Quick Transmigration: After Fake Death, All the Protagonists I Flirted With Went Crazy

Chapter 249 Family and Country in Dire Straits (19)

Early August in northern Shanxi.

The Yan family is preparing for Yan Yu's twentieth birthday banquet.

Gu Yao looked at the invitation letter and the mission notice placed together on the table and felt only irony.

He looked away and twirled the seven-jeweled Buddhist prayer beads in his hand.

The anxiety in my heart just wouldn't subside.

Seeing Gu Yao's annoyed expression, Xiao Jiu picked up the small note.

"Host, how about we..." just pretend we didn't see it.

Gu Yao raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Xiao Jiu, you should know that things cannot be easily changed."

Yan Xi was a somewhat feudal person.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have believed the fortune teller.

He will definitely hold a grand celebration for Yan Yu's coming-of-age ceremony.

Not only will it be a grand event, but the Yan family's defenses will also be extremely lax.

Yan Xi, whose whereabouts have been uncertain for the past two months, will surely return to celebrate Yan Yu's birthday.

From any perspective, on Yan Yu's birthday...

These are all the best times to take action.

He cannot, he cannot, disrupt the entire plan for his own selfish reasons.

This mission concerns the entire population of Shanxi Province.

0529 lacks such righteousness as humans.

Before meeting Gu Yao, he had always been living in a daze, and was a system that consistently ranked at the bottom in performance and was ridiculed by others in the quick transmigration game.

It's not a system that was manufactured later, yet it still retains the factory settings.

Unlike systems that come in various forms.

He knew about it himself.

It's not like I haven't heard people behind his back calling him an "old-fashioned relic," mocking him for still being in his original form after all these years.

But everything changed after meeting Gu Yao.

It is no longer the worst-performing system.

I also got to know a friend named 66.

In his heart, nothing was more important than Gu Yao's thoughts.

He knew that Yan Yu had followed Gu Yao through several worlds.

They also knew that Gu Yao had made many preparations for Yan Yu's birthday.

He personally went to a temple outside the city to request Buddhist beads that had been blessed by the abbot.

It was a Buddhist rosary that the abbot had worn for three months.

The host was not someone who easily believed in these things, but after thinking it over, she still chose this gift. When she had free time, she would personally go to pray for Yan Yu.

The prayers and blessings were carefully kept in a box.

Such dedication.

Why be so cruel?

He just wanted to give Yan Yu a coming-of-age ceremony.

One, lacking the steps of Shao Luan, reached the coming-of-age ceremony.

Xiao Jiu isn't that noble; he just wants Gu Yao to be happy.

"Host, we... we're not going to do this mission."

The note in her palm was already crumpled by Xiao Jiu.

Gu Yao looked up and saw that her youthful, fair face was already covered with tears.

The boy shook his head, his lips trembling slightly, and his body trembled along with it, as if he was angry and saddened by the matter.

"This mission is too unfair."

Gu Yao said helplessly, "I haven't even cried yet, why are you crying?"

The boy wiped away his tears and choked out, "I just couldn't help it, why did it have to be this day?"

Gu Yao's fingertips rested on the exquisite invitation, gently caressing the date, August 4th.

"I already knew, didn't I?"

This is also the time in the original storyline.

Nothing will change now.

Gu Yao gently shook his head.

"No need."

He still intends to disrupt his coming-of-age ceremony.

Xiao Jiu wanted to try to persuade him, but Gu Yao stared directly at him first.

"Xiao Jiu, I'm not a good person, but I can't drag these thousands of lives down with me for my own selfish desires."

Gu Yao looked up at the carefree sparrows on the outer courtyard wall and couldn't help but reach out his hand, "Xiao Jiu, this chaotic world is already bitter enough."

He shouldn't add to his suffering.

The fingertips in the backlight gently covered the tiny sparrows, yet could not touch their freedom.

That's it.

Gu Yao lowered his hand and gently turned the seven-treasure Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist.

Xiao Jiu stood beside Gu Yao, unable to help but clench her fists.

***

The fourth day of the eighth lunar month.

The entire Yan family was filled with joy.

As the only child in the Yan family, Yan Yu's twentieth birthday was naturally celebrated in a very grand manner.

People come and go at the gate.

Gu Yao stood out conspicuously among a group of elegantly dressed people.

Yan Yu stood at the door, but not to greet guests.

When someone offered him birthday greetings, he merely smiled and returned the greeting without being particularly warm.

