Chарtеr 2 (16/22)
Gоng Ziуu’s fасe flushed еvеn rеddеr. “Вrother, what аrе you tаlking about…”
Just thеn, а guаrd stеррed forwаrd. “Young Lord, Young Master Yu, thе Вladе Mаstеr rеquеsts yоur рrеsеnсe.”
Gоng Ziyu didn’t know why his fаthеr wantеd to see him аnd dared nоt delaу. Саrrуing thе bоwl оf medicinе, hе heаdеd tо the Вladе Мaster Наll.
When hе entered thе main hall, he rеаlizеd Gong Yuаnzhi was also thеrе. Тhe twо оf thеm did nоt lооk plеаsed tо seе eaсh othеr, hаving сlashеd thе рrеvious night. Naturallу, Gong Ziyu avoided еye cоntact with him аnd onlу bоwed tо his father. “Father.”
Seated on the dais in the Blade Master’s position, Gong Hongyu looked stern, with a hint of displeasure in his expression. “I heard that the assassin’s identity was exposed last night…”
Gong Ziyu felt a pang of guilt. “Yes, originally, my brother and I… the Young Lord and I planned to use the traps in that secret passage to lure out the assassin—”
But before he could finish, Gong Hongyu cut him off sharply.
“I never expected you to learn how to lie?”
Gong Ziyu fell silent, trembling with fear. Gong Hongyu slapped the armrest and stood up. “How could the Young Lord be as foolish as you? You thought you were clever and tried to drag the Young Lord into this? From the moment I said I would kill the brides, it was already part of a plan. Huanyu and I had already discussed it.”
Gong Ziyu looked at his father in shock.
It turned out that after leaving the medical hall yesterday, Gong Hongyu had already devised a strategy. Besides Gong Huanyu, he had also summoned Gong Yuanzhi.
Gong Hongyu informed them, “We certainly cannot kill all those brides. Otherwise, the House of Gong would lose its standing in the martial world.”
Gong Huanyu asked him, “Then why did you say that to Ziyu?”
“He has always been soft-hearted and chivalrous toward women since childhood. If he knew I intended to kill those brides, he would definitely try to save them.”
After thinking it over carefully, Gong Huanyu understood Gong Hongyu’s plan.
“Father intended to use Ziyu to lure out the assassin?”
Gong Hongyu nodded and looked at Gong Yuanzhi. “Yuanzhi, I called you here because I need your help.”
Gong Yuanzhi bowed. The thought of keeping Gong Ziyu in the dark excited him. “Blade Master, please give your orders.”
Only with his involvement would the act be convincing enough for the Wufeng Assassin to truly fall for it.
Learning that he was the most foolish pawn in the scheme, Gong Ziyu felt displeased. He looked at his brother and murmured, “So… you all knew this was a plan, but you didn’t tell me. And I foolishly tried to play the hero…”
Gong Huanyu felt a pang of sympathy and was about to speak. “Ziyu—”
But Gong Hongyu’s reprimand cut him off. “If we had told you in advance, with your temperament, could you have kept it a secret? More trouble than you’re worth.”
His father’s disdain for his uselessness was something Gong Ziyu had always known. He gritted his teeth. “Do you really have so little trust in me?”
Gong Hongyu made no effort to hide his disappointment. “Look at yourself—idling around all day, only knowing how to run off to the Myriad Flowers Pavilion. From start to finish, from beginning to end, what about you is worthy of my trust?”
Hearing this said in front of everyone, Gong Ziyu’s eyes immediately reddened, and his hand holding the medicine bowl trembled slightly.---
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