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Chapter 288 - 170: Finally Made It to the Third Day Without Explosions

Chapter 288: Chapter 170: Finally Made It to the Third Day Without Explosions

The next day, Gu Shanhai once again spent his time bragging and drinking with Luo Huaisong and Gu Nei Zhenren.

This time, with the discerning eye of Gu Nei Zhenren, Gu Shanhai’s extraordinary origins were solidified, although when asked about the whereabouts of The Sun Never Sets Dynasty, Gu Nei Zhenren didn’t actually know.

He wasn’t some high-ranking official or a man of extensive knowledge. He had heard about some simple matters concerning the Western Continent, but his actual understanding was limited. Yet, based on the documents Gu Shanhai produced, he was convinced.

In addition to this, there was naturally the plotting between Hu Mazi and Luo Huaisong. The two secretly schemed in some hidden chamber, discussing how to kill Gu Shanhai and how to divide the money.

It must be said that Luo Huaisong was quite generous, offering to split it half and half. Of course, he only said this verbally; in reality, he was prepared to kill Hu Shan and not only swallow the one million silver coins but also take all of Hu Mazi’s wealth and his monopolized meat business in the market.

Hu Mazi wasn’t a pushover either, thinking to himself about slaughtering Luo Huaisong and swallowing the one million silver coins and his entire fortune.

It could be said that the pair’s telepathically aligned intentions made it difficult to reach an end without marriage.

Both thought of each other as fools and fat sheep, a relatively rare sentiment.

Gu Shanhai could only facilitate a situation where the two would clash.

Yesterday, while drunk, Luo Huaisong had probed about when Gu Shanhai’s one million silver coins would arrive; Gu Shanhai, slurring his words, said they would come in five days, which made Luo Huaisong frown.

After all, his son was to marry Yu Niang in five days, and it would be a bad omen to have violence break out then.

Correct, the reason Luo Huaisong had his steward look for Hu Mazi last night was the same as the previous cycle: he had gone to Hu Yun Mountain to find the Old Temple Priest to buy Yu Niang.

To be honest, Gu Shanhai still couldn’t understand this maneuver, but one thing he could confirm was that it was one of the unchangeable plot points.

Just like Gu Nei Zhenren’s arrival, something Gu Shanhai couldn’t stop. Of course, he could kill the man, but that and preventing him from coming were two different things.

Unless he shattered the entire cycle mechanism of Qingxian Town, he couldn’t stop Gu Nei Zhenren from arriving.

Of course, if he killed Luo Huaisong, that would likely stop him, but by doing so, it would create a situation even he couldn’t control.

Chaos was acceptable, but how and to what extent it should occur had to be dictated by Gu Shanhai.

The next day passed rather peacefully, as everyone was preparing and not acting rashly; also, Gu Shanhai was still investigating what other tricks Gu Nei Zhenren had up his sleeve.

Because of Gu Shanhai, the plan to invite Fan Shi to drink the previous day was scrapped. Instead, they had another invitation in the town’s grand tavern that evening, and they arranged for Fan Shi to bring Yu Niang tomorrow for a meeting, as previously intended.

As for the matter of selling Yu Niang to Luo Huaisong’s foolish son as a wife, that went exceptionally smoothly, especially after Gu Nei Zhenren prepared to introduce him to a fair and beautiful Japanese noblewoman, removing any remaining obstacles.

However, because they were in the tavern, the treatment naturally wasn’t as good as the previous cycle, and it was also much more reserved.

At this point, Gu Shanhai also figured out why Fan Shi would bring Yu Niang and Heavenly Immortal Drunken Wretch to Luo Mansion on the third day, although he still didn’t know why they would do so—perhaps to confirm something?

But that didn’t matter anymore, as Gu Shanhai was already in Luo Mansion; he would find out once this day passed.

Indeed, it was already the third day; in the previous cycle, the reset had been triggered that afternoon.

For this reason, Gu Shanhai had spoken with Gu Nei Zhenren all day, indirectly extracting a lot of information from him, which, unfortunately, was now useless.

It wasn’t until that afternoon that Fan Shi finally brought Yu Niang, and as expected, Yue Niang along with Heavenly Immortal Drunken Wretch and White Cloud Crushed also came along.

Seeing Gu Shanhai sitting and drinking tea with Gu Nei Zhenren, looking at them with a scrutinizing gaze, both Heavenly Immortal Drunken Wretch and White Cloud Crushed were speechless.

During the past three days, they had heard about Gu Shanhai’s situation; his reputation in Qingxian Town had become quite notorious. As players, upon hearing about discrepancies from the previous cycle, they naturally thought of Gu Shanhai.

Fortunately, they were not surprised, but if there was a real surprise, it was the shock in Yue Niang’s expression.

This shock was, of course, captured by Gu Shanhai, making it clear that she remembered him, firmly establishing that Yue Niang retained relevant memories.

Otherwise, upon facing a stranger, it was unlikely she would show such an expression, especially not surprised at why someone who was originally on her side would suddenly betray her.

"To meet with a few bumpkins, we waste an entire afternoon?" said Gu Shanhai with a hint of disdain in his tone.

"Mr. Liang is unaware, but this Fan Shi is a top talent in Qingxian Town," said Luo Huaisong, coming to Fan Shi’s defense, "He will go to Japan to study with Mr. Gu Nei soon. When he returns with deep knowledge, he will certainly be a pillar of society." Luo Huaisong’s words seemed intended to belittle Yu Niang, persuading Fan Shi that he had a bright future, so why should he settle for a country girl.

Upon hearing this, Fan Shi proudly lifted his head, giving Gu Shanhai the impression of a dog praised by his master.