Chapter 198 - Chapter 198: The Good Man of the Gu Family
Chapter 198: The Good Man of the Gu Family
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Her hand quickly took out something from her pocket.
She turned her body slightly to block Shen Qinghe’s line of sight and quickly buried the object into the ashes of the incense burner.
Then, she put her palms together and recited a few words with a devout look.
Then, she turned around with a smile and went to the front with Shen Qinghe.
In the living room, Gu Shiyun lowered his eyes and looked at the phone in his hand, remaining silent.
His handsome face showed no expression, leaving people puzzled about what he was thinking at this moment.
He remained silent, and Gu Mingzhe dared not speak up.
The spacious living room was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.
Gu Mingzhe anxiously waited for a while, and Bai Lu finally walked in with Shen Qinghe.
He immediately looked up at Bai Lu, and Bai Lu nodded slightly in his direction. Gu Mingzhe hurriedly stood up and said to the elderly lady and Gu Shiyun, “It’s getting late, and we won’t stay any longer. Please take care of your health, Grandma. We will definitely host you well when we visit the capital next time.”
Without wasting a second, they said their goodbyes and swiftly left.
Gu Shiyun accompanied the elderly lady and Shen Qinghe for dinner, then went straight to the ancestral hall at the back.
Bai Li was already waiting outside the door.
Gu Shiyun approached the incense table, performed a bow, and then extended his index finger and middle finger into the incense burner, directly picking out a yellow paper folded into a triangle.
Bai Li curiously leaned over and asked, “Boss, is this the thing that made you sick?”
As he spoke, he reached out to take a look.
“Don’t touch.”
Gu Shiyun lightly opened his thin lips and flicked away the ash on top with his fingertips, faintly feeling that there seemed to be something wrapped inside.
He looked down at the object in his fingers and asked, “Are there any other things?”
Bai Li shook his head, “Only this one was placed.”
Bai Lu had been under his surveillance the whole time, so he was certain there was nothing else.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Shiyun said, “However, I saw her staring at the tablet for a long time.”o
The tablet?
Gu Shiyun carefully put away the object in his hand and reached to the back to pick up each tablet, carefully inspecting them one by one.
After all, these tablets represented the ancestors of the Gu family, and Bai Li couldn’t touch them without permission, so he could only watch from the side.
Gu Shiyun thoroughly examined all the tablets and found nothing unusual.
After a brief moment of contemplation, there seemed to be a slight difference in weight with one of the tablets.
From the rows of tablets, he precisely selected the one.
His fingertips carefully explored every inch of it, and when he reached a certain spot on the side, he finally felt a subtle protrusion.
With a strong press of his fingertips on the protrusion, the tablet instantly split in two.
To his surprise, there was a hidden compartment inside.
However, at this moment, the compartment was empty, devoid of any contents.
Bai Lu couldn’t have been staring at the tablet without a reason.
Three months ago, she and Gu Mingzhe had visited the ancestral hall.
All the tablets in the ancestral hall were custom-made and did not have hidden compartments.
In other words, she had previously swapped this tablet and placed something inside.
And it was after that incident that his health problems arose.
Shen Qinghe and Grandma Gu couldn’t have discovered it; otherwise, they would have informed him long ago.
So who exactly could enter the ancestral hall unnoticed, avoid everyone in the Gu family, find the problem, and retrieve the object?
Gu Shiyan placed the tablet back in its original position and turned around.
Bai Li followed behind him and asked, “Boss, is it really okay to let them go like that?”
A hint of sarcasm flickered in Gu Shiyan’s eyes. “They are just pawns. Let’s keep them for bait and see who takes the bite.”
He had already investigated and found that this matter was connected to the Jiang and Su families. However, he had refrained from taking action earlier because he couldn’t resolve his health issues. He needed to prioritize the interests of the Gu family and didn’t have time to waste on them.
Now, the three-month deadline given by Master Mountain River was approaching.
It was time to resolve the situation.
He intended to use these two fools to completely uproot the Jiang and Su families from behind the scenes.
Anyone who dared to lay a hand on him should be prepared to pay the price.
He glanced up at the night sky above.
Bai Li, inexplicably, also looked up with him, but all they saw was pitch-black darkness, devoid of even a single star.
Gu Shiyan headed straight to the car and said, “Lingyue Manor.”
Bai Li couldn’t help but marvel silently. No matter how late it was, he always made sure to return home. Truly a great family man of the Gu family!
Glancing at the rearview mirror, he noticed Gu Shiyan continuously staring at his own hand.
After a moment of consideration, he realized that his boss hadn’t washed his hands after touching the incense burner earlier.
Thoughtfully, Bai Li retrieved a pack of wet wipes from the front storage compartment and handed it to Gu Shiyan. “Boss, if your hands are dirty, you can use this to wipe them.”
Gu Shiyan didn’t explain and accepted the wet wipes. He methodically wiped every corner of his hands.
When they entered the house, it was already nine o’clock at night.
Coincidentally, Lu Miao was coming downstairs to get a drink.
“You’re still awake?”
“Yeah,” Lu Miao replied casually. Her narrow eyes squinted as she glanced at him from top to bottom and nonchalantly asked, “Where did you go? Why did you come back so late?”
Was she genuinely concerned about him?
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Gu Shiyan’s lips. “We had guests at home, so I went back to the Gu family for a while.”
Lu Miao lightly rubbed her fingertips against the water glass in her hand. “Did you go to the ancestral hall?”
“Did you install surveillance on me?” Gu Shiyan chuckled as he looked at her.
“I could smell the scent of incense on you,” Lu Miao replied casually.
Approaching him, she handed him the water glass directly. “You seem parched. Drink more water; it’s good for your health.”
Gu Shiyan reached out and took the glass, watching as the green color on his hand disappeared instantly the moment it made contact with Lu Miao’s fingertip.
Ever since he returned from the near death experience, he had been able to see peculiar things.
For instance, there was an odd black shroud hovering over the Gu family.
Furthermore, when he took out the object from the incense burner, it emitted a greenish mist-like substance.
His hand turned green upon contact, which was why he didn’t dare to open it and prevented Bai Li from touching it.
Previously, he had tried wiping his hand with wet wipes in the car, but it had been futile.
Seeing Lu Miao about to go upstairs, he reached into his pocket and retrieved the object. “This was found in the incense burner after they left.”
Lu Miao reached out and accepted it, causing all the green mist surrounding the seal to instantly vanish upon her touch.
Opening the seal, two intertwined leaves were inside, appearing alive and wriggling. They seemed to be on the verge of burrowing into Lu Miao’s hand.
Gu Shiyan’s heart skipped a beat, but the moment the object touched her palm, it quickly recoiled.
“Yin-Yang Grass. It can enter the human body through the skin, take root, and spread throughout the organs, causing instant death,” Lu Miao explained.
Of course, it required the Yin-Yang Curse to be effective, but she chose not to explain further in order to avoid revealing her identity.
She lightly tapped her fingertips, and the grass immediately assumed an attacking posture, swiftly lunging toward her fingertip..