Chapter 2699: Still Shaken

Old Master Gu had just regained consciousness, his mind not very clear, but when he recalled the events of last night, his heart still trembled with fear.

Having just escaped the poison, he was tied up again by someone, almost losing his life.

“Investigate, send someone to investigate for me… cough cough cough…!”

Having been hung all night, not only seriously injured but also catching a cold, Old Master Gu was both shocked and scared. Struggling to sit up, he instructed the steward to tighten the security in the residence and also send someone to the palace to report this matter to The Emperor, asking him to also investigate who was so bold as to plot against him, The Richest Man Under the Heavens.

Such a major incident occurred in the residence, the steward was to blame. Afraid of the master’s punishment, he quickly nodded in agreement, then hurriedly ran out to send someone to report to The Emperor.

After this incident, Old Master Gu was like a startled bird. Just lying down, he bounced up again: “Quick… quick… cough cough cough…!”

The Eldest madam was extremely distressed, stepping forward to gently pat his back and advised, “Master, don’t rush, speak slowly.”

“Send… send more people… manpower over to protect me.” Old Master Gu remembered this most important matter.

He did not want to be tied up again while sleeping, who knows if he would be so lucky next time, with someone just hanging him up and not taking his life.

The anxious appearance of Old Master Gu left the Eldest madam with furrowed brows, what exactly had the master experienced? How could he be so scared?

“Master, don’t worry, I will handle it immediately.”

The Eldest madam, accompanied by the maid, was about to turn and leave when Old Master Gu’s intermittent voice came from behind…

“Wait… wait a moment.”

“Master, do you have any other instructions?” The Eldest madam turned and asked.

This old man always irritated her when he’s healthy, but now that he’s sick and acting like this, she felt sorry for him.

“Please… bring a Mage back!”

“What for?”

“The… the residence is not… not clean, there… there are ghosts.”

“Master, are you confused from sleep? Why talk nonsense? How could there be ghosts in our residence?”

When choosing to build the residence here, a Mage was specially invited to check the feng shui, saying it is suitable for living. Now why does the master say the residence is not clean?

“Really… really… quickly bring… bring the Mage here.” The Eldest madam did not believe him, but Old Master Gu was anxious, struggling to sit up.

“Alright, alright, Master, I will bring the Mage, just lie down, don’t fuss, your body is still weak!” The Eldest madam returned and pressed Old Master Gu back onto the bed to lie down again.

The master must be confused by his illness, to say the residence is not clean.

However, with the master’s orders, the Eldest madam dared not disobey, immediately sending someone to invite a Monk from the temple to perform a ritual.

Thereafter, in the Gu family residence, there was a continuous seven-day offering ritual, with free cooked rice being distributed to passing merchants and the poor at the main gate.

Beggars from all around, hearing the news, rushed to the Gu family residence to get free food.

For a while, Old Master Gu’s reputation for kindness spread everywhere in the Capital.

Gu family residence, main entrance.

Today was the last day of food distribution at the Gu family residence, long lines of people, many of them beggars and the relatively poor, were formed at the main gate.

A dozen maids carrying ladles stood before a large barrel, distributing food to everyone one by one.

Seeing that the food in the dozen big barrels was almost gone, everyone was anxious; they had come from far away and didn’t want it to be a wasted trip.

So, some taller people shoved aside the shorter ones in front of them.

“Hey, hey, hey! What’s going on here? You were clearly behind me, how did you push your way to the front?”

“What proof do you have? I’ve always been in front of you.”