Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 366 - 202: Poisoned

Mr. Gu saw that Yang Guo wasn’t speaking, and he also breathed a sigh of relief. This matter should be resolvable.

Gu Chengyu noticed that at this moment, Gu Chengyi’s gaze seemed a bit distracted, but there were bloodshot eyes. What’s going on?

Something’s not right!

"Second brother?" Gu Chengyi called out loudly, startling everyone present.

With a solemn expression, Gu Chengyu got up from his chair, walked over to Gu Chengyi, and brushed aside the hair covering his face.

Looking this closely, things seemed even more off. Normally, Gu Chengyu doing this would make Gu Chengyi uncomfortable with such intimate gestures.

But he showed no reaction now, just staring blankly at the floor.

Gu Chengyu shook him, he then seemed to respond, turning his head left and right, his expression turning pained.

Gu Chengyu stood up, "Ming Mo! Quickly go call Doctor Li."

Gu Chengyi knew a bit about medicine, but this way, it seemed like he was poisoned?

"Yes!" Ming Mo was stunned and then immediately took off.

"What’s going on? Xiao Bao!" Mr. Gu also noticed that something was wrong with the second brother and hurried over to Gu Chengyi, wanting to see what’s going on.

"Dad! Don’t touch second brother. Ming Yan, you close the door, no one here is allowed to leave."

It seemed like Gu Chengyi was poisoned, but who could have done it? It couldn’t be the Gu Family, so it either had to be Wang Yue or the Yang Family.

The Yang Family had no reason to do so, they wanted silver. Besides, if they wanted Gu Chengyi dead, why use such a complex poison? Simply drowning in a pig cage would be easier, wouldn’t it?

As for Wang Yue, he couldn’t figure it out either. The two were just having a pleasant time, she had no motive!

Looking at Wang Yue again, her confused expression didn’t seem fake. Could this be a coincidence? Maybe Gu Chengyi accidentally ingested something toxic, which couldn’t be ruled out.

This poison, why does it look like something similar to Five Stone Powder? At this point, they could only wait for Doctor Li’s verdict.

The Yang Family members panicked when they saw that Gu Chengyu wanted to close the door. They were in the Gu Family Ancestral Hall; did Gu Chengyu plan to do something to them?

"What do you want to do? Don’t do anything rash! There are lots of villagers outside! Gu Chengyu, you’re a scholar, don’t throw away your future!"

The Yang Clan Leader glanced around, the hall was filled with Gu Family members, while his Yang Family only had four or five people.

Initially, Gu Chengyi and others were tied up in the old Yang residence, but since his place was small and they wanted to seek justice, they moved to the Gu Family Ancestral Hall, never expecting that these people would go mad and want to kill them?

The Yang Clan Leader’s shout unnerved the Yang Family members; they saw swords in the hands of Ming Mo and Ming Yan.

Ming Yan went to close the door, and the Yang Family members hurried to stop him, with Yang rushing especially fast, wanting to break out.

Ming Yan wasn’t about to give them that chance. He shut the door quickly, then blocked it.

"Gu Chengyu! No, Gu, you mustn’t act rashly! Can’t we just leave it alone?"

The Yang Clan Leader was about to cry, never expecting Gu Chengyu to be so ruthless! He wanted to kill over a disagreement.

"Let us out!" Yang and Yang the Second shouted in fear, and everyone else panicked.

Before, seeing him sit quietly, they thought he was a naive child, but who knew he was a ruthless thug?

"Ming Yan!" Gu Chengyu couldn’t be bothered and signaled to Ming Yan to intimidate them.

He found that sometimes force worked best against such nagging; words would be wasted.

Ming Yan immediately understood, drew his sword, and struck a chair in the hall, splitting it in two.

The Yang Family members gasped and then quickly covered their mouths, retreating to a corner, silent.

Gu Chengyu nodded in satisfaction, realizing that when reason failed, force was necessary. Indeed, it was quiet now.

Uncle Gu was also frightened by Gu Chengyu’s actions and took a while to recover.

"Xiao Bao! What’s wrong with your second brother?"

Uncle Gu was also puzzled about Gu Chengyi’s sudden change. What kind of illness was this? They’d never seen it before.

"Xiao Bao! What’s really wrong with your second brother?" Mr. Gu was getting anxious; after all, it was his son, and he couldn’t ignore it.

"Dad! We must wait for Doctor Li’s explanation. I’m not skilled in medicine, but I can tell second brother likely ingested something toxic."

Gu Chengyu also understood Mr. Gu’s anxiety. Though he’d been sitting quietly without moving or speaking, it was because he was there.

His father wouldn’t watch his second brother die, so eventually, he’d ask for help to save him.

Gu Chengyi seemed to be in less pain now, the shaking of his head had lessened.

The villagers outside were buzzing with discussion, "What’s going on? Why did they close the door?"

"Are they negotiating over the silver? The Yang Family is really cashing in; they’ve grabbed a big piece of meat!"

"I don’t think so. Who knows what’s going on inside? Would they close the door over a silver negotiation? Besides, did you see? The follower who just went out belongs to Gu, right? Don’t know what they’re up to."

"Nothing to see now that the door’s closed. Let’s go, let’s go."

Those impatient couldn’t wait, and seeing nothing, they prepared to leave.

"Quick, it’s inside." Ming Mo raced in, dragging Doctor Li, pointing at the Gu Family Ancestral Hall as they reached the courtyard gate.

"Huh? Doctor Li’s here too! This is really strange! Did a fight break out inside? Tch, tch!"

Doctor Li, carrying a medicine box, was out of breath, "Slow down, slow down, I, an old man, can’t keep up with you young fellows." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Ming Mo then remembered, took the medicine box from Doctor Li, and led him to knock on the ancestral hall’s door.

He also wondered why the door was closed, but the villagers were still outside, so presumably, the people inside hadn’t left.

Ming Yan opened a crack, and seeing it was Ming Mo, let them in.

"Brother Li! Quickly look at my second brother, we don’t know what’s wrong."

As soon as Mr. Gu saw him, he hurried up to greet them.

Doctor Li took a deep breath, said nothing, walked over to kneel before Gu Chengyi, and began checking his pulse.

The Yang Family members only now realized Gu Chengyi was ill? But why close the door if he’s ill?

Doctor Li felt the pulse for a while, his expression heavy, his thick brows furrowed. Then he examined Gu Chengyi’s eyes and closely observed his complexion.

"He’s been poisoned." Doctor Li was somewhat renowned in his youth and had dealt with such matters for affluent families, so he was quite experienced.

"What?" Mr. Gu was shocked, as were Uncle Gu and the Yang Family members. Everyone gathered around.

"May I ask, Uncle Li, what kind of poison?"

This confirmed Gu Chengyu’s earlier suspicions, though he wasn’t familiar with the poisons here.

"This is unclear as well, he hasn’t ingested much, likely taking a little at intervals, but it has been about a month."

Doctor Li had some familiarity with this drug, but having not dealt with it for a while, he couldn’t recall and would need to check his notes.

Or, if he could obtain the poison and smell it, he might be able to determine something.