Chapter 1197 — Misinformation from a Misunderstanding
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General Weiwu was a Yellow-rank top-grade dog, but Lion was not; besides, Wei Zhao had no intention of altering it for the time being, plainly because he didn't trust its loyalty. So a Lion with not a shred of power to its name — wanting it to be anything like General Weiwu was simply out of the question.
"Oh." Shen Yushu thought about it and had to admit it was true, so she dropped the subject. "Fine, then — sleep. Training resumes tomorrow!"
The two of them were standing there, talking Lion over, when suddenly a voice drifted in from the villa gate: "Is anyone home?"
"Why is that old hag here again?" Shen Yushu recognized Gou Huli's voice at once, rolled her eyes, and stalked toward the front courtyard in no good mood.
Arriving at the Gu villa, Gou Huli first surveyed her surroundings and noticed that the iron gate had been wrecked — just as her own Xiao villa's had been. She felt a rush of delight: it looked as though that hero had found this place and come to blows with the Gu family!
If there had been no clash — if the Gu family had simply let him walk in peaceably — the iron gate could never have been smashed.
Moreover, the fight seemed to have been going on for quite some time; there was no sound of struggle inside now, so it must have ended. Emboldened, Gou Huli called out.
Shen Yushu reached the front courtyard, saw Gou Huli standing at the gate, and frowned in surprise. "What are you doing here now? Why can't you leave me alone, you old hag? Are you itching for me to demonstrate pulling your head off again?"
Gou Huli took the sarcasm straight on the chin and was so furious smoke nearly poured from her seven orifices — she was about to let rip, only to remember that she was here on an assignment. She naturally couldn't fall out with Shen Yushu; if she did, she'd get nothing out of her at all!
At that, Gou Huli had no choice but to swallow her rage. She forced an awkward smile: "If someone's head has been pulled off, how could they still be alive..."
"Right, they can't be alive — so what are you here for?" Shen Yushu had only just caught sight of that lazy lion and was already in a vile temper; now Gou Huli turned up as well. What good face did she have to spare?
"Ha — where's that lion?" Gou Huli hesitated a moment, then asked.
"Dead!" Shen Yushu already had a bone to pick with Lion, so at Gou Huli's question she simply answered the first thing that came into her head.
"Dead? Oh!" Gou Huli crowed inwardly. You treacherous dog of a lion — biting the hand that feeds you. Good riddance! Yet her face betrayed nothing as she said, "I see. And Wei Zhao?"
"Gone to the hospital. What exactly is it you want?" Gu Mengyao came over at that moment, her voice edged with impatience. Her opinion of Gou Huli was no better, and she had no wish to let her dawdle on the doorstep — she still needed to fetch Uncle Qing back to repair the gate.
"In the hospital?" Gou Huli's eyes lit up. Wonderful! Wasn't this precisely the outcome she had wanted? It looked as though Wei Zhao had been wounded by that hero and put in a hospital bed! Elated, she didn't linger a moment longer. Eager to hurry back to the Xiao residence with the news, she waved a hand at Gu Mengyao: "Never mind then — I'm off!"