Chapter 61: The Truth Revealed

Chapter 61: Chapter 61: The Truth Revealed

“No matter what, don’t be curious. Curiosity can kill,” Master Xu emphasized again.

“Got it,” Magistrate Xu grumbled.

After Gu Qingli and Xiao Yunjing arrived at the inn, Wuqing first had the waiter bring them food. Both were extremely tired after eating, so they decided to take a nap.

When they woke up, night had already fallen.

After Xiao Yunjing stepped out, Gu Qingli got up and called for Wuqing.

“Miss.”

“Sit.” Gu Qingli, already cross-legged on the bed, gestured to a nearby stool.

“Yes.” Wuqing sat down.

“Tell me about your investigation in the Capital City.” She could tell that Xiao Yunjing seemed reluctant to discuss it with her, so she would have Wuqing explain.

Wuqing paused for a moment before saying, “Miss, my investigation revealed that the one who placed the order with the Secret Sect was Li Huan’er—she is your mother, Ms. Wu’s, daughter in the Capital City.”

“Oh? It was really her?” Gu Qingli chuckled, dumbfounded.

It was both expected and unexpected. The grand drama she had imagined in her head had actually become true. So, her wild conjectures had actually turned out to be true.

Wuqing was a little surprised that her mistress didn’t seem shocked at all. She nodded and continued, “Later, the Young Master discovered it and forced her to cancel the mission.”

This was why the Secret Sect hadn’t sent anyone else to carry out the mission at that time. After all, the stipulated time for them to complete it had passed, so the mission was considered a failure.

In the Secret Sect, a failed mission didn’t mean it was over; the organization would still dispatch others to complete it.

However, the Secret Sect did later send people to look for Wuqing and her companion.

Assassins on missions often risked failure and death. The Secret Sect searched for them for a long time without success and eventually listed them as missing members within the organization.

“My biological elder brother? He found out?” Gu Qingli had heard Ms. Wu mention that she had a biological brother in the Gu family, three years her senior.

If he knew she was still alive, why hadn’t he sent someone to find her? Or was there some other hidden reason?

Wuqing nodded. “Yes. We found out that fifteen years ago, Madam Wu did indeed escape and return, after which she fell seriously ill. The Gu family did search for you and your mother but found no trace. Eventually, they let the matter drop and announced publicly that you, Miss, had died suddenly.”

“When Li Huan’er was seven, your mother took her into the Gu residence as a maid and kept her by her side. Later, Li Huan’er unexpectedly gained your mother’s favor, and her treatment in the residence became almost on par with that of a young lady of the house.”

“As for why Li Huan’er would hire the Secret Sect to kill you, we don’t know. We’ve checked; she never left the Capital City. How she knew you were here is beyond our understanding. We also investigated and found no one backing Li Huan’er.”

“Hmm, so she hired someone to kill me of her own accord.” Gu Qingli contemplated, resting her chin on her hand,

letting her imagination run wild again.

“That’s rather strange. I’ve never left Qinghe Town and have only visited the County Town a few times. How did she know?”

Li Huan’er had never left the Capital City. When the incident happened back then, they were both mere infants, only a few months old. How could she possibly have known? Could she have been reincarnated? Since she herself could transmigrate from a place as distant as Earth to here, it should be possible for someone to be reincarnated, right?

“What about those three women?” Gu Qingli asked after pondering for a long time without an answer.

“Miss, those three women were brought back from the Secret Sect.”

“The Secret Sect? You really destroyed it?”

“Yes. Or rather, the Young Master single-handedly challenged the Secret Sect and brought it under his control. Besides keeping the original members, he released all the children who had been abducted. These three had nowhere else to go. Remembering your instructions, Miss, I brought them all back.”

Gu Qingli chuckled.

This man truly is warm-hearted. But for him to challenge the Secret Sect all by himself—wasn’t he afraid of the danger? Should she talk to him later about the serious consequences of acting so recklessly alone? If he won, everyone would be overjoyed, but what if he failed? As the sayings go, ’Walk by the riverside often, and your shoes are bound to get wet,’ and ’Those who roam the martial arts world cannot avoid getting knifed.’ She certainly didn’t want to become a widow at such a young age.

“Alright, you take charge of them for now. Buy a courtyard in the city, preferably one with a shopfront. We plan to open a Medical Clinic in the future. If you’re short of money, I’ll find a way.”

“Yes, Miss.”

“You may go back now.”

“Yes.”

Wuqing stood up and left. As soon as she was outside, she was about to call the waiter to bring up their meals when she encountered Xiao Yunjing on the stairs. “Huh? Young Master, you’ve already ordered food?”

“You order your own. This is for Li’er,” Xiao Yunjing said, then carried the food box upstairs.

Wuqing was speechless.

Xiao Yunjing carried the food box into the room and placed it on the table. He quietly approached Gu Qingli, who was still resting her chin on her hand, lost in thought. Sitting down beside her, he slipped his long arms around her from behind. “Li’er, what are you thinking about so intently? Your husband came in, and you didn’t even notice?”

“I was thinking about what you all found out. That Li Huan’er is very strange.”

“Wuqing told you everything then? Li Huan’er is indeed peculiar. Li’er, do you want to go to the Capital City?”

He’d never even heard of this Li Huan’er in his previous life. He had no idea why she had suddenly appeared, much less how she had gained Madam Wu’s favor. He even wondered if Li Huan’er, like him, had also been reincarnated.

Gu Qingli replied resolutely, “No. Isn’t it good to be free and unrestrained here?”

She wasn’t the Original Host. She was trying to avoid those people like the plague; why would she deliver herself to their doorstep for torment? Didn’t Wuqing just say that the Original Host’s biological elder brother knew she was still alive? So why hadn’t he sent anyone to find her? Wasn’t it simply because he didn’t want her to return?

Xiao Yunjing pinched her tender cheek, teasing, “Your father is now the Senior Grand Secretary, a man second only to one and above tens of thousands, you know.”

“Even if he were the Emperor, I wouldn’t want to go back. If I had wanted to return, I would have done so when my mother first told me my identity. Why else would I have agreed to marry you?”

“Hehe, Li’er, let’s eat first.” Xiao Yunjing felt a little flustered whenever that past incident was mentioned.

Gu Qingli shot him a sidelong glance; his little thoughts could hardly escape her notice.

“Yunjing, do you have anything else to attend to? If not, we’ll head back tomorrow morning,” Gu Qingli said while eating.

“Alright.”

He had originally wanted to take Li’er sightseeing. They had made a small fortune this time, but if his wife was eager to return, then so be it. He could let Wuqing and the others handle matters in the city. They could always come back another time; he could even prepare a surprise for Li’er then.

After dinner, Xiao Yunjing went to return the food box and also gave Wuqing instructions on some matters they needed to handle.

That night, the young couple, reunited after their brief separation, were more passionate than newlyweds and didn’t fall asleep until halfway through the night.

「Early the next morning」

They bought some household necessities and food before driving the carriage back to Qinghe Village.

Today was market day. Even before they entered the village, they could hear gossip on the road about Gu Dahe and Ms. Hua.

It turned out that as soon as Gu Chang’an returned the previous day, he had discussed the matter with the clan elders. They quickly expelled Gu Dahe from the clan, and he was no longer considered a member of the Gu clan of Qinghe Village.

As for Ms. Hua, she had been sent to the Medical Clinic in town the previous day. Although her life was saved, her mouth and eyes were now twisted, she couldn’t speak, and she was completely paralyzed and bedridden.

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