Yang Guo: I'm invincible in the opening battle against Aunt Guo!

At this moment, Da Wu and Xiao Wu, who had just left the garden, were filled with anger and had nowhere to vent it.

"Brother, are we just going to let this go like this?" Wu Xiuwen gritted his teeth. "That Yang Guo has gone too far!"

Wu Dunru's face darkened: "Of course we can't just let it go like this. But we can't beat him, and Sister Fu is on his side... We need to think of a way to create a rift between them."

"What method?" Wu Xiuwen asked urgently.

Wu Dunru pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "I've got it! Isn't Fu Mei jealous that Yang Guo has other women around him? Then we... will go and tell those women that Yang Guo is currently making out with Fu Mei in the garden!"

Wu Xiuwen was taken aback: "What...what's the use of this?"

"Think about it," Wu Dunru sneered, "If those women knew that Yang Guo had abandoned them and only cared about spending time with Fu Mei, wouldn't they feel resentful? If even one of them started a fight, Yang Guo's harem would be in turmoil, and Fu Mei would be furious."

Wu Xiuwen suddenly realized, then hesitated: "But... Li Mochou isn't in the manor. Wanyan Ping and Yelü Yan... they seem devoted to Yang Guo, they might not cause trouble."

"How will you know if you don't try?" A cunning glint flashed in Wu Dunru's eyes. "Women, what woman doesn't get jealous? Come on, let's go to the west courtyard now!"

The two brothers made up their minds and turned to head towards the west courtyard.

……

In the west wing room, Wanyan Ping sat leaning against the headboard, holding a book in her hands, but hadn't turned a single page for a long time.

Yelü Yan sat by the window, wiping her curved knife in her hand.

"Sister Yan," Wanyan Ping said softly, "what do you think Brother Yang is doing right now?"

Yelü Yan stopped what she was doing and smiled, "Sister, do you miss Brother Yang?"

Wanyan Ping blushed, but did not deny it: "I'm just... a little worried. Miss Guo was so angry this morning, I don't know if Brother Yang can calm her down..."

"Don't worry, sister." Yelü Yan sat down by the bed. "Brother Yang knows what he's doing. He said he would handle it, and he definitely will."

As she spoke, a glint of anticipation flashed in her eyes: "Once my sister's injuries have healed, Brother Yang will be able to help me improve my strength. Then..."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?" Yelü Yan asked, standing up.

"It's me, Wu Dunru," a voice came from outside the door. "And my younger brother, Xiuwen. We... have something we'd like to discuss with you two young ladies."

Wanyan Ping and Yelü Yan exchanged a glance, a hint of doubt flashing in their eyes.

Da Wu and Xiao Wu? What are they doing here?

Is it because of what happened this morning that they're causing trouble?

Yelü Yan stepped forward to open the door, only to see Da Wu and Xiao Wu standing outside with strange expressions.

"Ladies," Wu Dunru cleared his throat, his expression grave, "we just... saw something in the garden, and we feel it's necessary to tell you."

"What is it?" Wanyan Ping asked.

Wu Xiuwen chimed in, "Yang Guo is currently in the pavilion in the middle of the lake with Fu Mei. The two are embracing, chatting, and laughing intimately! Fu Mei is even leaning against him, smiling happily!"

He deliberately phrased his words ambiguously to see how the two women would react.

To everyone's surprise, Wanyan Ping and Yelü Yan did not show much change in expression upon hearing this.

Wanyan Ping simply nodded: "Understood. Thank you both for informing me."

Wu Dunru was taken aback: "You...aren't you angry?"

Yelü Yan raised an eyebrow: "Why are you angry? Brother Yang said long ago that Miss Guo is also his person. Isn't it only natural for him to go and accompany her?"

"But..." Wu Xiuwen said anxiously, "He abandoned you all and only cared about spending time with Fu-mei! This is clearly favoritism!"

Wanyan Ping smiled slightly: "Brother Yang has treated us very well and has never shown favoritism. Besides, Miss Guo is the daughter of Hero Guo, so it is only right that Brother Yang spends more time with her."

