The Gusu Mistake - Chapter 25

“What? You said that woman, Han Yan, is at the Zhong family’s house?” Upon hearing the report from his subordinate, Wu Yunfei was both excited and filled with hatred. “Are you absolutely sure you saw her clearly?”

The subordinate replied with his hands cupped, “This subordinate is certain it was her. Although she was dressed in men’s clothing, I still recognized her.”

“Men’s clothing?” This statement put Qiu Yue on alert. “Could it be that the man and woman who injured me are also the benefactor’s enemies?”

Wu Yunfei sneered, “Most likely. It’s a good thing I’ve been looking for that woman for so long. I never expected to run into her here!”

“We can team up to deal with them!” Qiu Yue stood up excitedly, but his movement pulled at his wound, causing him to grimace in pain.

“Heh!” Wu Yunfei looked at Qiu Yue with a hint of mockery. “In your state, who can you even deal with?”

“I…” Qiu Yue gritted his teeth and thought for a moment. He really didn’t want to give up this opportunity to take revenge with help. “My corpse-fiend Gu is just one step away from being fully refined!”

“Corpse-fiend Gu?” Wu Yunfei narrowed his eyes. “Is that the ultimate weapon you mentioned?”

“Yes!” Qiu Yue affirmed. “Originally, I was going to use a corpse fiend and the blood of the Zhong family’s son to raise it, which would make it even stronger. Unfortunately, the corpse fiend my brother was raising was destroyed by those two.”

Wu Yunfei was confused. “What about the Zhong family’s son?”

Qiu Yue sighed in anger. “He was also taken back by those two!”

Wu Yunfei laughed sarcastically. “So you have nothing left!”

“No, there is still something!” Qiu Yue said. “As long as we find another person with a pure yin fate like the Zhong family’s son and use their blood to raise it, it can still become a great weapon.”

“In that case…” Wu Yunfei considered the matter. Although he hated Yuan Ruo to the bone, he was still unsure if he could completely defeat her. Now that he had this Qiu Yue, if the corpse-fiend Gu he mentioned was truly that powerful, it could be a great help. “Alright, I’ll help you find someone!”

“Huh?” Jiang Yilan and Yuan Ruo, who had left the Zhong family’s house, were walking down the road when Jiang Yilan suddenly turned around. “That’s strange!”

“What’s wrong?” Yuan Ruo asked Jiang Yilan.

“Do you feel it?” Jiang Yilan asked Yuan Ruo. “It feels like someone is following us!”

Yuan Ruo didn’t reply immediately. Instead, she turned Jiang Yilan’s head back so she wouldn’t look behind her anymore. “You noticed it too?”

Jiang Yilan’s eyes widened. “So you’ve already…”

“Don’t look back!” Yuan Ruo interrupted Jiang Yilan. “I noticed it as soon as we left the Zhong family’s house!”

Jiang Yilan said, “Could it be the person we want to lure out?”

“I don’t know!” Yuan Ruo said. “Whether it is or not, they’re definitely not good people!”

“That’s true. What good person would be so sneaky!” Jiang Yilan asked again, “So what do we do? Take them down and interrogate them?”

“They’re just a small-fry. Taking them down might not be effective!” Yuan Ruo shook her head. “Let’s just leave them be and wait for them to lure out the big fish!”

“That makes sense!” Jiang Yilan said, stretching her neck. “I’m tired. Why don’t we rest for a bit before continuing?”

“Okay!” Yuan Ruo readily agreed. “You sit down first, and I’ll go find some water!”

“You’re going to find water?” Jiang Yilan chuckled dryly. “I’m not that delicate. I’ll go with you!”

Yuan Ruo raised an eyebrow. “Is drinking water I get for you considered being delicate?”

“Of course!” Jiang Yilan said. “You’re a woman, and so am I. In the end, I’d have you wait on me. Isn’t that a privilege reserved for delicate women?”

“Pfft!” Yuan Ruo laughed. “What kind of twisted logic is that!”

Jiang Yilan mumbled, “Is it twisted logic?”

Yuan Ruo nodded. “It is twisted logic!”

Jiang Yilan protested, “Where is it twisted?”

“Not to mention that drinking a little water I get for you is no big deal,” Yuan Ruo said. “Even if it were, I’d get it for you this time, and next time when I’m not feeling well, you’d get it for me. There’s no need to be so particular about it!”

Jiang Yilan tilted her head. “Is that so?”

Yuan Ruo also tilted her head. “Yes, that’s exactly how it is!”

“It seems to make sense!” Jiang Yilan’s tone suddenly changed. “But I still want to go with you!”

