Chapter 35: Being Taken Advantage Of
The next day, Gu Yu woke up groggily and finished his washing. Due to staying up late, he was half-asleep even while riding his horse.
When Gu Mengyao saw this, she immediately had Gu Yu share a horse with her, to prevent him from falling off while drowsy midway.
The constant harassment by assassins recently had left everyone in the team sleep-deprived.
Moreover, Gu Yu had ridden a bird for a long time last night, and only truly fell asleep around three or four in the morning.
Although he could use the Space Spring Water to alleviate fatigue, using it too much was not as effective as getting proper rest.
However, Gu Yu was the only one in the team suffering from such fatigue. The other few seemed perfectly fine.
Even the youngest, Gu Qingheng, was full of energy.
This made Gu Mengyao wonder if Gu Yu’s exhaustion was due to him not practicing martial arts.
Regardless, it was better to let Gu Yu rest now!
Although sleeping on a horse was bumpy, Gu Mengyao believed her little husband wouldn’t easily wake up given how tired he was.
“Mengyao, I can still hold on!”
“Hold on to what? Hurry and sleep. Leave the horse to Qingheng to lead, and you come over to rest properly. There’s still a tough battle ahead after we find the treasure!”
Just as Gu Mengyao was about to have Gu Yu join her, Gu Yu hesitated, thinking that his little wife had also not been resting well all day. If he went over now, it would only cause her more worry.
Therefore, Gu Yu quickly shook his head.
However, his resistance was futile.
In the end, Gu Yu was directly pulled over by Gu Mengyao. As he felt her arms wrap around his waist, Gu Yu suddenly realized he was being taken advantage of at this moment.
But since it was his little wife’s good intention, he couldn’t refuse it.
So, he might as well enjoy a comfortable sleep!
As Gu Mengyao hugged Gu Yu’s waist, she also had some wild thoughts about unspeakable things. However, because they were still outdoors, Gu Mengyao could only suppress her wicked thoughts in her heart.
Coincidentally, she prayed that they would find lodging for the night.
She needed to vent her frustration.
It was all because her little husband was too tempting, simply unbearable!
…
“Esteemed Master, my subordinate sent people to investigate and found that none of the people sent last night survived.”
The Tianjue Esteemed Master did not move forward with Gu Yu’s group. Instead, he stayed a hundred li behind, in a quiet courtyard. The Tianjue Esteemed Master leisurely drank his hot tea, and paired with the incense burning in the room, it induced a drowsy feeling.
With such a distance separating him from Gu Yu and the others, even if Gu Yu wanted to catch the Tianjue Esteemed Master, he wouldn’t be able to find any trace of him, and would only end up glaring and killing some minor villains.
The people sent out last night were meant to deal with another group.
The treasure map in Gu Yu’s hand belonged to him, and he wouldn’t allow others to covet it secretly. Even if he wanted to kill Gu Yu and the others, he was the one who should do it!
Therefore, the Tianjue Esteemed Master was prepared to exterminate those who were also eyeing Gu Yu’s group.
“They’re all dead?”
“Yes!”
The Tianjue Esteemed Master asked again and received a confirmed reply from his subordinate.
This made his eyebrows furrow, and he then looked up at the subordinate who had followed him for three years and let out a sigh of helplessness.
The next second, the subordinate kneeling before the Tianjue Esteemed Master’s head separated from his body.
His head rolled to the side, and his body fell to the ground.
Strangely, no blood flowed out, as if it had already coagulated.
“Esteemed Master, should we send more people?”
Immediately, a black shadow flickered past, and another voice sounded.
Upon hearing this, the Tianjue Esteemed Master couldn’t help but curl his lips upwards, thinking that choosing subordinates was also a skill.
Look at how formidable Shadow was, completely different from the useless person who just died.
“Not for now. Let’s see what the people from the capital intend. If they still want to make a move on Gu Yu and the others, then we’ll play with them. The Tianjue Organization lacks many things, but it doesn’t lack people!”
Because of the importance he placed on Shadow, the Tianjue Esteemed Master didn’t waste time deliberating after a moment of thought.
His objective was very clear.
The treasure map.
He needed the treasure map passed down by his ancestors to dig out the treasure from the earth and see what precious item their ancestors had guarded for generations!
It was rumored that the Iron Lion, inherited over several generations, contained an astonishing treasure map.
However, many people had already studied the Iron Lion, and none had reached a conclusion.
This also led to the spread of rumors that the Iron Lion treasure map was merely a topic created by those with ulterior motives.
In fact, it had nothing to do with a treasure map at all.
Although the clan elders eventually stopped it, the Iron Lion was thrown into the ancestral hall and ignored.
Thus, generations passed.
When the Tianjue Esteemed Master wanted to investigate the secret of the Iron Lion, the Iron Lion had already been stolen by some foolish members of the clan, sold for a large sum, and not a single one remained!
After the Tianjue Esteemed Master found and executed the thief, he dispatched personnel across the country, hoping to retrieve the Iron Lion.
Unfortunately, he was ultimately a step too late.
However…
Facts proved that every dark cloud has a silver lining!
He didn’t expect that Gu Yu and his group, who had obtained the Iron Lion, would willingly walk into his territory!
After investigating clearly and calculating the arrival time of Gu Yu’s group, the Tianjue Esteemed Master directly ordered his subordinates to take action, executing the first step of his plan.
The news of the stolen corpses would definitely attract Gu Yu’s attention.
Afterward, he would lead them to Huali Town, see if they could open the door to the sacred land, and simultaneously observe Gu Yu’s group’s movements.
This surveillance indeed proved useful.
Gu Yu destroyed the treasure map.
Upon hearing this news, the Tianjue Esteemed Master froze on the spot. When he recovered, his mouth curved upwards wildly.
If Gu Yu hadn’t held the map to the treasure map, the Tianjue Esteemed Master would have made him die a very ugly death!
Now, he would continue to follow them.
When the treasure location was found, it would be the time for Gu Yu and his group to perish!
As for those who wanted to pursue Gu Yu’s group, if they dared to make a move on Gu Yu before he found the treasure map, then they shouldn’t blame him for being ruthless!
After thinking for a moment, the Tianjue Esteemed Master called Shadow back and prepared to assign him a mission.
“The death warriors from the capital have obstructed my affairs. Go and find the leader of these death warriors and kill him.”
“But, Esteemed Master, your safety…”
“Don’t worry, no matter who the other party sends, they cannot harm me! However, you must be very careful not to fall into their trap.”
“Yes!”
As he watched Shadow leave with a smile, the Tianjue Esteemed Master’s heart burned with anticipation for the buried treasure.
Gu Yu, hurry up your actions!
