Chapter 63 Scratching Head...
Chapter Sixty-Three: Scratching One's Head
Ling Hao appreciated Gongzi Yu's kindness, but she was puzzled by Ouyang Feng's death.
After Ouyang Feng's death, will many plot points simply not unfold? The love-hate relationships between him and Hong Qigong and the others, the love-hate relationships between him and Huang Rong and Guo Jing, and the love-hate relationships between him and Yang Guo.
Wait a minute, the more they talk about this person, the more complicated the plot seems to be. Ling Hao looked at Ouyang Feng's unseeing eyes and really wanted to scratch her head. How much of the plot has she ruined?
But the next moment, she immediately stopped caring. Her very existence was a disruption to the plot, and everything she did afterward, whether at the Fuwei Escort Agency or the Shen family, was also a disruption to the plot. Since she was disrupting it all anyway, it made no difference whether she did it more or less.
"Ah Hao?" Gongzi Yu noticed Ling Hao's gaze fixed on Ouyang Feng's corpse and assumed she didn't want to see him. So he stepped forward, took out a small bottle from his person, and poured the water inside onto Ouyang Feng's body. Soon, his corpse dissolved into a puddle of water.
Yes, colored water.
Ling Hao: "..."
Ling Hao's eyes widened. "What are you doing?"
"Didn't you not want to see him?" Gongzi Yu turned around, looking at her with some confusion. "So I dissolved him, so you can't see him." He thought for a moment, then shook the bottle in his hand. "I only have this much. It can only dissolve one person. I'm afraid it won't work on the bandits from before."
He smiled at Ling Hao again, his smile full of sincerity, and with his face, it was truly hard to look away.
Ling Hao: "..."
No way, what are you even talking about? You just casually turned someone's corpse into a puddle of water, you know?!
It wasn't that Ling Hao couldn't control her吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments), it was just that someone's actions had exceeded her expectations, often leaving her speechless at every turn. "You... what do you want to do next? Tell me first."
Don't do things that are so absurd.
"Hmm?" Gongzi Yu was slightly taken aback, then smiled. "Alright, if I want to do anything, I'll definitely tell Ahao." See, Ahao is already caring about him; their relationship might even surpass it. Soon, he'll surpass Gongzi Mingyue, very soon.
Ling Hao: "???"
For some reason, she always felt he was thinking about strange things. Linghao wanted to ask, but then felt it wasn't necessary. Their relationship was at best a casual friendship, and it wouldn't be good to pry too much.
The difference in perception led to a misunderstanding between the two people regarding their relationship.
The bailiffs, who had remained silent all along, trembled with fear.
How terrifying! That nobleman was truly terrifying. He completely disregarded human life, he wasn't a normal person at all. What normal person would casually destroy someone else's corpse? It's truly horrifying. That female knight-errant was much better. Although she showed no mercy just now, she killed a snake, not a human, which was far better than that nobleman.
In the eyes of the yamen runners, death is a serious matter. Even for condemned prisoners who are beheaded and displayed in public, their severed heads are sewn back onto their bodies. Otherwise, without a complete body to be buried, they will not be able to be reborn as complete people.
Gongzi Yu killed someone casually and then dissolved the body into a puddle of water, which was horrifying to the constables. They might not be afraid of death itself, but they were afraid of not being able to be a complete person in their next life. The group trembled, and thinking back to his attitude in the yamen, they wished they could faint.
The only thing to do now is to obediently follow the instructions of the important person, lest they die without even a complete corpse.
Now that Ouyang Feng had dealt with the situation, they should go find Huang Yaoshi and the others. However, before leaving, Ling Hao planned to dig a pit and bury all the snake corpses. The ground was covered in venomous snakes; if they were just left there, anyone passing by would be terrified.
Don't refrain from doing good deeds just because they are small. Linghao decided to do some good deeds as soon as possible, since the yamen runners also have the tools.
However, Ling Hao didn't even need to lift a finger; the constables each dug the pit with a shovel. Ling Hao was a little suspicious of their eagerness, but he didn't intend to pursue the matter. There were other things waiting for them; they should finish their work first.
It was unclear whether Huang Yaoshi and his group were too slow in their search or Ling Hao and his men were too fast. By the time she and Gongzi Yu led their men back to the original spot, the bandits were still not back. So, the "enthusiastic" yamen runners loaded the bandits' corpses onto carts and dug many pits far from the main road to bury the bodies of the guards and servants.
By the time Huang Yaoshi and Feng Heng returned, the matter was almost resolved.
"Your Excellency," Huang Yaoshi said with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry we're late. The villagers nearby are too afraid to come, and we can't find her even if we offer them money." For some reason, although the villagers were clearly tempted by the silver he offered, none of them dared to come.
Logically speaking, they shouldn't be someone who doesn't want to make money.
Linghao shook her head. "It's alright." She glanced in the direction where the constables were, thinking that the villagers were probably afraid to come because of them. That county magistrate was so arrogant, completely unconcerned about the bandits' presence; she figured the county magistrate and the entire county government were probably the same.
Given this situation, it's understandable that the villagers are somewhat fearful. Earning money is certainly good, but the real fear is having the life to take it but not the life to spend it.
"Ah Hao, don't worry." Gongzi Yu moved closer to Ling Hao. "I've already sent the order up. That magistrate will be dismissed soon, and the county government will be taken over by a new person. Things will get better." He didn't want Huang Yaoshi to hear, so he used telepathy.
As for standing relatively close, that was purely out of his own selfishness.
Ling Hao silently stepped back a few paces. "Yes, thank you." The people of the Celestial Dragon Realm are so powerful; they can change county magistrates so easily. Gongzi Yu's power is so immense; it's clear his imperial sister hasn't mistreated him. Mingyue is different; that poor little thing doesn't have such good fortune.
The distanced Gongzi Yu: "..."
He looked at Linghao with a hint of resentment. Why was she starting to distance herself from him again?
Huang Yaoshi, who had witnessed everything, was speechless.
He had previously thought this young master was mysterious and had an extraordinary background, but now he felt that there was probably something wrong with his head. He admired Ling Hao for her swordsmanship and character, but he despised this young master's behavior.
One should be more magnanimous in one's conduct and actions. To focus all one's attention on another person is truly petty. Huang Yaoshi thought to himself, but in the future, he would feel invisible slaps repeatedly across his face.
While Ling Hao and his group were dealing with these matters, a strange rumor began to circulate in the martial arts world: that the successor of the Dugu Nine Swords possessed other martial arts manuals, which enabled her to master such skills. Otherwise, how could a novice girl like her have the ability to overpower the powerful figures in the Fuwei Escort Agency and the Shen family?
For a time, many people were eager to make a move.
A note from the author:
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Linghao: I'm absolutely certain, Gongzi Yu is out of his mind.
Huang Yaoshi: Agreed
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