Chapter 6: Believe It or Not
After returning to the inn, Gu Yu didn’t say much to Zhou Wen and went straight upstairs to rest.
Zhou Wen was left with a bitter expression as he got off the carriage and quietly prepared to return to his room to rest.
He originally thought he would get off easy by going out with Gu Yu this time, but instead, he almost lost his life.
Although he was still breathing, the pill given to him by Gu Yu made Zhou Wen unsure of when he would die.
However, in that situation, if he hadn’t taken it, he might have died even faster.
“He who knows the times is a wise man.” Zhou Wen was no fool, so he naturally knew that living one day at a time was all that mattered.
Therefore, he decided to return to his room and ponder… What did Gu Yu mean?
With Gu Yu’s abilities, it would have been effortless to poison everyone in the entire inn, but why did he need Zhou Wen to act as a persuader to send the accompanying assassins back home?
It was truly baffling…
Unbeknownst to the dejected Zhou Wen, Gu Yu asked him to do this out of courtesy for some research subjects… If these assassins continued to follow, it would mean they agreed to cooperate with Gu Yu in an experiment.
If they left, Gu Yu wouldn’t make things difficult for them.
As these people got further and further away from Gu Yu, the toxins in their bodies would dissipate, leaving no side effects.
Conversely, if they continued to follow Gu Yu, the poison in their bodies would become increasingly severe, and Gu Yu was unsure of what they would become, only waiting to see the results of the experiment.
Of course, Gu Yu wasn’t someone who considered others, so he didn’t use his poison skills in front of everyone, lest these future test subjects run away out of fear.
Traveling was rather boring, so creating some fun would make people feel much more comfortable.
However, these things couldn’t be known by Mengyao Gu and her brother, so Gu Yu planned to proceed secretly.
Now, it all depended on whether Zhou Wen could persuade the others to leave… Gu Yu didn’t hold out much hope for this and believed Zhou Wen himself knew it was unlikely.
Therefore, Gu Yu gave him a pill in advance to prevent Zhou Wen from slipping away.
“Heh heh, Zhou Wen, you’re really lucky to have dealt with Gu Yu. Although Gu Yu is just a son-in-law who married into the Gu family, as the old saying goes! A son-in-law is half a son. I believe old man Gu Qing will be heartbroken when he hears this news.”
“Exactly, Brother Zhou. Don’t forget us if you get rich!”
“Next, only Mengyao Gu and her brother are left. Killing them both is not easy, Brother Zhou, do you want to do another job!”
“The silver the big masters in the capital gave is very generous! Although killing just Gu Yu will earn you a lot of reward, the bulk of it will only be collected after Mengyao Gu is killed.”
Just as Zhou Wen was walking heavily towards his room, quite a few people appeared around him at some point. The words from each of them made Zhou Wen’s heart burn with anger, wishing he could kill a few people to vent his frustration.
These guys were really annoying.
If he could have killed Gu Yu, would he still be here? He would have already taken Gu Yu’s head back to the capital to claim his reward.
“Zhou Wen, why aren’t you talking? Where is Gu Yu’s head! Let us feast our eyes on it.”
After everyone finished congratulating him, they saw that Zhou Wen hadn’t responded at all, which not only confused them but also caused some of them to exchange glances secretly. Then, someone spoke up, wanting to see Gu Yu’s head.
Zhou Wen’s martial arts skills were not weak, but not too strong either, so some people began to scheme against him.
No matter who obtained Gu Yu’s head, they could claim the reward… Many people thought Zhou Wen hadn’t brought the head back because he was worried about being intercepted halfway.
“Feast your eyes? I’m about to die, what eyes do you want to feast on!”
“Hey, I didn’t provoke you. I just wanted to see Gu Yu’s head, why are you so irritable.”
“Gu Yu’s head? Isn’t it still on his neck? Didn’t you see Gu Yu go upstairs to rest just now?”
“What! Gu Yu is still alive!”
Zhou Wen was extremely exhausted today, so he had no intention of chatting nonsense with these people. Instead, he directly announced the news that Gu Yu had returned safely, telling them to go and try to kill Gu Yu.
After all, he, Zhou Wen, couldn’t kill him.
The assassins who greeted Zhou Wen, upon hearing his news that Gu Yu was safe and sound, all frowned, not knowing what had happened and why Gu Yu was so lucky!
After Gu Yu selected two assassins to go out, everyone had already treated Gu Yu as a dead man, so they naturally wouldn’t pay attention to the movements of a dead person. Instead, they all came to Zhou Wen’s residence to see if they could get a bargain.
But who knew things would turn out like this.
Logically speaking, with Zhou Wen’s abilities, dealing with Gu Yu, who knew no martial arts, should have been a piece of cake.
Why did Gu Yu come back?
Could it be that Zhou Wen and Gu Yu had secretly reached an agreement?
Thinking of this possibility, everyone’s gaze towards Zhou Wen immediately turned unfriendly, and some even began to place their hands on the weapons they were carrying, ready to make a move on Zhou Wen at any time.
They couldn’t reveal the news of their pursuit of the Gu family members this time, otherwise, they would all be finished.
As Zhou Wen had been an assassin for many years, he was naturally very sensitive to killing intent. Seeing the killing intent of his colleagues surrounding him, Zhou Wen suddenly realized that these people regarded him as an imaginary enemy.
In the situation where he might be ganged up on, Zhou Wen had to restrain his anger and not let these people misunderstand any further.
“Gu Yu is very strong! I am no match for him. If I hadn’t taken the poison pill, I probably wouldn’t have been able to come back.”
“Zhou Wen, are you lying to us! Everyone knows that Gu Yu knows no martial arts, why are you no match for him? Or did you deliberately lose to him?”
However, even though Zhou Wen gave an explanation, some people still didn’t believe him.
At this moment, they were shouting loudly, clearly not giving Zhou Wen an out.
This made Zhou Wen frown speechlessly, thinking that if he didn’t explain clearly today, these people would probably not let him off easily.
“You’re spouting nonsense, am I that kind of person, Zhou Wen? Gu Yu is truly strong because he is not just a physician, but also a Poison Master… The assassins who went out with me before have already been poisoned to death by Gu Yu. They are still standing at the entrance of the small town! If you don’t believe me, you can go and see if they were poisoned to death!”
“What if you and Gu Yu joined forces to deceive us!”
“Believe it or not, you can go and try Gu Yu, and see if he poisons you to death.”
Zhou Wen didn’t pay much attention to the argumentative people. After a perfunctory explanation, he immediately separated the crowd and headed towards his room.
He still had a poison pill in his body, so how could he eliminate the toxins!
After Zhou Wen left with heavy steps, the remaining assassins looked at each other, unsure whether to believe Zhou Wen’s words.
