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

Chapter 362. On the Road
Xu Zitian said, "Instead of complaining here, you should get to work."

"No, I mean you're really going to just let this go like this?" Wu Xingshun slammed the case file on the table. "I don't believe you can swallow this."

Xu Zitian knew that if he didn't make things clear today, this guy would definitely not be willing to work. If so much work were piled on his shoulders, he would be exhausted. Taking some time to explain to him seemed like a worthwhile investment.

"What do you want to do? Roll up your sleeves and go fight him?"
"Why didn't I see you do anything when they left?"

Wu Xingshun: "It wasn't because the enemy outnumbered us; I'm not that stupid."

"Since you already know, why are you still asking? They are the ruler, and we are the subjects. If you dare to make a move, even our master can't protect us."

"But..." Although it was true, I was still unwilling to accept it.

"Do you think he'll just leave like this and let the matter drop?"

Xu Zitian shook his head. No wonder his master was unwilling to accept him as a personal disciple; even being nominally his master felt somewhat aggrieved.

Forget it, let's talk to him slowly and carefully. "We haven't done anything yet, but we've suffered a great injustice."

Everyone in the court knows this, and you know how renowned our master has been for protecting his own for so many years.

I'm afraid even without the master's intervention, His Majesty will have to give an explanation.

After all, if he punishes someone himself, he can still control the severity of the punishment. But if his master were to actually do it, the successor he had promoted might be rendered useless.

Don't say you won't compete with imperial power; that depends on whether you have enough strength.

"So you mean the emperor will give us an explanation?"

Xu Zitian shook his head, and Wu Xingshun became anxious again, "Isn't that right?" His comprehension ability wasn't that bad.

Xu Zitian pointed to himself, "Give me an explanation."

Wu Xingshun, "..."

Although this is true, it is still quite hurtful.

But in the end, he couldn't suppress his curiosity: "What kind of explanation will he give?"

Xu Zitian sneered, "Of course, I'll give him an official position, and that'll be the end of it."

Offering a sweet treat to settle the matter is something the royal family loves to do.

"So you mean we won't be staying here for long?" Wu Xingshun protested. "Why should we? We've worked so hard to make this area a success, how can we just leave like this?"

This is clearly an attempt to take revenge.

"Alright, stop yelling," Xu Zitian said, not liking anyone serving him when he was working, so it was just the two of them here. "They've already been promoted, what more do they want?"

Wu Xingshun muttered, "That's your promotion, what does it have to do with me?"
If we move to another place, I'll have to be your slave again, and there will be even more work and more to do. Otherwise, he might as well just pay some money back; he's gotten used to this place..."

"Should I give you that spot?" Xu Zitian said irritably, "You make it sound like it's so easy for me."

Besides, this was originally our achievement, and now someone else is reaping the benefits. I'm not happy about that.

"Then how about we go find our master?"

"Do you think your master doesn't understand the situation here?" He exchanges two letters every month without fail, and both the situation in the capital and the changes here are mentioned in the letters.

"Don't worry, Master won't let us suffer."

After Xu Zitian finished speaking, he continued working, keeping his head down. He was a man of his word; although he had said those things, he also had a suspicion that with the situation in the capital still unclear, his master would probably want other benefits—in any case, he wouldn't let him suffer a loss. "Master definitely won't let you suffer a loss..." Wu Xingshun said somewhat sourly, "Well, I'm not so sure about that..."

"Should I write a letter to Master about what you just said?"

Wu Xingshun's eyes instantly cleared, and he quickly went to the back to massage his shoulders. "I mean, you're right. Master will definitely not let you suffer. You've been busy for so long, why don't you stop and rest? I'll take care of the rest..."

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Gu Antong felt like she was about to fall apart. They had been traveling at breakneck speed all the way. The carriage they were in was quite different from the one they had come in. It was pulled by two horses, a far cry from the oxcart they had been in before. The speed was so fast that it felt like her internal organs were about to shift.

"Grandfather, when can we stop and rest?" It's already dark outside, but the car is still going at full speed. Are we going to have to travel all night again?
Gu Baijiang was completely buried in the thick quilt, but unfortunately, his ferocious face showed no change in expression.

Gu Antong thought she wouldn't get a response this time, but Gu Baijiang spoke up at that moment, "We'll probably have to travel like this from now on, so please bear with it and don't complain."

The key is that boys are more capable. Look at my two grandsons, they both grit their teeth and stay by my side without ever complaining.

Liu Yun nodded quickly. They remembered that there were guards around the car, and their conversation might have been overheard.

Gu Antong's face turned even paler. "Yes, Grandfather."

Gu Kaiping was the only one who kept his eyes closed and rested, but everyone knew that he was definitely not asleep at this time. Under such circumstances, being able to fall asleep would be a miracle.

The car fell silent. I thought I would have to drive very late again tonight, just like before, but I didn't expect it to stop after a short while.

The Gu family breathed a sigh of relief; they could finally catch their breath.

She quickly tidied herself up, straightened her clothes, and got out of the car first to greet Rong Ruiyuan.

Even if Rong Ruiyuan was unhappy inside, he still smiled when facing Gu Baijiang. After all, this was worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and he had to find Gu Baijiang's face pleasing to the eye no matter how ugly it was.

"Lord Gu has suffered along the way."

When Rong Ruiyuan was in the carriage, it was when he wanted to rest, so the speed would naturally be steady.

Once he's rested enough, he'll gallop at full speed, and whether his companions will suffer or keep up is not his concern.

He knew, of course, that the Gu family must have suffered, but if it weren't for Gu Baijiang's constant excuses, he wouldn't have come all the way to Lingnan.

If he hadn't seen the great potential in Lingnan, why would he have thought of stationing his own people there to develop his influence?

Rong Ruiyuan did not look for the cause within himself, but instead blamed all the faults on the Gu family.

I never expected Xu Zitian to be so cunning. He had made thorough preparations, yet he still managed to let the message out.

He knew that his brothers were definitely behind this, but since they hadn't caught anyone, he could only direct his anger in one direction.

He knew that this trip back would not be well received, but he still had to hurry on his way.

No one knew what those people would say to the Emperor if he returned a day later.

He wasn't afraid of offending his other brothers, since his father hadn't yet made it clear who would be the crown prince, and they were all keeping each other in check.

What gave him a headache was Grand Tutor Lu, who was the teacher of his father and grandfather and was highly respected in the court.

Most importantly, he had a large number of students, and the students he trained were all capable ministers and generals from various regions. Moreover, they were loyal only to the emperor, and the emperor did not fear them.

(End of this chapter)