Gu Linbei glanced at Lu Yan and thought her remarks were outrageous.
But seeing her determined eyes, he chose to remain silent.
Perhaps Gu Linbei didn’t know a word from later generations. If he knew it, he would definitely find it very appropriate - Lu Yan was just replying randomly after reading it.
"Okay, let's get down the mountain quickly, shall we? Lao Liu is still waiting."
Lu Yan no longer wanted to make up lies.
As the old saying goes, one lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
Lu Yan couldn't make up any more stories now, so the best way was to divert his attention.
"Yes, yes, I just saw that he was in pain."
Yu Nian hurried to catch up.
But when she met Gu Linbei's puzzled gaze, Yu Nian couldn't help but stick out her tongue at Lu Yan.
Yu Nian understood what he meant and rolled his eyes. "Sixth sister-in-law, are you a shrew? You just say whatever I say."
The doubts that had just arisen in Gu Linbei's heart were instantly suppressed by Lu Yan's words.
The three of them hurried down the mountain. Lu Yan used his wood-type ability to grow vines that pulled at the black bear's corpse on the mountain. After walking for a while, he collected the vines and the wild boar into the space.
Even though the three of them had only walked a short distance, Lu Yan was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Gu Linbei turned his head to look in Lu Yan's direction for the umpteenth time before he finally spoke with a puzzled look on his face.
How come he was the one who killed the black bear, but ended up making his wife so tired?
"That's not the case." Lu Yan said, and then began to pretend that her legs were weak: "I can't carry it on my shoulders or lift it with my hands. Am I tired?"
Yu Nian: “…”
If you couldn't knock a big wild boar away with one punch, I would have almost believed it.
Gu Linbei looked at Lu Yan with a bit of doubt, then added, "You walked much further into the mountains yesterday than you did today."
Lu Yan's laughter gradually became awkward: "Didn't I take a break and then continue walking?
Upon hearing this, Gu Linbei just glanced at Lu Yan.
Gu Linbei almost believed this ridiculous line.
The three of them hadn't walked far down the mountain when they saw the village chief and his men hurriedly heading up the mountain. Seeing their anxious faces, Lu Yan almost believed that Gu Laoer had a conscience.
"Huh, Lao Wu, are you guys... okay?" Village Chief Zhou watched Gu Linbei grow up, so naturally he cared about him sincerely.
Seeing that Gu Linbei was not injured, he immediately felt relieved.
However, the village chief was only half relieved when he rushed up the hillside in a hurry.
Gu Lao Er was in a state of disarray. When he saw Gu Linbei clearly, he was stunned for a moment, then he clasped Gu Linbei's shoulders tightly with both hands: "Lao Wu, you... you're still alive? Then... where's the black bear?"
As the old saying goes, with benefits come risks.
Gu Laoer had already made up his mind. He would use the money from killing the black bear and selling it to buy a thin coffin for Gu Linbei.
This way, you can get the money.
And gain fame!
The most important thing is that that bitch Lu Yan is a widow.
Who knows...
"Hey, second brother, from what you said, it seems like you hope that our fifth child will die soon." Lu Yan walked out from behind Gu Linbei, playing with her nails and looking cynical.
Gu Lao Er was stunned at first, then looked at Lu Yan standing in front of him in disbelief.
"You...why are you guys in the mountains?"
Gu Laoer came back from the city today and was still angry about being beaten by Lu Yan.
He went into Yamamoto because he was in a bad mood and wanted to relax.
I was originally thinking of taking a walk outside the mountain, but who knew a black bear would break into the mountain.
Gu Laoer vaguely felt that his chance had come.
So he pushed Gu Linbei out to block the knife.
I was waiting to take people up the mountain to pick up equipment.
Who would have thought that Gu Linbei would actually come down the mountain alive and stand in front of him unharmed.
At this moment, Gu Laoer's heart sank.
"Second Brother, what you said is indeed wrong." Village Chief Zhou had watched the Gu brothers grow up, after all, and he immediately rebuked Second Brother Gu as an elder: "Fifth Brother is your brother after all. He was kind enough to buy you time to escape, but you asked such a question. It's really chilling."
After Village Chief Zhou finished speaking, he couldn't help but look at Gu Laoer twice more.
The brothers who grew up in this family are really different.
"Oh?" Gu Linbei perked up after hearing Village Chief Zhou's words: "Village Chief, my second brother said that I took the initiative to buy him time to escape?"
Gu Linbei's voice was playful, and there was even mockery in his eyes when he looked at Gu Laoer.
When Gu Laoer heard Gu Linbei speak, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
It's over, it's over. He said that to leave a good reputation for himself. He didn't mean to ignore the dying, nor did he mean to abandon Gu Linbei in the mountains.
But now…
As long as Gu Linbei is still alive, it is not up to Gu Laoer alone to decide.
In a flash, Gu Laoer thought a lot.
Thinking about how Gu Linbei would throw dirty water on him later, he wondered how he would clarify the truth.
He also thought of the black bear that was still in the mountains. He didn't know whether it had run away or was greedily left in the mountains by Gu Linbei, who planned to wait until there was no one around and then secretly transport the black bear back home.
"Right." Village Chief Zhou glanced at Gu Linbei, a bit disappointed. "Fifth Brother, I know you two have a deep bond, but you can't joke with your own life! You just got married. If you die, what will happen to your wife?"
After Village Chief Zhou finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh.
However, at this moment, Gu Linbei spoke up: "I never said to let the second brother go first."
When he said this, everyone was stunned.
Everyone looked sideways in the direction of Gu Linbei and Gu Laoer.
At this moment, except for Old Man Gu and several brothers of the Gu family working in the fields.
Old Lady Gu and the other daughters-in-law of the Gu family also gathered around. Old Lady Gu knew her second son best. She had just heard the conversation between Gu Linbei and the second son, and had roughly guessed what the second son had done.
Seeing that her usually well-behaved fifth son was actually trying to ruin the reputation of Gu Lao Er, Grandma Gu immediately frowned.
"Old Five, what are you talking about?"
Old Mrs. Gu's eyes were scorching, and there was a strong warning in her slanted eyes.
After all these years in the Gu family, Gu Linbei has finally understood everything.
His mother is a biased person.
At this moment, Gu Linbei naturally understood what Old Lady Gu meant.
It was obvious that Old Lady Gu was threatening him.
But Gu Linbei could endure it before because if he was full, the whole family would not be hungry.
Things are different now. As the village chief said, he is no longer alone. He has a wife!
Gu Linbei curled his lips and looked up at Old Lady Gu with a half-smile. "Mom, I'm telling the truth! Just now in the mountains, it was my second brother who encountered the black bear first! He was the one begging for help, but when I stepped in, he ran away!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com