"Ah! Isn't that-" Madam Yun was the first to exclaim but she didn't finish her words and let her unfinished sentence hang in the air.
Old Madam Gu and Gu Tianhao also stood frozen in their places.
In the end, it was Madam Shen who couldn't overcome her eagerness and stepped forward to break the silence.
"So it's that evil creature Gu Yanyan? First, she killed her mother as soon as she was born, and now she even swallowed all our wealth in the Gu family. Will she only be satisfied after killing us all?" Madam Shen gritted her teeth at the thought of all her treasures disappearing overnight.
Madam Yun snickered internally standing at the side. Her eyes filled with evil gleam at the thought of that little b*itch going to suffer tonight.
"Is there some misunderstanding, Master? In the direction you pointed.... only a little girl, only three years old, lives there. Maybe you mean something else by the direction?" Gu Tianhao was not as eager to jump to the conclusion as Madam Shen.
No matter what, that little girl had been living with them for three years, and if the words were to spread that his eldest daughter was an evil creature, how was he going to face others in the capital and the imperial court?
The world was already in chaos, if someone used this matter as an opportunity to slander him as the father of an evil being, how was he going to answer the His Majesty The Emperor?
If Gu Tianhao could think of things ahead, then how could old Madam Gu not?
"Are you sure, you are not mistaken, master?" Old Madam Gu stared at the Buddhist monk with her eyes narrowed, trying to press him down under her scrutiny.
But who was the Buddhist monk? He had been doing this for as long as he could remember. Fooling and deceiving others was not only his job but his passion. He enjoyed it when people believed his nonsense. So, to increase his enjoyment, of course, he did some hard work and learnt some real skills.
One of those is strong mental ability.
Of course, he was not gonna be scared of an almost fifty-year-old woman, for no matter who she was, she was just an old woman in the Buddhist monk's eyes.
He met the old Madam Gu's stare head-on and repeated his words one by one; "The evil is there." And then look into the direction, he had pointed previously.
Hearing his firm voice, old Madam Gu took a cold and shaky breath. Her right hand went to Gu Tianhao.
Gu Tianhao didn't waste a second more and immediately held his old mother's hand in his warm and strong one.
"Any remedy?" Old Madam Gu asked. The question was directed at the Buddhist monk.
The Buddhist monk also knew this as he immediately faced Old Madam Gu and replied; "Remove the hostage to get rid of the evil."
"Do you mean we have to kill that little evil creature?" Madam Shen gasped, her eyes widened. No matter how much she hated that little girl for being an evil bearer, she was still a living child, a Gu bloodline.
"Killing her, won't it be too much?" She couldn't help but whisper to her husband who was by her side.
Even though it had to be a whisper since the night was silent and everyone was quiet, no one could avoid hearing it.
Ignoring Madam Shen's words, old Madam Gu looked at the Buddhist monk for confirmation.
"I didn't say we have to kill the hostage, but we have to remove the hostage from the Gu Residence. It would be better if you could send away from the Capital city at once." The Buddhist monk said in his low voice.
Madam Yun so much wanted to kill that little b*itch. But she didn't know for what reason, Gu Tianhao wanted to keep that little b*itch alive. Maybe to trade her off in a marriage alliance? Anyway, as long as that little b*itch stayed away from her sight, her wish would be achieved.
"Since this is the case then, prepare for eldest young miss' departure. The eldest young miss has caught a mysterious sickness, and she needs to recuperate, so she will be heading to her late mother's favourite manor, which is surrounded by mountains on one side and water on the other, which is just suitable for her recuperation. Ensure everything is arranged properly." Old Madam Gu announced without any specific emotion as if the little girl who would turn three years old soon was not her biological eldest granddaughter at all.
Hearing old Madam Gu's decision, Madam Yun couldn't help but be thrilled.
"Yes, mother. I'll arrange everything accordingly." Madam Yun gently replied with her head lowered.
Even though she was thrilled inside, she still had to put some front for others to see.
While Madam Yun was already happy with the outcome of all the drama that happened from morning to midnight, Madam Shen's means were not achieved yet.
"That.... as we already know that the evil creature is that little... ahem.. is Gu Yanyan, so.... how we'll find out lost goods? Is it in her courtyard or what?" Madam Shen asked anxiously.
It was something all Gu family members except Madam Yun, wanted to know. So, they also looked towards the Buddhist monk with eager expressions on their faces and their eyes filled with hope and nervousness.
But to their dismay, the Buddhist monk lifted his right hand in a greeting gesture, and he slightly bowed and said, "Amitabha. What has disappeared in nothingness through dark energy, can never be found again in the same form. But the future is limitless, and maybe you will find what you have lost in another form." After saying it the Buddhist monk left the ancestral hall to let the Gu family members discuss their plans about the lost goods and the evil spirits.
After leaving the Gu's ancestral hall, the Buddhist monk revealed a mocking smirk on his face "What scholarly family? Just a bunch of fools."