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

Chapter 354 354. Blocking the Road
Granny Pang nodded in agreement. When she first arrived, she thought that there were at least a few reasonable people in the Gu family, but who knew they were a bunch of ungrateful bastards.

However, since they had already chosen to betray the master and mistress, they had nothing to do with them anymore, so this time she was happy to watch the show from the sidelines.

He even heard a commotion and ran over with a few maids to join in the fun.

"The old clan chief was leaning on a cane, and he looked much older than I had in just a few days."

He pointed at Gu Baijiang and asked, "Why haven't you kept your promises?"

"Gu Baijiang was a little impatient at the time, probably because he was concerned about his reputation. He even got off the carriage and pulled the person aside."

Others might not be able to hear what the two were saying, but Granny Pang was no ordinary person; she heard everything clearly. "Gu Baijiang's tone was not as ingratiating as before; it even carried a hint of threat."

He countered by asking, "If we don't let him return to Beijing, how will he fulfill his previous promise?"
He needs to go back and settle things first before he can bring all these people over.

He also said that it wasn't the whole family leaving; his stepmother and youngest son and his wife were still here, which convinced Chief Gu to believe him.

"Clan Chief Gu was still somewhat hesitant," Gu Baijiang said. "He is currently working for the Third Prince. If he is delayed, the entire clan will be wiped out when he is held accountable."

Bai Suihe clicked his tongue and said, "He's getting arrogant now that he's achieved success. I just hope he can keep his promise this time."

Granny Pang nodded in agreement. "That's right. It would be best to take these eyes off us away so they don't keep an eye on this place all the time."

They had made everything so clear before, and even torn each other apart, but whenever Gu Kaiyuan appeared in the village, the Gu clan members always tried to get close to him.

Everyone knows what they're up to; they simply want to hedge their bets and not let Gu Kaiyuan, this sucker, drift away from them.

Little did they know that some things, once a move is made, are irreversible.

"So you're just going to let them go again this time?" Bai Suihe felt that the Gu clan members were naturally bullies who preyed on the weak.

"What can we do if we don't let them go? Those people who came to pick them up looked fierce and menacing. Since ancient times, the common people have never fought against the officials. I'm afraid the Gu family will suffer another setback this time."

Despite this, Granny Pang showed them no sympathy whatsoever; instead, her tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.

Anyway, Gu Kaiyuan has already changed his household registration, and with the severance document, the impact on the Gu family's affairs will not be significant even if they are involved again in the future.

The people involved, whom the master and servant were referring to, were all gathered at Gu Li's home at that moment.

"Chieftain, how could you let him leave like this?"

"He hasn't even paid back the money he owes us, yet he's ruined us like this, and he just left without saying a word?"

"Clan leader, didn't you say that you would settle us all down when Gu Baijiang returned to the capital? Is this what you mean by settling us down?"

"..."

Listening to the cacophony of voices and accusations, Gu Li's face grew increasingly grim. Finally, he couldn't help but slam his stick hard on the table, shouting, "Quiet down, all of you!"

Once everyone had quieted down, he looked around and said, "Don't give me that. Why didn't you stop them just now?"

"You're all so capable, why don't you leave the people behind?"

"You are the clan leader..."

Someone muttered something under their breath, but when Gu Li looked over, they pretended nothing had happened. Gu Li was so angry he laughed. "I'm the clan leader? Do you think I get to decide everything in the Gu family?"

Since I was exiled, haven't I always notified you to come and discuss things?

Everything is decided by everyone together, but now you're pushing all the blame onto me.

"Everyone went to block the road together, so why are only my boys charging ahead again?"

As he spoke, Gu Baihe led his son and nephew to stand at the front, each of them bearing whip marks, which silenced everyone.

“I believe I have done my best for the entire family. I even went along with your ingratitude and your decision to leave Gu Kaiyuan out of the picture. Now, this is the result we are getting our just deserts.”

I now believe my energy is limited and I am no longer able to concern myself with clan affairs. You should find someone more capable to fill the position of clan leader.

Those who were initially indignant are now somewhat confused; everything they've done is in an effort to improve their lives.

They were just ordinary farmers in a mountain village, and Gu Baijiang dragged them down to this point. As his son, Gu Kaiyuan should do more, which is only right and proper. How can he be accused of being ungrateful?
However, seeing the clan leader's expression, they dared not object. After all, they had been attracted by Gu Baijiang's offer, and in their view, even if Gu Kaiyuan and Gu Baijiang had a falling out, they were still father and son.

At this point, some people were annoyed by Gu Kaiyuan's cold-heartedness. He could have lived a good life by relying on the Bai family and even helped his clansmen, but he insisted on keeping such a clear account.

Then someone suggested, "Why don't we go find Gu Kaiyuan? After all, they're father and son..."

Gu Li's face turned pale, and he fell backward to the ground.

Everyone panicked. Gu Baihe and his two younger brothers quickly carried the person into the room. He turned around and began to drive everyone away with a cold expression. "Get out, all of you get out. My father said that he cannot be the clan leader now. You should choose someone else who is more capable."

He turned to his son and instructed him, "Kaishan, go find a doctor right away."

Gu Kaishan looked distressed. "Dad, there are no doctors in the village. We should send him to the city as soon as possible."

How could such a small mountain village possibly have a doctor?

"Then hurry up..." Gu Baihe wanted to say to get the oxcart ready, but then he discovered that the oxcart that Gu Kaiyuan had given them had already been sold by the family, and the money had been divided equally.

“Go find the village chief and borrow an oxcart,” he said, taking out a few copper coins from his pocket. “Fengyu, quickly take some people to move the quilts out, and also prepare some dry food.”

Without saying a word, Liu Fengyu and her two sisters-in-law got to work. When she saw that the people were still gathered in the courtyard, her face turned cold. "Now you're happy, aren't you? From now on, you'll have to handle the clan's affairs yourselves."

The Gu clan members felt somewhat guilty, knowing they had wronged the clan leader, but they had no choice; they were simply trying to survive.

How could the clan leader not consider their needs more? We are all one family.

"What do we do now?" In the past, Gu Li was the one who made the decisions, but now they suddenly felt like they had lost their backbone and were extremely uneasy.

"Why don't we choose another clan leader?" Some ambitious families, seeing such a good opportunity, began to advocate for it.

And you know what? Most people were persuaded.

Gu Li is getting on in years, and it's time for him to step down and hand over the reins to a more capable person.

(End of this chapter)