Chapter 18: Achoo
As soon as Gu Yu held the letter in his hand, he tore it open on the spot and examined its contents.
What had happened to make the Tang Sect Leader send a letter so urgently?
Opening the envelope, he found not only a letter but also a detailed map.
After Gu Yu quickly read the words on the letter, he couldn’t help but exhale slowly, calming his uneasy heart.
Gu Qingheng was fine.
However, Tang Lian’s companion, Zitan, was in trouble.
“Yu, what happened? Why did the Tang Sect Leader suddenly send a letter… Could it be that Qingheng and Lian’er are in trouble?”
It wasn’t just Gu Yu who was worried about Gu Qingheng’s safety; Gu Mengyao was too.
Seeing that Gu Yu hadn’t spoken for a long time, she immediately asked nervously, unsure of the letter’s content.
She was the one who agreed to let Qingheng go to Tianxiang Town. If anything happened, then she…
“Mengyao, don’t worry yet. They are both fine.”
“Phew, I’m glad they’re okay…”
Upon hearing Gu Mengyao’s anxious question, Gu Yu immediately reassured her, telling her not to worry too much.
As he spoke, Gu Yu also handed over the letter in his hand, allowing Gu Mengyao to read the contents herself.
After reading it at a glance, Gu Mengyao was relieved to see that Gu Qingheng and Tang Lian were only trapped in Tianxiang Town.
“I told you, they’re fine! Before I left, I gave them plenty of medicinal powder, enough to deal with danger.”
“The Tang Sect is too unreliable. Tianxiang Town is so dangerous, yet they let Lian’er and the others go there! Aren’t they endangering them? When I see the Tang Sect Leader again, I’ll definitely have a good word with him.”
Seeing that Gu Qingheng and Tang Lian were not in danger, Gu Mengyao, who had put her mind at ease, became angry again.
She could still remember Tang Lian patting her chest and saying she would be fine.
To trust the Tang Sect so much, yet now this happened, it was truly infuriating!
No, this time she should just bring Tang Lian back and not let her stay in the Tang Sect anymore!
Otherwise, who knows when something might happen!
“Mengyao, calm down. There might be some hidden circumstances here… You’ve seen this letter, right? It was sent to us personally by the Tang Sect Leader, and it requests us to go to Tianxiang Town to rescue Qingheng and Tang Lian.”
“?”
“If the letter had been from the Tang Sect as a whole, the messenger wouldn’t have specifically mentioned the title of the Tang Sect Leader. This situation makes me have to speculate… that the Sect Leader’s power within the Tang Sect is not as great as we imagine.”
As he explained his speculation to Gu Mengyao, Gu Yu felt that this possibility was very high!
If the Tang Sect Leader had enough power, he could directly send people for rescue instead of pinning their hopes on them.
It was likely that someone in the sect had obstructed the Sect Leader, thinking that Tang Lian was just a minor disciple of the Tang Sect, and it didn’t matter if she died!
Even if she was the Sect Leader’s daughter, she had made no contribution to the Tang Sect, so it was not worth sending a special rescue.
Although Gu Yu grew angrier as he thought about it, he also gained new information.
Tianxiang Town was not simple.
If it were just a few villains plotting to kill them, the Tang Sect would have sent people to deal with it long ago.
However, now they were willing to delay the Sect Leader and not send anyone… Tianxiang Town must be hiding something dangerous!
Thinking of this, Gu Yu could no longer stay put.
Although Gu Qingheng and Tang Lian were not in mortal danger, they were in a dangerous place. If something happened later, it would be terrible!
Now, they had to rush there as soon as possible.
“Yu, what’s wrong? Your expression suddenly turned very bad.”
“Mengyao, we must hurry to Tianxiang Town. It’s not simple! After we return from Tianxiang Town, I will go to the Tang Sect and help the Sect Leader clear out some pests, so he won’t be controlled by others in the future.”
As he spoke, Gu Yu quickly arranged for Little Black to guard the house, then took out the horse from his space, and directly pulled Gu Mengyao onto it, preparing to head to Tianxiang Town.
He had already seen the map, and Lian Town was quite a distance from there. It would likely take at least a month to get there.
Fortunately, the two horses Gu Yu raised, after being nourished by the Space Spring Water, were much stronger than ordinary horses.
Their endurance, in particular, had been greatly improved.
This trip to Tianxiang Town could shorten the travel time by at least half a month.
Moreover, with the convenience of Gu Yu’s space, there were no problems with eating and sleeping, so the time was compressed further and further, striving to reach there as quickly as possible.
And on the road, when Gu Mengyao heard Gu Yu’s speculation, she was also furious.
She wished she could break into the Tang Sect and drag out those who obstructed the Sect Leader, letting them know what they were capable of!
It was truly lawless!
Even if Gu Qingheng hadn’t gone, if Tang Lian had an accident, Gu Mengyao would not let those involved off easily.
Fortunately, there was still a chance.
…
“Sister Lian’er, are you cold?”
“I’m fine, but Brother Qingheng, you don’t have any martial arts. Hurry and come closer, otherwise, you’ll freeze to death!”
“I’m fine, I’m a man, how could I… Achoo, I’d better come over!”
Glacier.
Although it was called this by the people of Tianxiang Town, this was merely a mountain range covered in snow all year round.
After being separated from the others, Gu Qingheng and Tang Lian found a cave to hide in.
Although the smell inside the cave was not pleasant, it was much better than the harsh weather of freezing cold outside. Moreover, the tiger that Gu Qingheng had drugged with medicinal powder had now contributed its fur and meat, allowing the two of them to survive.
This time, they had underestimated Tianxiang Town.
They originally thought it was just the work of some villains, but after arriving, they discovered that it was not the case at all!
It was the appearance of spirits/monsters!!!
Anything related to spirits/monsters was naturally not a trivial matter… In fact, Gu Qingheng had always thought that things like spirits/monsters only existed in storybooks and not in reality!
However, reality had slapped him in the face.
There were indeed spirits/monsters!!!
And it was a very cruel one at that, killing and bleeding people daily to cultivate its本体 (original body)…
Seeing that the situation had developed to this point, Tang Lian immediately wanted to take Gu Qingheng and the others away, but was stopped by an elder from the Tang Sect who was accompanying them, stating that there were no problems.
However, the greedy look in their eyes could not be concealed.
They had set their sights on the treasure that could summon spirits/monsters.
However, those who had originally wanted to obtain the treasure had now all turned into corpses drained of blood, and Gu Qingheng and Tang Lian were also forced to separate from Xi Yang and the others, and were now hiding in this cave waiting for rescue.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingheng couldn’t help but silently recite in his heart… Brother-in-law, come save him quickly!
