Chapter 94: Acting cute is useless
Several days have passed since the men in black went to the Gu family, and they still haven’t returned, making Xu Wang suspect that they are in a lot of trouble.
This made him even more wary of the Gu family and unexpected… even the Black Chess members couldn’t defeat Mengyao.
How strong is Mengyao’s martial arts?
However, now is not the time to consider these matters. After failing to find the grain hidden by Yu, the remaining disaster relief grain brought from the capital was also almost distributed. This made Xu Wang extremely anxious.
He couldn’t sleep well for several consecutive nights, and wrote letters like snowflakes, making Xu Wang desperately want to find a suitable solution, but he always failed.
If Xu Wang had enough silver, he might be able to stall for some time, but no one expected the situation to develop this way when they came to Lian Town. Coupled with the extortion by Yu, Xu Wang didn’t have much silver in hand.
Relying on the Wang Clan’s connections couldn’t solve the immediate problem.
This made the situation serious, and coupled with Bai Wanzhi, this guy, running around here every day, urging for the continued distribution of disaster relief grain, made Xu Wang grit his teeth in hatred, thinking that things shouldn’t have turned out this way.
He came here this time to eradicate the Gu family.
Although the careless guarding of disaster relief grain would cause many people to lose their official hats, Xu Wang would not be greatly affected.
However, after returning to the capital in disgrace, he would definitely disappoint the Empress Dowager and other clan members.
Xu Wang was unwilling to accept such a result.
“My lord, I just received the news that the grain collected from Cai Town was intercepted halfway.”
“What! These good-for-nothings, how can they not do anything well! This batch of grain is very important, and it was snatched by a group of civilians!”
“There are too many refugees, and there have been many casualties among the soldiers.”
“Don’t say these useless things, send people over and arrest the people who robbed the grain. Kill them without mercy!”
“Yes.”
After the reporting soldier retreated, Xu Wang’s anger did not subside for a long time. He was so angry that he directly swept the things on the table to the ground with a flick of his sleeve. After a series of clatters, seeing the mess all over the floor, Xu Wang felt much better.
However, thinking about the recent events, Xu Wang couldn’t help but frown, wondering where things had gone wrong!
Perhaps, it was wrong from the beginning.
When he thought he was about to eliminate the Gu family completely, he had actually fallen into a trap set by Yu.
No matter how he struggled, he couldn’t escape the trap.
However, Xu Wang was not convinced.
He was the patriarch of the Wang Clan, and also the younger brother of the current Empress Dowager. It was absolutely impossible for him to stumble just because of disaster relief grain.
To resolve the current predicament, he had to take a desperate measure.
“Someone, call Wang Li over.”
With this thought, Xu Wang’s eyes immediately showed a fierce expression, thinking that he was forced to do this by Yu.
No matter what, he had to ensure that the disaster relief grain was distributed normally, so that the Emperor would trust the Wang Clan even more.
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“Brother-in-law, why are you smiling sinisterly again!”
“Go, go, go, Qingheng, aren’t you very idle? If you keep staring at me, I’ll tell your sister!”
“Tell my sister what?”
“That you’re not doing your job properly every day and are always hanging around me.”
“Heh heh, brother-in-law, you know my intentions… as long as you explain the matter of the Witch Priest clearly, I won’t pester you anymore.”
After Yu saw Xu Wang’s recent actions in the letter, he thought that this guy Xu Wang was really seeking death. However, this was also in line with his wishes. After the situation developed further, Xu Wang would be miserable.
While Yu was thinking about these things, his annoying younger brother-in-law immediately appeared beside him.
These past few days, Yu finally had a clear understanding of Qingheng’s strong desire for knowledge.
He was simply a nuisance!
“Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, just tell me!”
“Acting cute is useless, and it’s disgusting for a grown man like you to make such gestures.”
“…”
Yu pretended not to see Qingheng’s pestering, which made Qingheng a little dejected, thinking that he had guessed correctly.
Brother-in-law’s mouth is like a clamshell!!!
After going to find Little Black that day, although he got a lot of details, Qingheng still couldn’t guess the outcome.
Qingheng was extremely curious about what the mysterious Witch Priest, who always pestered the Gu family, cared about… and he was eager to know the answer.
However, the answer was too far away, and he might not have the opportunity to get it.
At this moment, only Yu’s guess was close to the answer.
However, Qingheng also knew that Yu would never tell him because he was afraid of being ridiculed by him if he guessed incorrectly.
This situation made Qingheng very helpless, not knowing how to pry the words out of Yu.
Although, if Yu guessed wrong, he would indeed ridicule him.
“Brother-in-law, what do I need to do for you to tell me?”
“I can tell you… but you have to promise me one thing.”
“Don’t say one, I’ll agree to a hundred!”
“Okay! Follow Zhuo Fei to practice martial arts these few days, and your sister and I are going out to play.”
“…That’s it?”
“That’s it.”
After hearing the condition Yu stated, Qingheng really didn’t know what to say!
With such a simple request, his brother-in-law should have said it earlier!
Isn’t it just following Zhuo Fei to practice martial arts, and the two of them not disturbing his sister? It’s a piece of cake!
After seeing Qingheng agree, Yu was very satisfied, thinking that too many things had happened recently, and he and his little wife hadn’t had a two-person world.
Although Lian Town had become a bit dilapidated, Yu didn’t plan to continue playing in Lian Town. Instead, he wanted to take Mengyao to other places.
However, his younger brother-in-law became a trouble…
“Alright, since you agree, I’ll tell you the result I’ve guessed… the Witch Priest cares about a person, and that person is Bai Qian.”
“Bai Qian? This name sounds familiar, brother-in-law, how did you know… Wait, Bai Qian! Isn’t that the Empress?”
After Yu gave out a name, Qingheng finally resolved the doubts in his heart, but when he reacted, he suddenly realized that the situation was even more complicated and incomprehensible.
Why would the Witch Priest be interested in the Empress?
What is the connection between them?
Oh my god! It’s like a ball of yarn tangled together, becoming more and more chaotic!
“You only said you wanted to know the answer before, and you didn’t ask me to give you the details, so when Zhuo Fei comes in the afternoon, pack your things and go to Zhuo Fei’s house to stay for a few days!”
Yu did not directly answer Qingheng’s question.
After all, the fact that Bai Qian might be a reincarnator still needed further verification.
