Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

Gu Debai didn't know where the strength came from.

With a kick, her round body rushed forward and she hugged her son tightly.

Two arms were wrapped around Gu Mingli's waist, as if afraid that if they let go, he would be gone.

"No! You can't take him away!"

Gu Debai's voice was shrill and trembling, his throat was cracking.

"My son has never done anything immoral or unethical in his life!"

"He's only twenty! He's not even married yet!"

When she said the last sentence, her voice trembled with tears.

A grown man in his fifties, who usually wields considerable influence in officialdom, is now acting like a protective mother hen.

All his charisma collapsed, leaving only a surge of brute force.

Gu Mingli felt incredibly warm inside.

My nose also felt a little sore.

His father was truly greedy for money.

But he has never been ambiguous with his children.

Gu Mingli raised his hand to comfort his father, but halfway up, he suddenly remembered that he still had the Soul-Locking Chain around his neck.

"Souls" will not offer comfort to the living.

He quickly lowered his hand and gave Yi Shi a wink.

It's your turn to take your lines! Hurry up and say them!

Yi Shi was stunned by this sudden scene, and the chain in his hand loosened.

Turning to look at Yi Wu, a look of bewilderment appeared on his face, which was painted black.

Yi Wu hadn't expected Gu Debai to rush up and hug him.

This was not part of the original plan.

The young lady originally planned to say: "Prime Minister Gu might be so frightened that his legs would go weak."

When the Black and White Impermanence issued a warning, Gu Xiang kowtowed and admitted his mistake.

But the current situation is not what the young lady described.

Her father wasn't afraid of the Black and White Impermanence at all!

Yi Wu stood there, holding the Book of Life and Death in his hand, unsure of what to do next.

But he knew he couldn't delay any longer.

The plan must continue, and the warnings must be given.

The important thing is to intimidate Gu Debai first.

Yi Wu took a step forward.

He raised the Book of Life and Death in his hand.

He cleared his throat.

Open your mouth.

then……

I forgot my lines.

My mind was completely blank, like the moonlight outside—there was nothing there.

What was I supposed to say?

Before they set off, Gu Mingyue pulled him aside and taught him the entire set of lines, word by word. He even memorized them three times.

But with the commotion of chickens and dogs running wild in the yard, coupled with the agonizing crying from the back garden, his mind was completely in turmoil.

He completely forgot his lines.

Yi Wu vaguely remembered that there seemed to be the word "silver"... and something about "fate"... the rest were all fragments, and he couldn't piece them together.

He could only try to recall the words while forcing himself to speak.

"This is going to kill me..."

Gu Debai shuddered and hugged Gu Mingli even tighter.

Yi Wu pondered his words.

Something doesn't seem right.

He adjusted it again.

"This is terrible..."

Still not right.

Yi Wu felt somewhat melancholy.

He held the Book of Life and Death, standing in the moonlight, lost in thought.

The cold and indifferent expression on that deathly pale face was quite convincing.

As night fell, the courtyard fell silent.

Two crickets chirped from the corner.

Yi Wu looked at Yi Shi.

His eyes seemed to say, "Give me a hint."

Yi Shi's eyes darted around.

He doesn't remember the original lines either.

To be honest, he never seriously memorized it from beginning to end.

When the young lady was teaching the sales pitch, she mainly used phrases from the "One Five" series.

He just twirled the Soul-Locking Chains on the sidelines, and also gave Yi Wu a little support.

He'd give her a cold shoulder, then say something like, "Hahaha~" or "Hmph!"

So he didn't listen to Yi Wu's lyrics at all.

But Yishi has one advantage.

He dares to make up things on the spot if he doesn't know them.

Moreover, the fabrication was presented with a strong sense of justification.

Yi Shi took a step forward, the iron chain dragging on the bluestone slab with a grating sound.

He lowered his voice to its lowest point, opened his mouth in a sinister tone, and drew out the sound.

"Hahaha~"

"You—all of you—"

"tonight--"

"We—all—must—take—them—away—"

The sound echoed in the empty courtyard, bounced off the wall and back, as if the same words were being spoken from all directions.

The butler collapsed to the ground, muttering a mix of Buddhist and Taoist phrases: "Amitabha," "Laozi," and "City God."

Gu Debai's knees buckled, and he almost knelt down, but he managed to hold on.

Upon hearing Yi Shi's words, a sudden inspiration flashed through Yi Wu's mind.

He remembered something! He told Prime Minister Gu not to be greedy for money!

Yi Wu held up the Book of Life and Death and added a sentence without expression.

"Hey! Hand over the money right now!"

The air in the courtyard was completely still.

The butler lay on the ground, his mouth agape, the sound of his chanting stuck in his throat.

A servant hiding behind the flowers cautiously peeked out half his head in surprise.

The two assassins on the other side were also taken aback for a moment.

The thin man raised his eyebrows.

What does "hand over the money right now" mean?

Do the underworld constables also commit robbery?

Is the underworld's budget so tight?

The burly man almost burst out laughing, but managed to suppress it.

Gu Mingli was in his father's arms, and the vein on his forehead throbbed twice.

He knew he couldn't let those two clowns continue their antics.

If this continues, not only will the dignity of ghosts and gods be completely lost, but his father might also think that the underworld and the bandit stronghold are the same system.

Gu Mingli took a deep breath and began his performance.

"father."

Gu Mingli slowly raised his head.

The movements were slow, as if an invisible thread was pulling on his chin.

Strands of hair slid down her face, revealing a pale face covered in thick makeup.

The moonlight shone on his face, the powder reflecting a cold light, and the shadows on his eye sockets and cheekbones were drawn deep.

His eyes were empty and unfocused, his pupils seemed unfocused, looking at his father as if he were looking through his father at something else.

It's a kind of blankness that only comes after someone has been "bewitched".

The look in their eyes doesn't resemble that of a living person.

His voice was very soft.

It's so light that it would dissipate with a gust of wind.

It sounded like it was coming from a very, very far place.

Everyone present felt their hair stand on end upon hearing that voice.

The butler lay on the ground, his back tingling in waves.

Even the two assassins opposite him couldn't help but shrink their shoulders.

But Gu Debai didn't care.

He doesn't care about ghosts or anything like that.

All he heard was his son calling him "Dad".

Her eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

"Li'er! Li'er, what happened to you? How did they manage to capture you?!"

He held Gu Mingli's head with one hand and touched his face with the other, as if to confirm whether the face was real.

Gu Mingli's lips trembled.

His expression remained unchanged, still that empty look.

But there was a faint hint of sadness in his voice.

"Father, people from the underworld have arrived."

"The people from the underworld said... they said about our family..."

He paused, as if struggling to organize his thoughts, or as if his soul was broken, making even speaking difficult.

Gu Mingli swallowed hard.

The sound became even more ethereal, drifting like a piece of paper falling onto the water's surface.

"The underworld says that if my family embezzles the funds meant for epidemic prevention and disaster relief... they will take my soul away..."

"Sent to hell...to suffer all kinds of torture..."

He spoke the last four words very slowly, pausing between each syllable.

Gu Debai's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints.

The money was allocated for epidemic prevention and disaster relief.