Sleep Here for Tonight (Part Five)
“How’s eldest brother?”
Gu JiuGe walked in through the door with an unhappy expression.
Seeing Gu ShuBai smile at him from the bed with his complexion greatly improved, he felt much more at ease.
Gu ShuBai said: “How goes the interrogation with the survivor?”
“He had a poison hidden in his tooth. We only employed two torture techniques before he could no longer endure and killed himself. He didn’t reveal any useful information.”
This one could be considered as having been kept alive for nothing. It was no wonder his expression looked so poor when he came in.
Yu Fu said in surprise: “Having poison hidden in a tooth is the way suicide troops work. When I was in Immortals Valley, I heard about it. That those assassins were suicide troops, it seems that the enemy has even more available than we initially thought.”
Gu JiuGe said: “Lord Prefect has already ordered the coroner to examine the corpse. Gu Yi, what exactly happened on that day? Tell me in detail.”
“After escorting aunty and YunYan back to JinLing, we stayed one extra day then set out for the capital the day after that. On the way there, it was very calm. On the way back, it was also fine. Who knew that when passing through Changzhou, this group would suddenly make an appearance.”
Thinking about it now, the enemy did not make their move while they were headed to JinLing for the sake of having them lower their guard.
Then they would make a launch a fatal attack!
“Their attack from the onset was with poison needles. We lost the initiative, and the soldiers that were poisoned quickly lost the strength to fight back. During the fight, eldest brother protected me while descending down the cliff using the vines then had Yan Zheng return to report on the situation. We hid below the cliff for two days, and eldest brother said that we would definitely be unable to continue hiding.”
When he mentioned Gu ShuBai, his voice was still filled with fear.
At that time, the poison was circulating in Gu ShuBai’s body, and he could no longer fight. If they were found by the assassins, the burden of fighting them off would have fallen to him.
He was absolutely terrified. It was the first time that he had ever regretted not listening to his father and brothers to train more, so when Yu Fu entered the cave, he was so nervous that he could not even recognize his little sister.
Even Yu Fu felt nervous from listening to him, “Eldest brother, how did you know that you would be found today?”
Gu ShuBai smiled calmly, “The area below the cliff was only so large. The assassins had searched for us for two days. Even if they felt that the cave was too conspicuous for us to be hiding inside, after searching everywhere else and coming up empty, they would consider this most dangerous place as the safest place.”
Gu JiuGe was quite frustrated with his confidence. It turned out that he knew that this cave was conspicuous. What if the assassins had chosen to search the most conspicuous places?
“Eldest brother really had an amazing strategy. It’s fortunate that we had Yu Fu’s poison butterfly to lead the way; otherwise, the ones to find you first today really would have been the assassins.”
Gu ShuBai looked at his sideways, “I still haven’t settled my debt with you. Why did you have Yu Fu drink wine? Gu Yi didn’t recognize Yu Fu’s voice and nearly gave her a beating from thinking that she was an assassin.”
The two brothers engaged in a verbal dispute. Gu Yi and Yu Fu exchanged a glance, and neither dared to speak.
Marquis Gu’s Manor was strict in its upbringing. When the elders spoke, the two youngest no longer had any right to speak.
Yu Fu lifted her head to take a look at the two when Gu ShuBai and Gu JiuGe suddenly began laughing.
She silently let out a sigh.
The relationship between brothers was probably something that she could not understand.
“Right, Yu Fu, I had Lord Prefect prepare two maidservants to come and take care of you. I fear that we will need to stay in Changzhou for the new year. I have already instructed someone to return and report to father. Thinking about it, they will receive word within a few days.”
“Maidservants? Have them take care of eldest brother. I don’t need others to take care of me.”
Yu Fu tucked in a corner of Gu ShuBai’s blanket. When taking care of him, she looked the part. It seemed as though she had grown over the course of a single night.
A breath got caught in Gu JiuGe’s throat.
Why did he feel that Yu Fu’s movements… were like those of a sister-in-law?
Gu Yi gave him a look, “Second brother, let’s go out first and leave Yu Fu to take care of eldest brother. Little Yu Fu, I’ll go and call your maidservants over!”
After saying this, he dragged Gu JiuGe toward the outside, but Gu JiuGe was reluctant to leave. It was obvious that he did not want to leave.
By the time that he had been dragged to the door, he suddenly remembered what he wanted to say.
“Yu Fu, your room has been arranged to be next door to eldest brother’s. This will make looking after him easier. The two maidservants will be able to take care of you and eldest brother. What do you think of that?”
From the bed, Gu ShuBai gave him a look that was full of annoyance.
Have you finished speaking?
If you have, scram.
Gu JiuGe pretended not to see it.
“There’s no need. I will be sleeping here tonight.”
Yu Fu turned to look at them, as both Gu JiuGe and Gu Yi had their mouths opened wide. They were so wide that a whole egg could be stuffed in.
She, she, she… She wanted to sleep with eldest brother?
Gu ShuBai let out a quiet cough, as a faint smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.
From the moment he saw Yu Fu in the cave to when they arrived in the manor in Changzhou, he felt that Yu Fu had grown up. She had grown so fast that he could not react.
Looking at her now, she was still just a child, completely innocent.
It was likely that she had never even thought about how men and women should not sleep together, and them being together would be improper.
Gu JiuGe: “Yu Fu, you can’t…”
Gu ShuBai: “Then we will do it like that. When you guys go out, close the door. I’m cold.”
“Eldest brother, you’re cold?”
Yu Fu looked at the two with a frown. The two were standing at the entrance with the door open, neither coming in nor going out. It was truly anxiety-inducing.
“Quickly close the door!”
