Guo Fu said, âRelax, Iâll take care of him. You two go first; brother Yang and I will follow. The four of us will make too much noise with our footsteps.â
The Wu brothers didnât want to but they knew they couldnât defy Guo Fuâs orders. The two of them walked ahead discontentedly.
Guo Fu called out, âWeâll hide in a large tree nearby first; my mother will not notice if we are careful and donât make any noise.â The Wu brothers nodded in reply and quickened their steps.
Guo Fu glanced at Yang Guo and saw his clothes were extremely ragged and torn, she said, âWhen we get back Iâll get mother to buy you some new clothes; once youâve changed, you wonât be as ugly.â
Yang Guo shook his head and said, âI was born ugly; even if I change clothes and tidy myself up Iâll still be ugly.â
Guo Fu said fine and didnât take it to mind; she glanced at the backs of the Wu brothers and gave out a light sigh.
Yang Guo said, âWhy are you sighing?â
Guo Fu said, âMy mind is really troubled, you wouldnât understand.â
Yang Guo saw a delicate redness on her face, her eyebrows slightly wrinkled, she really was an extremely beautiful girl. Compared to Lu Wushuang, Wanyan Ping and Yelu Yan, she was more beautiful than they. His heart was moved slightly and said, âI know why you are so troubled.â
Guo Fu said, âThatâs strange, how would you know? You really are talking rubbish.â
Yang Guo said, âFine, if I guess correctly, you canât deny it.â
Guo Fu placed her little white and tender finger against her right cheek, her pupils glimmered, a smile was on her lips and said, âFine, take a guess.â
Yang Guo said, âItâs not simple. The Wu brothers both like you, they both try to please you, and itâs hard for you to give up one of them.â
After hearing this, Guo Fuâs heart raced. He knows about this, the Wu brothers know about this, her parents know about this and even Ke Zhen E knows about this. But it was hard for anyone to mention it; everyone knew in their hearts but no one mentioned a word about it. Now, Yang Guo suddenly mentioned this matter, she couldnât stop her face from going red; she was happy but sad, she wanted to laugh but also wanted to cry, droplets of tears rolled from her eyes.
Yang Guo said, âYouâre thinking âBig Brother Wu is courteous and reliable, Little Brother Wu can keep me entertained. The two of them are both handsome, their martial arts are excellent and they treat me with respect and listen to me. The elder has his good points, the younger has his strong points; Iâm just one person, how can I marry two men?â
Guo Fu listened to him startled, after she heard his last sentence, she said, âYour mouth is full of rubbish, who wants to pay attention to what you say?â
From her reaction, Yang Guo knew he had guessed correctly, he quietly repeated, âIâm just one person, how can I marry two men?â
After repeating it a few times, Guo Fu still seemed to have something on her mind; it was as if she didnât hear him.
After a while she said, âBrother Yang, tell me, who do you think the better of the brothers?â She asked this quite suddenly. Though she and Yang Guo were childhood friends, there was still some animosity between the two even though they not seen each other for a long time. Now that theyâre grown up, how can she reveal such things to him? Yang Guo is a lively person, as long as you donât get on the wrong side of him, he will joke with you, laugh with you, in a flash he will make you feel as if you were in a spring breeze, as if you were drinking a beautiful wine. Anyway, Guo Fu had gone over this hundreds and thousands of times in her mind. She felt that both of them had their good points; when it came to playing around and joking, she got on with Wu Xiuwen very well, but when it came to doing something serious Wu Dunru was much better. She was a girl going through puberty; she would alternate from being angry with them, or be pleased with them. She made the brothers fall in love with her; in her heart she was really troubled, she didnât know who to treat better. As she and Yang Guo raised this point she couldnât help herself but ask this question.
Yang Guo laughed and said, âI donât think either of them is good.â
Guo Fu was startled and asked, âWhy?â
Yang Guo laughed and said, âIf those two are good then what chance have I, Yang Guo, got?â He had been used to joking around with Lu Wushuang on the road and he didnât mean what he just said, he was just teasing her when he said it.
Guo Fu was stunned, she was a girl who was used to being pampered and treated well, no one has ever said half an offensive word to her. Right now she didnât know whether or not to be angry; she put on serious face and said, âIf you donât want to say, fine, who wants to joke with you? Letâs go.â As she said this she utilized her lightness kung fu and hurried along the small path to the mountainside.
Yang Guo felt there was no point to this and thought, âWhy am I mixing with these three? Iâd rather be far away and be on my own!â He turned around and slowly walked away, thinking, âThe Wu brothers think that girl is a goddess, theyâre afraid that she wonât marry them. If they really marry her, and spend everyday with such a pretty yet bullying girl, they will definitely experience more pain than joy, huh; crazy people like them are very funny.â
Guo Fu hurried for a while and assumed that Yang Guo would go after her and apologize; but after stopping for a while there was no trace of Yang Guo. She had a thought and said, âThat person does not know martial arts, of course he wonât be able to catch up. She turned around and returned to see that he had actually gone in the opposite direction. She thought this was strange and went over to Yang Guo. She asked, âWhy arenât you coming?â
Yang Guo said, âMiss Guo, please tell your parents that Iâve gone.â
Guo Fu was shocked and said, âYouâre fine, so why are you leaving?â
Yang Guo gave a dull laugh and said, âThereâs no reason, originally I came here for no real reason, and now that Iâve been here I feel I should go.â
Guo Fu has always like crowded atmospheres; although she didnât think very highly of Yang Guo, listening to him joking felt fresher and newer than listening to the Wu brothers. She really didnât want him to leave, she said, âBrother Yang, we havenât seen each other a long time, I have many things to say to you. Anyway, tonight is the âHeroes Feast, all the heroes from all over the world will be gathering here, why donât you want to experience this?â
Yang Guo said, âIâm not a hero, if Iâm actually there, wonât I just become an object of ridicule in front of all the heroes?â
Guo Fu said, âThat makes sense.â She pondered for a while and said, âThere are many people in the Lu Manor who donât know martial arts, just eat and drink with the servants.â