She paused, then added, "If you two have nothing else to say, please leave. My injuries are not yet healed, and I need to rest."

This is a clear order to leave.

Da Wu and Xiao Wu were dumbfounded.

They had assumed that the two women would be jealous, angry, or even cause trouble for Yang Guo.

Who knew... they would be so magnanimous?

This isn't in the river!

This was completely beyond anything the two of them had guessed.

Wu Dunru opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but Yelü Yan was already at the door, gesturing for them to leave: "Please, gentlemen."

The two brothers had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

After leaving the west courtyard, Da Wu and Xiao Wu, with a pent-up frustration in their chests, hesitated and paced back and forth in the corridors of the Guo residence.

"Brother, what do we do now?" Wu Xiuwen kicked a pebble on the veranda, his face full of resentment. "Those two women aren't even angry! Are they... are they even women?"

Wu Dunru's face darkened. He suddenly stopped and turned to look at his younger brother:

"Did you notice the way Wanyan Ping and Yelü Yan looked at each other when they mentioned Yang Guo?"

"What kind of look is that?" Wu Xiuwen asked, puzzled.

"That look in their eyes..." Wu Dunru gritted his teeth, "...just like...just like the look in Fu Mei's eyes when she looked at Yang Guo. They are truly devoted to each other."

Wu Xiuwen was taken aback, then suddenly realized: "No wonder they're not jealous! But... but this is too outrageous! What kind of magic does that kid Yang Guo possess?"

"No matter what magic he possesses," Wu Dunru's eyes flashed coldly, "we must find a way to separate him and Fu Mei now. Otherwise..."

Otherwise, Guo Fu would really be snatched away by Yang Guo.

He didn't say it aloud, but his younger brother certainly understood what he meant.

After a moment of silence, Wu Xiuwen suddenly asked, "Brother, what do you think... is Uncle Cheng doing?"

"Uncle Cheng?" Wu Dunru was taken aback.

"Yes," Wu Xiuwen lowered his voice, "about Yang Guo flirting with Uncle Cheng this morning... do you think Uncle Cheng actually had any feelings for Yang Guo?"

Wu Dunru frowned in thought: "Uncle Cheng is Huang Yaoshi's disciple, and he is aloof and self-possessed. Logically speaking, he should look down on someone as frivolous as Yang Guo. But..."

"But what?"

"But you saw it in the corridor this morning, too."

Wu Dunru recalled the scene: "Yang Guo cornered Uncle Cheng against a pillar in the corridor, the two of them very close. Although Uncle Cheng tried to dodge, his face... was indeed flushed."

Wu Xiuwen's eyes lit up: "So that means, Aunt Cheng also has feelings for Yang Guo? If she likes Yang Guo too, wouldn't she... end up helping Yang Guo?"

"Not necessarily." Wu Dunru shook his head. "Uncle Cheng is an elder. Even if she has feelings for Yang Guo, she will certainly be bound by etiquette. If she knew that Yang Guo and Sister Fu were so close, she might be jealous and, as his uncle, would advise him or even... stop him."

"But will she believe us?" Wu Xiuwen hesitated. "We already stirred up trouble this morning, and I'm sure she knows we were the ones who did it. What if she doesn't believe us?"

Wu Dunru pondered for a moment and said, "So we have to put it another way. Besides... I heard from my friend who guards the gate that Uncle Cheng went out of the manor with Yang Guo at noon today, and when he came back, he brought a strange girl with him. Now that girl is staying at Uncle Cheng's place."

"Is that so?" Wu Xiuwen asked, intrigued. "What's the girl's background?"

"I don't know," Wu Dunru said, "but the fact that Uncle Cheng personally brought him back to his residence must mean they have a close relationship. And... it might even be related to Yang Guo."

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing calculation in each other's eyes.

"Let's go!" Wu Dunru made up his mind. "Let's go see Uncle Cheng!"

The two brothers turned to the southeast corner and walked toward the small courtyard where Cheng Ying lived.