Chapter 29, Eye-straining
In the end, Zha Zha flew back.
As it returned, it played a trick, shrinking from its giant bird form to its original size.
If it could have become as small as a sparrow, Zha Zha definitely would have.
After all, from Zha Zha’s somewhat unreliable memories, humans seemed to like small things, finding them very cute.
Once they became large, they were no longer considered cute, and no matter how good their attitude was, they wouldn’t be forgiven.
However, Zha Zha seemed to have selectively forgotten… when it was still a Gu worm, its size was even smaller… back then, Gu Yu always wanted to throw the farting bug into the latrine.
“Zha zha!”
“Didn’t you run away from home? How did you deign to return? Pfft, my humble abode cannot accommodate your esteemed presence. You should go and wreak havoc elsewhere. Don’t just linger around me; you’re an annoyance just looking at you.”
The Golden Bird, having returned to its original size, acted like an eunuch in the palace fawning over his master. The assassins behind him were so shocked that their expressions were frozen, completely unable to comprehend how the situation had unfolded.
It was truly unbelievable!
Although they had already guessed that the Golden Bird had a connection with Gu Yu, seeing the Golden Bird act so subserviently was genuinely eye-straining!
It had put on such an arrogant act in front of them earlier, how could it change its demeanor so quickly!
“Zha…”
However, the Golden Bird did not care about the attitudes of others. Seeing Gu Yu’s cold expression, it became frightened. It then cautiously flew to Gu Qingheng’s shoulder and let out a zha zha sound towards Zhou Wen.
It seemed as if it wanted Zhou Wen to explain.
“Lord Gu, we have resolved the matter with the Tianjue Organization. They suffered heavy casualties and are no longer capable of pursuing us… This was the Golden Bird’s command, instructing us to deal with the Tianjue Organization.”
Zhou Wen was indeed the Golden Bird’s companion. Even though the Golden Bird only managed to squawk, Zhou Wen immediately understood its meaning.
As he finished speaking, he couldn’t help but add:
Upon hearing this, the Golden Bird’s eyes showed a look of “You are quite good,” which made Gu Qingheng shake his head and chuckle.
This speaker was truly a talent, understanding even the language of birds!
“Hmph, you think you’re done just like that? Those people were just a mob. Next, the important figures of the Tianjue Organization will be coming after you.”
“Zha Zha Zha?”
“Don’t act cute with me. Who would fall for a bird acting cute! Forget it, what am I talking to a bird for? Alright, let’s continue our journey!”
When Gu Yu heard Zhou Wen’s words, he raised his eyebrows and then looked at Zha Zha, who seemed to have accomplished a great feat, and felt that this bird was simply too foolish.
The Tianjue Organization had planned for such a long time, how could they give up just because these assassins were driven away…
Likely, the true figures behind the Tianjue Organization would soon emerge.
And the death warriors from various influential factions would also soon extend their venomous claws. It was going to be quite lively afterwards.
Gu Yu brought Gu Mengyao and her brother out of the capital simply to relax and search for treasures. How could so many things be dragged into this!
If nothing else, the number of people who had died along the way was already astonishing.
Unfortunately…
Greed knows no bounds.
In the eyes of those who died, the Gu family trio were like mountains of gold and silver. To obtain these treasures, they were willing to risk their lives.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu sighed and decided that when he returned to the capital, he would collect extra interest from those “Big Masters” in the capital who sent people to chase them, as compensation for emotional distress.
“Lord Gu, how should we deal with these assassins?”
“How else? Tell them to go back where they came from. If they still want to kill me, they can step forward now. That would save us some time.”
Just as Gu Yu was preparing to ride away, Zhou Wen suddenly spoke, causing Gu Yu’s eyebrows to furrow.
He then looked at the assassins who had come with Zha Zha and thought that his little wife was watching.
Afterwards, he had no choice but to speak against his will, telling these assassins to leave.
However, if they didn’t want to leave, Gu Yu wouldn’t mind turning them into experimental subjects.
But…
“Can we finally leave here, oh my god! Thank heavens, I’m free!”
“Wuwuwu, is this the taste of freedom? I finally don’t have to be ‘shaved’ by a bird, this is great.”
“I’m leaving now, I’m leaving now, I definitely won’t stay.”
“Hurry, be careful Gu Yu changes his mind and that bird catches us again.”
“Next time I get a bounty order for a member of the Gu family, I’ll eat shit.”
As soon as Gu Yu finished speaking, the group of assassins, which had been quite numerous earlier, vanished as if they were never there. Without any hesitation, they all chose to leave.
From their words, Gu Yu learned that the reason they left was because of that damned bird.
What exactly had Zha Zha done to these people during this time???
As the assassins were retreating en masse, some assassins who had restless thoughts had a multitude of ideas arise in their minds.
As long as one of the Gu family trio was killed, there would be a large bounty!
Why not take this opportunity to strike at the weakest one, and then heh heh…
As they thought this, the remaining assassins looked up at Gu Qingheng, who was considered the weakest among them. In the eyes of the assassins, he was like tender sheep.
“Zha zha.”
However, everyone had overlooked the presence of the Golden Bird.
After a cold stare from the bird’s eyes, the remaining assassins remembered the fear of being ‘shaved’ previously.
Thus, these people also quickly slipped away.
With the Golden Bird escorting them, what was the point of killing them!
It was better to hurry back and see if there were any other bounty missions. That would be much better than continuing to stay here and kill members of the Gu family.
Thus, in not much time, among the many assassins present, only Zhou Wen remained standing.
As for the other assassins who wanted to take a gamble, to turn a single bike into a motorcycle, they had already been killed by Yi Dian Hong and the swordsman.
“Your mission is complete. Here is the antidote. Take it, and then you can leave too!”
Seeing so many “experimental subjects” fly away with wings, Gu Yu felt immensely heartbroken, but he had to put on an act now.
As for Zhou Wen, who remained, if it weren’t for having taken the poison pill, he would have left long ago.
Upon finally hearing that Gu Yu was going to give him the antidote, Zhou Wen was deeply moved, his eyes fixed on Gu Yu, eagerly wanting to obtain the antidote.
“Hmm, no, you should continue to proceed with us! We’ll talk about it when we reach our destination.”
However, Gu Yu paused his action of reaching for the antidote. Then, as if remembering something, he put his hand down.
The words he spoke with a smile afterwards made Zhou Wen feel like the world was spinning, thinking that he had boarded a pirate ship and couldn’t get off anymore!
