Chapter 1: Uneasy Heart
Ever since Gu Yu showed the gold bars to his younger brother-in-law, Gu Qingheng has been having nightmares every night for several days.
According to a well-meaning anonymous person named Xi Yang, he once stood by Gu Qingheng’s door and heard extremely oppressive shouting coming from inside.
Faintly, it seemed to be saying, “Gold, don’t want it! Too much, I don’t want gold! Don’t press me”…
After hearing this, Gu Yu couldn’t help but chuckle to himself, thinking that being surrounded by so much gold was unbearable for even his younger brother-in-law!
However, when he thought about the pile of gold bars in his space, Gu Yu immediately couldn’t smile anymore.
Damn, how should I deal with these gold bars?
He thought that after the emperor had passed away, he wouldn’t have to accept gold bars as rewards anymore.
Who knew that this time it was fiercer than before.
As if the gold bars were worthless.
They filled Gu Yu’s space to the brim, forcing him to start cleaning up other unnecessary items in the space.
Over the years, the area of Gu Yu’s space hadn’t changed, still the same size… To increase the area, there was only one way.
To consummate the marriage with Gu Mengyao.
Although Gu Yu didn’t resist this thought.
But thinking of the age of his little wife, he immediately retracted all the extra ideas, leaving none behind.
Better forget the title of Copper Refining Master!
After all, his little wife was already 16 years old this year, and in a few months, it would be the end of the year… If that’s the case, he only had to wait a little more than a year, and he could be with Mengyao.
By that time, all problems would be easily resolved.
Although he would only be seventeen then, Gu Yu felt strong enough to handle it.
As long as his wife was fine!
Thinking about what would happen in a little over a year, Gu Yu immediately freed himself from the gloom of the gold bars, sitting alone in the small pavilion and foolishly smiling, making the passing servants think that he had encountered some good news.
When Gu Qingheng walked over, he saw his brother-in-law grinning like a fool.
This immediately made him remember the nightmares he had in the past few days, and he couldn’t help but feel angry… It was all his brother-in-law’s fault for suddenly bringing out so many gold bars, it had scared him to death!
In recent days, he had been haunted by dreams of being crushed by gold bars…
It was just too hard for him!
“Brother-in-law, what are you thinking about? So happy, are you thinking about gold bars?”
Gu Qingheng cheerfully approached and, as soon as he opened his mouth, pulled Gu Yu out of his daydream.
As soon as he heard the words ‘gold bars,’ he rolled his eyes at Gu Qingheng, wondering if this kid was feeling mischievous and wanted to experience the fear of being dominated by gold bars again.
If it weren’t for the many people around, Gu Yu would have been very willing to indulge his younger brother-in-law’s wish.
“What are you doing here? Not taking a nap? I heard you’ve been having nightmares at night, chased by gold bars every day!”
“That guy Xi Yang is out there spreading rumors… just wait, I’ll go find Little Red Sister later to expose some dirt.”
“Cough, cough, alright, you made a special trip here, what exactly is the matter?”
Hearing Gu Qingheng’s words, Gu Yu suddenly felt a little guilty.
However, he didn’t mention that it was Xi Yang who leaked it.
It was just that his younger brother-in-law was smart enough to guess, so it was not his fault…
“Um, I wanted to ask, when are we going back? We’ve stayed in the capital for quite a while, now that we’ve dealt with the Wang Clan, I want to go back and see Director Qingshan.”
“Director Qingshan…”
“Yeah, quite a lot has happened. Since the news that Bai Qian is in Regency has been made public, Director Qingshan must have heard about it too… Now that he knows the Wang Clan has been completely executed, I’m afraid he might have some bad thoughts.”
Immediately, Gu Qingheng didn’t hold back and stated his intentions.
For the past few days, he has had a feeling of unease.
After thinking for a long time, he eventually thought of Director Qingshan far away in Lian Town, unsure of how he was doing now.
As someone who knows everything, Gu Qingheng naturally understood that without the Wang Clan as his enemy, Director Qingshan would have a new course of action…
Director Qingshan’s family had long since been wiped out.
Carrying the guilt for his deceased family and the hatred against the Wang Clan, Director Qingshan had lived in great pain all these years.
One could say that if it hadn’t been for the Wang Clan, Director Qingshan would have ended his life long ago.
This negative attitude made Gu Qingheng very troubled, but he couldn’t think of a solution.
He even thought… maybe pairing Director Qingshan with someone could help him feel better.
However, if he did that, he might get beaten to death by Director Qingshan.
“Don’t worry, Director Qingshan won’t seek death so soon… You are his most outstanding student; he wouldn’t die without seeing you again.”
“Brother-in-law, what do you mean…”
“That’s right, once Director Qingshan sees you, he will die! No one can stop it, and there’s no way to prevent it.”
“…”
Upon hearing Gu Qingheng’s words, Gu Yu immediately understood the reason why he was so eager to return.
In this regard, Gu Yu wasn’t worried.
Although there were indeed signs that Director Qingshan might seek death, for now, he was still safe.
After hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng was left speechless, unsure of what to say.
According to his brother-in-law, if he didn’t return for a lifetime, would Director Qingshan not die?
“Don’t think that if you never come back, Director Qingshan won’t die… At most, you’ll delay for half a year. If you don’t return in half a year, Director Qingshan will still die.”
“Is there really no way to stop Director Qingshan? Once a teacher, always a father! After such a long time together, the director has tirelessly taught me, and I really don’t want anything to happen to him!”
“I’m not a god; at most, I can use Medicinal Powder to control Director Qingshan, so he doesn’t have the ability to seek death… or I could concoct a prescription that makes someone forget everything, so after Director Qingshan takes it, he’ll directly forget everything.”
“Forget everything?”
“Yes, become a blank slate, remember nothing.”
When it came to the prescription that could make someone forget everything, Gu Yu felt quite helpless.
If possible, he wouldn’t want to give Director Qingshan medicine; it would be better to follow his own will.
Moreover, Gu Yu couldn’t guarantee… when this prescription would expire.
That’s right!
The prescription wasn’t foolproof; it could fail at any time.
Compared to directly letting Director Qingshan end it all, administering medicine had too many complications.
However, based on his younger brother-in-law’s personality… Gu Yu felt that Gu Qingheng would definitely not watch Director Qingshan die.
“Since there is such a medicine, we can’t just watch Director Qingshan leave! Even if he forgets me, as long as Director Qingshan can live, that’s enough.”
Sure enough, as Gu Yu guessed, Gu Qingheng had a determined look on his face, indicating that they absolutely couldn’t let Director Qingshan leave this world.
