Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 137 137. Entering the mountains
Gu Kaiyuan hurried along, using the night light to guide him, until he arrived at the entrance of a cave.

"Young Master," Lin Hua and Lin Wei, who had been waiting there, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Gu Kaiyuan arrive as promised.

Both men were dressed in coarse linen clothes, their faces covered in dust and dirt, making them no different from the local mountain people.

"You've worked hard. How's everything going?"

"Everything has been taken care of. We have been waiting here for two days. Please give us your instructions, young master."

Seeing that there were only the two of them there, Gu Kaiyuan asked with some confusion, "Where are the others?"

“We told them to wait up ahead. We were worried about being exposed with so many people here.” Lin Wei said with some concern, “Young Master, we saw several groups of people here today. Could they be accomplices of the people who killed the old lady before?”

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Don't go up against them; you are no match for them."

Lin Hua and Lin Wei nodded at the same time, "We can see that those are all experts. Maybe we should try to stay by the young master and young mistress's side."

Gu Kaiyuan said, "We don't need to do that for now. I came here today because of this. Go ahead and find a security escort agency, mix our people in there, and try to reunite with us."

Lin Hua's eyes lit up; this was indeed a good idea.

"Then we can find two more escort agencies."

"They don't need to be too conspicuous, but they must be powerful, because the further south you go, the more bandits there will be." Although Gu Kaiyuan had already arranged manpower, he always had to be prepared for anything.

Gu Kaiyuan gave some more instructions and was about to go into the mountains to hunt a couple of animals when he saw Lin Wei dragging a wild boar out of the cave, carrying a string of pheasants and rabbits in his hand.

"You've gone into the mountains," Gu Kaiyuan said, looking at the large wild boar in his hand. "Are you alright?"

Lin Wei said, "They weren't injured. We were looking for a place with our brothers when we ran into this family. The brothers worked together to keep them all. We kept one for the young master, and the rest were taken inside by the brothers."

Gu Kaiyuan glanced at it and said, "This meat is a bit tough. It would be difficult to explain if we took it back. You take all of this with you. I'm going to take a walk in the mountains."

"Young master, why don't we go in with you?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "With my skills, there's no problem. You guys should leave quickly before anyone notices, and remember to clean up the mess."

"Don't worry, young master. Even if they find out, we'll just be hunters from around here." Lin Hua and the others didn't care that they hadn't sent the prey away; they just needed to listen to their young master.

Seeing their attire, Gu Kaiyuan didn't say anything more, and in a few leaps, they had already entered the deep mountains.

"Young Master's martial arts seem to have improved even more," Lin Wei said with some envy.

“If you work hard in the future, you can be just as good. We are here to protect the young master, so we can’t let him be the one protecting us when it matters,” Lin Hua said, dragging a wild boar’s leg. “Let’s go.”

"So, are you taking the wild boar with you?"

"Of course we have to take it with us, it's several taels of silver," Lin Hua rolled his eyes at Lin Wei, "We're hunters, we don't go into the mountains empty-handed."

If you're lucky, you might run into those kinds of people and be able to sell it for a high price.

"Seriously? You actually went and provoked them..."

"That depends on fate. If we're lucky today, we can save the young master a little more money and maybe even make a small profit..."

The two chatted and laughed as they descended the mountain. They were incredibly lucky; just as they rounded a mountain, they encountered a group of people who generously bought all their prey. ...

Gu Kaiyuan returned to the foot of the mountain. The moon was already high in the sky. He placed the wild deer he had dragged down in front of Liu Pingkang and the others. "Lord Liu, I wasn't very lucky today. I only managed to catch this one. I'll keep only one leg. I'll use the rest to make a dish for the brothers."

Liu Pingkang, "Are there wild deer on the mountain?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "We happened to run into a herd of wild deer, but these guys were too agile, so we only managed to catch this one."

"There really are some good things up in this mountain," Liu Pingkang thought, his heart already racing. If he had known there were wild deer on the mountain, he should have risked taking his brothers up there.

A wild deer weighing several dozen kilograms can sell for several dozen taels of silver. It is most favored by nobles, who believe it is the most nutritious food.

"Yes, it's a pity they all escaped," Gu Kaiyuan said with some regret. If Bai Suihe were by his side, he would definitely have caught a few more.

It's not that he can't hit them, but no matter how many he brings down, he can't protect many of them.

"Thanks a lot. Once the brothers have finished packing, I'll have them deliver it to you."

Gu Kaiyuan returned the knife to Liu Pingkang before leaving.

He was indeed quite tired after running up the mountain for so long, and he needed to find Bai Suihe to recover his strength.

Bai Suihe breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him return. Whether or not he had caught any prey was not important.

"After the baby is born, you can teach me martial arts too." Bai Suihe genuinely wanted to learn more; skills were only in her own hands, that was the way to survive.

"Learning martial arts is too difficult. I will protect you in the future." Gu Kaiyuan had endured countless hardships to fully integrate these martial arts moves into his body.

These are all deeply ingrained in his soul, which is why he was able to regain control of them in such a short time after returning.

"Let's give it a try. Maybe I have a talent for martial arts." Bai Suihe was determined. What if she was a martial arts prodigy?

Thinking about being able to scale walls and leap across rooftops in the future, Bai Suihe grinned and chuckled foolishly.

Gu Kaiyuan shook his head with a wry smile. Forget it, let's not shatter her beautiful dream for now.

The two took advantage of going out to relieve themselves to find a secluded spot, returned to their space, and rested for two days before finally returning to the real world.

Back in the carriage, Gu Kaiyuan told Bai Suihe and Dongmei to rest in the carriage, and even sent Zhuang Datou and the others to rest. He sat alone by the fire to keep watch.

Zhuang Datou and the others had initially refused, as they didn't want a son-in-law to watch over them while they rested.

Gu Kaiyuan said, "You all have to catch trains during the day, and I can find a chance to rest in the carriage. Let's not worry about those things now. The most important thing is to work together to get through this difficult time."

"You all go and rest. I'll wait here for Lord Liu and the others to bring us the venison. I'll wake you up when you get tired."

The surroundings gradually quieted down, and the night watchmen were dozing off by the fire. Only then did Liu Pingkang order someone to bring over the deer leg.

Seeing that there was still a nearly ten-pound deer leg, Gu Kaiyuan thought to himself that Liu Pingkang really knew how to treat people, giving such a generous portion.

He smiled bitterly to himself, thinking that even though it was his own stuff, he was still feeling quite satisfied with the extra amount others gave him.

Take out the pot that Zhuang Datou and the others had cleaned, rinse it briefly with the water they had saved, take out the dagger that Bai Suihe had given him earlier, and start cutting it into pieces.