The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 890 - 884 They are Not Related

Chapter 890: Chapter 884 They are Not Related

Jin Zijin agreed to take in Gu Youyou, because he had once had an accident while hunting in the mountains when he first came to Lotus Village and nearly died there. Later, Gu Feng saved him and in order to repay the debt of gratitude, he agreed to help Gu Youyou.

They later realized that Gu Youyou and Jin Zijin were not really husband and wife.

Generally, even the poorest couples would hold a wedding ceremony, but due to Gu Youyou being close to death that day, the ceremony was skipped. Normally, a chicken is used as a substitute in such cases, but they did not even have a chicken, so everyone believed it was a sham.

Their marriage was fake.

The outsiders didn’t know, but how could Erya and the others not know?

Despite outsider claims that their marriage was fake, Erya saw how genuinely affectionate the eldest sister and her husband were to each other; their gazes filled with genuine emotion couldn’t be faked.

Unless something happened that forced them to act that way.

Shunzi had been unaware previously, but in the past few days, after interacting with Jin Zijin, he had come to understand the situation.

He looked at his mother and swallowed his words.

Shunzi’s mother, understanding of the situation, immediately smiled and took her grandson out the door.

Only then did Shunzi whisper to Erya, "I’m telling you this, but you mustn’t blabber about it!"

Erya took on a serious tone, yet couldn’t suppress her dissatisfaction, "Who’s the blabbermouth? You’re the blabbermouth!"

"Alright, alright, I’m the blabbermouth!" Shunzi conceded. "You know Brother Jin is no ordinary person. He came to our village years ago on a mission, searching for something in the big mountains. A few days ago, one of the mountains collapsed, and what they were searching for was inside; after that, he left."

Erya, confused, asked, "What does that have to do with my big sister?"

Shunzi explained, "Recently, there has been trouble in those mountains, and the military has arrived. Do you know why?"

"I don’t know," Erya shook her head.

"It’s complicated," Shunzi continued, "Something big happened in those mountains; they are searching for someone. Both the Dao Family’s Heavenly Master and the State Preceptor are involved in the search, and so is Brother Jin. Brother Jin’s real identity is that of the senior brother from the Heavenly Sect of the Dao Family, and he cannot marry because of that status."

Shunzi gave Erya a knowing look, and even though she felt she didn’t quite understand, she nodded nonetheless.

Dwelling further on such matters was pointless; the less these ordinary villagers knew, the better.

"So, are you going back up the mountain tomorrow?"

"Yes, of course. Brother Jin is worried about my sister’s health. Now that she is fine, I need to take Gui Yunxi to inform him. Gui Yunxi is from Beiping and not used to mountain paths; he might get lost on his own."

...

"Senior brother, where could master be? Why is he avoiding us? I’m exhausted; I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in almost ten days."

"You were snoring away in the tent just last night." Jin Zijin, who had not had a good rest for a long time, had bloodshot eyes.

Yue Rujing choked a bit, then said, "Slip of the tongue, ah! It was a slip. I haven’t slept well in ten days. You saw me sleeping in the tent, but my mind was occupied with thoughts of master."

Jin Zijin responded, "Master’s life or death is uncertain; we can only continue searching."

"Indeed, senior brother is right. I just don’t understand, what does master mean? Where has he hidden? It’s been so many days and we’ve searched all the mountains nearby."