Chapter 8: Proclaiming to the World, Stirring the Grass to Startle the Snake

Curing my wife’s eyes felt like a weight lifted off my heart. After two hours of back-and-forth, it was already late into the night.

"It's getting late. Let's get some rest," I said, reaching back to turn off the light as I spoke to Gu Qianxi, who was sitting on the bed.

My sweet, guileless little wife sat obediently on the bed, her head bowed and her cheeks flushed. She asked in a voice as faint as a mosquito's, sounding timid and shy: "Now that the lights are off, are we… going to consummate the marriage?"

Hearing this, my own cheeks couldn't help but burn. To be honest, having spent twenty years as a bachelor in a graveyard, it would be a lie to say I didn't crave a woman. But right now, I had to remain rational and not let my lower head dictate to my upper head.

The problem lay in Gu Qianxi’s destiny: "An overwhelming concentration of Rob Wealth stars, destined to clash with and harm her six relations."

Currently, we had only gone through the wedding ceremony; we were husband and wife in name, but not in fact. Therefore, I hadn't yet fully entered the sphere of her "six relations." Once we consummated the marriage and I officially entered that domain, given my frail constitution, I would be struck down by her curse in a matter of minutes.

I couldn't risk cooking the raw rice until it was boiled until I solved the problem of her destiny. I had to pretend to be a saint like Liuxia Hui, who could sit with a woman on his lap without losing his composure. I said considerately, "Your vision has only just recovered; you shouldn't be overstimulated. Tonight is not the time for consummation. Get some good rest first."

Hearing this, my silly wife was actually moved. "Hubby, you are so good to me. You put my health above everything else."

I smiled slightly and replied, "That’s a given."

Gu Qianxi lay down gently beside me, snuggling up like a little rabbit. She wrapped her arms around mine, draped her leg over my waist, and asked, "Hubby, you said you wanted to get justice for me, but how? How are we going to find the person who plotted against me back then?"

I said calmly, "It’s simple: beat the grass to startle the snake."

Gu Qianxi was slightly taken aback. "Beat the grass to startle the snake? How?"

I smiled. "Tomorrow morning, I will take you and announce to the world that your eyes have been cured by me. The reason that person blinded you back then was because they didn't want you to see what you shouldn't—out of sight, out of mind. Now that your vision has returned and you can see everything, that person will surely be uneasy and will come looking for you again... When that happens, I’ll just wait for the rabbit to hit the tree stump, and I’ll catch the culprit!"

Gu Qianxi listened, full of admiration. "Hubby, you’re so smart! What a clever trick." Then, her expression turned worried. "But that person is vicious. If you really face them, will you be in danger? I don't want you to be in danger..."

I gave a confident smile. "No matter how dangerous they are, can they be more dangerous than the lonely ghosts, wild spirits, and mountain demons of the graveyard? Silly wife, your husband crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in a mass grave. No one can bring me danger, because I am the greatest danger of all!"

Gu Qianxi chuckled at my words and couldn't help but ask, "Hubby, why does it sound like you came back from the Yellow Springs?"

I nodded solemnly. "You’re actually right. I really did come back from the Yellow Springs. It’s too late today, but when I have time later, I’ll tell you the story of my last twenty years."

With that, I gently held her shoulders, kissed her fair forehead, and whispered, "Sleep, wife. Good night."

Gu Qianxi curled up in my arms like a clingy kitten and whispered, "Good night, hubby."

Soon, the sound of even, rhythmic breathing came from my arms. My sweet, naive little wife had fallen asleep.

The next morning, acting as the son-in-law of the Gu family, I gathered the guests who had attended the wedding the day before, claiming I had a major announcement to make.

My mother-in-law Ye Qiang, the Lin family—Lin Yutang, Liu Ruoyin, and Lin Yulang—as well as various extended relatives and local dignitaries, all arrived at the hotel where the wedding had been held.

As soon as we met, before I could even speak, Lin Yulang said irritably, "Oh, look at my pockmarked brother and blind sister-in-law. What momentous event is worth announcing to the world? Dragging us all here first thing in the morning—do you think we have nothing better to do than revolve around you two disabled folks?"

My biological father, Lin Yutang, also said with an angry look, "Exactly. Lin the Pockmarked, aren't you taking too many liberties with us? Everyone squeezed time out of their busy schedules to attend your wedding yesterday; why call everyone back today? Is our time something you can waste so casually?"

My biological mother, Liu Ruoyin, her face like frost, added impatiently, "You’d better have something important to say, or I’ll curse you until you regret it!"

I remained calm and composed. "Don't worry. This matter today will not disappoint you. Once you hear this news, you will only feel that the trip was worth it."

Lin Yulang laughed, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "Oh? Such explosive news? Could it be that my blind sister-in-law is pregnant? Lin the Pockmarked, you're impressive—you managed to get her pregnant in one night? But I wonder, is the child actually yours? Hahahaha..."

Hearing this, my eyes turned cold! This foul-mouthed Lin Yulang had already earned a death sentence. He had always mocked and ridiculed me, but now he dared to slander my wife’s reputation in public. With this one sentence alone, I had enough reason to kill him!

But the most important thing right now was to protect Gu Qianxi. A wretch like Lin Yulang could be dealt with slowly later, so I kept my cool and didn't attack immediately. However, I cast a glance at him—a gaze honed in the graveyard that would make even wandering ghosts tremble with fear, let alone a wet-behind-the-ears boy like Lin Yulang.

He was so terrified that his soul nearly left his body. He dropped the cigarette he was holding, burning a hole in his trousers, and cried out indignantly, "Dad, Mom, look at this damn pockmarked freak! He actually dared to glare at me!"

Liu Ruoyin immediately shielded her son. "Pockmarked, say what you have to say and get it over with! Why are you glaring at your brother?"

My mother-in-law, Ye Qiang, also urged, "Yes, Pockmarked, stop beating around the bush. Tell us."

I gave my mother-in-law some respect, nodded at her, then turned to look at Gu Qianxi standing not far away. "The matter I want to announce today is that, after my treatment, my wife Gu Qianxi’s eyes have been cured! From today on, she is no longer blind; she is a normal person with full vision!"

The moment these words were spoken, the entire hall erupted in chaos! It was as if a pot of boiling oil had been overturned. Especially Lin Yutang, Liu Ruoyin, and Lin Yulang—their expressions were as if they had seen aliens! Their jaws nearly hit the floor, and they stammered in disbelief:

"Stop joking!"

"That's impossible!"

"The girl has been blind for seventeen years; you cured her in one night? That’s pure nonsense!"