The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 1045 - 1039: Seeing the Gu Family Members Again

"What’s the matter?" Huo Li seemed somewhat excited, "If it’s feasible, I can agree to your request."

Master’s return was uncertain, and should he truly not come back, Huo could not always lead his junior brethren from the Xuanzong with tails between their legs. Making this deal with Jin Zijin seemed like a good choice.

Of course, it all depended on the terms Jin Zijin would propose.

"You go to Fusang City in the East Sea and meet with General Che. Get him to agree to dispatch fifty thousand troops to attack Xining. Don’t hurry to refuse; I know you can do it."

Huo Li looked at Jin Zijin in surprise, then lowered his head and drank a cup of tea.

Holding the empty teacup, he asked, "This tea is delicious; what tea is it?"

"Old tea from Qi Mountain!" Jin Zijin said.

Qi Mountain, the ancestral land of the Dao Family. It had been so many years, and Huo Li, always residing in Sanqing Temple, had never visited Qi Mountain.

Suddenly, he felt a desire to see Qi Mountain—to see what sort of place the sages of the Dao Family had established.

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After resting in Beijing for a few days, Gu Youyou was finally allowed by Jin Zijin to leave the house.

"Be careful on your way and come back early."

Gu Youyou said, "Don’t worry. I’m only going to Jinxiu City; it’s not far, and the imperial road is very safe."

"Ah, every time I let you go out, there’s trouble!" Jin Zijin sighed helplessly.

At the same time, he knew that Gu Youyou couldn’t stay home all day like an ordinary woman. Of course, ordinary women didn’t face as much trouble when they went out.

Gui Yunxi was driving the carriage, and Gu Youyou was inside with Searcy, who was fiddling with a jar. She said with a sly smile, "This time I’m fully prepared; this jar is full of poison bees."

Beside her was a leather backpack, which contained her prized personal belongings.

Gu Youyou disagreed, believing that people from Xuanzong wouldn’t attack her and that the forces of the rival king had all withdrawn to Xining. She couldn’t think of who else might suddenly attack her.

The last time she and Searcy went to a mountain, upon returning, she had handed over the map to Jin Zijin, who then, under the guise of bandit suppression, cleared the mountain. However, by the time he got there, it was deserted; there was no one left.

They safely reached Jinxiu City and, led by Miss Du, arrived at a compound. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

The Gu Family lived there; the courtyard was quite large and perfectly accommodated them.

"Youyou?" Huang Xiangwen was hanging laundry.

"Big sister?" Erya was teaching Yue Ya how to walk.

Hearing their voices, people from inside the house gradually gathered in the courtyard.

Gu Youyou greeted them with a smile and had someone bring gifts from the carriage.

"Is everyone getting used to living here?"

Years had passed since Gu Youyou had been the family burden, lying in that forbidden dark room, to now, where her brilliance shone, becoming the pillar of the family. All this seemed like a dream, surreal and distant.

When they had nowhere else to go, she bravely entered the disaster area, found them on that mountain, and truly saved them during their darkest times.

Remembering the past, Huang Xiangwen wept like rain.

"Youyou, I am sorry!" she exclaimed.

The reunion of relatives was joyful, yet a touch of sadness lingered in the courtyard.

They had once treated her so poorly.

"What happened in the past is in the past. Every dead relative is one less; it is important for everyone to live well and have a good life."

Grandfather was just an ordinary farmer, but many of his words were worth deep reflection.