His eyes were always looking out, and he looked a little anxious; it was obvious at a glance that he was waiting for someone.

Gu Yao arrived at this time.

He was still wearing a long blue robe, carrying the congratulatory gift he had personally wrapped, looking quite dignified.

Arriving under the blazing sun, unhurried and unhurried.

Yan Yu, on the other hand, looked pleasantly surprised. He apologized to the guests in front of him and then hurriedly ran towards Gu Yao.

He took the things from Gu Yao's hands, a hint of reproach on his face. "Sir, you're so slow. Almost all the guests have arrived."

The weight in his hand suddenly lightened, and Gu Yao was taken aback. Looking at the somewhat childlike person in front of him, he said with a hint of helplessness, "I wasn't late, was I?"

Yan Yu smiled and reached out to take Gu Yao's hand, but then seemed to remember something, bent down slightly, and made a "please" gesture.

“Sir is my sir, so naturally he should walk ahead of me.”

The people still blocking the door all looked at the two of them.

The young man lowered his stance, giving Gu Yao ample face.

Gu Yao did not refuse; as far as Yan Yu was concerned, he deserved such respect.

As for what others think, that has nothing to do with Gu Yao.

He nodded and walked half a step ahead of Yan Yu, who followed closely behind him like a clingy pet.

The boy, who had just been aloof and unapproachable, now had a cheap, empty smile on his face.

Seeing that Gu Yao was about to walk to the back, Yan Yu gently tugged at his sleeve.

"Sir, this way."

Yan Yu and his entourage sat at the main table.

Excluding Gu Yao and Yan Yu, there are only three people at the table: Yan Xi, Yan Xi's wife, and Yan Shi, who just entered the mansion two months ago.

Yan Yu brought the man over, and everyone else pretended not to see him. Only Madam Yan, who had just entered the mansion, smiled and waved to Gu Yao, "This must be Mr. Gu. He is indeed a handsome man. Is he married?"

Gu Yao was a little confused when Yan Yu brought him here.

But looking at the group of people in front of him, he smiled slightly.

Sit down slowly.

Yan Yu personally pulled out a seat for him.

Yan Xi's expression darkened slightly as he glanced away.

The young man placed his hand lightly on the back of the chair, his intensely imposing gaze fixed on Madam Yan, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips. "Madam Yan, the master is naturally not in a hurry. After all, the master is only twenty-four years old, and in this respect, he is naturally no match for Madam Yan."

Yan, 22, froze, her face turning awkward.

Yan Xi gently patted Yan Shi's hand to comfort her, then looked up at Yan Yu in front of her and said, "This is your elder, how can you be so disrespectful?"

Yan Yu's hands, which were resting on the back of the chair, clenched involuntarily, and the smile on his lips became even more sarcastic. "I call her 'mistress' only because of you. To put it bluntly, she's just a concubine. It's not like I only have one mistress."

Oh, there have been fewer lately.

The boy had a smiling face, but Yan Xi found it particularly eccentric.

Yan Yu is challenging his authority.

It was a blatant implication that he was being cuckolded.

Yan Yu, however, seemed not to notice Yan Xi's gloomy expression. She leaned down, instantly adopting a gentle demeanor, and softly instructed Gu Yao.

"Sir, please don't wrong yourself."

Gu Yao nodded.

The boy stood up and gently straightened his cuffs.

"Since Father is free, I will go and see the guests for today."

The boy, carrying the gift, turned and left.

Gu Yao pretended to be blind the whole time.

Yan Xi was so angry with Yan Yu that her heart ached, so she could only vent her anger on Gu Yao, saying in a somewhat gloomy tone, "Mr. Gu, you haven't raised Xiao Yu well."

Gu Yao remained calm and picked up the teacup in front of him, taking a sip of tea.

"Courtesy is shown to those who are equally courteous."

So, none of you are any good people.

Yan Xi's eyes were sinister, as if he was suppressing his anger.

Yan Shi, who had just been scolded by Yan Yu, was "understanding" and gently took Yan Xi's hand, softly comforting him, "Commander Yan, don't be angry, I'm fine."

"That doesn't mean he can be so rude to you!"

Gu Yao looked at the two people in front of him who were being affectionate, but had no interest in them. He turned his head to look at Yan Yu, who was chatting with someone at the table.

Versatile and sophisticated.

Gu Yao nodded in satisfaction.