inspire-indiana Chapter 37 There's a trick to being disgusting.
Chapter 37 There's a trick to being disgusting.
Gu Family Villa.
Huo Tingchen helped Gu Chen out of the car and couldn't help but glance at Wu Zhao: "You've become even bolder these past few days."
They actually dared to attack the Gu family's wife.
Wu Zhao closed the car door, walked over to them and said, "I didn't. She was just unlucky to run into someone like that."
She only gave Ye Xinrong a bad luck charm; who told her to be used as a pawn and not to think straight?
"We should still be careful. The Gu family is a prominent family in the capital." Huo Tingchen pushed Gu Chen's wheelchair into the courtyard.
Wu Zhao stood beside him, saying, "Don't worry, as long as she doesn't bother me."
Gu Chen glanced at the sky and asked, "Has anything happened at the old house lately?"
Huo Tingchen thought for a moment before replying, "Not long after you left, the old master said he would stay in the sanatorium for a while longer, while Yue Jinsheng's mother was jumping around for two days trying to move into the old house."
"Gu Jiaxi went back and kicked her out."
"However, he didn't know why his application to go to sea was rejected by the military, so he didn't stay at the old house for long. I didn't have a chance to see him before he went back to his unit."
"Oh?" Gu Chen's gaze was somewhat cold. "It seems there's more than one group trying to stop Gu Jiaxi from going to sea."
"By the way, when you asked me to contact the Wu family, someone from the military also intervened to stop me," Huo Tingchen continued. "Fortunately, I told Wu Shiyu that Wu Xingyun's life was in danger, and she immediately overturned the table at the military headquarters."
Thinking back to Wu Shiyu's actions at the time, Huo Tingchen couldn't help but feel a little admiration.
He said, "Wu Shiyu directly said that anyone who stops her from picking up her younger brother will have a major incident in their family within six months."
Pfft. Wu Zhao, who was listening from the side, couldn't help but laugh.
Gu Chen turned his head to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Did she scare those people with those words?" Wu Zhao asked curiously.
Huo Tingchen nodded: "Yes, those military personnel didn't dare to stop her. Is there something wrong with what she said?"
“Of course.” Wu Zhao laughed. “She said something big was going to happen, but she didn’t say whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.”
Besides, the Wu family would never do anything immoral or harmful to others through magic.
Hearing her say that, Huo Tingchen realized what she meant and was speechless: "I guess I was overthinking it."
The door to the villa was pushed open, and Uncle Ni was delighted to see Wu Zhao and Gu Chen, saying, "Sir, Miss Wu, you're back!"
"Come in quickly, you must be tired after being away for a few days. Make something nice tonight and let's get some rest."
Wu Zhao's eyes lit up, and she moved closer to Ni Bo: "That's wonderful!"
Gu Chen and Huo Tingchen followed behind. He asked in a low voice, "Have everything been arranged for Gu Yang?"
Huo Tingchen closed the door behind him and said in a low voice, "Everything is arranged, but I'm worried about the old master..."
"Don't worry, I'll handle it." Gu Chen's voice was indifferent, and a hint of coldness flickered in his eyes.
"It's time they paid the price..."
The yin energy hovering above his head suddenly surged, and a chill spread through the air.
Huo Tingchen silently pushed the wheelchair without saying a word.
Wu Zhao exclaimed from the kitchen, "This is so delicious! Uncle Ni, your cooking is amazing!"
She jogged out and quickly stuffed what she was holding into Gu Chen's mouth: "Gu Chen, quickly try Uncle Ni's fried crispy pork!"
Warm lips and tongue brushed against her fingertips, but Wu Zhao stared at Gu Chen as if she didn't notice.
"Hey!" Huo Tingchen exclaimed in surprise, "Did you wash your hands?! Don't give my uncle food like that!"
Wu Zhao ignored him and only asked Gu Chen, "How is it? Isn't it delicious?"
Gu Chen could almost still feel the softness of her fingertips on his tongue. He pursed his lips and almost swallowed the piece of meat whole.
"Well, it's delicious."
Gu Chen's fingers twitched. "I'm a little tired. Tingchen, why don't you push me upstairs to rest?"
"Okay, little uncle." Huo Tingchen glared at Wu Zhao. "You should also go and rest and wait for dinner."
