Chapter 9: A Three-Hit Combo
After leaving the inn, Mengyao Gu and the other two immediately went to the small town’s food stalls and ate a lot of local delicacies, which relieved their hunger.
Although the food here was not as exquisite and particular as that in the capital, it was special in taste.
It allowed people to appreciate the local characteristics while eating. This was also a great benefit of traveling, allowing one to fully appreciate the customs and traditions of each place and add them to one’s memories.
However, after eating and drinking their fill, the three were intercepted by a group of government soldiers before they could even leave the town.
“You three have committed a crime and still want to run! The shopkeeper and guests of the Ice Ling Inn died tragically, and after investigation, it has been confirmed that you three are involved. Surrender obediently and come back to the government office with us!”
“Oh? It’s already been confirmed? Then are your eyes blind, or is your conscience black? Didn’t you see that these people were assassins!”
“You… you dare to insult government bailiffs, your crime is compounded!”
Gu Yu, riding on his horse, looked at the government bailiffs who had surrounded the three of them. He showed no signs of panic. Instead, he leaned on the horse’s head in a somewhat bored manner, causing the horse to shake its head uncomfortably, trying to shake Gu Yu off.
The leading bailiff, who had just spoken with Gu Yu, was clearly someone with status in the government. At this moment, being blocked by Gu Yu, his face turned red, and he gnashed his teeth, wishing he could directly chop Gu Yu to death.
Afterward, the leading bailiff said nothing more. He directly waved to the surrounding soldiers, preparing to arrest Gu Yu and the others and take them back to the government office.
The reason these bailiffs were so late was that they had to wait for replies from various masters in the capital before deciding how to deal with Gu Yu and the others.
That’s right, the bailiffs were not unaware of the identities of Mengyao Gu and Gu Yu. Instead, they deliberately acted as if they didn’t know, preparing to detain these three people completely.
If someone from above inquired later, besides the pre-arranged bribes, they would also have sufficient reasons to explain.
After completing the tasks assigned by the various masters, not only would they not suffer punishment, but they would also receive a substantial amount of gold and silver treasures.
Such a good thing was truly hard to find even with a lantern!
Therefore, even though he knew that Mengyao Gu was the newly appointed Great General, the leading bailiff did not take this female general seriously.
He even disdained her somewhat.
A woman should not be at home taking care of her husband and children, but instead come out to lead troops in battle. She must be crazy!
The leading bailiff had never met Mengyao Gu before, so he naturally did not know how formidable she was. He simply regarded her as someone who got promoted through connections. This was also a reflection of his dissatisfaction with Bai Qian’s control over Linfeng Kingdom, thinking that these women had gone too far.
These positions originally belonged to men. Were these women trying to rebel!
“Arrest me? You’re not worthy.”
Although Mengyao Gu had said at the inn that they could leave safely with the Great General’s token, seeing the bailiffs’ behavior and eyes as abnormal, Gu Yu let out a few cold sneers.
Under normal circumstances, they could indeed leave with the token.
However, when these bailiffs were entrusted by others and wanted to detain them here, let alone the Great General’s token, even if the Emperor himself came, these people would not recognize it.
Gu Yu naturally would not let these people off easily.
Moreover, upon returning to the capital, Gu Yu intended to reprimand those guys who were idle and bored, making them bleed heavily.
No one could scheme against him, Gu Yu, and escape unscathed.
There had to be some price to pay to make up for his ‘youthful recklessness’ in the past…
“Ah! You… what did you do to us? Gu Yu, you can’t afford the crime of murdering government bailiffs!”
“Oh? Can’t afford it? Then I’ll try to see who is more important, me, a divine doctor with unrivaled medical skills, or you, a bailiff with ill intentions? Even if someone uses you to attack me, Empress Bai Qian wouldn’t even bother to pay attention… Right, those who commanded you will all have to kneel and apologize to me when I return to the capital.”
“…”
Gu Yu looked at these minions with disdain and had no intention of arguing with them further. Instead, he let Zha Zha cry out softly, directly stunning the bailiffs who were already suffering from the medicinal powder, causing them to bleed from their mouths and noses. They looked extremely pathetic.
Gu Yu had trained Zha Zha’s abilities on the road. It would no longer be like before when it couldn’t control its range, hurting a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred.
Not to mention, after Zha Zha displayed its astonishing learning ability, Gu Yu felt that his pet was quite good.
At least, it was much better than before when it only knew how to fart…
Seeing the pathetic state of these bailiffs, Gu Yu felt no sympathy. Instead, he rode his horse directly over them, clearing a path for his sister and younger brother behind him.
Although Gu Yu could have killed all of them, because they were government bailiffs, he really couldn’t just kill them, lest he cause trouble for his wife and tarnish the Gu Residence’s reputation.
However, while he could not kill them, he could torture them.
When it came to torture, medicinal powder was much more professional than poison powder, as it could make people wish they were dead!
“Gu Yu, you can’t leave, leave the antidote!”
“None, can’t save you, wait to die!”
As Gu Yu rode away, he heard the desperate shouts of the leading bailiff behind him, which made Gu Yu smile and deliver a three-hit combo.
He felt extremely exhilarated!
“Mengyao, I didn’t poison them. I just used medicinal powder to torment them a bit, so they wouldn’t be idle every day.”
After riding his horse away from the small town, Gu Yu felt that he couldn’t just passively wait. Therefore, he immediately explained his recent actions to prevent his wife from thinking that he had taken another step towards the bad path.
Although he knew that Mengyao Gu would not distance herself from him because of such a matter, Gu Yu did not want to disappoint Mengyao Gu. So, he would continue to be a good person who contributed to society!
Secretly doing bad things was fine, as long as it wasn’t discovered.
“Mm, I believe you wouldn’t needlessly kill innocent people.”
When Mengyao Gu heard Gu Yu’s explanation, she smiled slightly, then shook her head, and then spoke words that were as sweet as if a honey jar had been overturned, making Gu Yu feel extremely refreshed!
Trust, especially the trust of close people, was very important to Gu Yu.
It was precisely because of Mengyao Gu’s trust that Gu Yu curbed his impulses for reckless behavior and began to consider the people around him.
“Haha, my brother-in-law was so majestic just now! If I could be like this in the future, it would be so cool.”
Before Gu Yu could utter any sweet words, his younger brother-in-law’s little mouth chattered open, starting his flattery mode.
This made Gu Yu’s smile even brighter, thinking how fortunate he was to have met Mengyao Gu and her brother!
