Gu Shi Yi, however, was unaware that the moment she first laid eyes on Eldest Young Master Sun, the man's up and down appraisal had already sown seeds of murderous intent in the Eldest Young Madam of the Sun Family.
"Looking like me is one thing; catching the eye of Eldest Young Master is another. You simply can't be kept alive!"
Eldest Lady Sun replaced the three nursemaids who were supposed to be sent away with Gu Shi Yi alone. In the following months, the three nursemaids died violently one after another. The Sun Family merely compensated with money and thus smoothed over the incident!
Naturally, Gu Shi Yi was clueless about the fates of those three nursemaids. Yet, at the moment, she had to be cautious in dealing with old man Wei. With a face full of vigilance, she stared at Wei Chuan, who let out a sinister chuckle and said,
"You want to know what we're going to do? You'll find out once we get there…"
After that, he looked Gu Shi Yi up and down,
"You do resemble Eldest Young Madam Sun quite a bit. You wouldn't happen to be a daughter of the Qian Family, would you?"
Gu Shi Yi's heart skipped a beat, and she snorted in response,
"My maiden name is Li, not Qian, and I have no relatives with that surname!"
Wei Chuan chuckled to himself and muttered,
"Li is good, better than Qian. Being a daughter of the Qian Family seldom ends well!"
After laughing heartily, he turned to Gu Shi Yi and said,
"Hold her tight. If she cries and bothers old master here, you're going to be in big trouble!"
Gu Shi Yi and Youngest Miss Sun stared with their similarly shaped eyes, both silently watching him. Wei Chuan snorted coldly, closed his eyes to rest, and stopped talking. Gu Shi Yi and Youngest Miss Sun exchanged a glance, and in the girl's eyes, Gu Shi Yi saw a deep-seated fear,
"Youngest Miss, don't be afraid. I am here!"
Gu Shi Yi gently patted her, and the little girl wordlessly buried her head in her embrace…
The carriage thus traveled from Blue Moon City towards Goldflow City. Less than two miles out of the city, Gu Shi Yi heard the coachman give a shout, and the carriage slowed to a halt. The old coachman outside inquired,
"Who might you be, and why are you blocking the road?"
Someone was blocking the road?
Gu Shi Yi turned to lift the curtain and look outside, but was stopped by Wei Chuan's command,
"Sit tight!"
Gu Shi Yi dared not move and held Youngest Miss Sun tightly while watching Wei Chuan exit the carriage with a somber expression. As soon as he stepped out, Gu Shi Yi quickly turned and lifted the curtain. Through the slit, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure,
"Shang San!"
Gu Shi Yi took a sharp breath,
Why was Shang San here?
And blocking our carriage?
Before she could contemplate further, Shang San's voice already rang out,
"No need to know who I am…"
The words were not yet finished when Wei Chuan stepped out. The conversation paused, and Shang San's gaze shifted to the jade box concealed within his chest, his eyes flashing with ecstasy,
"I didn't expect to indeed find it on this person."
Shang San, who had been trailing Gu Shi Yi, stopped the carriage at the city outskirts, intending to force the people inside to come out. However, the moment this gloomy old man appeared, he instantly drew Shang San's attention,
"Truly, I searched so hard without results, and yet here it is, effortlessly found!"
His Divine Sense detected the Seal on the jade box the old man carried— a Seal personally applied by his master. How could he not recognize it? With rapid thoughts, he concluded what he believed to be the truth,
"It seems this woman surnamed Gu does indeed have accomplices. They must have conspired to harm Fifth Madam and steal the Blood Corrosion Grass!"
Now that the Blood Corrosion Grass was before him, naturally, he had no time to attend to Gu Shi Yi in the carriage. Thus, he coldly snorted and demanded,
"Where did you get the item you're carrying?"
Wei Chuan, even savvier than Gu Shi Yi due to his age, immediately noticed that the person before him was a Great Cultivator. Hearing the other party's direct acknowledgment of the treasure he harbored, his facial muscles twitched. After a moment's thought, he responded,
"I know not who you are, nor why you obstruct our passage..."
He paused then said,
"The item you inquire about is something I was entrusted with for transport. What advice might you have?"
"Advice?"
Shang San let out a series of cold chuckles and slowly took a step forward,
"I have no particular advice; it's just that..."
Without finishing his sentence, he extended a hand towards Wei Chuan and made a vague pressing gesture. Gu Shi Yi saw a large hand glowing with a green light materialize in the air between them, reaching straight for Wei Chuan's head. Despite his gray hair, Wei Chuan's reflexes were swift. Right as the hand was about to strike, he ducked and rolled on the ground, narrowly dodging the grasp!