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Chapter 288 They really aren't being polite.

Gu Yunyi shook his head and said vaguely, "No, Brother Fang and I are just weak scholars, why would we be needed! It was all chaotic, with guards carrying knives all around. When Brother Fang was bumped, I went to pull him up, but I didn't expect to get injured myself."

Fang Ziheng quickly chimed in, "That's right. He's too inexperienced. He wasn't just scared for a moment. It's all because of me that Brother Gu got hurt."

Zhou Yuanjia quickly added, "What they said is true. There's nothing seriously wrong. I asked the doctor, and it's just a superficial injury. I just need to know if it can get wet in the next few days and apply the medicine as prescribed."

He and the others didn't know that the two of them had gone to the Kang residence alone with their soldiers, but they felt something was off, especially since the three men spoke in unison, as if they were hiding something.

However, seeing that even though their hands were wrapped up like rice dumplings, they could still hold onto the bowls and chopsticks, I thought it wasn't really that serious.

Xu Qingmeng, however, did not think so. After all, she had heard from the soldiers that Gu Yunyi had led the troops to the Kang family, and Fang Ziheng must have been with them as well. Seeing Hui Niang and He Shi's anxious expressions, she ultimately said nothing more.

However, still looking at the person in front of him with concern, Gu Yunyi gave him a reassuring look and continued eating.

Hui Niang looked at Fang Ziheng with a worried expression, "Are you really alright?"

"It's alright, look, I can still hold the bowl!"

"Stop showing off. The doctor said you need to rest properly. Stop wandering around. What do you want to eat? I'll get it for you."

"No need, I'm really fine. Yuanbao looks so sleepy, you should carry him back to sleep first!"

"It's okay, I'll hold him, I'll wait for you to come together."

Zhou Yuanjia glanced at him and said disdainfully, "Young Master, what are you two eating? I'll do it."

"This...that...that..." the two said in unison.

"Hey, you two are really not being polite."

After the three of them finished eating, they all went back to rest.

Xu Qingmeng had many questions she wanted to ask, but she could tell he was very tired, so she didn't disturb him and told him to go to the study to sleep first, since he definitely wouldn't sleep well with the two little ones around.

Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia slept until the next morning, and Hui Niang said that Fang Ziheng did the same.

The news that Lord Kang's mansion was almost slaughtered on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month had spread far and wide, becoming a topic of conversation among everyone.

At first, people were hesitant to discuss the matter freely out of respect for the government, and only dared to whisper about it cautiously. Later, almost everyone in the prefecture knew about it, and the discussion spread like wildfire.

There were all sorts of opinions, but none of that mattered to Prefect Kang and Pei Cheng at the moment. Their priority was to capture the owner of Jin Yu Man Tang.

Unfortunately, despite the tight security in Pei City and the city-wide search, they were unable to catch this person. However, they did find some clues, saying that he had already left the city at noon.

At that time, the children and girls had not yet been abducted. The plan was only implemented after they left the city.

According to the confessions provided by Pei Cheng and his accomplices arrested by the government, the owner of Jin Yu Man Tang was the mastermind behind this incident. Furthermore, this person had already left the city long ago, and the valuable jewelry in Jin Yu Man Tang had already been moved.

Pei Cheng and the others realized that he had started planning this long ago and treated everyone as expendable pawns, not caring about their lives at all.

This person had made thorough preparations long ago. Even if they now know which direction the person went, so much time has passed that it's impossible to catch them.

Kang Hongxuan hated this person to the core, and so did Pei Cheng.

But since things had already come to this, neither of them could do anything about it and could only put the matter aside for the time being. Xu Qingmeng and the others had just finished eating when Pei Cheng asked someone to invite Gu Yunyi over. When Gu Yunyi arrived, Pei Cheng was studying a map of the prefectural city.

Pointing and circling on the map, he meticulously planned where the wealthy owner of Jinyu Mantang might go.

However, this was not just a random guess; he had someone investigate the person's background and preferences.

When Gu Yunyi arrived, Pei Cheng finally looked away from the map.

"Have a seat first." Pei Cheng walked around from behind the table and sat down opposite Gu Yunyi.

"uncle."

"Ah."

Pei Cheng picked up his teacup and glanced at it thoughtfully: "You did well the night before last. You showed some courage, which is worthy of being a member of the Pei family."

Gu Yunyi shook his head: "No, Uncle, I was rash."

His own skills were not up to par, so he couldn't find Pei Cheng at the time. Fortunately, Pei Cheng's deputy general knew him and took a few people to the Kang family. He was also glad that the person who stayed behind was Pei Cheng's deputy general.

However, Gu Yunyi reflected on his actions afterward. Although he had saved Madam Kang and the young master of the Kang family, he had acted impulsively, causing not only his own injury but also that of Fang Ziheng.

Fortunately, Pei Cheng's deputy general was quite skilled in martial arts; otherwise, their journey there would have been far more serious than just injuries, and they might have even been killed.

Pei Cheng's eyes held a faint smile.

Still too young.

Driven by passion and the urgency of the situation, the young man rushed out without a second thought.

However, it was indeed because he arrived in time that the outcome was good; otherwise, Madam Kang and Kang Mingnuo would have been truly beyond saving.

"That's why I say, a scholar is useless. If you follow your uncle and learn kung fu properly, with your keen sense of talent, you'll definitely make a name for yourself in the army. Why bother with all that imperial examination?"

Pei Cheng has started making his military pronouncements again.

Pei Cheng was not prejudiced against scholars, but he was particularly disapproving of his nephew Gu Yunyi's decision to take the imperial examination.

The main concern is how someone so weak could protect his sister and the whole family.

The same thing happened last time. If he hadn't met him, he would have been dead. If he had really died, how would Mrs. He live in the future?

Moreover, as a member of the Pei family, how could he not protect his own family? Fortunately, he had no right to criticize him, since even his father, a military general, failed to protect his sister.

This is why he aspired to be a military general. His nephew is not lacking in courage or intelligence. If he can master martial arts, his future achievements will surely surpass his own.

Especially with the Pei family's connections...

"Uncle, you know I have no interest in this," Gu Yunyi said with a smile.

However, seeing his uncle's increasingly somber face, he quickly tried to appease him, saying, "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely practice my skills diligently in the future and will never let you down."

He genuinely believed this; he hoped that in the future, he could save people without relying on others, but rather on himself.