Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 631 Fight
Huang Ping was taken aback.

"What did you say?" Huang Ping asked. "Quite a few people have left the camp?"

Xu Lai realized he had misspoke and quickly waved his hand, "Perhaps I misread it. I'll go and hand in my errand first."

Huang Ping gripped Xu Lai's arm even tighter: "There's nothing going on at the camp, it's just a short delay."

Xu Lai's face showed regret, which Huang Ping saw clearly. They were right to come to Xu Lai; he had many spies under his command, and they might be able to get some information from him.

The two stopped in a secluded spot, and Huang Ping said, "You should know that my son is in trouble. I won't hide it from you anymore. Give me some advice on what to do about this."

"The leader said he would discuss countermeasures, but he hasn't told us the result yet. Do you think the leader will save our families' children?"

Xu Lai immediately looked away, unwilling to look at Huang Ping.

Huang Ping's heart sank immediately, and he became even more certain that Xu Lai knew something. So his expression became more anxious: "I only have one son. He can't be hurt. For the sake of our years of friendship, you have to help me."

Xu Lai looked at Huang Ping, and after a long while he sighed: "Why do you expect others to save your own son?"

"You already know this, so why are you making things difficult for me?"

Seeing that Huang Ping still refused to let him go, Xu Lai said bluntly, "If you were the one making the decision today, your family members would probably have returned long ago. If you really wanted to save people, why would you be dragging this out? Do you know why the leader is in such a hurry to capture Xie Yuyan's men?"

Huang Ping listened carefully.

Xu Lai said, "Because the people in Bianjing are in danger, only by eliminating Xie Yuyan can they be safe."

Huang Ping wanted to ask for more details, but Xu Lai refused to say anything: "I've been in the Holy Sect for so many years and have seen too much, especially... after Lü Shi... passed away. Now I don't want anything else, just a peaceful life, to behave myself in public and in private... Don't try to drag me down with you, I'm really scared, and I'm really powerless."

Xu Lai looked timid and cautiously glanced around. Taking advantage of Huang Ping's inattention, he withdrew his hand, turned around, and walked back into the camp, afraid that Huang Ping would catch up again.

When Nie Chao arrived, he happened to see Xu Lai's back and quickly looked at Huang Ping: "Did he say anything?"

Huang Ping's expression was grim. After a long pause, he said, "He didn't say it, but he said it all. I'm now certain that the leader is secretly planning to deal with us."

When even the most well-informed person in the church becomes afraid to speak more than a few words with him, things become exceptionally serious.

Nie Chao asked, "What will the Supreme Leader do?"

Huang Ping looked into the distance: "The leader sent people out, and I suspect they are there to hunt down the Xie family."

Nie Chao frowned: "She sent people to chase after us relentlessly. If we anger the Xie family, what will happen to our children...?"

Huang Ping nodded: "Now we need to figure out the situation."

……

Xu Shu waited for news in the room, while Xue Er and the others sat at the lower end.

The scouts had already discovered Xie Yuyan's whereabouts. If it weren't for the fact that Xu Shu was the leader of the Holy Sect and her safety was of utmost importance, she would have really wanted to go and see her niece herself to see if she looked like her elder sister.

That makes sense. If it weren't for the Xu family's reputation for beauty, how could a widow have so easily acquired everything she has now? Not to mention her connection with the son of Minister Wang.

If her niece begs for mercy, she might spare her life out of blood ties and even prepare a dowry for the sea tyrant to marry her.

She needs to choose her niece's husband carefully; he must have a legal wife and be able to keep her troublesome niece in check. She doesn't want to spare her niece's life and suffer the consequences later.

As Xu Shu was thinking this, a commotion arose at the entrance. Someone stopped her, saying, "The leader and elders are having a meeting; no one may enter without permission." "What meeting? No one may enter? Do you think this is the imperial court? Where do all these ridiculous rules come from?"

"Go away."

Xu Shu looked at Xue Er, who understood and was about to get up when she heard a scream, followed by the sound of someone being thrown out. The next moment, the door was opened and Fan Yun and Huang Ping rushed in, followed by Sun De, Wu Yue and Nie Chao.

"What are you doing?"

The two elders questioned him.

Xue Er, his face full of anger, was about to draw the weapon from his waist.

Seeing this, Sun De pushed Huang Ping aside and went straight to Xue Er: "What? You want to use force? Come on, today you will lose your life here, so that everyone can see how the leader treats us meritorious officials."

"If it weren't for us back then, you little brats would be dead by now. How dare you act tough in front of us men?"

As he spoke, Sun De slapped Xue Er across the face.

The crisp sound made Xue Er's cheeks turn red and his eyes blaze with fire. He immediately drew the long sword from his waist.

"Stop!" Xu Shu shouted sternly.

Xue Er had no choice but to stand there, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, and his cheeks turning a purplish-red.

Sun De stared at Xue Er: "Uncle Sun is doing this for your own good. We all know exactly what you're thinking. You'd better keep a close eye on things." There was a hint of teasing in his words, and Fan Yun and the others laughed along with him.

Xue Er followed the leader wholeheartedly, naturally because of that kind of affection. If the leader went to Bianjing and became a noble lady, he would never have another chance.

Those who know, know; including Xu Shu.

Xu Shu looked at Sun De and his group of five. They had come here intending to anger her and cause a scene in front of the elders.

She was determined not to let them have their way.

Xu Shu looked at Sun De: "What exactly are you trying to do?"

"Doesn't the leader know?" Sun De pointed outside. "The leader told us to wait for news, so why did he secretly send people to surround and arrest the Xie family?"

Xu Shu didn't expect that Sun De and the others would find out about this matter.

Before Xu Shu could speak, the elder beside her said, "This is not the leader's fault. It was our spies who discovered Xie's whereabouts. She doesn't have many people with her. If we could find a way to capture her and use her to exchange for our people, wouldn't that be better?"

“What if we fail to capture Xie Shi? Instead, we anger her,” Fan Yun said. “In that case, it will be the children of our families who die.”

“No,” the elder stroked his beard. “No matter how powerful the Xie family is, they can’t escape our encirclement. Once we have the Xie family in our hands, let alone a few children, even if you want all the businesses in the Xie family’s hands, they will have to hand them over with both hands.”

"What if we don't catch them?" Huang Ping suddenly said, "If anything happens to any of our family members, who will pay for it with their lives?"

The room fell silent. Several elders widened their eyes in surprise: "They've really lost all manners..."

No sooner had the elder finished speaking than someone said, "Quickly, news has come back that they have surrounded the Xie family."

(End of this chapter)