I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 1636 - 1640: I Didn’t Mean To

Gu Family Hall.

The butler's body was displayed on the ground, surrounded by many members of the Gu family who curiously examined the bizarre death of the butler, then looked at Gu Xiao who appeared innocent.

Of course, nobody believed Gu Xiao could kill the butler, not in such a short time anyway. Even if the butler were lying on the ground allowing Gu Xiao to do whatever he wanted, he couldn't hurt a single hair on the butler.

"Are you saying he just mysteriously collapsed and died in your room?" Gu Xiao's third uncle stared at Gu Xiao.

Although the butler wasn't an important person, he was still one of his people, so he definitely wanted an explanation for this inexplicable death, even though he internally doubted Gu Xiao could kill him.

"Yes," Gu Xiao replied obediently, "I was still unconscious at the time when the butler suddenly came in. He looked at my face and pointed at me, saying, 'Young master, how have you suddenly become so handsome and charming?' Then he gasped twice and suddenly died."

"Ha ha ha!" Many girls immediately covered their mouths and laughed.

Though Gu Xiao is somewhat weak, he is indeed very handsome, even Zhang Menglong felt a bit jealous. However, claiming to have killed someone with handsomeness is absolutely nonsense, how could such an outrageous thing happen in the world?

Gu Xiao's third uncle frowned, obviously not believing such foolish talk; the butler's death was definitely intricately connected to Gu Xiao!

He walked up to Gu Xiao, staring at him as if trying to see through his eyes for any clues.

Now, Gu Xiao indeed made him feel a bit off.

Though he didn't interact much with his nephew, he was still clear on his character, such nonsense was never heard from his mouth before.

Yet, after scanning him with spiritual sense just now, he couldn't detect any anomaly from his nephew, which was perplexing.

"Xiaoru, honestly tell me, does the butler's death have anything to do with you? Even if it was you who did it, he was just a servant after all, dead is dead," Gu Meng said in a peaceful tone.

In reality, the butler was somewhat related to him, and if his death was indeed related to Gu Xiao, he absolutely couldn't ignore it.

"Uncle, look at me, completely powerless, would you suspect me of killing the butler? Really, would you?"

Gu Xiao's tone was mockingly sarcastic, but undeniably, his suspicion was indeed minimal.

"But even though he's dead, I still have to accuse him," Gu Xiao said, "Even as a waste, I'm still a young master of the Gu family, he, a mere servant, barged into my residence without any warning and even knocked over my food... but that stuff could hardly be called food."

Gu Xiao looked at his third uncle Gu Meng, "I hear the butler was your man, Uncle, you couldn't ignore such a matter, could you? Or was his behavior at your instigation?"

Gu Meng's face turned difficult instantly, of course, he wouldn't dare directly instigate such a thing, but turning a blind eye was definitely something he could do.

He wanted to explode but held it back forcefully due to the crowd present.

"Xiaoru, Uncle knows you're angry, but we are family, family wouldn't harm each other," Gu Meng quickly mediated, "Since the butler insulted you, his death was deserved, I'll immediately arrange someone competent to take care of your daily life and affairs."

Gu Meng wasn't exactly scared of Gu Xiao, but because his wedding with the Princess was imminent, if anything happened to Gu Xiao, it would affect the entire Gu family and the royal family, an accountability he couldn't bear.

"Thank you, Uncle," Gu Xiao said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

Zhang Menglong was still busy helping Gu Xiao strengthen his frail body, as relying solely on soul power often left him feeling powerless.

"Wait!" At this moment, Gu Meng's eldest son, Gu Qiufeng, stepped out, "Cousin, something's wrong."

Gu Qiufeng uncovered the white cloth on the butler's face, "If cousin said the butler was stunned dead by your handsomeness, then his expression should be one of surprise, but right now, it's clearly filled with fear, even if he was scared to death, it would be from ugliness, haha!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than many people laughed, even Gu Meng couldn't help but be amused.

Gu Xiao had embarrassed him earlier, now his son managed to help him save face.

"Alas, I wanted to hide this for cousin, but now it seems impossible," Gu Xiao shook his head, "Actually I've always admired cousin's gift, so I hung cousin's photo in my room to admire daily, hoping for a chance to share some of cousin's cultivating gift, but today the butler saw it and it scared him to death, what a sin."

Gu Xiao then said to Gu Meng, "Strictly speaking, the butler's death is related to me, if I hadn't hung cousin's photo up, maybe the butler wouldn't have died, please punish me, Uncle."

Gu Xiao glanced sideways at cousin Gu Qiufeng. Trying to match sarcastic wit and passive aggression with me, Zhang Menglong?

"You..." Gu Qiufeng was unable to hold back after such mockery.

The Gu family's genes are generally quite good, but there were still exceptions, and Gu Qiufeng was relatively ordinary-looking among them, without the added charm of being from a prestigious family he could even be called ugly.

Seeing others covering their mouths with laughter, Gu Qiufeng felt embarrassed.

"Cousin, didn't anyone teach you to respect your elders?" Gu Qiufeng approached, daring not to be too excessive but ready to teach his cousin a lesson with a little force, knowing that even if Gu Xiao's father found out, it would at most earn him a few words.

Zhang Menglong glanced at Gu Meng, who had no intention of stopping his son, clearly condoning his son's actions.

Gu Qiufeng was a second-tier Divine Breath martial artist, equivalent to a level two perfect being, so given Gu Xiao's frail constitution, even a slight exertion could potentially kill him.

"Today, I'm going to teach you on behalf of your father!"

Having said that, Gu Qiufeng reached out to grab Gu Xiao.

However, at that moment, Gu Xiao crouched on the ground fearfully, as if extremely frightened, and his elbow coincidentally struck Gu Qiufeng's kidney.

A powerful force immediately surged into his kidney, causing Gu Qiufeng's face to turn beet red as he attempted to grab Gu Xiao again.

But Gu Xiao staggered back, seemingly falling accidentally in fright, with his head conveniently knocking against Gu Qiufeng's other kidney.

A piercing pain coursed through, rendering Gu Qiufeng to the ground.

"Ouch!" Gu Xiao clutched his head, "I'm so dizzy, sorry cousin, I didn't mean to, is your kidney okay?"