Her voice was filled with urgency, as Gu JiuGe’s heart broke…
Sleep Here for Tonight (Part Five)
“How’s eldest brother?”
Gu JiuGe walked in through the door with an unhappy expression.
Seeing Gu ShuBai smile at him from the bed with his complexion greatly improved, he felt much more at ease.
Gu ShuBai said: “How goes the interrogation with the survivor?”
“He had a poison hidden in his tooth. We only employed two torture techniques before he could no longer endure and killed himself. He didn’t reveal any useful information.”
This one could be considered as having been kept alive for nothing. It was no wonder his expression looked so poor when he came in.
Yu Fu said in surprise: “Having poison hidden in a tooth is the way suicide troops work. When I was in Immortals Valley, I heard about it. That those assassins were suicide troops, it seems that the enemy has even more available than we initially thought.”
Gu JiuGe said: “Lord Prefect has already ordered the coroner to examine the corpse. Gu Yi, what exactly happened on that day? Tell me in detail.”
“After escorting aunty and YunYan back to JinLing, we stayed one extra day then set out for the capital the day after that. On the way there, it was very calm. On the way back, it was also fine. Who knew that when passing through Changzhou, this group would suddenly make an appearance.”
Thinking about it now, the enemy did not make their move while they were headed to JinLing for the sake of having them lower their guard.
Then they would make a launch a fatal attack!
“Their attack from the onset was with poison needles. We lost the initiative, and the soldiers that were poisoned quickly lost the strength to fight back. During the fight, eldest brother protected me while descending down the cliff using the vines then had Yan Zheng return to report on the situation. We hid below the cliff for two days, and eldest brother said that we would definitely be unable to continue hiding.”
When he mentioned Gu ShuBai, his voice was still filled with fear.
At that time, the poison was circulating in Gu ShuBai’s body, and he could no longer fight. If they were found by the assassins, the burden of fighting them off would have fallen to him.
He was absolutely terrified. It was the first time that he had ever regretted not listening to his father and brothers to train more, so when Yu Fu entered the cave, he was so nervous that he could not even recognize his little sister.
Even Yu Fu felt nervous from listening to him, “Eldest brother, how did you know that you would be found today?”
Gu ShuBai smiled calmly, “The area below the cliff was only so large. The assassins had searched for us for two days. Even if they felt that the cave was too conspicuous for us to be hiding inside, after searching everywhere else and coming up empty, they would consider this most dangerous place as the safest place.”
Gu JiuGe was quite frustrated with his confidence. It turned out that he knew that this cave was conspicuous. What if the assassins had chosen to search the most conspicuous places?
“Eldest brother really had an amazing strategy. It’s fortunate that we had Yu Fu’s poison butterfly to lead the way; otherwise, the ones to find you first today really would have been the assassins.”
Gu ShuBai looked at his sideways, “I still haven’t settled my debt with you. Why did you have Yu Fu drink wine? Gu Yi didn’t recognize Yu Fu’s voice and nearly gave her a beating from thinking that she was an assassin.”
The two brothers engaged in a verbal dispute. Gu Yi and Yu Fu exchanged a glance, and neither dared to speak.
Marquis Gu’s Manor was strict in its upbringing. When the elders spoke, the two youngest no longer had any right to speak.
Yu Fu lifted her head to take a look at the two when Gu ShuBai and Gu JiuGe suddenly began laughing.
She silently let out a sigh.
The relationship between brothers was probably something that she could not understand.
“Right, Yu Fu, I had Lord Prefect prepare two maidservants to come and take care of you. I fear that we will need to stay in Changzhou for the new year. I have already instructed someone to return and report to father. Thinking about it, they will receive word within a few days.”
“Maidservants? Have them take care of eldest brother. I don’t need others to take care of me.”
Yu Fu tucked in a corner of Gu ShuBai’s blanket. When taking care of him, she looked the part. It seemed as though she had grown over the course of a single night.
A breath got caught in Gu JiuGe’s throat.
Why did he feel that Yu Fu’s movements… were like those of a sister-in-law?
Gu Yi gave him a look, “Second brother, let’s go out first and leave Yu Fu to take care of eldest brother. Little Yu Fu, I’ll go and call your maidservants over!”
After saying this, he dragged Gu JiuGe toward the outside, but Gu JiuGe was reluctant to leave. It was obvious that he did not want to leave.
By the time that he had been dragged to the door, he suddenly remembered what he wanted to say.
“Yu Fu, your room has been arranged to be next door to eldest brother’s. This will make looking after him easier. The two maidservants will be able to take care of you and eldest brother. What do you think of that?”
From the bed, Gu ShuBai gave him a look that was full of annoyance.
Have you finished speaking?
If you have, scram.
Gu JiuGe pretended not to see it.
“There’s no need. I will be sleeping here tonight.”
Yu Fu turned to look at them, as both Gu JiuGe and Gu Yi had their mouths opened wide. They were so wide that a whole egg could be stuffed in.
She, she, she… She wanted to sleep with eldest brother?
Gu ShuBai let out a quiet cough, as a faint smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.
From the moment he saw Yu Fu in the cave to when they arrived in the manor in Changzhou, he felt that Yu Fu had grown up. She had grown so fast that he could not react.
Looking at her now, she was still just a child, completely innocent.
It was likely that she had never even thought about how men and women should not sleep together, and them being together would be improper.
Gu JiuGe: “Yu Fu, you can’t…”
Gu ShuBai: “Then we will do it like that. When you guys go out, close the door. I’m cold.”
“Eldest brother, you’re cold?”
Yu Fu looked at the two with a frown. The two were standing at the entrance with the door open, neither coming in nor going out. It was truly anxiety-inducing.
“Quickly close the door!”
Her voice was filled with urgency, as Gu JiuGe’s heart broke…
