Chapter 136 - 63: Possessed by a Ghost?

Chapter 136: Chapter 63: Possessed by a Ghost?

Gu Chengyu lay in bed, staring at the thatched roof and wooden beams, until he heard the two gentle breaths from the heated bed, then he turned over and sat up.

Quietly putting on his shoes, he casually picked up the oil lamp and fire from the cabinet beside the bed, unlatched the door, and left the main house.

The woodshed was behind the kitchen, Gu Chengyu bypassed the kitchen and arrived at the woodshed. The door was hooked from the outside with an iron hook, definitely not openable from the inside.

Lighting the oil lamp, Gu Chengyu entered the woodshed and saw Yu Tuanzi bound in five places, lying in the corner of the woodshed, even his feet were tied with ropes.

Yu Tuanzi’s legs were aching even more, plus he was caught, he couldn’t sleep at all. Besides, it was a chilly spring night, his clothing was thin, and he couldn’t move his hands or feet, his posture was very uncomfortable.

At this moment, he was extremely regretful, not knowing what had gotten into him to actually want to come and steal.

Suddenly, he heard the door of the woodshed creak, as if someone was outside. Yu Tuanzi’s heart jumped, everyone from the Gu Family was asleep, why would someone come to the woodshed? Then he thought of his inexplicably aching legs from when he came in, oh dear! Could it really be a ghost encounter?

Yu Tuanzi curled his body into a ball, staring in the direction of the door, he saw it really opened, and a faint light floated in. Yu Tuanzi focused his eyes, realizing it was the fifth member of the Gu Family coming with an oil lamp!

Seeing it was someone familiar, he wanted to relax. But noticed that Gu Family’s fifth had no facial expression, the oil lamp’s light eerie on his face, matched with such an expression, Yu Tuanzi was nearly scared out of his wits. Why would he come at such a late hour? Was he possessed?

Gu Chengyu didn’t know what Yu Tuanzi was thinking, but from the terrified expression, he guessed he was probably imagining things!

"Do your legs still hurt?" Gu Chengyu wondered if Yu Tuanzi’s legs were aching, and to not alert others, he lowered his voice as he spoke slowly.

Hearing Gu Chengyu’s words, although Yu Tuanzi still felt it odd, he had to swallow and respond.

"They, they still hurt a bit."

"Hmm! When daylight comes, it won’t hurt anymore!"

What does it mean when daylight comes it won’t hurt? Could it only hurt at night? Cold sweat broke out on Yu Tuanzi’s forehead, but he dared not ask.

"Xiao Bao? That’s your name, right?" Yu Tuanzi cautiously eyed the young boy and asked warily.

"Hmm!" Gu Chengyu replied.

Yu Tuanzi saw Gu Family’s fifth respond, relieved. It’s said that if you’re possessed, they won’t reply if you call them.

"It’s so late, why aren’t you sleeping, why did you come to me?" Yu Tuanzi had just been tense and now relaxed, his sweat-dampened clothes clung to him, feeling even colder.

"Do you want to earn silver? Want to marry a pretty wife? Want to live in a big brick house?" Gu Chengyu threw out three tempting questions, stunning Yu Tuanzi.

Then, Yu Tuanzi scanned Gu Chengyu from head to toe, finding it amusing, is this boy crazy? Coming to the woodshed at midnight, is he here just to mock me? However, since he couldn’t sleep, he might as well tease him.

"Of course, I want all that! Could you really make me rich?"

"I can! If you work for me, I can let you earn silver." Gu Chengyu thought he would go to school tomorrow, needing to sleep soon, he had no mood to circle this topic.

"Xiao Bao, are you sleepwalking? Hurry back to bed! After tonight, you have your own path, and I have mine, we won’t cross!" Yu Tuanzi suddenly felt disinterested, thinking of his mother and sister, if he got into trouble, what would they do?

"You don’t believe me?" Gu Chengyu knew words alone might not convince him. Pretending to reach into his left sleeve with his right hand, he pulled out a large ingot weighing twenty taels.

He handed the ingot to Yu Tuanzi, the faint light from the oil lamp illuminated the silver ingot, bathing it in a silver glow. Yu Tuanzi was stunned by the ingot, wanted to reach out but remembered his hands were tied behind him.

"What? Why is the silver on a boy like you? Aren’t you afraid of losing it? How bold! Wait! Did you steal it from your parents? Put it back before your mom hits you."

Yu Tuanzi had never seen such a large silver ingot before, his eyes fixated on it. But thinking the silver might be stolen, if he took it, he wouldn’t be able to explain later. Although, in fact, he couldn’t explain his current situation either.

He figured the boy’s either naive or sent by the Gu Family to test him, but if it’s a test, it’s utterly unnecessary. Yu Tuanzi couldn’t make sense of it, so he stopped thinking. He stretched his body and slightly closed his eyes.

"This silver isn’t from my parents, you don’t need to worry about how it came from. Moreover, you can have this silver, I can find a way to get you out of this mess too. How about it? If you satisfy me with your work, I’ll give you more silver." Gu Chengyu couldn’t believe Yu Tuanzi wouldn’t be tempted.

Yu Tuanzi glanced seriously at Gu Chengyu for the first time, seeing the boy wasn’t mocking him.

Then, he asked skeptically: "Are you serious? Will you really give me the silver?"

"Absolutely! Just say if you agree or not? I don’t want to waste the night with you."

Yu Tuanzi hesitated, unsure if it’s true, but the silver was indeed real. If given to his mother and sister, even without him, they could live better.

"Alright! But you have to find a way to get me out tomorrow!"

"Don’t worry! Considering you’re from the same village, my dad probably won’t hand you over to the authorities. With the silver, you can pay your taxes." Gu Chengyu planned to speak well of him to Mr. Gu tomorrow.

"Then the silver?" Now that Yu Tuanzi felt safe, he eyed the silver.

Gu Chengyu stepped forward, pretending to hand the silver but suddenly slipped a pill into his mouth, pressing hard on him.

"Hey! What did you give me? How come I didn’t even taste it?" Yu Tuanzi felt a pill roll into his mouth, before he could swallow, it went straight down his throat.

"You want to know? Of course, it’s poison. How about it? Feeling your body going numb? That’s the initial reaction after taking the poison. You need an antidote every month, without my antidote, you’ll die bleeding from seven orifices."