Chapter 117: This is schadenfreude!
After selecting from the pile of jade, Gu Yu returned home with satisfaction.
Now, with the Alliance as help to bring back the Iron Lion, Gu Yu didn’t have to worry about anything and could just wait at home.
However, due to the considerable distance, it was estimated that it would not be delivered to the Gu family until after the New Year.
Thinking about going to the capital for New Year soon, Gu Yu quickly took out the Longevity Pills he had made before and placed them neatly in exquisite wooden boxes.
Because the medicinal herbs used to make Longevity Pills were precious, giving them as gifts was truly impressive!
After all, to refine Longevity Pills again, one would need to obtain a Thousand-year Ice Silkworm from the Tianshan Sect… this was a precious item that the Tianshan Sect would not easily give out.
With these thoughts, after Gu Yu finished organizing everything, he looked at the other medicinal herbs and poisons in his space. He didn’t rest afterwards and continued to make other medicinal powders and Poison Pills.
For a time, he became very busy.
Thus, time flowed quickly.
After Tang Lian bid farewell to the Gu family, Gu Yu realized… they were also about to depart for the capital.
It felt like no significant time had passed, yet it was indeed time for New Year!
Every household in Yang Family Village had hung red couplets, which reminded Gu Qingheng to hang up couplets he had personally written on the Gu family’s main gate.
He also hung festive couplets on the courtyard where Zitan and Gugu resided.
This made Gugu very happy. Experiencing being human for the first time, he stood at the door admiring the couplets for a long time.
Even though he couldn’t read the characters.
After Gugu transformed into a human appearance, Gu Yu did not deliberately hide it from others. Instead, he explained the recent changes in the elves/spirits/monsters to Gu Qingheng. Gu Qingheng became curious and immediately took Xi Yang to see what the elves/spirits/monsters looked like.
Upon seeing that there was not much difference from humans, Gu Qingheng was extremely surprised, not imagining that this was the elf/spirit/monster that had trapped him and Tang Lian in a cave before.
However, after spending a few days together, Gu Qingheng discovered… that the elf/spirit/monster had not only undergone significant changes in appearance but also in personality!
His current gentle demeanor made Gu Qingheng feel very awkward, constantly wondering if he was disguised and deceiving them.
Yet, as time went by, the elf/spirit/monster showed no abnormality.
This finally made Gu Qingheng believe… that the elf/spirit/monster had genuinely improved and no longer killed people and drank blood indiscriminately like before.
“Brother-in-law, are we bringing Gugu and Zitan with us to the capital this time?”
“Yes, bring them! Gugu needs a large supply of spring water every day. If we leave him here, who knows what might happen!”
“Will you put him in your space?”
“No, we’re traveling to the capital by carriage this time, so we’ll prepare a carriage for Gugu and Zitan, and let them see the scenery outside.”
When it was almost time to go to the capital, Gu Qingheng specifically asked Gu Yu a few questions. When he heard that Gugu would be riding in a carriage, he immediately nodded, indicating that he understood.
Although he really wanted to say that he wanted to sit with Gugu and have an in-depth discussion.
However, even if Gu Qingheng thought with his feet, he knew that his brother-in-law would absolutely not agree!
After all, with the previous incident, even if Gugu behaved as normally as possible, Gu Yu still maintained a degree of vigilance towards him.
If he wanted Gu Yu to completely let go of his vigilance, it would probably take a few more years to improve slightly.
However, at present, his attitude towards Gugu and Zitan was the same as towards ordinary people, and he did not treat Gugu differently just because he was not human.
This was only because he had encountered Gu Yu, who had transmigrated. If it were someone else, they would definitely kill any elf/spirit/monster if they could, and would never keep it alive.
Tales of ghosts and monsters had always been feared by people.
After confirming the departure date, the Gu family began busy preparations.
Although Gu Yu had already decided on the gifts to give, Gu Mengyao also had to prepare… they always brought things back from the capital to Lian Town, so this time they had to prepare more and bring more gifts to the capital.
Seeing Gu Mengyao busy and unable to stop her movements, Gu Yu naturally had to help. After he listed the gift list with paper and pen, he directly handed it to Gu Mengyao to review and see if any items were missed.
When Gu Mengyao saw the very detailed list, her face showed a look of pleasant surprise. She had no objections to the gifts written on it.
With her little husband helping, things were so much easier!
Seeing that he had been helpful, Gu Yu’s lips also curved slightly, and his mood was very good.
Once the Gu family was ready, the family boarded carriages and set off majestically towards the capital… However, this time, because they had to carry a large number of gifts, the Gu family’s manpower was insufficient, so they had to hire people to go to the capital.
Hiring people was very convenient. Gu Yu directly showed a few ingots of silver, and the coachmen immediately nodded repeatedly, saying that it was no problem to go to the capital now, let alone during New Year.
While the group traveled by carriage, Gu Mengyao did not accompany them. Instead, she still rode her horse by the side, guarding against potential dangers.
Gu Yu would also ride a horse out from time to time, but he was not very interested in it. On the other hand, Gugu was very excited to see the horses and really wanted to try riding one.
Seeing this, Gu Yu didn’t say much. Instead, when the team stopped to rest, he asked Xi Yang to bring a horse over, preparing to let Gugu try it.
Recalling his first time riding a horse, Gu Yu only had very unpleasant memories.
Now, seeing that Gugu, a novice, was also going to ride a horse, Gu Yu immediately felt a sense of excitement…
Perhaps, this was schadenfreude!
Gu Qingheng, standing nearby, saw the expression on Gu Yu’s face and immediately guessed that his brother-in-law had ill intentions.
However, Gu Qingheng was also very curious about Gugu riding a horse.
After all, Gugu was not human.
However, the subsequent result did not match Gu Yu’s guess.
Because, as soon as Gugu walked next to the horse, the horse was immediately scared and knelt on its front legs.
With a cowardly demeanor, Gu Yu twitched his lips speechlessly, wondering why he didn’t encounter such a cowardly horse at that time!
Only after Gugu successfully sat on the horse’s back did the horse’s kneeling posture change. It quickly stood up and walked obediently according to Gugu’s commands.
It was very obedient.
It should be known that this was just an ordinary horse, and Gu Yu had not fed it anything like spring water.
It seemed that Gugu had a talent for being a beast tamer!
“Gugu rides the horse quite well. I believe he will master it in less than a day.”
On the other side, Gu Mengyao and Zitan were sitting together. Seeing Gugu riding back and forth excitedly, they couldn’t help but start talking.
“I think he rides… ugh…”
However, as she was speaking, Zitan suddenly gagged.
This immediately drew everyone’s attention to her, especially Gu Yu, who had an expression of understanding, making Zitan notice and quickly lower her head in panic.
