Gu Chengxian was consumed with hatred as he supported his nearly collapsing body and charged ferociously at Qian Guangzong and his son, "I want to kill you, kill you two bastards who made me sleep with a diseased Flower Fairy."
Qian Guangzong and his son hurriedly split to the sides seeing him coming.
Gu Chengxian despised them to the core. After missing his target, he wouldnât let it go and rushed towards Qian Chengcai, who was closest to him.
Seeing him chase, Qian Chengcai hastily pleaded, "Cousin, donât chase me, weâre family, if you really are sick and infect me, it wouldnât be good."
Hearing this, Gu Chengxian was overwhelmed with rage, and with a bang, he fell to the ground, gasping heavily, "... Qian Chengcai, donât forget, the Flower Fairy you slept with is also diseased."
He then glanced at Qian Guangzong and laughed mockingly, "Youâre the same... Donât look down on me, if I die, everyone dies together!"
The two coarse servant women trembled upon hearing this â the Flower Fairy is sick? What sickness? Those in such a business surely carry contagious malignant diseases.
The two women were extremely frightened, terrified that they might catch the disease, and quietly slipped towards the courtyard gate.
Gu Youlu saw and scolded them, "Stop! Quickly come and help Chengxian back into the house. Didnât you see Chengxian fall?"
The two women were terrified, cursing Gu Youlu in their hearts that he wouldnât go and help his own nephew himself; honestly, itâs because he feared catching the disease.
Indeed, Gu Youlu was afraid of catching the disease himself, so he, like Qian Guangzong and his son, dared not approach Gu Chengxian.
Yet, all three held a lucky mentality, thinking although they slept with the diseased Flower Fairy, it didnât necessarily mean theyâd get infected.
This mentality of sleeping with the diseased Flower Fairy yet thinking theyâll be fine while others wonât is truly sick.
Gu Chengxian snorted coldly at Gu Youlu upon hearing this, "Youâre no good either, hypocrite, pthew!"
"No need for you to help, this young master will get up himself." Gu Chengxian struggled to get up from the ground, but having been severely shocked in the morning and fainting once, he now lacked the strength; he fell again just after rising.
The two coarse servant women wished to help but didnât dare.
Gu Youlu, Qian Guangzong, and his son, all displayed a disdainful look towards Gu Chengxian, not daring to approach.
Lord Lai arrived with his men to see this scene, boiling with rage. They dared despise Brother Xian whom he had endeavored to nurture with great expectations!
Revolt, revolt indeed.
"Men, drag these two coarse servant women away and beat them to death!" Lord Lai ordered the Protector in the residence, then pointed at Qian Guangzong, "Drag Qian Guangzong away, beat him thirty times, and lock him in the woodshed."
Lord Lai loathed Qian Guangzong intensely; he couldnât bear to lay hands on Gu Youlu and Qian Chengcai, but Qian Guangzong was long overdue for extermination.
The Protectors were troubled, having heard Qian Guangzong also slept with a Flower Fairy with venereal disease. What if they got infected while capturing him?
The Protectors were at a loss and looked towards Zhu Wu.
Zhu Wu looked to the two doctors brought by the constable Squad Leader, questioning them with his eyes.
The two doctors were clever, well-prepared, and handed the Protectors two pairs of gloves, "Put them on, knock him unconscious first, then take him away, discard the gloves, and bathe in medicinal water, youâll be fine."
They handed a recipe to Zhu Wu; "Follow the recipe to take medicine and bathe after boiling."
The two Protectors hurriedly took the long gloves, donned them, and rushed at Qian Guangzong holding sticks.
Qian Guangzong went pale with fright, dodging the Protectors while pleading with Lord Lai, "Uncle Lai, Uncle Lai, you canât beat me, Iâm Jinzhiâs husband, Jinzhiâs Grandma and Grandpa are your lifesavers. If you beat me up, what about Jinzhi?"
Lord Lai gritted his teeth and said, "Jinzhiâs greatest misfortune in life was marrying you."
He urged the Protectors again, "Hurry."
The two Protectors didnât dare delay â with a thud sound, they knocked Qian Guangzong unconscious, bound him, and dragged him out of the courtyard.
The two coarse servant women had already had their mouths gagged and limbs bound by other Protectors and were taken away.
Qian Chengcai was petrified, his legs gave out, and with a thud, he knelt down, wanting to utter some good words, but his teeth quivered, unable to speak a word.
Seeing him like this, Lord Lai cursed inwardly: Useless, Jinzhi having such a son is truly unfortunate. Thankfully, thereâs a grandson now, otherwise, how would the rest of the life go?
Gu Youlu, seeing Lord Lai filled with killing intent, hurriedly knelt and cried, "Uncle Lai, Uncle Lai, weâve been harmed."
Lord Lai didnât glance at him, merely ordered the servant, "Quickly help Chengxian back into the house."
He warned, "Anyone dares despise Chengxian, beat them to death immediately!"
The Lai Family servants found the situation unbearable, but fortunately, the two benevolent doctors brought by the government office donned gloves, walked towards Gu Chengxian, and said, "Weâll do it, just fitting to take his pulse and check him."
The two doctors supported Gu Chengxian, directly entering the house.
Fortunately, Lord Lai remained clear-headed and didnât enter but stood in the courtyard waiting. There were stone benches in the courtyard; he dared not sit for fear heâd catch the disease himself.
However, he didnât completely trust the two doctors, thinking they were hired by the Prefecture Government Office to harm Gu Chengxian, so he immediately sent Lai Zhuang to invite Doctor Liu.
Doctor Liu was keeping an eye on Gu Youwen at the Vice Magistrateâs residence; hearing that Lord Lai was looking for him, and notably for checking such a malignant disease, his countenance was unpleasant.
Why is the Lai Family, an official family, so unscrupulous? If the master of the house wanted women, he should buy some pretty maids, why go to the brothel?
Yet, Lai Zhuang surrendered two hundred taels of silver notes to him; for silver, he went along. Before coming, he even requested some cloth bags from the maid in Gu Youwenâs courtyard to make gloves for his hands.
Doctor Liu and the two doctors from the Prefecture Government Office took pulses, checked, and asked Gu Chengxian many questions, but Gu Chengxian felt ashamed and didnât speak in detail.
Doctor Liu, growing impatient with his inquiries, just left the house and told Lord Lai, "Slept, slept more than once. If the Flower Fairy truly has venereal disease, surely heâs infected, unless chopped off."
In fact, chopping it off wouldnât help.
Doctor Liu was blunt, and everyone present understood.
Lord Lai said, "Youlu claimed they were framed; I suspect those Flower Fairies are not diseased at all."
However, now those Flower Fairies had fled, the government office couldnât find them for examination, hence they couldnât determine Gu Chengxian slept with a diseased Flower Fairy.
Lord Lai told the constable Squad Leader, "Our government office handles cases abiding by evidence; now the people have fled, unable to verify, you cannot claim Chengxian has venereal disease, else itâs slander."
The constable Squad Leader couldnât argue, as Mu Dan and others indeed ran away, and they couldnât find them.
Though Doctor Liu possessed superb medical skills; having practiced medicine for a lifetime, what ailment he hasnât seen. He remarked, "Having stayed over, Chunfeng Pavilionâs room surely has remnants; obtain the closest clothing or quilt, and have doctors examine it to identify venereal disease."
He added, "If thereâre no clothes or quilt to check, it doesnât matter. Wait ten days to half a month; if infected, symptoms will manifest."