Chapter 181: Where did you hide the treasure?
With the younger brother-in-law’s help, Gu Yu had no need to worry about the matter failing.
He left the Gu Residence with ease and headed towards his destination.
However, to be safe, Gu Yu did not go directly to the agreed-upon location.
Instead, he slipped into an alley, and after a few turns, he immediately lost the people following him.
He didn’t know if they were sent by Bai Qian or if Zhou Yi had sensed something was wrong.
Gu Yu smiled faintly, unconcerned.
Was he not a prisoner? Did he not even have the right to leave the residence?
He hadn’t left before because he felt it was meaningless, but now there was a major money-making event right in front of him!
If he didn’t go out now, Gu Yu felt his heart would ache.
It wasn’t for anything else, but the treasure of the Thousand-year Ice Silkworm alone made Gu Yu very anxious.
If refined into Longevity Pills, it could be exchanged for quite a few rare treasures!
Thinking of this, Gu Yu immediately walked quickly to the alley entrance and disappeared into the crowd.
Later, as Gu Yu’s footsteps quickened, he soon found Qiu Ju, who was on his last breath, in a ruined temple in the southern part of the city.
The injury of losing an arm would not have made Qiu Ju so weak.
However, if the wound became infected, that was another story.
Clearly, Qiu Ju was the unlucky one who got infected… Of course, this was also because he hadn’t treated his wound. He probably still wanted to reattach his severed arm and didn’t want to become a one-armed hero.
Unfortunately, even a skilled doctor like Gu Yu had no way to deal with a wound that had been severed for several days.
If Qiu Ju had preserved his severed arm properly, there might have been a slight chance of reattaching it.
But he just held the severed limb in his arms…
It had already rotted!
Moreover, Gu Yu did not come here to save anyone.
He was here for the treasure.
“Doctor… Gu, is… is that… you?”
“It’s me! You are seriously injured now, don’t talk! I’ll sprinkle some medicinal powder on you first, maybe it can stabilize your injury.”
“Alright… alright, after… I recover… I will… definitely… repay… Doctor Gu well.”
Upon sensing someone in front of him, Qiu Ju, who was burning with fever, opened his eyes warily.
When he saw that Gu Yu had come to meet him, Qiu Ju became overjoyed, knowing that he would not die in this ruined temple!
That’s great!
After he recovered, he would definitely investigate that man in green. Even if he was not an opponent, he could exaggerate this matter and tell his master.
Let his master deal with him!
“I’m going to treat you now, it might hurt a lot, you have to bear with it.”
After Gu Yu spoke, he saw Qiu Ju nod weakly, which made the corner of his mouth lift slightly, and then he took out the medicine bottle hidden in his sleeve.
After Gu Yu pulled out the stopper of the medicine bottle, he immediately poured the medicinal powder onto Qiu Ju’s severed arm wound.
With a “sizzle” sound, as if flesh and blood were being corroded, Qiu Ju gritted his teeth tightly, enduring the pain without making a sound.
Such fortitude made Gu Yu admire him.
He hadn’t been reading the Medical Scripture for nothing!
He had prepared a bottle of ‘Truth Serum’ powder according to the prescription on it. After sprinkling it on the wound, it would cause immense pain and confusion.
At this time, no matter what questions were asked, the true answers would be obtained.
However… if the person’s mind was particularly fragile, this method of interrogation was not suitable.
It was very easy to die directly from the pain.
For an expert like Qiu Ju, Gu Yu thought he wouldn’t die so easily, which was why he brought the medicine bottle before leaving the residence.
As early as after seeing this prescription in the Medical Scripture, Gu Yu had immediately gathered the corresponding medicinal herbs and quickly prepared a bottle!
He planned to use it on Qiu Ju to ask for the location where the treasure was hidden.
Of course, at that time, Gu Yu did not expect Qiu Ju to be so badly injured.
He was still thinking about how to give Qiu Ju a stab and sprinkle special medicinal powder on the wound!
Moreover, he couldn’t let Qiu Ju suspect anything.
As a result, it was useless now.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu looked at Qiu Ju’s eyes, which had become hazy, and his face looked dazed. He immediately knew that the medicinal powder had taken effect!
“Qiu Ju, where did you hide the treasure?”
“In the dog hole in the east wall of the Imperial Palace. I packed it in an iron box and then blocked the dog hole!”
“How to find this dog hole?”
“I left a small scratch on the wall to help me identify the location!”
Afterwards, listening to Qiu Ju’s words, Gu Yu nodded with satisfaction.
Qiu Ju was quite clever. He knew that the most dangerous place was the safest place!
No matter how much Zhou Yi racked his brains, he wouldn’t have thought that the lost treasure was buried in the Imperial Palace.
After all, a place as strictly guarded as the Imperial Palace represented trouble.
And Zhou Yi, who didn’t want to provoke trouble, would never have anything to do with the Imperial Palace.
This made Gu Yu feel at ease. He thought about going to the Imperial Palace when he had time to see if he could bring this batch of treasures into his space.
As long as he found the iron box, Gu Yu could take it into his space with his mind, and there would be no problem at all.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu was overjoyed. He finally got his hands on the treasure he had been longing for.
This trip was truly rewarding!
After asking for the location of the treasure, the next step was to kill Qiu Ju directly.
Finally, he would disguise it to create the illusion of dying from illness.
Even if Zhou Yi found Qiu Ju’s corpse, he couldn’t find any connection to Gu Yu!
Thinking of this, Gu Yu took out medicinal powder from his space, preparing to accelerate Qiu Ju’s death.
Although the Medical Scripture did not have a prescription for killing people, some medicinal powders with special effects had unexpected efficacy.
For example, the medicinal powder Gu Yu was about to use to catalyze the illness was originally used in conjunction with treatment to cure the patient.
But now, it could accelerate Qiu Ju’s death.
This was in line with the old saying… as long as the thought doesn’t slide, there are always more ways than difficulties!
However, just as Gu Yu was about to sprinkle the medicinal powder, he suddenly thought of something and stopped.
Gu Yu was not very clear about Qiu Ju’s background.
He had wanted to investigate it before, but he gave up because he was too lazy to do so. Now that Qiu Ju was about to die, he could take the opportunity to ask.
“What are you trying to do in the Capital?”
“My master, the Witch Priest, sent us to help Queen Bai Qian solve a problem, and at the same time, to deliver a message to her…”
Just as Gu Yu happened to think of asking about Qiu Ju’s background, he was shocked and his eyes widened when he heard what came out of Qiu Ju’s mouth. He never expected such a result!
The person behind Qiu Ju was actually the Witch Priest!
And he was specifically looking for Bai Qian…
