Chapter 2 A Group of Younger Brothers
The question of who is stronger between Gu Mengyao and other martial artists from various sects, Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng each had their own opinion, and neither would back down.
Regarding this, Gu Mengyao ended up taking one of each and quickly found an inn to stay in, which stopped the two from continuing their bickering.
Her little husband wasn’t young anymore, yet he always liked to bicker with Qingheng, which made Gu Mengyao very helpless.
However, even though she said that, Gu Yu was not yet 20 years old, and if it were in modern times, he would still be a child… and in Linfeng Kingdom, he was already at an age to be a father.
It had to be said that the concepts between modern and ancient times were vastly different.
“Yu, next time Qingheng wants to say whatever he wants, you don’t have to pay attention to him.”
“How can that be? My wife is the strongest in the world. Even if the sky falls apart when talking to my younger brother-in-law, I’ll be the one to win in the end!”
After the three of them had dinner and returned to their rooms to rest, Gu Mengyao hesitated for a moment before persuading Gu Yu.
She didn’t want Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng to argue endlessly over this matter, but when she later heard Gu Yu’s words, it made Gu Mengyao’s heart fill with joy.
Everyone liked to hear compliments, especially from someone they cared about.
Seeing how firmly Gu Yu believed it, Gu Mengyao knew she didn’t need to say anything more. Instead, she was thinking that when she encountered martial artists from the Central Plains in the future, she would subtly display her martial arts skills, allowing Gu Yu to emerge victorious in the end.
As for her own brother, Gu Mengyao felt that she couldn’t hide her true strength just to indulge her brother.
Of course, the biggest reason was that she didn’t want to disappoint Gu Yu.
“By the way, wife, do you think… we will encounter danger on this trip?”
Seeing that Gu Mengyao wasn’t speaking, Gu Yu didn’t dwell on the matter further. Instead, he quickly changed the subject, not wanting to make Gu Mengyao difficult.
No matter what, his wife was the strongest, and no one could change that.
Gu Yu’s reasoning for thinking this way was based on Gu Mengyao’s strength. He was someone who believed in speaking with strength!
Over the years, how many opponents had Gu Mengyao defeated… Taking the trip to Southern Border as an example, those subordinates of the Witch Priest were like a group of younger brothers in front of Gu Mengyao, completely unable to fight back.
It was just that Gu Qingheng, this brat, was like a frog in a well, still thinking that someone could be more skilled than Gu Mengyao. How could that be possible!
After all, if someone were truly more skilled than Gu Mengyao, Gu Yu would kill that person without anyone noticing.
In this way, no one would be more skilled than Gu Mengyao.
Of course, such thoughts could not be revealed, otherwise, he would be lectured by his wife again… Bad deeds had to be carried out in secret.
“Probably not! Unlike the last mission, this time we just want to dig for treasure, how could we encounter danger!”
After hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Mengyao was stunned for a moment, then shook her head at Gu Yu, indicating that he was thinking too much.
This action also didn’t let too many people know…
Therefore, Gu Mengyao didn’t think that their group would encounter danger. At most, they would encounter bandits blocking their path… Although after Bai Qian took charge, the capital was managed well, some remote areas were frequently plagued by thieves, causing great harm to the civilians.
However, it was slightly better this year.
After Empress Bai Qian stabilized the situation in the capital, she immediately dispatched some personnel, and many thieves were beheaded, which earned Bai Qian a large number of good reviews.
Regarding Bai Qian’s actions, Gu Mengyao, as a subject, did not comment, but Gu Yu was not so considerate.
Bai Qian wanted to seize the opportunity to control Linfeng Kingdom, not only from a military aspect but also by making the people grateful.
Since ancient times, royalty had to combine authority and kindness to continue its path.
If Bai Qian wanted to solve the problem of thieves, with the Alliance as their background, even if the officials did not have enough manpower, the Alliance had many assassins, and they could still be sent out to eliminate the thieves.
However, Bai Qian did not do so.
Clearly, she was like Gu Yu. If there were no suitable benefits, she would not act.
And after the common people were troubled by thieves, now that Bai Qian took action, it naturally made the common people grateful… Thinking about it this way, Gu Yu even believed that the thieves were played by Bai Qian’s people.
However, these things didn’t concern Gu Yu much. Even if Bai Qian played tricks, as long as it didn’t involve the Gu family, Gu Yu wouldn’t interfere and stir up trouble.
“You are still thinking too highly of others. Since we returned to the capital from Southern Border this time, basically all the forces in the capital have focused their attention on us… Since Bai Qian took charge, the Gu family has also changed from a minor one to a significant one. Moreover, you have been appointed as the Great General, so these people will naturally worry that the Gu family will become the next Wang Clan, and with continuous favor, they will start to plunder the good things controlled by these forces.”
“Good things?”
“For example, various mineral veins, some businesses in the capital, and factions of imperial officials… Regarding these, my father-in-law mentioned them to me a few times, but since my father-in-law had no intention of forming cliques, he would pretend to be deaf and mute whenever others brought them up.”
While talking to Gu Mengyao, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile, thinking that his father-in-law was also a peculiar person.
With the current power of the Gu family, as long as Gu Qing wanted to, he could definitely form a considerable power team, and then doing this and that would be very easy.
However, Gu Qing had no ambition for power. Every day after the court session, he would routinely go home to bird-watch and practice martial arts, enjoying a leisurely life like a retired old cadre, understanding nourishment very well!
However, it was precisely because of Gu Qing’s character that Bai Qian felt at ease.
Any person in a high position dislikes people below them forming cliques, as such formed forces are always a threat.
Meeting such a unique and peculiar person like Gu Qing, Bai Qian could worry one less concern.
“If that’s the case, we should be careful on our upcoming journey?”
“Yes, we are already very far from the capital. It is estimated that some of the people following us are eager to try and can hardly wait to make a move.”
“These people are truly annoying. The Gu family has never thought of dealing with them!”
“How can we control what others think! What we can do now is to eliminate them directly when they make a move.”
Regarding the people following them, Gu Yu did not have much of a thought.
Just kill them.
Why bother with dead people…
He was telling Gu Mengyao these things now to let his wife know… she should be vigilant towards others and not think that others wouldn’t make a move just because she hadn’t done anything.
What in this world can be clearly understood. Most things are just looked at from the perspective of profit.
“Zha zha!”
At this moment, the sound of “Zha zha” suddenly came from the room where Gu Qingheng was staying next door.