He pushed Gu Chen upstairs, while Wu Zhao clicked his tongue from downstairs.
"Did he have a mental breakdown as soon as he got back? Did he eat a bomb?"
The yin energy was so strong it almost submerged the roof; luckily, she ran out and interrupted the conversation.
"We still need to get this finished as soon as possible," Wu Zhao sighed.
She touched her backpack and called out to Uncle Ni in the kitchen, "Uncle Ni, call me when it's time to eat, I have something to do."
Ni Bo's cheerful voice came from behind: "Alright, Miss Wu."
Wu Zhao returned to his room and took out the jade.
She held up her hand to indicate the size she wanted.
"It's been a long time since I've done any carving... I hope I haven't gotten rusty yet."
Transforming his finger into a knife, Wu Zhao gathered spiritual energy on his index finger and gently ran it across the surface of the jade.
Carefully cut the jade in two.
After the spiritual energy within the jade fluctuated slightly, it was quickly sealed inside by Wu Zhao using a talisman.
"Hmm, let's keep it simple." Wu Zhao muttered casually, and began to polish the jade with his spiritual power.
It is indeed a very delicate task to ensure that the spiritual energy inside is not dispersed.
Huo Tingchen did not see Wu Zhao when he came out of his study until the sun went down.
"Where is she?" Huo Tingchen asked, intending to go upstairs to call Wu Zhao and Gu Chen down for dinner.
Uncle Ni set out the bowls and chopsticks and said, "Miss Wu said she has some things to attend to, and the master is resting in the bedroom."
As they were talking, Wu Zhao came out of the room, but her face was pale and she looked very weak.
"What happened to you?" Huo Tingchen asked in surprise. "Are you alright?"
He went over and reached out to support her. "Should I call a doctor?"
Instead of calling the doctor, you should call your uncle.
Wu Zhao muttered to himself.
She had just used up too much spiritual energy carving and now desperately needed to get close to Gu Chen.
With a click, Gu Chen's door was pushed open.
Seeing Huo Tingchen supporting Wu Zhao at the top of the stairs, Gu Chen asked, "What happened?"
Wu Zhao raised her hand, and a lush, emerald-green plaque lay in her palm.
"Is this the imperial green jade?" Huo Tingchen asked. "You didn't spend all this time in the house, did you, end up like this?"
Gu Chen frowned. "Are you alright?"
He maneuvered his wheelchair over, raised his hand to take the jade pendant from her, and subtly pushed Huo Tingchen aside.
Huo Tingchen was completely unaware that something was wrong; instead, he helped support Huo Tingchen's wheelchair.
Wu Zhao felt Gu Chen's fingers brush against his palm, and a surge of purple energy entered him.
She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It took a little effort, but I managed to seal all the original spiritual energy inside the jade."
“Jade nourishes people, and people nourish their energy. In addition, the talismans I carved inside can completely suppress the yin energy that is plundering your fortune.”
As for the talisman on Yue Jinsheng's body, she'll probably have to see it in person to figure out a solution.
"Thank you." Gu Chen grasped the jade pendant. "I will take good care of it."
Seeing that Gu Chen had put the jade pendant away, Huo Tingchen said, "You look so pale, hurry up and go downstairs for dinner."
"Uncle Ni has stewed some pork rib soup. Have a couple more bowls later."
The three of them went downstairs, where Uncle Ni had already set out the food.
He held the phone with some difficulty, looking at Gu Chen as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Sir... Mr. Gu Yang rushed to the old house and asked you to return the stolen items to him."
Wu Zhao raised an eyebrow, suppressing a laugh, and said, "Oh dear, it seems the surprise I sent has already been opened."
Seeing her smiling happily, Gu Chen couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile: "Yue Jinsheng is probably going to be furious."
After all, who would open the treasure with high expectations only to find it empty, with a note saying "Thank you for nature's gift" left behind?
It was the first time he had ever known that nature's gifts could grow out of a box.
"What do you mean, 'repay'? We don't know anything about this," Wu Zhao said bluntly.
Ni Bo added, "But Mr. Gu Yang said... if you can't find a way to get back what he wants, then... then give away Madam Lan's belongings!"
What? Wu Zhao was taken aback.
Didn't Huo Tingchen say that Gu Chen had burned all of that lady's belongings?
Bang.
Gu Chen crushed the cup that Huo Tingchen had handed him.