Chapter 24: I’m talking about serious matters!
When Gu Qingheng returned from the teahouse with a happy face, Gu Yu was already ordering food on the first floor of the inn.
The sweet dishes he had at the inn yesterday were good, so Gu Yu decided to have them again, and asked the inn’s head chef to make more and deliver them to the room afterwards.
This way, Gu Yu could directly send the meals into his space, and he would still be able to eat these sweet dishes even after leaving Huali Town.
Although Gu Mengyao said she could also make them while they were eating yesterday, Gu Yu naturally wouldn’t trouble his little wife when there were ready-made ones.
However, Gu Yu believed Gu Mengyao’s words one hundred percent.
It’s just that he had been extremely busy lately and couldn’t eat Gu Mengyao’s cooking or enjoy her excellent cooking skills.
“Brother-in-law, why are you still ordering food here! Huali Town is incredibly lively today, with so many people flocking in that the teahouse is full!”
“It’s as if you’re not going to eat. What are you planning to eat today?”
“I want to eat osmanthus wine meatballs, and pear… Wait, brother-in-law, I’m talking about serious matters!”
While Gu Yu was contemplating what to eat for lunch, Gu Qingheng reluctantly sat down. He was almost swayed by Gu Yu, but thankfully, his curiosity about the Sacred Land helped him break free from the temptation of food.
This time, he must convince Gu Yu!
It was such a thrilling and dangerous event, and it would be too regrettable to miss it.
It would leave him with less to talk about when he told Sister Lian about this trip later!
Therefore, even if he had to throw a tantrum, Gu Qingheng was determined to ask his brother-in-law to take him along.
“What serious matter? For me, eating is a serious matter. Don’t always think about exploring things at such a young age. Even if you really want to explore, don’t go to disgusting places… Be careful, I’ll tell your Sister Lian when we get back, and then Tang Lian won’t dare to go near you!”
“…”
However, Gu Qingheng finally witnessed the saying “the higher the authority, the greater the challenge” today.
For Gu Qingheng, although he was fascinated by gossip and excitement, he would abandon everything when it came to Tang Lian.
Although he was reluctant to give up, Gu Qingheng thought about how in others’ mouths, the Sacred Land was full of rotten corpses. If Sister Lian knew about it, what would she think of him!
Just thinking about it made him feel it wasn’t a good outcome.
“Brother-in-law, I won’t go anymore, okay? Don’t tell Sister Lian!”
“That depends on your performance. Come and look at the menu and choose a few more dishes.”
Seeing his younger brother-in-law caving in, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile. He then handed the menu in his hand to Gu Qingheng, asking him to help choose dishes.
Gu Mengyao had a very large appetite now, and choosing only a dozen dishes might not be enough for her.
After Gu Qingheng gave up the idea of going to the Sacred Land, he could only obediently reach out and take the menu, preparing to turn his frustration into appetite and enjoy a good meal later.
“Many people have come to town recently. Although no extremely powerful experts will appear, it’s inevitable that some people will take this opportunity to cause trouble. You should stay in the inn and not go out.”
Seeing Gu Qingheng obediently choosing dishes, Gu Yu thought about it and decided to remind his younger brother-in-law.
Given Gu Qingheng’s personality of liking to join in the fun, it was indeed possible for him to cause trouble, so it was better to warn him in advance.
“Ah! Brother-in-law, aren’t everyone’s eyes on the treasure behind the gate of the Sacred Land now? Why would they still cause trouble in the town!”
However, Gu Qingheng tilted his head in confusion after hearing Gu Yu’s words, wondering what kind of trouble would appear in the town.
Now everyone was here for the Sacred Land, so they wouldn’t cause trouble at this time!
After all, they still didn’t know how to kill the rotten giant tiger in front of the white jade gate of the Sacred Land!
“You are still too young and don’t know the dangers of the Jianghu… Do you really think that information about the Sacred Land appears so easily? That big man with the beard had already slipped away while everyone was sleeping after telling the story yesterday. It’s likely that some of what he said was true and some was false, with a lot of exaggeration.”
Resting one hand on his chin and holding the teacup in front of him with the other, Gu Yu raised his hand as he spoke, bringing the teacup to his lips.
He looked so leisurely, as if this wasn’t a noisy inn but his own comfortable home.
Combined with his beautiful appearance, people couldn’t help but stare at him.
If it weren’t for his obvious male characteristics, Gu Yu would have been mistaken for a woman, but some people also thought he was cross-dressing, and they were arguing endlessly in the corner.
Even a few big men at the next table, who were eating and drinking, were drooling at Gu Yu, wishing their wives were this beautiful.
Gu Yu ignored these people and continued to calmly sip his tea.
Although his outstanding appearance had troubled Gu Yu for a while when he first arrived in Linfeng Kingdom, as time passed, he didn’t find it bad.
At least, it was much better than transmigrating into an ugly man…
His recent outings had allowed Gu Yu to see many ugly men, and he secretly felt fortunate to be good-looking and not have too many worries.
He couldn’t fall behind his wife, who was so beautiful.
“If that’s the case, then the big man who told the story yesterday was an accomplice in stealing the corpses!”
While Gu Yu was exuding charm, Gu Qingheng was only paying attention to Gu Yu’s words. When he heard that the bearded man from yesterday had already left the inn, Gu Qingheng was both shocked and angry.
So, he had been tricked all along!
However, why would the bearded man say these things and attract people’s attention?
If they continued to steal corpses, they might be able to enter the Sacred Land quickly and obtain what they wanted.
“Perhaps! But in any case, they are not good people! The two white jade gates of the Sacred Land are not easy to open, and the corpse-stealing gang alone cannot open them easily. Therefore, they are now using the strength of many people to see if they can kill that tiger, and then they will reap where they have not sown.”
“This is too wicked!”
“What’s the big deal? No matter what schemes and tricks are used, as long as the trouble is resolved, there’s no need to say anything else! In this regard, I actually admire the other party. They knew that the original path was too narrow and actually started to widen it.”
Upon hearing Gu Qingheng’s words, Gu Yu smiled and shook his head, not finding anything wrong with the corpse-stealing gang.
The weak prey on the strong, and survival of the fittest.
If these people wanted to seize the treasure behind the white jade gates, they had to pay a certain price, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been attracted by the rumors.
As for the corpse-stealing gang, they only needed to pay a certain price and take risks to carry out their plans smoothly and finally obtain the treasure map in the Sacred Land.
And Gu Yu would be watching from behind them, waiting to see the final outcome.
