Gu Youyou didn’t know where Gu Feng’s confidence came from,
believing that a young girl like her could accomplish such a feat,
but his eyes clearly conveyed his belief that she was definitely capable—
it was as if he had already envisaged Gu Youyou exacting revenge with her own hands.
Of course, she would go after those people, even if not to uncover the truth behind her parents’ death,
even if just for her own sake, she would go after them.
Besides, even if she didn’t seek them out, they would come looking for her, wouldn’t they?
Gu Youyou seemed to be influenced by Gu Feng as well, her face filled with indignation.
"Grandfather, rest assured, Youyou will definitely uncover the truth behind my parents’ deaths
and exterminate our enemies to appease my parents’ spirits in heaven.
If Youyou cannot do it, then let her live a fate worse than death."
If she couldn’t do it, she might indeed end up living a fate worse than death.
Gu Feng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since Doctor Zhou has already said that Youyou is extraordinarily gifted,
then Youyou will surely accomplish this."
Gu Youyou: "..." The extraordinary gift was boasting on my own part, Grandfather!!
"Your family’s old dame has already been buried, why haven’t you made your move yet?"
In the hollow, the man in black with a conical hat had become angry.
Another person, dressed like a common farmer, said, "My father is ill, she is currently treating him. I cannot act at this time."
"When people age, they naturally fall ill. Once you seize her, I will give you enough silver to afford a better doctor to treat your father."
The farmer shook his head firmly, "No, if dad found out something happened to her, let alone finding a doctor, he would die of anger instantly. You don’t understand, ever since my elder brother and sister-in-law died, she has become the apple of my father’s eye. To target her now would be to take my father’s life! Big brother, give me more time, I will surely seize her for you."
But the man in black with a conical hat laughed darkly, "Now you suddenly care about your father. When you agreed to cooperate with us and ended up killing your elder brother and sister-in-law, why didn’t you think of today? Tell me, if he knew that you personally drowned your elder brother and sister-in-law, wouldn’t he die of rage on the spot?"
The farmer’s face filled with terror as he shouted, "You... what do you want to do?"
The man in black sneered, "What do I want to do? Haven’t you always been very clear about what I want?"
The farmer was so frightened that he could barely stand.
"I just want to complete the deal we made back then. You take the silver, we take the person."
"That’s your problem. If you had kept an eye on her, we would have taken her away without any trouble."
The farmer’s eyes flickered, "It’s been over a decade, such a long time. Things are bound to change, and you can’t blame me for that."
The man in black, however, asserted proudly, "Would we need to find someone to watch if we could do it ourselves? We could have found someone else, but since you took the job, you should have done it well. Since you couldn’t handle it, you shouldn’t have accepted it in the first place."
With that, the man in black’s already grim expression darkened further, making the half of his face that was visible even more sinister, "I’ll give you ten days. If you can’t do it, I have ways of letting your father learn the truth about your elder brother and sister-in-law’s deaths."
"You..." The farmer collapsed to the ground in fear, "No, you can’t do this; it will kill my father!"
"That’s not my concern!" The man in black laughed heartily as he strode away, vanishing into the dense forest in an instant.
After he departed, a black bag flew out from the woods, landing beside the farmer.