TFWYH – Chapter 668 The Done Done

Whenever Gu Hengcang thought of Ling Yu, he felt both love and hatred toward the young man.

Did he regret it?

Of course he did.

Had he known his younger daughter would produce such an outstanding descendant, he never should have placed all his bets on the elder daughter back then.

But what was done was done. Regret came too late now.

Ling Yu had already decided to fight him to the bitter end, so he could no longer afford to care about familial ties.

Thinking of this, Gu Hengcang spoke:

“Xiao Nan, are you here?”

“This subordinate is here.”

Xiao Nan appeared like a ghost, lowering his head respectfully with clasped fists.

A trace of coldness flashed through Gu Hengcang’s eyes.

“There are still many suspicious points regarding Ling Yu’s identity. We cannot allow His Majesty to be deceived by only his side of the story. Go to Xiangxi Town and investigate. Secretly bring back everyone who knows the truth.”

“Yes!”

After receiving the order, Xiao Nan turned and left.

What Gu Hengcang did not know was that the moment Xiao Nan left the Prime Minister’s Manor, he headed straight for the Ministry Manor.

After pondering for a while, Gu Hengcang still rose to change clothes, intending to meet an old acquaintance.

If she could persuade Ling Yu not to become enemies with the Prime Minister’s Manor, then perhaps he could spare Ling Yu’s life.

…

At that moment, Ling Yu and Tang Wan had just gone to sleep.

After being busy all night, both of them were exhausted.

So when Xiao Nan arrived, unsurprisingly, he was immediately attacked.

The first to notice him was Su Xi, followed by Mu Qingfeng.

Even fighting two against one, Xiao Nan still did not fall behind.

Until Su Xi accidentally exposed an opening and was sent flying by Xiao Nan’s palm strike. Mu Qingfeng caught her in his arms and looked at her with extreme disdain.

“That’s it? A Dragon Shadow Guard?”

Su Xi was so furious she wanted to claw his face apart.

She jumped out of Mu Qingfeng’s arms and charged toward Xiao Nan again, intending to fight him for another three hundred rounds to prove her strength.

“Stop!”

The awakened Ling Yu had appeared outside at some point, wearing only an outer robe.

The moment he spoke, Su Xi reluctantly stopped, glaring viciously at Xiao Nan.

Xiao Nan rubbed his nose helplessly and looked at Ling Yu, his eyes clearly saying:

Who is this woman? She’s terrifying!

Ling Yu ignored the question and instead said to Su Xi and Mu Qingfeng:

“Brother Xiao is one of our own.”

The two of them: …

You could’ve said so earlier!

Mu Qingfeng rolled his eyes and disappeared back into the shadows after a few swift movements.

Su Xi snorted lightly and vanished as well.

Only after they left did Ling Yu walk up to Xiao Nan.

“Brother Xiao, did something happen at the Prime Minister’s Manor?”

“Not exactly.” Xiao Nan did not hide anything and immediately repeated Gu Hengcang’s orders word for word.

Then he added:

“What should we do? Old Dog Gu clearly wants to capture your relatives and use threats or temptation to turn them against you. Should I just find someone random to impersonate them?”

Ling Yu pondered for a moment before slowly shaking his head.

“Gu Hengcang is too cunning. Ordinary people won’t be able to fool him.”

Xiao Nan frowned.

“Then what do we do? Even your close relatives wouldn’t be able to withstand Old Dog Gu’s methods. They’d definitely turn around and testify against you.”

“True gold fears no fire.”

Ling Yu smiled faintly and said:

“My grandfather and grandmother still live in the countryside and have never experienced the prosperity of the capital. Brother Xiao, why not bring them to the capital for a visit?”

“Understood. I’ll go right away!”

Xiao Nan instantly grasped his meaning and left with a grin.

Ling Yu watched him depart and turned to head back inside.

But the moment he lifted his foot, he discovered Jiang Shi standing not far away, watching him with a frown.

Ling Yu sighed softly and walked over to her.

“Mother, were you looking for Wan’er?”

“At first, yes…” Jiang Shi nodded, then shook her head again as she looked at him complicatedly.

“What exactly are you trying to do? Why are you having people bring your grandparents here?”