Gu Yunjiao picked the spot, stabbing seriously with a dozen knife thrusts, only then did a bit of the malice in her heart dissipate.
She wiped the dagger on Jiang Erlang’s clothes, cleaning off the bloodstains, then tucked it back into her embrace.
At this moment Jiang Youzhi said softly, "It’s cold outside, let’s go back."
Gu Yunjiao responded with a gentle "mm," and Ah Tie walked ahead carrying a lantern, Gu Yunjiao and Jiang Youzhi walked behind him on either side, the three gradually faded into the distance.
Meanwhile, Jiang Erlang on the ground completely lost consciousness, lying there like a dead man.
Gu Yunjiao returned home, drew water from the kitchen for washing, and then returned to her own room.
Jiang Youzhi sat inside the room with a heavy face.
A strong feeling of regret was about to engulf him.
He had discovered the affair between Jiang Erlang and Gu Mei, thinking he could have handled them using the Zhao Family long ago, but he hesitated because Gu Mei was Yunjiao’s elder sister, afraid that Gu Yunjiao would blame him if she found out, so had delayed taking action.
Also, he hadn’t thought of a good way to completely remove himself from the situation.
Who would have thought that a moment of hesitation could almost harm Yunjiao.
Jiang Youzhi opened a slit in the window, looked out, and sneered, this time, he would not wait any longer, even if it meant exposing himself, he would not hesitate.
Who knows how much time had passed when suddenly the courtyard gate was pounded loudly, accompanied by a voice, "Uncle Jiang, Uncle Jiang, Erlang is in trouble, come out quickly and have a look."
Jiang Youzhi looked outside through the window slit, seeing Jiang Rong come out from across the courtyard to open the gate.
Soon after, the young sister carried Jiang Erlang inside.
Mrs. Yang also rushed out from her room, and seeing Jiang Erlang’s head hanging limply on the young sister’s back, she began to scream before she even took a clear look.
"Shut up, you!" Jiang Rong scolded, and Mrs. Yang’s scream came to an abrupt halt.
Jiang Youzhi saw them bringing Jiang Erlang inside, then quietly closed the window.
He constantly paid attention to the activity outside.
If Jiang Erlang still didn’t return after a while, he would find a way to remind those across.
Jiang Erlang couldn’t die now, Yunjiao couldn’t get embroiled in a lawsuit over such a beast.
Mr. Jiang heard the commotion and also came out, in the middle of the night, hearing the young sister shout like that, his heart raced so fast.
Having several grandsons in trouble one after another, if another one occurred, he wondered if he could bear it.
When he stepped down the stairs, Mr. Jiang stumbled for a moment, then walked quickly toward the west wing.
Upon entering, he heard Jiang Rong asking the young sister, "What happened to Erlang?"
The young sister’s eyes darted around, "I don’t know, I was passing by the roadside and saw Erlang lying there unable to move, so I... just carried him back."
"If you want to know what happened, ask him yourself."
Everyone turned to look at Jiang Erlang.
At this moment, Jiang Erlang’s eyes were swollen into slits, his mouth ached with a cut, and his face had several bruises, looking quite frightening.
Mrs. Yang wailed, "My Erlang, who did this cruel thing to you?!"
Jiang Erlang heard the wailing, hazily opened his eyes.
The family gathered around, joyfully shouted, "Erlang!"
"Erlang, are you all right?"
Jiang Erlang attempted to lift his arm, and surprisingly managed to raise it slowly.
He also tried to move his mouth, "I... I’m cold——"
Having lost quite a lot of blood and lying in the cold wind for nearly an hour, it was certainly cold.
Mrs. Yang quickly pulled a quilt over Jiang Erlang.
Jiang Erlang struggled to say again, "Quickly find a doctor, I’ve got injuries all over."