Chapter 588 Fruit Spirit 8

Now that she has lost her child, she feels that Ning Yan is unlikely to be willing to dig out the spirit pearl for her without the child. If there is even the slightest mistake in the process, all her efforts will be in vain. She has already lost the chance to spend her life with her beloved, so she must live forever!

Therefore, during her time at the manor, she tried her best to win Ning Yan's heart.

Ning Yan clearly sensed Gou Min'er's change, but now it wasn't her who wanted to win over Gou Min'er, but Gou Min'er who wanted to win her over, so she naturally became more and more calm and composed.

Her smile is still so beautiful, and she still speaks softly to Gou Min'er, but if Gou Min'er had a progress bar for winning her over, she would definitely find that no matter what she does, her favorability rating doesn't increase at all, and has even dropped to a negative value.

When the child was two months and three days old, a major event occurred in Scarlet City.

The remnants of the bandits from Lianyue Mountain led their men to break into Gou's mansion at night, killing and hacking at anyone they encountered, not even sparing the dogs that barked twice.

The entire Gou family was beheaded and sent to their deaths. Only a few lucky servants survived when the patrolmen arrived. As soon as the city gates opened in the morning, the servants ran to the villa to deliver a message. When Gou Min'er heard that her family had all died tragically, she immediately fainted.

Ning Yan had a carriage prepared and took Gou Min'er and the child back to the mansion.

As soon as she stepped off the carriage, a strong smell of blood hit her. Ning Yan had someone fetch a doctor to treat Gou Min'er, and then, suppressing her grief, she handled the Gou family's funeral arrangements.

White banners were hung inside and outside the Gou family's courtyard.

Ning Yan found the patrolmen from last night and gave each of them a hundred taels of silver to thank them for scaring the people away.

If they hadn't arrived in time, those people would definitely have found the storeroom and taken away all the gold and silver jewelry inside.

It wasn't just the loss of some jewelry and valuables in the various rooms.

Of course, it's hard to say whether these items were taken by bandits or by patrol soldiers who came to the rescue.

As the saying goes, "When people are alive, relationships remain; when they leave, the tea grows cold."

Just over a month ago, when the baby turned one month old, everyone in the city with a bit of a reputation came to celebrate. But now that the Gou family has run into trouble, it's considered good if any of those families can send someone to offer incense. Some have already started to take over the Gou family's businesses.

Miss Gou Min'er has her mind completely focused on how to achieve immortality; she knows absolutely nothing about business.

Ning Yan could only keep the Gou family afloat; she couldn't even take care of comforting Gou Min'er.

Fortunately, she was capable, and those powerful families who had treated her like a pushover quickly realized the reality of the situation.

We can't afford to offend this son-in-law from the Gou family.

Faced with a pack of wolves, he not only calmly dealt with them, but also managed to take a bite out of their flesh.

Everyone says the Gou family has good taste, finding a good son-in-law.

In just one year, no one in Scarlet City remembered the Gou family anymore, except for the Ning family head.

At that time, Gou Min'er's health had deteriorated significantly due to the tragic deaths of her family members. Ning Yan often took her to seek medical treatment everywhere, but unfortunately, her condition did not improve.

Furthermore, several highly skilled doctors said that her condition could at best remain as it is, and a cure was basically impossible.

Ning Yan carried Gou Min'er on her back and shed tears several times. The servants saw this and spread the word. Everyone in the city knew that the Ning family head and his wife's love was stronger than gold, and heaven and earth could bear witness.

Gou Min'er didn't expect her body to deteriorate so quickly. Originally, she wasn't in a hurry and planned to slowly wear Ning Yan down. She was confident that one day Ning Yan would be willing to die for her.

But she doesn't have time now.

And so, the events of the previous life were repeated.

When the two left the mansion to seek medical treatment, the bandits reappeared (in any case, it was the bandits who did all the bad things).

The carriage suddenly stopped, and the driver broke out in a cold sweat. "Master, there are bandits ahead!"

Upon hearing that it was bandits again, Gou Min'er immediately threw herself into Ning Yan's arms, crying, "Husband, we won't be in any danger, will we? I don't want to die! What should we do? What should we do?"

Ning Yan hugged his waist and gently patted her back, "It's okay, your husband will protect you."

After Ning Yan finished speaking, she got off the carriage, and Gou Min'er quickly followed.

Ning Yan: "You should go back right away. What if you get hurt?"

Before Gou Min'er could speak, the bandits moved. "Hey, there's a beauty here too! We really didn't come for nothing today! Brothers, kill this pretty boy, and all his money will be ours!"

After he finished speaking, more than a dozen bandits rushed towards them with broadswords. They had brought a few followers with them when they went out, but unfortunately they were outnumbered and were soon injured.

Then a large knife was thrust towards Ning Yan's abdomen. Gou Min'er pulled Ning Yan aside and blocked it herself. Then she looked at Ning Yan with disbelief!

Because Ning Yan had pushed her just now, what should have been a light stab to the abdomen turned into a full-blown stab wound as Ning Yan pushed her.

Ning Yan's face was full of terror, "No, my wife!"

Seeing that Gou Min'er was about to run out of breath, Ning Yan roared and snatched a knife, slashing at the bandits: "I'll fight you to the death! You actually hurt my wife!"

She wielded a large knife with great skill, terrifying the bandits. They weren't bandits at all; they were hired by Gou Min'er to put on a show for Ning Yan.

They agreed that the final payment would be made after the play was finished, but now the employer has been cheated, a person has died, and no one is paying the final payment. This guy surnamed Ning has even gone crazy. All they want to do is run away!

But how could Ning Yan possibly give them a chance to escape?

The two struggled for nearly fifteen minutes until Gou Min'er finally breathed her last and the patrolmen arrived. Only then did Ning Yan collapse from exhaustion.

Another major incident has occurred in the Gou family. News of Miss Gou and her husband being killed by bandits during their outing spread throughout Feijue City in an instant.

The people in the city were talking about it. People at that time were very superstitious, and they all felt that Ning Yan's awakened talent was not a talent for healing ice, but a talent for bringing bad luck.

Some have even resorted to conspiracy theories, saying that Ning Yan was behind the deaths of the Gou family members, and that he killed them to seize their property.

A few days later, members of the Gou family received the news and rushed to the Gou residence, saying they wanted to help take over the Gou family's property.

Ning Yan appeared in the ancestral hall carrying her son.

The clan chief knew at a glance that this matter could not be resolved peacefully today, because no matter how nicely they spoke, Ning Yan was a son-in-law, and the children he had were entitled to inherit all of the Gou family's assets.

"Chieftain, the last time we met was at my son's full-day celebration. I never imagined that things would have changed so much since then."

The clan chief chuckled. Gou Min'er's branch was actually developed from a side branch of the Gou family. Gou Fu, who was Gou Min'er's great-great-grandfather, started a small business selling steamed buns. That's how he moved to the city and opened a shop. Over several generations, he became a prominent family in Feijue City.

They are actually quite distant from the main branch now.