Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 844 - 680: Inviting a Wolf Into the House

Gu Chengyu found it very strange. Who were they planning to leave in his bed?

As soon as he pondered this, he understood. It was all just a routine—they probably intended to use the honey trap again.

"Second Master Yi is truly considerate, even thinking of how lonely and empty this official must feel."

Gu Chengyu certainly didn’t want a stranger sleeping next to him, followed by a throng of people bursting in to catch him in the act.

Gu Chengyu suddenly sat up in bed, raised his smiling face, and looked at the other two people in the room.

No! There’s a third person! A servant was carrying a woman wrapped in a quilt on his shoulder.

Yi Lanwen’s eyes widened, "You—you, you didn’t get drunk?"

He opened his mouth wide in astonishment. He was just about to say to lay the person on the bed when suddenly, Gu Chengyu sat up and said these words, scaring him out of his wits.

He swallowed, hoping inwardly that Gu Chengyu was speaking nonsense because he was drunk.

But as he assessed Gu Chengyu, those eyes were completely clear, without the slightest hint of drunkenness.

Yi Lanwen secretly felt bad and started panicking inside.

Gu Chengyu then flicked his hand, sending a black pill into Zhang Da’s mouth.

"Cough! What did you make me eat?"

Yi Lanwen was greatly shocked. He hadn’t noticed clearly just now. He only saw Gu Chengyu flick his fingers, and then a foreign object was bounced into his mouth.

Gu Chengyu ignored him, stood up, and walked toward the servant from earlier.

The servant was already scared out of his wits. Originally sneaky like a thief, now caught red-handed by Gu Chengyu.

Normally, he wouldn’t be so scared. After all, he’s just a servant—it’s naturally the master who faces the consequences.

But the master’s words just now frightened him out of his wits. Exactly what had Mr. Gu fed the master?

"What do you want to do?" The servant trembled with fear, wanting to run but powerless.

The heavy body pressed on his shoulder felt like a thousand pounds, and he could barely hold it up.

Gu Chengyu replicated his earlier trick when the servant opened his mouth to speak, flicking a pill into the servant’s mouth.

"Cough!" The servant choked and let go, letting the woman slide off his shoulder.

Seeing this, Gu Chengyu had to catch her and gently lay her on the ground.

Judging by the situation, this woman was also a victim, so he wouldn’t take out his anger on her.

Due to the servant’s previous action, the quilt had slightly unfolded.

Gu Chengyu saw inside a woman in her twenties, her exposed profile delicate yet striking.

Her crescent brows, curled and long lashes, casting shadows on her eyelids. This woman, though not a peerless beauty, was indeed pleasing to the eye.

However, Gu Chengyu noticed that her hair was styled like a married woman’s.

His eyes turned cold. These people would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

After marrying, women would style their hair into various updos.

This woman was clearly married, yet these people wanted to ruin her reputation to manipulate him.

Could her husband keep her if something like this happened to a married woman?

Even if things were innocently clear between them, who in the world would believe it?

At best, thinking of their relationship, she would be given divorce papers. Crueler ones might even kill the woman.

In ancient times, a woman’s chastity was heavily emphasized. No man could tolerate being cuckolded.

Gu Chengyu, with anger on his face, scolded, "You people are truly heartless. This woman must be one of your relatives, yet you cruelly push her to the brink."

Yi Lanwen couldn’t think of those things at the moment; he only cared about what Gu Chengyu had made him swallow.

"What exactly did you make me eat?" he shouted while running out the door.

Gu Chengyu chuckled coldly at this, "I advise you to stay here. This is a deadly poison I bought with a heavy price. You two sharing a pellet is quite a bargain; this poison is incredibly expensive!"

He had used this trick many times before, but as long as it worked, what did it matter if it was old?

Gu Chengyu smoothed out the creases on his robe, walked to the table, and sat down, leisurely pouring himself a cup of tea.

He hadn’t actually drunk earlier; hidden by the sleeve of his robe, he poured the wine into the space.

But to maintain the act, he did drink several actual cups, and now he was quite thirsty.

"What? You fed us poison? Mr. Gu, you came to our Yi Mansion as a guest, and we treated you with fine wine and food, even sending a woman from our family to keep you entertained. Unexpectedly, you treat me this way. Had I known, my elder brother should never have let the wolf inside the house."

Yi Lanwen pointed at Gu Chengyu with indignation.

His eyes were bloodshot with resentment, as if a thousand cuts to Gu Chengyu wouldn’t suffice.

"Let the wolf inside the house? Hmph!" Gu Chengyu sneered, cold as frost, unimpressed by Yi Lanwen’s counter-accusation.

"You know your own intentions best! I don’t wish to waste more words with you, nor do I have the time to tangle with you. I simply ask, where is the treasure map?"

Gu Chengyu originally planned to linger in the Yi Mansion until nightfall, but this unexpected turn changed everything.

Since the Yi Mansion had made its move first, there was no need for him to wait until night.

"Hmph! I know nothing!" Yi Lanwen certainly wouldn’t disclose this matter to Gu Chengyu. It was the Yi Family’s hope for prosperity, how could he let Gu Chengyu destroy it?

Besides, he still held onto the unlikely hope that Gu Chengyu was bluffing, using some unknown pellet to scare him.

"Does the Second Master Yi still hold onto hope? You’ll soon know whether that pellet is poison. In less than a quarter of an hour, you’ll feel excruciating stomach pains, followed by relentless diarrhea until you pass blood. Within a day, you both shall bleed out and die."

Gu Chengyu wore a faint smile. When these symptoms began, Yi Lanwen would probably be scared to death.

There are certainly people who aren’t afraid of threats or death.

But they all start with tough words, then as they watch themselves suffer from poison, their spirits naturally break down.

Actually, Gu Chengyu had given them a laxative he concocted in that space, a preparation for emergencies—now it came in handy.

This particular laxative was much more potent than ordinary ones, ensuring the two men would become exhausted from diarrhea.

The servant felt his throat dry, fear gripping him, his legs shaking.

He wasn’t ready to die! He hadn’t even married yet! He lamented inwardly, but he didn’t dare voice it.

The servant looked to his master, seeing his master’s face change uncertainly, his internal struggle visible.

He was jolted; the master was surely afraid of death too, so perhaps with a little effort, he could persuade the master to change his mind.

"Master! Let’s first stabilize him, then after we get the antidote, go to the eldest master and let him decide."