"Brother Zhuo, think twice!" someone next to him said anxiously.
Zhuo Qing snorted coldly, "You think Jin Zijin and Yue Rujing are easy to provoke? What difference does it make whether we catch up with them or not?"
Catching up would certainly be a great achievement, the person next to him didn’t understand.
Zhuo Qing said, "After catching up, if we kill them and take the woman away, would the people behind them just let it go?"
The person next to him still seemed confused.
Showcasing his eerily white teeth, he sneered, "Such merit is not something you and I can claim. Would our eldest brother be so generous to provide us convenience otherwise?"
Isn’t he coming to claim it himself?
Hmph, Zhuo Qing was no fool.
The person next to him seemed to half understand and asked further, "What about the girl our master wanted..."
"No rush, she won’t be needed for a while, and she can’t fly away. Let them take care of her for now," Zhuo Qing replied.
"..." What kind of talk was that?
Suddenly, an idea struck Zhuo Qing, and his expression darkened ominously amidst the pouring rain.
"It’s time to deal with the useless trash from the Gu Family."
"Kill him?" the person next to him asked, raising an eyebrow.
Zhuo Qing’s chilling smile spread across his face. "No, they are just ordinary people. Master has said we must not directly deal with ordinary people."
"...?" So what are we supposed to do?
"Ordinary people should be dealt with by ordinary people. I heard the human trafficker who bought Gu Youyou is being held in the Li Zheng’s family home. Let him handle this matter," Zhuo Qing said.
Liu Dazhuang, captured by the villagers of Lotus Village, was locked up alone in the Li Zheng’s woodshed.
The villagers intended to find Gu Youyou and then confront him before sending him to the Governor’s Office.
Last night, someone had braved the rain to give him a task, something that could exonerate him.
Although being exonerated was supposed to be good, the words spoken by that person were too shocking, almost inconceivable, like a wild fable. He wondered if they would beat him up before taking him to the Governor’s Office if he dared repeat those words.
That night, a heavy rain fell, initially meant to stop Shunzi from heading into town to search for Gu Youyou. Seeing the intensity of the rain and fearing the slippery mountain roads might cause an accident, they decided against sending him.
The rain felt like it was specially meant to wash away this vile transaction, pouring down all night without any sign of stopping.
It was falling just as heavily now as it had been last night.
Someone comforted, "Old Father Gu, you should get some sleep. Who knows when the rain will stop. With your frail health, you can’t keep waiting ."
Gu Feng had been up all night, unable to sleep without seeing Gu Youyou with his own eyes.
Gu Second and his wife Huang Xiangwen had been punished to kneel all night, waiting for Gu Feng to pass judgment without any complaints.
Erya had already woken up, probably suffering from the aftereffects of the Knockout Drug, crying for a long time before finally falling asleep as dawn approached.
"Is it still raining outside?" Gu Feng asked.
The third son of the Gu family hurriedly replied, "Yes, it’s still coming down heavily. Otherwise, Youyou would have brought the medicine by now."
Gu Feng nodded and then asked, "Has Shunzi gone to the town?"
The third son answered, "Not yet, the rain is too heavy, and the mountain roads are slippery. We dare not let him go at this moment, it would be terrible if something happened. But he said he’ll go as soon as the rain lets up a bit."
Wang Shun intended to marry Erya, and the third son of the Gu family had come to accept him, treating him like his own kin.
Gu Feng nodded again and continued, "Go and tell him, if he sees Youyou, that’s enough. Tell her not to come. With the heavy rain and slippery roads, a young girl like her shouldn’t be walking such paths."