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

Chapter 613, Section 614: Ideas
Gu Kaiyuan sat down on the edge of the bed. This time, he didn't take the initiative to hug Gu Xingyang. The little one is slowly learning to sit, and then she will stand. So, unless necessary, they try not to hug her.

Gu Xingyang didn't care about any of that. As long as her mother's embrace belonged to her, she wouldn't care about anything else.

"How do you want to handle it?"

Gu Kaiyuan was a little curious. Gu Xingyang was precocious despite his young age, and probably wasn't up to anything.

"Of course, we're making the best use of them, but cutting off their roots is too simplistic. What we lack most right now is manpower." Gu Xingyang blinked her innocent little eyes, but spoke coldly, "To achieve great things, one cannot be bothered by trifles. Father doesn't want us to be confined to a remote corner in the future."

At that moment, Gu Kaiyuan saw ambition in his daughter's eyes and was startled. "Don't worry, Daddy won't let you suffer any injustice."

Gu Xingyang shook her head. "Our family has no power or influence now. If we make a few more sea voyages and accumulate some wealth, do you think others won't be envious?"

"Do you really think this bunch of ragtag people that Father gathered can stand up to us?"

The truth may be cruel, but saying it can be incredibly painful.

Bai Suihe also fell silent. Before, she had only thought about finding an island, thinking that if all else failed, she could hide away and live her own paradise.

It's easier said than done.

There are many complexities involved. Not everyone shares her thoughts, nor does everyone want to leave their hometown.

If it's just the three of them, would they be willing to cut off all contact with the outside world?
Bai Suihe pursed her lips. Whether in her previous life or this one, she was just an ordinary person. Even if she had great luck and could live a second life, and even if she gained a heaven-defying space, it would not change anything about her original self.

Yes, she is willing to leave, but is the Bai family willing to leave?

Such a bond is probably only something that those who cultivate the path of ruthlessness can bear to sever so cruelly.

Gu Kaiyuan sighed, "We have to take things one step at a time. We'll find a path that suits us."

Here, it is incredibly difficult for an ordinary commoner to climb to a high position and gain a place in the imperial court.

Gu Baijiang was just a lucky one who appeared out of nowhere. Even if he hadn't caused any trouble and had worked his way up step by step until he retired, the Gu family would have been powerless to continue and would have been left to fade into obscurity, with his descendants slowly returning to being ordinary commoners.

But he was unwilling to accept it. If it weren't for the fact that he and his wife were reborn, he probably would have really managed to scheme his way into the nobility of the Gu family.

Sometimes, when you're in a certain position, your ambition swells. Like him now, he used to only think about living a peaceful life, but now he wants to give his wife and children the best life.

Once you have wealth and status, you'll probably crave power. A person's life will be dominated by desires.

Gu Xingyang lay there for a while, then noticed that her parents were still silent, just watching her quietly. Curious, she asked, "Haven't you figured it out yet?"

Gu Kaiyuan's expression was complicated. "I understand now. What you said makes sense. I'll go out and buy more people. If we don't have enough power, we'll use money. Money can make the devil turn the millstone. Can't we buy a backer?" Gu Xingyang looked at Bai Suihe speechlessly. "Is this all my father thinks?"

This is not what she expected; she went to her maternal grandmother's house instead. Couldn't she have been a little bolder?
Bai Suihe didn't say anything, but only started to scold her daughter after Gu Kaiyuan left, "Your father received a different education than us. Even if you have a lot of courage, you have to consider his ability to bear it!"
"It's a misunderstanding, so be it. I don't care what you think or do in the future, that's all in the future. What you should do now is grow up properly."

Gu Xingyang, "Mother, you don't think I have ambitions that are too high..."

Bai Suihe said, "Shut up. Don't say such unlucky things. I believe that where there's a will, there's a way. If you don't try, who knows what will happen in the end?"

"My dear daughter, do you know why Wu Zetian was able to sit on that throne, and how much she sacrificed to get it?"

Gu Xingyang proudly raised her head, "Mother, you underestimate me too much. I'm on a different path from her. I rely on my intelligence and our opportunities."

Bai Suihe sighed. She had guessed right. "No matter what, given our starting point, that road won't be easy."

Gu Xingyang said, "How will I know if I don't try? Besides, Mother, I'm not thinking about soaring to the sky. I'll take it one step at a time."

If it really doesn't work out, I can just give up halfway through; there's nothing shameful about it.

Bai Suihe patted her little head, "It's too early to talk about these things now. You should learn to walk first. You haven't even learned to walk yet, and you're already thinking about flying..."

What was supposed to be a serious matter turned into a nightmare for Gu Xingyang, as Bai Suihe's words left her feeling utterly frustrated. She truly couldn't walk yet, and hadn't even learned to stand steadily.

Bai Suihe determined that Gu Xingyang didn't need to address any physiological issues at the moment, so she asked Zisu to keep an eye on her while she took the newly developed medicine to the back mountain.

As soon as she took out the powder, the men respectfully took it and poured it all into their mouths right in front of her, asking curiously, "Madam, what are we eating today?"

Listen to that question, it's like asking what we ate today. Are these people really that easy to tame?
Gu Kaiyuan's words were not without reason. These people probably really did have ill intentions. But so what? As long as they were willing to cooperate, Bai Suihe was not unwilling to give them the opportunity. It just depended on whether they had the ability to escape from here.

"This is a good thing, but there's really no way to deal with it. Can you tell me what the effects are? Why don't you try it out yourselves first? If you feel anything wrong, write it down and I'll come over to check on you tomorrow."

Seeing that they looked normal, Bai Suihe was certain that they no longer had anything in their mouths before she turned and left.

After Bai Suihe left, Inoshita Saburo and the others stopped smiling and sat cross-legged against the corner of the wall. "That damned vile woman, I wonder what she fed us today?"

"How long are we going to have to wait? Look, so much time has passed, and they still haven't let their guard down."

"I can't bear to live like this anymore, taking different poisons and suffering different torments every day. I don't want to endure it for even a day longer..."

"What can we do even if we can't bear it?" Tanaka Heiji kept peeking outside to make sure no one else would come before saying, "He's not locking us up now, but look at those guards standing in the distance. Do you think we can escape from them?"

“We checked earlier, there’s a cliff on the back mountain. If we can escape there, we have a chance to leave this place,” Chuishi said in a low voice. “Why don’t you guys keep watch for me while I go scout ahead?”