Why did you provoke me?

Both of them sat there feeling frustrated. Secretary Wu was frustrated because she couldn't help and blamed herself for not being strong enough.

Nangong Tianshou had no complaints; given his current physical condition, not being a burden was already a help.

"Old Wu, it seems this is a big deal. I remember Yu Meng doesn't like cultivating, and we've forced her into seclusion several times already. You should think of a way to help her."

Secretary Wu glanced at Nangong Tianshou, "You think I don't want to? But how can I help? I don't even know who's against her."

"Didn't you look at the documents in that room? How come you didn't find a single clue?"

"Don't say there were no clues. We just saw her name and biography on a piece of paper, and that's it. You know about that matter, right? It seems like it wasn't just her doing it alone," Secretary Wu said dejectedly.

Both of them fell silent.

……

Meanwhile, on the first front.

Butler Han was running desperately with the young master of the Hou family.

"Young Master, you must hold on."

"Uncle Han, please put me down, or I'll drag all these people down with me."

"We have all received great favors from the Hou family, so our deaths are no big deal. But you are the root of the Hou family, and your life cannot be cut off," Butler Han said firmly. However, his staggering figure indicated that he could not hold on for much longer.

"Young Master, remember what I said. After you leave, go to Jingchuan Guild Hall and find Teacher Yu. No matter what method you use, stay there. Even if you have to be a regular guard, just stay there. Right now, to survive and to avenge the old patriarch, you have no pride and no dignity. Do you understand?"

"Uncle Han, I don't want to! Let's fight them!"

"My young master, what are we going to fight with?" Butler Han grabbed his hand and ran forward with all his might. People around him fell one after another, and the dense bullets behind them never stopped.

"Remember the jade pendant the old patriarch gave you? It's a secret treasure of the Hou family, a token of loyalty. Use that treasure to pledge allegiance, and Yu Meng will agree. If that doesn't work, you can try seducing her; my young master has a handsome face." Butler Han was already a bit delirious, speaking whatever came to mind.

Hou Yulin's eyes were filled with tears. "Uncle Han, you're confused. I'm the young master of the Hou family. How could I do such a despicable thing?"

"What's all this talk about class and manners? As long as we're alive, that's all that matters." Hou Yulin was still being dragged along, but Butler Han had slowed down.

Butler Han finally stopped under a big tree.

"Young Master, you run by yourself. My old bones can't take it anymore." Hou Yulin was unwilling to run away alone. He looked at the guards protecting him and said, "Two of you carry Uncle Han on your backs. If we can escape, you can have whatever you want, as long as I have it. If we can't escape, you won't lose out if I, the heir of the Hou family, am buried with him."

"Young master, if I want a house of my own, will you give it to me?" a guard asked in a low voice. "My mother has always wanted to come and live with me, but I don't have a house, so she can't come."

"Here you go," Hou Yulin said firmly.

"Can I ask for money?"

"Yes!" Hou Yulin readily agreed.

Under the old tree, the dozen or so guards gathered around all shared their thoughts. Old Master Han was moved to tears. He hadn't expected that even at this point, these people would still be willing to protect his young master. None of their requests were unreasonable. They didn't even amount to the price of a single meal his young master had spent in Kyoto.

Hou Yulin lowered his head. He was not an ordinary family's child; he was the family heir, personally groomed by the old man. He understood that these guards were telling him through these small requests that they were loyal and would protect him.

He wiped his face haphazardly. "Let's go."

Two guards came over and helped Steward Han. Steward Han did not struggle, but cooperated with the two guards as much as possible so that it would be faster.

Running and dodging, they slowly approached the exit of the first battlefield.

At this moment, Butler Han suddenly stopped the group, "Wait, we can't go over there now, let's hide first."

Why?

"The Jiang family is guarding the entrance. We don't know if the Wang family has set up an ambush here. We can't completely trust the Jiang family either."

"But Uncle Han, your injury can't be delayed any longer." Hou Yulin looked at Butler Han's slightly closed eyes, afraid that once those eyes closed, they would never open again.

"Don't go in, it's too dangerous!" Han Bo gripped Hou Yulin's hand tightly.

Hou Yulin looked at the captain of the guard, "Do we have any more hemostatic drugs? Let's give them to Uncle Han first."

The guard captain's lips tightened, then he shook his head. "We didn't bring much with us when we came in, and we threw some away to speed things up. Now, besides our weapons, we have no food, and we only have half a water jug ​​left."

After saying that, he lowered his head and said, "It's all my fault."

"How could I blame you?" Hou Yulin only said this much. No amount of comforting would solve the problem. It would be better to save his energy and think about how to get out.

After a moment of silence, a guard suddenly cried out, "Young Master, it seems that Butler Han has fainted!"

Hou Yulin hurriedly got up to check on him. "Uncle Han, wake up. Uncle Han." Hou Yulin's voice was trembling with sobs. "Water, does anyone have water? Bring it over." Hou Yulin's voice was urgent, and he forgot to lower his voice.

The captain of the guard hurriedly handed over his water bottle.

After a brief moment of chaos, Butler Han, his eyes half-open, asked, "Young Master, what did you give me to drink?"

"It's this." Hou Yulin put the thumb ring into the water bottle. "This is a top-grade medicinal stone. I was so focused on running that I only just remembered it."

Butler Han chuckled, "Young Master is indeed clever." At this moment, he didn't forget to praise Hou Yulin.

"I'm not smart. If I were smart, I wouldn't have been tricked into coming here, and Uncle Han wouldn't have gotten hurt. The guards said we were out of hemostatic medicine, so I was just trying it." Hou Yulin was completely desperate and grasped at straws, never expecting it to work.

"Is there any more? Give some to the guards too." Butler Han squeezed Hou Yulin's hand.

"Given it."

Butler Han smiled. He knew his young master was the smartest. This was the perfect time to use such a good way to win people over, since they still needed to fight for their lives as their last resort.

Hou Yulin sat on the ground, holding Butler Han's hand. To be honest, he was still in a daze. After leaving Jingchuan Club, he thought he would return to the family to recuperate.

As it turned out, my second uncle said that my grandfather was ambushed because he stood up for him. And the family's bone-drawing master needed to make a special medicine to maintain the old man's vital signs.

He panicked as soon as he heard this, and without asking any questions, he followed the guards sent by his second uncle into the first battlefield.

It wasn't until he entered the first battlefield that he realized he might have acted impulsively. He was still a patient, and even if his second uncle was anxious, he shouldn't have sent him to a place like this.

But now that they were here, there was no way to leave. He could only pretend to be very weak and urge everyone to hurry up, while he weakly followed at the back.

During this time, he secretly sent a message to Butler Han, only to find out that his second uncle and the Wang family had conspired to force his grandfather to abdicate. And he had gotten into his second uncle's way.

Because of the tight schedule, Butler Han was unaware that Yu Meng had already repaired Hou Yulin's communication bell; he had only informed Secretary Wu. However, since Hou Yulin wanted to leave, Secretary Wu couldn't keep stopping him indefinitely.

And so, the two of them missed these important messages.