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

Chapter 261. Entering the Mountains Again

Upon hearing that they were going into the mountains, Liu Pingkang and the others were very excited. They had missed the last post station because of the road conditions, and now their supplies were incomplete. They had to work so much every day and tighten their belts. Even if they were in good health, they were finding it hard to keep up.

"I'll send a few brothers with you into the mountains," Liu Pingkang thought for a moment. This time, he would still send a few brothers along. In the past, Gu Kaiyuan would give them most of the prey, but since the two escort agencies were established, they could only get a small portion.

“Anything is fine,” Gu Kaiyuan did not refuse, “but there are all sorts of dangers in these deep mountains, so I need to explain it to the brothers.”

Moreover, once inside, no one can guarantee anyone's safety, not even me.

It's best to say some unpleasant things upfront, so that these issues don't cause trouble later.

“Of course,” Liu Pingkang wasn’t unreasonable. “If it weren’t for this whole mess, I would have gone with you.”

"Lord Liu, then we'll follow them into the mountains too," the exiled families, having heard the news from afar, gathered around. Now, even though they had money, they couldn't buy anything.

"Why are you all joining in this?" Before Gu Kaiyuan could even speak, Liu Pingkang retorted, "Are you going into the mountains to take responsibility for your own lives? If so, I won't stop you."

It's obvious what these people are up to. They think they can get a share of the meat just by going into the mountains. But there's no such thing as a free lunch. The vegetation in these mountains is so dense that these people wouldn't even know if they were dragged away by wild animals.

Gu Kaiyuan ignored the pleading looks in these people's eyes. He was a human, not a god, and he wouldn't take on these troubles.

Some people wanted to say something more, but they were stopped by the people around them.

At this moment, an old man stepped forward and said, "Gu family kids, if you have extra, can we buy some?"

Gu Kaiyuan did not agree immediately, but looked at Liu Pingkang instead.

Liu Pingkang: "This is between you two, I won't get involved."

Gu Kaiyuan sighed, "There are dozens of people in our group, and no matter how much prey we have, it won't be enough to go around, but we'll try our best."

Bai Suihe handed him the filled water bag, saying, "I know you're skilled, but you still need to be extra careful."

She actually has a lot of meat in her storage space, but there's no way to take it out.

The couple didn't lack food, but they couldn't be so thin and bony while they were still fair-skinned and rosy-cheeked.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. This time I won't take Lin Hua and the others into the mountains. Wherever you go, try to take them with you..."

The couple exchanged instructions and waited for Xu, the head镖师 (bodyguard), and others to urge them before leaving.

"Mommy, don't worry, Daddy will be alright." The baby woke up at this moment and mumbled.

Bai Suihe said, "The mountains here are different. The vegetation is too dense, which means there are many hidden dangers."

The climate here is humid, and there are plenty of snakes and insects in the area.

"Father will escape danger and be blessed with good fortune, and this time the harvest will be quite good."

Bai Suihe stroked her belly, "I hope so."

The longer they spent together, the more Bai Suihe began to care about Gu Kaiyuan.

Once inside the deep mountains, Yunni and his brothers led the way, while the bodyguards and escorts were also busy, occasionally jumping up into the trees to keep watch.

They dealt with any wild rabbits that occasionally jumped out or any startled pheasants that took flight. They had only been in the mountains for half an hour, but they had already caught quite a few pheasants and rabbits, though everyone was soaked.

This Lingnan region truly lives up to its reputation; it was covered in leeches.

They cleared the area as they went, catching quite a few small prey, but not a single large one.

Just as they were feeling annoyed, a sudden noise came from behind them. Everyone became alert and looked at the road that had been cleared. Unexpectedly, what came into view were Ming Peifeng's men.

Everyone knows they're here to protect Gu Baijiang's family, but they have little to do with Gu Kaiyuan.

"What a coincidence?" Zhou Xi, who was in the lead, looked embarrassed. They had just picked up someone else's idea and ended up being caught red-handed.

“It’s unfortunate that you’re following this road,” Yunni said coldly. “We didn’t know you were heading into the mountains, so we won’t block your way. Please go ahead.”

Zhou Xi, of course, did not want to do such laborious things, so he immediately put on a smiling face and said, "Brothers, it's our fault. Knowing that you were going into the mountains, we rushed over, thinking that we could do our part."

Don't worry, we won't compete with you. We're just happy to get a taste of the good life.

After Zhou Xi finished speaking, he looked straight at Gu Kaiyuan and said, "Young Master Gu, we are here to protect your Gu family. We hope you can do us a favor."

Gu Kaiyuan said, "There is no Third Young Master Gu here, and I don't seem to have received any protection from you. It wouldn't be good for me to ask for favors."

“You’re all family,” Zhou Xi and the others were secretly discussing this young master Gu. The Gu family really lost the big picture for a small gain; their most capable son was driven out.

If this Third Young Master Gu were around, there would be no need for outsiders like them to step in.

Several times he suggested to Lord Ming that it would be best to gather the Gu family together, so that at least two escort agencies could work together and their side could reduce their losses.

However, Lord Ming did not heed the advice, but instead silently stayed by Lord Gu's side, helping them solve the problem.

The relentless pursuit resulted in the loss of several of their brothers.

Fortunately, they had already entered Lingnan territory, where the roads were rugged and conditions were much more difficult. The past few days had been calm, so Lord Ming felt relieved to let them follow him into the mountains.

"Don't worry, we'll just follow behind and won't cause any trouble. We can also help if needed."

Since things had come to this point, and the mountain didn't belong to them, Gu Kaiyuan didn't argue with them any further, but led his men to continue forward.

Fortunately, Zhou Xi and the others had some sense and didn't try to steal their prey. Instead, they tumbled through the bushes behind them to catch any that slipped through the net.

However, to be fair, although everyone was covered in leeches, they were all laden with prey when they came out of the mountains.

"We didn't see any big prey, but we had quite a few small ones. Let's clean up the pot and make soup; everyone can have a bowl." Everyone was very satisfied with the harvest. After discussing it, they started working.

Gu Kaiyuan brought back a wild pheasant and a wild rabbit.

“We didn’t catch any big prey this time,” Gu Kaiyuan said, changing his clothes and cleaning up all the leeches to make sure there were none left before walking over to Bai Suihe.

"You can't always be so lucky," Bai Suihe secretly slipped him some pastries. The food they bought earlier was almost used up, and now everyone was trying to save as much as possible.

Even though Bai Suihe secretly added a few more dishes, it's not appropriate for her to do so now. The couple can only eat less and save some money for everyone else, since they won't shortchange themselves anyway.

(End of this chapter)