133 Gu Ruoyun’s Insidious Plan 1

"Young lady, thank you for your words. I now know what I have to do."

Ba Zhentian smiled gratefully and folded his hands in a gesture of respect at Gu Ruoyun, "If it weren’t for you, I might’ve walked into a dead end myself. Now I am enlightened, I shall take my leave. If you ever go to Heaven City, don’t forget to come and visit my place! Haha!"

When he said this, Ba Zhentian gave two bold laughs. He turned and was about to leave when the voice of the girl made him stop.

"Wait!"

Ba Zhentian paused. He turned to look at the girl’s pretty and delicate face and asked, "Young lady, is there something else?"

Gu Ruoyun flashed him a smile as her black eyes showed confidence and indifference, "Lord Ba, have you been feeling unwell recently? Is there pain in your left abdomen?"

"This..." Ba Zhentian looked at Gu Ruoyun, astonished, "How do you know this?"

"I studied medicine before and I can tell you that something ails you. Also, there is a slight blackness about your neck and your vitality is somewhat lacking, these are the signs of poisoning. Thankfully, it’s a slow-acting poison and we caught it early, so it won’t be much of a problem."

From when she had first seen Ba Zhentian, Gu Ruoyun knew that Ba Zhentian had been poisoned! And it was an extremely rare poison too!

There was doubt in Ba Zhentian’s eyes. Gu Ruoyun did not beat around the bush and spoke directly, "If Lord Ba doesn't believe me, you can go see a physician. I was just giving you some advice. Alright, I’m tired. Elder Yu, show our guest the way out."

"Yes."

Elder Yu made a beckoning gesture and said, "Lord Ba, this way please."

Ba Zhentian nodded and went out, led by Elder Yu.

Truth be told, on this mainland, most people would rather believe something to be true than not, especially someone with Ba Zhentian’s position. Hence, he decided to have someone examine him when he got back.

If he was truly poisoned, then…

When he thought of this, a coldness flashed across his eyes and he snarled silently.

"If I’m truly poisoned and if I find out who the culprit is, I will give him a dog’s death!"

…

Inside the Hundred Herb Hall, Elder Yu had returned after seeing Lord Ba out. At the same time, several people from the Gu family walked in carrying a stretcher. A putrid stench filled the noses of everyone in the vicinity, making them frown.

"Yun’er."

General Gu stepped forward with a smile and said, "I’ve found the remains of your parents. I hope that you all have prepared yourselves."

After he said this, he raised his hands towards the servants behind him and signaled for them to remove the white cloth.

The moment the white cloth was removed, two disfigured faces appeared before their eyes. The bodies had decayed until only the bones were left. There were even marks where they had been gnawed on by demonic beasts. The maggots wriggling between the bones were especially chilling.

"Lord Gu Tian and…"

Lady Yu’er?

Elder Yu looked at the horrifying scene. He could not help but tremble slightly. If it weren’t for the crowd here, he would have run and wailed next to the two corpses.

Many could not stand the sight and turned their heads. Who would have thought that the once mighty Lord Gu Tian would become so miserable after his death?

Why had the men of the Gu family not found them sooner?

There was some disdain in the hearts of the people present. Gu Tian had been good to the Gu family while he was alive and those people had ingratiated themselves to him. After his death, nobody even cared to look after his body, allowing it to rot till such a state.