Early in the morning, everyone woke up and continue doing their usual work but all of the girls are quite, very quite.
Gu Ruo signal everyone to go to their everyday run, Gu ciu grab second daughter-in-law to help her in feeding the twins.
While Gu Ruo help in setting the table suddenly the old madam spoke "you girl from forth branch, go and bring some candy from the market"
"...."
Pin drop silence in the ro. Gu Ruo, body stiffen in fear as she raise her head and spoke "now grandma..."
She was praying for her to say to bring those candy later, but "why are you being so difficult huh it's just brining some candies for my youngest grandson, here the money and don't you dare to eat it or else humph...
Gu Ruo gulp nervously and took the money with shakky hands and walk away, she immediately run to find others.
They only had leaved the house only few minutes ago, she manage to find them quickly and run toward them.
Gu Niu "sister what are you doing here" she anxiously ask as she had very important part to play, she had to keep an eyes on the forth branch food. So, they don't consume the poisonous food.
Gu Ruo "grandma asked to buy candy for the twin boy of fifth branch, what should we do now" she ask listlessly.
Gu Xiao "what about me, I will go and make sure forth uncle, aunt and brother Ming won't eat the soup or sauce" she ask.
Everyone turn their head toward her and gawk at her, well they can't be blamed for the shocked expression on their face.
Gu Xiao always had been quite and silent girls, she was always forgetten by her own parents lot of time. If it's not for Gu Lian taking care of her she couldn't even have survived till now.
Gu ya "well if you want to do that, you can go but are you sure" she asked to make sure she's willing to do that.
Gu Xiao nodded her head with determined gaze, which show how much angry she's this time for Gu Lian.
Gu Xiao said goodbye and went back to the house, everyone were distributing the food on the table with old madam grumbling about not being able to give eggs to the boys.
When she enter the room everyone attention went toward her first daughter-in-law was the first one to spoke harshly.
First daughter-in-law "which branch girls you are from, not running along with your sister huh" Gu Xiao pause all of her hesitation left her body.
Gu Xiao "mother, sister Ruo was going to market so she one of us to help around table, so I return" she spoke whole directly looking at her.
First daughter-in-law face burned as she realised that she had once again this daughter of her and curse the useless girl under her breath.
Gu Xiao enter the room and start serving, third daughter-in-law had not return yet probably stopped by Gu Cui.
She diligently serve food everyone mushroom soup and put the fake chili sauce infront of them, she sawp the fake chili sauce with real one for forth branch.
She also give them vegetables soup with non poisonous mushroom, but listening to Gu yin advice drop only one or two of poisonous one in their food.
So, to others it seem like forth branch just got lucky by surviving this overdeal, soon maybe the heaven had heard their prays.
The poisonous concoction they had made actually works, it was gu Bao who first start having difficulty in breathing.
Then it was his father who couldn't breath, slowly everyone face turn pale then purple, forming from their mouth.
Forth uncle and aunt were so shocked from everything that they directly faint away, the mushroom given to them were only capable of giving them some hallucinations.
Gu Ming look at everything in shock and turn toward pale Gu Xiao "did you plan this" she flinch at this, but shook her head fiercely.
She refuse to acknowledging it like denying it will change the fact, but then she remember Gu yin previous word.
Gu yin "we are going to walk in the path of cultivation, we have to kill in future. We can't go with being scared for our whole life"
She continue repeating those lines inside her head which eventually helped in breathing more well and calm down.
Gu Xiao "you need to sleep too brother Ming" with that she knock his head against the table while apologising him in her heart.
She immediately grab the sauce and throw it away at great distance, then she replace it with real one. The only thing that scream poison is the mushroom soup, she even remove any of the red piece left.
Then she took a deep breath and let out a very loud scream from her lungs, running outside of the house.
Luckily everything work according to the plan no one doubt young little girls, half of them were not even at house when accident happen.
Gu Ruo return with the candies, after everyone had came back from the doctor. She immediately enter the house seeing the silent house and everyone in the room that should be.
Did she sign in relief, she take a look at the bodied wrapped in clothes then turn her head away.
Gu yin "everyone search your parents room their had to be some money they had hidden, forth uncle you check the grandparents room the money from selling the horse should still be here, let's use that money to pay off the doctor debts"
Gu Ming "I want to ask something" everyone turn toward him with stern look in their eyes rather two confuse parents everyone eyes literally scream.
Don't you dare to ask....
Gu Ming "when are we going to host the funeral" the glares are enough for him to swallow his original words.
Forth uncle "we need to do that tomorrow, after all day after tomorrow is the sect entrance test and we can't delay the funeral too it's not appropriate"
Forth aunt "alas what the tragedy that had hit our family"
Third daughter-in-law "I don't know, If I say tragedy or blessings in disguise" she already had enough of her husband.
If he had not died today, maybe she had killed him in his sleep with a pillow and just pass it off as died in sleep.
Forth aunt "well second sister-in-law, if you want we can look for another man for you, you are still young"
Second daughter-in-law "I still have my daughter, I can live for her"