My Wife is the World’s Greatest Divine Martial General

If Gu Yu’s personality changed too drastically, as if he had become a completely different person, according to ancient feudal thinking, they might consider him possessed by evil spirits and tie him to a stake to be burned alive.

Having transmigrated from modern times, Gu Yu certainly didn’t come here to experience being roasted to death, so he needed to quickly adapt to ancient life.

Fortunately, this was just a rural village. Apart from some trivial matters, things weren’t overly complicated. If he had transmigrated into a grand household with various domestic intrigues and schemes, Gu Yu would have found it much harder to maintain his disguise.

This was also because the original owner of Gu Yu’s body had been extremely quiet. After transmigrating, although he didn’t talk much, no one suspected anything unusual.

And now, with Gu Yu’s adopted father having kicked the bucket, Gu Yu had even more reason to remain silent.

“Besides Yang’s third son crashing to death, the Gu family that his son married into isn’t trouble-free either!”

“Oh, Second Aunt Wang, tell us more! The Gu family has always lived at the foot of the mountain, quite far from our village. We rarely interact with them and don’t know much about their situation.”

“Speaking of the Gu family, they’re truly pitiful! As newcomers to our village, they supposedly fled to Yang Village during a famine year. However, they had excellent hunting skills, which helped them earn some silver. But later, the Gu family patriarch went hunting in the mountains and didn’t return for several days. Afterward, some brave souls went up the mountain to search and discovered a lot of blood deep in the mountains. People say the Gu patriarch was carried off by a big cat.”

“My goodness! I didn’t know this. Second Aunt Wang, you really have hidden depths!”

“Indeed I do! I know so many things. Not to mention who’s having affairs or beating their daughters-in-law—I know it all!”

“Alright, alright, quickly continue about the Gu family!”

When Gu Yu heard everyone discussing the Gu family, he couldn’t help but listen attentively. After all, he knew very little about the family he had married into.

Having just transmigrated yesterday, just one day wasn’t enough for Gu Yu to gather much information.

Moreover, until now, Gu Yu hadn’t even seen anyone from the Gu family.

Although Gu Yu had acquired a wife, after he woke up, he found the dilapidated thatched cottage completely empty—even thieves would leave empty-handed if they broke in.

This was why Gu Yu had come to the village. He had originally intended to find someone to ask about the situation, but coincidentally, these gossiping women were discussing both the Gu and Yang families, saving Gu Yu the trouble of asking others.

“After the Gu family head was carried off by the big cat, his wife did nothing but cry day after day. She passed away a few years later, leaving their two children to struggle for survival. The older one is called Gu Mengyao, thirteen years old this year, and the younger one is Gu Qingheng, only eight years old.”

“Oh my, I originally thought Yang’s third son marrying his child into the Gu family was a good thing, but… isn’t this just setting his child up for hardship?”

“Exactly. Those two Gu children might starve to death any day, and now with Yang’s third son’s child added, they probably won’t make it through this winter.”

“Sigh, Yang’s third son’s name has already been removed from the Yang family genealogy, and his son has married into the Gu family and changed his surname. Even if he starves to death in the future, it has nothing to do with the Yang family. He probably won’t receive any help from them.”

“Pfft, what help! The Yang family showed no reaction when their own son died crashing into their home, let alone someone who’s changed his surname… These poor kids can only rely on themselves and hope this winter isn’t too cold!”

Hearing this, Gu Yu couldn’t help but twist his mouth, thinking that his luck really couldn’t get any worse.

As soon as he transmigrated, he became a son-in-law who married into his wife’s family. Then he discovered they were destitute. The Yang family relatives were cruel-hearted, and there was no hope from the Gu family either.

And this body of his was too weak, getting out of breath after walking just a few steps, like a sickly child, making Gu Yu even more displeased.