losses.
As Gu Yu was thinking about these things, the carriage also arrived at its destination. When Gu Yu took out the silver, the coachman grinned at Gu Yu, revealing a mouth full of white teeth, but then he shook his head and did not accept the money.
Gu Yu was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted.
It seemed that this coachman was also a member of the Alliance!