Yuan Ruo was confused. “Why?”

“We have a big tail following us. What if he suddenly calls for help and they attack?” Jiang Yilan ran over and linked her arm with Yuan Ruo’s. “So it’s better for us to stick together!”

“That… is also true!” Yuan Ruo thought for a moment. “Then… we’ll go together?”

“Of course!”

Jiang Yilan agreed and went even faster than Yuan Ruo, quickly arriving at the water source. She not only drank her fill but also discovered a pleasant surprise. “There are fish in the water!”

“Fish?” Yuan Ruo arrived and glanced into the water. “What do you want to do?”

“What else could I do? Naturally, I’ll catch them and roast them to eat!” Jiang Yilan rolled up her sleeves and reached out. “Let me borrow your sword!”

Yuan Ruo handed her the sword and then quietly watched Jiang Yilan catch the fish, clean them, and then roast them. She couldn’t help but ask once the fish was roasted, “Can you really eat this thing without any salt or oil?”

“Why not?” Jiang Yilan tore off a piece of the roasted fish and handed it to Yuan Ruo. “Try it!”

Yuan Ruo took the fish and, with some doubt, put it in her mouth. The taste was really not good, but she swallowed it, holding back from spitting it out for the sake of appearances.

“Is it that bad?” Jiang Yilan smelled the fish. “I remember when the little Daoist priest roasted fish for me to eat, I was so grateful!”

“Little Daoist priest? What little Daoist priest?” Yuan Ruo asked. “Do you know other cultivators?”

“Yes, I know one I met when I was wandering outside!” Jiang Yilan said with a smile, but as she smiled, a look of sadness came over her.

Yuan Ruo noticed that something was wrong with Jiang Yilan. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing!” Jiang Yilan countered, “Do you remember me telling you I originally had three older brothers?”

Yuan Ruo nodded. “I remember!”

“It was that time when I asked him to pretend to be my husband and go home with me!” Jiang Yilan’s voice grew more and more muffled as she spoke. “I never expected to witness my three brothers’ infighting, and two of them died!”

“In that case…” Yuan Ruo had nothing to say in response. She silently went over to Jiang Yilan and put her arm around her shoulder, patting her lightly.

“Heh!” Jiang Yilan sneered. “Actually, it’s nothing. Just two good-for-nothings died. It’s just a pity for the little Daoist priest. He must have been scared senseless!”

“That little Daoist priest…” Yuan Ruo hesitated before asking, “Did you have strong feelings for him?”

“What?” Jiang Yilan looked at Yuan Ruo, confused. “Strong feelings for what?”

Yuan Ruo asked faintly, “Don’t you like him?”

“I like him? Are you kidding me!” Jiang Yilan laughed. “He has a sweetheart, and his sweetheart is no ordinary person. You would never guess!”

Yuan Ruo said, “Guess what?”

Jiang Yilan leaned in mysteriously toward Yuan Ruo. “The little Daoist priest’s sweetheart is not only a man, but he’s also a fox immortal!”

“Fox immortal?” The names Feng Lanqiu and Lang Yan popped into Yuan Ruo’s mind, and she couldn’t help but press for more information. “What are their names?”

“Their names…” Jiang Yilan thought carefully for a moment. “I didn’t ask the fox immortal, but I remember the little Daoist priest’s name. It’s… it’s… oh, right, Feng Lanqiu!”

“They say the world is big, but it turns out to be so small!” Upon hearing Jiang Yilan say Feng Lanqiu’s name, Yuan Ruo shook her head and chuckled softly.

“Huh?” Jiang Yilan looked puzzled. “You know that little Daoist priest too?”

“More than just knowing him!” In the middle of their conversation, Yuan Ruo took the fish from Jiang Yilan’s hand and, without realizing it, had eaten a few pieces. “I also know his sweetheart, that fox immortal, as well as his friends, the crown prince of Yin and his sweetheart, who is also a demon lord!”

“Really?” Jiang Yilan’s interest was immediately piqued. “We left in such a hurry back then that I didn’t have time to ask them about it. Tell me about their stories!”

“My telling it will never be accurate!” Yuan Ruo returned the remaining fish to Jiang Yilan. “Why don’t we go to the capital to meet up with them once things are settled here?”

“Okay!” Jiang Yilan readily agreed. “It’s perfect since I have nowhere to go. Once I get to the capital, I’ll have to freeload off the little Daoist priest for a while!”

“Hmm…” Yuan Ruo pondered for a moment. “Given their financial situation, it shouldn’t be a problem for you to freeload for more than just a little while.”

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