No wonder Zhao Chengmo said that the general was known as the Jade-faced Demon God on the battlefield. From the outside, Gu Xiuyi did not look like a general leading troops into battle. His temperament was like a piece of warm jade, and his words made people feel as if they were bathed in the spring breeze.
He just looked a little thin, but Gu Lingze knew it must be because of his illness.
After bringing the two of them to the main hall, Gu Xiuyi looked at the conditions and furnishings of the manor and felt a wave of sadness.
Fortunately, Fei Rui didn’t come, otherwise he would definitely not be able to control himself.
As soon as Zhao Chengmo and Brother Wu entered the room, they knelt down and clasped their fists together: "Subordinates pay their respects to the general."
Gu Xiuyi quickly took two steps forward and lifted the two men up, saying, "This is not a military camp. We should address each other as brothers. There is no need to perform such a grand ceremony in the future."
Xu Ge also walked forward and said, "Long time no see." The four of them were quite excited after meeting each other again after a long separation.
After a while of greeting, the few of them calmed down a lot.
Gu Lingze had already learned about Gu Xiuyi's background from Zhao Chengmo.
His father, Gu Tianhua, was a first-rank general of the imperial court. As the saying goes, a good father will have a good son. His eldest son, Gu Xiuyi, was a third-rank general Huaiyuan, his second son, Gu Feirui, was a fourth-rank general Xinwu, and the third son was a little brother.
But Brother Wu only introduced Uncle Xu and the others as a friend who used to be in the army and whose family was in business.
Gu Lingze was speechless after hearing this. This Brother Wu really couldn't lie. How could a businessman not be able to afford the money for exemption from military service?
Only Uncle Xu and Aunt Tao nodded seriously after listening. Xu Mingyan curled his lips at the side, but he was a smart man. He knew that it must be inconvenient for the other party to hide his identity. Since he was a friend of Zhao Chengmo and Brother Wu, Xu Mingyan would not expose him.
Aunt Tao brought hot tea and freshly made coconut glutinous rice cake to entertain the guests. Gu Xiuyi took a bite and found it sweet and soft, but not too sweet. It went perfectly with the hot tea.
"This snack is sweet and unique. I've never tasted it before." Xu Ge was also eating and nodding.
"We made them ourselves. If you want some, we have more." Aunt Tao said with a smile as everyone had agreed upon it.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Gu Lingze did not waste any time. He stood up and said please to Gu Xiuyi, and the group went into the inner room.
After taking the patient's pulse, Gu Lingze remained silent for a long time. He found that things were beginning to develop in a complicated direction.
Xu Ge wanted to ask several times, but was stopped by Gu Xiuyi's shaking head.
"Whose way did you block? You were all poisoned?"
Gu Lingze had confirmed with Zhao Chengmo before that there were no sorcerers in this dynasty, and burying insects in a person's body to kill him or her was unheard of.
But now Gu Lingze encountered two of them in a row, this was definitely not a coincidence.
Gu Lingze took out the jar that contained the iron bird poisonous insect, opened it, and let them take a look.
"The poison in Zhao Chengmo's body was caused by this thing." He said it calmly, but everyone else felt as if a surge of anger was surging in their stomachs because of his words.
Gu Xiuyi had learned from the letter earlier that the poison in Zhao Chengmo's body had been completely eliminated, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen.
"Mr. Gu, what you mean is that there are such bugs in my body, and they are alive?" Even though Gu Xiuyi had experienced countless battles on the battlefield, his expression changed slightly at this moment.
Gu Lingze nodded and continued, "But you two are not the same kind of Gu."
"What exactly is this 'Gu'?" Gu Xiuyi asked with a frown.
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